When John Levi Sparks was born on 23 April 1813, in Union, South Carolina, United States, his father, William John Sparks, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Mildred Boatman, was 20. He married Vasta Bailey about 1834, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He died about 1844, at the age of 32.
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English:
variant of Spark , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
possibly a nickname from the plural form of Middle English spark ‘fiery particle’, perhaps given to a blacksmith.
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