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Elizabeth Nancy Sparks 1816–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Giles County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1873

Death Location: Wynne, Cross County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Michael Tyer

Mother: Nancy Simpson

Spouse(s): Curtis Tyer

Children(s): Martha Tyer, John Douglas

The story of Elizabeth Nancy Sparks began in 1816 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA. Elizabeth Nancy Sparks married Curtis G Tyer, and had children including John E Douglas, Martha Jane Mattie Tyer. Elizabeth Nancy Sparks passed away in 1873 in Wynne, Cross County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Nancy Sparks began in 1816 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elizabeth Nancy Sparks married Curtis G Tyer, and had children including John E Douglas, Martha Jane Mattie Tyer.
  • Elizabeth Nancy Sparks passed away in 1873 in Wynne, Cross County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Tyer
1795–1869
Birth Location: Craven, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Simpson
1796–1860
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Curtis Tyer
1819–1866
Birth Location: Franklin Township, St Francis, Arkansas, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Tyer
1849–1926
Birth Location: St Francis, Arkansas
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John Douglas
1837–1892
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
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Elizabeth Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Sparks
1816–1873
Birth Place: Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Michael Edward Tyer
1795–1869
Craven, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (W) Simpson
1796–1860
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Elizabeth Mitchell
1771–1846
Craven, North Carolina, or Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, U.S.A.
James (William Murphy) Jr
1767–1823
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Sparks's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Nancy) Sparks (1816–1873) m. Curtis (G) Tyer (1819–21 Dec 1866)
  1. 1. Martha (Jane "Mattie") Tyer 1849–1926 m. Reddick ((Riddick) Holladay) HARRELL 1841–1911
    1. 1. Marshall (Curtis) Harrell 1872–1941 m. Mary (Virginia) Clark 1877–1946
      1. 1. Floyd (Felston) Harrell 1906–1981 m. Annie (Lorene) Pittman 1917–1987 m. Dovie (Lee) Hatchett 1909–1936
        1. 1. Mildred Harrell 1940–1986 m. Clifford Damron 1934–2010
        2. 2. Dorothy (Lee) Harrell 1928–1990
        3. 3. Jane (Alva) Harrell 1933–2000
        4. 4. Billy (Jack) Harrell 1931–1994
      2. 2. James (Forest) Harrell 1916–1925
      3. 3. John (Lee) Harrell 1909–
      4. 4. Clarence (Homer Harrell) Sr 1901–1942
      5. 5. William (Curtis "Willie") Harrell 1896–1961
    2. 2. Rena (Bell) Graff 1884–1961
    3. 3. William (R) Harrell 1889–1893
    4. 4. Mattie Harrell 1887–1895
  2. 2. John (E) Douglas 1837–1892

Elizabeth Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1816
1816
Birth of Elizabeth Nancy Sparks in Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
1873
1873
Age 57
Death of Elizabeth Nancy Sparks in Wynne, Cross, Arkansas, USA
Wynne, Cross, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Giles County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Arkansas, Death Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1926; Roll: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Wynne, Cross, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wynne, Cross County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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