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Joseph Robert Lee Sparks 1874–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Mar 1874

Birth Location: Wilkes County, NC

Death Date: 17 Feb 1970

Death Location: Hugh Chatham Hospital, Elkin, Surry, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jacob Sparks

Mother: Millie Billings

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In 1874, Joseph Robert Lee Sparks entered the world in Wilkes County, NC, born to Jacob Sparks And Millie W L Billings. In 1880, Joseph Robert Lee Sparks resided in Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. Joseph Robert Lee Sparks passed away in 1970 in Hugh Chatham Hospital, Elkin, Surry, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1874, Joseph Robert Lee Sparks entered the world in Wilkes County, NC, born to Jacob Sparks And Millie W L Billings.
  • In 1880, Joseph Robert Lee Sparks resided in Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.
  • Joseph Robert Lee Sparks passed away in 1970 in Hugh Chatham Hospital, Elkin, Surry, North Carolina, USA.

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Joseph Sparks's Ancestors

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Joseph Sparks
1874–1970
Birth Place: Wilkes County, NC
Parents
Jacob Sparks
1846–1910
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Millie (W L) Billings
1840–1916
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Solomon Sparks
1815–1865
, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Mary Day
1817–
Hamptonville, Yadkin, North Carolina, USA
Thomas Billings
1815–
, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Frankie Combs
1828–1862
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sparks
1793–1858
Mary Alvey
1793–1851
William Day
1785–1862
Nancy Triplett
1789–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Sparks's Timeline

3 Records

1874
07 Mar 1874
Birth of Joseph Robert Lee Sparks in Wilkes County, NC
Wilkes County, NC
1880
1880
Age 6
Joseph Robert Lee Sparks resided here in Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1970
17 Feb 1970
Age 96
Death of Joseph Robert Lee Sparks in Hugh Chatham Hospital, Elkin, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Hugh Chatham Hospital, Elkin, Surry, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Mar 1874
    Event Place: Wilkes County, NC
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: T9_987; Family History Film: 1254987; Page: 9.1000; Enumeration District: 204; Image: 0020.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: T9_987; Family History Film: 1254987; Page: 9.1000; Enumeration District: 204; Image: 0020.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1970
    Event Place: Hugh Chatham Hospital, Elkin, Surry, North Carolina, USA

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