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Alva May Sparks 1887–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1887

Birth Location: Mount Olivet, Robertson Co., Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 18 November 1964

Death Location: Shannon, Mason County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Charles Sparks

Mother: Samantha Dayton

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Alva May Sparks was born in 1887 in Mount Olivet, Robertson Co., Kentucky, United States, the child of Charles Washington Sparks And Samantha Nora Dayton. In 1900, Alva May Sparks resided in Sardis, Mason, Kentucky, USA. Alva May Sparks passed away in 1964 in Shannon, Mason County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alva May Sparks was born in 1887 in Mount Olivet, Robertson Co., Kentucky, United States, the child of Charles Washington Sparks And Samantha Nora Dayton.
  • In 1900, Alva May Sparks resided in Sardis, Mason, Kentucky, USA.
  • Alva May Sparks passed away in 1964 in Shannon, Mason County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Alva Sparks's Ancestors

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Alva Sparks
1887–1964
Birth Place: Mount Olivet, Robertson Co., Kentucky, United States
Parents
Charles Washington Sparks
1856–1936
Harrison, Kentucky, USA
Samantha (Nora) Dayton
1861–1941
Mt. Olivet, Robertson, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Esquire (Hildreth) DAYTON
1826–1895
Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
Armilda McDOWELL
1827–1893
Augusta, Bracken, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Dayton
1794–1863
Rebecca Hildreth
1798–1846
Thomas McDowell
1796–1878
Isabella Hooton
1801–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Garrett Dayton
1765–1827
Mary Edwards
1772–1840
Squire Hildreth
1770–1815
Sarah Standiford
1773–
John McDowell
1763–1816
Nancy Linville
1763–1829
James Hooten
1772–1829
Nancy Downing
1786–1829

Alva Sparks's Timeline

3 Records

1887
12 May 1887
Birth of Alva May Sparks in Mount Olivet, Robertson Co., Kentucky, United States
Mount Olivet, Robertson Co., Kentucky, United States
1900
1900
Age 13
Alva May Sparks resided here in Sardis, Mason, Kentucky, USA
Sardis, Mason, Kentucky, USA
1964
18 November 1964
Age 77
Death of Alva May Sparks in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky, United States of America
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1887
    Event Place: Mount Olivet, Robertson Co., Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Sardis, Mason, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1964
    Event Place: Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shannon, Mason County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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