Nancy “Nannie” Prewitt Sparks

Birth
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Death
9 Jun 1912 (aged 34)
Tullahassee, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Tullahassee, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Plot
Nancy is buried in an unmarked grave. The exact location of her grave is unavailable.
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Nancy was the second daughter born Albert and Janie (Brown) Prewitt. She was fondly known to her family and friends as Nannie.

On November 24, 1895 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama she married Lucious Sparks. To this union eight children were born. Lucious moved his family from Tuscaloosa Alabama to Tullahassee Oklahoma where they made their home.

African Americans settled in Oklahoma Territory with the land run of 1889, which ordered "free land" to non-Indians. From the mid-nineteenth century to 1920, African-Americans established more than 50 identifiable towns and communities in Oklahoma. Tullahasssee was the oldest of the all-Black towns in Oklahoma.

Nancy died June 9, 1912 due to childbirth-related complications when Daisy was born.

Special Note: Nancy's surname is Prewitt. Many records including census records were prone to spelling mishaps. Due to verbal miscommunication and depending on the person who say the name and the person who was writing the name.
My 1st cousin 1x removed

Nancy was the second daughter born Albert and Janie (Brown) Prewitt. She was fondly known to her family and friends as Nannie.

On November 24, 1895 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama she married Lucious Sparks. To this union eight children were born. Lucious moved his family from Tuscaloosa Alabama to Tullahassee Oklahoma where they made their home.

African Americans settled in Oklahoma Territory with the land run of 1889, which ordered "free land" to non-Indians. From the mid-nineteenth century to 1920, African-Americans established more than 50 identifiable towns and communities in Oklahoma. Tullahasssee was the oldest of the all-Black towns in Oklahoma.

Nancy died June 9, 1912 due to childbirth-related complications when Daisy was born.

Special Note: Nancy's surname is Prewitt. Many records including census records were prone to spelling mishaps. Due to verbal miscommunication and depending on the person who say the name and the person who was writing the name.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180930706/nancy-sparks: accessed ), memorial page for Nancy “Nannie” Prewitt Sparks (Jan 1878–9 Jun 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180930706, citing Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Tullahassee, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Jesse Prewitt (contributor 46985072).