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Sparks, Mahala Angeline[1, 2, 3]

Female 1841 - 1877  (36 years)


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  • Name Sparks, Mahala Angeline 
    Nickname Haley 
    Birth 15 Jan 1841  Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 7 Oct 1877  Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5
    Cause: consumption 
    Person ID I263482  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2020 

    Father Sparks, Daniel Wilcox,   b. 27 Oct 1806, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1900, Busseyville, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Jayne, Sarah,   b. Abt 1813, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1854 (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Family ID F101478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wheeler, James Lee,   b. 21 Nov 1841, Hoods Fork, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1921 (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jan 1865  Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
    +1. Wheeler, William Martin,   b. 29 Nov 1848, Blaine, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 November 1916 Tuberculosis, Blaine, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Wheeler, Ulysses Sherman,   b. 23 Feb 1866, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1921, Elliott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     3. Wheeler, John Harrison,   b. 16 Jun 1868   d. 27 Mar 1907 (Age 38 years)
     4. Wheeler, Henry Washington,   b. 27 Apr 1870   d. 9 Aug 1957 (Age 87 years)
     5. Wheeler, Peter Taylor,   b. 28 May 1873, Flatgap, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1945, Slade, Powell, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     6. Wheeler, Rachel Hilda,   b. 25 Apr 1875   d. Apr 1949 (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F99334  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Jan 1841 - Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Jan 1865 - Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: consumption - 7 Oct 1877 - Johnson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S49003] GEDCOM file imported on 30 October 2017.

    2. [S49238] Journal Sparks Quarterly, p3908.

    3. [S49237] GED Garrett 2002.

    4. [S49243] Johnson Co Vitals Wells EE, page 233, own a copy.
      age 35, married, died of Consumptions. Mother born in Floyd Co., KY father born in NC

    5. [S49242] Death Cert KY New EE, 1 March 2013; digitized at; ancestry.com; Mahala Wheeler; Johnson County, Kentucky; page; 7 October 1877, original.
      age 35, married, died of Consumptions. Mother born in Floyd Co., KY father born in NC