Sharpless Family page 302
3758 William Sharpless, son of Albert F. and Lydia (Heald) Sharpless, was born 12mo 30, 1854 in Cardignton, Ohio and died in 1924. He was married in Davenport, Iowa on 5mo. 3, 1882 to Elizabeth Cowgill, daughter of Phineas and Lydia P. (McClure) Cowgill. She was born in West Branch, Iowa on 7mo. 15, 1861 and died in Pasedna, California on 3mo. 12, 1883. William Shaprless was married a second time on 10mo. 1, 1885 in Orange County, California. William received a certificate from Springdale MM, Iowa on 8mo. 22, 1885 to Pasadena MM, in California. He and his family were disowned from that meeting in 1892 for having joined the Salvation Army.