Brief Life History of Massie
When Massie Sparks was born on 1 August 1807, in Spencer, Kentucky, United States, her father, Samuel Ketchum Sparks, was 20 and her mother, Catherine Carr, was 19. She married David Pound on 18 November 1824, in Spencer, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Honey Creek MM, Vigo, Indiana, United States in 1880. She died on 13 September 1887, in Terre Haute, Sullivan, Indiana, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Honey Creek MM, Vigo, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Massie Pounds in household of William Sparks, "United States Census, 1880"
- Meaksey Sparks, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Massie Sparks Pound, "Find A Grave Index"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1816
Historical Boundaries: 1816: Knox, Indiana Territory, United States 1816: Knox, Indiana, United States 1817: Sullivan, Indiana, United States 1818: Vigo, Indiana, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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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