Albert Sparks

Male1841–1865

Brief Life History of Albert

When Albert Sparks was born in 1841, in Texas, United States, his father, John Sidney Sparks, was 30 and his mother, Melinda Jones, was 22. He died in 1865, in Sabine Pass, Jefferson, Texas, United States, at the age of 24.

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Family Time Line

John Sidney Sparks
1811–1868
Melinda Jones
1819–1885
Julia Ann Sparks
1837–1925
Thomas Sparks
1839–1850
Albert Sparks
1841–1865
Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Sparks
1843–1925
John F Sparks
1846–
Sarah Caroline Sparks
1847–1921
Arabella Sparks
1852–1906
James Christian Sparks Sr
1854–1899
Worthy Cryndon Sparks
1856–1946
Henry E L Sparks
1860–1860

Sources (3)

  • Albert Eddy in household of Samuel Lee, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Albert Sparks in household of John S Sparks, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Albert Sparks in household of John Sparks, "United States Census, 1860"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (10)

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World Events (3)

1844 · German Immigration to Texas

Age 3

Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.

1846

Age 5

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Age 22

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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