Rebecca Comfort Sparks

Brief Life History of Rebecca Comfort

When Rebecca Comfort Sparks was born in 1876, in Prairie, Arkansas, United States, her father, William M. Sparks, was 32 and her mother, Sarah Augusta Oliver, was 29. She lived in Center Township, Prairie, Arkansas, United States in 1880.

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Family Time Line

William M. Sparks
1844–1922
Sarah Augusta Oliver
1847–1886
Joseph M Sparks
1866–
Robert Neeley Sparks Jr.
1867–1953
Charles Wesley Sparks
1870–
Alma Ada Sparks
1871–1945
William Frederick Sparks
1874–1931
Rebecca Comfort Sparks
1876–
Ophelia Elizabeth Sparks
1879–1906
Bertie Sparks
1881–1981
Hassie Len Sparks
1884–1926

Sources (1)

  • Rebecca C Sparks in household of William Sparks, "United States Census, 1880"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1883 · The Mosaic Templar is Founded

The Mosaic Templar is an African American fraternal organization founded in Little Rock. it was founded by former slaves, John Edward Bush and Chester W. Keatts. It was part of a movement that was going on at the time, where everyone was forming fraternities and sororities. The main departments for this one where endowment, monument, analysis, uniform, rank, recapitulation, records, and a juvenile division.

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

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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