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Solomon Sparks 1820 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 AUG 1873

Death Location: Elliott, Kentucky, United States

Father: Jesse Sparks

Mother: Nancy Moutray

Spouse(s): Nancy Skaggs

Children(s): Peter Sparks, Helen Sparks, Ananias Sparks, Nancy Sparks, Jesse Sparks, Mary Sparks, John Sparks

The story of Solomon Sparks began in 1820 in Lee, Virginia, USA. Solomon Sparks married Nancy Skaggs, and had children including Peter J Sparks, Helen Sparks, Ananias Sparks, Nancy Sparks, Jesse Sparks, Mary Esther Sparks, John J. Sparks. Solomon Sparks passed away in 1873 in Elliott, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Solomon Sparks began in 1820 in Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • Solomon Sparks married Nancy Skaggs, and had children including Peter J Sparks, Helen Sparks, Ananias Sparks, Nancy Sparks, Jesse Sparks, Mary Esther Sparks, John J. Sparks.
  • Solomon Sparks passed away in 1873 in Elliott, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Sparks
1797 – 1869
Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina, United States
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Nancy Moutray
1790 –
Birth Location: Hillsboro Dist., Chatham County, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Skaggs
1821 – 1856
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Peter Sparks
1839 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Helen Sparks
1841 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Ananias Sparks
1842 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Sparks
1846 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Jesse Sparks
1847 –
Birth Location: Carter County, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Sparks
1850 – 1941
Birth Location: Carter County, Kentucky, USA
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John Sparks
1864 – 1923
Birth Location: Carter County, Kentucky, USA
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Solomon Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Solomon Sparks
1820 – 1873
Birth Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jesse James Sparks
1797 – 1869
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Jane) Moutray
1790 –
Hillsboro Dist., Chatham County, North Carolina
Grandparents
James Sparks
1762 – 1826
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Mary
1759 – 1835
Of North Carolina
Joseph (Harlan) Moutray
1760 – 1846
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Lucinda Lacy
1762 – 1852
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Sparks
1725 – 1801
Martha Moore
1731 – 1802
James Moutray
1734 –
Anne Parrish
1737 – 1819
Philemon Lacy
1734 – 1809
Frances Durham
1732 – 1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sparks
1700 – 1765

