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George Franklin Sparks

Birth
Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death
28 Jun 1916 (aged 67)
Anaheim, Orange County, California, USA
Burial
Anaheim, Orange County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section UNK, Lot 5, Space 1
Memorial ID
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*In the CDI (CA. Death Index), George's surname was spelled "Sparks".
This memorial is currently a work in progress.

George's parents were:
George Washington Sparkes, b. May 27, 1819 in Blount County, AL. and d. Oct. 18, 1906 in Anaheim, Orange County, CA. &
Lussiann "Luanna" Roberds, b. Dec. 11, 1819 in Marengo, Marengo County, AL. and d. Oct. 17, 1895 in Orange County, CA.

In the 1850 U. S. census, 2 yr. old Geo F Sparks, b. in UT. Territory, was living in Diamond Springs, El Dorado county, CA. with his
31 yr. old (inferred) father, Geo W Sparks, a Merchant, b. in AL.
31 yr. old (inferred) mother, Luana Sparks, b. in AL.
7 yr. old (inferred) brother, Wm T Sparks, b. in Mississippi
5 yr. old (inferred) sister, Mary A Sparks, b. in Mississippi
1 mth. old (inferred) sister, Harriet C Sparks, b. in CA.
21 yr. old Wm Bryant, a Miner, b. in IL.
66 yr. old John Adkins, a Miner, b. in N.H.

On Jan. 30, 1870, George Franklin Spark(e)s and Cynthia Elizabeth Fabun were married in San Bernardino county, CA.

George and Cynthia Sparks' children were:
1. Watson Vander Sparks, b. 1871-1932.
2. Jeremiah Allen "Jerry" Sparks, b. 1874-1951.
3. Susan Ida Sparks, b. 1876-1887
4. Cyrus Nathaniel Sparks, b. 1878-1960.
5. Avis Pearl Sparks, b. 1881-1922. Avis marr. _ Brown.
6. Frederick Alma Sparks, b. 1886-1953.
7. Baby Sparks (twin), b. 1888 and d. 1888.
8. Baby Sparks (twin), b. 1888 and d. 1888.
9. Claude Warren Sparks, b. 1890-1958.
10. Eugene Sparks, b. 1892-1961.
11. Baby Sparks, b. 1895 and d. 1895.

In the 1900 U. S. census, 51 yr. old George F Sparks, a Farmer, b. Sep. 1848 in UT., was living on a rented farm in Los Alamitos, Orange county, CA. with his
49 yr. old wife, Synthi E Sparks, b. May 1851 in NM.
18 yr. old daughter, Avis P Sparks, b. Oct. 1881 in CA.
13 yr. old son, Frederick A Sparks, b. Nov. 1886 in CA.
9 yr. old son, Claud Sparks, b. Nov. 1890 in CA.
7 yr. old son, Eugene Sparks, b. Mar. 1893 in CA.
48 yr. old married lodger, Alfred W James, a Book Keeper, b. Nov. 1851 in VT.
32 yr. old unmarried lodger, Guy S Dyer, a Factory Superintendent, b. May 1868 in CA.
lodger, Daniel W Goodwin, b. in CA.
George and Synthi had been married for 30 years.
Synthi was the mother of 10 children, only 7 still alive by this census.
George's parents were both b. in Mississippi.
Synthi's father was b. in NY. and her mother in IL.

In the 1910 U. S. census, 63 yr. old George Sparks, a self-employed Farmer, b. in UT., was living on a (mortgaged) farm he owned in Gardena, Los Angeles county, CA. with his
59 yr. old wife, Synthia E Sparks, b. in NV.
23 yr. old son, Fred A Sparks, a Farm Laborer, b. in CA.
George's parents were both b. in Mississippi.
Synthia's parents were both b. in NY.
This was a first marriage for George and Synthia. They had been married for 40 years.
Synthia was the mother of 10 children, only 7 still alive by this census.

On Mar. 5, 1913, George's wife, Cynthia, died at the age of 61 in Mohave County, AZ.

Almost eight months later, on Nov. 1, 1913, 65 yr. old George F. Sparks and 20 yr. old Mary Rose Letien were married in Santa Ana, Orange County, CA.

