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Mary Edith Sparks 1923–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 August 1923

Birth Location: Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 1 April 2018

Death Location: Cottage Grove, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: George Sparks

Mother: Verda Kimbel

Spouse(s): Richard Shankle

Children(s): Richard Shankle, Harold Shankle

Mary Edith Sparks was born in 1923 in Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of George W Sparks And Verda May Kimbel. In 1950, Mary Edith Sparks resided in Henry, Tennessee, USA. In 1966, Mary Edith Sparks resided in Cottage Grove , Tenn. Mary Edith Sparks married Richard Harold Buddy Shankle, and had children including Harold Thomas Tommy Shankle, Jerry W Shanklly, Richard Arlon Shankle, Teddy Rick Shankle. Mary Edith Sparks passed away in 2018 in Cottage Grove, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Edith Sparks was born in 1923 in Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of George W Sparks And Verda May Kimbel.
  • In 1950, Mary Edith Sparks resided in Henry, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1966, Mary Edith Sparks resided in Cottage Grove , Tenn.
  • Mary Edith Sparks married Richard Harold Buddy Shankle, and had children including Harold Thomas Tommy Shankle, Jerry W Shanklly, Richard Arlon Shankle, Teddy Rick Shankle.
  • Mary Edith Sparks passed away in 2018 in Cottage Grove, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Sparks's Ancestors

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Mary Sparks
1923–2018
Birth Place: Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
George W Sparks
1897–1985
Tennessee
Verda (May) Kimbel
1888–1987
Weakley County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Doc Sparks
1850–1921
Tennessee, USA
Samantha (Elizabeth "Johnnie") Younger
1863–1954
USA, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Gang
1851–1874
Lucinda Emery
1834–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Judge
1810–1862
Bursheba Fristoe
1816–1870

Mary Sparks's Descendants

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Mary (Edith) Sparks (28 August 1923–1 April 2018) m. Richard (Harold "Buddy") Shankle (19 Sep 1920–11 Sep 2013)
  1. 1. Richard (Arlon) Shankle 1940–2017 m. Belew Farmer 1947–
  2. 2. Harold (Thomas "Tommy") Shankle 1943–2019 m. Sue (Carol) Hastings 1944–1970

Mary Sparks's Timeline

4 Records

1923
28 August 1923
Birth of Mary Edith Sparks in Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 27
Mary Edith Sparks resided here in Henry, Tennessee, USA
Henry, Tennessee, USA
1966
Abt 1966
Age 43
Mary Edith Sparks resided here in Cottage Grove , Tenn
Cottage Grove , Tenn
2018
1 April 2018
Age 95
Death of Mary Edith Sparks in Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 August 1923
    Event Place: Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Henry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Henry, Tennessee; Ro

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1966
    Event Place: Cottage Grove , Tenn
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 26 Jun 1966; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.7873789,0.51337767,0.9876394&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Paris
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, McEvoy Funeral Home; Publication Place: Paris, TN, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 April 2018
    Event Place: Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cottage Grove, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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