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Ira Russell Sparks 1815–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Spartenburg, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1864

Death Location: Tennessee USA Civil War

Father: Jacob Sparks

Mother: Suzannah Brown

Spouse(s): Mahala Norton

Children(s): Louisa Sparks, John Sparks, Permelia Sparks, Russell Sparks, William Sparks, Robert Sparks, Sarah Sparks, James Sparks, James Sparks, James Sparks, Russell Sparks, Pemilia Sparks

Ira Russell Sparks was born in 1815 in Spartenburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of Jacob Sparks And Suzannah Brown. Ira Russell Sparks married Mahala Norton, and had children including James M Sparks, James M Sparks, James Sparks, John Jack Sparks, Louisa Sis Sparks, Pemilia Sparks, Permelia Meley Sparks, Robert E Lee Sparks, Russell Sparks, Sarah Sparks, William Will Sparks. Ira Russell Sparks passed away in 1864 in Tennessee USA Civil War.

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Biography

  • Ira Russell Sparks was born in 1815 in Spartenburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of Jacob Sparks And Suzannah Brown.
  • Ira Russell Sparks married Mahala Norton, and had children including James M Sparks, James M Sparks, James Sparks, John Jack Sparks, Louisa Sis Sparks, Pemilia Sparks, Permelia Meley Sparks, Robert E Lee Sparks, Russell Sparks, Sarah Sparks, William Will Sparks.
  • Ira Russell Sparks passed away in 1864 in Tennessee USA Civil War.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ira Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Ira Sparks
1815–1864
Birth Place: Spartenburg, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Jacob Sparks
1780–1850
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Suzannah Brown
1790–1850
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Leonard Sparks
1760–1840
Saint Annes Parrish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Margaret McJunkin
1760–1825
Union County, South Carolina
James Brown
1760–
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sparks
1708–1789
Sara Lacy
1746–1810
Samuel McJunkin
1725–1808
(Mary) Bogan
1737–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sparks
1689–1727
Elizabeth Sparks
1689–
Thomas Lacy
1708–1763
Margaret Johnson
1705–1752
Robert McJunkin
1689–1743
Margaret Caldwell
1686–1740
Jonah Bogan
1648–1708

Ira Sparks's Descendants

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Ira (Russell) Sparks (1815–1864) m. Mahala Norton (OCT 1821–1907)
  1. 1. Louisa ((Sis)) Sparks 1864–1892
  2. 2. John ((Jack)) Sparks 1857–1925
  3. 3. Permelia ((Meley)) Sparks 1861–1902
  4. 4. Russell Sparks 1848–1931
  5. 5. William ((Will)) Sparks 1847–1865
  6. 6. Robert (E Lee) Sparks 1853–1927
  7. 7. Sarah Sparks 1845–1860
  8. 8. James (M.) Sparks 1858–1905
  9. 9. James Sparks 1858–1905
  10. 10. James (M) Sparks 1858–1884
  11. 11. Russell Sparks 1860–
  12. 12. Pemilia Sparks 1862–

Ira Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1815
1815
Birth of Ira Russell Sparks in Spartenburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartenburg, South Carolina, United States
1864
1864
Age 49
Death of Ira Russell Sparks in Tennessee USA Civil War
Tennessee USA Civil War

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Spartenburg, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Tennessee USA Civil War

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