Information concerning the children of Danial Sparks, Thomas DanielSparks and Thomas Alexander Sparks was provided by Matthew Driggers ofHouston, Texas in May, 2002 (drigge_d@@fbnet.net) He stated, "Much of theolder information back to Daniel Sparks and Julia Justice, I found in ourfamily bible and census records."

SQ pg 2779: "Thomas Allen Sparks, son of Andrew and Mary Ann (Allen)Sparks, was born on July 2, 1849. He was married on December 15, 1867,
to Cynthia L. Parmely in Nacogdoches County, Texas. She had been bornabout 1851 in Tennessee and was a daughter of Mitch and Margaret (Powers)Parmely. When the 1880 census was taken of Nacogdoches County, Thomasand Cynthia had four children and, in all probability, they had otherchildren born to them later. Thomas died on August 10, 1928.
(1) Minnie Sparks born about 1869;
(2) John Sparks born about 1872;
(3) Mariana (or Marianna) Sparks born about 1875;
(4) Thomas B. Sparks born about 1877."

See SQ p. 5229. He is included in the 1860 Census for Rusk County Texasliving with the family of W. M. Anderson.

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SQ pg 4472: He was married and had a son, Thomas Sparks.

SQ pg 2781:

"Thomas Benton Sparks, son of Richard and Elizabeth (Cooper) Sparks wasborn on Augut 28, 1829, in Yazoo County, Mississippi. (At least onerecord has the date as February 3, 1829.) He was probably named forThomas Hart Benton, United States Senator from Missouri, who helped thesettlers of the territories obtain government land. Thomas Sparks was asmall boy when he accompanied his parents to Nacogdoches County, Texas,and it was there that he grew to manhood. It was also there that he wasmarried to Phereby Ann Mildred ("Milly") Mahala Smith on June 20, 1850 .She was born on December 19, 1831, in Fayette County, Tennessee.

"After the settlement of the estates of his parents in 1851, ThomasSparks, along with his brother, Stephen, moved to McLennan County wherehe settled a few miles north of Waco. He was elected clerk of the BosqueBaptist Church in 1855, and in the summer of 1872 he was elected as thefirst clerk of the newly-formed Rock Creek Baptist Church. He died a fewmonths later, on October 27, 1872, and he was buried in the churchcemetery . The age inscribed on his tombstone is 43 years, 9 months, and24 days. After his death, Milly married Robert Loughridge in 1874. Shedied on April 16, 1908. She and Thomas had eight children."

SQ 4652:

"...Benton (as he was called) and Irene lived near Fielden, Kentucky,and their children attended the Whites Creek School."

A photograph of Thomas appears in the SPARKS QUARTERLY for June 1989,Whole No. 146, p. 3408.

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SQ 3204:
"Thomas Claborn Sparks was born on July 14, 1898, in Comanche Coun ty,
Texas, and it was there that he was married to Manolia Jane Patton on
December 9, 1917. She had been born on June 14, 1898, in Montgomery
County, Arkansas, and was a daughter of Archie and Idella (Morphew) Patton.
Thomas died on March 31, 1983, at Temple Texas. He and Manolia Jan e had
five children:
Neda G., Claude D., Ira W., Dorothy J. and Gladys. Neda and Gladys h ave
been most helpful in the preparation of this portion of this article."

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!NOTES:
SQ pg 3408: They had three children: Carol, Darlene, and Thoma sSparks.

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!NOTES:
SQ pg 3360: "...He married and had at least three children. Eli cSparks
(his name was probably Alexander); Craf Sparks (his name may have been
Crawford); Math Sparks (his name was probably Matthew.)

SQ p. 2180;

Thomas J. Sparks, son of Josiah and Anna (Gilkey) Sparks, was probablyborn about 1833. He is said to have left Missouri and gone west.(Editor's Note: We believe that there is good reason to believe that thisThomas J. Sparks was the Thomas Dean Sparks, born November 5, 1832, anddied March 10, 1897. If we are correct, the middle initial "J" is inerror. Thomas Dean Sparks, known to have been born in Kentucky, marriedEllen McDowell Douglas on December 1, 1857; she was born August 26, 1833,at Liberty, Missouri, and died October 16, 1914, at Elk Creek, Missouri.We are uncertain whether McDowell or Douglas was her maiden name - - shemay have been a widow at the time of their marriage. Thomas Dean Sparksand his family were living in Buchanan County, Missouri, when the 1870census was taken. From descendants we have learned that Thomas DeanSparks and his wife, Ellen, were the parents of the following children:(1) Telula I. Sparks, born July 27, 1861, died March 5, 1890; (2)Drusillah A. Sparks, born Aug. 5, 1863, died April 9, 1866; (3) WilliamM. Sparks, born Nov. 7, 1865, died Nov. 27, 1879; (4) Benjamin FranklinSparks, born Jan. 6, 1868, died May 28, 1944, married Jane Young(1872-1896); (5) Sarah M. Sparks, born March 12, 1870, died Feb. 14,1897, married ----- Van Dyke; (6) Melissa Ann Sparks, born Dec. 2, 1872,died April, 1939, she did not marry.)

See the SPARKS QUARTERLY, June 1979, Whole No. 106, pg 2115 for theCivil War Pension Application of Thomas E. Sparks as follows:

"THOMAS E. SPARKS, son of Isaiah H. and Sarah (Clayborn) Sparks, wasborn about 1845. He married (1st) Martha Curtis and (2nd) Margaret J.Adams. He served in Company C, 1st Regiment Arkansas Infantry . FileDesignations: Inv. Cert. No. 958,001; Wid. Cert. No. 497,498.

