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William G. Sparrow 1849–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 APR 1849

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 31 AUG 1910

Death Location: Mayville, Traill County, North Dakota, United States

Father:

Mother: Elizabeth Holmes

Spouse(s): Mary Campbell, Mary Burk

Children(s): Elizabeth Sparrow, Edward Sparrow, John Sparrow, Margaret Sparrow, Thomas Sparrow, Martha Sparrow, Joseph Sparrow, Mary Sparrow, David Sparrow, Algeretta Sparrow, Florence Sparrow, William Sparrow

The story of William G. Sparrow began in 1849 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. In 1861, William G. Sparrow was recorded in the census in Glenelg Township, Grey County, Province of Canada,. In 1881, William G. Sparrow was employed. William G. Sparrow married Mary Callie Burk, Mary Campbell, and had children including Algeretta Mae Sparrow, David William Sparrow, Edward Sparrow, Elizabeth Algeretta Sparrow, Florence Evelyn Sparrow, John Albert Sparrow, Joseph Sparrow, Margaret Alice Sparrow, Martha Sparrow, Mary Jane Sparrow, Thomas Richard Sparrow, William Henry Sparrow. William G. Sparrow passed away in 1910 in Mayville, Traill County, North Dakota, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William G. Sparrow began in 1849 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • In 1861, William G. Sparrow was recorded in the census in Glenelg Township, Grey County, Province of Canada,.
  • In 1881, William G. Sparrow was employed.
  • William G. Sparrow married Mary Callie Burk, Mary Campbell, and had children including Algeretta Mae Sparrow, David William Sparrow, Edward Sparrow, Elizabeth Algeretta Sparrow, Florence Evelyn Sparrow, John Albert Sparrow, Joseph Sparrow, Margaret Alice Sparrow, Martha Sparrow, Mary Jane Sparrow, Thomas Richard Sparrow, William Henry Sparrow.
  • William G. Sparrow passed away in 1910 in Mayville, Traill County, North Dakota, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elizabeth Holmes
1817–
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
EH

Spouses(s)

Mary Campbell
1858–1905
Birth Location: Mariposa Township, Victoria County, Province of Canada, British North America, United Kingdom
MC
Mary Burk
1852–1928
Birth Location: Miami County, Indiana, United States
MB

Children(s)

Elizabeth Sparrow
1878–1915
Birth Location: Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
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Edward Sparrow
1876–1945
Birth Location: Glenelg Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
ES
John Sparrow
1877–1950
Birth Location: Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
JS
Margaret Sparrow
1881–1937
Birth Location: Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
MS
Thomas Sparrow
1883–1969
Birth Location: Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
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Martha Sparrow
1884–1929
Birth Location: Park River, Walsh County, Dakota Territory, United States
MS
Joseph Sparrow
1887–1948
Birth Location: Park River, Walsh County, Dakota Territory, United States
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Mary Sparrow
1888–1962
Birth Location: Park River, Walsh County, Dakota Territory, United States
MS
David Sparrow
1890–1952
Birth Location: Park River, Walsh County, North Dakota, United States
DS
Algeretta Sparrow
1892–1954
Birth Location: Portland, Traill County, North Dakota, United States
AS
Florence Sparrow
1894–1952
Birth Location: Portland, Traill County, North Dakota, United States
FS
William Sparrow
1897–1948
Birth Location: Portland, Traill County, North Dakota, United States
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William Sparrow's Ancestors

Self
William Sparrow
1849–1910
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Elizabeth Holmes
1817–
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sparrow's Descendants

