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1914 - 1918 World War I
1929 The Great Depression begins
1939 - 1945 World War II
1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)
1950 Korean War begins
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
 Solomon Sparks
 b.1816 Washington Co., VA
 d.1889 Union Co., KY
 David Lilburn Sparks
 b.1865 Glade Spring, VA
 d.1946 Jefferson City, Cole, MO
 Margaret Ann Brim
 b.1823 TN
 d.1890 Union Co., KY
 Joseph John Sparks
 b.1902 Evansville, Vanderburgh, IN
 d.1990 Los Alamitos, Orange, CA
 William Edward Stone
 b.1830 New Harmony, Posey, IN
 d.1900
 Mary Teresa Stone
 b.1868 Warrensburg, Johnson, MO
 d.1945 Clayton, St. Louis, MO
 Martha Clementina Jenkins
 b.1845 Springfield, Washington, KY
 d.1871 Evansville, Vanderburgh, IN
 James Joseph Sparks
 b. Private
 d.         
 Cornelius Pigott
 b.1839 Kilworth, Ireland
 d.1915 Cherokee, IA
 John James Pigott
 b.1871 Negaunee, Marquette, MI
 d.1948 Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA
 Annie Eagan
 b.1853 NJ
 d.1888 Cherokee, IA
 Cecelia Esther Pigott
 b.1906 Sheridan, Cherokee, IA
 d.1974 Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA
 Christopher Smith
 b.1819 Ireland
 d.1884 Diamond Township, IA
 Catherine Smith
 b.1878 Diamond Township, IA
 d.1957 Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA
 Esther Brennan
 b.1842 Quebec, Canada
 d.1912 Cherokee, IA