Solomon Sparks's Descendants

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Solomon Sparks (1820 – 2 AUG 1873) m. Nancy Skaggs (1821 – 28 October 1856)
  1. 1. Peter (J) Sparks (1839 – )
  2. 2. Helen Sparks (1841 – )
  3. 3. Ananias Sparks (Abt. 1842 – )
  4. 4. Nancy Sparks (Abt. 1846 – )
  5. 5. Jesse Sparks (1847 – )
  6. 6. Mary (Esther) Sparks (27 Dec 1850 – 12 Mar 1941) m. Isaac (N) Middleton (16 Aug 1847 – 19 Apr 1912)
    1. 1. Peter Middleton (Aug 1867 – 20 Sep 1914)
    2. 2. Nancy ("Ella") Middleton (Dec 1869 – 4 SEP 1944) m. Alfred (Nathan) Burress (30 JUL 1865 – 17 NOV 1918) m. Albert (F.) Olschofsky (FEB 1868 – )
      1. 1. Addie (Merrill) Burress (3 NOV 1888 – 5 APR 1936)
      2. 2. Gertrude Burress (12 SEP 1890 – 15 SEP 1966)
      3. 3. Mathew Burress (23 APR 1893 – 30 JAN 1959)
      4. 4. Lawrence (Omer) Burress (12 APR 1895 – 25 DEC 1964)
    3. 3. William (Henry) Middleton (11 May 1874 – 24 May 1945)
    4. 4. Jane (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Middleton (23 Apr 1876 – 1913) m. Frank (E) Cook (Mar 1874 – )
      1. 1. William (F "Willie") Cook (8 May 1900 – )
      2. 2. Elsie (B) Cook (8 Mar 1905 – 25 Jul 1998)
    5. 5. George (R) Middleton (17 Dec 1878 – 24 Aug 1911)
    6. 6. Susan ("Susie") Middleton (25 Feb 1881 – 4 Aug 1955)
    7. 7. Rosa (B.) Middleton (Apr 1883 – 13 Nov 1918) m. James (M.) Lawson (FEB 1881 – )
      1. 1. Alma Lawson (4 NOV 1907 – 7 SEP 1996)
    8. 8. Myrtle (E. "Myrtie") Middleton (Mar 1886 – 1941)
    9. 9. Emma Middleton (12 MAR 1890 – 3 May 1983) m. Frederick (Emerson) Hardy (27 JUL 1889 – 22 Nov 1972)
      1. 1. Raymond (Oliver) Hardy (5 Feb 1911 – 6 Sep 1983) m. Hattie Ramey m. Reva Hayes
        1. 1. Raymond (Theodore) Hardy (2 JAN 1935 – 26 JAN 2014)
        2. 2. Paul (Donald) Hardy (13 SEP 1938 – )
        3. 3. Wayne Hardy (1944 – )
      2. 2. Mary (Irene) Hardy (30 Apr 1913 – 27 Aug 1986) m. Sherman Armstrong (27 Jan 1910 – 16 Jul 1989)
        1. 1. Wanda (Lee) Armstrong (26 Sep 1934 – 26 May 1942)
        2. 2. Virginia (Lee) Armstrong (3 Nov 1936 – 1 Jul 2020) m. Charles (Marshall) Barry (16 Mar 1933 – 9 Jan 2015)
        3. 3. Robert (Forrest) Armstrong (21 Jul 1940 – 20 February 2018) m. Ruth (Anna) Moxley (abt 1942 – 3 Mar 1993) m. Wanda Raymeyer
      3. 3. William (Frederick) Hardy (20 Feb 1916 – 8 Jun 1968) m. Myrtle (Mae) Collins m. Lee (Alice) Watkins
        1. 1. Lillian (Marie) Hardy (23 APR 1937 – )
        2. 2. Dorothy (Louise) Hardy (4 MAR 1939 – )
        3. 3. Sandra Hardy (30 JUN 1944 – )
        4. 4. William (Calvin) Hardy (3 MAR 1949 – )
        5. 5. Jack (Leroy) Hardy (5 SEP 1951 – )
        6. 6. William (Frederick) Hardy (24 DEC 1953 – )
      4. 4. Alma (Louise) Hardy (20 MAR 1918 – 11 May 2002) m. Homer (Forrest) Warner (30 Jun 1916 – 28 Dec 1999)
        1. 1. William (Forrest) Warner (11 JAN 1935 – 20 Jan 2017) m. Shirley (Ann) Stiltner (05 Sept 1939 – 18 Aug 2006)
        2. 2. Michael (Eugene) Warner (15 AUG 1942 – )
        3. 3. Connie (Lee) Warner (10 APR 1949 – )
      5. 5. Marjorie (Lillian) Hardy (26 JAN 1920 – Dec. 27, 2009) m. Lester (Eugene) Keeney (2 Nov 1915 – 4 Aug 2006)
      6. 6. Marcella (Lucille) Hardy (22 Jul 1922 – 09 Jan 1990) m. Gene Hileman ( – 17 JUN 1944) m. Ervin Sykora
        1. 1. Albert (Frederick) Hileman (9 MAR 1941 – )
        2. 2. Rosalind (Jean) Hileman (21 DEC 1942 – )
        3. 3. Joseph Sykora (7 DEC 1946 – )
        4. 4. Richard Sykora (3 JAN 1949 – )
      7. 7. Eugene (Allen "Gene") Hardy (Feb. 21, 1924 – 22 Dec 2005) m. Phyllis (Laverne) Prichard (17 Aug 1927 – 8 Nov 1999)
      8. 8. Betty (Ruth) Hardy (8 Nov 1926 – Dec. 22, 2004) m. Harold Selby (abt 1921 – 4 Dec 1981) m. Ronald (Lee) Mershon (18 Dec 1937 – 12 Aug 2018)
        1. 1. Cheryl (Louise) Selby (25 APR 1949 – 13 July 2013) m. Willard (Rudolph) Borman (22 Nov 1950 – 19 Feb 2006)
        2. 2. Ronald Mershon (6 FEB 1969 – )
      9. 9. Gerald (Emerson "Jake") Hardy (9 JUL 1929 – March 1989) m. Mary (Eileen) Matthews (7 Aug 1927 – 16 Oct 2003)
        1. 1. Deborah (L) Hardy (7 JAN 1950 – ) m. Dennis (A) Warner (26 Mar 1947 – )
        2. 2. Michael (Eugene) Hardy (26 Nov 1953 – )
  7. 7. John (J.) Sparks (9 Jul 1864 – 25 NOV 1923)

Solomon Sparks's Timeline

3 Records

1820
1820
Birth of Solomon Sparks in Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Franklin, Tennessee, United States
1820
1820
Birth of Solomon Sparks in Lee, Virginia, USA
Lee, Virginia, USA
1873
2 AUG 1873
Age 53
Death of Solomon Sparks in Elliott, Kentucky, United States
Elliott, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Franklin, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 AUG 1873
    Event Place: Elliott, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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