Brief Life History of Ophelia Elizabeth
When Ophelia Elizabeth Sparks was born on 31 July 1879, in Prairie, Arkansas, United States, her father, William M. Sparks, was 35 and her mother, Sarah Augusta Oliver, was 31. She married William Carson Minton on 20 October 1895, in Prairie, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Center Township, Prairie, Arkansas, United States for about 20 years. She died on 1 February 1906, at the age of 26, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Hazen, Prairie, Arkansas, United States.
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- Ophelia E Winton in household of William C Winton, "United States Census, 1900"
- Ophelia Sparks, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Ophelia S. Minton, "Find A Grave Index"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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.
1888 · Bauxite Mining Began
Bauxite a rock with relatively high aluminum content, is the main source of aluminum for the world. When it was discovered in Arkansas it changed the state. The city of Bauxite, Arkansas was the site of the discovery.
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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