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Hugh Sparks 1838–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1838

Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 31 Jan 1914

Death Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Father: Richmond Sparks

Mother: Sarah Durham

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In 1838, Hugh Sparks entered the world in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, born to Richmond Sparks And Sarah Sallie Durham. Hugh Sparks passed away in 1914 in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1838, Hugh Sparks entered the world in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, born to Richmond Sparks And Sarah Sallie Durham.
  • Hugh Sparks passed away in 1914 in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.

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Hugh Sparks's Ancestors

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Hugh Sparks
1838–1914
Birth Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Richmond Sparks
1815–1880
Wilkes Co. N.C
Sarah (Sallie) Durham
1815–1880
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Joel Sparks
1784–1850
Surry County, North Carolina
Nancy Blackburn
1789–1850
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sparks
1753–1840
Sarah Shores
1757–1830
William Blackburn
1764–1850
Sarah Baird
1765–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Sparks
1727–1800
Sarah Thompson
1729–1820
Reuben Shores
1725–1837
Susannah Pipes
1728–1806
Augustine Blackburn
1740–1794
Elizabeth Watson
1773–1847

Hugh Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1838
Aug 1838
Birth of Hugh Sparks in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1914
31 Jan 1914
Age 76
Death of Hugh Sparks in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1838
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1914
    Event Place: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

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