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Mary Elizabeth Sparks 1851–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1851

Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 Jul 1921

Death Location: Nort, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De la Loire, France

Father: Calvin Sparks

Mother: Susanna Bridges

Spouse(s): Napoleon McBrayer

Children(s): Effie McBrayer, Bessie Brayer, Ollie McBrayer, Allice McBrayer, James McBrayer, Thomas McBrayer, Etta McBrayer, John McBrayer, George McBrayer, Docia Brayer, Stella Brayer, Lola McBrayer

Mary Elizabeth Sparks was born in 1851 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of Calvin J Sparks And Susanna Bridges. In 1860, Mary Elizabeth Sparks resided in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA. In 1870, Mary Elizabeth Sparks resided in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA. Mary Elizabeth Sparks married Napoleon Boneparte Mcbrayer, and had children including Allice M Mcbrayer, Bessie Mc Brayer, Docia Delila Mc Brayer, Effie Mcbrayer, Etta Camelia Mcbrayer, George Mcbrayer, James Calvin Mcbrayer, John F Mcbrayer, Lola Belk Mcbrayer, Ollie Dove Mcbrayer, Stella J Mc Brayer, Thomas Lorenzo Mcbrayer. Mary Elizabeth Sparks passed away in 1921 in Nort, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De la Loire, France.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth Sparks was born in 1851 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of Calvin J Sparks And Susanna Bridges.
  • In 1860, Mary Elizabeth Sparks resided in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1870, Mary Elizabeth Sparks resided in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA.
  • Mary Elizabeth Sparks married Napoleon Boneparte Mcbrayer, and had children including Allice M Mcbrayer, Bessie Mc Brayer, Docia Delila Mc Brayer, Effie Mcbrayer, Etta Camelia Mcbrayer, George Mcbrayer, James Calvin Mcbrayer, John F Mcbrayer, Lola Belk Mcbrayer, Ollie Dove Mcbrayer, Stella J Mc Brayer, Thomas Lorenzo Mcbrayer.
  • Mary Elizabeth Sparks passed away in 1921 in Nort, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De la Loire, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Calvin Sparks
1815–1890
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
CS
Susanna Bridges
1809–
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
SB

Spouses(s)

Napoleon McBrayer
1844–1923
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
NM

Children(s)

Effie McBrayer
1873–1943
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
EM
Bessie Brayer
1886–1964
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
BB
Ollie McBrayer
1867–1961
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
OM
Allice McBrayer
1889–1962
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
AM
James McBrayer
1879–
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
JM
Thomas McBrayer
1870–1929
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
TM
Etta McBrayer
1888–1967
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
EM
John McBrayer
1884–1890
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
JM
George McBrayer
1883–1964
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
GM
Docia Brayer
1877–1956
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
DB
Stella Brayer
1875–1956
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
SB
Lola McBrayer
1893–1962
Birth Location: Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
LM

Mary Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Mary Sparks
1851–1921
Birth Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Calvin J Sparks
1815–1890
North Carolina, USA
Susanna Bridges
1809–
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Sparks
1780–
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Bowen
1780–
Virginia, USA
Samuel ("Mad") Bridges
1774–1840
North Carolina, USA
Mary (Mollie) Hamrick
1773–1870
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Bowen
1731–1804
Ann Bowen
1748–
James Bridges
1750–1840
Rebecca Hamrick
1723–1757
Samuel Sr
1761–1835
Mary Unknown
1753–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bowen
1721–
Amy
1721–
William Bridges
1726–1802
Catherine
1727–
Patrick Hanbrugg
1684–1764
Margaret Ingles
1689–1734
Robert Hamrick
1717–1757
Elizabeth Stone
1733–1751

