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JOHN "Jesse" S. SPARKMAN 1826–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1826

Birth Location: Perry, Co. Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1 Apr.1920

Death Location: buried Chambers Cem, Means, Menifee Co, Ky.

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Drucilla Harris

Spouse(s): Phoebe Amburgey, Mahalia Amburgey, Florence Sparkmon

Children(s): WILLIAM Sr, Babet Sparkman, Elijah Sparkman, Mary Branham, Rosetta Huff, Ira Sparkman, Anderson Sparkman, Hiram Sparkman, Lucinda Sparkman, Sarah Sparkman, Artie Combs, Uriah Sparkman, Floyd SPARKMAN, Mary SPARKMAN, James Sparkmon, Victoria Sparkman

In 1826, JOHN "Jesse" S. SPARKMAN entered the world in Perry, Co. Kentucky, United States, born to William James Sparkman Sr And Drucilla Harris. JOHN "Jesse" S. SPARKMAN married Florence Nelson Knox Sparkmon, Mahalia Amburgey, Phoebe Jane Amburgey, and had children including Anderson Sparkman, Artie Sparkman Combs, Babet Sparkman, Elijah Sparkman, Floyd Sparkman, Hiram Sparkman, Ira Sparkman, James Dawson Sparkmon, Lucinda Sparkman, Mary Anne Sparkman, Mary Polly Ann Sparkman Branham, Rosetta Sparkman Huff, Sarah Sparkman, Uriah Sparkman, Victoria Sparkman, William H Billy Sparkman Sr. JOHN "Jesse" S. SPARKMAN passed away in 1920 in buried Chambers Cem, Means, Menifee Co, Ky..

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Biography

  • In 1826, JOHN "Jesse" S. SPARKMAN entered the world in Perry, Co. Kentucky, United States, born to William James Sparkman Sr And Drucilla Harris.
  • JOHN "Jesse" S. SPARKMAN married Florence Nelson Knox Sparkmon, Mahalia Amburgey, Phoebe Jane Amburgey, and had children including Anderson Sparkman, Artie Sparkman Combs, Babet Sparkman, Elijah Sparkman, Floyd Sparkman, Hiram Sparkman, Ira Sparkman, James Dawson Sparkmon, Lucinda Sparkman, Mary Anne Sparkman, Mary Polly Ann Sparkman Branham, Rosetta Sparkman Huff, Sarah Sparkman, Uriah Sparkman, Victoria Sparkman, William H Billy Sparkman Sr.
  • JOHN "Jesse" S. SPARKMAN passed away in 1920 in buried Chambers Cem, Means, Menifee Co, Ky..

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr.
1795–1887
Birth Location: Bertie Buncomb, North Carolina, USA
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Drucilla Harris
1800–1837
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
DH

Spouses(s)

Phoebe Amburgey
1828–1859
Birth Location: Letcher Co. Kentucky, United States
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Mahalia Amburgey
1839–1891
Birth Location: Knott, Kentucky
MA
Florence Sparkmon
1880–1903
Birth Location: , ,Wolf Co. Kentucky, USA
FS

Children(s)

WILLIAM Sr
1853–1926
Birth Location: Letcher, Kentucky, USA
WS
Babet Sparkman
1852–1853
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
BS
Elijah Sparkman
1856–1900
Birth Location: Letcher Co, Kentucky
ES
Mary Branham
1859–1928
Birth Location: Knott, Kentucky, United States
MB
Rosetta Huff
1884–1909
Birth Location: Knott CO, Kentucky
RH
Ira Sparkman
1861–1930
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
IS
Anderson Sparkman
1865–1964
Birth Location: Kentucky
AS
Hiram Sparkman
1868–1893
Birth Location: Rowan, Kentucky, USA
HS
Lucinda Sparkman
1871–1916
Birth Location: Knott, Kentucky
LS
Sarah Sparkman
1875–1971
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
SS
Artie Combs
1876–1919
Birth Location: Letcher, Kentucky, USA
AC
Uriah Sparkman
1877–1877
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
US
Floyd SPARKMAN
1881–1930
Birth Location: Frenchburg, Menifee County, Kentucky
FS
Mary SPARKMAN
1879–
Birth Location: , Letcher Co., Kentucky, USA
MS
James Sparkmon
1896–1959
Birth Location: Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
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Victoria Sparkman
1897–1899
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
VS

