When Thomas Sparks was born on 2 January 1839, in Pavell Island, Orange, Texas, United States, his father, John Sidney Sparks, was 27 and his mother, Melinda Jones, was 19. He died in 1850, at the age of 11.
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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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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