"Thomas E. Sparks apparently made application for an invalid pensionlate in 1887, for on January 24, 1888, the Bureau of Pensions asked theWar Department to verify his military service. Sparks claimed that hehad enlisted on February 12, 1963, in Company C, 1st Regiment ArkansasInfantry at Jasper, Arkansas, and had been discharged at Ft. Smith,Arkansas, on August 10, 1865. He said that in September 1863 he had adisabling heart disease while on duty at Van Buren, Ark., and that healso had another attack in January 1865.

"On February 4, 1888, the War Department replied to the request .Thomas E. Sparks was enrolled on July 1, 1863, at Jasper, Arkansas , inCompany C, 1st Regiment Arkansas Infantry for a period of three years andhe was mustered out with his company on August 10, 1865 , at Ft. Smith,Arkansas. The regimental hospital records showed a --- Sparks admittedin October 1864 and returned to duty. On November 28, 1864, a --- Sparkswas admitted with an incis wound which kept him there until December 4,1864, when he was returned to duty. On February 16, 1865, Thomas Sparkswas admitted and given treatment and returned to duty. A --- Sparks wasadmitted on April 4, 1865, and treated until August 9, 1865, and thenreturned to duty. Three other men named Sparks were carried on thecompany rolls, Jesse Sparks , George W. Sparks, and Balis E. Sparks.

"Thomas E. Sparks was not issued a pension after his initialapplication, so on August 31, 1895, he reapplied. He was now 50 years ofage and a resident of Hinds (?), Chickasha Nation, Indian Territory . Heagain claimed a disability of the heart caused by military service. Heappointed George E. Lemon, Washington, D.C., as his attorney . J. B.Daggs and R. S. Floyd witnessed his signature. On April 26 , 1898,Sparks was issued Invalid Certificate No. 958,001; however, he neverreceived a pension payment because he died on January 7, 1898 , just afew months before the approval.

"Margaret J. Sparks, widow of Thomas E. Sparks, apparently madeapplication for a widow's pension immediately after his death, for onfebruary 21, 1898, the Newton County, Arkansas, Clerk, W. L. Curtis, sent a copy of the marriage of M. J. Adams and T. E. Sparks on June 26 ,1887, as recorded on page 275 of Marriage Book B. About the same t ime,E. W. Sparks, age 60, of Chancel, Arkansas, testified that she had beenthe midwife when three of Thomas Sparks's children were born . The firstof these was Joseph Henry Sparks, born to Thomas and Martha Sparks onApril 20, 1886. The next child she delivered was Etta may Sparks, bornto Thomas and Margaret Sparks, on April 1, 1888 . The last child shedelivered was Ben Harrison Sparks who was born to Thomas and MargaretSparks on January 15, 1890.

"On April 16, 1898, N. H. Burris, age 30, and R. J. Burris, age 22 ,residents of Newberry, Tobucksy County, Indian Territory, testified thatthey had known Margaret Sparks for eight years and knew that she now hadno income except that which she received from her daily labor. They saidshe had five children dependent upon her, ranging in age from six tothirteen years.

"On October 1, 1898, James B. Sparks and Rebecca Bures of New Berg ,Indian Territory, swore that they had known Thomas Sparks and MargaretAdams before their marriage and that they had always lived together asman and wife after their marrige in 1888. George W. Sparks, Chancel,Arkansas, also testified that he was well acquainted with Martha Sparks,wife of Thomas E. Sparks, and was present when she died in the winter of1887. He was also well acquainted with Margaret Adams and knew that shewas never married before she married Thomas E. Sparks.

"The last document (in chronological order) sent from the pension fileof Thomas E. Sparks is an application for a widow's pension made on orabout June 11, 1900, by Margaret Sparks. She was age 47 and a residentof New Berg, Coal County, Indian Territory. She said that she had beenmarried to Sparks on June 27, 1887, by Thomas E. Beth all at LimestoneValley, Arkansas. Sparks had previously been married to Martha Curtis,but she had died. The children of Thomas Sparks who were under age ofsixteen were: Joe Sparks, born on July 27, 1886; Ettie Sparks, born onApril 27, 1888; Harrison Sparks, born on June 7, 1890; and ChesterSparks, born on February 28, 1892. She appointed Milo B. Stevens &Company, Washington, D.C., as her attorneys . C. W. Hardwick and JohnsonFryier witnessed her make her mark. She was issued a pension underWidow's Certificate No. 497,498."

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See also SQ pg 4886: "Mrs. Graham has also provided birth and deathdates for Sarah Jane Sparks's brother Thomas E. Sparks. (See pp. 3690-91of the QUARTERLY of December 1990.) We had indicated there that ThomasE. Sparks had been born about 1845, and we did not know the date of hisdeath. Mrs. Graham reports that his gravestone in the Atwood Cemetery(old Newberg Cemetery) at Atwood, Hughes County, Oklahoma, gives hisbirth date as February 15, 1842, and his death date as January 7, 1897."

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SQ pg 2785: "Thomas Hawkins ("Hawk") Sparks, son of Thomas and Mil ly
(Smith) Sparks, was born about 1861. According to information give n tous
by a relative several years ago, he was married twice. HIs first marriage
was to a widow, Jane McAdeen. They had no children. His second marr iage
was to Nannie --- by whom he had four children: (1) Charles Sparks; ( 2)Elmo
Sparks; (3) Dulice Sparks; she married C. C. Clurtis and lived in California;
(4) David Sparks."

See the SPARKS QUARTERLY, March 1968, Whole No. 61, p. 1132 for the 1850census of Tippah County, Mississippi showing the following:

Vol. 7A, p. 570A (1142) Enumerated on December 6, 1850 [JS: Living nextdoor to his parents Ephriam and Sarah Sparks.]

