Mesa County CO Archives Biographies.....Sharp, Milo B.  August 25, 1861 - ?
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Author: Progressive Men of Western Colorado

     Beginning life as a farmer, Milo B. Sharp, of Grand valley, pleasantly

settled on a small farm of forty acres six miles northwest of Grand Junction,

has steadfastly put away all the enticements of the mining industry, and by

close application to his chosen pursuit, and thrift and systematic industry in

conducting his operations, has prospered and won a substantial estate, and a

place of esteem and confidence among his fellow men of the section in which he

now lives.  He was born in Audubon county, Iowa, on August 25, 1861, the son of

George W. and Phoebe J. (Montgomery) Sharp, the former born near Frankfort,

Kentucky, and the latter in Pennsylvania.  The father left his home when a boy,

his father having died, and was reared by an uncle in Illinois. The mother came

to the same part of that state with her parents in 1837, when she was two years

old, the family being among the pioneers in the locality.  There both grew to

maturity and were married, and soon afterward moved to the vicinity of Exira,

Iowa, where they also were pioneers.  In that neighborhood they passed the

remainder of their lives.  They were the parents of four children, two of whom

are living, Mr. Sharp and a younger brother who resides in the state of

Washington.  Mr. Sharp was reared in his native county and received a district

school education, which was very limited, as his father died when he was twelve

years old and he, being the oldest son, was obliged to take charge of the farm.

 After the death of his mother in 1883 the farm was sold and the estate closed,

and during the next two years he lived on rented land.  In 1886 he came to

Colorado and settled at Greeley.  A year later he went to Cheyenne county,

Nebraska, where he entered a fractional quarter-section of one hundred and seven

acres of land and started a stock business which he conducted there successfully

for seven years, in the meantime buying one hundred and sixty acres additional.

 In the spring of 1894 he sold out to good advantage, and in the spring of 1895

again came to Colorado, locating in the Grand valley.  Here he bought forty

acres six miles northwest of Grand Junction, on a part of which he now lives,

having sold fifteen acres some years ago.  The land was improved at the time of

his purchase with a small frame house and had an orchard of eight acres.  He at

once turned his attention to the cultivation of fruit, enlarging his orchard by

regular plantings until he has twelve acres in apples and pears and an extensive

tract in small fruits.  In the year 1903 his crop was seven car loads of apples

and one of pears, and during that and the preceding year his net returns netted

him an average of two thousand five hundred dollars to three thousand dollars. 

He has recently built a new dwelling at a cost of one thousand eight hundred

dollars, which is modern in every way and equipped with all the comforts of a

well appointed home, being supplied with hot and cold water, provided with a

comfortable bath room, and otherwise up-to-date in all its appliances.  On

February 23, 1884, he was united in marriage with Miss Minerva Barber, a native

of Pennsylvania who moved to Audubon county, Iowa, with her parents, John K. and

Sarah E. (Harter) Barber, when she was five years old.  They were also

Pennsylvanians and now live in Shelby county, Iowa.  Mr. and Mrs. Sharp have had

five children, Grace E., Pearl (deceased), Harold K., Fern L., and Walter V. 

Mr. Sharp is a Prohibitionist in politics and belongs to the Modern Woodmen of

America among the fraternities.  He and his wife are members of the Methodist

Episcopal church.  

Additional Comments:
From Progressive Men of Western Colorado.  Chicago:  A.W. Bowen & Co., 1905

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