James A. Sparks^[1]

1853 - 1907  (53 years)

• Name	James A. Sparks
  Born	20 Oct 1853	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 16, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	28 Mar 1907
  Buried	Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I201600	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	Nathan H. Sparks,   b. 1 Jan 1828, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Sep 1891, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Eliza Jane Potter,   b. 19 Jan 1828, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Dec 1925, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 97 years)
  Married	23 Dec 1852
  Family ID	F76677	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Julia Annis Tipton,   b. Dec 1868, Tennessee
  Married	30 Oct 1885	Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Jane Sparks,   b. 15 Sep 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Jul 1959, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 72 years)   2. William A. Sparks,   b. 5 Jan 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Jul 1908  (Age 20 years)   3. Margret Lucy Sparks,   b. May 1893, Tennessee   4. Bertha P. Sparks,   b. Sep 1895, Tennessee   5. Jerome Sparks,   b. Abt 1903, Tennessee   6. May Sparks,   b. Abt 1904, Tennessee   7. James Sparks,   b. Abt 1906, Tennessee   8. Ila Sparks,   b. Abt 1910, Tennessee  (Age ~ 114 years)
  Family ID	F160075	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Oct 1853 - Tennessee Married - 30 Oct 1885 - Blount County, Tennessee Buried - - Primitive Baptist 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

  [S112] Census, Tennessee, Blount County, District 16, 1880. [S112] Census, 1900. Name James A Sparks Event Type Census Event Year 1900 Event Place Civil Districts 16-17, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 48 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) W Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Years Married 14 Birth Date 1852 Birthplace Tennessee Marriage Year (Estimated) 1886 Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE James A Sparks Head M 48 Tennessee Julia A Sparks Wife F 32 Tennessee Mary J Sparks Daughter F 14 Tennessee William A Sparks Son M 12 Tennessee Margret L Sparks Daughter F 7 Tennessee Bertha P Sparks Daughter F 5 Tennessee "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11897-54137-37?cc=1325221 : accessed 23 August 2015), Tennessee > Blount > ED 27 Civil Districts 16-17 > image 7 of 25; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 8030339). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name J A Sparks Event Type Marriage Event Date 30 Oct 1885 Event Place Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Annis Tipton Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-30154-989-3?cc=1619127 : accessed 23 August 2015), 005725476 > image 3004 of 3088; county courthouses, Tennessee.