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Louisa "Lulla" Sparks 1864–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1864

Birth Location: Meridian, Bosque, Texas, USA

Death Date: 30 Dec 1939

Death Location: Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: William Sparks

Mother: Sarah Emerick

Spouse(s): Samuel Shannon

Children(s): Lillie Shannon, Thomas Shannon, William Shannon, Oma Risley, Henry Shannon, Hucy Shannon, Myrtle Shannon, Maud Thomas, Lacey Shannon, John Shannon

In 1864, Louisa "Lulla" Sparks entered the world in Meridian, Bosque, Texas, USA, born to William Sparks And Sarah Ann Emerick. Louisa "Lulla" Sparks married Samuel Houston Shannon, and had children including Henry Lenard Shannon, Hucy L Shannon, John Edward Shannon, Lacey R Shannon, Lillie Shannon, Maud Lee Thomas, Myrtle Shannon, Oma Evelyn Risley, Thomas Isaac Shannon, William Coleman Shannon. Louisa "Lulla" Sparks passed away in 1939 in Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1864, Louisa "Lulla" Sparks entered the world in Meridian, Bosque, Texas, USA, born to William Sparks And Sarah Ann Emerick.
  • Louisa "Lulla" Sparks married Samuel Houston Shannon, and had children including Henry Lenard Shannon, Hucy L Shannon, John Edward Shannon, Lacey R Shannon, Lillie Shannon, Maud Lee Thomas, Myrtle Shannon, Oma Evelyn Risley, Thomas Isaac Shannon, William Coleman Shannon.
  • Louisa "Lulla" Sparks passed away in 1939 in Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sparks
1806–1870
Birth Location: Greenup, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Emerick
1822–1902
Birth Location: Germantown, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Shannon
1860–1940
Birth Location: Canehill, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Children(s)

Lillie Shannon
1893–1946
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Shannon
1888–1927
Birth Location: –
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William Shannon
1882–1938
Birth Location: –
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Oma Risley
1898–1990
Birth Location: –
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Henry Shannon
1885–1970
Birth Location: Canehill, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Hucy Shannon
1906–1911
Birth Location: –
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Myrtle Shannon
1881–1964
Birth Location: Dutch Mills, Washington, Arkansas, USA
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Maud Thomas
1889–1986
Birth Location: Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Lacey Shannon
1899–1970
Birth Location: –
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John Shannon
1891–1982
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America
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Louisa Sparks's Ancestors

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Louisa Sparks
1864–1939
Birth Place: Meridian, Bosque, Texas, USA
Parents
William Sparks
1806–1870
Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (Ann) Emerick
1822–1902
Germantown, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Joh (Christian) Emrick
1797–1851
Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America
Mariah (Catherine) Venning
1801–1848
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John EMERICK
1750–1819
Maria Lorisch
1755–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andreas Emerich
1720–1789
Johan Loresch
1720–1771

Louisa Sparks's Descendants

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Louisa ("Lulla") Sparks (4 Dec 1864–30 Dec 1939) m. Samuel (Houston) Shannon (2 September 1860–9 January 1940)
  1. 1. Lillie Shannon 1893–1946 m. George Davis 1880–1951
    1. 1. Jeanie (Renee) Davis 1934–1997
    2. 2. Violetta (Dee) Davis 1926–1946
  2. 2. Thomas (Isaac) Shannon 1888–1927
  3. 3. William (Coleman) Shannon 1882–1938
  4. 4. Oma (Evelyn) Risley 1898–1990
  5. 5. Henry (Lenard) Shannon 1885–1970
  6. 6. Hucy (L.) Shannon 1906–1911
  7. 7. Myrtle Shannon 1881–1964 m. Robert (Lewis) Collins 1871–1920
    1. 1. Clifford (C) Collins 1910–1991
    2. 2. Cornia (Elizabeth) Collins 1906–1988
    3. 3. Esther Collins 1912–1991
    4. 4. Shannon (W) Collins 1905–1987
  8. 8. Maud (Lee) Thomas 1889–1986
  9. 9. Lacey (R.) Shannon 1899–1970
  10. 10. John (Edward) Shannon 1891–1982

Louisa Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1864
4 Dec 1864
Birth of Louisa "Lulla" Sparks in Meridian, Bosque, Texas, USA
Meridian, Bosque, Texas, USA
1939
30 Dec 1939
Age 75
Death of Louisa "Lulla" Sparks in Clyde, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Clyde, Washington, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1864
    Event Place: Meridian, Bosque, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1939
    Event Place: Clyde, Washington, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morrow, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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