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Sparks, John Wesley

Male 1753 - 1840  (87 years)


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  • Name Sparks, John Wesley 
    Birth 25 Feb 1753  Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Jun 1840  Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Roaring River Baptist Church Cemetery, Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I78090  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2020 

    Father Sparks, Solomon,   b. 1725, Maryland, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1790, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Thompson, Sarah,   b. 1729, Frederick, Maryland, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1729, Frederick, Maryland, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years) 
    Family ID F119635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Shores, Sarah,   b. Abt 1757, Surry, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1830, Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1777  Surry, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Sparks, Levi,   b. 2 Oct 1778, Surry, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1851, Martha, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    +2. Sparks, Robert,   b. Abt 1780, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1815 (Age ~ 35 years)
    +3. Sparks, Sarah,   b. 7 May 1789, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1860 (Age 70 years)
    +4. Sparks, John,   b. Abt 1794, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1865, Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years)
    +5. Sparks, George Graham,   b. 9 Nov 1796, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1879, Elliott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F32341  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Feb 1753 - Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1777 - Surry, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Jun 1840 - Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Roaring River Baptist Church Cemetery, Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
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