Henry Waterson Sparks b. 14 Mar 1896 Kentucky, USA d. 8 Nov 1960 Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA: Smith Family Tree

Henry Waterson Sparks

1896 - 1960 (64 years)

Name	Henry Waterson Sparks [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	14 Mar 1896	Kentucky, USA [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA [3]
	Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Frances and Riley Sparks
Military Draft Registration	1917	Lewis County, Kentucky, USA [6]
	Draft Registration - WWI
Census	1930	Letcher County, Kentucky, USA [7]
	Marital Status: Married to Cinda; Relation to Head: Head
Census	1940	Letcher County, Kentucky, USA [8]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
Military Draft Registration	1942	Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA [5]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Census	1950	Letcher County, Kentucky, USA [9]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Cinda
Death	8 Nov 1960	Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA [1, 2]
Burial	Bentley Cemetery, Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA [1]
Person ID	I27570	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family Lucinda V 'Cinda' Bentley, b. 15 Nov 1899, Kentucky, USA d. 14 Nov 1976, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA (Age 76 years)

Marriage 24 Oct 1920 Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA [10]

Children

1. Harold Dean Sparks, b. 8 Apr 1922, Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

d. 22 Mar 2008, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA

(Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F12190 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 14 Mar 1896 - Kentucky, USA
	Census - Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Frances and Riley Sparks - 1900 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Lewis County, Kentucky, USA
	Marriage - 24 Oct 1920 - Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Cinda; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Cinda - 1950 - Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
	Death - 8 Nov 1960 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

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Sources

[S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave.
[S91] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2007;), Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky.

Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1240538.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1240538
[S143] Ancestry.com, Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2015;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN ; Death Certificates; Year: 2008; Roll: 08.

Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2008; Roll: 08

[S83] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives At St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Kentucky; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 215.

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Kentucky; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 215

[S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Lewis County.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Lewis County
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340500.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340500
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 67-19.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 67-19

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Letcher, Kentucky; R.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Letcher, Kentucky; R

[S9192] Newspapers.com: Marriage of Lucinda and Henry Sparks • Louisville Courier-Journal - 24 Oct 1920, Lucinda V Bentley and Henry Waterman Sparks - The Courier-Journal; Publication Date: 24/ Oct/ 1920; Publication Place: Louisville, Kentucky.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/119082396/?article=d845d4ce-7798-4fe6-8d75-a6a3782b907c&focus=0.27205488,0.47134823,0.3901246,0.4983243&xid=3398

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