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Hettie Mae Harris Sparks 1895 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 June 1895

Birth Location: Van Lear, Johnson, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1 June 1971

Death Location: Sunbury, Delaware, Ohio, USA

Father: Maywood HARRIS

Mother: Clista Slone

Spouse(s): William Sparks

Children(s): Theodore Sparks, Sylvia Hensley, Geneva Chandler, Edward Sparks, Benjamin Sparks, Gloria Huddleston, Bertha VanBrimmer

Hettie Mae Harris Sparks was born in 1895 in Van Lear, Johnson, Kentucky, USA, the child of Maywood HARRIS and Clista Jane Slone. In 1930, Hettie Mae Harris Sparks resided in Van Lear, Van Lear, Johnson, Kentucky, USA. Hettie Mae Harris Sparks married William Harrison Sparks, and had children including Theodore Sparks, Sylvia Hensley, Geneva Chandler, Edward Sparks, Benjamin Sparks, Gloria Mae Huddleston, Bertha Fay VanBrimmer. Hettie Mae Harris Sparks passed away in 1971 in Sunbury, Delaware, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Hettie Mae Harris Sparks was born in 1895 in Van Lear, Johnson, Kentucky, USA, the child of Maywood HARRIS and Clista Jane Slone.
  • In 1930, Hettie Mae Harris Sparks resided in Van Lear, Van Lear, Johnson, Kentucky, USA.
  • Hettie Mae Harris Sparks married William Harrison Sparks, and had children including Theodore Sparks, Sylvia Hensley, Geneva Chandler, Edward Sparks, Benjamin Sparks, Gloria Mae Huddleston, Bertha Fay VanBrimmer.
  • Hettie Mae Harris Sparks passed away in 1971 in Sunbury, Delaware, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hettie Sparks's Ancestors

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Hettie Sparks
1895 – 1971
Birth Place: Van Lear, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Maywood HARRIS
1876 – 1949
Johnson, Kentucky, USA
Clista (Jane) Slone
1876 – 1960
Winifred, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (W) Harris
1852 – 1950
Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Jemima (L Harris nee) LeMaster
1842 – 1926
Johnson, Kentucky, USA
James (M.) Sloan
1851 – 1933
Scott, Virginia, USA
Jemima ("Mima") Pack
1858 – 1919
Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Harris
1831 – 1864
Mary Bishop
1835 – 1891
Eleazer LeMaster
1814 – 1880
Eleanor Remy
1811 – 1870
John Sloan
1819 – 1895
Elizabeth (Falin)
1825 – 1889
Charles Pack
1832 – 1900
Lavina Chandler
1840 – 1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Harris
1810 – 1870
Charlotte Bowman
1818 – 1860
Nancy Penick
1786 – 1850
Elizabeth Arnold
1780 – 1861
George Pack
1796 – 1864
Henry Chandler
1815 – 1875
Jemima Wheeler
1818 – 1892

Hettie Sparks's Descendants

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Hettie (Mae Harris) Sparks (22 June 1895 – 1 June 1971) m. William (Harrison) Sparks (24 December 1893 – 25 July 1974)
  1. 1. Theodore Sparks (4 July 1916 – 13 May 1996) m. Hattie Chafins (27 Apr 1919 – 9 Sep 1997)
    1. 1. Arnold (Edson) Sparks (8 Jan 1938 – 25 Jan 1938)
    2. 2. Rondel (Dean) Sparks (9 April 1939 – 4 August 2016) m. Margaret Sparks
    3. 3. Vonda (J) Sparks (20 Jul 1941 – Mar 2020) m. Paul (Aaron) Thomas (15 May 1935 – 19 July 2012) m. Pearley Stephens (abt 1925 – 24 March 1982) m. Boyers (M "Bongo Bob") Clark (13 Sep 1949 – abt 2012)
      1. 1. Melissa (Kay) Ayers (11 Aug 1961 – ) m. Glen (Stanley) Ayers (Mar 1961 – )
        1. 1. Shannon (Marie) Ayers (Mar 1979 – ) m. Michael (A) Knapp (abt 1975 – ) m. Michael (Allen) Knapp (21 Dec 1963 – )
        2. 2. Andrew (W) Ayers (03/22/1980 – ) m. Ciara (R) Simpson (abt 1990 – )
        3. 3. Felicia (R) Ayers (08/31/1981 – ) m. Benjami (R) Moder (abt 1980 – )
        4. 4. Jason (S) Ayers (23 Nov 1984 – ) m. Sarah (M) Boster (abt 1985 – )
      2. 2. Timothy Thomas (abt 1963 – ) m. Betty (M) Carl (abt 1964 – )
  2. 2. Sylvia Hensley (24 January 1918 – 22 May 2008) m. Ora (N) Hensley (abt 1919 – 25 October 2008)
    1. 1. Guy (Lee) Hensley
    2. 2. David Hensley
  3. 3. Geneva Chandler (19 May 1920 – 19 November 1976)
  4. 4. Edward Sparks (19 November 1921 – 18 December 1991)
  5. 5. Benjamin Sparks (16 February 1923 – 12 April 1945)
  6. 6. Gloria (Mae) Huddleston (4 March 1927 – 23 February 2004)
  7. 7. Bertha (Fay) VanBrimmer (7 May 1929 – 16 February 2015)

Hettie Sparks's Timeline

3 Records

1895
22 June 1895
Birth of Hettie Mae Harris Sparks in Van Lear, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
Van Lear, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 35
Hettie Mae Harris Sparks resided here in Van Lear, Van Lear, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
Van Lear, Van Lear, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
1971
1 June 1971
Age 76
Death of Hettie Mae Harris Sparks in Sunbury, Delaware, Ohio, USA
Sunbury, Delaware, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 June 1895
    Event Place: Van Lear, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Van Lear, Johnson, Kentucky; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340496

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Van Lear, Van Lear, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Van Lear, Johnson, Kentucky; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340496

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 June 1971
    Event Place: Sunbury, Delaware, Ohio, USA

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