Elizabeth (Eliza) Merritt Garrett

   Cause of her death was Senility.

  General Notes:

The 1920 Federal Census for the New Bethel Township, Rockingham County, NC., District 214, page 92B taken March 10, 1920 records the widow Eliza M. Sharpe (74 - NC/VA/NY) with her son, Adolphus Sharpe (51).

The 1930 Federal Census for New Bethel Township, Rockingham Co., North Carolina, District 17, page 257B records Eliza M. Sharp (84) with 2 sons, Aris A. (61) and Will W. Sharp (62). Aris is single, Eliza is widowed and Will is married; however, his wife and children are not listed here.

  Medical Notes:

The NC Death Certificate:
Name: Eliza Garrett Sharp of Madison, NC
Date of Death: August 22, 1938
Cause of Death: Senility
Date of Birth: August 13, 1848 in Rockingham Co., N.C. [Note: Death certificate indicates she was 93 years old at the time of her death even though the certificate says her birth date was in 1848 ... family bible indicates date of birth as 1845 which is consistent with the stated age at death.]
Trade or Occupation: Housewife
Father: J. Bowlyn Garrett of VA
Mother: Clarice Hill
Informant: J. M. Sharp of Reidsville, NC [her son]
Burial: Sardis Church, Madison, N.C. on August 24, 1938

Elizabeth married James Marshall Sharp, son of James Archer Sharp and Margaret (Peggy) Joyce, on 20 Nov 1866 in Rockingham Co, NC. (James Marshall Sharp was born on 23 Mar 1844 in Mayo Township, Rockingham Co., N.C. and died on 16 Jun 1910 at his home in Intelligence..)

  Marriage Notes:

The ancestry.com database North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 records the marriage date of Eliza M. Garrett to James M. Sharp as Nov. 17, 1866 in Rockingham Co., NC.