SPARKS, Thomas J. 33 (M) Kentucky Farmer
Penelope 30 (F) North Carolina
Eliza 16 (F) Tennessee
Martha 14 (F) "
Benjamin F. 12 (M) "
Sarah T. 9 (F Mississippi
Joseph 7 (M) "
Joan 4 (F) "
James 6/12 (M) "
McMillen, Doke 22 (M) Tennessee

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, December 1991, Whole No. 156, p. 3871:

"Thomas J. Sparks was a blacksmith. He served in the 2nd RegimentKentucky Cavalry during the Civil War, and it was probably during hismilitary service that he met his future wife, Matilda D. (---). Theywere married about 1866 in Hart County, Kentucky, where they lived therest of their lives. Matilda died on September 11, 1889, and Thomas diedon March 24, 1907 .

See the SPARKS QUARTERLY, December 1991, Whole No. 156, pp. 3882-83for an abstract of the Civil War Pension Application of Thomas J. Sparks,reproduced below.

"They had five children:

a. Laban T. Sparks was born about 1867. He apparently died before1898.

b. Catherine "Katie" M. Sparks was born on June 12, 1869. She wasmarried to George Washington Brown about 1888. He had been born in July1857 in Kentucky. George and Katie lived at Seymour, Kentucky, wherethey had six children. Katie died in 1905 and was buried in the Brownfamily cemetery about one mile south of Rowletts, Kentucky. George diedabout 1935. We have learned the names of only three of their children:Arthur, Jack and Allie O.

c. George H. Sparks was born on October 2, 1870.

d. Anna J. Sparks was born on June 7, 1875. She married Robert J.Kenny.

e. Eleanor "Nellie" G. Sparks was born on March 18, 1878."

CIVIL WAR PENSION APPLICATION (p 3882)

THOMAS J. SPARKS, son of Thomas and Catherine (Jayne) Sparks, was born inDecember 1836 in Lawrence County, Kentucky. He was married to Matilda D------ about 1868 in Hart County, Kentucky. He served in Company E, 2ndRegiment Kentucky Cavalry. File Designation: Inv. Cert. No. 527,720.

"On November 12, 1879, Thomas J. Sparks, age 43, a resident ofSeymour, Hart County, Kentucky, applied for an invalid pension. Hestated that he had enlisted on July 1, 1861, in Company E, 2nd RegimentKentucky Cavalry, commanded by Col. Laveal H. Ruseau, and had serveduntil discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, on September 26, 1864. He wasthen 5 feet, 11 inches tall and had a dark complexion, black hair, andhazel eyes. He said that at Lookout Mountain, Georgia, on January 1,1864, he had contracted rheumatism because of exposure to theinclemencies of the weather. The disease had gradually grown worse untilhe was now able to do only two-thirds of the labor he was required to doas a blacksmith. Since leaving the service, he had resided in Boyd andHart Counties, Kentucky. He appointed F. J. Taylor as his attorney, andA. Miller and T. G. Hazell witnessed the application.

"The War Department confirmed Sparks's military service on July 6,1881. He had been enrolled as a "private-farrier" in Company E, 2ndRegiment Kentucky Cavalry on July 14, 1861, at Camp Joe Holt, Indiana. Hehad been present for duty until December 1863 when he had been placed ondetached duty as an escort to Gen. Geary. He had returned from thatservice on July 8, 1864, and had been mustered out with his detachment onSeptember 16, 1864, at Nashville, Tennessee. He had no record of anydisability.

"Sparks apparently encountered some difficulty in obtaining an invalidpension. On December 15, 1890, he made an affidavit that he was theclaimant under pension application No. 333,484 and that he could notfurnish further evidence of his service-connected disability because hecould not find the Regimental Surgeon who had treated him. On March 25,1892, he again made an affidavit that he was unable to furnish furtherphysician's evidence of his disability. Since leaving the service, hehad been treated by Dr. S. P. Taylor of Bear Wallow, Kentucky, who haddied in 1873-1874. Dr. Taylor had told Sparks that his disease wasincurable and so, in the interest of his family, he had spent no moremoney on further treatment.

"The affidavits apparently convinced the Bureau of Pensions of theworthiness of his claim, for Sparks was issued a pension under InvalidCertificate No. 527,720; however, there is nothing among the "selectedpapers" from his file sent to us by the National Archives to indicate thedate of approval or the amount of his pension.

"Thomas J. Sparks responded to a questionnaire from the Bureau ofPensions on May 4, 1898. He said that he had been married to Matilda D.Sparks in Hart County, Kentucky, by Edward Smith, and that she had diedon September 11, 1889, at Bear Wallow, Kentucky. He had not remarried.He had four living children:
Catherine M. Sparks, born June 12, 1869
George H. Sparks, born October 2, 1870
Anna Sparks, born June 7, 1873
Nellie G. Sparks, born March 18, 1878

"When Thomas J. Sparks died on March 24, 1907, he was receiving apension of $30.00 per month."

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, Jun 1984, Whole No. 126, 2621:

(See his photograph on p. 2621 and in scrapbook.)

"He was a twin brother of John Wesley Sparks. Thomas completed acommon school education in Fulton County, Illinois, and then he attendedLombard College at Galesburg, Illinois. He later studied at Howe'sAcademy at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. In 1864, he began "reading law" with S.Corning Judd at Lewistown, Illinois and was admitted to the bar. He thenwent to Central City, Nebraska, where he practiced law for six years.

