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Ezra Sparks 1796–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1796

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Kentucky

Death Date: 31 Aug 1876

Death Location: Toledo, Cumberland, Illinois

Father: Walter Sparks

Mother: Phoebe Sparks

Spouse(s): Catherine Griffey

Children(s): Emily Sparks, George Sparks, Bateman Sparks, Isaac Sparks, Jane Sparks, Cora Sparks, Laura Sparks, Sarah Sparks, Samuel Sparks, Ephraim Sparks, Letitia Sparks, Catharine Sparks, Hannah Sparks

Ezra Sparks was born in 1796 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, the child of Walter James Sparks And Phoebe Sparks. Ezra Sparks married Catherine Griffey, and had children including Bateman Ross Sparks, Catharine Sparks, Cora A Sparks, Emily Sparks, Ephraim Sparks, George William Griffey Sparks, Hannah Griffey Sparks, Isaac W Sparks, Jane Sparks, Laura J Sparks, Letitia Ann Sparks, Samuel G Sparks, Sarah Sparks. Ezra Sparks passed away in 1876 in Toledo, Cumberland, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Ezra Sparks was born in 1796 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, the child of Walter James Sparks And Phoebe Sparks.
  • Ezra Sparks married Catherine Griffey, and had children including Bateman Ross Sparks, Catharine Sparks, Cora A Sparks, Emily Sparks, Ephraim Sparks, George William Griffey Sparks, Hannah Griffey Sparks, Isaac W Sparks, Jane Sparks, Laura J Sparks, Letitia Ann Sparks, Samuel G Sparks, Sarah Sparks.
  • Ezra Sparks passed away in 1876 in Toledo, Cumberland, Illinois.

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Spouses(s)

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Ezra Sparks's Ancestors

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Ezra Sparks
1796–1876
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Kentucky
Parents
Walter James Sparks
1763–1833
Cranbury, Middlesex, New Jersey USA
Phoebe Sparks
1764–1829
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Grandparents
Richard Sparks
1720–1792
Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Johanna Applegate
1730–1810
Middlesex, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Applegate
1686–1753
Elizabeth Morford
1695–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John 9GGF
1650–1738
Margaret 9GGM
1652–1720

Ezra Sparks's Descendants

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Ezra Sparks (17 Jul 1796–31 Aug 1876) m. Catherine Griffey (5 Feb 1802–20 April 1870)
  1. 1. Emily Sparks 1820–1900
  2. 2. George (William Griffey) Sparks 1821–1880
  3. 3. Bateman (Ross) Sparks 1841–1918
  4. 4. Isaac (W.) Sparks 1844–1917
  5. 5. Jane Sparks 1852–
  6. 6. Cora (A.) Sparks 1870–
  7. 7. Laura (J.) Sparks 1825–
  8. 8. Sarah Sparks 1828–
  9. 9. Samuel (G.) Sparks 1823–1881
  10. 10. Ephraim Sparks 1836–1912
  11. 11. Letitia (Ann) Sparks 1831–1863
  12. 12. Catharine Sparks 1836–
  13. 13. Hannah (Griffey) Sparks 1829–1909 m. Henry (Dunham) Christy 1827–1906
    1. 1. Franklin (Pierce) Christy 1853–1902 m. Mary Farlow 1854–1941 m. Mary (E.) Farlow 1854–1941
      1. 1. Vinnetta (Olive) Christy 1878–1965 m. Elmer (Henry) Huntwork 1870–1952
        1. 1. Kenneth (Christy) Huntwork 1913–2003 m. Clara (Louise Johnson) Beer 1918–2007 m. Ruth (Alice) Goettel 1913–1981
        2. 2. James (Keith) Huntwork 1901–1976 m. Gladys (Elsie) Demmon 1902–1967
      2. 2. Myrtle (E.) Christy 1882–1965 m. Frederick (Grafton) Yaw 1879–1941
        1. 1. William (Clarence Yaw) ➿ 1902–1966 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Drake 1906–1997 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Drake 1906–1966
        2. 2. Arnold Yaw 1909–1957
        3. 3. Mary (Caroline) Clouse 1904–1990
        4. 4. William (Clarence) Yaw 1902–1966
        5. 5. Sylvia (Alice) Yaw 1909–1995
        6. 6. Arnold (C) Yaw 1906–1957
        7. 7. Mary (Caroline) Yaw 1904–1990
      3. 3. Henry (Herbert) Christy 1885–1974
      4. 4. Herald (I) Christy 1891–
      5. 5. Newton (Harrold) Christy 1892–1960
      6. 6. Eva Christy 1879–
    2. 2. John (Ezra) Christy 1855–1914
    3. 3. Horace (Douglas) Christy 1857–1931
    4. 4. Charles (V.) Christy 1862–1946
    5. 5. Fara (Nora) Christy 1872–1943
    6. 6. Martha Christy 1851–

Ezra Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1796
17 Jul 1796
Birth of Ezra Sparks in Jefferson County, Kentucky
Jefferson County, Kentucky
1876
31 Aug 1876
Age 80
Death of Ezra Sparks in Toledo, Cumberland, Illinois
Toledo, Cumberland, Illinois

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1796
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1876
    Event Place: Toledo, Cumberland, Illinois

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