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Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS 1841 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1841/7/8?

Birth Location: Georgia?, USA

Death Date: 1914

Death Location: Rocky Ford, Otero, Colorado, USA

Father: John SPARKS

Mother: Mary GOODWYN

Spouse(s): Prudence JOHNSON

Children(s): Bessie SPARKS

The story of Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS began in 1841 in Georgia?, USA. In 1850, Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS resided in District 8, Butts, Georgia, USA. In 1870, Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS resided in Freeborn, Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri, USA. Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS married Prudence Rebecca JOHNSON, and had children including Bessie Bell SPARKS. Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS passed away in 1914 in Rocky Ford, Otero, Colorado, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS began in 1841 in Georgia?, USA.
  • In 1850, Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS resided in District 8, Butts, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1870, Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS resided in Freeborn, Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri, USA.
  • Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS married Prudence Rebecca JOHNSON, and had children including Bessie Bell SPARKS.
  • Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS passed away in 1914 in Rocky Ford, Otero, Colorado, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John SPARKS
1825 – 1871
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
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Mary GOODWYN
1826 – 1892
Birth Location: Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Prudence JOHNSON
1868 – 1944
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
PJ

Children(s)

Bessie SPARKS
1897 – 1968
Birth Location: Colorado, USA
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Francis SPARKS's Ancestors

Self
Francis SPARKS
1841 – 1914
Birth Place: Georgia?, USA
Parents
John Thomas SPARKS
1825 – 1871
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) GOODWYN
1826 – 1892
Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Zerah (Thomas "Didd") SPARKS
1784 – 1867
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Jane) THOMAS
1790 – 1834
South Carolina?, USA
Jesse (Thomas "JT") GOODWYN
1764 – 1837
Franklin County, North Carolina, USA?
Virginia ("Jincy") NANCE
1796 – 1872
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA?
Great-Grandparents
Leonard SPARKS
1760 – 1840
Margaret JAMES
1764 – 1840
Harwood GOODWYN
1745 – 1793
Elizabeth ANDERSON
1750 – 1815
Nathaniel NANCE
1731 – 1790
Susannah GIBBS
1735 – 1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas SPARKS
1708 – 1789
Elizabeth SMITH
1718 – 1789
Daniel JAMES
1734 – 1792
Lucy WOOD
1733 – 1827
Matthew GOODWYN
1725 –
Harriett JOHNSON
1726 –
Thomas ANDERSON
1721 – 1787
Kehrenhappuck YARBROUGH
1725 – 1755
Richard NANCE
1695 – 1780
Mary VAUGHN
1705 – 1806
Zachariah GIBBS
1704 – 1773
Mary MASSIE
1711 – 1787

Francis SPARKS's Descendants

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Francis (Marion "Frank") SPARKS (Nov 1841/7/8? – 1914) m. Prudence (Rebecca) JOHNSON (19 May 1868 – 24 Mar 1944)
  1. 1. Bessie (Bell) SPARKS (9 Jul 1897 – 15 Nov 1968) m. Reuben (Theodore\Theodore Reuben "Ted") HEPNER (16 Jul 1882 – 20 Mar 1951)
    1. 1. Etha (Fay Maxine "Maxine") HEPNER (2 Feb 1918 – 15 Mar 1939) m. John (Esrigh "J E") VARNELL (22 Nov 1913 – 14 July 1999)
      1. 1. John (Oliver) VARNELL (9 Jun 1938 – ) m. Donna (Kay) WHETSTINE (3 Jun 1942 – )
        1. 1. Dorothea (Ann) VARNELL (18 Apr 1961 – )

Francis SPARKS's Timeline

7 Records

1841
Nov 1841/7/8?
Birth of Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS in Georgia?, USA
Georgia?, USA
1850
1850
Age 9
Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS resided here in District 8, Butts, Georgia, USA
District 8, Butts, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 29
Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS resided here in Freeborn, Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri, USA
Freeborn, Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 39
Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS resided here in Halcomb Island, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA
Halcomb Island, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 59
Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS resided here in Boone, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Boone, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
1910
1910
Age 69
Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS resided here in Swink, Otero, Colorado, USA
Swink, Otero, Colorado, USA
1914
1914
Age 73
Death of Francis Marion "Frank" SPARKS in Rocky Ford, Otero, Colorado, USA
Rocky Ford, Otero, Colorado, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1841/7/8?
    Event Place: Georgia?, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Halcomb Island, Dunklin, Missouri; Roll: 685; Page: 609D; Enumeration District: 044
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Freeborn, Dunklin, Missouri; Roll: M593_774; Page: 719A
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Swink, Otero, Colorado; Roll: T624_123; Page: 12a; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1374136
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 8, Butts, Georgia; Roll: 62; Page: 348a
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 8, Butts, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 8, Butts, Georgia; Roll: 62; Page: 348a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Freeborn, Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Freeborn, Dunklin, Missouri; Roll: M593_774; Page: 719A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Halcomb Island, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Halcomb Island, Dunklin, Missouri; Roll: 685; Page: 609D; Enumeration District: 044

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Boone, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Swink, Otero, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Swink, Otero, Colorado; Roll: T624_123; Page: 12a; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1374136

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Rocky Ford, Otero, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rocky Ford, Otero, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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