"According to a History of McDonough County, Illinois, edited byAlexander McLean in 1907, Thomas Jefferson Sparks was an active member ofthe Democratic Party and was elected City Attorney of Bushnell, Illinois,for several years. He was also elected as a representative to the 38thGeneral Assembly of Illinois. The history cited above concludes hisbiography as follows: "Socially, Mr. Sparks is connected with the Masonicfraternity. Around his strenous life he has built a wall of publicconfidence, and his qualities of mind and heart are such as may well beemulated by the men of a younger generation."

!NOTES:
SQ 3869: Thomas "Tom" Jefferson Sparks was married to Mary Elizab eth
Baldridge on August 15, 1872, in Floyd County, Kentucky. She had bee nborn
about 1853 and was a daughter of Thomas and Martha (Wilbourn) Baldridge. Tom
and Mary Elizabeth lived in Johnson County where they reared six children. She
died there in 1913, and Tom died there on March 10, 1932. Their children were:
William, Daniel, Martha, Richard, John, and Venia.

See the SPARKS QUARTERLY, December 1961, Whole No. 36, p. 608, for the1850 census of Yancey County, North Carolina, for the followingenumeration:
(p. 426}
598-631
Sparks, Thomas M. 45 North Carolina Farmer $1200
Jeremiah T. 7 " "
Joseph M. 5 " "
Matthew L. 3 " "
Mary A. 40 " "
Cyntha A. 15 " "
Nancy M. 13 " "
Sarah A. E. 9 " "
Mary E. 1 " "

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Following is the final portion of the lengthy article on William IV in SQpp. 3752:98:

From William Sparks's will, we know that his wife, Ann, was still livingin 1802. It seems odd that, except for her feather bed, a cow and calf,and her own chest, William left his wife only a child's portion of hisestate. Under the law in North Carolina at the time, this was the minimumthat a wife could receive as her dower right. On the other hand, it ispossible that William had given Ann the money that he had received fromselling the two tracts of land to his sons, George and Benjamin, and/orthere may well have been verbal arrangements for one or more of William'sand Ann's children to care for Ann during her remaining days. We have nofurther information regarding her.

From a genealogical point of view, it is unfortunate that William Sparksdid not name each of his children in his will. He named three of hissons, William, Jr. , Thomas, and George, as executors, along with hisson-in-law, William Wilcox, who used the name "Wilcockson," not Wilcox.

William Sparks, Jr. did not participate in the settlement of his father'sestate. Sometime prior to the summer of 1798, he had moved to BurkeCounty, North Carolina, for on August 10, 1798, he sold the 350 acres ofland that he owned "on the top of Brushy Mountain" to David Weatherspoon,and in that deed he was described as "William Sparks, Junior of BurkeCounty."

William Wilcockson, Thomas Sparks, and George Sparks, as executors of theestate of William Sparks, carried out his directions that his real andpersonal property be sold. Thomas Sparks bought the 100-acre tract thathis father had purchased in 1791 from Joel Lewis - - he paid the estate$143.50 in "hard money" [Surry Co. Deed Book K, p.181 ]. Major Austill,who witnessed William Sparks sign (by mark) his will, was also a witnessto this deed, along with George Hemrick.

One other tract of land owed by William Sparks remained unsold when hedied. This was the tract of 200 acres that Matthew Sparks had obtained asa grant from the state on November 9, 1779, and which he transferred tohis father on March 9, 1780. It was probably the land on which Williamhad actually lived. It was sold by his executors to John Edwards for$500.

The sale of William Sparks's personal property amounted to $362.90. Hisentire estate thus amounted to $1,005.59. No inventory of the items soldsurvives, but three of the executors (William Wilcockson, Thomas Sparks,and George Sparks) signed an extant document which lists the names of allthe purchasers, among whom were Ann Sparks and four of her sons. We canguess that Ann bought some item which she prized - - she gave her notefor $1.00. The Charles Sparks who purchased something for $14.12˝ was thesame Charles Sparks who had purchased land in Wilkes County in 1794, on"Duggars Branch of Hunting Creek." He was actually Charles Sparks, Jr., ason of the Charles Sparks who was a brother of Solomon Sparks. His exactrelationship to William Sparks whose estate was being sold was that ofsecond cousin. (See the QUARTERLY of December 1990, Whole No. 152, pp.3674-3681, for further information on this Charles Sparks, Jr.)
The full list of individuals who purchased items at the sale of theestate of William Sparks in 1802 follows:

Thomas Anthony
William Dowel
Major Austill
John Edwards
John Ballinger
Nimrod Elliott
William Burch
Ellis Haines
Ephraim Carter
George Henrick
Daniel Cockerham
James Hicks
David Cook
Jacob Hinshaw
Claiborn Howard
Benjamin Sparks
----- Jenkins
Charles Sparks
Hugh McAlyea
George Sparks
Samuel Marsh
Joseph Sparks
John Martin
Matthew Sparks
----- Mooney
----- Vincent
James Sisk
Noel Waddle
Timothy Sisk
Thomas Walker
Ann Sparks
J. Weisner

How long Ann Sparks may have lived after her husband's death, we do notknow, nor have we any knowledge of where William and Ann may have beenburied. In his Cemeteries of Yadkin County (Spartanburg, SC, 1985), CarlC. Hoots observed [p.xii] : "As there were few church graveyards untilwell into the 1800s, early settlers had their own family cemeteries,usually on the brow of a hill, overlooking the stream they had settledon."

