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Richard Thomas Sparks 1847–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1847

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 25 December 1913

Death Location: Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William Sparks

Mother: Elvira Hogan

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Richard Thomas Sparks was born in 1847 in Alabama, the child of William Sparks And Elvira Hogan. In 1850, Richard Thomas Sparks resided in District 8, Lawrence, Alabama, USA. Richard Thomas Sparks passed away in 1913 in Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Thomas Sparks was born in 1847 in Alabama, the child of William Sparks And Elvira Hogan.
  • In 1850, Richard Thomas Sparks resided in District 8, Lawrence, Alabama, USA.
  • Richard Thomas Sparks passed away in 1913 in Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Richard Sparks's Ancestors

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Richard Sparks
1847–1913
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
William Sparks
1824–1893
Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America
Elvira Hogan
1825–1897
Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Sparks
1795–1840
Georgia
Rutha White
1799–1873
Tennessee
Richard (DeArmond) Hogan
1793–1847
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Rachel Kelso
1794–1866
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel White
1780–1854
Nancy Rankin
1775–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Sparks's Timeline

3 Records

1847
25 Jul 1847
Birth of Richard Thomas Sparks in Alabama
Alabama
1850
1850
Age 3
Richard Thomas Sparks resided here in District 8, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
District 8, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1913
25 December 1913
Age 66
Death of Richard Thomas Sparks in Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1847
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 8, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1913
    Event Place: Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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