Genealogical and family history of the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys, Pennsylvania . d and. dearassociation with his own home, but for his kind-ness, justice and helpfulness to us, his men, forhis efforts that we, too, might succeed with himin obtaining the rewards that follow faithfulservice. Resolved, That we recognize in his life aChristian life, for he quietly and unswervinglyused the talents God gave him to right ends, andhe tried to do unto others as he would have themdo unto him, which he interpreted to be the com-mand of the Master. Resolved, That these resolutions be pub-lished and a
Genealogical and family history of the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys, Pennsylvania . d and. dearassociation with his own home, but for his kind-ness, justice and helpfulness to us, his men, forhis efforts that we, too, might succeed with himin obtaining the rewards that follow faithfulservice. Resolved, That we recognize in his life aChristian life, for he quietly and unswervinglyused the talents God gave him to right ends, andhe tried to do unto others as he would have themdo unto him, which he interpreted to be the com-mand of the Master. Resolved, That these resolutions be pub-lished and a copy be sent to the family of the lateJonathan Weyhenmeyer. Committee. JOHN SHARPS, deceased, for manyyears one of the prominent and highly re-spected citizens of Wyoming, was born inKingston, Pennsylvania, November 28, 1821,son of John Sharps, of Wyoming, and one ofa large family of children, namely: Jacob, ofKingston; Peter, of Exeter; Margaret, mar-ried Freeman Breese; William; Phoebe, mar-ried Williams Jacobs: Elizabeth, married NoahPettibone; Sallie, married Henry Pettibone;. JOHN SHARPS THE WYOMING AND LACKAWANNA VALLEYS. 529 Martha, married James Fuller; and John, ofwhom later. John Sharps was educated in the publicschools of the neighborhood, and began workon his fathers farm, later moving to Exeter,and in 1854 to the old homestead in Wyoming,where he spent the remaining years of hislife. The homestead was near the Susque-hanna river and there John Sharps conducteda ferry and farm, and became well and favor-ably known in this section where he spentpractically his whole life. He stood high inthe community of which he was a member,as a strictly honest and honorable man, at-tended the Presbyterian church, and was aRepublican in politics. He died at his homein Wyoming, August 22, 1903, aged eighty-two years, after a well-spent life. JohnSharps married, November 20, 1842, Kathe-rine B. Breese, daughter of Lot Breese, andhad six children, namely: Margaret, wife ofJ. I. Shoem
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