Through many years of research, we believe that we have succeeded inidentifying the ten children of William and Ann Sparks, although wecannot be sure of the name of one daughter. We do not have the exact dateof birth of a single one of these, however. Considering William'sinability to write, it is unlikely that any family record was ever made.We list these children below with a minimum of biographical data on eachsince it is our hope to prepare individual articles on several of thesechildren for future issues of the QUARTERLY. We are certain that many ofthe members of the Association descend from one of these children, and weshall welcome any information, including old photographs, that any memberwill send to us pertaining to his or her descent.

Children of William and Ann Sparks:

l. William Sparks, Jr., born in Frederick County, Maryland, about 1750.He was a lad of thirteen or fourteen when he accompanied his parents tothe Forks of the Yadkin in 1764. We believe that in the family's nextmove to the then new county of Surry, William, Jr. preceded his parentsby a year or two. He settled on Brushy Mountain, which is now in YadkinCounty, near where his parents lived in the 1780s and 1790. In or about1798, he moved to Burke County, North Carolina, where his name appearedon the 1800 census. We have not found the name of his wife. From censusrecords, it appears that he and his wife may have had as many as tenchildren, eight of whom seem to have been living at home in 1800. Hisname did not appear on the 1810 census of Burke County; whether he hadmoved or died by then, we do not know. We cannot identify positively asingle one of his children. From census records, their dates of birth aresuggested below

(1) Son, born ca. 1775. His name may have been John Sparks.
(2) Daughter, born ca.1778.
(3) Daughter, born ca.1781.
(4) Son, born ca.1784. His name may have been Larkin Sparks.
(5) Daughter, born ca.1787.
(6) Daughter, born ca.1790.
(7) Son, born ca.1792. His name may have been William Sparks.
(8) Daughter, born ca. 1794. Her name may have been ElizabethSparks.
(9) Daughter, born ca.1796.
(10) Son, born ca.1798.

2. Matthew Sparks, born in Frederick County, Maryland, ca.1752. His namefirst appeared in a Surry County, North Carolina, tax list dated 1774 asa poll in his father's household. He was married about 1775 to Eunice-----, whose nickname was "Nicy," also "Unicy." They remained in thatpart of Surry County that was cut off to form Yadkin County in 1850.Matthew made his will on March 26, 1819, and died before May 1820. Hiswife lived until about 1837/38. Their children were:

(1) Nancy Sparks, born ca.1777; she was married to Alexander Smithin 1796.
(2) Margaret ["Peggy"] Sparks, born ca.1779; she was married toWilliam West in 1799.
(3) Sarah ["Sally"] Sparks, born ca.1781; she was married to HenryBray in 1803.
(4) Joel Sparks, born ca.1784. He was married twice; we have notlearned the name of his first wife; he was married to Mary Shatley in 1846. He died in Missouri (probably in Bates County) ca.1861.
(5) George Sparks, born ca.1787. He was probably the George Sparkswho was married to Elizabeth Armstrong in Wilkes County, NorthCarolina, in 1814.
(6) Matthew Sparks, Jr., born ca.1789. He was married to SarahElmore in 1808. He died in Polk County, Oregon, on August 1, 1854.
(7) William D. Sparks, born ca.1791. His wife's name was given as"Priscitta" on the 1850 census of Cooper County, Missouri. He died there before 1860.
(8) John Sparks, born ca.1793.

3. Rachel Sparks, daughter of William and Ann Sparks, born ca.1754 inFrederick County, Maryland. She was married to John Rose in, we believe,1773. She was still living in Surry County, North Carolina, in 1843 whenshe applied for a pension based on her husband's service in theRevolutionary War. According to record kept by John Rose and sent to theWar Department with Rachel's pension application, their children were:
(1) Ann Rose, born November 27, 1774.
(2) Milley Rose, born March 8, 1776.
(3) Patience Rose, born March 4, 1778.
(4) Rachel Rose, born 1781.
(5) William Rose, born July 2, 1785.
(6) John Rose, Jr., born December 11, 1787.
(7) Elizabeth Rose, born January 17, 1790.
(8) Hose Rose, born July 23, 1792.
(9) Thomas Rose, born December 11, 1796.

4. (?) Nancy Sparks, believed to have been a daughter of William and AnnSparks, born ca. 1756. She was married to William Wilcockson (sometimesspelled Wilcox and Wilcoxon). Shortly after he served as an executor ofthe estate of William Sparks, they moved to Green County, Kentucky, thento Barren County, Kentucky, where he died in 1828. Their children were:
(1) Thomas Wilcockson.
(2) Daniel Wilcockson.
(3) Mary ["Polly"] Wilcockson. She was married to John Masters.
(4) George Wilcockson.
(5) William Wilcockson, Jr.
(6) Sarah ["Sally"] Wilcockson. She was married to Horatio Short.
(7) Nancy Wilcockson. She was married to William Mann on April 4,1808.
(8) Rachel Wilcockson. She was married to John Tibbs.
(9) Martha ["Patsy"] Wilcockson. She was married to David Caldwellin 1810.
(10) Isaac Wilcockson. He died before his father.
(11) Catherine Wilcockson, born November 7, 1798. She was married toher first cousin, William Wilcoxson, in 1818.

