James W. Sparks and Jane Houston McDowell

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Husband James W. Sparks ^{1 2}

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       Marriage: 27 Jan 1871 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1 2

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Wife Jane Houston McDowell ²

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           Born: 6 Aug 1841 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 2
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           Died: 23 Feb 1900 - Bayonne, Hudson Co, NJ 2
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         Father: Thomas Skelly McDowell (1803-1876) 1 3
         Mother: Emily Nevins Ayres (1808-1862) 4 5

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Children

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1 M William Wylie Sparks ²

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           Born: 6 Dec 1871 2
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2 F Estelle McDowell Sparks ²

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           Born: 22 Sep 1873 2
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           Died: 27 Apr 1899 2
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3 M Joseph A. Sparks ²

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           Born: 12 Jan 1876 2
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4 M Frank Owens Sparks ²

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           Born: 3 Jun 1878 2
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           Died: 26 Apr 1881 2
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M Thomas Ayres Sparks ²

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           Born: 11 Sep 1881 2
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6 F Margaretta C. Sparks ²

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           Born: 28 May 1885 2
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General Notes: Wife - Jane Houston McDowell

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She was born August 16. [BAFC, 97]

1 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 97.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 374.

3 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 443, 492.

4 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 364.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 372.