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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On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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 The Amendment was later repealed.
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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