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1. | Elizabeth Thomas was born about 1840 in North Carolina, , , . Elizabeth married George Sparks about 1853 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. George was born about 1833 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Andrew H. Sparks (1.Elizabeth1) was born about 1852 in North Carolina, , , . |
3. | Newton W. Sparks (1.Elizabeth1) was born about 1854 in North Carolina, , , . |
4. | Joseph Allen Sparks (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 25 Jan 1856 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 17 Apr 1937 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Slippery Hill Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. Joseph married Margaret Zenia Hicks about 1885 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Margaret (daughter of Samuel Hicks and Louise Nancy Guinn) was born on 8 Jan 1864 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 5 Nov 1942 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | James Hardy Sparks (1.Elizabeth1) was born about 1864 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. |
6. | S. M. Sparks (1.Elizabeth1) was born about 1871 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. |
7. | H. M. Sparks (1.Elizabeth1) was born about 1873 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. |
8. | M. C. Sparks (1.Elizabeth1) was born about 1877 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. |
9. | Daughter Sparks (1.Elizabeth1) was born in Dec 1879 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. |
10. | Samuel Harrison Sparks (4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 24 Oct 1887 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 10 Sep 1954 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. Samuel married Nelia Cordell Sluder on 2 Jul 1913 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Nelia (daughter of Flint Sluder and Nan (Sluder)) was born on 9 Sep 1892 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 22 May 1989 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Nancy Sparks (4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born about 1892 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. |
12. | Stephen Morgan Sparks (4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 16 Aug 1895 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 20 Jul 1977 in Burke County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. Stephen married Pinkie Mae Johnson on 12 Dec 1914 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Pinkie (daughter of Thomas A. Johnson and Lydia Hughes) was born about 1895; died on 27 Oct 1969 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Lillie Ethel Sparks (4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 10 Feb 1896 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. |
14. | Ervin Sparks (4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 14 Feb 1898 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died in May 1966 in Johnson City, , Washington County, Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. Notes: 1920 Pulaski County, KY Census Ervin married Eliza Ellen "Eddie" Nelson on 10 Jun 1916 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Eliza (daughter of John King Nelson and Laura B. Moody) was born about 1901 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; died in Feb 1979 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Mary Sparks (4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born in 1899 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Mary married Clarence Tilman Calhoun on 26 Feb 1916 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Clarence (son of Wilburn Harrison Calhoun and Frances Lutitia Bentley) was born on 19 Oct 1897 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 28 Apr 1965 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Robert H. Sparks (4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born about 1904 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Robert married Margaret "Maggie" Vance on 11 Feb 1923 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Margaret was born about 1904 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Ralph Sparks (4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 9 May 1906 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Ralph married Fay M. Calhoun on 11 Mar 1938 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Fay (daughter of Harvey Columbus "Lum" Calhoun and Elizabeth Rose Gouge) was born about 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
18. | Carl Harrington Sparks (10.Samuel3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 30 Apr 1915 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 15 Jul 1996 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Melscheimer Cemetery, , Stark County, Ohio. Carl married Amey Mae Calhoun on 27 Mar 1937 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Amey (daughter of Starlin Isaac Calhoun and Josephine Jodie Benfield) was born on 25 Jan 1919 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died about 1982 in Stark County, , , Ohio; was buried in Melscheimer Cemetery, , Stark County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
19. | Living (10.Samuel3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
20. | Myra Leona Sparks (10.Samuel3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 2 Jun 1916 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 23 Jun 1997; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. Myra married Ralph Stacy Greer about 1936 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Ralph was born on 12 Feb 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 10 Jul 1980 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
21. | Lucy Faye Sparks (10.Samuel3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 18 Jan 1919 in Unicoi County, , , Tennessee; died about 1992 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. Lucy married Leonard Braswell about 1940 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Leonard was born on 1 Sep 1918 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 4 Oct 1983 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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22. | Andrew William Sparks (10.Samuel3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 11 Apr 1920 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 9 Dec 1954 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. Notes: He, his wife and their three children were murdered in December 1954. Andrew married Norma Ruth Ollis about 1950 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Norma was born on 27 Mar 1932 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 8 Dec 1954 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Belview Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
