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John Wesley Sparrow 1898–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1898

Birth Location: Searcy, White, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: Jul 1978

Death Location: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA

Father: James Sparrow

Mother: Emily Potts

Spouse(s): Katie Young, Maude Rogers

Children(s): Wesley Sparrow, Kenneth Sparrow

The story of John Wesley Sparrow began in 1898 in Searcy, White, Arkansas, USA. In 1920, John Wesley Sparrow resided in Des Arc, White, Arkansas, USA. John Wesley Sparrow married Katie L Young, Maude Rogers, and had children including Charlotte Sparrow, Kenneth Eugene Sparrow, Syble Sparrow, Wesley Bruce Sparrow. John Wesley Sparrow passed away in 1978 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wesley Sparrow began in 1898 in Searcy, White, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1920, John Wesley Sparrow resided in Des Arc, White, Arkansas, USA.
  • John Wesley Sparrow married Katie L Young, Maude Rogers, and had children including Charlotte Sparrow, Kenneth Eugene Sparrow, Syble Sparrow, Wesley Bruce Sparrow.
  • John Wesley Sparrow passed away in 1978 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sparrow
1854–1934
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Emily Potts
1857–1940
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Katie Young
1895–1921
Birth Location: White County, Arkansas, USA
KY
Maude Rogers
1904–1990
Birth Location: Bellefonte, Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America
MR

Children(s)

Wesley Sparrow
1918–2011
Birth Location: White County, Arkansas, USA
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Kenneth Sparrow
1926–1995
Birth Location: Searcy, white, AR, Arkansas, USA
KS

John Sparrow's Ancestors

Self
John Sparrow
1898–1978
Birth Place: Searcy, White, Arkansas, USA
Parents
James Samuel Sparrow
1854–1934
Arkansas
Emily (Izora) Potts
1857–1940
Tennessee
Grandparents
John Sparrow
1828–1948
Tennessee, USA
Willis (Moranda "Merinda") Cato
1835–1880
Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
Wiley ("Willie") Potts
1833–1922
Henry County, Tennessee, USA
Alice (J "Alsey") Jimerson
1835–1875
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
John Sparrow
1798–1898
Catherine Sparrow
1798–1898
Needham Cato
1790–1860
Ann Cato
1801–1860
John Potts
1802–1870
Elizabeth Barnett
1804–1878
Andrew Jameson
1802–1839
Fanny Jimerson
1804–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sparrow
1769–1835
Mary Cable
1770–1835
Hardy Lassater
1753–1842
Sterling Cato
1755–1816
William Potts
1765–1833
Elizabeth Lamb
1768–1850
Solomon ⚛
1772–1860
Mary Booth
1783–1820
James Jr.
1775–1842
Alsey Lamb
1783–1852

John Sparrow's Descendants

1.
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John (Wesley) Sparrow (12 Sep 1898–Jul 1978) m. Katie (L.) Young (18 Jan 1895–14 Mar 1921) m. Maude Rogers (26 July 1904–18 July 1990)
  1. 1. Wesley (Bruce) Sparrow 1918–2011 m. Mary (Ellen) Fox 1923–2019
    1. 1. Patricia (Ruth) Sparrow 1941–2025
  2. 2. Kenneth (Eugene) Sparrow 1926–1995

John Sparrow's Timeline

9 Records

1898
12 Sep 1898
Birth of John Wesley Sparrow in Searcy, White, Arkansas, USA
Searcy, White, Arkansas, USA
1917
27 Dec 1917
Age 19
John Wesley Sparrow was married in White County, Arkansas, USA
White County, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
John Wesley Sparrow resided here in Des Arc, White, Arkansas, USA
Des Arc, White, Arkansas, USA
1922
6 Jun 1922
Age 24
John Wesley Sparrow was married in White County, Arkansas, USA
White County, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
John Wesley Sparrow resided here in Des Arc, White, Arkansas, USA
Des Arc, White, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
John Wesley Sparrow resided here in Des Arc, White, Arkansas
Des Arc, White, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 42
John Wesley Sparrow resided here in Des Arc, White, Arkansas, USA
Des Arc, White, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
John Wesley Sparrow resided here in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
1978
Jul 1978
Age 80
Death of John Wesley Sparrow in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Searcy, White, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Arc, White, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00180; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 73-17
    [2] Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Des Arc, White, Arkansas; Roll: T625_85; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 157
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Des Arc, White, Arkansas; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2339833
    [5] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1922; Film: #8
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: 1819; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 77-174
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1917
    Event Place: White County, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1922
    Event Place: White County, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Des Arc, White, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Des Arc, White, Arkansas; Roll: T625_85; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 157

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Des Arc, White, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Des Arc, White, Arkansas; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2339833

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Des Arc, White, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Arc, White, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00180; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 73-17

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Des Arc, White, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Arc, White, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00180; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 73-17

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: 1819; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 77-174

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Searcy, White, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1978
    Event Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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