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Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks 1910–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1910

Birth Location: Jackson, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 6 February 1984

Death Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Zerah Sparks

Mother: Belle Dukes\Sparks

Spouse(s): Anna Eller, Ethel Sparks

Children(s): Jackie Sparks, Furnie Hairell

Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks was born in 1910 in Jackson, Alabama, USA, the child of Zerah Napoleon Poley Sparks And Belle Frances Dukes Sparks. In 1910, Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks resided in Haigwood, Jackson, Alabama, USA. In 1920, Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks resided in Haigwood, Jackson, Alabama, USA. Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks married Anna Annie D Kerby Eller, Ethel M Sparks, Evelyn Pearl Sparks, and had children including Furnie Estell Hairell, Jackie Ray Sparks. Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks passed away in 1984 in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks was born in 1910 in Jackson, Alabama, USA, the child of Zerah Napoleon Poley Sparks And Belle Frances Dukes Sparks.
  • In 1910, Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks resided in Haigwood, Jackson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1920, Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks resided in Haigwood, Jackson, Alabama, USA.
  • Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks married Anna Annie D Kerby Eller, Ethel M Sparks, Evelyn Pearl Sparks, and had children including Furnie Estell Hairell, Jackie Ray Sparks.
  • Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks passed away in 1984 in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Arthur Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Sparks
1910–1984
Birth Place: Jackson, Alabama, USA
Parents
Zerah Napoleon "Poley" Sparks
1875–1946
Alabama
Belle (Frances) Dukes\Sparks
1881–1965
Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America
Grandparents
Arthur (C) Dukes
1850–
Alabama, USA
Lonanda Dukes
1859–
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Arthur Sparks's Descendants

1.
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Arthur (Furnil "Funa") Sparks (11 Sep 1910–6 February 1984) m. Anna ("Annie" D Kerby) Eller (27 Dec 1905–Mar 1987) m. Ethel (M) Sparks (abt 1915–)
  1. 1. Jackie (Ray) Sparks 1933–2006 m. Dorothy (C Kirby) Sparks 1928–2017 m. Mary (Francis) Hester 1937–2007
  2. 2. Furnie (Estell) Hairell 1938–2001

Arthur Sparks's Timeline

9 Records

1910
11 Sep 1910
Birth of Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks in Jackson, Alabama, USA
Jackson, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks resided here in Haigwood, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Haigwood, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks resided here in Haigwood, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Haigwood, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks resided here in Fort Payne, Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Fort Payne, Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks resided here in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama
Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 30
Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks resided here in Beat 9, Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Beat 9, Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks resided here in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 41
Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks resided here in Alabama
Alabama
1984
6 February 1984
Age 74
Death of Arthur Furnil "Funa" Sparks
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1910
    Event Place: Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Convict Records, 1886-1952
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 257

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Haigwood, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Haigwood, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: T624_16; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1374029

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Haigwood, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Haigwood, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: T625_19; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 33

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fort Payne, Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2339747

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00026; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 25-10

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 9, Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00026; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 25-10

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Fort Payne, DeKalb

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: DeKalb, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, Convict Records, 1886-1952

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fort Payne, Dekalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 257

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 February 1984
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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