23. | Living (10.Samuel3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
24. | Living (10.Samuel3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
25. | Living (10.Samuel3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
26. | Living (10.Samuel3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
27. | Dennis Edwin Sparks (10.Samuel3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 5 Aug 1927 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 26 Sep 1984 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Heaton Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. Dennis married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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28. | Living (10.Samuel3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
29. | Living (10.Samuel3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
30. | Clara Ruth Sparks (10.Samuel3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 19 Mar 1934 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 28 Sep 1992 in Wilkes County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. |
31. | Living (10.Samuel3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
32. | Living (10.Samuel3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
33. | Living (14.Ervin3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
34. | Living (14.Ervin3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
35. | Living (14.Ervin3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
36. | Living (14.Ervin3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
37. | Geneva L. Sparks (14.Ervin3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 9 Mar 1928 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; died on 5 Jul 2017 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. Notes: JOHNSON CITY - Geneva L. Douglas, age 89, of Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at the Johnson City Medical Center following an extended illness. Geneva married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
38. | Alma Lucille Sparks (14.Ervin3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 7 Dec 1932 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; died on 23 Jan 2007 in Spotsylvania County, , , Virginia. Alma married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
39. | Living (14.Ervin3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
40. | Roy Allen Sparks (14.Ervin3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 18 Nov 1936 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Apr 2015 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Notes: Roy Al-len Sparks, born No-vem-ber 18, 1936, son of the late Ervin and Eliza Sparks of John-son City, TN. He died peace-fully at the John-son City Med-i-cal Center on Fri-day, April 24, 2015, at the age of 78 af-ter a brief ill-ness of can-cer. |
41. | Living (14.Ervin3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
42. | Frank Calhoun (15.Mary3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born about 1824 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . |
43. | Harlen Calhoun (15.Mary3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born about 1828 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . |
44. | Living (15.Mary3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
45. | Mildred Calhoun (15.Mary3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 24 Aug 1919 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 24 Mar 2014 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Rittertown Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes: Mildred Buchanan McCall, age 94, of Butler, formerly of Hampton, went home to be with the Lord at the home of her daughter on Monday, March 24, 2014, following an extended illness. Mildred married Fin Buchanan on 1 Jan 1938 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Fin was born on 15 Mar 1911 in North Carolina, , , ; died in Aug 1896 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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46. | Living (15.Mary3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
47. | Living (15.Mary3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
48. | Dimple Margaret Calhoun (15.Mary3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born about 1931 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Oct 2016 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. Notes: Dimple Margaret Calhoun Stine departed this world on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Franklin Woods Community Hospital, after a lengthy illness. She was greatly loved and will be missed. A native of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Sparks Calhoun. Dimple was a woman of great faith and was an active member of Oakland Avenue Baptist Church for many years. She was a member of the choir and was also actively involved in Awana and the children's ministry. Dimple worked at ITT-North Electric for some time but her passion was baking, gardening, ceramics and knitting. In addition to her parents, Dimple was preceded in death by her brothers, Frank Calhoun, Fred Calhoun, Audie Calhoun, and Harlan Calhoun; and two sisters, Mildred McCall, and Lois Pennington. Dimple married Harlan Hill on 9 Aug 1951 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Harlan was born on 11 May 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Mar 2001 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
49. | Living (16.Robert3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
50. | Living (16.Robert3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) |
51. | Helen Ruth Sparks (16.Robert3, 4.Joseph2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born about 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Dec 2016 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. Notes: Helen Ruth Sparks McCoury, 87, passed away December 1, 2016 at Hillview Rehabilitation Center. She lived at Sycamore Springs Senior Living. Helen married Theodore Roosevelt McCoury about 1946 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Theodore (son of Loddie E. McCoury and Dora Greene) was born on 28 Jul 1925 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 23 Mar 2015 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |