Brief Life History of George Ollie
When George Ollie Sparks was born on 26 November 1906, in Blount, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Marion Sparks, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Jane SHULER, was 25. He married Helen Laura Teffeteller on 7 December 1929, in Blount, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Civil District 7, Blount, Tennessee, United States in 1920 and Civil District 9, Blount, Tennessee, United States in 1940. In 1940, at the age of 34, his occupation is listed as potman - aluminum company. He died on 18 December 1973, in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States.
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- George A Sparks, "United States 1950 Census"
- George Sparks, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- George Sparks, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
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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