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Margaret Sparks 1859–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1859

Birth Location: Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 1 May 1942

Death Location: Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Willis

Mother: Keziah Willis

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The story of Margaret Sparks began in 1859 in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America. Margaret Sparks passed away in 1942 in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Sparks began in 1859 in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • Margaret Sparks passed away in 1942 in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Margaret Sparks's Ancestors

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Margaret Sparks
1859–1942
Birth Place: Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
William Willis
1812–1900
Knob Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Keziah Willis
1814–1870
Grandparents
Benjamin Willis
1770–1830
Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Ane Galis
1772–1830
Rutherford, North Carolina
Henry Grindstaff
1789–1870
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Cynthia Penland
1790–1860
Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Willis
1730–1817
Mary Cain
1736–1781
Nicolas Gales
1743–1813
John Penland
1764–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary (Willis)
1690–1733
Olive Regan
1715–1797

Margaret Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1859
12 May 1859
Birth of Margaret Sparks in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
1942
1 May 1942
Age 83
Death of Margaret Sparks in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1859
    Event Place: Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1942
    Event Place: Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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