Researching Clinton Sparks
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4527 people with the Sparks surname? In that year Sparks was ranked number 939 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Clinton means "Town on a hill" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Clinton Sparks on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Sparks ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Clinton Sparks and the Sparks Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sparks Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Sparks family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Clinton Sparks at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Clinton Sparks using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 4457 people with the Sparks surname in the UK? Sparks is now ranked number 1315 for popularity in the UK. |
Sparks Family Tree Databases
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Sparks Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Sparks surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 75956 people with the Sparks surname in the USA? Sparks is ranked number 132 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sparks Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Clinton Sparks. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Clinton Sparks
Clinton Sparks
Clinton Charls Sparks (born September 18, 1979) is an American DJ, record producer, songwriter, radio personality, and marketer from Boston, Massachusetts. He initially started his career as a rapper, dancer, producer, and DJ who gained notoriety by making bootleg remixes and mixtapes and parlayed that into hosting radio shows on Boston's Hot 97.7, Baltimore's 92Q, Hartford's Hot 93.7, and Sirius XM's Shade 45 (among others). He was the long-time host of a worldwide syndicated radio show called SmashTime Radio (also referred to as Get Familiar with Clinton Sparks). He is the current host and owner of the national hip hop radio station Get Familiar Radio on Dash Radio, a digital radio platform for which he served as vice president from 2016 to 2019.
In 2012, he was nominated for a Grammy for his production work on Lady Gaga's Born This Way. That year, he also won a BMI songwriting award for writing Pitbull's "Shut It Down" and has since won several ASCAP Awards with DJ Snake as part of his Get Familiar Music publishing company. He has written and produced songs for a number of notable acts, including Akon, Ludacris, 2 Chainz, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Uzi Vert, Big Sean, and numerous others. Sparks has also made music of his own, including the 2005 album, Maybe You Been Brainwashed, and the 2014 EP, ICONoclast. He was featured on the song "Saturday Night," which was featured on the soundtrack for the 2016 stand-up comedy film, Kevin Hart: What Now?.
Additionally, Sparks co-founded the mixtape database, MixUnit.com; served as music correspondent for the E! series, The Daily 10 and E! News; and has held executive positions at a variety of companies including Karmaloop, FaZe Clan, Islide, PingTank, IC Realtech, and Dash Radio. In July 2020, Sparks co-founded and became the chief business development officer of the newly formed XSET, an esports and lifestyle gaming organization. He also hosts the Twitch show, Win Big with Clinton Sparks, and authored his first book, How to Win Big in the Music Business, in 2020.
Source: Clinton Sparks, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sparks
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