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Samuel Sparks 1800–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 April 1800

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 22 September 1865

Death Location: Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, USA

Father: Richard Sparks

Mother: Sarah Peterson

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Samuel Sparks was born in 1800 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Richard Sparks And Sarah Peterson. Samuel Sparks passed away in 1865 in Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Sparks was born in 1800 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Richard Sparks And Sarah Peterson.
  • Samuel Sparks passed away in 1865 in Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, USA.

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Samuel Sparks's Ancestors

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Samuel Sparks
1800–1865
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Richard Sparks
1781–1860
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Peterson
1782–1875
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Christopher) Sparks
1755–1825
Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Rachel Peterson
1751–1820
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Peter Peterson
1756–1832
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Co, Va
Ruth Bryant
1760–1840
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sparks
1715–1786
Ellinor Brooks
1731–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1800
15 April 1800
Birth of Samuel Sparks in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
1865
22 September 1865
Age 65
Death of Samuel Sparks in Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, USA
Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 April 1800
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 September 1865
    Event Place: Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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