When Elizabeth Sparks was born on 8 January 1826, in Union, South Carolina, United States, her father, Mitchell O. Sparks, was 42 and her mother, Holly Boatman, was 23. She married Joshua Wilburn on 16 November 1843, in Union, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States in 1870 and Bogansville Township, Union, South Carolina, United States in 1880. She died on 21 February 1885, in Union, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Padgetts Creek Cemetery, Union, South Carolina, United States.
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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.
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