Willa Jane Sparkman

1906 - 1999  (92 years)

• Name	Willa Jane Sparkman  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	23 Aug 1906	Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Lewella and William Sparkman
  Census	1940	Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Death	8 Jan 1999	Potosi, Washington, Missouri, USA   [1, 5]
  Burial	Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley, Missouri, USA   [5]
  		Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery (also known as Oak Ridge Cemetery) Briar, Ripley, Missouri Find a Grave: #2185578
  Person ID	I13396	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Franklin Theodore 'Frank' Keel,   b. 8 Jan 1904, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 20 Jul 1954, Ripley County, Missouri, USA (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	21 Apr 1926	Biggers, Randolph, Arkansas, USA   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Wilma Jean Keel,   b. Abt 1934, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Theodore Jasper 'Ted' Keel,   b. 18 Dec 1927, Ripley County, Missouri, USA d. 8 May 1987, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Aug 1906 - Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Lewella and William Sparkman - 1910 - Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA Marriage - 21 Apr 1926 - Biggers, Randolph, Arkansas, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1940 - Sherley, Ripley, Missouri, USA Death - 8 Jan 1999 - Potosi, Washington, Missouri, USA Burial - - Briar Oak Ridge Cemetery, Briar, Ripley, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• People

  KEEL-Frank and Willa Willa Jane Sparkman (1906-1999) and Franklin Theodore 'Frank' Keel (1904-1954) [Kenneth Crase in the background - abt 1953]

  
  

• Sources

  [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 522-48-2364; Issue State: Colorado; Issue Date: 1955. [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 91-12. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherley, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 91-12 [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Roswell Ward 5, Chaves, New Mexico; Roll: T624_913; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0297; FHL microfilm: 1374926. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Roswell Ward 5, Chaves, New Mexico; Roll: T624_913; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0297; FHL microfilm: 1374926 [S189] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S7181] Find a Grave: SPARKMAN Willa Keel 1906-1999, Willa Jane “Bill” Sparkman Keel. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19825081/willa_jane_keel