Grace Williams Sharpenberg Collection

Title

Grace Williams Sharpenberg Collection

Date

1751 - 2016

Description

Grace Virginia Williams was born in Marlinton, West Virginia on November 20, 1925 to Rosa Poage (Clover Lick, W.Va.) and E. H. Williams. The Poage and Williams Families were among the earliest pioneer families in Pocahontas County.

Grace graduated from Marlinton High School in 1943 and from West Virginia University in 1947. She married Warren D. Sharpenberg. Grace Williams Sharpenberg died on February 25, 2016 and is buried with her husband in the Williams Section of Mountain View Cemetery in Marlinton, West Virginia.

This large collection contains photographs and early historical documents from the Poage, Williams, and Sharp Families of Pocahontas County. This prized collection has been donated by Margaret Ann Sharpenberg Bays.

Source

Margaret Ann Sharpenberg Bays

Collection Items

Portrait of John Robert and Elizabeth Sharp Poage of Clover Lick, W.Va.
Oval portrait of John Robert Poage and his wife Elizabeth Sharp Poage of Clover Lick.

Portrait of Quincy Woods Poage of Clover Lick, W.Va.
Portrait of Quincy Woods Poage of Clover Lick, W.Va. Brother of John Robert Poage.

Portrait of Poage Sisters at Clover Lick
Oval Portrait of the Poage sisters at Clover Lick. Left: Emma Poage. Top: Nora Poage. Right: Woodsie Poage. Bottom: Rosa Poage. Daughters of John Robert and Elizabeth Sharp Poage.

Portrait of Emma, Jake, and Rosa Poage with Other Young People
Portrait of three young couples. Young woman at top left is Emma Poage Barmett. Young woman at top right is Rosa Poage Williams. Young man in the center, bottom is Jake Poage.

Tintype Portrait of John Poage
Tintype Portrait of John Poage

Portrait of Ralph Lightenr, Son of Adam and Lucy Poage Lightner
Portrait of Ralph Lightner, Son of Adam and Lucy Poage Lightner

Portrait of Tate, John, and Ralph Lightner
Portrait of Tate, John, and Ralph Lightner. Sons of Adam and Lucy Poage Lightner.

Portrait of Bettie and Dasie Mann
Portrait of Bettie and Dasie Mann

Tintype Portrait of Hannah Elizabeth Sharp and her Mother Catherine Poage Sharp
Tintype Portrait of Hannah Sharp and her Mother Catherine Poage Sharp. Hannah Sharp married Dr. Richard Williams of Edray

Nora Poage with a Squirrel on her Shoulder
Nora Poage standing in the yard at Clover Lick with a squirrel on her shoulder. Daughter of John and Elizabeth Poage.

Portrait of Grace Poage in Clover Lick, W.Va.
Small oval portrait of Grace Poage in Clover Lick, W.Va. Daughter of Quincy Woods and Mattie Mann Poage. Postcard

Poage Girls with Other Young Women Outdoors wearing Hats
The Poage Girls along with other young women dressed in white blouses, fancy hats, seated outdoors near Clover Lick, W.Va Postcard

Wedding Portrait of Adam and Lucy Poage Lightner of Clover Lick
Wedding Portrait of Adam and Lucy Poage Lightner of Clover Lick

Small Portrait of Lucy Poage Lightner
Small Portrait of Lucy Poage Lightner. Wife of Adam Lightner. Daughter of John Robert and Elizabeth Sharp Poage.

Studio Portrait of Unknown Woman in Suit and White Hat
Studio Portrait of Unknown Woman in Suit and White Hat. Poage Family of Clover Lick, W.Va.
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