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John J. Sparks 1864 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1864

Birth Location: Carter County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 25 NOV 1923

Death Location: Carter, County, Kentucky, United States

Father: Solomon Sparks

Mother: Nancy Skaggs

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In 1864, John J. Sparks entered the world in Carter County, Kentucky, USA, born to Solomon Sparks and Nancy Skaggs. John J. Sparks passed away in 1923 in Carter, County, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1864, John J. Sparks entered the world in Carter County, Kentucky, USA, born to Solomon Sparks and Nancy Skaggs.
  • John J. Sparks passed away in 1923 in Carter, County, Kentucky, United States.

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John Sparks's Ancestors

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John Sparks
1864 – 1923
Birth Place: Carter County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Solomon Sparks
1820 – 1873
Lee, Virginia, USA
Nancy Skaggs
1821 – 1856
Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Jesse (James) Sparks
1797 – 1869
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Jane) Moutray
1790 –
Hillsboro Dist., Chatham County, North Carolina
Solomon Skaggs
1791 – 1863
Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Silvenia Cains
1785 – 1835
Great-Grandparents
James Sparks
1762 – 1826
Mary
1759 – 1835
Joseph Moutray
1760 – 1846
Lucinda Lacy
1762 – 1852
Peter Skaggs
1765 – 1841
Martha Cothron
1771 – 1865
Richard Cains
1755 – 1823
Margaret MCKINNEY
1760 – 1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sparks
1725 – 1801
Martha Moore
1731 – 1802
James Moutray
1734 –
Anne Parrish
1737 – 1819
Philemon Lacy
1734 – 1809
Frances Durham
1732 – 1811
Zachariah Skaggs
1745 – 1818
Nancy Wilcox
1752 – 1818
Patrick Brown
1750 – 1835
Cathryn Cothron
1752 –
James Cain
1748 – 1826
Elizabeth Custer
1751 – 1799
Daniel McKinney
1740 – 1809
Mercy Blatchley
1745 – 1825

John Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1864
9 Jul 1864
Birth of John J. Sparks in Carter County, Kentucky, USA
Carter County, Kentucky, USA
1923
25 NOV 1923
Age 59
Death of John J. Sparks in Carter, County, Kentucky, United States
Carter, County, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1864
    Event Place: Carter County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 NOV 1923
    Event Place: Carter, County, Kentucky, United States

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