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James Sparrow 1792–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1792

Birth Location: Mercer, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 24 Oct 1861

Death Location: Tazewell, Illinois, United States

Father: Henry Sparrow

Mother: Lucy Hanks

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James Sparrow was born in 1792 in Mercer, Kentucky, United States, the child of Henry Sparrow And Lucy Hanks. James Sparrow passed away in 1861 in Tazewell, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • James Sparrow was born in 1792 in Mercer, Kentucky, United States, the child of Henry Sparrow And Lucy Hanks.
  • James Sparrow passed away in 1861 in Tazewell, Illinois, United States.

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James Sparrow's Ancestors

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James Sparrow
1792–1861
Birth Place: Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Henry Sparrow
1765–1840
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States of America
Lucy Hanks
1765–1833
Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Hanks
1725–1793
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Anna) Lee
1728–1808
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Hanks
1681–1740
Catherine Williams
1695–1780
William Lee
1704–1764
Anne Lee
1706–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hanks
1655–1704
Sarah Woodbridge
1651–1708

James Sparrow's Timeline

2 Records

1792
1792
Birth of James Sparrow in Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Mercer, Kentucky, United States
1861
24 Oct 1861
Age 69
Death of James Sparrow in Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Tazewell, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Mercer, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1861
    Event Place: Tazewell, Illinois, United States

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