Ancestry of Rev. Al Sharpton

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Al Sharpton should not be considered either exhaustive or definitive, but rather as a first draft.

Robert Battle contributed to this report.

William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com


Ancestry of Al Sharpton
1 Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr., b. Brooklyn, N.Y., 3 Oct. 1954,
m. ... Oct. 1980, Kathy Jordan, b. ... , dau. of ... Jordan and of ... .
PARENTS
2 Rev. Alfred Charles Sharpton, Sr., b. ... , Fla., ... [ca. 1926], living in Orlando, Fla., in 2004 [obit of his brother Nathaniel Sharpton at http://www.gracefunerals.com/obituaries.asp?deceasedID=1358]
m. ...
3 Ada ... , b. ... 1925
GRANDPARENTS
4 Rev. Coleman Sharpton, Jr., b. ... , Fla., 10 Jan. 1884, d. Indian River Co., Fla., 25 April 1971 [FL death index has birth date 12 Feb 1895; SSDI and WWI draft registration card has birth 10 Jan 1884] [SSN 262-46-6311, issued FL bef. 1951 (Colmon Sharpton)]
m. ... [ca. 1910/1]
5 Mamie Bell, b. ... , Ga., 25 Feb. 1891, d. Duval Co., Fla., 12 July 1983 [FL death index] [SSN 213-24-1253, issued MD bef. 1951]
6 ... , b. ... , d. ...
m. ...
7 ... , b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 Coleman Sharpton, b. ... , S. C., ... [ca. 1829/1834], d. ... [living 1900]
m. ... [ca. 1867]
9 Millie ... , b. ... , Fla., ... [ca. 1844/1847], d. ... [living 1900]
10 ... , b. ... , Va., ... , d. ...
m.
11 ... , b. ... , Va., ... , d. ...
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EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS



1930 - Wabasso, Indian River Co., FL, e.d. 4, sheet 3b

Sharpton, Coleman    Head M Neg 42         M 23  FL SC SC   Retail Merchant  Grocery Store 
___, Mamie           Wife F Neg 38         M 19  GA VA VA
___, Renather[?]     Dau  F Neg 15         S     FL FL GA   Picker           Truck Farm
___, Jessie          Son  M Neg 14         S     FL FL GA   Laborer          Truck Farm
___, Callie          Son  M Neg 13         S     FL FL GA   Laborer          Truck Farm
___, Magnolia        Dau  F Neg 12         S     FL FL GA
___, Nathaniel       Son  M Neg 11         S     FL FL GA
___, Elijah          Son  M Neg  7         S     FL FL GA
___, Elisha          Son  M Neg  7         S     FL FL GA
___, Lydia[?] Belle  Dau  F Neg  8         S     FL FL GA
___, Viola           Dau  F Neg  5         S     FL FL GA
___, Essie Mae       Dau  F Neg  4 6/12    S     FL FL GA
___, Alfred          Son  M Neg  3 7/12    S     FL FL GA
___, LeRoy           Son  M Neg  1 6[?]/12 S     FL FL GA

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1900 - Precinct 3, Orange, Liberty Co., FL, e.d. 91, sheet 6b

Sharpton, Coleman    Board    B M   16 S  FL FL FL    Turpentine Dipper

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1900 - Precinct 1, Oak Grove, Liberty Co., FL, e.d. 91, sheet 12b

Sharpton, Coleman   Head  B M 65  M 33        SC SC SC      Wood Hauler
___, Millie         Wife  B F 53  M 33 11 9   FL FL FL
___, Lucy           Dau   B F 16  S           FL SC FL      Farm Laborer
___, Mary           Dau   B F 12  S           FL SC FL
___, Percy          Son   B M  4  S           FL SC FL

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1880 - 1st Precinct, Liberty Co., FL, e.d. 95, sheet 16 (p. 473d)

Sharpton, Coleman   B M  51         Farmer          SC SC SC
___, Milley         B F  36  Wife                   FL VA AL
___, William        B M  20  Son    Works on farm   FL SC FL
___, Laney          B M  17  Son    Works on farm   FL SC FL
___, Laura          B F  15  Dau                    FL SC FL
___, George         B M  13  Son                    FL SC FL
___, Franklin       B M   9  Son                    FL SC FL
___, Susan          B F   6  Dau                    FL SC FL
___, Edmond         B M   3  Son                    FL SC FL
___, Sealy          B F   1  Dau                    FL SC FL

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NOTES






8 -- For details, see a series of articles in the New York Daily News starting on 24 Feb. 2007.







SOURCES CONSULTED AND CITED


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William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com