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Reuben Sparks 1799–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sept 1799

Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 09 Mar 1878

Death Location: Somers Crossroads, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Sparks

Mother: Sarah Shores

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Reuben Sparks was born in 1799 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Wesley Sparks And Sarah Sally Shores. Reuben Sparks passed away in 1878 in Somers Crossroads, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Reuben Sparks was born in 1799 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Wesley Sparks And Sarah Sally Shores.
  • Reuben Sparks passed away in 1878 in Somers Crossroads, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA.

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Reuben Sparks's Ancestors

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Reuben Sparks
1799–1878
Birth Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Wesley Sparks
1753–1840
Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC
Sarah ('Sally') Shores
1757–1830
Surry, , North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Reuben Shores
1725–1837
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Susannah Sparks
1734–1806
Wilkes Country, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sparks
1695–
Rachel Samples
1705–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reuben Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1799
26 Sept 1799
Birth of Reuben Sparks in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
1878
09 Mar 1878
Age 79
Death of Reuben Sparks in Somers Crossroads, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Somers Crossroads, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sept 1799
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Mar 1878
    Event Place: Somers Crossroads, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

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