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Dorothy M Sparks 1901–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 JUL 1901

Birth Location: Rhode Island

Death Date: 22 JUN 1982

Death Location: Lowndes, Georgia, United States

Father: Charles Sparks

Mother: Fannie Lewis

Spouse(s): George Tharpe

Children(s): Lynda Tharpe

Dorothy M Sparks was born in 1901 in Rhode Island, the child of Charles H Sparks And Fannie L Lewis. Dorothy M Sparks married George Winfrey Tharpe, and had children including Lynda Tharpe. Dorothy M Sparks passed away in 1982 in Lowndes, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Dorothy M Sparks was born in 1901 in Rhode Island, the child of Charles H Sparks And Fannie L Lewis.
  • Dorothy M Sparks married George Winfrey Tharpe, and had children including Lynda Tharpe.
  • Dorothy M Sparks passed away in 1982 in Lowndes, Georgia, United States.

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Dorothy Sparks's Ancestors

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Dorothy Sparks
1901–1982
Birth Place: Rhode Island
Parents
Charles H Sparks
1859–1935
Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
Fannie (L) Lewis
1868–
Rhode Island
Grandparents
Charles (Farrington) Sparks
1825–1890
Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
Eliza (Kingsley) Barney
1831–1902
Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Sparks
1789–
Mary Cole
1789–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Cole
1747–1811
Waitsell Ormsby
1746–1813

Dorothy Sparks's Descendants

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Dorothy (M) Sparks (11 JUL 1901–22 JUN 1982) m. George (Winfrey) Tharpe (28 Aug 1895–22 Jun 1949)
  1. 1. Lynda Tharpe 1940–2023 m. Franklin (Schoonover) Jr. 1935–1959

Dorothy Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1901
11 JUL 1901
Birth of Dorothy M Sparks in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
1982
22 JUN 1982
Age 81
Death of Dorothy M Sparks in Lowndes, Georgia, United States
Lowndes, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 JUL 1901
    Event Place: Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 JUN 1982
    Event Place: Lowndes, Georgia, United States

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