Harold Dean Sparks b. 8 Apr 1922 Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA d. 22 Mar 2008 Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA: Smith Family Tree

Harold Dean Sparks

1922 - 2008 (85 years)

Name	Harold Dean Sparks [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Birth	8 Apr 1922	Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Gender	Male
Census	1930	Letcher County, Kentucky, USA [3]
	Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Cinda and Harold Sparks
Census	1940	Letcher County, Kentucky, USA [7]
	Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Military Draft Registration	1942	Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA [4]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Military Service	6 Oct 1942	Huntington, Wayne, West Virginia, USA [5, 9]
	US Army - WWII
Census	1950	Letcher County, Kentucky, USA [8]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Enid
Death	22 Mar 2008	Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA [1, 2, 6]
Burial	Bentley Cemetery, Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA [1]
Person ID	I27571	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Henry Waterson Sparks, b. 14 Mar 1896, Kentucky, USA d. 8 Nov 1960, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA (Age 64 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Lucinda V 'Cinda' Bentley, b. 15 Nov 1899, Kentucky, USA d. 14 Nov 1976, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA (Age 76 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	24 Oct 1920	Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA [10]
Family ID	F12190	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Enid B Boundy, b. 26 Sep 1921, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA d. 13 Nov 2011, Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA (Age 90 years)

Marriage 30 Sep 1944 Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA [9]

Children

1. R Sparks [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F12191 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 8 Apr 1922 - Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
	Census - Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Cinda and Harold Sparks - 1930 - Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
	Census - Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
	Military Service - US Army - WWII - 6 Oct 1942 - Huntington, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
	Marriage - 30 Sep 1944 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Enid - 1950 - Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
	Death - 22 Mar 2008 - Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA

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Sources

[S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave.
[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
[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

[S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 603.

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 603

[S1274] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland ; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe.
[S9507] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Social Security Administration; Washington D.C. ; Social Security Death Index, Master File.
[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

[S9345] Newspapers.com: Marriage of SPARKS Enid and Harold • Montana Standard - 22 Oct 1944, Enid B Boundy and Pvt Harold Dean Sparks - The Montana Standard; Publication Date: 22/ Oct/ 1944; Publication Place: Butte, Montana.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/349929531/?article=a57a2b4c-9ddc-4a22-b2a3-f735c2ec59e0&focus=0.6145237,0.015952079,0.73350465,0.3324615&xid=3398
[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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