5. George Sparks, son of William and Ann Sparks, was born about 1758/60in Frederick County, Maryland, before his parents moved to NorthCarolina. He lived near the present site of the town of Jonesville inYadkin County. His wife, whose name we have not found, apparently diedabout 1830. He made his will in 1833; it was probated in 1842. (See theQUARTERLY of June 1983, Whole No. 122, page 2521, for the text of thiswill.) He had the following children:

(1) Son, born ca.1790. This may have been William Z. Sparks (orWilliam S. Sparks) who was married (1st) to Elizabeth Gentry in 1813, and (2nd) to Mary Benge.
(2) Daughter, born ca.1793.
(3) Daughter, born ca.1797. She may have been the daughter known tohave been married to Samuel Edwards and who died before herfather.
(4) Son, born ca.1799.
(5) Martha Sparks, born September 9, 1801. She was married toCharles Russell.
(6) Frances Sparks, born ca.1803. Called "Franky" in her father'swill; she was unmarried when her father made his will in 1833.
(7) George Sparks, Jr., born ca.1805. He is believed to have beenmarried to Fanny Lindsay in Surry County in 1829. Shortly before 1850, he moved his family to Union County, Georgia. An article aboutGeorge Sparks, Jr. and his family appeared in the June 1983issue of the QUARTERLY, Whole No. 122, pp.2519-1524.

6. James Sparks, son of William and Ann Sparks, was probably born inFrederick County, Maryland, about 1762, and would have been about twoyears old when his parents moved to North Carolina. He served in theAmerican Revolution. His wife's name was Mary ------ He lived in AsheCounty, North Carolina, then Lee County, Virginia. He and his brother,Thomas Sparks, took their families to eastern Kentucky soon after the1820 census was taken, settling in what became Lawrence County in 1821.He died there about 1826. His children were:
(1) Ephraim Sparks, born ca.1781. His wife's name was Charlotte.They both died in Breathitt County, Kentucky, between 1850 and 1860.
(2) William Sparks, born ca.1783. He was married about 1806 to RhodaPennington in Washington County, Virginia. About 1825 he moved hisfamily to White County, Tennsess, where he died March 2, 1869. Rhoda diedon October 26, 1871. (For a record of this family, see theQUARTERLY of September 1982, Whole No. 119, pp.2453-57. ) (3) LelaSparks, born ca.1785.
(4) Solomon Sparks, born ca.1788. ( 2nd great-grandfather of JamesJ. Sparks.)

(5) Nancy Sparks, born ca.1790. She was married to Joshua Pennington in1815. She died in 1878 in Floyd County, Kentucky.

(6) James J. Sparks, born ca. 1790. He died as a soldier in the U. S.Army in 1816. (See the March 1961 issue of the QUARTERLY, Whole No. 33,pp. 542-43, for an abstract of a bounty-land application filed by hissiblings. )

(7) Jesse Sparks, born ca.1797. His wife's name was Nancy. They left LeeCounty, Virginia, soon after the 1820 census was taken to settle inLawrence County, Kentucky, where he died after 1869.

7. Margaret Sparks, daughter of William and Ann Sparks, was born ca.1764.She was married to William Gibson in 1782. There is reason to believethat she died young and possibly left a son who may have been reared byher parents.

8. Thomas Sparks, son of William and Ann Sparks, was born ca.1766 inNorth Carolina. He was married about 1787 to Rebecca ------ She may havebeen a daughter of Evan Beall (Bell) who died in Wilkes County, NorthCarolina, in 1794. She died about 1795, and Thomas was married (2nd) toDiana Wilcox about 1800. About 1817, he moved to the area where Lee andScott Counties, Virginia, adjoin, but in 1821, with his brother, JamesSparks, he moved again, this time taking his family to that part of FloydCounty, Kentucky. which helped to form Lawrence County shortlythereafter. We believe that both he and Diana died there between 1836 and1840. Thomas Sparks was the father of fourteen children, the first four(Hannah, Joseph, Eleanor, and Allen) by his first wife and the last tenby his second wife. They were:

(1) Hannah Sparks, born ca.1788. She may have been married to -----Mauk.
(2) Joseph Sparks, born ca.1790. He was married to Martha Edwards in1815.
(3) Eleanor ["Nettie"] Sparks, born February 15, 1791; died March1858.
She was married to Peter Mauk in 1818.
(4) Allen Sparks, born ca.1795. He was married to Elizabeth Kozee in1822.
(5) Thomas Sparks, Jr., born November 8, 1801. He was married toCatherine Jayne in 1823. He died in 1876.
(6) Sarah Sparks, born ca.1803; died October 14, 1893. She wasmarried to Henry Jayne in 1824.
(7) Matthew Sparks, born ca.1805. He was married to Alsey Osburn in1832.
(8) Daniel Wilcox Sparks, born October 27, 1806; He was married(1st) to Sarah Jayne in 1834; she died in 1854. He was married (2nd) to Ellender Caudill (or Cordial) in 1859; she died ca.1880. He wasmarried (3rd) to Martha Hardy, a widow. He died in October 1900.
(9) Lucy Frances ["Franky"] Sparks, born ca.1807. She was married in1834 to William Gent.
(10) Elisha Sparks, born ca.1809. He was married in 1833 to SusannaPridemore.
(11) Elijah Sparks, born ca. 1811. He was married in 1832 to SarahEvans.
(12) Dianah Sparks, born ca. 1813. She was married in 1832 to PardonMorris.
(13) Nicholas Sparks, born ca. 1814. He was married in 1837 toDorcas Ross.
(14) A son whom we have been unable to identify was born between1815 and 1820.

