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James Samuel Sparrow 1854–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 March 1854

Birth Location: Arkansas

Death Date: 12 December 1934

Death Location: White, Arkansas

Father: John Sparrow

Mother: Willis Cato

Spouse(s): Emily Potts

Children(s): John Sparrow

The story of James Samuel Sparrow began in 1854 in Arkansas. James Samuel Sparrow married Emily Izora Potts, and had children including John Wesley Sparrow. James Samuel Sparrow passed away in 1934 in White, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • The story of James Samuel Sparrow began in 1854 in Arkansas.
  • James Samuel Sparrow married Emily Izora Potts, and had children including John Wesley Sparrow.
  • James Samuel Sparrow passed away in 1934 in White, Arkansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sparrow
1828–1948
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Willis Cato
1835–1880
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
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Spouses(s)

Emily Potts
1857–1940
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

John Sparrow
1898–1978
Birth Location: Searcy, White, Arkansas, USA
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James Sparrow's Ancestors

Self
James Sparrow
1854–1934
Birth Place: Arkansas
Parents
John Sparrow
1828–1948
Tennessee, USA
Willis (Moranda "Merinda") Cato
1835–1880
Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
Grandparents
John (B) Sparrow
1798–1898
Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England
Catherine ("Kitty" Lassiter Harper) Sparrow
1798–1898
North Carolina, United States
Needham (Nelson) Cato
1790–1860
South Carolina, USA
Ann Cato
1801–1860
Missouri, Brown, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sparrow
1769–1835
Mary Cable
1770–1835
Hardy Lassater
1753–1842
Sterling Cato
1755–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sparrow
1736–1827
Mary Cater
1736–1798
Joseph Cable
1748–1838
Susan Russell
1757–1845

James Sparrow's Descendants

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James (Samuel) Sparrow (20 March 1854–12 December 1934) m. Emily (Izora) Potts (10 Dec 1857–27 Mar 1940)
  1. 1. John (Wesley) Sparrow 1898–1978 m. Katie (L.) Young 1895–1921 m. Maude Rogers 1904–1990
    1. 1. Wesley (Bruce) Sparrow 1918–2011 m. Mary (Ellen) Fox 1923–2019
      1. 1. Patricia (Ruth) Sparrow 1941–2025
    2. 2. Kenneth (Eugene) Sparrow 1926–1995

James Sparrow's Timeline

4 Records

1854
20 March 1854
Birth of James Samuel Sparrow in Arkansas
Arkansas
1875
27 Jun 1875
Age 21
James Samuel Sparrow was married in White, AR
White, AR
1891
18 Jul 1891
Age 37
James Samuel Sparrow was married in Obion, Tennessee, USA
Obion, Tennessee, USA
1934
12 December 1934
Age 80
Death of James Samuel Sparrow in White, Arkansas
White, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 March 1854
    Event Place: Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1875
    Event Place: White, AR

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1891
    Event Place: Obion, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 December 1934
    Event Place: White, Arkansas
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