David Ellis Sparks^{[1, 2, 3]}

1903 - 1944  (40 years)

• Name	David Ellis Sparks
  Born	23 May 1903	Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 6, Monroe County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	31 Jan 1944	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [5, 6]
  Buried	3 Feb 1944	Forest Hill Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I222519	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Samuel Lafate Sparks,   b. 18 Dec 1870, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Jul 1944  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Laura Texana Gregory,   b. 13 Apr 1876, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Nov 1927, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 51 years)
  Married	19 Dec 1893
  Family ID	F82746	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lona Mae Myers,   b. 12 Jun 1905, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Apr 1961, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 55 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1931	Blount County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	1. James Ellis "Preacher" Sparks,   b. 7 Jun 1929, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Feb 2001, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years)   2. Bonnie Jean Sparks,   b. 17 Jul 1932,   d. 17 Jul 1932  (Age 0 years)   3. Troy Sparks + 4. Nola Mae Sparks,   b. 19 Jul 1933, Vonore, Monroe County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 May 2012, Blount Memorial Transitional Care  (Age 78 years)   5. Joyce Sparks,   b. Abt 1937, Tennessee  (Age ~ 87 years) + 6. Trudy L. Sparks,   b. 23 Jan 1940, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Mar 2015  (Age 75 years) + 7. Sam Sparks,   b. 4 Aug 1941,   d. 27 Apr 2004, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years)   8. Martha Sparks
  Family ID	F85072	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 May 1903 - Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee Married - 11 Jul 1931 - Blount County, Tennessee Died - 31 Jan 1944 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 3 Feb 1944 - Forest Hill Cemetery, 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

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 24 Dec 1941. Martha Myers obituary [S84] E-Mail, Cathy Jenkins [cjenkins@chartertn.net], 16 Oct 2007. [S112] Census, 1930. Name: David E Sparks Event: CENSUS Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Cade´s Cove, Blount, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 25 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1905 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Brother-in-law Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 25 Family Number: 10 Sheet Number and Letter: 1B Line Number: 55 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2234 Film Number: 2341968 Digital Folder Number: 4548148 Image Number: 00803 Household Gender Age Milburn J Cable M 34 Josephine Cable F 32 Edna L Cable F 11 Nina L Cable F 9 Vona B Cable F 7 Herbert J Cable M 5 Samuel L Cable M 2 Charlene T Cable F 0 Sam L Sparks M 61 David E Sparks M 25 Chas B Sparks M 23 Woodrow W Sparks M 18 Eugene L Sparks M 15 Lucile E Sparks F 12 [S112] Census, 1940. Name Ellis Sparks Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 6, Monroe, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 36 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1904 Last Place of Residence Rural, Blount, Tennessee Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Ellis Sparks Head M 36 Tennessee Lona Sparks Wife F 34 Tennessee James Sparks Son M 8 Tennessee Nola Sparks Daughter F 6 Tennessee Tracy Sparks Son M 4 Tennessee Joyce Sparks Daughter F 3 Tennessee Trumona Sparks Daughter F 0 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9M1-D7SZ?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-GTR%3A792528401%2C794790701%2C792578101%2C801005401 : accessed 11 April 2017), Tennessee > Monroe > Civil District 6 > image 9 of 12; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012. [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 31 Jan 1944. Sparks, Ellis Birth: 5-23-1903 Death: 1-31-1944 Father: Sam Sparks Mother: Laura Gregory Cemetery: Forest Hill [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Ellis Sparks Event: Death Event Date: 31 Jan 1944 Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Race or Color: White Age: 40 Estimated Birth Year: Birth Date: 23 May 1903 Birthplace: Blount, Tn Spouse: Lona Myers Father: Sam Sparks Father's Birthplace: Blount, Tn Mother: Laura Gregory Mother's Birthplace: Blount, Tn Occupation: Farmer Street Address: Route #1 Residence: Maryville, Monroe, Tn Cemetery: Forest Hill Burial Place: Maryville Burial Date: 03 Feb 1944 Informant: Additional Relatives: X Digital Folder Number: 4184887 Image Number: 1059 Film Number: 2137345 Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn 5945 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 41790971). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Ellis Sparks Event Type Marriage Event Date 11 Jul 1931 Event Place Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Lona Myers Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-Q93D?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-194%3A1589264608%2C1589374121 : 22 December 2016), Blount > image 2986 of 3088; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.