Mary Sharp Lester 
Mary Sharp was born on October 2nd, 1840 in Cedarville, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA.1 She died at the age of 68 on December 17th, 1908 in Selma, Fresno County, California, USA. She was buried in North Selma Cemetery, Selma, Fresno County, California, USA.2 3 General Notes
Tombstone has Oct. 8, 1840. R. Cecil Shipley and Shirley Wimpey Ward say Oct. 2, 1840.
Research of Susan Kimes Burgess:
1850 Census: Jasper Township, Crawford County, Arkansas enumerated December 12, 1850
REEL NO: M432-25 PAGE NO: 335A
LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB
9 48 48 Lester William 47 M Farmer 1,000 Ky
10 48 48 Lester Margaret 38 F Ky X
11 48 48 Lester Elizabeth 18 F Ark
12 48 48 Lester Martha J 16 F Ark
13 48 48 Lester Srah 13 F Ark X
14 48 48 Lester Mary 9 F Ark X
15 48 48 Lester Cynthia 7 F Ark X
16 48 48 Lester Lavonia 5 F Ark X
17 48 48 Lester Nancy 3 F Ark
18 48 48 Lester Serena 10/12 F Ark
19 48 48 Shipley Nathan 22 M Laborer Ten
REMARKS: p669B (son of Benjamin Franklin Shipley, married Elizabeth Lester)
1880 Census: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp
Source Information:
Census Place Upper, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA
Family History Library Film 1254041
NA Film Number T9-0041
Page Number 478C
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Benjamin SHIPLEY Self M Male W 46 TN Farmer TN TN
Mary SHIPLEY Wife M Female W 40 AR Keeps House AR AR
Alice SHIPLEY Dau S Female W 19 AR At Home TN AR
Willie SHIPLEY Son S Male W 15 AR At Home TN AR
Details of Mary Sharp's family with Benjamin Franklin Shipley
1 R. Cecil Shipley’s Lester genealogy report, Feb. 2, 2000
2 R. Cecil Shipley Feb 14, 2000
3 R. Cecil Shipley Gedcom, 1999
Further source/citation:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=burgess_kimes&id=I40722
2 R. Cecil Shipley Feb 14, 2000
3 R. Cecil Shipley Gedcom, 1999
Further source/citation:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=burgess_kimes&id=I40722
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