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Richard Sparks 1779–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Boxley, Newton, Arkansas, United States

Father: Samuel Sparks

Mother: Rachel Peterson

Spouse(s): Sarah Peterson

Children(s): Louisa Alexander, Samuel Sparks, James Sparks, Ruth Sparks, Samuel Sparks, Peterson Sparks, Susanna Sparks, William Sparks, Thomas Sparks, John Sparks, Susannah Sparks, Hiram Sparks, Joshua Sparks, Rachel Sparks, Nancy SPARKS, Abigail Sparks, Elizabeth Sparks, David Sparks, Phoeba Sparks, John Sparks

Richard Sparks was born in 1779 in Virginia, United States, the child of Samuel Christopher Sparks And Rachel Peterson. Richard Sparks married Sarah Peterson, and had children including Abigail Sparks, David Sparks, Elizabeth B Sparks, Hiram C Sparks, James Sparks, John Sparks, Joshua Sparks, Louisa Catherine Alexander, Nancy Jane Sparks, Peterson B Sparks, Phoeba Sparks, Rachel Sparks, Ruth Sparks, Samuel Sparks, Susanna Sparks, Susannah Sparks, Thomas Sparks, William M Sparks. Richard Sparks passed away in 1870 in Boxley, Newton, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Sparks was born in 1779 in Virginia, United States, the child of Samuel Christopher Sparks And Rachel Peterson.
  • Richard Sparks married Sarah Peterson, and had children including Abigail Sparks, David Sparks, Elizabeth B Sparks, Hiram C Sparks, James Sparks, John Sparks, Joshua Sparks, Louisa Catherine Alexander, Nancy Jane Sparks, Peterson B Sparks, Phoeba Sparks, Rachel Sparks, Ruth Sparks, Samuel Sparks, Susanna Sparks, Susannah Sparks, Thomas Sparks, William M Sparks.
  • Richard Sparks passed away in 1870 in Boxley, Newton, Arkansas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Sparks
1755–1825
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, USA
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Rachel Peterson
1751–1820
Birth Location: , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Peterson
1782–1875
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Louisa Alexander
1852–1951
Birth Location: Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
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Samuel Sparks
1800–
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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James Sparks
1802–1866
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Ruth Sparks
1804–
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Samuel Sparks
1805–1865
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Peterson Sparks
1806–1852
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Susanna Sparks
1808–1824
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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William Sparks
1811–1891
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Sparks
1815–1904
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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John Sparks
1815–1904
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Susannah Sparks
1816–
Birth Location: Roane, Tennessee, United States
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Hiram Sparks
1819–1863
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Joshua Sparks
1820–1902
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Rachel Sparks
1823–1902
Birth Location: Roane, Tennessee, United States
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Nancy SPARKS
1826–1906
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Abigail Sparks
1826–1895
Birth Location: Roane, Tennessee, United States
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Elizabeth Sparks
1832–
Birth Location: Roane, Tennessee, United States
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David Sparks
1834–1835
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Phoeba Sparks
1804–
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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John Sparks
1815–
Birth Location: –
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Richard Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Richard Sparks
1779–1870
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Samuel Christopher Sparks
1755–1825
Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Rachel Peterson
1751–1820
, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Sparks's Descendants

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Richard Sparks (1779–1870) m. Sarah Peterson (1782–1875)
  1. 1. Louisa (Catherine) Alexander 1852–1951 m. William (J) Edgmon 1864–1910
    1. 1. Malinda (V) Edgmon 1883–1970 m. Stewart (Stokley) Baxter 1879–1952
      1. 1. Myrtle (Adeline) Baxter 1903–1994 m. Zeakel (Anderson) Storms 1897–1989
        1. 1. Steward (Z) Storms 1932–2021
      2. 2. Barney (Floyd) Baxter 1905–1983
      3. 3. Emma (Lee) Baxter 1913–
      4. 4. Charles (Augustus "Gus") Baxter 1908–1988
      5. 5. Harry Baxter 1925–2002
      6. 6. Sally Baxter 1910–
      7. 7. Luther Baxter 1909–
      8. 8. Lota Baxter 1910–1920
      9. 9. William Baxter 1896–
      10. 10. Emily Baxter 1914–
      11. 11. Anna (Lucille Baxter) Jordan 1919–1994
      12. 12. Gladys Baxter 1912–
      13. 13. Lucile Baxter 1920–
      14. 14. Willie Baxter 1906–
      15. 15. Barney (Floyd) Baxter 1905–1983
      16. 16. William (Loyd) Baxter 1905–1994
      17. 17. Gustav Baxter 1909–1988
    2. 2. Abby (Jane) Edgmon 1880–1973
    3. 3. William (Henry) Edgmon 1889–1972
    4. 4. Sunnie Edgman 1894–1978
    5. 5. Hiram (Wesley) Edgmon 1886–1971
    6. 6. Cleaveland Edgman 1885–1971
    7. 7. John Edgman 1887–
    8. 8. Martha (Catherine) Edgman 1892–1976
    9. 9. Sada (Bell) Edgman 1896–
    10. 10. Sadie (Isabell) Edgmon 1894–
    11. 11. Samuel (Arthur) Edgmon 1895–1978
  2. 2. Samuel Sparks 1800–
  3. 3. James Sparks 1802–1866
  4. 4. Ruth Sparks 1804–
  5. 5. Samuel Sparks 1805–1865
  6. 6. Peterson (B) Sparks 1806–1852
  7. 7. Susanna Sparks 1808–1824
  8. 8. William (M) Sparks 1811–1891
  9. 9. Thomas Sparks 1815–1904
  10. 10. John Sparks 1815–1904
  11. 11. Susannah Sparks 1816–
  12. 12. Hiram (C) Sparks 1819–1863
  13. 13. Joshua Sparks 1820–1902
  14. 14. Rachel Sparks 1823–1902
  15. 15. Nancy (Jane) SPARKS 1826–1906
  16. 16. Abigail Sparks 1826–1895
  17. 17. Elizabeth (B) Sparks 1832–
  18. 18. David Sparks 1834–1835
  19. 19. Phoeba Sparks 1804–
  20. 20. John Sparks 1815–

Richard Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1779
1779
Birth of Richard Sparks in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1870
1870
Age 91
Death of Richard Sparks in Boxley, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Boxley, Newton, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Boxley, Newton, Arkansas, United States
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