Mary Elizabeth Sharp ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

   FamilySearch ID: 27VG-4Y3.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1850 in , Davidson, NC. ⁸ The 1850 census recorded in the 9th Subdivion of Davidson County: Richmond Sharp, farmer, 35, living with wife Mary, 36; daughter Mary E., 8; son Robert L, 4; and daughter Harriet, 3 months old when the census was recorded on 6 Sep 1860. Everyone was born in North Carolina. Richmond's real estate was valued at $300.

2. Census in 1870 in Tyro, Davidson, NC. ⁹ The 1870 census recorded in Tyro Township: George Becker [indexed wrong due to poor handwriting], farmer, 28, living with wife Mary E., 27; Charles L., 2; and Mary E., 6 months when the census was recorded on 17 Aug 1870. Everyone was born in North Carolina. The post office was Lexington. George had no real estate value and his personal estate was worth $150.

3. Census in 1880 in Tyro, Davidson, NC. ¹⁰ The 1880 census recorded George Beeker [indexed incorrectly as George Buker due to poor handwriting], farmer, 39, lviing with wife Elizabeth, 37; Charles L, 12; Mary E., 10; Amanda B., 3; and Nancy, 6. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

4. Census in 1900 in Tyro, Davidson, NC. ¹¹ The 1900 census recorded Chas. Beeker, farmer, 33, born Oct 1867, living with wife Mary L., farm laborer, 31, Sept 1869; sons Elmo L., 11, Aug 1889; Willie J., 9, Sept 1891; George G., 7 Mar 1893; and daughters Mary B., 4, Aug 1896; and Emma P., 1, Aug 1899. Chas and Mary were married for 12 years and she had birthed 5 children by 1900 all alive that year. Next door is George W. Beeker, farmer, 59, born Oct 1840, married for 33 years to his wife, Mary E., 58, May 1842. She had birthed 5 children and 4 were alive in 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina except Mary L.'s father in Virginia.

5. She signed a will Will of G. W. And M. E. Beeker on 29 Sep 1908 in , Davidson, NC. ¹² North Carolina
Davidson County
We, G. W. Beeker and M. E. Beeker his wife being of sound mind and memory, but considering the uncertainty of our lives, do make this our last will and testament, in manner and form as follows, that is to say: Our will is that all our just debts be paid as soon after our deceases as convenient by our executor, hereinafter named, and that this our will be not probated until the death of us both and should M. E. Beeker be the longest lived she is to have the user of all our real and personal property for and during her natural life, and immediately after the death of us both, or by the one who survives the other, our will is that our property be disposed of as follows: All the personal property of which we shall die seized and possessed, we bequeath to our four children, C. L. Beeker, Bessie Biles, Amanda Parnell and Bertie Fritts, share and share alike. To make our children all equal we desire that C. B. Beeker pay Bessie Giles the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars and the same is to be a charge in the land which we have this day deeded him, and after the payment of the same same, said deed is to be delivered ot him, the desire that Amanda Parnell pay Bertie Fritts two hundred and fifty dollars and the same is to be a share in the land which we have this day deeded her, and upon the payment of the same said deed is to be delivered her. C. L. Beeker is to have his grand-father's photograph, Bessie Biles is to have her father's bureau and Amanda Parnell is to have our safe. Lastly we appoint our son C. B. Beeker executor of this our last will and testament. In witness whereof we set our hands and affix our seals this May 25, 1908.
G. W. Beeker (seal)
M. E. Beeker (seal)
Codicil: If any one of our children above mentioned try to break the foregoing will, our will is that he have nothing and what is willed to him or her be equally divided among the rest.
G. W. Beeker
M. E. Beeker
Witnesses:
S. B. Owen
Fred C. Sink.

6. Newspaper: The Dispatch: "News from Tyro: We note with regret the death of Mrs. G. W. Beeker, and aged and highly respected person in our community.", 20 Oct 1909, Lexington, Davidson, NC. ¹³ DIED.
Tuesday of last week Mrs. G. W. Beeker was buried at Sandy Creek church, Rev. G. H. L. Lingle conducting the service. Mrs. Beeker was about 60 years of age and is survived by a husband and several children. She was a highly esteemed lady at Tyro.

Mary married George Washington Beeker, son of Philip Beeker and Elizabeth Beula Shoultz, on 24 Jan 1867 in , Davie, NC.¹ (George Washington Beeker was born on 19 Oct 1840 in , Davidson, NC,^{14 15 16 17} died on 14 Feb 1934 in Tyro, Davidson, NC ^{14 15 16 17} and was buried on 15 Feb 1934 in Tyro: Sandy Creek Cemetery, Davidson, NC ^{14 16 17}.)