Sharpless Family, pag 301, 302
3755 Bejamin Sharpless, son of Alfred F. and Lydia (Heald) Sharpless, was born in Lynnville, Jasper Co., IA on 2 mo 2, 1837 and died 12mo 12, 1919 near Whittier, Calif. He was married on 2mo 11, 1858 to Deborah Willits,. daughter o Joel and Cynthia (Lewsis) Willits. She was born 4mo 21, 1837 in Marion Co., Ohio and died 4mo 21 1875, buried Sugar Creek, Iowa. Benjamin married second on 3mo 11, 1878 Hannah Kirk, daughter of William and Rebecca (Vaughn) Kirk. She was born 7mo. 14, 18489 and died 5mo. 1, 1911. Benjamin Shaprless was married third a time in 1912 ti Eliza Ann Haydock, who died in 1915. Benjamin was a member at various times of Gilead MM. (Ohio) and Le Grand and Lynnville MM, in Iowa. On 4mo. 7, 1888 he and his family receieved a certificate from the latter to Pasadena MM in California.