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Samuel J. Sparks 1877–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1877

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 16 Jul 1950

Death Location: Rural, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA

Father: Joseph Sparks

Mother: Matilda Selvey

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Samuel J. Sparks was born in 1877 in Indiana, the child of Joseph Lewis Sparks And Matilda Selvey. In 1880, Samuel J. Sparks resided in Niles, Delaware, Indiana, USA. Samuel J. Sparks passed away in 1950 in Rural, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel J. Sparks was born in 1877 in Indiana, the child of Joseph Lewis Sparks And Matilda Selvey.
  • In 1880, Samuel J. Sparks resided in Niles, Delaware, Indiana, USA.
  • Samuel J. Sparks passed away in 1950 in Rural, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA.

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Samuel Sparks's Ancestors

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Samuel Sparks
1877–1950
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Joseph Lewis Sparks
1846–1926
Madison County, Virginia, USA
Matilda Selvey
1851–1920
Simpson, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (J.) Sparks
1817–1890
Madison, Madison, Virginia, United States
Sarah (W) Shisler
1819–
Virginia, USA
James (M.) Selvey
1810–1888
Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth Cross
1813–1890
West Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sparks
1776–1852
Catherine Dalton
1796–
Lewis Shisler
1785–1847
Sarah Clark
1788–1862
Samual Selvey
1777–1859
Dorathea Bartlett
1791–1859
Richard Cross
1772–1854
Mary Lake
1777–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sparks
1716–1781
Elizabeth Haynes
1746–1819
Joseph Clark
1752–1839
Ann Haynes
1758–1812
Samuel Selvey
1737–1789
Ann Williams
1741–
Richard Crpl
1750–1802
Anna Maclin
1755–1790
William Sr
1740–1826
Mary Asbury
1750–1811

Samuel Sparks's Timeline

5 Records

1877
31 January 1877
Birth of Samuel J. Sparks in Lyons, Greene, Indiana, USA
Lyons, Greene, Indiana, USA
1877
31 Jan 1877
Birth of Samuel J. Sparks in Indiana
Indiana
1880
1880
Age 3
Samuel J. Sparks resided here in Niles, Delaware, Indiana, USA
Niles, Delaware, Indiana, USA
1950
19 Jul 1950
Age 73
Death of Samuel J. Sparks in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1950
16 Jul 1950
Age 73
Death of Samuel J. Sparks in Rural, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Rural, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 January 1877
    Event Place: Lyons, Greene, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1877
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1950; Roll: 08

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Niles, Delaware, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1950
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1950
    Event Place: Rural, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1950; Roll: 08

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