In 2004 Auntie and I were on the prowl. Cemeteries, oh, cemeteries, that was the words of the day. We were interested in finding the Sharp Farm Cemetery. It was locted out from Ash Flat in Sharp County, In that cemetery were some answers to the family of William H. Sharp, brother to Ephraim, for whom Sharp County was named. Over the years, the discussion of these two brothers were very intense, why just Ephraim? William had served in the State Legislature as well. In fact, in his term, he had been instrumental in presenting the idea that another county needed to be broken off of Lawrence, the Mother of all counties. The travel time for some who lived on the outer limits of Lawrence was a problem. They had a difficult time getting to the county seat and back in one day. This, of course, caused undue hardships on many who did not have the means or want, to spend a night just to pay taxes. So, that idea was brought forth and then, when Ephraim had his term the Governor agreed to the new county, and as he stated, named it for the “Gentleman from Evening Shade” and that was Ephraim. Perhaps it was timing or other factors, but it was named as stated, for Ephraim, but both brothers contributed to the new county being raised. Ephraim quickly named Evening Shade as the county seat for that time. It has since been changed twice and is now Ash Flat.