1.
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William (G.) Sparrow (27 APR 1849–31 AUG 1910) m. Mary Campbell (12 JUL 1858–18 JUL 1905) m. Mary (Callie) Burk (4 NOV 1852–24 FEB 1928)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Algeretta) Sparrow 1878–1915 m. Milson (Frederick Charles) Brumwell 1869–1961
    1. 1. Florence (Evelyn) Brumwell 1900–1986 m. Jens (Johansen) Wam 1889–1930 m. Orville (Alvin) Skarperud 1903–1974
      1. 1. June (Margery) Wam 1918–1930
      2. 2. Donald (Kenneth) Wam 1919–1999 m. Gertrude (Evelyn) Schroetter 1924–2002
      3. 3. Wesley (Howard) Wam 1923–1997 m. Mavis (Jean) Blomgren 1927–2017
      4. 4. Sonja (Marlene) Skarperud 1935–1990 m. James (Ronald) Lande 1934–2022
    2. 2. Maude (Elizabeth) Brumwell 1902–1939 m. Carl (E.) Smestad 1897–1972
      1. 1. Delia (Pearl) Smestad 1919–2003 m. Arthur (Hilmen) Foss 1921–2004
        1. 1. Ronald (Duane) Foss 1941–2013
      2. 2. Constance (E.) Smestad 1920–1956 m. Glenn (Arvid) Thompson 1923–2007
        1. 1. Timothy (Gene) Thompson 1951–1956
      3. 3. Carl (E. Smestad) Jr. 1922–2010 m. Geraldine (Dolores) Knudson 1924–2010
      4. 4. Mae (Marie) Smestad 1924–2017 m. Glenn Moen 1922–1994
      5. 5. Howard (Walter) Smestad 1926–1994 m. Adelaide (G.) Thompson 1924–2017
      6. 6. Maude (Lorraine) Smestad 1927–2000 m. Robert (Valoise) Evenson 1925–2003
      7. 7. Maurice (John) Smestad 1930–2014 m. 美代子 Hirose 1927–2020
      8. 8. June (Evon) Smestad 1933–1948
    3. 3. Walter (William) Brumwell 1903–1986 m. Living 1908– m. Luella Anderson 1913–1970 m. Adele (Alamina) Roa 1902–1985
    4. 4. Mary (Sparrow) Brumwell 1905–1999 m. Rodney (Thomas) Baker 1900–1980
      1. 1. Betty (Lou) Baker 1925–1925
      2. 2. Mary (Patricia) Baker 1926–2022 m. Hassan Hyman 1919–2009 m. William (Thomas) Stefanich 1923–1982 m. Roy (Argyll) Bailey 1924–2017
      3. 3. Wesley (Hoy) Baker 1928–2012 m. Constance (Aloise) Newman 1930–1967 m. Judith (K.) Bunger 1934–2009
        1. 1. Linda (Carol) Baker 1950–2005
      4. 4. Nancy (Sparrow) Baker 1930–2015 m. Robert (Clarence) Cantrell 1929–1999
      5. 5. Chloe Baker 1934–2022 m. Robert (Stephen) Howell 1922–1978 m. Charles (C.) Fitzgerald 1935–2020 m. Maurice (Leon) Ruth 1928–2004
      6. 6. Robert (Meredith) Baker 1939–1939
      7. 7. Michael (Rodney) Baker 1944–1985
      8. 8. Living 1920–
    5. 5. Harold (Milson) Brumwell 1907–1984 m. Jane (Theresa) Lonne 1908–1990 m. Olga (Bertina) Anderson 1911–1998
      1. 1. Milton (Stuart) Brumwell 1944–2017
    6. 6. Alice (Algeretta) Brumwell 1912–2004 m. Carl (Siegfried) Nelson 1911–1986
      1. 1. Barbara (Alice) Nelson 1944–2015
  2. 2. Edward Sparrow 1876–1945 m. Caroline (Berthine) Pladson 1882–1945
    1. 1. Gertrude (Mae) Sparrow 1904–1987
    2. 2. Joseph (Edward) Sparrow 1906–1993 m. Vera (Mae) Ruby 1907–1987
      1. 1. Joan (M.) Sparrow 1928–2010 m. Herman (Joseph) Kopp 1924–2000
      2. 2. Ruby (Jean) Sparrow 1933–2000
      3. 3. David (Edward) Sparrow 1930–1978
      4. 4. Jay (Robert) Sparrow 1932–2011
        1. 1. Sparrow –2001
    3. 3. Beulah Sparrow 1907–1936 m. Selmer Berg 1903–1940
      1. 1. Beulah (Mae) Berg 1933–1993 m. Harry (Don) Knodle 1930–2019
      2. 2. Keith (Selmer) Berg 1930–2000 m. Georgine (LaVonne) Kane 1930–2008
      3. 3. Thomas (Richard) Berg 1932–2016
      4. 4. Colleen (Anita) Berg 1929–1985 m. Donald (Carroll) Hill 1926–2007
        1. 1. David Hill –2007
  3. 3. John (Albert) Sparrow 1877–1950 m. Anna (Selina) Monson 1886–1907 m. Jettie (Adella) Jenson 1888–1910 m. Enah (Alvia) Anderson 1894–1987
    1. 1. Richard (Alton) Sparrow 1909–1983 m. Adeline (Jean) Matejcek 1915–1993
    2. 2. William (Arlington) Sparrow 1914–2004 m. Luella (Juanita) Peterson 1915–2006
    3. 3. Irene (Alvia) Sparrow 1915–1926
    4. 4. Edward (Lorraine) Sparrow 1917–1992 m. Viola (Catherine) Schmitz 1923–2018
