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Ira Clifford Sparks 1906–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 MAR 1906

Birth Location: Vigo Co., IN, USA

Death Date: 1978

Death Location: Leavenworth, Crawford Co., IN, USA

Father: Albert Sparks

Mother: Mary Lucas

Spouse(s): Erma Mullens

Children(s): Clifford Sparks

Ira Clifford Sparks was born in 1906 in Vigo Co., IN, USA, the child of Albert Winfield Sparks And Mary Alice Lucas. In 1910, Ira Clifford Sparks resided in Pierson, Vigo Co., IN, USA. In 1920, Ira Clifford Sparks resided in Pierson, Vigo Co., IN, USA. Ira Clifford Sparks married Erma Ruth Mullens, and had children including Clifford Darrell Sparks. Ira Clifford Sparks passed away in 1978 in Leavenworth, Crawford Co., IN, USA.

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Biography

  • Ira Clifford Sparks was born in 1906 in Vigo Co., IN, USA, the child of Albert Winfield Sparks And Mary Alice Lucas.
  • In 1910, Ira Clifford Sparks resided in Pierson, Vigo Co., IN, USA.
  • In 1920, Ira Clifford Sparks resided in Pierson, Vigo Co., IN, USA.
  • Ira Clifford Sparks married Erma Ruth Mullens, and had children including Clifford Darrell Sparks.
  • Ira Clifford Sparks passed away in 1978 in Leavenworth, Crawford Co., IN, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ira Sparks's Ancestors

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Ira Sparks
1906–1978
Birth Place: Vigo Co., IN, USA
Parents
Albert Winfield Sparks
1874–
Vigo Co., IN, USA
Mary (Alice) Lucas
1879–1970
Indian Creek, Lawrence Co., IN, USA
Grandparents
Vineyard (Theodore) Sparks
1846–
Indian Creek, Lawrence Co., IN, USA
Mary Purcell
1842–
Parke, IN, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Purcell
1803–1875
Elizabeth Manning
1805–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Manning
1772–1839
Elizabeth Riley
1781–1865

Ira Sparks's Descendants

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Ira (Clifford) Sparks (19 MAR 1906–1978) m. Erma (Ruth) Mullens (16 NOV 1912–2003)
  1. 1. Clifford (Darrell) Sparks 1936–1998

Ira Sparks's Timeline

6 Records

1906
19 MAR 1906
Birth of Ira Clifford Sparks in Vigo Co., IN, USA
Vigo Co., IN, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Ira Clifford Sparks resided here in Pierson, Vigo Co., IN, USA
Pierson, Vigo Co., IN, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Ira Clifford Sparks resided here in Pierson, Vigo Co., IN, USA
Pierson, Vigo Co., IN, USA
1940
1940
Age 34
Ira Clifford Sparks resided here in Vigo Co., IN, USA
Vigo Co., IN, USA
1978
1978
Age 72
Death of Ira Clifford Sparks
None
1978
1978
Age 72
Burial of Ira Clifford Sparks in Leavenworth, Crawford Co., IN, USA
Leavenworth, Crawford Co., IN, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 MAR 1906
    Event Place: Vigo Co., IN, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pierson, Vigo Co., IN, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pierson, Vigo Co., IN, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Vigo Co., IN, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1978

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1978
    Event Place: Leavenworth, Crawford Co., IN, USA

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