Brief Life History of Douglas Wilbur
When Douglas Wilbur Sparks was born on 18 May 1892, in Lewis, Kentucky, United States, his father, James Harvey Sparks, was 34 and his mother, Arzela Lykins, was 35. He married Gladys Viola Clifford on 24 December 1926, in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Magisterial District 2, Lewis, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. He died on 16 October 1987, in Woodland, Cowlitz, Washington, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
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- Douglas Sparks, "United States Census, 1930"
- Douglas Sparks, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Douglas W Sparks, "Washington Death Index, 1965-2014"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1897 · Seattle Grows Quickly
The Klondike gold rush started in 1896 in Canada, but by 1897 as miners started moving and following the gold it caused for Seattle to rapidly grow as more miners joined the search for gold.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
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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