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Elisha Sparks 1811–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Surry Co, NC

Death Date: 26 Dec 1893

Death Location: Flat Gap, Johnson, KY

Father: Thomas Sparks

Mother: Rebecca Wilcox*

Spouse(s): Susannah Pridemore

Children(s): William Sparks

Elisha Sparks was born in 1811 in Surry Co, NC, the child of Thomas Sparks And Rebecca Diane Wilcox. Elisha Sparks married Susannah Susan Pridemore, and had children including William Sparks. Elisha Sparks passed away in 1893 in Flat Gap, Johnson, KY.

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Biography

  • Elisha Sparks was born in 1811 in Surry Co, NC, the child of Thomas Sparks And Rebecca Diane Wilcox.
  • Elisha Sparks married Susannah Susan Pridemore, and had children including William Sparks.
  • Elisha Sparks passed away in 1893 in Flat Gap, Johnson, KY.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sparks
1766–1837
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
TS
Rebecca Wilcox*
1778–1838
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
RW

Spouses(s)

Susannah Pridemore
1810–1889
Birth Location: Floyd, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

William Sparks
1836–1913
Birth Location: Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America
WS

Elisha Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Sparks
1811–1893
Birth Place: Surry Co, NC
Parents
Thomas Sparks
1766–1837
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca (Diane) Wilcox*
1778–1838
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Sample Sparks) Jr.
1725–1802
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States of America
Ann ("Martha Ann") Moore
1730–1802
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Benjamin Wilcox
1720–1813
Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Esther Sheffield
1720–1813
Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
William III
1700–1765
Samuel Moore
1689–1781
SARAH HAYNES
1693–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Moore
1645–1716

Elisha Sparks's Descendants

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Elisha Sparks (1811–26 Dec 1893) m. Susannah ("Susan") Pridemore (1810/1817–2 Jul 1889)
  1. 1. William Sparks 1836–1913 m. Martha Salyer 1846–1915
    1. 1. Lape Sparks 1870–1946 m. Pheby (Ellen) Salyer 1877–1923 m. Phoebe (Ellen) Salyer 1876–1923
      1. 1. William (Harrison) Sparks 1893–1974 m. Hettie Sparks 1895–1971 m. Hettie (Mae Harris) Sparks 1895–1971
        1. 1. Sylvia Sparks 1918–2008 m. Ora (Nelson) Hensley 1919–2008
        2. 2. Edward Sparks 1921–1991
        3. 3. Glory (Mae) Sparker 1927–2004
        4. 4. Harva (L.) Spangler 1931–2013
        5. 5. Bennie Sparker 1923–1945
        6. 6. Geneva Chandler 1920–1976
        7. 7. Bertha Sparks 1929–2015
        8. 8. Harvalee Sparker 1931–2013 m. Richard (Doyle) Spangler 1926–2015
        9. 9. Theodore Sparks 1916–1996 m. Hattie Sparks 1919–1997
      2. 2. Gracie Sparks 1902–1990
      3. 3. Lora Sparks 1917–2005
    2. 2. James Sparks 1861–1914 m. Elizabeth Caudill 1863–1924
      1. 1. Keenis Spacks 1881–1946 m. Hattie Spacks 1889–
      2. 2. Hobart Sparks 1897–
      3. 3. Sarah Sparks 1887–
      4. 4. Stella Sparks 1893–
      5. 5. Thurman Sparks 1883–1924
      6. 6. Martha (Viola) Jones 1897–1956
      7. 7. William Sparks 1884–1957 m. Nancy Sporks 1906–1975
    3. 3. Samantha Sparks 1867–
    4. 4. Calista Spark 1867–1884
    5. 5. John Sparks 1871–1938
    6. 6. Jess Sparks 1875–1936
    7. 7. Albert Sparks 1879–1913
    8. 8. Powell Sparks 1887–1961 m. Ollie Sparks 1894–1981
      1. 1. Hollie (N.) Sparks 1914–2009
      2. 2. Geneva Chapman 1922–2011
      3. 3. Flora Davis 1924–2013
      4. 4. Richard Sparks 1926–1996
      5. 5. Roy Sparks 1917–1944
      6. 6. Selcie Sparks 1911–1985
      7. 7. Gusta Sparks 1913–2014 m. Othie Sparks 1911–1992
        1. 1. Willard Sparks 1932–2001
        2. 2. Darvin Sparks 1933–2017
    9. 9. Lola Sparks 1888–1903

Elisha Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1811
1811
Birth of Elisha Sparks in Surry Co, NC
Surry Co, NC
1893
26 Dec 1893
Age 82
Death of Elisha Sparks in Flat Gap, Johnson, KY
Flat Gap, Johnson, KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Surry Co, NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1893
    Event Place: Flat Gap, Johnson, KY
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