Researching Dan 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 Dan means "Form of DANIEL - God is my judge" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Dan Sparks on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dan 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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.
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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
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Dan Sparks. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dan Sparks
Dan Sparks (basketball)
Daniel E. Sparks (born April 17, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player and college coach. He played in the American Basketball Association for the Miami Floridians during the 1968–69 and 1969–70 seasons after a split collegiate career at Vincennes University and Weber State University. Sparks was selected in both the 1968 ABA and NBA drafts by the Miami Floridians and Cincinnati Royals, respectively.
In 2015, Sparks was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Although he garnered success as a player, having won the NJCAA national championship at Vincennes in 1965 and having served as Weber State's team MVP during their NCAA Tournament season in 1967–68, he is best known for his coaching career. He coached at the junior college level for 33 seasons, primarily at his alma mater Vincennes, and amassed 869 wins (versus only 247 losses) during his hall of fame career. Sparks coached 25 NJCAA All-Americans and 33 future professional players in his career, including Eric Williams, Shawn Marion, Tyrone Nesby, and Carl Landry. He is the state of Indiana's all-time winningest coach (706 victories) and was the national coach of the year in 1985–86.
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