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Ila Nona "Nonie" Sparks 1889–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 28, 1889

Birth Location: Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: March 4, 1973

Death Location: Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA

Father: James Sparks

Mother: Anna Sparks

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Ila Nona "Nonie" Sparks was born in 1889 in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA, the child of James Shelton Sparks And Anna Sparks. Ila Nona "Nonie" Sparks passed away in 1973 in Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Ila Nona "Nonie" Sparks was born in 1889 in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA, the child of James Shelton Sparks And Anna Sparks.
  • Ila Nona "Nonie" Sparks passed away in 1973 in Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA.

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Ila Sparks's Ancestors

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Ila Sparks
1889–1973
Birth Place: Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
James Shelton Sparks
1862–1936
Gaffney, South Carolina, United States
Anna Sparks
1872–1959
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Junius (James) Sparks
1837–1910
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Nancy Sparks
1844–1912
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
John Cook
1841–1903
Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Spencer
1846–1880
Union County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Shelton Sparks
1810–1864
Rebecca Sparks
1814–1894
David Blanton
1822–1860
Virginia Petty
1826–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Sparks
1780–1850
Suzannah Brown
1790–1850
Lydia Petty
1788–

Ila Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1889
July 28, 1889
Birth of Ila Nona "Nonie" Sparks in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
1973
March 4, 1973
Age 84
Death of Ila Nona "Nonie" Sparks in Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 28, 1889
    Event Place: Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 4, 1973
    Event Place: Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA

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