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Daniel Bedford Sparks 1826 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1826

Birth Location: Maryland

Death Date: 11 Jul 1894

Death Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA

Father: Daniel Sparks

Mother: Ann Bedford

Spouse(s): Julia Chance

Children(s): James Sparks, William Sparks, Spencer Sparks, Walter Sparks, Finley Sparks, Walter Sparks, Andrew Sparks

The story of Daniel Bedford Sparks began in 1826 in Maryland. Daniel Bedford Sparks married Julia Ann Chance, and had children including James Henry Sparks, William Spencer Sparks, Spencer ? Sparks, Walter Sparks, Finley Harrison Sparks, Walter W, Sparks, Andrew Sparks. Daniel Bedford Sparks passed away in 1894 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Daniel Bedford Sparks began in 1826 in Maryland.
  • Daniel Bedford Sparks married Julia Ann Chance, and had children including James Henry Sparks, William Spencer Sparks, Spencer ? Sparks, Walter Sparks, Finley Harrison Sparks, Walter W, Sparks, Andrew Sparks.
  • Daniel Bedford Sparks passed away in 1894 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Sparks
1764 – 1840
Birth Location: Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
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Ann Bedford
1770 –
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Julia Chance
1837 – 1908
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

James Sparks
1865 – 1940
Birth Location: Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
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William Sparks
1869 – 1943
Birth Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
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Spencer Sparks
1870 –
Birth Location: –
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Walter Sparks
1873 –
Birth Location: Maryland
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Finley Sparks
1873 – 1915
Birth Location: Maryland
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Walter Sparks
1876 –
Birth Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
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Andrew Sparks
1876 –
Birth Location: Maryland
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Daniel Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Daniel Sparks
1826 – 1894
Birth Place: Maryland
Parents
Daniel Collett Sparks
1764 – 1840
Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
Ann Bedford
1770 –
Maryland, USA
Grandparents
James Sparks
1715 – 1775
Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
Juliann Meredith
1736 – 1776
Queen Anne's, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Edward Sparks
1674 – 1735
Margaret Sample
1674 – 1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sparks
1615 – 1734
Joane Davis
William Sample
1650 – 1696

Daniel Sparks's Descendants

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Daniel (Bedford) Sparks (abt 1826 – 11 Jul 1894) m. Julia (Ann) Chance (abt 1837 – abt 1908)
  1. 1. James (Henry) Sparks (22 Oct 1865 – 11 Jun 1940)
  2. 2. William (Spencer) Sparks (5 December 1869 – 19 October 1943) m. Mary (Wilamena) Sparks (14 November 1869 – 18 September 1930)
    1. 1. Wilton (Daniel) Sparks (9 Feb 1893 – 3 Apr 1955) m. Nettie (May) Jester (16 Apr 1894 – 14 Sep 1972)
      1. 1. Helen (Elizabeth) Sparks (1916 – 1955)
      2. 2. Audrey (Hawl) Sparks (19 Aug 1919 – 11 Apr 1972)
      3. 3. William (Spencer) Sparks (10 Aug 1922 – 21 Jan 1992) m. Elizabeth (Margaret "Peggy" Rhodes) Pymm (Oct 1925 – Abt. 2012)
        1. 1. Maureen (Ann) Sparks (6 Oct 1948 – 26 Aug 2001)
        2. 2. Gary (Spencer) Sparks (17 Jun 1951 – )
        3. 3. Michael (Alden) Sparks (21 Mar 1953 – 19 Feb 1995)
        4. 4. Gary (Spencer) Sparks m. Gail (Ann) Johnson (3 Feb 1952 – 26 Feb 2009)
      4. 4. Mildred (Ann) Sparks (abt 1924 – )
      5. 5. Wilton (Alden) Sparks (21 Aug 1924 – 22 May 2000)
      6. 6. Laura (Jean) Sparks (5 Aug 1926 – 21 Jul 1992)
      7. 7. Nettie (Faye Thompson) Sparks (5 Jul 1931 – 6 Dec 2004)
      8. 8. Mary (June) Sparks (1933 – 1934)
    2. 2. Finley (Ross) Sparks (14 Jul 1895 – Sep 1983)
    3. 3. F (Rose) Sparks (1897 – )
    4. 4. Spencer (Holton) Sparks (3 May 1899 – 28 February 1952)
    5. 5. Madge Sparks (1904 – 1905)
    6. 6. Rose Sparks (1909 – )
  3. 3. Spencer (?) Sparks (ABT 1870 – )
  4. 4. Walter Sparks (abt 1873 – )
  5. 5. Finley (Harrison) Sparks (Oct 25, 1873 – Dec 5, 1915)
  6. 6. Walter (W,) Sparks (1876 – )
  7. 7. Andrew Sparks (abt 1876 – )

Daniel Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1826
abt 1826
Birth of Daniel Bedford Sparks in Maryland
Maryland
1894
11 Jul 1894
Age 68
Death of Daniel Bedford Sparks in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1826
    Event Place: Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1894
    Event Place: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
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