Lessie Gray Sparks

1896 - 1985  (89 years)

• Name	Lessie Gray Sparks
  Born	5 Jan 1896	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 14, Cocke County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1910	District 7, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Draft Registration	5 Jun 1917	Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1920	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1940	District 7, Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	17 Sep 1985	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Buried	Faubion Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I341419	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	J. Molton Sparks,   b. 2 Sep 1868,   d. 2 Dec 1897  (Age 29 years)
  Mother	Emma Boyer,   b. 23 Jun 1867, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Apr 1920, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 52 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1892	Cocke County, Tennessee   [8]
  Family ID	F134116	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mattie A. McGaha,   b. 11 Jan 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Aug 1982  (Age 78 years)
  Married	28 Apr 1928	Greene County, Tennessee   [9]
  Children	+ 1. Reba Faye Sparks,   b. Abt 1930, Tennessee  (Age ~ 94 years)   2. Gray Sparks, Jr.,   b. 9 Jun 1931, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jun 2016, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F134124	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Jan 1896 - Cocke County, Tennessee Draft Registration - 5 Jun 1917 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 28 Apr 1928 - Greene County, Tennessee Died - 17 Sep 1985 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Faubion Cemetery, Cocke 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, 1900. Name: Gray Sparks Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Civil Districts 11, 14, Cocke, Tennessee, United States District: 168 Gender: Male Age: 4 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): W Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Number of Living Children: Years Married: Birth Date: Jan 1896 Birthplace: Tennessee Marriage Year (Estimated): Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother of how many children: Sheet Number and Letter: 27B Household ID: 112 Line Number: 79 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T623 GS Film Number: 1241562 Digital Folder Number: 004118949 Image Number: 00519 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Euylene Sparks F 33 Tennessee Daughter Lora Sparks F 9 Tennessee Son Hue Sparks M 6 Tennessee Son Gray Sparks M 4 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1910. name: Lessie G Sparks birthplace: Tennessee relationship to head of household: Son residence: Civil District 7, Cocke, Tennessee marital status: Single race : White gender: Male immigration year: father's birthplace: North Carolina mother's birthplace: Tennessee family number: 50 page number: 3 Household Gender Age Birthplace self Emma Sparks F 42y Tennessee son Hugh A Sparks M 15y Tennessee son Lessie G Sparks M 13y Tennessee Hubert A Cogburn M 27y Tennessee Lora Cogburn F 18y North Carolina Paul A Cogburn M 1y 9m Tennessee [S121] Draft Registration. name: Lessie Gray Sparks event: Draft Registration registration date year range: 1917-1918 event place: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States gender: Male birth date: 05 Jan 1896 birthplace: Parrottsville, Tennessee, United States country of citizenship: United States nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards nara publication number: M1509 film number: 1852930 digital folder number: 005152389 image number: 01489 [S112] Census, 1920. name: Gray Sparks residence: , Cocke, Tennessee estimated birth year: 1896 age: 24 birthplace: Tennessee relationship to head of household: Son gender: Male race: White marital status: Single father's birthplace: North Carolina mother's birthplace: Tennessee film number: 1821733 digital folder number: 4390325 image number: 00329 sheet number: 3 Household Gender Age Birthplace self Emma Sparks F 52y Tennessee son Hugh Sparks M 25y Tennessee son Gray Sparks M 24y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name Gray Sparks Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 7, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 44 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) 1896 Last Place of Residence Same Place HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Gray Sparks Head M 44 Tennessee Mattie Sparks Wife F 38 Tennessee Reba Fay Sparks Daughter F 10 Tennessee Gray Sparks Son M 8 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27881-2981-41?cc=2000219 : 11 July 2014), Tennessee > Cocke > Civil District 7 > 15-17 Civil District 7 > image 14 of 31; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # SPARKS LESSIE 09-17-1985 / 89 COCKE COCKE / TN WIDOWER M WHITE 29015 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 116217249). [S58] Marriage Certificate. name: J M Sparks titles & terms: event: Marriage event date: 29 Dec 1892 event place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States age: estimated birth year: father: father's titles & terms: mother: mother's titles & terms: spouse: Emma Boyer spouse's titles & terms: spouse's age: spouse's estimated birth year: spouse's father: spouse's father's titles & terms: spouse's mother: spouse's mother's titles & terms: reference number: 348 film number: 956183 digital folder number: 004485957 image number: 00203 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Gray Sparks Event Type Marriage Event Date 28 Apr 1928 Event Place Greene, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Mattie Mcgaha Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159364-891132-98?cc=1619127 : 20 July 2016), Greene > Marriage records, 1928, no 1-180 > image 89 of 364; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.