Sparks, John Wesley

1874 - 1949  (74 years)

• Name	Sparks, John Wesley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	23 Dec 1874	Clay, Alabama, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Name	J W Sparks  [10]
  Name	J. W. Sparks  [7]
  Name	John W Sparks  [11]
  Name	John W Sparks  [12]
  Name	John W Sparks  [9]
  Name	John W Sparks  [8]
  Residence	1880	Wesobulga, Clay, Alabama, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1900	Wesobulga, Clay, Alabama, USA   [11]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	1910	Precinct 4, Clay, Alabama, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	Between 1917 and 1918	Clay, Alabama, USA   [4]
  Residence	1920	Wesobulga, Clay, Alabama, USA   [9]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married
  Residence	1930	Wesobulga, Clay, Alabama, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	1935	Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA   [10]
  Residence	1940	Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA   [10]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Burial	1949	Lineville, Clay, Alabama, USA   [1]
  Death	15 Feb 1949	Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA   [1, 2, 6]
  Person ID	I7270	KLDGenealogy
  Last Modified	5 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Sparks, Dennis McFranklin,   b. 18 Nov 1847, Carroll, Georgia, USA d. 14 Jul 1934, Lineville, Clay, Alabama, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	McCoy, Julia Ann,   b. 8 Oct 1847, Clay, Alabama, USA d. 4 Aug 1929, Clay, Alabama, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Nov 1866  [11, 13]
  Family ID	F2021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carpenter, Mary Beulah,   b. Jun 1876, Alabama, USA
  Marriage	1896  [11]
  Children	1. Sparks, Owen David,   b. 4 Nov 1896, Lineville, Clay, Alabama, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Sparks, Esa,   b. Dec 1899, Alabama, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Sparks, Mack F,   b. Abt 1902, Alabama, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Sparks, Hyman B,   b. Abt 1911, Alabama, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 May 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Dec 1874 - Clay, Alabama, USA Residence - Between 1917 and 1918 - Clay, Alabama, USA Residence - 1935 - Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA Burial - 1949 - Lineville, Clay, Alabama, USA Death - 15 Feb 1949 - Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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