Person:James Sparks (75)

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James Benjamin "Bing" Sparks
b.29 May 1840 Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
d.27 Mar 1901 Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1835
  1. Cleveland SparksAbt 1835 - Abt 1889
  2. William M. Sparks1836 - 1891
  3. Uriah Robinson Sparks1837 - 1892
  4. James Benjamin "Bing" Sparks1840 - 1901
  5. Isaac Francis Sparks1842 - 1903
  6. Mary J. Sparks1845 -
  7. Cynthia "Cinta" E. Sparks1848 - 1927
  8. David Sparks1849 -
  9. Dieda Ann Sparks1849 - Bef 1893
  10. Noah Franklin Sparks1851 - 1922
  11. Marmion Rush Sparks1853 - 1938
  12. John Callison Sparks1854 - 1901
  13. Rebecca Jane Sparks1856 -
  14. Nancy Sparks1858 - 1888
  15. Melvina Sparks
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Facts and Events
Name James Benjamin "Bing" Sparks
Gender Male
Birth? 29 May 1840 Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
Death? 27 Mar 1901 Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
Burial? Mar 1901 Sparks Cemetery, Persinger,Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States

Bing married Frances Jane Armentrout on 17 Sep 1874 had 10 children. 6 are known to have survived.

Other researchers state he operated a store and a mill near Sparks Chapel at Persinger, WV, and was a Sheriff and a member of the Masonic Order. (He's listed as a farm labourer living with his mother and siblings in 1870.)

Around July 1,1863 Bing registered for the Civil War along with his nephew Edward (Charles' son) and two brothers William and Isaac.

Bing and Frances are buried in the Sparks Cemetery, Route 41 & Nile Road, in Persinger, WV.

1850; Census Place: Western District, Nicholas, Virginia; Roll: M432_963; Page: 348B; Image: 259.

1860; Census Place: District of Nicholas, Nicholas, Virginia; Roll: M653_1365; Page: 965; Image: 497; Family History Library Film: 805365.

1870; Census Place: Muddelty, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1695; Page: 190A; Image: 482; Family History Library Film: 553194.

1880; Census Place: Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: 1410; Family History Film: 1255410; Page: 93D; Enumeration District: 104; .

1900; Census Place: Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: T623_1768; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 103.

Copy of marriage register on file, along with children birth registers.

References
  1.   United States. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865. (Online database: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).
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