9. Benjamin Sparks, son of William and Ann Sparks, was born in what isnow Davie County, North Carolina, about 1769/70. He was married toElizabeth Hicks in 1797 in Surry County, North Carolina. Benjamin Sparks,son of William and Ann, must not be confused with the Benjamin Sparks whowas born about 1785 and was a son of Reuben and Cassie (Buttery) Sparks;that Benjamin Sparks was married to Sarah Jeffries about 1810. (Forinformation on Benjamin and Sarah [Jeffries] Sparks, see the QUARTERLY ofSeptember 1988, Whole No. 143, pp.3265-69. )
In either 1820 or 1821, Benjamin Sparks (son of William and Ann) moved toBurke County, North Carolina, settling in what became Caldwell County in1841. He died there between June 1, 1849, and June 1, 1850. Elizabeth wasstill living in 1860. From census and family records, we believe thatBenjamin and Elizabeth (Hicks) Sparks were the parents of the followingchildren:

(1) Son, born ca.1798. We believe that this was Allen Sparks who wasmarried to Beersheba ------ He died in 1849.
(2) Daughter, born ca.1799 / 1800 .
(3) James S. Sparks, born ca.1802. He was married to Nancy Largentin 1838.
(4) Son, born ca.1804.
(5) Daughter, born ca.1806.
(6) Son, born ca.1808. His name may have been George Sparks.
(7) Elizabeth Sparks, born October 4, 1812; died December 10, 1881.She was married in Burke County, North Carolina, ca.1833 to Henry Craig.

10. Jeremiah Sparks, youngest child of William and Ann Sparks, was bornca. 1772. By 1800, he had moved from Surry County to Burke County, NorthCarolina. He was married ca.1801/02 to ----- Bell. They lived on BearCreek, in that part of Burke County which became Mitchell County in 1861.His name did not appear on the 1840 census; he had probably died by thattime. He had the following children:

(1) Daughter, born ca.1801/02.
(2) Thomas M. Sparks, born ca.1803. He was married ca.1835 to MaryA. Cook. He was called "E. M. Sparks" on the 1870 census.
(3) Nancy Sparks, born ca.1803. She was married ca.1826 to ArthurGreen.
(4) Son, born ca.1810.
(5) Jeremiah Sparks, Jr., born ca.1811. He was called "Myra." Inca.1831 he was married to Rachel ------ They lived in Mitchell County, North Carolina.
(6) Matthew Sparks, born February 4, 1813; he died in 1892 inMitchell County, North Carolina. He was married ca.1835 to Elizabeth Buchanan, born June 10, 1820.
(7) Jennie Sparks, born ca.1813. This may have been a nickname forVirginia. She became the wife of Joseph Pittman.
(8) Mary Sparks, born ca.1818. She was married to Clement Buchanan.
(9) Samuel ["Sam"] D. Sparks, born ca.1821. He was married to MaryStewart, who was born on August 22, 1838.

[Editor's Note: While our identification of the grandchildren of Williamand Ann Sparks is far from complete, it appears that there were more thaneighty. If about 80 percent of these grandchildren married and had anaverage of seven children each, that would mean there were at least 450great-grandchildren. If 80 percent of these great-grandchildren marriedand had an average of six children each, that would mean there were about2,150 great-great-grandchildren. If 80 percent of thesegreat-great-grandchildren married and had an-average of five childreneach, that would mean there were about 8,600great-great-great-grandchildren. And if 80 percent of thesegreat-great-great-grandchildren married and had on an average of fourchildren each, that would mean there are about 27,500great-great-great-great-grandchildren. The editor's wife, Melva (Sparks)Bidlack, is one of this number for she is agreat-great-great-great-granddaughter of William and Ann Sparks. We knowthat a number of our members descend from William and Ann, but, as can beseen, their percentage of the whole is quite tiny. (I am proud to saythat I, James J. Sparks, am one of the 27,500great-great-great-great-grandchildren of William and Ann Sparks throughJames, Solomon, Solomon Jr. David and Joseph Sparks.)

[We have considerably more information on the ten children of William andAnn than we have given here, and we plan to devote individual articles toa number of them and their descendants, in future issues of theQUARTERLY. We shall welcome any family records that our readers arewilling to share with us. Since photography did not become commonplaceuntil the 1860s, we doubt that pictures were taken of any of William'sand Ann's children, but photographs must exist of many of theirgrandchildren. We hope that those of our readers who have suchphotographs will write to the editor about arranging for them to bepublished in the QUARTERLY. ]

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DEATH:
UNION COUNTY, KENTUCKY DEATH RECORDS, 1911-1950, FHL976.9885 V38h , pg4:
"Sparks, Thomas M. (b) Sept. 14, 1870-(d) Oct. 16, 1912- F.M.- Mary Alice
Thomas-Catholic."

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, June 1972, Whole No. 78, p. 1487:

(The article begins with information concerining the parents of ThomasMarshall Sparks, adds information about his brother, John ThompsonSparks, and continues as follows:)

Another son of Joseph and Isabella (Ellis) Sparks was Thomas MarshallSparks whose picture appeared on the cover of the September 1971 issueof the QUARTERLY with his two brothers. He is also buried in the BlackOak Cemetery in Scotland County. According to his tombstone, he was bornJuly 22, 1847, and died January 17, 1912.

His wife's stone gives her name as Elizabeth J. Sparks, born December 2,1848, died March 22, 1912. Buried near them is an infant daughter, SarahSparks, who died September 2, 1877. The marriage record in ScotlandCounty of Thomas Sparks and Lizzie Searight, February 25, 1875 wasprobably that of this couple.

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See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, March, 1973, Whole No. 81, p. 1547:

A FURTHER NOTE ON THOMASMARSHALL SPARKS, 1847-1912

On page 1487 of the June 1972 issue of the QUARTERLY, Vol. XX, No. 2,Whole No. 78, we published some biographical data on Thomas MarshallSparks, son of Joseph and Isabella (Ellis) Sparks, who was born in LewisCounty, Kentucky, and died in Scotland County, Missouri, Our President,Dr. Paul E. Sparks, recently found a genealogical work called theSearight Family by William Seawright published in 1893, and on page 72 ofthis work the wife of Thomas Marshall is identified as Elizabeth J.Searight, daughter of William and Mary (Knox) Searight; she was bornDecember 2, 1848, and died March 22, 1912. They had one child, MaryIsabella Sparks, born November 10, 1881.

