Brief Life History of John F
When John F Sparks was born in 1846, in Texas, United States, his father, John Sidney Sparks, was 35 and his mother, Melinda Jones, was 27.
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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)
- John Spark in household of M Spark, "United States Census, 1870"
- John F Sparks in household of John S Sparks, "United States Census, 1850"
- John F Sparks in household of John Sparks, "United States Census, 1860"
Parents and Siblings
1811–1868 Male
1819–1885 Female
Siblings (10)
1837–1925 Female
1839–1850 Male
1841–1865 Male
1843–1925 Female
1846– Male
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World Events (3)
1846
Age 0
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846 · Mexican-American War
Age 0
Known in the United States as the Mexican War. President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna did not officially acknowledge the secession of Texas, and interpreted the US involvement with Texas as an invasion of borders. Mexican forces attacked American forces in an event called the Thornton Affair, prompting President James K. Polk to send a request for war to Congress. The war ended when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed on February 2, 1848, which required the Mexican Cession of the northern territories and acceptance of the Rio Grande as the southern border of the United States. At the same time, the U.S. committed to pay Mexico $15 million for war damages and assumed roughly $3.25 million of their existing debt.
1863
Age 17
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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