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Minerva Sparks 1866–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1866

Birth Location: Jackson Co., KY, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 18 April 1956

Death Location: Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, USA

Father: Daniel Sparks

Mother: Levina Carter

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In 1866, Minerva Sparks entered the world in Jackson Co., KY, Kentucky, USA, born to Daniel Crawford Sparks And Levina Carter. In 1880, Minerva Sparks resided in Kavanaugh, Jackson, Kentucky, USA. Minerva Sparks passed away in 1956 in Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1866, Minerva Sparks entered the world in Jackson Co., KY, Kentucky, USA, born to Daniel Crawford Sparks And Levina Carter.
  • In 1880, Minerva Sparks resided in Kavanaugh, Jackson, Kentucky, USA.
  • Minerva Sparks passed away in 1956 in Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, USA.

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Minerva Sparks's Ancestors

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Minerva Sparks
1866–1956
Birth Place: Jackson Co., KY, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Daniel Crawford Sparks
1828–1922
Estill, KY, USA
Levina Carter
1836–1912
North Carolina
Grandparents
Isaac (B) Sparks
1783–1844
Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Frances (Frankie) Crawford
1801–1854
Estil, KY, Kentucky, USA
John Carter
1800–1835
Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Nancy ((Runyon\Runnion) Carter) Robinson
1800–1868
Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Sparks
1740–1815
Catherine Malone
1767–1825
Joseph Crawford
1741–1831
Elizabeth Crawford
1754–1842
Joseph Runyan
1776–1855
Elizabeth Shepherd
1774–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sparks
1710–1789
Mary Carter
1715–
Valentine Crawford
1724–1777
Catherine Vance
1724–1742
Susannah Jennings
1746–1833

Minerva Sparks's Timeline

4 Records

1866
4 February 1866
Birth of Minerva Sparks in KY
KY
1866
1866
Birth of Minerva Sparks in Jackson Co., KY, Kentucky, USA
Jackson Co., KY, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 14
Minerva Sparks resided here in Kavanaugh, Jackson, Kentucky, USA
Kavanaugh, Jackson, Kentucky, USA
1956
18 April 1956
Age 90
Death of Minerva Sparks in Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, USA
Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 February 1866
    Event Place: KY
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Jackson Co., KY, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kavanaugh, Jackson, Kentucky; Roll: 421; Family History Film: 1254421; Page: 487C; Enumeration District: 048; Image: 0096
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Kavanaugh, Jackson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kavanaugh, Jackson, Kentucky; Roll: 421; Family History Film: 1254421; Page: 487C; Enumeration District: 048; Image: 0096

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1956
    Event Place: Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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