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Register Report for William Bradford Generation 9 unexpected results. Of course, Andy gave it a spiritual application. Another one was "Tiptoeing Though the Tithers." It was in the 1970'swhen musician/ comedian Tiny Tim was popular and who made use of thesong, "Tiptoe Through the Tulips." A coincidence is that the songreally was first made popular in 1929, the year of Andy's wife'sbirth. This was a stewardship sermon. Andy told the congregationthat he confessed to have taught them incorrectly! He used to saythat the highest goal in giving was the Bible's standard of 10%. Whatever you were giving currently, you just try to increase it year byyear until you reach the satisfactory level of 10%. He said that herealized the error of that thinking, and that our giving was to beginwith 10%, and then grow more as God blessed us. This was one of the most successful sermons I ever heard from Andy.That year, the church's budget had been about $600,000. After hissermon, the giving rose to about $850,000! WOW! I guess some of thecongregation was listening! Both Andy and I involved ourselves in the controversies andtheological arguments in the Presbyterian Church. Most of the time,we were partners in the various issues. We experienced lots of lossesand some pretty nice victories. The last year or so of his life, wefound ourselves on opposite sides of some arguments. This was anunpleasant era of our lives, which kept us from enjoying the familyfellowship we should have had. However, about three weeks prior tohis death from cancer, I took the occasion to come up from Dallas toSaint Louis to spend a day visiting him. We were able to set asideour differences and had a really great reunion. Suzanne and I were inCalifornia for our niece's wedding the day Andy died. We chose tostay for the wedding, which was two days hence, as it represented acontinuing life of joy to move forward. My time with Andy had beengood and better than being present at his funeral service. Andy exhibited strength in his leadership and preaching, and enjoyed awell earned reputation as a pastor and leader of the church at large.His origins in life were in deprived settings. His life gravitated tosignificance and accomplishment in his life's calling. He was a greatpastor, husband and father. Death Notes: Cancer Andrew Albert Jumper and Elizabeth Anne Sharpe were married on 14 Aug 1948 in Central Park Presbyterian Church, Houston, Harris County, Texas.[90].They had the following children: 68. i. Mark Andrew Jumper was born on 01 May 1954 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, Seaton Hospital at its former location in the 2600 block of Rio Grande. He married Ginger Lou Jones on 23 Nov 1991 in Clayton, Saint Louis County, Missouri, Central Presbyteian Church.. 69. ii. Peter Sharpe Jumper was born on 04 Apr 1956 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. He married Nancy Louise Robinson on 29 Jul 1978 in Raytown, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, at the Raytown Christian Church. 70. iii. Carol Anne Jumper was born on 05 Feb 1960 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, Baylor Hospital. She married Bruce Alan Robertson on 09 Aug 1980 in Clayton, Saint Louis County, Missouri, Central Presbyteian Church.. 73. Harry Franklin Sharpe-9 (Harry Simons-8, Henry Seth-7, Sarah Lavenna-6, Lansing-5, Bradford-4, Mary-3, Mary-2, William-1) was born on 14 Aug 1936 in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas. Page 110 of 182 Tuesday, December 11, 2012 11:29:07 AM
Register Report for William Bradford Generation 9 Notes for Harry Franklin Sharpe: General Notes: Harry is my first cousin. Our ancestors in common are our grandparents, Harry Seth Sharpe and Mattie de Noailles Simons. We called them Papa Sharpe and Mama Sharpe. The day Harry was born (August 14,1936) was the first anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's signing the Social Security Act into law, creating unemployment insurance and pension plans for the elderly on August 14,1935. Roosevelt is the half eighth cousin of Harry's and mine. Harry, in his growing up years, was always the little man of the house, and kept himself plenty busy managing his younger brother, Johnny. Their parents labored long and hard at operating their dry cleaning and laundry business on the south side of the square in downtown Georgetown, known as Acme Cleaners & Laundry. Shortly after entering Southwestern University in Georgetown, he married Barbara and they initially settled for a short term in Dallas, Texas, near the family of his Uncle Dwight (my family). Family responsibilities did not permit Harry to return to a college education. Harry worked at Wyatt Food Stores on South Buckner Boulevard in the Pleasant Grove part of Dallas, which was wherre I worked as a teenager and as his first cousin. Their first child, Steven, was born while they lived in Dallas. They later returned to Georgetown. Harry worked most of his career in the Chevrolet automobile dealership business around Williamson and Travis Counties. He even had a successful, but somewhat brief career at telemarketing, as salesmanship was a forte of Harry's. At one point, Harry and Alline formally adopted the two grandchildren who were children of Steven Franklin Sharpe, to raise in their home. They are Steven Franklin Sharpe II and Melissa Sue Sharpe. At one point in the 1990's Harry relocated to San Saba, Texas. However, that did not last but about a year, and he returned to Georgetown, reclaiming his hometown. Harry was fortunate in the inheritance of some land from an estate on his mother's side of the family, which enabled him to purchase a nice little home in Georgetown to secure his future there. He has provided to me much genealogical information about our grandparents and their ancestors, for which I am very grateful. Barbara Jean Morris daughter of Anderson F. Morris and Mary Lessie Mitchell[93, 109] was born on 19 Feb 1937 in Williamson County, Texas[109]. Harry Franklin Sharpe and Barbara Jean Morris were married in 1955.They had the following children: 74. i. Steven Franklin Sharpe[93] was born on 02 Jul 1955 in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas[93, 110]. He married Linda Marie Moore on 26 May 1978 in Williamson County, Texas[111]. ii. David Bradley Sharpe[93] was born on 01 Jun 1956 in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas[93]. He married Jeri L. McInroe on 29 Aug 1981 in Earth County, Texas[112]. Notes for David Bradley Sharpe: Page 111 of 182 Tuesday, December 11, 2012 11:29:07 AM
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