Lona Mae Myers^{[1, 2]}

1905 - 1961  (55 years)

• Name	Lona Mae Myers
  Born	12 Jun 1905	Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 6, Monroe County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	24 Apr 1961	Blount County, Tennessee   [5, 6]
  Buried	Forest Hill Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I222517	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Henry Abraham Myers,   b. 24 Aug 1862, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Feb 1941, Walland, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Martha A. Burchfield,   b. 26 Feb 1870, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Dec 1941  (Age 71 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1900	Blount County, Tennessee   [8]
  Family ID	F85071	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	David Ellis Sparks,   b. 23 May 1903, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jan 1944, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 40 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1931	Blount County, Tennessee   [9]
  Children	1. James Ellis "Preacher" Sparks,   b. 7 Jun 1929, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Feb 2001, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years)   2. Bonnie Jean Sparks,   b. 17 Jul 1932,   d. 17 Jul 1932  (Age 0 years)   3. Troy Sparks + 4. Nola Mae Sparks,   b. 19 Jul 1933, Vonore, Monroe County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 May 2012, Blount Memorial Transitional Care  (Age 78 years)   5. Joyce Sparks,   b. Abt 1937, Tennessee  (Age ~ 87 years) + 6. Trudy L. Sparks,   b. 23 Jan 1940, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Mar 2015  (Age 75 years) + 7. Sam Sparks,   b. 4 Aug 1941,   d. 27 Apr 2004, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years)   8. Martha Sparks
  Family ID	F85072	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Jun 1905 - Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee Married - 11 Jul 1931 - Blount County, Tennessee Died - 24 Apr 1961 - Blount County, Tennessee Buried - - Forest Hill Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 24 Dec 1941. Martha Myers obituary [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 29 Apr 2004. Sam Sparks obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name Lona Myers Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 25 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Birth Year (Estimated) 1905 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 1 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Henry A Myers Head M 67 Tennessee Martha A Myers Wife F 59 Tennessee Lona Myers Daughter F 25 Tennessee Elizabeth Myers Daughter F 23 Tennessee Jiles Myers Son M 21 Tennessee John N Myers Son M 19 Tennessee Pearlie Myers Son M 17 Tennessee James E Myers Grandson M 0 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name Lona Sparks Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 6, Monroe, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 34 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Relationship to Head of Household Wife Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1906 Last Place of Residence Rural, Blount, Tennessee Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Ellis Sparks Head M 36 Tennessee Lona Sparks Wife F 34 Tennessee James Sparks Son M 8 Tennessee Nola Sparks Daughter F 6 Tennessee Tracy Sparks Son M 4 Tennessee Joyce Sparks Daughter F 3 Tennessee Trumona Sparks Daughter F 0 Tennessee [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 24 Apr 1961. Sparks, Lona Birth: 9-12-1905 Death: 4-24-1961 Father: Abe Myers Mother: Martha Burchfield Cemetery: Forest Hill [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # SPARKS LONA 04-24-1961 / 55 BLOUNT BLOUNT / TN WIDOW F WHITE 13863 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 54935905). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Henry Abraham Myers Titles & Terms: Event: Marriage Event Date: 24 Oct 1900 Event Place: Blount, Tennessee Age: Estimated Birth Year: Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Spouse: Martha Burchfield Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: Spouse's Father: Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Mother: Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms: Reference Number: see next entry Film Number: 2073868 Digital Folder Number: 004646470 Image Number: 02910 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Ellis Sparks Event Type Marriage Event Date 11 Jul 1931 Event Place Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Lona Myers Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-Q93D?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-194%3A1589264608%2C1589374121 : 22 December 2016), Blount > image 2986 of 3088; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.