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1. | Minerva Sparks was born about 1852 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Noah Sparks and Rachel Emaline McBride). |
2. | Noah Sparks was born about 1829 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA (son of Samuel Sparks and Mary Olvey); died about 1874 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Noah married Rachel Emaline McBride on 04 Dec 1851 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Rachel (daughter of John J. McBride and Elizabeth Gray) was born about 1832 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA; died about 1880 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Rachel Emaline McBride was born about 1832 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA (daughter of John J. McBride and Elizabeth Gray); died about 1880 in Wilkes, North Carolina, 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. | John J. McBride was born on 09 Dec 1808 in Surry, North Carolina, USA (son of Daniel McBride and Elizabeth Green); died on 06 Oct 1889 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Jonesville, Yadkin, North Carolina, USA. John married Elizabeth Gray on 03 Dec 1831 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of William Gray and Rachel Curry) was born on 11 Feb 1810 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA; died on 24 Oct 1906 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Elizabeth Gray was born on 11 Feb 1810 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA (daughter of William Gray and Rachel Curry); died on 24 Oct 1906 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Will of Elizabeth Gray McBride, dtd 15 Aug 1863, prob. Oct 1863. Granddaughter Clarresia Aminda McBride, minor daughter of Daniel McBride; granddaughter Dianah Elizabeth McBride, minor dau of M.G. McBride; son William McBride; granddaughters N.E.M. Jinnings, daughter of Daniel McBride, Elizabeth, daugher of John McBride and Elizabeth, daughter of William McBride; son M.G. McBride to be trustee for Clarrisa Aminda McBride and Dianah Elizabeth McBride. EXEC: none WIT: C.S. Cook, Martin Green. Book 5, page 358 Wilkes Co., NC.
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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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12. | Daniel McBride was born on 30 Dec 1781 in Surry, North Carolina, USA (son of William McBride and Keziah Cockerham); died about 1822. Daniel married Elizabeth Green on 10 Jan 1804 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Green and Fannie Unk) was born about 1782 in Halifax, North Carolina, USA; died in Aug 1863 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Elizabeth Green was born about 1782 in Halifax, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Thomas Green and Fannie Unk); died in Aug 1863 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.
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14. | William Gray William married Rachel Curry on 13 Feb 1810 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Rachel Curry
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