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Bessie Bell SPARKS 1897 – 1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1897

Birth Location: Colorado, USA

Death Date: 15 Nov 1968

Death Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Francis SPARKS

Mother: Prudence JOHNSON

Spouse(s): Reuben HEPNER

Children(s): Etha HEPNER

Bessie Bell SPARKS was born in 1897 in Colorado, USA, the child of Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS and Prudence Rebecca JOHNSON. In 1900, Bessie Bell SPARKS resided in Boone, Pueblo, Colorado, USA. In 1910, Bessie Bell SPARKS resided in Swink, Otero, Colorado, USA. Bessie Bell SPARKS married Reuben Theodore\Theodore Reuben "Ted" HEPNER, and had children including Etha Fay Maxine "Maxine" HEPNER. Bessie Bell SPARKS passed away in 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Bell SPARKS was born in 1897 in Colorado, USA, the child of Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS and Prudence Rebecca JOHNSON.
  • In 1900, Bessie Bell SPARKS resided in Boone, Pueblo, Colorado, USA.
  • In 1910, Bessie Bell SPARKS resided in Swink, Otero, Colorado, USA.
  • Bessie Bell SPARKS married Reuben Theodore\Theodore Reuben "Ted" HEPNER, and had children including Etha Fay Maxine "Maxine" HEPNER.
  • Bessie Bell SPARKS passed away in 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis SPARKS
1841 – 1914
Birth Location: Georgia?, USA
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Prudence JOHNSON
1868 – 1944
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
PJ

Spouses(s)

Reuben HEPNER
1882 – 1951
Birth Location: Independence Corners, Jackson, Missouri, USA
RH

Children(s)

Etha HEPNER
1918 – 1939
Birth Location: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
EH

Bessie SPARKS's Ancestors

Self
Bessie SPARKS
1897 – 1968
Birth Place: Colorado, USA
Parents
Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS
1841 – 1914
Georgia?, USA
Prudence (Rebecca) JOHNSON
1868 – 1944
Missouri, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas) SPARKS
1825 – 1871
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) GOODWYN
1826 – 1892
Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, USA
William (Richard) JOHNSON
1840 – 1868
Virginia?, USA
Meredian (Angaline "Ann") WEST
1850 – 1942
Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Zerah SPARKS
1784 – 1867
Mary THOMAS
1790 – 1834
Jesse GOODWYN
1764 – 1837
Virginia NANCE
1796 – 1872
Thomas JOHNSON
1807 – 1880
Rhoda DODSON\DUTSON
1813 – 1911
Robert WEST
1826 –
Sarah EARLS
1828 – 1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Leonard SPARKS
1760 – 1840
Margaret JAMES
1764 – 1840
Harwood GOODWYN
1745 – 1793
Elizabeth ANDERSON
1750 – 1815
Nathaniel NANCE
1731 – 1790
Susannah GIBBS
1735 – 1789
Palser JOHNSON
1774 – 1843
Mary THOMPSON
1782 – 1858
Joseph DODSON
1773 – 1855
Hannah TAYLOR
1773 – 1847
Hiram EARLS
1814 – 1860
Rebecca DENBOW
1815 – 1869

Bessie SPARKS's Descendants

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Bessie (Bell) SPARKS (9 Jul 1897 – 15 Nov 1968) m. Reuben (Theodore\Theodore Reuben "Ted") HEPNER (16 Jul 1882 – 20 Mar 1951)
  1. 1. Etha (Fay Maxine "Maxine") HEPNER (2 Feb 1918 – 15 Mar 1939) m. John (Esrigh "J E") VARNELL (22 Nov 1913 – 14 July 1999)
    1. 1. John (Oliver) VARNELL (9 Jun 1938 – ) m. Donna (Kay) WHETSTINE (3 Jun 1942 – )
      1. 1. Dorothea (Ann) VARNELL (18 Apr 1961 – )

Bessie SPARKS's Timeline

11 Records

1897
9 Jul 1897
Birth of Bessie Bell SPARKS in Colorado, USA
Colorado, USA
1900
1900
Age 3
Bessie Bell SPARKS resided here in Boone, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Boone, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Bessie Bell SPARKS resided here in Swink, Otero, Colorado, USA
Swink, Otero, Colorado, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Bessie Bell SPARKS resided here in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
1923
18 Dec 1923
Age 26
Bessie Bell SPARKS resided here in Oxnard, California, USA
Oxnard, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Bessie Bell SPARKS resided here in Ventura, Ventura, California, USA
Ventura, Ventura, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Bessie Bell SPARKS resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
1940
1940
Age 43
Bessie Bell SPARKS resided here in Los Angeles Township Assembly District 66, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles Township Assembly District 66, Los Angeles, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
Bessie Bell SPARKS resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 54
Bessie Bell SPARKS resided here in California
California
1968
15 Nov 1968
Age 71
Death of Bessie Bell SPARKS in Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1897
    Event Place: Colorado, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00427; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 60-620
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 15 Nov 1968; Social Security: 573287175
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: T625_159; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 106
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ventura, Ventura, California; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2339962
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boone, Pueblo, Colorado; Roll: 128; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0112
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Swink, Otero, Colorado; Roll: T624_123; Page: 12a; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1374136
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Colorado, U.S., County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 5656; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 66-2411
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Boone, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boone, Pueblo, Colorado; Roll: 128; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0112

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Swink, Otero, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Swink, Otero, Colorado; Roll: T624_123; Page: 12a; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1374136

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: T625_159; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 106

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1923
    Event Place: Oxnard, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, Press-Courier; Publication Date: 18/ Dec/ 1923; Publication Place: Oxnard, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ventura, Ventura, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ventura, Ventura, California; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2339962

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00427; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 60-620

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Los Angeles Township Assembly District 66, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00427; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 60-620

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 5656; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 66-2411

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: California
    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 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 15 Nov 1968; Social Security: 573287175

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1968
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
    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] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 15 Nov 1968; Social Security: 573287175
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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