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Descendants of Cove Charles McKinney

Generation No. 3

7. MARY³ DEWEESE (RACHAEL MARGARET² MCKINNEY, COVE CHARLES¹) was born January.09.1842 in North Carolina, and died April.29.1929 in Mitchell County. She married FRANCE BIDDIX.

Children of MARY DEWEESE and FRANCE BIDDIX are:

	i.		JANE⁴ BIDDIX, b. 1874; d. 1896; m. WAITSELL MARION MCKINNEY.
	ii.		SAMUEL NELSON BIDDIX, b. June.10.1874.
	iii.		ANDY BULO BIDDIX, b. June.19.1887.
	iv.		BESSIE BIDDIX.

8. CHARLES³ SPARKS (RACHAEL MARGARET² MCKINNEY, COVE CHARLES¹) was born February.08.1837 in Mitchell County , NC, and died March.23.1915 in Mitchell County , NC. He married MARY JANE HENSLEY February.04.1866 in Mitchell County , NC.

Notes for CHARLES SPARKS:
Charles Sparks, older brother of James, enlisted in the Confederate Army as a private. He enlisted in Company I of the 29th North Carolina Regiment on July 11, 1861. He served as a herdsman until July 7, 1863 when he deserted to join the Union Army. Both brothers were then fighting on the same side. Before that they were the classic example of brother fighting brother, with James giving allegience to the Union, and Charles giving allegience to the Confederacy.

Children of CHARLES SPARKS and MARY HENSLEY are:

JULIA⁴ SPARKS, b. Abt. 1866, Mitchell County , NC; d. Abt. 1959, Mitchell County : Bear Creek Cemetery; m. NIMROD COLEMAN CONNOLLY, October.06.1920, Mitchell County , NC.

Notes for JULIA SPARKS:
Second wife of Nimrod Conley.

	ii.		LIZZIE SPARKS, b. Abt. 1863, Mitchell County , NC; d. Abt. 1951, Mitchell County , NC.
13.	iii.		THEODOSIA DOCIA SPARKS, b. Abt. 1873, Mitchell County , NC; d. Abt. 1948, Mitchell County , NC : Bear Creek Cemetery.

9. JAMES MARVIN³ SPARKS (RACHAEL MARGARET² MCKINNEY, COVE CHARLES¹) was born December.27.1843 in Mitchell County , NC, and died February.23.1923 in Mitchell County , NC. He married NANCY LOUVINIA BRINKLEY March.13.1870 in Bandana, NC, daughter of ALEXANDER BRINKLEY and ANNIE SHOAF.

Notes for NANCY LOUVINIA BRINKLEY:
Nancy Louvinia Brinkley and James Marvin Sparks were married at Bandana, NC by the Reverend Wilborn Robertson. They lived in the Snow Creek Community. Nancy was the daughter of Alexander and Annie Shoaf Brinkley who were both born in Davidson County, NC. Nancy had a twin brother named Sam J. Brinkley.
During his lifetime, he had the longest beard in the world. His beard grew until it was 5' 8" long. It reached the floor and lapped over three times. Alexander Brinkley of Mecklenburg, NC (Charlotte) was from one of Mecklenburg County's oldest pioneer families. The Brinkley's were of Scotch and German descent and were early settlers near Charlotte. Four members of the family signed the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence on May 20, 1775.

Children of JAMES SPARKS and NANCY BRINKLEY are:

14.	i.	MALLIE⁴ SPARKS, b. August.27.1887, Mitchell County , NC.
	ii.	BERTIE A. SPARKS.
	iii.	NORA B. SPARKS.
15.	iv.	SAVANNAH SPARKS, b. November.30.1870, Mitchell County , NC; d. October.19.1948, Baker, Oregon.
16.	v.	ELLA SPARKS, b. November.05.1873.
17.	vi.	MARGARET MAGGIE JANE SPARKS, b. May.28.1876, Mitchell County , NC; d. April.04.1965, Mitchell County , NC, Conley Ridge Cemetery.
	vii.	BAXTER SPARKS, b. September.16.1877.
	viii.	WASHINGTON SPARKS, b. November.02.1880, Mitchell County , NC; d. July.20.1963, Mitchell County , NC; m. ALICE STEWART.
18.	ix.	CLYDE SPARKS, b. February.28.1882, Mitchell County , NC; d. July.20.1963, Mitchell County , NC.
	x.	J. BLAINE SPARKS, b. August.03.1893, Mitchell County , NC; d. November.18.1942, Mitchell County , NC; m. UNKNOWN.

Notes for J. BLAINE SPARKS:
Blaine migrated west to California where he owned a movie theatre. His widow was living in Alameda, CA (across from the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco in 1943.

10. JOSEPH³ MCKINNEY (JOSEPH "JOE SMALL"², COVE CHARLES¹) died in Oak Grove Cemetery: Marion, NC. He married EMELINE ROBERTS.

Notes for JOSEPH MCKINNEY:
Joseph served for a short time in the Civil War.

Children of JOSEPH MCKINNEY and EMELINE ROBERTS are:

	i.		SAMUEL⁴ MCKINNEY.
	ii.		GRAYSON MCKINNEY.
	iii.		NELLIE MCKINNEY.
	iv.		ROSIE MCKINNEY.
	v.		SALLY MCKINNEY.

11. JULIOUS "PAP"³ MCKINNEY (JOSEPH "JOE SMALL"², COVE CHARLES¹) was born 1842. He married MARGARET "GRANNY" BIDDIX, daughter of MERRITT BIDDIX and ELMIRA WILLIS.

Notes for JULIOUS "PAP" MCKINNEY:
Julius helped build the Clinchfield Railroad that circles Rocky Mountain.

Notes for MARGARET "GRANNY" BIDDIX:
Margaret didn't have a mid-wife license, but she broought many children into the world. Her sister Depsey, from Mitchell County, held a mid-wife license.

Children of JULIOUS MCKINNEY and MARGARET BIDDIX are:

19.	i.	LANDON⁴ MCKINNEY.
20.	ii.	CHARLIE MCKINNEY.
	iii.	OTIS MCKINNEY, m. LALOR MCKINNEY.
	iv.	JOSEPH MCKINNEY.
21.	v.	EFFIE MCKINNEY.
	vi.	ALVIN MCKINNEY.
22.	vii.	ETHEL MCKINNEY.
23.	viii.	LILLIAN MCKINNEY.
	ix.	JOHN MCKINNEY, m. ELLEN CHAPMAN.
24.	x.	BARNEY MCKINNEY.

12. JAMES³ BAILEY (JASON CARSON² MCKINNEY, COVE CHARLES¹). He married CORITHA.

Child of JAMES BAILEY and CORITHA is:

25.

FILDON SAMUEL⁴ MCKINNEY.

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