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John Reuben Sparks 1915 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1915

Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina

Death Date: 24 May 1977

Death Location: Richmond, Georgia

Father: George Sparks

Mother: Edna Cogdill

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John Reuben Sparks was born in 1915 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, the child of George Milburn Sparks and Edna J. Cogdill. John Reuben Sparks passed away in 1977 in Richmond, Georgia.

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Biography

  • John Reuben Sparks was born in 1915 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, the child of George Milburn Sparks and Edna J. Cogdill.
  • John Reuben Sparks passed away in 1977 in Richmond, Georgia.

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John Sparks's Ancestors

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John Sparks
1915 – 1977
Birth Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
Parents
George Milburn Sparks
1885 – 1958
Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
Edna (J.) Cogdill
1896 – 1969
Tennessee
Grandparents
James (Berry) Cogdill
1830 – 1903
Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
Elizabeth Cogdell
1835 –
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Codgill
1802 – 1859
Mary Davis
1809 – 1859
William Mooneyham
1800 – 1870
Hanna Mason
– 1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cogdill
1782 – 1865
Nancy Davis
1784 – 1865
Agnes Calderwood
1798 – 1875
William (Mooney)
1774 – 1840
Mary Scrimshire
1778 – 1820

John Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1915
23 Oct 1915
Birth of John Reuben Sparks in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
1977
24 May 1977
Age 62
Death of John Reuben Sparks in Richmond, Georgia
Richmond, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1915
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1977
    Event Place: Richmond, Georgia

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