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Reuben Southwood Sparks 1834–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1834

Birth Location: Devonshire England United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 January 1922

Death Location: Waterdown, Wentworth, Ontario, canada

Father: John Sparks

Mother: Amy Ellworthy

Spouse(s): Sarah Mills

Children(s): Amy Sparks, Gertha Sparks, William Sparks, Alfred Sparks, Charles Sparks, Horace Sparks, Ada Sparks, James Sparks

In 1834, Reuben Southwood Sparks entered the world in Devonshire England United Kingdom, born to John Henry Sparks And Amy Annie Ellworthy. Reuben Southwood Sparks married Sarah Jane Mills, and had children including Ada Annetta Sparks, Alfred Ethbert Sparks, Amy Louisa Sparks, Charles Herbert Sparks, Gertha Loretta May Sparks, Horace Irwin Sparks, James Edward Sparks, William Henry Sparks. Reuben Southwood Sparks passed away in 1922 in Waterdown, Wentworth, Ontario, canada.

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Biography

  • In 1834, Reuben Southwood Sparks entered the world in Devonshire England United Kingdom, born to John Henry Sparks And Amy Annie Ellworthy.
  • Reuben Southwood Sparks married Sarah Jane Mills, and had children including Ada Annetta Sparks, Alfred Ethbert Sparks, Amy Louisa Sparks, Charles Herbert Sparks, Gertha Loretta May Sparks, Horace Irwin Sparks, James Edward Sparks, William Henry Sparks.
  • Reuben Southwood Sparks passed away in 1922 in Waterdown, Wentworth, Ontario, canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sparks
1805–1896
Birth Location: South Pool, Devon, England
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Amy Ellworthy
1806–1884
Birth Location: Devonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Mills
1839–1929
Birth Location: Glanford Twp Wentwoth Co ON Canadaa
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Children(s)

Amy Sparks
1862–1945
Birth Location: Florence, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
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Gertha Sparks
1878–1962
Birth Location: E. Flamboro
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William Sparks
1861–1862
Birth Location: East Flamboro, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
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Alfred Sparks
1867–1948
Birth Location: East Flamboro, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
AS
Charles Sparks
1866–1944
Birth Location: East Flamboro, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
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Horace Sparks
1865–1940
Birth Location: East Flamboro, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
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Ada Sparks
1872–1949
Birth Location: East Flamboro, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
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James Sparks
1870–1955
Birth Location: Ontario
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Reuben Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Sparks
1834–1922
Birth Place: Devonshire England United Kingdom
Parents
John Henry Sparks
1805–1896
South Pool, Devon, England
Amy (Annie) Ellworthy
1806–1884
Devonshire, England
Grandparents
William Southwood
1774–1812
South Pool, Devon, England
Susanna Pinhay
1776–1849
Devon, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reuben Sparks's Descendants

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Reuben (Southwood) Sparks (8 Oct 1834–7 January 1922) m. Sarah (Jane) Mills (14 Feb 1839–14 Dec 1929)
  1. 1. Amy (Louisa) Sparks 1862–1945 m. Horatio (Nelson) Morden 1859–1928
    1. 1. Reuben (Clare) Morden 1896–1957 m. Jessie Moore 1898–1981
      1. 1. William (Robert Nelson) Morden 1931–1978
  2. 2. Gertha (Loretta May) Sparks 1878–1962 m. Robert (James) Vance 1876–1957
    1. 1. Ive (Pearl) Vance 1899–1899
  3. 3. William (Henry) Sparks 1861–1862
  4. 4. Alfred (Ethbert) Sparks 1867–1948 m. Ellen (Nellie Morell) Lavell 1866–1900
    1. 1. Norman (Robert) Sparks 1900– m. Ruth (E.) Barbur 1903–
    2. 2. Marjorie (Lavell) Sparks 1895–1981 m. William (David) Lewis 1891–1973
      1. 1. Jean (Ida) Lewis 1925–
      2. 2. Ellen (Virginia Lewis) * 1924–2003 m. Paul Noble 1922–2005
  5. 5. Charles (Herbert) Sparks 1866–1944
  6. 6. Horace (Irwin) Sparks 1865–1940 m. Elizabeth McCutcheon 1864–1927
    1. 1. George (McKinley) Sparks 1899–1999 m. Kathleen (Honora) Enright 1899– m. Bernice (Amelia) Todd 1898–1976
      1. 1. George (Irwin) Sparks 1932–1932
      2. 2. Brenda (M) Sparks 1939–2013 m. Harry (Charles) Lang 1919–2010
      3. 3. Glenn (Alan) Sparks 1935–1985
      4. 4. Gilbert (Howard) Sparks 1930–1998
    2. 2. Ola (Evelyn) Sparks 1895–1973 m. Charles O'BRIEN 1922–1973 m. Charles O'Brien –1922
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Jane) O'Brien 1923–
    3. 3. Dorothy (Marie) Sparks 1906–1999 m. Hamilton Cook 1904–
    4. 4. Infant Sparks 1901–1901
  7. 7. Ada (Annetta) Sparks 1872–1949 m. Thomas (Henry) Mills 1869–1949
    1. 1. Gerald (Sparks) Mills 1893– m. Elizabeth (Catherine) Shaver 1897–1947
      1. 1. Kay Hands 1919–1994
    2. 2. Unk Mills 1899–
    3. 3. Iva (Pearl) Mills 1900– m. Donold (Ross) Macquarrie 1900–
  8. 8. James (Edward) Sparks 1870–1955

Reuben Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1834
8 Oct 1834
Birth of Reuben Southwood Sparks in Devonshire England United Kingdom
Devonshire England United Kingdom
1922
7 January 1922
Age 88
Death of Reuben Southwood Sparks in Waterdown, Wentworth, Ontario, canada
Waterdown, Wentworth, Ontario, canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1922
    Event Place: Waterdown, Wentworth, Ontario, canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1834
    Event Place: Devonshire England United Kingdom
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