John Alexander Sparks

1893 - 1968  (74 years)

• Name	John Alexander Sparks
  Born	1 Aug 1893	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  Christened	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
  Died	22 Feb 1968	Spencerville, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
  Person ID	I4371	West & Park Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	John Sparkes,   b. 1 Mar 1855, Brigus, Newfoundland ,   d. 11 Jan 1908, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Emma Penny
  Married	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)
  Married	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
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F1395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Aug 1893 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada Christened - 6 Sep 1893 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada Married - 17 Mar 1914 - Melrose, Massachusetts, USA Died - 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