| 1. | Joseph Allen Sparks was born on 25 Jan 1856 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina (son of George Sparks and Elizabeth Thomas); died on 17 Apr 1937 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Slippery Hill Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. Joseph married Margaret Zenia Hicks about 1885 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Margaret (daughter of Samuel Hicks and Louise Nancy Guinn) was born on 8 Jan 1864 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 5 Nov 1942 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Samuel Harrison Sparks was born on 24 Oct 1887 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 10 Sep 1954 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
- Nancy Sparks was born about 1892 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
- Stephen Morgan Sparks was born on 16 Aug 1895 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 20 Jul 1977 in Burke County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
- Lillie Ethel Sparks was born on 10 Feb 1896 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
- Ervin Sparks was born on 14 Feb 1898 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died in May 1966 in Johnson City, , Washington County, Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee.
- Mary Sparks was born in 1899 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
- Robert H. Sparks was born about 1904 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
- Ralph Sparks was born on 9 May 1906 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina.
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1856 - 1937 (81 years)