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Richard Sidney Sparks 1781–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 December 1781

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 3 September 1854

Death Location: Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Walter Sparks

Mother: Phoebe Wynne

Spouse(s): Mary Smith

Children(s): Lettisha Sparks, Phoebe Sparks, Hiram Sparks, Ephriam Sparks, Smith Sparks, Preston Sparks

The story of Richard Sidney Sparks began in 1781 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America. Richard Sidney Sparks married Mary B Smith, and had children including Ephriam Sparks, Hiram A Sparks, Lettisha A Sparks, Phoebe Ann Sparks, Preston Sparks, Smith Sparks. Richard Sidney Sparks passed away in 1854 in Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Sidney Sparks began in 1781 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.
  • Richard Sidney Sparks married Mary B Smith, and had children including Ephriam Sparks, Hiram A Sparks, Lettisha A Sparks, Phoebe Ann Sparks, Preston Sparks, Smith Sparks.
  • Richard Sidney Sparks passed away in 1854 in Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Richard Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Richard Sparks
1781–1854
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Walter Sparks
1760–1827
Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Phoebe Wynne
1760–1830
Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Wynn
1730–1782
PA., Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Coulton
1735–1808
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wynne
1702–1757
Mary Warner
1703–1757
William Coulton
1707–1774
Phebe Hibberd
1703–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Warner
1667–1740
Ann
1667–

Richard Sparks's Descendants

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Richard (Sidney) Sparks (24 December 1781–3 September 1854) m. Mary (B.) Smith (1785–30 January 1847)
  1. 1. Lettisha (A) Sparks 1818–1849
  2. 2. Phoebe (Ann) Sparks 1824–1869
  3. 3. Hiram (A.) Sparks 1802–1890 m. Leura Tichenor 1809–1872
    1. 1. Albert (Wesley) Sparks 1831–1881
    2. 2. Darthula Sparks 1850–
    3. 3. Evaline (L) Sparks 1862–
    4. 4. Hulda (K) Sparks 1842–1933
    5. 5. Ira (T) Sparks 1844–1910 m. Nancy (Jane) Sparks 1845–1920
      1. 1. Xerxes (Clinton) Sparks 1868–1950
      2. 2. Edith (Ellen) Seeman 1872–1944
      3. 3. Orville Sparks 1877–1925 m. Rubanna Stewart 1884–
        1. 1. Ansel (Lester) Sparks 1906–1974 m. Helen (Louise) Baumank 1919–2013
        2. 2. Eileen Sparks 1914–
    6. 6. Lattisha Sparks 1848–
    7. 7. Mary (Tichenor) Sparks 1830–
    8. 8. Peter (Shelburn) Sparks 1840–1918
    9. 9. Ray Sparks 1833–
    10. 10. Richard (Milburn) Sparks 1836–1896
    11. 11. Silas (Condon) Sparks 1853–1935
    12. 12. Vaten Sparks 1838–1904
    13. 13. Virginia (Ann) Sparks 1836–1872
  4. 4. Ephriam Sparks 1808–1849
  5. 5. Smith Sparks 1813–1860
  6. 6. Preston Sparks 1816–1869

Richard Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1781
24 December 1781
Birth of Richard Sidney Sparks in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
1854
3 September 1854
Age 73
Death of Richard Sidney Sparks in Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 December 1781
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 September 1854
    Event Place: Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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