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Russell Sparks 1836–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1836

Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 7 Apr 1889

Death Location: Boaz, De Kalb, Alabama, United States

Father: Zerah Sparks

Mother: First Wife

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Russell Sparks was born in 1836 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of Zerah Sparks And First Wife. Russell Sparks passed away in 1889 in Boaz, De Kalb, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Russell Sparks was born in 1836 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, the child of Zerah Sparks And First Wife.
  • Russell Sparks passed away in 1889 in Boaz, De Kalb, Alabama, United States.

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Russell Sparks's Ancestors

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Russell Sparks
1836–1889
Birth Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Zerah Sparks
1784–1868
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
First Wife
1790–
Grandparents
Leonard Sparks
1760–1840
Saint Annes Parrish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Margaret McJunkin
1760–1825
Union County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sparks
1708–1789
Sara Lacy
1746–1810
Samuel McJunkin
1725–1808
(Mary) Bogan
1737–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sparks
1689–1727
Elizabeth Sparks
1689–
Thomas Lacy
1708–1763
Margaret Johnson
1705–1752
Robert McJunkin
1689–1743
Margaret Caldwell
1686–1740
Jonah Bogan
1648–1708

Russell Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1836
1836
Birth of Russell Sparks in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
1889
7 Apr 1889
Age 53
Death of Russell Sparks in Boaz, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
Boaz, De Kalb, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1889
    Event Place: Boaz, De Kalb, Alabama, United States

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