John Davis Sparks, Sr

1924 - 2007  (82 years)

• Name	John Davis Sparks  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	8 Aug 1924	Lineville, Clay, Alabama, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	2007	Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA   [5]
  Death	17 May 2007	Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA   [3, 5, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I7354	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Eugene Uriah Sparks,   b. 21 Apr 1887, Clay, Alabama, USA d. 19 Mar 1981, Lineville, Clay, Alabama, USA (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Effie Hassell,   b. 31 Jul 1890, Alabama, USA d. 2 Jan 1980, Lineville, Clay, Alabama, USA (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Marriage	29 May 1910	Clay, Alabama, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F2534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vinina Marie Letherwood,   b. 3 Jun 1931   d. 21 Apr 2015 (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F2563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Aug 1924 - Lineville, Clay, Alabama, USA Burial - 2007 - Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA Death - 17 May 2007 - Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  John David Sparks Gravestone

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Wesobulga, Clay, Alabama; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2339741. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Wesobulga, Clay, Alabama; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2339741 [S20] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Wesobulga, Clay, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00015; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 14-4. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Wesobulga, Clay, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00015; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 14-4 [S26] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). [S33] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 257. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 257 [S13] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S34] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S41] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S306] Ancestry.com, Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967