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Joyce Kay Sparks 1939–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1939

Birth Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 22 Apr 2006

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Father: Julius Sparks

Mother: Ellen Cross

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In 1939, Joyce Kay Sparks entered the world in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA, born to Julius Jay Sparks And Ellen Elizabeth Cross. Joyce Kay Sparks married Leonard E Trapp. Joyce Kay Sparks passed away in 2006 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1939, Joyce Kay Sparks entered the world in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA, born to Julius Jay Sparks And Ellen Elizabeth Cross.
  • Joyce Kay Sparks married Leonard E Trapp.
  • Joyce Kay Sparks passed away in 2006 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

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Joyce Sparks's Ancestors

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Joyce Sparks
1939–2006
Birth Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Parents
Julius Jay Sparks
1914–1996
Cincinnati, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Ellen (Elizabeth) Cross
1916–2008
Corydon, Wayne, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Levi (Simon Cross) Jr
1892–1944
Allerton, Wayne, Iowa, USA
Frances (Julia) Cox
1896–1980
Mercer County, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Levi Sr
1854–1904
Rachel Roberts
1856–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Roberts
1823–1894
Isophenia Baker
1824–1905

Joyce Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1939
23 Oct 1939
Birth of Joyce Kay Sparks in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
2006
22 Apr 2006
Age 67
Death of Joyce Kay Sparks in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1939
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2011, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
    [2] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 2006
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

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