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Updated July 5, 2008
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About Me: Dwight Albert Sharpe (Goes by D.A.): Born June
24, 1939 Privileged to have been born a fifth generation Texan, my lineage has
solid roots going back early in America. I am a sixth generation descendant of
an American Revolutionary soldier (Lt. George Sharp - New York Militia) and a 10th generation
American (Gov. William Bradford who came on the Mayflower).
History: My ancestors came to America in 1620, about 1692 and in
1710. We have information on both my parents' sides of the family which have
roots to several Anglo-Saxon Kings, the earliest being Credic, crowned King of
the West Saxons in 519 AD. Cerdic was a Saxon earldorman, leader of a nomadic Germanic tribe, who founded a
settlement in 495 AD on the coast of what became known as Hampshire, England. Also
connections exist to William the Conqueror (my 6th cousin, 27 times removed) and
to his French and Norway ancestors back to about 800 AD. From 519 AM
through today, our family has lateral relationships with British Monarchs for
all but 80 years during those 1,489 years.. When my family immigrated to England, they didn't immigrate in the
ordinary fashion. They conquered it! At the Battle of Hastings,
William the Conqueror came roaring through in 1066 from what we now call
Normandy, France. He was the first King of Royal blood to be crowned in Westminster
Abbey. King William, who only lived about 21 years after that Battle of
Hastings victory, managed to erect the first components of the Tower of London and Windsor Castle, both
of which still stand and function for tourists today. (They actually made
me, a family member, pay the entrance fee to see the places!).
Unfortunately, several of our family members lost their heads later in that
infamous Tower!
Family connections exist to the Lord Treasurer of England for the King in the
1400's; to the Lord Mayor of London in 1702; and to the first Treasurer of
that new fledging Harvard College in 1650 in the English Colonies in America. There are
family relationships to two of the most significant documents in the World
having to do with the ideas of Democracy, human and civil rights and
self-governing: The Magna Carta and the Mayflower Compact. See the link
on the Genealogy Page of this web site for more light on that. My
parents' folks migrated to Texas by 1841, 1853 and in 1895. My great
uncle Alfred L. Sharpe was the first Republican elected in Texas to a state
level office following the Days of Reconstruction of the War Between the States.
Al was elected 1904 to
represent El Paso County.
My current Representative to the Texas State Legislature, Mr. Phil King, is
the husband to a cousin of mine, our sharing common ancestry through Gov.
William Bradford of Plymouth Colony.
Born in Ballinger, Texas; my family later lived in the Texas cities and towns
of Houston, Sweetwater, Dallas, Sherman,
San Antonio and Austin. I graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Dallas, 1957,
and attended Austin College in Sherman, TX, 1957-1959, graduating in 1962 from the
University of Texas at Austin with a BBA degree in Personnel Management and
Industrial Relations. .
Georgia-born and Mississippi-bred Suzanne Margaret Boggess came into my life
when we met June 17, 1962
while we both were in our first post-graduate employments in New Orleans,
Louisiana.
We were married September 30, 1962, at the Canal Street Presbyterian Church. Our
children,
Taylor, Tiffany and Todd, were born 1965, 1966 and 1969 in New Orleans.
My daughter is married to Steve Westmoreland, and they have produced our
grand daughter, Katherine Michelle (Katie), and our grand son, John David
"Jack". In addition, they have twin daughters, Lily and Sarah. A
fifth child is Samuel, who was born in June 2008..
They live in Wise County, Texas, within three miles from our home. My two sons
are Taylor and Todd. Taylor is single and lives in Dallas, Texas. Todd's
wife is Carrie Maxwell Sharpe and their son, Luke, live in Caldwell
County, Texas, just outside of Austin.
Our family lived in Saint Louis 1972-1982. We moved to Dallas
1982 and have been here in North Texas since then. It was a "coming home" for
me, but new to my wife and children. In Dallas, my work has most recently been as Executive Administrator for the
Senior Pastor at the Highland Park Presbyterian Church PCUSA. I retired
from there in the fall of 2004 after 22 years of service on that staff.
We have lived since 1999 on our little "ranch," 10 acres, in Aurora, Texas in
southeast Wise County. It is about 50 miles northwest from Dallas
out state highway 114. It's a little northwest of Fort Worth.
