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Margaret Amelia Sparks 1883–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 December 1883

Birth Location: Ellis Co., Texas

Death Date: 11 Jan 1965

Death Location: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Joseph Gray

Mother: Cora Gray

Spouse(s): Aurthor Drake

Children(s): Maggie Gray, Arthur Jr, Milie Drake, Edith Drake, Luetta Drake

Margaret Amelia Sparks was born in 1883 in Ellis Co., Texas, the child of Joseph Alexander Gray And Cora Gray. In 1900, Margaret Amelia Sparks resided in Justice Precinct 5, Denton, Texas, USA. Margaret Amelia Sparks married Aurthor C Drake, and had children including Arthur C Drake Jr, Edith Juanita Drake, Luetta Drake, Maggie Gray, Milie Maude Drake. Margaret Amelia Sparks passed away in 1965 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Amelia Sparks was born in 1883 in Ellis Co., Texas, the child of Joseph Alexander Gray And Cora Gray.
  • In 1900, Margaret Amelia Sparks resided in Justice Precinct 5, Denton, Texas, USA.
  • Margaret Amelia Sparks married Aurthor C Drake, and had children including Arthur C Drake Jr, Edith Juanita Drake, Luetta Drake, Maggie Gray, Milie Maude Drake.
  • Margaret Amelia Sparks passed away in 1965 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Gray
1860–1936
Birth Location: Warsaw Illinois USA
JG
Cora Gray
1874–1968
Birth Location: Wythe Twp, Elderville, Illinois, USA
CG

Spouses(s)

Aurthor Drake
1884–1974
Birth Location: Texas, USA
AD

Children(s)

Maggie Gray
1883–
Birth Location: Texas
MG
Arthur Jr
1905–1971
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
AJ
Milie Drake
1903–1989
Birth Location: Caddo County, Oklahoma, USA
MD
Edith Drake
1907–1995
Birth Location: Rave, OK
ED
Luetta Drake
1914–1929
Birth Location: Oklahoma
LD

Margaret Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Sparks
1883–1965
Birth Place: Ellis Co., Texas
Parents
Joseph Alexander Gray
1860–1936
Warsaw Illinois USA
Cora Gray
1874–1968
Wythe Twp, Elderville, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William Gray
1830–1914
Market Hill, Armagh Co., Ireland
Elizabeth Gray
1834–1914
Henry, Armagh County, Ireland
James Bride
1848–1930
St. Albans Township, Illinois, USA
Julia Warren
1847–1942
Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Gray
1807–1865
James Lockhart
1785–1839
Jane Ayers
1785–1872
Samuel Bride
1810–1893
Esther Dyer
1812–1900
Abraham Warne
1816–1899
Nancy Allen
1820–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Lockhart
1750–1844
Hannah Kilpatrick
1758–1842
William Bride
1770–1848
Polly Scripture
1776–1820
Elisha* DYER
1784–1874
Ruth Heath
1784–1866
Abraham Warne
1776–1834
Sarah Pearce
1775–1852
Samuel Allen
1783–1868
Nancy Cousins
1790–1865

Margaret Sparks's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Amelia) Sparks (17 December 1883–11 Jan 1965) m. Aurthor (C) Drake (abt 1884–07/03/1974)
  1. 1. Maggie Gray 1883–
  2. 2. Arthur (C Drake) Jr 1905–1971 m. Ida Droke 1911–1984
    1. 1. Zela (Corrinne) Rainer 1928–1964 m. John (Olon) Rainer 1922–1985
      1. 1. Charlotte (Ann) Rainer 1951–2017
  3. 3. Milie (Maude) Drake 1903–1989 m. Abner (Horace) Norcom 1900–1993
  4. 4. Edith (Juanita) Drake 1907–1995 m. Norman (Jefferson Robert) Conger 1906–1972
    1. 1. Kenneth (Wayne) CONGER 1938–1940
    2. 2. Norman (Lee) CONGER 1930–2010
  5. 5. Luetta Drake 1914–1929

Margaret Sparks's Timeline

11 Records

1883
17 December 1883
Birth of Margaret Amelia Sparks in Defter, Texas, United States
Defter, Texas, United States
1883
17 December 1883
Birth of Margaret Amelia Sparks in Ellis Co., Texas
Ellis Co., Texas
1900
1900
Age 17
Margaret Amelia Sparks resided here in Justice Precinct 5, Denton, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 5, Denton, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 27
Margaret Amelia Sparks resided here in Parks, Stephens, Oklahoma, USA
Parks, Stephens, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 37
Margaret Amelia Sparks resided here in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
1929
1929
Age 46
Margaret Amelia Sparks resided here in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 47
Margaret Amelia Sparks resided here in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 52
Margaret Amelia Sparks resided here in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 57
Margaret Amelia Sparks resided here in , Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 67
Margaret Amelia Sparks resided here in Dinuba, Tulare, California, USA
Dinuba, Tulare, California, USA
1965
11 Jan 1965
Age 82
Death of Margaret Amelia Sparks in Dinuba, Tulare, California, USA
Dinuba, Tulare, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 December 1883
    Event Place: Defter, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03351; Page: 63A; Enumeration District: 79-116
    [2] California, Death Index, Date: 1965-01-11
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1486; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 206; Image: 723
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: 1937; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0173; Image: 424.0; FHL microfilm: 2341671
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Denton, Texas; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1241627
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Denton, Texas; Roll: 1627; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1241627
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Parks, Stephens, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1275; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0240; FHL microfilm: 1375288
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: 2162; Page: 33; Enumeration District: 54-12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 December 1883
    Event Place: Ellis Co., Texas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Denton, Texas; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1241627
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Denton, Texas; Roll: 1627; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1241627

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Parks, Stephens, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Parks, Stephens, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1275; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0240; FHL microfilm: 1375288

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1486; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 206; Image: 723

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: 1937; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0173; Image: 424.0; FHL microfilm: 2341671

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03351; Page: 63A; Enumeration District: 79-116

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03351; Page: 63A; Enumeration District: 79-116

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: 2162; Page: 33; Enumeration District: 54-12

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lindsay
    Record Source: California, Death Index, Date: 1965-01-11

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1965
    Event Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Death Index, Date: 1965-01-11
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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