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Sammy Elizabeth Sparks

Sammy Elizabeth Sparks

Female 1931 - 2012  (80 years)


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  • Name Sammy Elizabeth Sparks  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 14 Mar 1931  Seaboard, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Female 
    Name Sammie Elizabeth Sparks  [5
    Name Sammie Sparks  [8
    Name Sammy Elizabeth Sparks Lowe  [6
    Name Sammy Lowe Groff  [9
    Name Sammy Lowe Sparks Groff  [7
    Name Sammy S Lowe  [10
    Residence 1935  Rural, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1940  Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter 
    Residence 1958  Danville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Died 23 Feb 2012  Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7, 9
    Buried 25 Feb 2012  Danville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9
    Person ID I20028  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 

    Father Joseph Glenn Sparks,   b. 11 Sep 1905, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1986, Sutherlin, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Nora Elizabeth Cordle,   b. 13 Aug 1910, Seaboard, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1955, Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F7534  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lloyd Lacy Ferguson,   b. 5 May 1930, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1978, Danville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F7536  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lacy Forrest Lowe, Sr,   b. 23 Mar 1927, Seaboard, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1980, Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 4 Oct 1948  Danville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Divorced 3 Jun 1959  Danville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Per the docs, this was actually an annulment, not a divorce. (The claim was the husband had remarried too soon after his previous divorce.)
    Children 
     1. Jerry W Lowe  [natural]
     2. Lacy Forrest Lowe, Jr,   b. 28 Jul 1949, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 2019, Danville City, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
     3. Living
     4. Living
     5. Living
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F7525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Noble Ray Groff,   b. 16 Jan 1935, Danville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 2004, Danville, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1961  Blairs, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F7527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Mar 1931 - Seaboard, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1940 - Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Mar 1961 - Blairs, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Feb 2012 - Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Danville VA 043
    Danville VA 043
    4-22-66'Improper turning causing an accident
    4-22-66"Improper turning causing an accident
    Sammy Sparks Lowe - Injured in Car Racing Accident
    Sammy Sparks Lowe - Injured in Car Racing Accident
    Sammy Sparks Lowe - Injured in Car Racing Accident Pt1
    Sammy Sparks Lowe - Injured in Car Racing Accident Pt1

    Histories
    Sammy Sparks Lowe Groff Obituary
    Sammy Sparks Lowe Groff Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S20] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04298; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 93-19.
      1940 United States Federal Census
      1940 United States Federal Census


    2. [S435] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    3. [S124] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101176666.
      Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
      Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014


    4. [S124] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101144572.
      Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
      Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014


    5. [S124] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167045.
      Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
      Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014


    6. [S177] Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
      Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014
      Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014


    7. [S28] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Publication Date: 25/ Feb/ 2012; Publication Place: Danville, Virginia, USA; URL: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/godanriver/obituary.aspx?n=sammy-sparks-lowe-groff&pid=156072510.

    8. [S61] Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2016.

    9. [S13] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    10. [S18] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
      U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995




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