Herbert was the son of Joseph Sparrow and Amelia Best.
The 1880 census shows Herbert in Cleveland with parents Joseph and Emilie. She was Amelia in other records.[1]
Herbert was listed twice in the 1900 census, once with his widowed mother and two siblings[2]
and once on board ship in Cuba as a Naval Cadet.[3] Both documents include the family's address at 129 Irvington St., Cleveland.
Herbert (age 32), son of Joseph Sparrow & Amelia Best, married Louise W Kidder (age 25) on 16 November 1909 in Massachusetts, United States. Her parents were Wellington P. Kidder and Emma Hinckley.[4]
They were in Washington, D.C. at the 1910 census.[5]
His death was registered at Charleston, South Carolina.[6] He actually died by drown while trying to the USS Tacoma from a reef near Veracruz, Mexico.[7][8]
Research Notes
His father's profile may be tricky to add. Common resources such as FamilySearch have profiles which confuse as many as three Joseph Sparrows. It appears that all three had parents named Joseph and Hannah, but that they were born in different places within a few years of 1840. There is also Joseph Sparrow (1833-bef.1903) here on WikiTree, with some details matching, but others different.
This note isn't meant to discourage anyone from adding the profile, but to watch out for false leads.
Sources
↑1880 Census:
"United States Census, 1880"
citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
FamilySearch Record: MZ11-DC8 (accessed 11 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBH-93LR Image number 00298
Herbert G Sparrow (3), single other, in household of Joseph Sparrow (41) in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio, United States.
↑1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 75;
FamilySearch Record: MMZK-HPV (accessed 11 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6L23-D8X
Herbert G Sparrow (23), single son, in household of Amelia Sparrow (50) in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio.
↑1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 9; FHL microfilm: 1241842; Record number: 17194;
FamilySearch Record: M31F-1B7 (accessed 11 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-69R3-SQ7 Image number 00413
Herbert G Sparrow (23), single in United States. Born in Ohio.
↑Marriage:
"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920"
citing Page: 267; Line: 6105; FHL microfilm: 002315511; Record number: 8291;
FamilySearch Record: N4D6-C8K (accessed 11 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DTHQ-RSL Image number 00405
Herbert G Sparrow (32) marriage to Louise W Kidder (25) on 16 Nov 1909 in Massachusetts, United States.
↑1910 Census:
"United States Census, 1910"
citing enumeration district (ED) ED 142, sheet 12A, family 266, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 153; FHL microfilm 1,374,166.
FamilySearch Record: MKLN-F8F (accessed 11 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RK9-J47 Image number 00095
Herbert G Sparrow (32), married head of household in Precinct 8, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Born in Ohio.
↑Death:
"South Carolina, Charleston City Death Records, 1821-1926"
citing Record number: 8;
FamilySearch Record: 4R19-FWN2 (accessed 11 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G92N-K9WB-Q Image number 00076
Herbert Geo Sparrow death 21 Jan 1924 (age 46) in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #49320638 (accessed 11 April 2023)
Memorial page for Herbert George Sparrow (4 Aug 1877-21 Jan 1924), citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA (plot: Section 4, Grave 2780); Maintained by John C. Anderson (contributor 47208015).
This person was created through the import of 384-edited.ged on 29 December 2010.
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