Mary Sparks's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Elizabeth) Sparks (22 May 1851–20 Jul 1921) m. Napoleon (Boneparte) McBrayer (15 Sep 1844–05 Oct 1923)
  1. 1. Effie McBrayer 1873–1943 m. George (Bunyan) Henderson 1873–
    1. 1. Ada (P) Henderson 1898–
    2. 2. Pearson (J) Henderson 1899–
    3. 3. Willis (M) Henderson 1896–
    4. 4. Beulah Henderson 1902–
    5. 5. Joseph (P) Henderson 1899–
    6. 6. Mary (Alzora) Henderson 1909–
    7. 7. Arthur Henderson 1906–
  2. 2. Bessie (Mc) Brayer 1886–1964 m. Adin (G) Hamrick 1884–1948
    1. 1. Joe Hamrick 1919–
    2. 2. Joseph (Garlon) Hamrick 1916–1991
    3. 3. Carol (Virginia) Poston 1909–1988
    4. 4. Howard Hamrick 1912–1927
    5. 5. N (B) Hamrick 1907–1907
    6. 6. John (Bostic) Hamrick 1919–1975
    7. 7. Joseph (Garlon) Hamrick 1917–1991
  3. 3. Ollie (Dove) McBrayer 1867–1961 m. Joseph (Andrew) Owens 1864–1944
    1. 1. George (Franklin) Owens 1902–1983 m. Willie (Lou C) Unknown 1910–1982
    2. 2. Della (Jane) Owens 1889–1980 m. Joseph (William) Culbreth 1884–1963
      1. 1. Myrtle Culbreth 1913–
      2. 2. Ben (H) Culbreth 1915–
      3. 3. Broadus Culbreth 1918–
      4. 4. Hoyle Culbreth 1911–
      5. 5. Ellie Culbreth 1908–
  4. 4. Allice (M) McBrayer 1889–1962 m. Robert (David) Gray 1889–1938
    1. 1. Daniel (Edwards) Gray 1923–1944
  5. 5. James (Calvin) McBrayer 1879– m. Nanga Brice 1885–
    1. 1. John (B) McBrayer 1918–
    2. 2. James (Calvin) McBrayer 1909–
    3. 3. Elizabeth McBrayer 1905–
  6. 6. Thomas (Lorenzo) McBrayer 1870–1929 m. Luannie Culbreth 1873–1964
    1. 1. Broadus (L) McBrayer 1896–
      1. 1. Arnold McBrayer 1919–
      2. 2. Hilda McBrayer 1921–
    2. 2. Kitte McBrayer 1899–
    3. 3. Juanita McBrayer 1917–
    4. 4. George (D) McBrayer 1890–
    5. 5. Carrie McBrayer 1908–
    6. 6. Memory (Napoleon) McBrayer 1892–
    7. 7. Mary McBrayer 1905–1996
    8. 8. Vertie McBrayer 1903–
    9. 9. Robert (B) McBrayer 1915–1963
    10. 10. Myrtice McBrayer 1900–
    11. 11. Wilburn McBrayer 1898–1975
    12. 12. Virginia McBrayer 1911–
    13. 13. Vesta McBrayer 1904–
  7. 7. Etta (Camelia) McBrayer 1888–1967
  8. 8. John (F) McBrayer 1884–1890
  9. 9. George McBrayer 1883–1964 m. Elizabeth Brooks 1874–1932
    1. 1. Roy (Brooks) McBrayer 1911–
    2. 2. John (Sewell) McBrayer 1904–
    3. 3. Nell McBrayer 1906–
    4. 4. Grace McBrayer 1908–
    5. 5. Hill McBrayer 1905–
  10. 10. Docia (Delila Mc) Brayer 1877–1956 m. Volney (Andrew) Ruppe 1872–1956
    1. 1. Candace (P) Ruppe 1904–
    2. 2. Alice (Lee) Ruppe 1916–
    3. 3. Bessie (Earl) Ruppe 1907–1990
    4. 4. Carl Ruppe 1895–1896
    5. 5. George (Samuel) Ruppe 1902–1953
    6. 6. Hudson (M) Ruppe 1898–1972 m. Alice (L) Nash 1897–1993
      1. 1. B.M. Ruppe 1922–
      2. 2. Harold (H) Ruppe 1921–
    7. 7. May (Etta) Ruppe 1906–1906
    8. 8. Ollie (Jane) Ruppe 1900–1975
    9. 9. Theodore (Roosevelt) Ruppe 1912–1996
    10. 10. William (McKinley) Ruppe 1896–1973
  11. 11. Stella (J Mc) Brayer 1875–1956 m. Joseph (Doctor) Culbreath 1861–
    1. 1. Carl Culbreath 1899–
    2. 2. Mary Culbreath 1907–
    3. 3. Earl (M) Culbreth 1899–1946
    4. 4. Ford Culbreath 1895–
  12. 12. Lola (Belk) McBrayer 1893–1962 m. Horace Champion 1888–1953

Mary Sparks's Timeline

7 Records

1851
22 May 1851
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Sparks in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 9
Mary Elizabeth Sparks resided here in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
Mary Elizabeth Sparks resided here in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
Mary Elizabeth Sparks resided here in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 49
Mary Elizabeth Sparks resided here in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 59
Mary Elizabeth Sparks resided here in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1921
20 Jul 1921
Age 70
Death of Mary Elizabeth Sparks in Nort, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De la Loire, France
Nort, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De la Loire, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1851
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sulphur Springs, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: T9_981; Family History Film: 1254981; Page: 479.1000; Enumeration District: 159; Image: 0213.
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Broad River, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: M653_913; Page: 354; Image: 159.
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 6, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1103; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 43; Image: 301.
    [5] North Carolina Death Collection, Source: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67; Certificate: .
    [6] Public Member Trees
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sulphur Springs, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: T623 1216; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 144.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 6, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1103; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 43; Image: 301.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 6, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1103; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 43; Image: 301.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 6, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1103; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 43; Image: 301.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 6, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1103; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 43; Image: 301.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 6, Cleveland, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1103; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 43; Image: 301.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1921
    Event Place: Nort, Loire-Atlantique, Pays De la Loire, France
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Collection, Source: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67; Certificate: .
    [2] Public Member Trees
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