Born in Henderson County, Texas, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Newton Sparks
— married
21 Apr 1867 in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States
Mother of
Dovie (Sparks) Peek
Died
at age 78
in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Aug 2021
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Biography
Larissa Jane Fancher was born in 1849, probably to James C. and Mary E. Fancher. She passed away in 1928.
Sources
- Ancestry.com. "Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958" (database on-line). Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Widow's Application for Pension no. 18501, Mrs. L. J. Sparks, 1909.
- Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/100837982/lorrisa_elizabeth-jane-sparks: accessed 9 August 2021), memorial page for Lorrisa Elizabeth Jane Fancher Sparks (27 Nov. 1848–17 Jan. 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 100837982, citing Prairie Springs Cemetery, Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA; maintained by Wayne Smith (contributor 47181024).
- "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch, T N Sparks and L J Fancher, 20 Apr. 1867; citing Marriage, citing Van Zandt County, Texas; Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,578,917.
- "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch, L J Sparks, 17 Jan. 1928; citing certificate number 4420, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,438.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch, Larissa Fancher in household of James E Fancher, 27, Henderson County, Texas; citing family 40, NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch, Larissa J Fancher in entry for Jas C Fancher, 1860. Prairie Beat, VanZandt County, Texas, p. 89.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch, Jane Sparks in entry for Thos Sparks, 1870. Van Zandt County, Texas, p. 88.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch, Fancher Sparks in household of T N Sparks, Precinct 5, Van Zandt County, Texas; citing enumeration district (ED) 123, sheet 112D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), FHL microfilm 1,255,330.
- "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch, L J Sparks in entry for T V Wood, 1920. Voting Precinct 11, Ben Wheeler, Justice Precinct 7, Van Zandt County, Texas; ED 139, sheet 10B.
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