    5. 5. Enah (Delora) Sparrow 1921–2011 m. John (Joseph) Clark 1919–2014
    6. 6. Mavis (Eline) Sparrow 1924–2021 m. Thomas (Warren) Heazlett 1916–2003
    7. 7. Maxine (Alvia) Sparrow 1927–1998 m. Gerald (Willis) Cardiff 1924–1991
    8. 8. Mary (Ann) Sparrow 1931–2012
    9. 9. Ruth (Jean) Sparrow 1933–2017
  4. 4. Margaret (Alice) Sparrow 1881–1937 m. Charles (Walter) Elmslie 1871–1936
    1. 1. Charles (Walter) Elmslie 1912–1994 m. Shirley (Jean) Graham 1923–2010
    2. 2. Margaret (Maude) Elmslie 1907–1976 m. John (Alexander) McLean 1907–1981
    3. 3. James (Arthur) Elmslie 1916–1942
    4. 4. Forrest (Lee) Elmslie 1918–1999 m. Barbara Wood 1920–2007
      1. 1. Forrest (Lee Elmslie) Jr. 1945–2017
    5. 5. Florence (Louisa) Elmslie 1920–1997 m. Leonard (George) Ploof 1919–
      1. 1. Claudia (Jean) Ploof 1948–2011 m. Robert (William) Zenk 1947–1981
  5. 5. Thomas (Richard) Sparrow 1883–1969 m. Elizabeth (Lelah) Ray 1879–1957
  6. 6. Martha Sparrow 1884–1929 m. William (Arthur) Bell 1885–1965
    1. 1. Leonard (Doyle) Bell 1910–1978 m. Gladys (Edna) Daugherty 1912–1938 m. Virginia (Nell) Fry 1919–1999
    2. 2. Richard (Arthur) Bell 1913–1976 m. Evelyn (Mae) Williamson 1911–1997
      1. 1. Donald (Leroy) Bell 1941–2010
  7. 7. Joseph Sparrow 1887–1948 m. Hazel (May) Ackley 1893–1979
    1. 1. Edna (Beryl) Sparrow 1925–2017 m. Living 1926–
    2. 2. Nellie (Mae) Sparrow 1910–2003 m. Wilfred (George) Hatch 1904–1993
      1. 1. Lawrence (Montgomery) Hatch 1935–1935
      2. 2. William (Wilfred) Hatch 1937–1997 m. Florence Luczyz 1938–1993
    3. 3. William (Roy) Sparrow 1912–1961 m. Etta Cole 1911– m. Anne (Langstaff) Alexander 1919–2004
    4. 4. Ward (Everett) Sparrow 1918–1968
    5. 5. David (Alan) Sparrow 1923–1965
  8. 8. Mary (Jane) Sparrow 1888–1962 m. Nels Enge 1886–1956 m. Earl (David) Jennings 1900–1973
    1. 1. Gene (Neil) Enge 1908–1985 m. Mary (Ann) Krsul 1917–2010 m. Zula (Faye) Freeman 1909– m. Maxine N. 1912–
      1. 1. Jeanne (Marie) Enge 1938–2003 m. Lloyd (Earl) McCollum 1935–1997
    2. 2. Kenneth (Ray) Enge 1922–2013 m. Shirley (Irene) Stevenson 1924–2020
    3. 3. Mildred (Helen) Enge 1910–1982 m. Charles (Newton) Talbott 1909–1984
    4. 4. Marjorie (Ruth) Enge 1917–2008 m. Ira (Casey) Moore 1914–1976 m. Newell (Ulysses) Warren 1915–2000 m. John (Warner) Canon 1916–1992
      1. 1. Clark (Casey) Moore 1947–2005
      2. 2. Raymond (Cole) Moore –2005
    5. 5. Robert (Leonard) Enge 1912–1990 m. Alice (Louise) Kleinhans 1913–1998
    6. 6. Gordon (Thomas) Enge 1915–1994 m. Geneva (Helen) Boynton 1914–1983
      1. 1. Doris (Jean) Enge 1936–2020 m. Richard (Arnold) Halsey 1933–1972 m. Clayton (Ellsworth) Lundin 1931–1985
  9. 9. David (William) Sparrow 1890–1952 m. Gertrude Erickson 1890–1968
    1. 1. Audrey (A.) Sparrow 1913–2002 m. Bernt (Oliver) Lucken 1901–1957 m. Orton Ives 1910–1986
      1. 1. David (Kristian) Lucken 1937–2020 m. Rosmond (Louise) Fliginger 1940–2007
      2. 2. Annette (Marie) Lucken 1944–2021 m. Dennis (Wayne) Schafer 1944–2017
    2. 2. Donald (Willard) Sparrow 1915–1981 m. Mabel (Nora) Hanson 1915–1999
    3. 3. Avis (Elizabeth) Sparrow 1916–2006 m. Jorgen (Jiggs) Boe 1914–1998 m. Gilbert (Raymond) Christopherson 1912–1973
      1. 1. Audrey (Thelma) Christopherson 1936–2020 m. James (Arthur) Haugstad 1931–2011
      2. 2. Gene (D.) Christopherson 1938–1981
      3. 3. Thomas (D.) Christopherson 1948–2020
    4. 4. Harriet (Elaine) Sparrow 1919–1998 m. William (Francis) Buckley 1917–1969
  10. 10. Algeretta (Mae) Sparrow 1892–1954
  11. 11. Florence (Evelyn) Sparrow 1894–1952 m. Alfred (Dale) Oatzes 1898–1972
  12. 12. William (Henry) Sparrow 1897–1948 m. Leah (Gertrude) Stiles 1900–1997
    1. 1. Geraldine (Elizabeth) Sparrow 1922–2012 m. Kenneth (Max) Anderson 1922–2013
    2. 2. Patricia (Ann) Sparrow 1930–1994 m. John (Dennis) Rendahl 1931–2007

