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Dora Viola Sparks 1876–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sept 1876

Birth Location: Martinstown, Putnam, Missouri

Death Date: 23 September 1962

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Daniel Sparks

Mother: Emma Vestal

Spouse(s): Fred Thomas, George Wilson

Children(s): Hughie Wilson, Leo Wilson, Mabel Wilson, May Wilson, Clara Wilson, Clyde Wilson, Zalva Wilson, Johnny Wilson, Georgie Wilson, James Wilson, Nellie Wilson, Jessie Wilson, Violet Wilson

Dora Viola Sparks was born in 1876 in Martinstown, Putnam, Missouri, the child of Daniel Sparks And Emma Jane Vestal. Dora Viola Sparks married Fred O Thomas, George Robert Barrett Wilson, and had children including Clara J Wilson, Clyde Edgar Wilson, Georgie Wilson, Hughie Robert Wilson, James D Wilson, Jessie Arvola Wilson, Johnny Wilson, Leo Harry Wilson, Mabel Sabrena Wilson, May Wilson, Nellie May Wilson, Violet Mary Wilson, Zalva Walter Wilson. Dora Viola Sparks passed away in 1962 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dora Viola Sparks was born in 1876 in Martinstown, Putnam, Missouri, the child of Daniel Sparks And Emma Jane Vestal.
  • Dora Viola Sparks married Fred O Thomas, George Robert Barrett Wilson, and had children including Clara J Wilson, Clyde Edgar Wilson, Georgie Wilson, Hughie Robert Wilson, James D Wilson, Jessie Arvola Wilson, Johnny Wilson, Leo Harry Wilson, Mabel Sabrena Wilson, May Wilson, Nellie May Wilson, Violet Mary Wilson, Zalva Walter Wilson.
  • Dora Viola Sparks passed away in 1962 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Sparks
1810–1889
Birth Location: Estill, Kentucky, USA
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Emma Vestal
1854–1938
Birth Location: Graysville, Putnam, Missouri, USA
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Spouses(s)

Fred Thomas
1884–1965
Birth Location: Exline, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
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George Wilson
1870–1912
Birth Location: Tudhoe, Durham, England
GW

Children(s)

Hughie Wilson
1900–1944
Birth Location: Cincinnati, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
HW
Leo Wilson
1898–1965
Birth Location: Cincinnati, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
LW
Mabel Wilson
1903–1995
Birth Location: Cincinnati, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
MW
May Wilson
1905–
Birth Location: –
MW
Clara Wilson
1907–1977
Birth Location: Cincinnati, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
CW
Clyde Wilson
1908–1963
Birth Location: Cincinnati, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
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Zalva Wilson
1908–1964
Birth Location: Cincinnati, Iowa
ZW
Johnny Wilson
1896–
Birth Location: –
JW
Georgie Wilson
1897–
Birth Location: –
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James Wilson
1901–1919
Birth Location: Cincinnati, Appanoose, Iowa
JW
Nellie Wilson
1904–1981
Birth Location: Cincinnati, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
NW
Jessie Wilson
1910–
Birth Location: Cincinnati, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
JW
Violet Wilson
1913–1972
Birth Location: Cincinnati, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
VW

Dora Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Dora Sparks
1876–1962
Birth Place: Martinstown, Putnam, Missouri
Parents
Daniel Sparks
1810–1889
Estill, Kentucky, USA
Emma (Jane) Vestal
1854–1938
Graysville, Putnam, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
George (Mote) Sparks
1778–1851
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Frances "Fannie") Stivers
1780–1850
Estill, , Kentucky, USA
Jacob (James) Vestal
1828–1891
,Wayne, Kentucky,USA
Elizabeth (Betty) Jackson
1831–1918
Owen County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Vestal
1788–1847
Jemima Wright
1793–1860
James Jackson
1789–1833
Margaret White
1794–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Vestal
1771–1830
Elizabeth Wade
1767–1843
Evans Wright
1762–1846
Rebecca Summers
1774–1862

Dora Sparks's Descendants

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Dora (Viola) Sparks (27 Sept 1876–23 September 1962) m. Fred (O.) Thomas (29 May 1884–18 Nov 1965) m. George (Robert Barrett) Wilson (2 Sep 1870–10 Nov 1912)
  1. 1. Hughie (Robert) Wilson 1900–1944
  2. 2. Leo (Harry) Wilson 1898–1965
  3. 3. Mabel (Sabrena) Wilson 1903–1995
  4. 4. May Wilson 1905–
  5. 5. Clara (J.) Wilson 1907–1977
  6. 6. Clyde (Edgar) Wilson 1908–1963
  7. 7. Zalva (Walter) Wilson 1908–1964
  8. 8. Johnny Wilson 1896–
  9. 9. Georgie Wilson 1897–
  10. 10. James (D) Wilson 1901–1919
  11. 11. Nellie (May) Wilson 1904–1981
  12. 12. Jessie (Arvola) Wilson 1910–
  13. 13. Violet (Mary) Wilson 1913–1972

Dora Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1876
27 Sept 1876
Birth of Dora Viola Sparks in Martinstown, Putnam, Missouri
Martinstown, Putnam, Missouri
1962
23 September 1962
Age 86
Death of Dora Viola Sparks in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sept 1876
    Event Place: Martinstown, Putnam, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 September 1962
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
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