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Earl Sumter Sparks 1921–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 12, 1921

Birth Location: New York, USA

Death Date: May 16, 2006

Death Location: Ischua, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA

Father: Alden Sparks

Mother: Estelle Corson

Spouse(s): Clarice Prater

Children(s):

Earl Sumter Sparks was born in 1921 in New York, USA, the child of Alden Newman Sparks And Estelle Sadie Corson. In 1925, Earl Sumter Sparks resided in Tonawanda Ward 01, Erie. In 1930, Earl Sumter Sparks resided in Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA. Earl Sumter Sparks married Clarice Eudine Prater. Earl Sumter Sparks passed away in 2006 in Ischua, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Earl Sumter Sparks was born in 1921 in New York, USA, the child of Alden Newman Sparks And Estelle Sadie Corson.
  • In 1925, Earl Sumter Sparks resided in Tonawanda Ward 01, Erie.
  • In 1930, Earl Sumter Sparks resided in Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA.
  • Earl Sumter Sparks married Clarice Eudine Prater.
  • Earl Sumter Sparks passed away in 2006 in Ischua, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alden Sparks
1859–1937
Birth Location: Seneca Hill, New York, USA
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Estelle Corson
1887–1947
Birth Location: Collinwood, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Clarice Prater
1919–2000
Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Skagit County, Washington, USA
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Children(s)

Earl Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Earl Sparks
1921–2006
Birth Place: New York, USA
Parents
Alden Newman Sparks
1859–1937
Seneca Hill, New York, USA
Estelle (Sadie) Corson
1887–1947
Collinwood, Canada
Grandparents
George (Sparkes (DNA line) Civil War -) Union
1826–1901
Scriba, Oswego, New York, USA
Melissa ("Millie") Darling
1837–1913
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Confirmed
1780–1859
Hannah Confirmed
1797–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Confirmed
1750–1814
Bethiah Confirmed
1751–1814
Gerret Confirmed
1770–1839
Martha Confirmed
1773–1811

Earl Sparks's Timeline

7 Records

1921
April 12, 1921
Birth of Earl Sumter Sparks in New York, USA
New York, USA
1925
1925
Age 4
Earl Sumter Sparks resided here in Tonawanda Ward 01, Erie
Tonawanda Ward 01, Erie
1930
1930
Age 9
Earl Sumter Sparks resided here in Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA
Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
Earl Sumter Sparks resided here in Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA
Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA
1940
1940
Age 19
Earl Sumter Sparks resided here in Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA
Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 30
Earl Sumter Sparks resided here in New York
New York
2006
May 16, 2006
Age 85
Death of Earl Sumter Sparks
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 12, 1921
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tonawanda, Erie, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02530; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 15-144
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tonawanda, Erie, New York; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0446
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Tonawanda Ward 01, Erie
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1925

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tonawanda, Erie, New York; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0446

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tonawanda, Erie, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02530; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 15-144

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tonawanda, Erie, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02530; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 15-144

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: New York
    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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tonawanda, Erie, New York
    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 New York State, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 16, 2006
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ischua, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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