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Jake Lipscomb Sparks 1898–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1898

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 1982

Death Location: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Father: Isaac Sparks

Mother: Alice Lipscomb

Spouse(s): Mary Langham, Larue Sparks

Children(s): Larue Sparks, Jake Sparks, Vernon Sparks

Jake Lipscomb Sparks was born in 1898 in Texas, the child of Isaac West Sparks And Alice Lipscomb. In 1900, Jake Lipscomb Sparks resided in Stice Shoals, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA. In 1910, Jake Lipscomb Sparks resided in Justice Precinct 1, Lee, Texas. Jake Lipscomb Sparks married Larue D Sparks, Mary Abbie Langham, and had children including Jake Lawrence Sparks, Larue T Sparks, Mary Joe E Sparks, Vernon I Sparks. Jake Lipscomb Sparks passed away in 1982 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Jake Lipscomb Sparks was born in 1898 in Texas, the child of Isaac West Sparks And Alice Lipscomb.
  • In 1900, Jake Lipscomb Sparks resided in Stice Shoals, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1910, Jake Lipscomb Sparks resided in Justice Precinct 1, Lee, Texas.
  • Jake Lipscomb Sparks married Larue D Sparks, Mary Abbie Langham, and had children including Jake Lawrence Sparks, Larue T Sparks, Mary Joe E Sparks, Vernon I Sparks.
  • Jake Lipscomb Sparks passed away in 1982 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jake Sparks's Ancestors

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Jake Sparks
1898–1982
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Isaac West Sparks
1859–1928
Giddings, Lee, Texas, USA
Alice Lipscomb
1879–1954
Texas
Grandparents
Anderson (West) Sparks
1820–1863
Decatur, Tennessee, USA
Martha (Adaline) Akin
1820–1902
Maury, Tennessee, USA
James (C) Lipscomb
–1935
Brenham, Washington, Texas, USA
Julia (E (Ivey)) Lipscomb
1852–1916
Texas
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sparks
1781–1841
Elizabeth West
1794–1840
William Akin
1784–1862
Margaret Poag
1794–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sparks
1755–1825
Rachel Peterson
1751–1820
Isaac West
1745–1830
Susanna Anderson
1747–1810
Rev. Akin
1756–1821
Margaret Watson
1760–1820

Jake Sparks's Descendants

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Jake (Lipscomb) Sparks (January 1898–1982) m. Mary (Abbie) Langham (abt 1905–) m. Larue (D) Sparks (abt 1901–Bef. 1937)
  1. 1. Larue (T) Sparks 1921–
  2. 2. Jake (Lawrence) Sparks 1924–1980
  3. 3. Vernon (I) Sparks 1926–

Jake Sparks's Timeline

7 Records

1898
January 1898
Birth of Jake Lipscomb Sparks in Texas
Texas
1900
1900
Age 2
Jake Lipscomb Sparks resided here in Stice Shoals, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Stice Shoals, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Jake Lipscomb Sparks resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Lee, Texas
Justice Precinct 1, Lee, Texas
1920
1920
Age 22
Jake Lipscomb Sparks resided here in Giddings, Lee, Texas, USA
Giddings, Lee, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Jake Lipscomb Sparks resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 42
Jake Lipscomb Sparks resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1982
1982
Age 84
Death of Jake Lipscomb Sparks
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1898
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: T627_4190; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 258-8.
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Giddings, Lee, Texas; Roll: T625_1826; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 302.
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: 2343; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 202.0; FHL microfilm: 2342077.
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Lee, Texas; Roll: _31077_4118529; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1241654.
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Lee, Texas; Roll: T624_1572; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0046; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1375585.
    [6] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Stice Shoals, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Lee, Texas; Roll: _31077_4118529; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1241654.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Lee, Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Lee, Texas; Roll: T624_1572; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0046; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1375585.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Giddings, Lee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Giddings, Lee, Texas; Roll: T625_1826; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 302.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: 2343; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 202.0; FHL microfilm: 2342077.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: T627_4190; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 258-8.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1982
    Record Source: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

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