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Reuben Sparks 1799–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 September 1799

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

Death Date: 9 March 1878

Death Location: Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Sr

Mother: Sarah Shores

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Reuben Sparks was born in 1799 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Sparks Sr And Sarah Shores. Reuben Sparks passed away in 1878 in Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Reuben Sparks was born in 1799 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Sparks Sr And Sarah Shores.
  • Reuben Sparks passed away in 1878 in Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Reuben Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Sparks
1799–1878
Birth Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
John Wesley Sparks Sr
1753–1840
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Sarah Shores
1759–1830
Surry, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Matthew (Sparks) Sr
1730–1793
Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
Sarah Thompson
1737–1831
Maryland, United States of America
Reuben Shores
1733–
Susannah (M) Pipes
1728–1806
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thompson
1700–1800
Elizabeth Strawbridge
1705–1800
Mary Moore
1702–1725
John Sr
1713–1804
Susanna Hathaway
1712–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ann Roberts
1679–1740
Mary Addison
1683–1745
Susan Last
1684–1783
Abraham Hathaway
1685–1754
Sarah Chase
1690–1754

Reuben Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1799
26 September 1799
Birth of Reuben Sparks in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
1878
9 March 1878
Age 79
Death of Reuben Sparks in Somers Crossroads, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Somers Crossroads, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 September 1799
    Event Place: Wilkes 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: 9 March 1878
    Event Place: Somers Crossroads, Wilkes 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: Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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