William Sparrow's Timeline

6 Records

1849
27 APR 1849
Birth of William G. Sparrow in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1861
JAN 1861
Age 12
William G. Sparrow appeared in census in Glenelg Township, Grey County, Province of Canada, British North America, United Kingdom
Glenelg Township, Grey County, Province of Canada, British North America, United Kingdom
1881
FROM 1881 TO 1910
Age 32
William G. Sparrow was employed
None
1883
APR 1883
Age 34
William G. Sparrow immigrated in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan, United States
Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan, United States
1900
BEF JUN 1900
Age 51
William G. Sparrow - Naturalization in United States
United States
1910
31 AUG 1910
Age 61
Death of William G. Sparrow in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, United States
Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 APR 1849
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 US Census, Enum Dist 167, Sheet 8B, Born Apr 1847 in England.
    [2] 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 97, Sheet 16A, Age 60 in Apr 1910, born in England.
    [3] 1930 US Census, Census of sons John Albert, Tom, Edward: born in England.
    [4] 1881 Canada Census, District 154, Sub-district D, p. 15, Age 34 in Apr 1881, born in England.
    [5] 1920 US Census, Enum Dist 166, Sheet 3B, Census of son Edward, born in England.
    [6] 1861 Canada Census, Enum Dist 4, Page 49, Age 13 in 1861, born in England.
    [7] 1885 Dakota Territory Census, Enum Dist 7, p. 18, Age 37 in Jun 1885, born in England.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: JAN 1861
    Event Place: Glenelg Township, Grey County, Province of Canada, British North America, United Kingdom
    Record Source: 1861 Canada Census, Enum Dist 4, Page 49

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: FROM 1881 TO 1910
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 97, Sheet 16A
    [2] 1900 US Census, Enum Dist 167, Sheet 8B
    [3] 1881 Canada Census, District 154, Sub-district D, p. 15
    [4] 1885 Dakota Territory Census, Enum Dist 7, p. 18

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: APR 1883
    Event Place: Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 US Census, immigrated in 1883.
    [2] 1900 US Census, Enum Dist 167, Sheet 8B, immigrated in 1892.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Date: BEF JUN 1900
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: 1900 US Census, Enum Dist 167, Sheet 8B, naturalized by June 1900.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 AUG 1910
    Event Place: Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mayville, Traill County, North Dakota, United States
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