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Gertrude Mae Sparks 1916–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1916

Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 26 November 2005

Death Location: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina

Father: Solomon Sparks

Mother: Matilda Harris

Spouse(s): James Hemric

Children(s):

Gertrude Mae Sparks was born in 1916 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, the child of Solomon Abraham Sparks And Matilda Jane Harris. In 1920, Gertrude Mae Sparks resided in Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina. Gertrude Mae Sparks married James Archie Hemric. Gertrude Mae Sparks passed away in 2005 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Gertrude Mae Sparks was born in 1916 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, the child of Solomon Abraham Sparks And Matilda Jane Harris.
  • In 1920, Gertrude Mae Sparks resided in Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina.
  • Gertrude Mae Sparks married James Archie Hemric.
  • Gertrude Mae Sparks passed away in 2005 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.

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Gertrude Sparks's Ancestors

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Gertrude Sparks
1916–2005
Birth Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Solomon Abraham Sparks
1867–1953
Roaring River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Matilda (Jane) Harris
1872–1967
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Sparks
1846–1910
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Millie (W L) Billings
1840–1916
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Alford (M.) Harris
1850–
North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Jane) Byrd
1850–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Sparks
1815–1865
Mary Day
1817–
Thomas Billings
1815–
Frankie Combs
1828–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sparks
1793–1858
Mary Alvey
1793–1851
William Day
1785–1862
Nancy Triplett
1789–1870

Gertrude Sparks's Timeline

3 Records

1916
20 May 1916
Birth of Gertrude Mae Sparks in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
Gertrude Mae Sparks resided here in Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina
Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina
2005
26 November 2005
Age 89
Death of Gertrude Mae Sparks in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1916
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1329; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 169; Image: 111.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1329; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 169; Image: 111.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 2005
    Event Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina

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