France Sparks^[1]

1904 - 1965  (60 years)

• Name	France Sparks
  Born	9 Jun 1904	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 4, Meigs County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 14, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	10 Mar 1965	Blount County, Tennessee   [4, 5, 6]
  Buried	Methodist Church Cemetery, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I328484	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	David W. Sparks,   b. 28 Mar 1863, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 May 1940, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Mary L. Cameron,   b. 31 Oct 1869,   d. 1 Mar 1936  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F146367	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Josie Gregory,   b. 29 Jul 1914, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Mar 1997, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 82 years)
  Children	+ 1. Edna Sparks,   b. 1 Feb 1930, Tennessee ,   d. 4 May 2004, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 74 years) + 2. Dorothy Sparks,   b. 2 Sep 1931, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Feb 2014, Louisville, Tennessee  (Age 82 years) + 3. Velma Joyce Sparks,   b. 13 May 1933, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Aug 2012  (Age 79 years)   4. Betty Sparks,   b. Abt 1937, Tennessee  (Age ~ 87 years)   5. Billy Francis Sparks,   b. 13 Aug 1940, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 May 1986, Caldwell County, North Carolina  (Age 45 years)   6. Bonnie Sparks,   b. 11 Aug 1942,   d. 22 Sep 2006, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 64 years)   7. Rhonda Sue Sparks,   d. Bef 4 May 2004   8. Bob Sparks,   d. Bef 4 May 2004   9. Roy Sparks,   d. Bef 4 May 2004   10. Don Sparks
  Family ID	F128932	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Jun 1904 - Tennessee Died - 10 Mar 1965 - Blount County, Tennessee Buried - - Methodist Church Cemetery, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 24 Aug 2012. Velma Joyce Sparks Howard obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Francis Sparks Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 4, Meigs, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 25 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1905 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0007 Family Number: 48 Sheet Number and Letter: 3A Line Number: 8 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2263 Film Number: 2341997 Digital Folder Number: 4548177 Image Number: 00550 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Francis Sparks M 25 Tennessee Wife Josephine Sparks F 17 Tennessee Daughter Edna S Sparks F 0 Tennessee Boarder Arthur Oliver M 23 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: France Sparks Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 14, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 36 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1904 Residence in 1935: Rural, Blount, Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 5-27 Family Number: 414 Sheet Number and Letter: 23B Line Number: 80 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3874 Digital Folder Number: 005461280 Image Number: 00949 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head France Sparks M 36 Tennessee Wife Jossie Sparks F 26 Tennessee Daughter Edna Sparks F 10 Tennessee Daughter Dorothy Sparks F 8 Tennessee Daughter Velma Sparks F 6 Tennessee Daughter Betty Sparks F 3 Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 5 May 2004. Edna Sparks Teffeteller obituary [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # SPARKS FRANCE 03-10-1965 / 60 BLOUNT BLOUNT / TN MARRIED M WHITE 05783 [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 10 Mar 1904. Sparks, France Birth: 6-9-1904 Death: 3-10-1965 Father: Dave Sparks Mother: Mary L. Cameron Cemetery: Cades Cove Meth. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 11663988).