Wilburn Stewart Sparks

1911 - 1963  (52 years)

• Name	Wilburn Stewart Sparks  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	20 May 1911	Tacoma, Wise, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Wilburn Sparks  [5, 6, 7]
  Reference Number	28638
  Residence	1920	Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1940	Arlington, Ingsbury, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Relation to Head of House: Self; Height 6; Weight 174; Complexion Light; Hair Color Brown; Eye Color Blue
  Residence	Bef 1951	West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Residence	Nov 1963	Davenport, Polk, Florida, USA   [7]
  Death	Nov 1963	Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I28638	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Calvin Nelson Sparks,   b. 1867, Scott, Virginia, USA
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Sarah Ellen Osborne,   b. 1872, Floyd, Kentucky, USA d. 1926, Tacoma, Wise, Virginia, USA (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	10 Oct 1910	Wise, Virginia, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F18995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna
  Family ID	F18993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Elsie
  Family ID	F18994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 May 1911 - Tacoma, Wise, Virginia, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1920 - Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, USA Residence - Relation to Head of House: Self; Height 6; Weight 174; Complexion Light; Hair Color Brown; Eye Color Blue - 1940 - Arlington, Ingsbury, West Virginia, USA Residence - Bef 1951 - West Virginia, USA Residence - Nov 1963 - Davenport, Polk, Florida, USA Death - Nov 1963 - Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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