Matilda Elizabeth Sharp

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Caroline "Callie" Brown

Callie Brown was born on February 28, 1836 in Georgia.  She was the third child of Mr. Brown and his wife, whose names are unknown.

The Browns were loyal Methodists, and while living in Georgia they were members of a church served by Rev. Joseph B. Ware.

Callie, her father, and her three sisters moved from a

place near Warm Springs, GA to Waverly (then called Pea Ridge) Alabama around 1854.

Fate Sharp was working as an overseer in the Waverly area, and was paying court to Callie.  They married on January 27, 1856.Fate and Callie made their home at Waverly, and there two sons were born to them, Will and John.  When her sons were only 2 and 4 years of age, Mattie

 died suddenly.  She was buried in the cemetery in Waverly, Alabama.