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Solomon Martin Sparks

March 9, 1850 – February 15, 1904

Died 15 February 1904

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Funeral Card

Date of death

February 15, 1904

Date of birth

March 9, 1850

Age at death

53 years, 11 months, 6 days

From the funeral card

IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF

Solomon Martin Sparks,

Born March 9, 1850,

Died Feb. 15, 1904,

Age 53 yrs, 11 mos., 6 days.

Tis hard to break the tender cord

When love has bound the heart

Tis hard, so hard, to speak the words

"We must forever part"

Dearest loved one, we must lay thee,

In the peaceful grave's embrace,

But thy memory will be cherished,

Til we see thy heavenly face

Our original posting described the card's design: at the top a bird holds a banner reading "IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF", with the name and dates set in a book design. The photograph that originally accompanied this record is no longer held in the archive.

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Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
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Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-06-12
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