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Gordon Arthur Sparks 1926–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Mar 1926

Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 20 Oct 1986

Death Location: Kansas City, Jackson County, MO

Father: Arthur Sparks

Mother: Daisy Benfer

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Gordon Arthur Sparks was born in 1926 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, the child of Arthur Sparks And Daisy Orpha Benfer. Gordon Arthur Sparks married Mary Theresa Doerr, and had children including Anne Elizabeth Sparks, Christine I Fuller, Karen Denise Sparks, Timothy G Sparks. Gordon Arthur Sparks passed away in 1986 in Kansas City, Jackson County, MO.

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Biography

  • Gordon Arthur Sparks was born in 1926 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA, the child of Arthur Sparks And Daisy Orpha Benfer.
  • Gordon Arthur Sparks married Mary Theresa Doerr, and had children including Anne Elizabeth Sparks, Christine I Fuller, Karen Denise Sparks, Timothy G Sparks.
  • Gordon Arthur Sparks passed away in 1986 in Kansas City, Jackson County, MO.

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Gordon Sparks's Ancestors

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Gordon Sparks
1926–1986
Birth Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Parents
Arthur Sparks
1886–1961
Kentucky
Daisy (Orpha) Benfer
1892–1983
Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States of America
Grandparents
Caney Sparks
1852–1923
Daviess, Kentucky
Anna (( Annie )) Helm#
1857–1928
Daviess, Kentucky
Simon Benfer
1850–1940
Ohio
Mary (C Hembree) (Heck)
1853–1919
Ash Grove, Greene, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Oliver Sparks
1813–1863
Elizabeth Lacklin
1817–1906
George Helm
1819–1897
Louisa Ward
1823–1864
Tobias Benfer
1808–1893
Elizabeth Reif
1812–1894
Benjamin Hembree
1830–1892
Elender Kelly
1832–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert SPARKS
1777–1831
Isabella FORD
1776–1861
William Ward
1796–1879
Mary Thompson
1796–1837
John Benefer
1771–1823
Catherine Strackbine
1770–1855
Christian Reif
1788–1878
Maria Suess
1787–1871
Joel Jr
1804–1860
Sarah (Hembree)
1809–1878
Benjamin Kelly
1800–
Rachel Seward
1807–1891

Gordon Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1926
01 Mar 1926
Birth of Gordon Arthur Sparks in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1986
20 Oct 1986
Age 60
Death of Gordon Arthur Sparks in Kansas City, Jackson County, MO
Kansas City, Jackson County, MO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1926
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Overland Park
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Kansas City Times; Publication Date: 22 Oct 1986; Publication Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA; ,0.3646678,0.5136668,0.48503992&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1986
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, MO

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