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James Walter Washington Sparrow 1842–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1842

Birth Location: Tangier Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 01 Jan 1951

Death Location: Tangier Island, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Father: Joshua\Josiah\Isiah Sparrow

Mother: Ruth Evans

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The story of James Walter Washington Sparrow began in 1842 in Tangier Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States. James Walter Washington Sparrow passed away in 1951 in Tangier Island, Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Walter Washington Sparrow began in 1842 in Tangier Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States.
  • James Walter Washington Sparrow passed away in 1951 in Tangier Island, Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

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James Sparrow's Ancestors

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James Sparrow
1842–1951
Birth Place: Tangier Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joshua\Josiah\Isiah Sparrow
1800–1852
Accomack County, Virginia USA
Ruth Evans
1807–1843
Tangier, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Richard Sparrow) Sr.
1779–1842
, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Esther Wise
1774–1817
Accomack, Virginia, USA
Richard ('young Dicky') Evans
1765–1857
Smith Island, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Rachel ('Betanna') Evans
1775–1865
Somerset Co., MD
Great-Grandparents
Richard Evans
1738–1824
Mary Crocket
1745–1806
Thomas Jr.
1740–1794
Euphemia Evans
1754–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Evans
1680–1752
Arabella Turnall
1695–1759
Joseph Crockett
1722–1806
Sally Tyler
1725–1802
Thomas Evans
1722–1752
Scarbrough Evans
1717–1780
John Evans
1720–1803
Hannah Mister
1724–1767

James Sparrow's Timeline

2 Records

1842
Feb 1842
Birth of James Walter Washington Sparrow in Tangier Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States
Tangier Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States
1951
01 Jan 1951
Age 109
Death of James Walter Washington Sparrow in Tangier Island, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Tangier Island, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1842
    Event Place: Tangier Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1951
    Event Place: Tangier Island, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

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