Born in Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joel Melton
and Elizabeth (Walters) Melton
Sister of
Mary Polly (Melton) Simmons, John Melton, Lucinda Melton, Nancy Lee (Melton) Fudge, William N. Melton and Permelia Melton
Wife of
Thomas E Sparks
— married
18 Jul 1837 in Parke County, Indiana, USA
[children unknown]
Died
at age 70
in Smith County, Kansas, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Aug 2022
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Biography
Catherine was born in 1821. She was the daughter of Joel Melton and Elizabeth Walter. She passed away in 1892.
Catherine was mentioned on a memorial in Crystal Plains Cemetery, Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, United States with a death date of 13 January 1892.[1]
Catherine Melton Sparks BIRTH 20 Jul 1821 Mercer County, Kentucky, USA DEATH 13 Jan 1892 (aged 70) BURIAL Crystal Plains Cemetery Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, USA MEMORIAL ID 69904963 · View Source MEMORIAL PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 2 She is the daughter of Joel Melton and Elizabeth Walters. She married Thomas 18 JUL 1839 in Parke County, Indiana, USA
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Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #69904963 (accessed 20 February 2023)
Memorial page for Catherine Melton Sparks (20 Jul 1821-13 Jan 1892), citing Crystal Plains Cemetery, Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Terry L. Koinzan-Clingman (contributor 46919197).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Trish (Nibbelink) Doran 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member trish_doran83
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Stacy (Fox) Hintz :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UU3985822 [compare], Ancestry member stacy_hintz123
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