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Susannah Stevens Sparks

Birth	:	28 Oct 1794 North Carolina, USA
Death	:	25 Oct 1861 Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, USA
Burial	:	Sparks Family Burial Ground, Buchanan, Berrien County, USA
Description	:	Susannah (Stevens) Sparks...born, Oct. 28, 1794 in VA, possible in NC, daughter of, Spencer Stevens and Elizabeth Robey...died, Oct. 25, 1861...age 66 yrs. 11 mo. 27 dys. in Buchanan Township, Berrien Co, MI. Married Cornelius in Rowan Co, NC on Dec 14, 1812. About 1814, Cornelius, Suannah and 9 mo old son, Joseph and Susannah's parents also several other Stevens family members removed to Wayne Co, IN. More than likely Susannah was preg with Spencer, born 1815. An ardours journey, by Ox cart, with a nursing infant and one on the way, setting up camp at night and roughing it, BIG... Read More	Susannah (Stevens) Sparks...born, Oct. 28, 1794 in VA, possible in NC, daughter of, Spencer Stevens and Elizabeth Robey...died, Oct. 25, 1861...age 66 yrs. 11 mo. 27 dys. in Buchanan Township, Berrien Co, MI. Married Cornelius in Rowan Co, NC on Dec 14, 1812. About 1814, Cornelius, Suannah and 9 mo old son, Joseph and Susannah's parents also several other Stevens family members removed to Wayne Co, IN. More than likely Susannah was preg with Spencer, born 1815. An ardours journey, by Ox cart, with a nursing infant and one on the way, setting up camp at night and roughing it, BIG TIME! 2011, Susannah's marker was intact, leaning on a old dry tree stump. The engraving on the marker is worn but readable: "Our Mother, Susannah, wife of Cornelius Sparks, died Oct. 25, 1861, age 66 yrs. 11mo. 27 dys." Clipping from early Buchanan, Michigan newspaper (paper unknown, undated clipping) reads... "Died, Mrs. Susanna Sparks, consort of Cornelius Sparks of this village, on Thursday the 25th. inst. The deceased was 67 years old and had lived with her husband for almost fifty years. She united with the Christian Church about twenty years since, of which she was a faithful member until her death. She left a husband, nine children and a large number of friends to mourn her loss. She died with a well formed hope of blessed immortality beyond the grave."

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Susannah Stevens Sparks's memorial is located at: Sparks Family Burial Ground, Buchanan, Berrien County, USA.
When did Susannah Stevens Sparks death?
Susannah Stevens Sparks death on 25 Oct 1861 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, USA

Family Members:

Parent

Spencer Stevens

(1769 - 1839)

Elizabeth Rhebarth Stevens

(1772 - 1852)

Spouse

Cornelius Sparks

(1789 - 1862)

Siblings

Spencer Stevens

(1801 - 1877)

Anna Stevens Stephens

(1801 - 1875)

Isom Stevens

(1803 - 1871)

Sampson Stevens

(1806 - 1888)

Elizabeth Stevens Wright

(1811 - 1901)

Robert Stevens

(1816 - 1900)

Children

(1814 - 1905)

(1815 - 1872)

(1823 - 1900)

(1827 - 1905)

(1834 - 1898)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Bainbridge Cemetery
Bainbridge Center, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8446999, -86.6089020

2. Baptist Cemetery
Bainbridge Center, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7625008, -86.5914001

3. Boyer Cemetery
Bainbridge Center, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0905991, -86.3641968

4. Byers Cemetery
Bainbridge Center, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8125000, -86.3975000

5. New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery
Bainbridge Center, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8986110, -86.3944440

6. Penn Yan Cemetery
Bainbridge Center, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7977982, -86.3531036

7. Mount Zion Cemetery
Dayton, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8308100, -86.3634230

8. Lakeside Cemetery
Lakeside, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8244019, -86.3788986

9. Salem Cemetery
Oronoko Township, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8305477, -86.3222168

10. Temple Beth El Memorial Park
Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7836110, -86.3402770

11. Forest Lawn Cemetery
Three Oaks, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8669440, -86.3636110

12. Maudlin Cemetery
Three Oaks, Berrien County, USA

13. Riverside Cemetery
Three Oaks, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8446999, -86.6089020

14. Shedd Cemetery
Three Oaks, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7625008, -86.5914001

15. Pearl Cemetery
Benton Township, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0905991, -86.3641968

16. Bakertown Cemetery
Buchanan, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8125000, -86.3975000

17. Colvin Cemetery
Buchanan, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8986110, -86.3944440

18. Howe Cemetery
Buchanan, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7977982, -86.3531036

19. Kathryn Park Cemetery
Buchanan, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8308100, -86.3634230

20. Oak Ridge Cemetery
Buchanan, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8244019, -86.3788986

21. Orchard Hills Country Club Cemetery
Buchanan, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8305477, -86.3222168

22. Portage Prairie Cemetery
Buchanan, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7836110, -86.3402770

23. Sherwood Cemetery
Buchanan, Berrien County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8669440, -86.3636110

24. Sparks Family Burial Ground
Buchanan, Berrien County, USA