George and Mary Rose Sparks had one child:
Frank Fripp Sparkes, b. Aug. 10, 1914 in Anaheim, Orange County, CA. and d. Jun. 13, 1997 in Merced County, CA.
*In the CDI (CA. Death Index), George's surname was spelled "Sparks".
This memorial is currently a work in progress.

George's parents were:
George Washington Sparkes, b. May 27, 1819 in Blount County, AL. and d. Oct. 18, 1906 in Anaheim, Orange County, CA. &
Lussiann "Luanna" Roberds, b. Dec. 11, 1819 in Marengo, Marengo County, AL. and d. Oct. 17, 1895 in Orange County, CA.

In the 1850 U. S. census, 2 yr. old Geo F Sparks, b. in UT. Territory, was living in Diamond Springs, El Dorado county, CA. with his
31 yr. old (inferred) father, Geo W Sparks, a Merchant, b. in AL.
31 yr. old (inferred) mother, Luana Sparks, b. in AL.
7 yr. old (inferred) brother, Wm T Sparks, b. in Mississippi
5 yr. old (inferred) sister, Mary A Sparks, b. in Mississippi
1 mth. old (inferred) sister, Harriet C Sparks, b. in CA.
21 yr. old Wm Bryant, a Miner, b. in IL.
66 yr. old John Adkins, a Miner, b. in N.H.

On Jan. 30, 1870, George Franklin Spark(e)s and Cynthia Elizabeth Fabun were married in San Bernardino county, CA.

George and Cynthia Sparks' children were:
1. Watson Vander Sparks, b. 1871-1932.
2. Jeremiah Allen "Jerry" Sparks, b. 1874-1951.
3. Susan Ida Sparks, b. 1876-1887
4. Cyrus Nathaniel Sparks, b. 1878-1960.
5. Avis Pearl Sparks, b. 1881-1922. Avis marr. _ Brown.
6. Frederick Alma Sparks, b. 1886-1953.
7. Baby Sparks (twin), b. 1888 and d. 1888.
8. Baby Sparks (twin), b. 1888 and d. 1888.
9. Claude Warren Sparks, b. 1890-1958.
10. Eugene Sparks, b. 1892-1961.
11. Baby Sparks, b. 1895 and d. 1895.

In the 1900 U. S. census, 51 yr. old George F Sparks, a Farmer, b. Sep. 1848 in UT., was living on a rented farm in Los Alamitos, Orange county, CA. with his
49 yr. old wife, Synthi E Sparks, b. May 1851 in NM.
18 yr. old daughter, Avis P Sparks, b. Oct. 1881 in CA.
13 yr. old son, Frederick A Sparks, b. Nov. 1886 in CA.
9 yr. old son, Claud Sparks, b. Nov. 1890 in CA.
7 yr. old son, Eugene Sparks, b. Mar. 1893 in CA.
48 yr. old married lodger, Alfred W James, a Book Keeper, b. Nov. 1851 in VT.
32 yr. old unmarried lodger, Guy S Dyer, a Factory Superintendent, b. May 1868 in CA.
lodger, Daniel W Goodwin, b. in CA.
George and Synthi had been married for 30 years.
Synthi was the mother of 10 children, only 7 still alive by this census.
George's parents were both b. in Mississippi.
Synthi's father was b. in NY. and her mother in IL.

In the 1910 U. S. census, 63 yr. old George Sparks, a self-employed Farmer, b. in UT., was living on a (mortgaged) farm he owned in Gardena, Los Angeles county, CA. with his
59 yr. old wife, Synthia E Sparks, b. in NV.
23 yr. old son, Fred A Sparks, a Farm Laborer, b. in CA.
George's parents were both b. in Mississippi.
Synthia's parents were both b. in NY.
This was a first marriage for George and Synthia. They had been married for 40 years.
Synthia was the mother of 10 children, only 7 still alive by this census.

On Mar. 5, 1913, George's wife, Cynthia, died at the age of 61 in Mohave County, AZ.

Almost eight months later, on Nov. 1, 1913, 65 yr. old George F. Sparks and 20 yr. old Mary Rose Letien were married in Santa Ana, Orange County, CA.

George and Mary Rose Sparks had one child:
Frank Fripp Sparkes, b. Aug. 10, 1914 in Anaheim, Orange County, CA. and d. Jun. 13, 1997 in Merced County, CA.


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