Individual Summary:
Sex: Male
Father: Jared Franklin SPARKS
Mother: Ada Meranda POLGLASE
Individual Facts:  
Birth:  Apr 1879 in Washington, D.C.
Occupation:  Merchant/Draftsman
Death:  1933 in Washington, D.C.
Shared Facts  with Abigail Minerva POWER
Marriage:  2 Nov 1898 in Washington, D.C.
Children:  Ernest P Sparks b: 17 Jan 1900 DC
    Emily Alsop SPARKS b: 10 Aug 1905 DC
    Ada E Sparks
    Baby girl Sparks (born and died in 1909) b: 1909 DC

Shared Facts  with Georgiana Volland
Marriage:  25 Dec 1915 in Washington, D.C.
Children:  (Georgianna had Anne E Volland from previous marriage)
    Norman Sparks

 
  Research Notes:Back to top 

Abigail may have been adopted by Frederick and Emily Powers. I am looking for records to show this.

District of Columbia Marriages, 1830-1921
Groom's Name: Jared Earnest Sparks
Groom's Birthdate: 1879
Groom's Age: 19
Bride's Name: Abigail Minerva Power
Bride's Age: 20
Marriage Date: 02 Nov 1898 (or 31 Oct 1898) - there are 2 records
Place: District of Columbia
Indexing Project No: I01239-3
System Origin: District of Columbia-EASy
Source Film No: 2026211
Reference No: 28074

 
TEST
1900 Census: District of Columbia: 13 Jun 1900
Sparks, Jered F b: Aug 1850 49y NY Head father b: Eng mother b: Eng W M married grocer
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Sparks, Ada b: Sep 1856 43y DC Wife father b: Eng mother b: DC W F married  
Sparks, Jared E b: Apr 1879 21y DC Son father b: NY mother b: DC W M married inspector
Abbie M b: May 1828 22y MD Dau-in-law father b: VA mother b: VA W F married  
Sparks, Earnest P b: Jan 1900 11m DC Dau father b: DC mother b: MD W F single  
Polglaze, Benjamin b: Jan 1829 71y Eng Father father b: Eng mother b: Eng W M widow watchman
Folk, Sarah b: Mar 1845 55y MD boarder father b: MD mother b: MD W F widow sewer

 
TEST
1910 Census: District of Columbia: Precinct 10
Earnest J Sparks 31y W M Head married father b: USA mother b: DC
Abbie P Sparks 31y W F Wife married father b: VA mother b: VA
Ernest P Sparks 10y W M Son single father b: DC mother b: MD
Emily A Sparks 4y W F Dau single father b: DC mother b: MD
Adah E Sparks 2y W F Dau single father b: DC mother b: MD

 
TEST
District of Columbia Deaths and Burials, 1840-1964
Name: Sparks
Gender: Female
Burial Date: 26 Jul 1909
Death Date: 24 Jul 1909
Death Place: District of Columbia
Age: 0
Birthdate: 1909
Birthplace: D.C.
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: E. J. Sparks
Father's Birthplace: D.C.
Mother's Name: Abbie Sparks
Mother's Birthplace: Md.
Indexing Project No: B01380-2
System Origin: District of Columbia-EASy
Source Film No: 2115388
Reference No: cn 187337

 
TEST
District of Columbia Marriages, 1830-1921
Groom's Name: Jared Earnest Sparks
Groom's Birthdate: 1879
Groom's Age: 36
Bride's Name: Geogianna Volland
Bride's Birthdate: 1879
Bride's Age: 36
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1915
Place: District of Columbia
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Widowed
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Widowed
Indexing Project No: M02455-8
System Origin: District of Columbia-EASy
Source Film No: 2109857
Reference No: p 356 cn 72356

 
TEST
1920 Census: District of Columbia
Sparks, Jered E b: c1880 40y DC Head W M married
Sparks, Georgiana b: c1880 40y MD Wife W F married
Volland, Anne E b: c1901 19y DC Step Daughter W F single
Sparks, Emily A b: c1906 14y DC Dau W F single
Sparks, Ada E b: c1908 12y DC Dau W F single
Sparks, Norman b: c1918 2y DC Sin W M single

 
TEST

 
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[click for original]		Sparks Wedding Picture

Pictured from left to right:

Jared Ernest Sparks, Abigail Minerva Power, Emily Brown (Alsop) Power, Frederick Power


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