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Gilbert Howard Sparks 1930–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1930

Birth Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA

Death Date: 31 May 1998

Death Location: North Port, Sarasota, Florida, USA

Father: George Sparks

Mother: Berenice Todd

Spouse(s): Julia Lamb

Children(s):

Gilbert Howard Sparks was born in 1930 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA, the child of George Mckinley Sparks And Berenice Amelia Todd. In 1930, Gilbert Howard Sparks resided in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA. Gilbert Howard Sparks married Dolores J Shillington, Julia Mary Lamb, and had children including Pamela Sparks. Gilbert Howard Sparks passed away in 1998 in North Port, Sarasota, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Gilbert Howard Sparks was born in 1930 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA, the child of George Mckinley Sparks And Berenice Amelia Todd.
  • In 1930, Gilbert Howard Sparks resided in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA.
  • Gilbert Howard Sparks married Dolores J Shillington, Julia Mary Lamb, and had children including Pamela Sparks.
  • Gilbert Howard Sparks passed away in 1998 in North Port, Sarasota, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Sparks
1901–1999
Birth Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
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Berenice Todd
1898–1976
Birth Location: Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Julia Lamb
1935–2004
Birth Location: Medina Medin, Ohio
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Children(s)

Gilbert Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Gilbert Sparks
1930–1998
Birth Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Parents
George McKinley Sparks
1901–1999
Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Berenice (Amelia) Todd
1898–1976
Austin, Potter, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Horace (Irwin) Sparks
1864–1940
East Flamboro,Wentworth,Ontario,Canada
Elizabeth ("Lizzie") McCutcheon
1864–1927
Thorndale, West Nissouri Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John McCutcheon
1830–1911
Anna Stedman
1833–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert McCutcheon
1806–1882
Mary Caswell
1805–1880
Thomas Steadman
1805–1886
Elizabeth Webster
1810–1847

Gilbert Sparks's Timeline

13 Records

1930
3 Feb 1930
Birth of Gilbert Howard Sparks in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
1930
1930
Gilbert Howard Sparks resided here in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
1933
13 Apr 1933
Age 3
Gilbert Howard Sparks was baptized in Buffalo, New York, USA
Buffalo, New York, USA
1935
1935
Age 5
Gilbert Howard Sparks resided here in Buffalo, Erie, New York
Buffalo, Erie, New York
1940
1940
Age 10
Gilbert Howard Sparks resided here in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
1945
1945
Age 15
Gilbert Howard Sparks resided here in Buffalo, New York, USA
Buffalo, New York, USA
1949
27 Jun 1949
Age 19
Gilbert Howard Sparks was married in Buffalo, New York, USA
Buffalo, New York, USA
1950
1950
Age 20
Gilbert Howard Sparks resided here in Brockport, New York, USA
Brockport, New York, USA
1963
1963
Age 33
Gilbert Howard Sparks was married in Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1968
20 Sep 1968
Age 38
Gilbert Howard Sparks - Divorce in Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga
1993
1993
Age 63
Gilbert Howard Sparks resided here in Venice, FL
Venice, FL
1998
31 May 1998
Age 68
Death of Gilbert Howard Sparks in Venice, Florida, USA
Venice, Florida, USA
1998
31 May 1998
Age 68
Death of Gilbert Howard Sparks in North Port, Sarasota, Florida, USA
North Port, Sarasota, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1930
    Event Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: Arista; Year: 1950
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1945
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02831; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 64-273
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 060-22-3457; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Enumeration District: 0157
    [7] Florida Death Index
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Book Title: Register 1924-1946; Accession Number: Vault BX 9211 .N74208 C52 v.3
    [10] New York State, Birth Index, New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1933
    Event Place: Buffalo, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Book Title: Register 1924-1946; Accession Number: Vault BX 9211 .N74208 C52 v.3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1949
    Event Place: Buffalo, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York State, Marriage Index, New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: 657; Page: 244; Year Range: 1962-1963

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Enumeration District: 0157

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02831; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 64-273

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02831; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 64-273

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Buffalo, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1945

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Brockport, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: Arista; Year: 1950

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Divorce
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1968
    Event Place: Cuyahoga
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971 and 1973-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Venice, FL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Erie, New York
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: West Seneca, Erie, N

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Medina, Medina, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971 and 1973-2007

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1998
    Event Place: Venice, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Florida Death Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1998
    Event Place: North Port, Sarasota, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 060-22-3457; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951
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