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Johnny Ephraim Sparks 1879–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 July 1879

Birth Location: Texas, USA

Death Date: 5 November 1961

Death Location: Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA

Father: James Sparks

Mother: Margaret Sparks

Spouse(s): Mary Sparks

Children(s): Leona Koonsman

Johnny Ephraim Sparks was born in 1879 in Texas, USA, the child of James Sparks And Margaret E Unknown Lambert Sparks. In 1880, Johnny Ephraim Sparks resided in Precinct 2, Hood, Texas, USA. Johnny Ephraim Sparks married Mary Pirkle Sparks, and had children including Leona Johnnie Sparks Koonsman. Johnny Ephraim Sparks passed away in 1961 in Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Johnny Ephraim Sparks was born in 1879 in Texas, USA, the child of James Sparks And Margaret E Unknown Lambert Sparks.
  • In 1880, Johnny Ephraim Sparks resided in Precinct 2, Hood, Texas, USA.
  • Johnny Ephraim Sparks married Mary Pirkle Sparks, and had children including Leona Johnnie Sparks Koonsman.
  • Johnny Ephraim Sparks passed away in 1961 in Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA.

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Johnny Sparks's Ancestors

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Johnny Sparks
1879–1961
Birth Place: Texas, USA
Parents
James Sparks
1844–
Indiana
Margaret (E. Unknown Lambert) Sparks
1847–
Texas
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johnny Sparks's Descendants

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Johnny (Ephraim) Sparks (25 July 1879–5 November 1961) m. Mary (Pirkle) Sparks (1 November 1882–21 March 1982)
  1. 1. Leona (Johnnie Sparks) Koonsman 1913–1988 m. Jim (D) Koonsman 1908–1995

Johnny Sparks's Timeline

3 Records

1879
25 July 1879
Birth of Johnny Ephraim Sparks in Texas, USA
Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 1
Johnny Ephraim Sparks resided here in Precinct 2, Hood, Texas, USA
Precinct 2, Hood, Texas, USA
1961
5 November 1961
Age 82
Death of Johnny Ephraim Sparks in Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA
Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 July 1879
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 2, Hood, Texas; Roll: 1311; Family History Film: 1255311; Page: 27C; Enumeration District: 142
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Hood, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 2, Hood, Texas; Roll: 1311; Family History Film: 1255311; Page: 27C; Enumeration District: 142

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 November 1961
    Event Place: Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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