JOHN SPARKMAN's Ancestors

Self
JOHN SPARKMAN
1826–1920
Birth Place: Perry, Co. Kentucky, United States
Parents
William James Sparkman Sr.
1795–1887
Bertie Buncomb, North Carolina, USA
Drucilla Harris
1800–1837
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Soloman Miller
–1815
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Sparkman
1770–1840
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Charles (Jesse 'Esq.') Harris
1765–1850
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA,
Carolyn (Lydia) Fields
1779–1850
Rockingham County,,North Carolina,USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Sparkman
1723–1790
Winifred Tayloe
1740–1787
JOHN Sr
1752–1835
Mary Gibson-Fields
1754–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOHN SPARKMAN's Descendants

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JOHN ("Jesse" S.) SPARKMAN (26 Feb 1826–1 Apr.1920) m. Phoebe (Jane) Amburgey (1 Jan 1828–1859) m. Mahalia Amburgey (1839–1891) m. Florence (Nelson - Knox) Sparkmon (7-15-1880–1903)
  1. 1. WILLIAM (H "Billy" Sparkman) Sr 1853–1926 m. Catherine Sparkman 1861–1931
    1. 1. Ibby Sparkman 1885–1905 m. James Halley 1873–1918
      1. 1. Estelle (Claire) Halley 1905–1999 m. Noah (Allen) Stevens 1907–1965
        1. 1. Elizabeth Loughman 1933–2008 m. Earl (Blake) Loughman 1928–2011
        2. 2. Patty (Jean) Stevens 1934–2010 m. Lawrence (Earl Noll) Jr 1923–1984
      2. 2. Inez (D) Moore 1904–1986 m. John (Culberson) Spears 1901–1932 m. Johnie (Anderson) Moore 1907–1980
        1. 1. Howard (Kent) Spears 1923–1978 m. Dorothy (S) Spears 1920–2012
        2. 2. Ruby (Jo) Spears 1927–2020
        3. 3. Billie (Jean) Moore 1931–1992 m. Orville (W) Bodkins 1925–2009
        4. 4. Opal (B) Spears 1925–
        5. 5. Opal (Rine) Sr 1924–2010 m. William (Eugene) Rine 1926–2010
    2. 2. Lizzie Sparkman 1888–1965
    3. 3. Louie Sparkman 1890–1931
    4. 4. Harlen Sparkman 1894–1971
    5. 5. Sallie Sparkman 1899–1983
    6. 6. Sallie (Annette) Sparkman 1898–1975
    7. 7. Lula Sparkman 1891–1931
    8. 8. Sarah (Margaret) Sparkman 1881–1943
    9. 9. Rebecca Sparkman 1881–1968
    10. 10. Ira (Goff "Harry") Sparkman 1885–1960
    11. 11. Christopher ("Crit") Sparkman 1887–1971
    12. 12. Wesley Sparkman 1894–1975
    13. 13. Ruth Sparkman 1895–1974
    14. 14. Dewey Sparkman 1897–
    15. 15. Troy Sparkman 1900–1984
    16. 16. Alaifair(Alley) Sparkman 1904–
    17. 17. John Sparkman 1898–1988
  2. 2. Babet Sparkman 1852–1853
  3. 3. Elijah Sparkman 1856–1900
  4. 4. Mary (Polly Ann Sparkman) Branham 1859–1928
  5. 5. Rosetta (Sparkman) Huff 1884–1909
  6. 6. Ira Sparkman 1861–1930
  7. 7. Anderson Sparkman 1865–1964
  8. 8. Hiram Sparkman 1868–1893
  9. 9. Lucinda Sparkman 1871–1916
  10. 10. Sarah Sparkman 1875–1971
  11. 11. Artie (Sparkman) Combs 1876–1919
  12. 12. Uriah Sparkman 1877–1877
  13. 13. Floyd SPARKMAN 1881–1930
  14. 14. Mary (Anne) SPARKMAN 1879–
  15. 15. James (Dawson) Sparkmon 1896–1959
  16. 16. Victoria Sparkman 1897–1899

JOHN SPARKMAN's Timeline

2 Records

1826
26 Feb 1826
Birth of JOHN "Jesse" S. SPARKMAN in Perry, Co. Kentucky, United States
Perry, Co. Kentucky, United States
1920
1 Apr.1920
Age 94
Death of JOHN "Jesse" S. SPARKMAN in buried Chambers Cem, Means, Menifee Co, Ky.
buried Chambers Cem, Means, Menifee Co, Ky.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1826
    Event Place: Perry, Co. Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr.1920
    Event Place: buried Chambers Cem, Means, Menifee Co, Ky.
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