Lore and Legacy -Second Edition: A History of the Cheek, Sale, Sparks and associated families of France, Ireland, Scotland, England and the American Colonies -- by Jeffrey Lewis Williams, B.A., M.P.A.
(A cherished gift forFamily Reunions, Birthdays, Christmas, Mother's-Father's Day,Graduations, Births, Marriages, Weddings, Confirmations, Baptisms)
This is a 508 page genealogical photobook covering the Cheek, Sale, Sparks and associated families originating in England, Ireland and France in the 14th century, arriving in VA/MD it the 17th century, settling in North Carolina, and expanding outward to Texas, Indiana, Illinois and points West. These families are primarily located in the Yadkin-Surry-Wilkes-Forsyth County, North Carolina areas
(All6,300 names are indexed, and family Coat of Arms included where underlined below).
Harris (14), Haynes (2), Henderson (3), Hemric (1), Jarvis (5), Lewis (1), Logan (2), McBride (7) Martin (3), Mock (2), Money (10), Pardue (4), Parks (10), Royal (14), Sale (47), Seagraves (3), Sparks (90), Stimson (11), Swaim (2), Triplett (2), Ussery (1), Verhines (4), Wagoner (1), Webb (2), Wellman (24)
Highlights in Lore and Legacy, Second Edition
* US Senator Robert Byrd (born as Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr.) and photos with four U.S. Presidents (Kennedy,Eisenhower, Nixon, Carter)
* The Elizabeth Sparks' travels with Daniel Boone during an Indian raid
* The founder of Maxwell House Coffee Co., Joel Owsley Cheek
* Sir John Cheke; tutor to King Edward VI; Secretary of State to Lady Jane Grey; and immortalized by Paradise Lost author John Milton
* Stephen F. Sparks' meetings with GeneralSam Houston of the Alamo
* Elizabeth Wellman's testimony in the 1692 Salem Witchcraft Trials
* Cheekwood Mansion and Botanical Gardens, in Nashville, Tennessee
*Elizabeth Sale, grandmother of the first Duke of Wellington (vs Napoleon)
Brief Biographies on Notable Figures:
- James Richard Cheek, U.S. Ambassador to the Sudan and Argentina
- William "Joey" Cheek, U.S. 2002 Olympic Bronze Medalist
- Dr. Edwin Sparks, President of Penn State University
- Dr. George Sparks, President of Georgia State University
- Dr. Jared Sparks, President of Harvard University and "The Grandfather of American Historians"
- Dr. Joseph Sparks, President of the University of Nebraska
- Edward John Sparks, U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia, Guatemala, Venezuela and Uruguay
- Brig. General Felix Larry Sparks, WWII hero of the Anzio beachhead and liberator of the German Dachau concentration camp
- George Chauncey Sparks, Governor of Alabama
- John Sparks, Governor of Nevada, and namesake of the city of "Sparks, Nevada"
- Nicholas Sparks, contemporary author ofMessage in a Bottle
- Colonel Richard Sparks, in 1806 appointed by President Thomas Jefferson to explore and map the Red River area of the Louisiana Purchase
- Steve Sparks, professional baseball player; former pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
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Plymouth, MI 48170
Counter began on June 6, 2001
"The author provides a broad historical background, which adds greatly to the family traditions ... in this attractive book."
- The North Carolina Genealogical Society Book Review -
"Frontier life and political backgrounds revealed in genealogy book's historical detail ... the book weaves history into a 5,000 person genealogy with fascinating photos."
- The Ann Arbor News Book Review -
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