John L Sparks, Dr

1820 - 1893  (73 years)

• Name	John L Sparks  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Dr
  Birth	1820	Kentucky, USA   [2, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Name	John Sparks  [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Name	John Sparks  [13]
  Name	John Sparks
  Residence	1850	Lawrence, Kentucky, USA   [6]
  	Occupation: Farmer
  Residence	Dec 1855	Lawrence, Kentucky, USA   [7]
  Residence	1860	Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  	Occupation: Farmer
  Death	1893	Virginia, USA   [8, 9]
  Probate	3 Oct 1893	Grayson, Virginia, USA   [9]
  Reference Number	5305
  Person ID	I5305	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2026

  
  

  Father	Levi Sparks,   b. 2 Oct 1778, Surry, North Carolina, USA d. 21 Oct 1851, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Sarah Lyon,   b. 1781, North Carolina, USA d. 21 Oct 1855 (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	1805
  Family ID	F1872	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Hay,   b. 1831, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA d. 1900, Scott, Virginia, USA (Age 69 years)
  Children	1. Sarilda Sparks,   b. 26 Feb 1852, Kentucky, USA d. 27 Apr 1878, Scott, Virginia, USA (Age 26 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Sarah Sparks,   b. 25 Feb 1853, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA d. 23 Oct 1853 (Age 0 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Levi Sparks,   b. 17 Mar 1854   d. 15 Sep 1855 (Age 1 year)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. Elizabeth Sparks,   b. 29 Dec 1855, Kentucky, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   5. James B Sparks,   b. 15 Mar 1857   d. 23 Mar 1857 (Age 0 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   6. Wilburn Sparks,   b. 15 Jul 1857, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA d. 1 Apr 1934, Kingsport, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   7. Dicey Ann Sparks,   b. 22 Feb 1861, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA d. 18 Jun 1905, Elliott, Kentucky, USA (Age 44 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   8. John Humphrey Morgan Sparks,   b. 15 Jul 1864, Kentucky, USA d. 14 Sep 1939, Scott, Virginia, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   9. Calvin Nelson Sparks,   b. 1867, Scott, Virginia, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   10. William Sparks,   b. Abt 1855, Kentucky, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   11. Unnamed Sparks,   b. Oct 1869   d. 4 Oct 1869, Scott, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   12. Mary J Sparks,   b. Abt 1866, Kentucky, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F1962	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1820 - Kentucky, USA Residence - Occupation: Farmer - 1850 - Lawrence, Kentucky, USA Residence - Dec 1855 - Lawrence, Kentucky, USA Residence - Occupation: Farmer - 1860 - Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA Death - 1893 - Virginia, USA Probate - 3 Oct 1893 - Grayson, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  The Boggs Murders on Colliers Creek, April 24, 1865 The Boggs Murders on Colliers Creek, April 24, 1865 by Marlitta H. Perkins

  
  

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