January 13, 2022

Pages 5718
Whole Number 199

DAYTON, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO
CITY DIRECTORIES



A number of years ago a Sparks researcher at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., reported that the earliest city directory of record for Dayton, Ohio, in which the name Sparks appears, is that for 1856-1857. The next available directory is for 1879-1880, and the third is dated 1890-1892. The Sparks entries in these three directories are:

Years Page Name Occupation Company Address
1856-1856 p.179 Sparks, Peter Cooper ss Water St.9 b. Taylor & Webster
       Sparks, Simon Machinist N.W.C. 3rd & Webster.
1879-1880 p. 372 Sparks, Albert F. Machinist   res. 721 E. 2nd.
1891-1892 p. 697 Sparks, Simon Foreman Woodsum Machine Co. res. 721 E. 2nd
  p. 697 Sparks, Frank S. Machinist  

res. 60 S. June.

    Sparks, Simon   Peering & Son res. 60 S. June
    Sparks, Thomas E. Carpenter   res. 1211 S. Wayne Ave.
    Sparks, W. Edward Machinist   res. 536 E. 2nd.

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