John Alexander Sparks

1893 - 1968  (74 years)

• Name	John Alexander Sparks
  Birth	1 Aug 1893	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  Christening	6 Sep 1893	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [1]
  	Baptized by Minister J. Tallman Pitcher
  Gender	Male
  Physical Description	5 Jun 1917
  	Tall, medium build, light blue eyes, brown hair, not bald Source: WWI draft card, June 5, 1917
  Occupation	5 Jun 1917
  	Section Man at Michigan Central Rail Road Source: WWI draft card, June 5, 1917
  Death	22 Feb 1968	Spencerville, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
  Person ID	I4371	West & Park Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	John Sparkes,   b. 2 Mar 1854, Bull Cove, Port de Grave, Newfoundland d. 11 Jan 1908, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Emma Penny
  Marriage	7 Dec 1878	Brigus, Newfoundland   [2]
  	Witnesses: James Y. Sparkes and Moses Sparkes
  Family ID	F1394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Lafollette Hobbs,   b. 1895, Tennessee, USA d. 1977 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	17 Mar 1914	Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
  Children	1. Mildred Eleanor Sparkes,   b. 22 Dec 1914, Greenwood, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 May 2001 (Age 86 years) + 2. Thelma Emma Sparks,   b. 24 May 1916, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 Feb 1972, Alexandria, Virginia, USA (Age 55 years) + 3. Winnifred Lydia Sparkes,   b. 19 Jan 1919, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 Dec 1982, Front Royal, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years) + 4. Walter Lafollette Sparkes,   b. 13 Jun 1925, Edenton, North Carolina, USA d. 15 Apr 1969, Cheverly, Prince George's, Maryland, USA (Age 43 years)   5. Doris Sparks,   b. 1932, Washington, DC, USA   6. John Sparks,   b. 1936, Washington, DC, USA
  Family ID	F1395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Aug 1893 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada Christening - 6 Sep 1893 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada Marriage - 17 Mar 1914 - Melrose, Massachusetts, USA Death - 22 Feb 1968 - Spencerville, Montgomery, Maryland, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Parish Records. Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) Image 29 of 48 on microfilm, Ancestry.com [S11] Newfoundland Vital Statistics, page 105 of 148 on microfilm. Port de Grave, Brigus and Cupids (Methodist), Marriages 1813-1892, Vol. 36