Arabella Sparks

Brief Life History of Arabella

When Arabella Sparks was born in 1852, in Texas, United States, her father, John Sidney Sparks, was 41 and her mother, Melinda Jones, was 33. She married Fredrick Gentz on 25 December 1869, in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 5 October 1906, in her hometown, at the age of 54.

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Family Time Line

Fredrick Gentz
1844–1927
Arabella Sparks
1852–1906
Marriage: 25 December 1869
Welby Dunbar Gentz
1872–1936
J W Yantz
1876–
J Lee Gantz
1880–
Helen Maude Gentz
1873–1956
Arthur Gentz
1873–
Jane Malinda Gentz
1874–1960
Wallace Gentz
1875–
J W Gentz
1876–1880
Stanley Christopher Gentz
1877–1966
Claudie Gentz
1877–1916
Buler Gantz
1878–1880
Earl Gentz
1879–
Thomas Earl Gentz
1896–1958

Sources (6)

  • R Belle Yantz in household of Fred Yantz, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Belle Sparks in entry for Welby R Gentz, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
  • Arabellah Sparks in household of John Sparks, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (8)

1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States

On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.

1863

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

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

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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