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CHARLES SHARP resides in the town of Romulus, Seneca County, N. Y. From early childhood he has been a farmer, and has engaged in every variety of agricultural work. Unlike Horace Greeley, his experience in farming has been practical, and not theoretical, and if called upon to write, as was Mr. Greeley, of “What I Know About Farming,” the reader would readily see the difference between theory and practice. But he is not a man to parade his knowledge, being content to pass along life’s journey doing cheerfully and well what his hands find to do, and looking for his reward in the consciousness of duty well performed.

Charles Sharp was born in the town of Varick, Seneca County, in July, 1845, and is a son of Charles and Phebe (Goble) Sharp. His father was born in Litchfield, Conn., and his mother near Caledonia, N. Y., and he and his wife were married in January, 1821, in this place. The former removed to this county in an early day. They had a family of six children, namely: Theron, who resides on the old homestead; Calvin, who died in August, 1895, at the age of seventy-two; Albert, deceased; William, a farmer in the town of Genoa, Cayuga County, N. Y.; Edward, deceased; and Charles.

Compelled in early life to shift for himself, our subject’s father went to Sherburne, N. Y., where he learned the carpenter’s trade, and then he came to this place and pursued that calling for many years. On coming to Seneca County, he purchased a small tract of land and commenced its cultivation, but in 1853 he removed to the place now occupied by our subject. He received a limited education, but being a man of practical knowledge he attained broad information and a large degree of success. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and endeavored to live strictly in accordance with the teachings of that faith. In politics he was a Republican, but never, an office-seeker. However, he believed it to be the duty of every citizen to exercise the right of franchise, and in that respect he was faithful. His death occurred April 10, 1885, at the age of eighty-nine, and his remains were interred in the cemetery at Romulus, by the side of the body of his wife, who had died in 1874, at the age of seventy-one. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and a true Christian wife and mother.

When the family moved to the farm where our subject now lives he was eight years of age, and this has since been his home. As already stated, his entire life has been spent in farm work and the education which he received was obtained in the common schools. Since the death of his father, in partnership with his brother Calvin, he has owned and operated the home farm of one hundred and twenty-six acres of fine land. They also own other land, divided into five different farms, and a total of five hundred and fifty-three acres. His attention is given principally to stock-raising, in connection with general farm work. That he has been successful, is attested by his well cultivated farm and excellent outbuildings, together with his neat and comfortable home. In politics he is a Republican, and in religion identified with the Presbyterian Church.