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John Thomas Sparks 1877–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 August 1877

Birth Location: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 8 September 1968

Death Location: Council Hill, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Russell *

Mother: Serina Daughtery

Spouse(s): Johnsie Littlejohn

Children(s): Lettie Sparks, William Sparks, Johnnie Sparks, James Sparks, Charles Sparks, Evelyn Sparks, Alma Sparks, Raymond Sparks, Geneva Sparks, Kathryn Sparks, Marcline Sparks, baby Sparks

John Thomas Sparks was born in 1877 in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Russell Sparks And Serina Abigail Rena Daughtery. In 1910, John Thomas Sparks resided in Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA. In 1920, John Thomas Sparks resided in Tuerner, McIntosh, Oklahoma, USA. John Thomas Sparks married Johnsie Anna Littlejohn, and had children including Alma Sparks, Baby Sparks, Charles Haskell Sparks, Evelyn Irene Sparks, Geneva Pearl Sparks, James Perry Sparks, Johnnie Russel Sparks, Kathryn Marie Sparks, Lettie H Sparks, Marcline Alta Sparks, Raymond Cecil Sparks, William Waitie Sparks. John Thomas Sparks passed away in 1968 in Council Hill, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Thomas Sparks was born in 1877 in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Russell Sparks And Serina Abigail Rena Daughtery.
  • In 1910, John Thomas Sparks resided in Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1920, John Thomas Sparks resided in Tuerner, McIntosh, Oklahoma, USA.
  • John Thomas Sparks married Johnsie Anna Littlejohn, and had children including Alma Sparks, Baby Sparks, Charles Haskell Sparks, Evelyn Irene Sparks, Geneva Pearl Sparks, James Perry Sparks, Johnnie Russel Sparks, Kathryn Marie Sparks, Lettie H Sparks, Marcline Alta Sparks, Raymond Cecil Sparks, William Waitie Sparks.
  • John Thomas Sparks passed away in 1968 in Council Hill, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Russell *
1848–1931
Birth Location: Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA
R*
Serina Daughtery
1858–1922
Birth Location: Chattanooga,Hamilton,Tennessee,USA
SD

Spouses(s)

Johnsie Littlejohn
1880–1927
Birth Location: Oklahoma, United States of America
JL

Children(s)

Lettie Sparks
1903–2004
Birth Location: Brushy, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States of America
LS
William Sparks
1900–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
WS
Johnnie Sparks
1901–1985
Birth Location: Brushy, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
JS
James Sparks
1905–1987
Birth Location: Oklahoma
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Charles Sparks
1910–1999
Birth Location: Oklahoma
CS
Evelyn Sparks
1911–1983
Birth Location: Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
ES
Alma Sparks
1913–2005
Birth Location: Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
AS
Raymond Sparks
1916–2001
Birth Location: Arbeka, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
RS
Geneva Sparks
1918–2004
Birth Location: Council Hill, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
GS
Kathryn Sparks
1924–2001
Birth Location: Hitchita, McIntosh, Oklahoma, USA
KS
Marcline Sparks
1927–1995
Birth Location: Hitchita, McIntosh, Oklahoma, USA
MS
baby Sparks
1918–1918
Birth Location: Council Hill, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
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John Sparks's Ancestors

Self
John Sparks
1877–1968
Birth Place: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Russell Sparks *
1848–1931
Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA
Serina (Abigail "Rena") Daughtery
1858–1922
Chattanooga,Hamilton,Tennessee,USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sparks's Descendants

1.
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John (Thomas) Sparks (14 August 1877–8 September 1968) m. Johnsie (Anna) Littlejohn (12 March 1880–16 March 1927)
  1. 1. Lettie ("H") Sparks 1903–2004 m. Ernest (Lee) Stiles 1898–1980
    1. 1. Ernest (Lee Stiles) Jr 1922–1977
    2. 2. Gladys (Lorene) Stiles 1924–2016
  2. 2. William (Waitie) Sparks 1900– m. Gertrude (Ida) Hornstein 1910–1999
  3. 3. Johnnie (Russel) Sparks 1901–1985
  4. 4. James (Perry) Sparks 1905–1987
  5. 5. Charles (Haskell) Sparks 1910–1999
  6. 6. Evelyn (Irene) Sparks 1911–1983 m. Elzie (Henry) Jones 1902–1970
    1. 1. Geneva (Sue) Owens 1935–2012 m. Benny Owens 1933–2014
  7. 7. Alma Sparks 1913–2005 m. James (Coleman) Campbell 1912–1970
    1. 1. Betty (Louise) Campbell 1933–2011
  8. 8. Raymond (Cecil) Sparks 1916–2001 m. Alice (Gray) Pennington 1919–2008
    1. 1. Johnny (L) Sparks 1943–1972
    2. 2. Cecil (Wayne) Sparks 1940–2017
  9. 9. Geneva (Pearl) Sparks 1918–2004
  10. 10. Kathryn (Marie) Sparks 1924–2001 m. Binem (Joe) Smith 1914–1964 m. John (Amos) Rickens 1916–2006
    1. 1. Bobby (Gene) Smith 1948–2001
  11. 11. Marcline (Alta) Sparks 1927–1995 m. Jesse (Harold) Pearson 1936–1978
  12. 12. baby Sparks 1918–1918

John Sparks's Timeline

4 Records

1877
14 August 1877
Birth of John Thomas Sparks in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 33
John Thomas Sparks resided here in Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
John Thomas Sparks resided here in Tuerner, McIntosh, Oklahoma, USA
Tuerner, McIntosh, Oklahoma, USA
1968
8 September 1968
Age 91
Death of John Thomas Sparks in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 August 1877
    Event Place: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Tuerner, McIntosh, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 September 1968
    Event Place: Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Council Hill, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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