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Jesse James Sparks 1797 – 1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1869

Death Location: Lawrence, Kentucky, United States

Father: James Sparks

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Nancy Moutray

Children(s): Solomon Sparks

The story of Jesse James Sparks began in 1797 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States. Jesse James Sparks married Nancy Jane Moutray, and had children including Solomon Sparks. Jesse James Sparks passed away in 1869 in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse James Sparks began in 1797 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States.
  • Jesse James Sparks married Nancy Jane Moutray, and had children including Solomon Sparks.
  • Jesse James Sparks passed away in 1869 in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sparks
1762 – 1826
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Mary None
1759 – 1835
Birth Location: Of North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Moutray
1790 –
Birth Location: Hillsboro Dist., Chatham County, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Solomon Sparks
1820 – 1873
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
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Jesse Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Sparks
1797 – 1869
Birth Place: Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
James Sparks
1762 – 1826
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Mary
1759 – 1835
Of North Carolina
Grandparents
William Sparks
1725 – 1801
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Martha (Ann) Moore
1731 – 1802
Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Sparks
1700 – 1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sparks
1674 – 1735
Margaret Sample
1674 – 1735

Jesse Sparks's Descendants

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Jesse (James) Sparks (1797 – 1869) m. Nancy (Jane) Moutray (BEF 1790 – )
  1. 1. Solomon Sparks (1820 – 2 AUG 1873) m. Nancy Skaggs (1821 – 28 October 1856)
    1. 1. Peter (J) Sparks (1839 – )
    2. 2. Helen Sparks (1841 – )
    3. 3. Ananias Sparks (Abt. 1842 – )
    4. 4. Nancy Sparks (Abt. 1846 – )
    5. 5. Jesse Sparks (1847 – )
    6. 6. Mary (Esther) Sparks (27 Dec 1850 – 12 Mar 1941) m. Isaac (N) Middleton (16 Aug 1847 – 19 Apr 1912)
      1. 1. Peter Middleton (Aug 1867 – 20 Sep 1914)
      2. 2. Nancy ("Ella") Middleton (Dec 1869 – 4 SEP 1944) m. Alfred (Nathan) Burress (30 JUL 1865 – 17 NOV 1918) m. Albert (F.) Olschofsky (FEB 1868 – )
        1. 1. Addie (Merrill) Burress (3 NOV 1888 – 5 APR 1936)
        2. 2. Gertrude Burress (12 SEP 1890 – 15 SEP 1966)
        3. 3. Mathew Burress (23 APR 1893 – 30 JAN 1959)
        4. 4. Lawrence (Omer) Burress (12 APR 1895 – 25 DEC 1964)
      3. 3. William (Henry) Middleton (11 May 1874 – 24 May 1945)
      4. 4. Jane (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Middleton (23 Apr 1876 – 1913) m. Frank (E) Cook (Mar 1874 – )
        1. 1. William (F "Willie") Cook (8 May 1900 – )
        2. 2. Elsie (B) Cook (8 Mar 1905 – 25 Jul 1998)
      5. 5. George (R) Middleton (17 Dec 1878 – 24 Aug 1911)
      6. 6. Susan ("Susie") Middleton (25 Feb 1881 – 4 Aug 1955)
      7. 7. Rosa (B.) Middleton (Apr 1883 – 13 Nov 1918) m. James (M.) Lawson (FEB 1881 – )
        1. 1. Alma Lawson (4 NOV 1907 – 7 SEP 1996)
      8. 8. Myrtle (E. "Myrtie") Middleton (Mar 1886 – 1941)
      9. 9. Emma Middleton (12 MAR 1890 – 3 May 1983) m. Frederick (Emerson) Hardy (27 JUL 1889 – 22 Nov 1972)
        1. 1. Raymond (Oliver) Hardy (5 Feb 1911 – 6 Sep 1983) m. Hattie Ramey m. Reva Hayes
        2. 2. Mary (Irene) Hardy (30 Apr 1913 – 27 Aug 1986) m. Sherman Armstrong (27 Jan 1910 – 16 Jul 1989)
        3. 3. William (Frederick) Hardy (20 Feb 1916 – 8 Jun 1968) m. Myrtle (Mae) Collins m. Lee (Alice) Watkins
        4. 4. Alma (Louise) Hardy (20 MAR 1918 – 11 May 2002) m. Homer (Forrest) Warner (30 Jun 1916 – 28 Dec 1999)
        5. 5. Marjorie (Lillian) Hardy (26 JAN 1920 – Dec. 27, 2009) m. Lester (Eugene) Keeney (2 Nov 1915 – 4 Aug 2006)
        6. 6. Marcella (Lucille) Hardy (22 Jul 1922 – 09 Jan 1990) m. Gene Hileman ( – 17 JUN 1944) m. Ervin Sykora
        7. 7. Eugene (Allen "Gene") Hardy (Feb. 21, 1924 – 22 Dec 2005) m. Phyllis (Laverne) Prichard (17 Aug 1927 – 8 Nov 1999)
        8. 8. Betty (Ruth) Hardy (8 Nov 1926 – Dec. 22, 2004) m. Harold Selby (abt 1921 – 4 Dec 1981) m. Ronald (Lee) Mershon (18 Dec 1937 – 12 Aug 2018)
        9. 9. Gerald (Emerson "Jake") Hardy (9 JUL 1929 – March 1989) m. Mary (Eileen) Matthews (7 Aug 1927 – 16 Oct 2003)
    7. 7. John (J.) Sparks (9 Jul 1864 – 25 NOV 1923)

Jesse Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1797
1797
Birth of Jesse James Sparks in Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
1869
1869
Age 72
Death of Jesse James Sparks in Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
Lawrence, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Ashe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1869
    Event Place: Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
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