Fifth Generation

339. Tinsey SHARP was born about 1824 in TN.^67,78 She died in May 1860 in TN.⁷⁸

Tinsey SHARP and William DUKE were married on 8 January 1843 in Campbell Co., TN.^67,78,126 William DUKE⁷⁸ was born on 10 June 1815 in Granville Co., NC.^77,78 He appeared in the census in 1860 in District 9, Union Co., TN. Page 480 A, Lost Creek, CD 9, line 25, dwelling 872, family 872
William Duke, 45, M, farming, 1200, 1650, TN
Eliza Duke, 16, F, domestic, TN
Elvin Duke, 15, M, farmhand, TN
Elizabeth Duke, 13, F, TN
Nancy Duke, 12, F, TN
Mary Duke, 8, F, TN
Matilda Duke, 5, F, TN
Catherine Duke, 3, F, TN
He died on 13 October 1889 in Union Co., TN.²⁹⁰ William was buried in October 1889 in William Duke Cemetery, Chuck Swan WMA, Union Co., TN.²⁹⁰ William Duke, farmer and stock dealer, was born in Granville County, N. C., June 10, 1815, the son of Nelson and Polly (Longmire) Duke, the former of English descent, born in Franklin County, N. C., and deceased in this county about 1862 at the age of seventyyears. He was a farmer and teacher. For several years he served as Magistrate, The mother, born in Granville County, N. C., died in this county about 1859. Our subject, the third of ten children, came to Tennessee when he was ten years old, and is the only living one. When nineteen years old he engaged with Jacob Sharp, and worked for over five years, his first salary going to his father. He was in ill health for about two years. In 1843 he married Tinsy, a daughter of Isaac Sharp, of Campbell County, and she died in May, 1860, aged thirty-eight years, and a member of the Baptist Church. Of two sons and six daughters, one son and four daughters are deceased. In 1862 he married Martha, a daughter of John T. Harden, of Anderson County. Of their three sons and two daughters, one son is deceased. About seven years after his first marriage he rented land, and afterward bought his present home. He and his wife are Baptists, and he is a Republican in favor of prohibition.

Tinsey SHARP and William DUKE had the following children:

1198	i.	Eliza DUKE was born about 1844 in TN. She appeared in the census in 1860 in District 9, Union Co., TN. Eliza Duke, 16, F, domestic, TN
+1199	ii.	Elvin DUKE.
+1200	iii.	Elizabeth DUKE.
1201	iv.	Nancy DUKE was born about 1848 in TN. She appeared in the census in 1860 in District 9, Union Co., TN. Nancy Duke, 12, F, TN
+1202	v.	Mary DUKE.
1203	vi.	Matilda DUKE was born about 1855 in TN. She appeared in the census in 1860 in District 9, Union Co., TN. Matilda Duke, 5, F, TN
1204	vii.	Catherine DUKE was born about 1857 in Union Co., TN. She appeared in the census in 1860 in District 9, Union Co., TN. Catherine Duke, 3, F, TN