The Shemwell Family

Eltra Oma SparksAge: 62 years19171980

Name
Eltra Oma Sparks
Given names
Eltra Oma
Surname
Sparks
Birth May 6, 1917 31 29
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 7 months)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Birth of a sisterArduth Jimmie Sparks
February 2, 1919 (Age 20 months)
Census March 18, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherDoyle Arvin Sparks
April 11, 1922 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Parlee Curtis
December 27, 1924 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterWilma Newel Sparks
June 3, 1925 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherDelmar Harley Sparks
January 29, 1928 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 12, 1930 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Potter Pruitt Sr.
December 16, 1936 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a fatherJames Blaine Sparks
March 16, 1964 (Age 46 years)
Death of a motherGenora Ellen “Nora” Pruitt
November 22, 1969 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death February 23, 1980 (Age 62 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: December 29, 1907Newton, Arkansas, United States
-2 months
elder brother
Charles Denver Sparks
Birth: October 25, 1907 21 19Johnson, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 20, 2001Malden, Dunklin, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
Pearl Gertrude Sparks
Birth: March 31, 1911 25 22Arkansas, United States
Death: December 30, 2000Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
elder sister
Eunice Marie Sparks
Birth: March 30, 1913 27 24Arkansas, United States
Death: November 24, 1991Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
Darce Ervin Sparks
Birth: April 9, 1915 29 27Arkansas, United States
Death: July 27, 1980Bernie, Stoddard, Missouri, United States
2 years
herself
Eltra Oma Sparks
Birth: May 6, 1917 31 29Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 23, 1980Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States
21 months
younger sister
Arduth Jimmie Sparks
Birth: February 2, 1919 32 30Arkansas, United States
Death: November 17, 2001San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States
3 years
younger brother
Doyle Arvin Sparks
Birth: April 11, 1922 36 34Arkansas, United States
Death: July 19, 2004Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Wilma Newel Sparks
Birth: June 3, 1925 39 37Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 20, 2015Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
Delmar Harley Sparks
Birth: January 29, 1928 41 39Arkansas, United States
Death: February 21, 2021Ridgefield, Clark, Washington, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Blaine Sparks - Household

ED 61 Hickey, Johnson, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Sparks, James B jRheadOFMW34MARTNARYesFarmerGeneral Farm
Sparks, NorawifeFW33MARARARYesNone
Sparks, DenversonMW12SYesYesYesARARARYesLaborerHome Farm
Sparks, PearldaughterFW9SOKARARYesNone
Sparks, EunicedaughterFW7SOKARARNone
Sparks, DarissonMW4 years 11 monthsSARARARNone
Sparks, EltrydaughterFW3 years 11 monthsSARARARNone
Sparks, ArdithdaughterFW0 years 11 monthsSARARARNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Blaine Sparks - Household

ED 5 Hickey, Johnson, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Sparks, James BheadOYesMW44M21NoYesARTNARYesFarmerFarmOYesNo
Sparks, Nora EwifeFW41M18NoYesARUnited StatesUnited StatesYesNone
Sparks, PearldaughterFW19SYesYesARARARYesFarm HelperFarmNPYes
Sparks, Eunice MdaughterFW17SYesYesARARARYesFarm HelperFarmNPYes
Sparks, E DirrussonMW14SYesYesARARARYesFarm HelperFarmNPYes
Sparks, Eltra OdaughterFW12SYesYesARARARYesFarm HelperFarmNPYes
Sparks, ArduthdaughterFW11SYesYesARARARYesFarm HelperFarmNPYes
Sparks, A DoylesonMW7SYesARARARNone
Sparks, Wilma MdaughterFW5SNoARARARNone
Sparks, H DelmarsonMW1SNoARARARNone
Sparks, M FrancismotherFW75Wd19NoARNCTNNone