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| Name | John Sparrow [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] | ||||
| Suffix | I | ||||
| Born | May 1846
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| Gender | Male | ||||
| Birth | May 1846
Pennsylvania, USA
[4]
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| Residence | 1870
Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[7]
– Residence Post Office: Harrisburg | ||||
| Residence | 1876
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[3]
– Residence Year: 1876 Street Address: River cor Barbara av Residence Place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation: Engineer | ||||
| Republican Mass Meeting | 30 Oct 1877
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[8]
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| Residence | 1880
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[6]
– Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self | ||||
| Notice Given | 16 Apr 1895
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[9]
– Incorporation of Wesley Union Church | ||||
| Church Trustees Elected | 13 Jun 1895
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[10]
– Wesley Union Church | ||||
| Residence | 1900
235 Cranberry, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[5]
– Age: 54; Day Laborer Occupation: Day Laborer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Y; CanRead: Y; CanWrite: Y; CityWard: Fourth; EnumerationDistrict: 0050; HomeOwnership: Rent; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 3; OwnsFarm: H; YearsMarried: 27; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head | ||||
| Asphyxiated By Sewer Gas | 28 Jul 1904
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[11]
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| Residence | 1910
Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[2]
– Industry: Plumber Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner Home Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged | ||||
| Burial Location | 25 Feb 1913
201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[12]
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| Ethnicity | American [5] | ||||
| Race | Black [5] | ||||
| Name | John Spawon [7] | ||||
| Died | 25 Feb 1913
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[1]
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| Buried |
201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[1]
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| Person ID | I2302
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Father | Father Unknown Sparrow b. Virginia, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Mother Unknown Sparrow b. Virginia, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F785
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| Family | Eliza Jane Gibson (Age 59 years) b. Feb 1855, Virginia, USA d. 31 Mar 1914, 510 North, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years) | |||||||||||
| Married | 1873 [13]
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||||||||||
| Family ID | F784
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