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1. | Mary Matilda Sparks was born on 24 Mar 1856 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Joseph Sparks and Mary Matilda Gray); died on 22 Jun 1915 in Yoncalla, Douglas, Oregon, USA. Mary married Edward Clark Michael on 21 Jun 1874 in Linn, Kansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Joseph Sparks was born about 1822 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA (son of Samuel Sparks and Mary Olvey); died in 1882 in Butte, California, USA. Joseph married Mary Matilda Gray on 20 Sep 1842 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Mary (daughter of William Gray and Rachel Curry) was born on 28 Sep 1825 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA; died on 05 Dec 1906 in Pomona, Los Angeles, California, USA; was buried in Pomona, Los Angeles, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Mary Matilda Gray was born on 28 Sep 1825 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA (daughter of William Gray and Rachel Curry); died on 05 Dec 1906 in Pomona, Los Angeles, California, USA; was buried in Pomona, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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4. | Samuel Sparks was born about 1793 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA (son of Soloman A. Sparks, Jr. and Charity Snider); died in Feb 1858 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Feb 1858 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Notes: The will of Samuel Sparks, dtd 23 Jan 1858, mentions wife Sarah, sons Soloman, Reuben, Joseph, Elias, Ransom, George and Noah; daughters Matilda Gray, Mary Goforth, Malinda Chambers and Jane Adams. This will was apparently contested and eventually went before the NC Supreme Court in 1893. More research on that is needed. Samuel married Mary Olvey on 22 Oct 1814 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Mary (daughter of William "Alvy" Olvey and ?) was born about 1793 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA; died on 30 Oct 1851 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Oct 1851 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Mary Olvey was born about 1793 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA (daughter of William "Alvy" Olvey and ?); died on 30 Oct 1851 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Oct 1851 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Notes: Mary Olvey (aka Alvey) was said to carry the hemophiliac gene on her DNA. Many of her male descendants died from the condition.
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6. | William Gray William married Rachel Curry on 13 Feb 1810 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Rachel Curry
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8. | Soloman A. Sparks, Jr. was born about 1757 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA (son of Soloman A. Sparks, Sr. and Sarah Thompson); died on 18 Dec 1817 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Soloman married Charity Snider about 1786 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Charity was born in 1759 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA; died in 1826 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Charity Snider was born in 1759 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA; died in 1826 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.
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10. | William "Alvy" Olvey was born about 1750 in Maryland, USA; died after 1810 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: On 25 Oct 1802, William purchased 100 acres of land in Wilkes Co., from John Bagby, John Martin and Thomas Green for the sum of 80 silver dollars. It appears to have been the land he lived on. It was on the waters of Wrights Creek. William married ? about 1770 in Maryland, USA ??. was born about 1755 in Maryland, USA ??; died between 1800 and 1810 in USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | ? was born about 1755 in Maryland, USA ??; died between 1800 and 1810 in USA.
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