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Timothy "Tim" Sparks 1823–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1823

Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1907

Death Location: Smyth County, Virginia, USA

Father: Jonas Sparks

Mother: Mary BROWN

Spouse(s): Virginia Lyon

Children(s): Mary Sparks

In 1823, Timothy "Tim" Sparks entered the world in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, born to Jonas James Sparks And Mary Molly Tomlinson Brown. Timothy "Tim" Sparks married Virginia Jane Janet Lyon, and had children including Mary Jane Sparks. Timothy "Tim" Sparks passed away in 1907 in Smyth County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1823, Timothy "Tim" Sparks entered the world in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, born to Jonas James Sparks And Mary Molly Tomlinson Brown.
  • Timothy "Tim" Sparks married Virginia Jane Janet Lyon, and had children including Mary Jane Sparks.
  • Timothy "Tim" Sparks passed away in 1907 in Smyth County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonas Sparks
1793–1875
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Mary BROWN
1800–1890
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
MB

Spouses(s)

Virginia Lyon
1827–1919
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
VL

Children(s)

Mary Sparks
1855–1922
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
MS

Timothy Sparks's Ancestors

Self
Timothy Sparks
1823–1907
Birth Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jonas James Sparks
1793–1875
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Mary ("Molly" Tomlinson) BROWN
1800–1890
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Thomas BROWN) *
1761–1833
Germany
Mary McCulloh
1772–1850
Boones Ford, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Timothy Sparks's Descendants

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Timothy ("Tim") Sparks (Jan 1823–1907) m. Virginia (Jane (Janet)) Lyon (04 Jan 1827–13 Sep 1919)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Sparks 1855–1922 m. John (Andrew) Riley 1856–1936
    1. 1. Rosa (Virginia) Riley 1877–1972 m. Gratton (Floyd) Shrader 1878–1940
      1. 1. Ruby (Grace) Helmondollar 1909–2004 m. James (Edward) Helmondollar 1910–1996
        1. 1. Floyd (Ray) Helmondollar 1933–2015

Timothy Sparks's Timeline

2 Records

1823
Jan 1823
Birth of Timothy "Tim" Sparks in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
1907
1907
Age 84
Death of Timothy "Tim" Sparks in Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Smyth County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1823
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1907
    Event Place: Smyth County, Virginia, USA
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