Eltra Oma SparksAge: 62 years1917–1980
- 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 1918Note: 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 sister | Arduth Jimmie Sparks February 2, 1919 (Age 20 months) |
 Census | March 18, 1920 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Doyle Arvin Sparks April 11, 1922 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Nancy Parlee Curtis December 27, 1924 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Wilma Newel Sparks June 3, 1925 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Delmar 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 grandfather | James 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 father | James Blaine Sparks March 16, 1964 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a mother | Genora 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 |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Blaine Sparks Birth: February 20, 1886 — Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: March 16, 1964 — Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Genora Ellen “Nora” Pruitt Birth: April 2, 1888 39 31 — Arkansas, United States Death: November 22, 1969 — Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 29, 1907 — Newton, Arkansas, United States |
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-2 months elder brother |
Charles Denver Sparks Birth: October 25, 1907 21 19 — Johnson, Arkansas, United States Death: February 20, 2001 — Malden, Dunklin, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Pearl Gertrude Sparks Birth: March 31, 1911 25 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 30, 2000 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Eunice Marie Sparks Birth: March 30, 1913 27 24 — Arkansas, United States Death: November 24, 1991 — Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Darce Ervin Sparks Birth: April 9, 1915 29 27 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 27, 1980 — Bernie, Stoddard, Missouri, United States |
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2 years herself |
Eltra Oma Sparks Birth: May 6, 1917 31 29 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States Death: February 23, 1980 — Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Arduth Jimmie Sparks Birth: February 2, 1919 32 30 — Arkansas, United States Death: November 17, 2001 — San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Doyle Arvin Sparks Birth: April 11, 1922 36 34 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 19, 2004 — Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Wilma Newel Sparks Birth: June 3, 1925 39 37 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States Death: May 20, 2015 — Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Delmar Harley Sparks Birth: January 29, 1928 41 39 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 21, 2021 — Ridgefield, Clark, Washington, United States |
Eltra Oma Sparks has 75 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (75)
Parents George Washington Reeves + Mary Arizona “Zona” Pruitt
Parents James Anderson Davison + Omie Elizabeth Pruitt
Parents Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt + Lula J Davis
Parents Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt + Charlotte Clayborn
Parents James Franklin Pruitt + Sarah Elizabeth Cooksey
Parents John Robert Pruitt + Julie Murray
Parents John Robert Pruitt + Susan Rebecca Roberson
Parents Amos Farris Pruitt + Etta Mae Ashlock
Parents Claude Forrester Pruitt + Julia Pink Breedlove
Parents Dave Pruitt + Emma Jane Davis
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Parents William Lester Pruitt + Ida Celeste Breedlove
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Blaine Sparks - Household
ED 61 Hickey, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Blaine Sparks - Household
ED 5 Hickey, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
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