Memberships:
Eagle Mountain International Church, Fort
Worth, Texas
Ex-Students Association of the University of Texas - Life Member #742
Sons of the Republic of Texas #7,961
Ephraim M. Doggett Fort Worth Chapter #36 of Sons of Republic of Texas
Sons of the American
Revolution #131,981
Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution #6,157 -Dallas Chapter
The Texas Society of Washington, D.
C.
Dallas Genealogical Society -
Life Member #2,245
Boggess Family Association
Chapman Family Association
Sharp Family Association
Noxubee County
(MS) Historical Society
Wise County (TX) Historical Society
South Wise County
Chamber of Commerce
Admiral in the Texas Navy
Member of the Texas Navy Association
Charter Member, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Squadron of the Texas Navy
My Online Life: I use online access for e-mail, both personal and
extensively in my community and political work; to do research, particularly in
history and genealogy; and to keep apprised of the news.
My Interests: My Hobby is genealogy. Information has been developed in
my recordings on over half a dozen lines going back to Europe, both on my side of the family
and on Suzanne's side. Five of them entered in the 1600's, and the last,
the Sharpe family entered in the 1700's. My earliest
ancestor in America was Plymouth Colony Gov William Bradford, my eight times great grandfather, who
was a leader among the Mayflower Pilgrims and who served as Governor of the
colony for over 30 of the first 33 years here. He is considered by some historians as the Father of
American History, at least of the 1600's. His writings are the only major
surviving historical reports of that American era. He was a participant in the
composition of the Mayflower Compact, the first document of the New World that
laid out the system of a type of self governing democracy. He issued the
first proclamation by a government official for the people to celebrate
Thanksgiving in America.
I have political interests and have served various roles in and for the
Republican Party, in Missouri and in Texas, including being an elected Precinct
Chairman in two different precincts in Dallas County, Texas, and elected to numerous Senatorial
and to Republican Conventions in both Missouri and Texas. I have served as an Election Judge
or have had other election responsibility for most
elections where ever I have lived since 1974. It was my privilege to be
elected delegation leader from Wise County, Texas to the Republican State
Convention in 2000, 2002, 2004 and in 2006. Also, it has been my privilege
to be elected Chairman of the Wise County Republican Party to two year terms
in 2000, 2002, 2004 and in 2006. In that role, Suzanne
and I have been able to participate in the festivities of the 2001 and the 2005 Presidential
Inaugurations of President George W. Bush. and the 2002 and 2007 Gubernatorial
Inaugurations of Gov. Rick Perry. It has enabled us to enjoy Christmas
receptions in our Texas Governor's mansion in 2001 and 2005.
| Brief Biographical Sketch:
D. A. Sharpe is a native Texan with long American heritage. He was a member of Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Dallas,
Texas and served that church for over 22 years as an Administrator before retirement in 2004.
He and his wife, Suzanne are members of Eagle Mountain International Church
of Fort Worth, Texas, near their home.
He is a fifth generation Texan, a sixth
generation descendant of an American Revolutionary soldier and a tenth
generation American. He has distant non-lineal relationships with 16
of our 43 United States Presidents, as well as to most of the Monarchs of
England. He is a member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas and of
the Sons of the American Revolution. He is an Admiral in the Texas
Navy, as commissioned by the Governor of Texas, and is a charter member of
the Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Squadron of the Texas Navy. He is a Life
Member of the Dallas Genealogical Society.
Mr. Sharpe was born in Ballinger, lived in
Houston, Sweetwater and Dallas, graduating in 1957 from Woodrow Wilson High
School.
Mr. Sharpe attended Austin College in
Sherman, Texas, and is a 1962 BBA graduate of the University of Texas in
Austin. His children are the third generation of his family to
graduate from Texas, including both of his parents who graduated in 1926.
He and his wife have three adult children, Taylor,
Tiffany (Westmoreland) and Todd. They have six grandchildren. His interest goes beyond his family and church to
community civic activities, genealogical pursuits and political
involvement.
He is a consultant in organization and gives much effort in
the political and historical realms. He and his wife live
in Aurora, Wise County, Texas, about 25 miles northwest of Fort Worth.
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Some Fun Links:
Eagle Mountain International Church
Kenneth Copeland Ministries
Highland Park Presbyterian
Church
Putting God in the Center of Things
An Explanation of God
Rebekah is like the Church
What is a Southern Girl and GRITS?
Is the Peace Symbol Anti-Christian?
Here is an
Interactive Aerial Map of where the Ranch House is located.
Birthday Greetings
Private
Correspondence
Photos