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See the following article found in THE SPARKS QUARTERLY for March, 1977,Whole No. 97, pp. 1879-80:[Note: The first portion of this article isfound in the notes for Amanda's father Joseph.]

"Mr. Steeples has also provided us with a copy of the obituary of ThomasMarshall Sparks, son of Joseph and Isabella (Ellis) Sparks. Thissupplements the information given on page 1487 of the QUARTERLY (June1972, Vol. XX, No. 2, Whole No. 78):

"Thomas Marshall Sparks, youngest son of Joseph and Isabel EllisSparks, was born in Lewis County, Kentucky, July 22, 1847 and died atthis home in Granger, Mo. Jan. 17, 1912. The parents of the deceasedmoved from Ky. to Scotland Co., Mo. when the deceased was a small boyand settled 2 1/2 miles north of where Granger is now located, where hehas resided.

"On Feb. 25, 1875, he was married to Elizabeth Searight. He leavesto mourn his death his beloved wife, one daughter Mrs. Vic Davis, 3grandchildren, one having died in infancy. He also leaves two sisters,Mrs. T. W. Thomas and Mrs. L. J. McClellan, both of Phillips County,Kansas, and many others who reside in Missouri, Kansas & Kentucky.

"T.M. Sparks was an honored member of the I.O.O.F., an institutionwhich he loved very much. While he did not attend the regular, he lovedits Principles and especially that one where the open hand of an oddfellow is always extended to a brother. His life was like that of JoPatha to David, when a man was down and needing help, he was there toassist him, thus exemplifying the character of a good Samaritan.

"Funeral Services were held from the residence, Jan. 20 at 1 P.M. inthe presence of a large crowd. J.H. Lane had charge of the service atthe house. The I.O.O.F. took charge of the body and tenderly laid it torest in the Black Oak Cemetery using their impressive ritualistic burialservice for the occations."

(from the Memphis Democrat)

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See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY for September 1999, p. 5234 for the 1860 censusof Van Zandt County, Texas:

VanZandt County, Texas --1860 Census
Post Office: Edom
Page 25. Census taken by Joel Williams on June 26, 1860.
248-258
Name Age Sex Occupation Born
Patterson, J. M. 42 (M) Farmer $4,400-$21,305 SC
" H. E. 45 (F) NC
" Thos. W. 16 (M) Student AL
" Jed [?] 13 (M) AL
" Laura M. 6 (F) TX
" Jas. F. 3 (M) TX
" A. A. 1 (F) TX
Sparks, Thos. N. 27 (M) School Teacher -$150 GA
Wooten, R. A. 30 (M) Meth. E.S. Prcher -$400 GA

Note: Thos. W. Patterson was shown as having attended school within theyear, as was also Thos. N. Sparks.

Thomas N. Sparks, the 27-year-old school teacher living in the householdof J. M. Patterson, had been with his parents, Marbry and Sarah Sparks,in Fayette County, Georgia, when the 1850 census was taken. (See p.2475of the December 1982 issue of the QUARTERLY, Whole No. 120.) MarbrySparks, whose name was also spelled "Marberry," was a son of Abel Sparkswhom we called "Abel Sparks, the Elder," in an article appearing in theQUARTERLY of June 1987, Whole No. 138, entitled "Two Men Named AbelSparks, Originally from Surry and Wilkes Counties, North Carolina." AbelSparks, the Elder, had been born ca. 1767 in North Carolina and died inHenry County, Georgia, in 1823/24. When Barbry Sparks's mother, Elizabeth(Benge) Sparks of Fayette County, Georgia, applied for bounty land (inaddition to land she had received in 1851) based on Abel's service in theWar of 1812, Marbry and his son, Thomas, witnessed Elizabeth's mark onher application and testified to the fact that she was the widow of AbelSparks (the Elder).

Thomas N. Sparks was married to Jane L. Fancher in Van Zandt County,Texas, on April 21, 1867. They named their second son Marbry Sparks.

The following information was provided by James J. Sparks, brother ofThomas V. Sparks:

Thomas Virgil Sparks was born on January 31, 1930, in CommunityHospital, Long Beach, California. He attended St. Matthew's ElementarySchool, Jefferson Junior High School, and Woodrow Wilson High School, allin Long Beach. He graduated from Wilson in 1948. He was an outstandingathelete and received atheletic letters in football, baseball and track.He was all-league in baseball and all-city in football where he playedfullback on the varsity team at a weight of 145 pounds. Wilson was alarge high school having approximately 1500 students in attendance.

Several months after graduation, Tom enlisted in the United StatesArmy for a tour of two years duty. He received his basic training atFort Ord, California, near Monterey. He was assigned to the InspectorGeneral's Department and sent to Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, where heremained during his entire tour of duty. When the Korean War broke outin June, 1950, his tour of duty was extended for one year and he wasdischarged in the summer of 1951 at Fort Bliss.

He returned to school to obtain an undergraduate degree. He joinedhis brother Jim at UCLA where he majored in business administration witha minor in education. He graduated in 1954 with a bachelor' s degree inbusiness and he obtained a secondary credential in education whichqualified him to teach high school. On September 5, 1955 he married AnnBrunskill whom he had met at UCLA where she was also majoring ineducation. She had been born in Fullerton, California, on June 24, 1935,and was the daughter of Donovan V. Brunskill and Elizabeth (Schweinfest)Brunskill. Following their graduation, Tom was employed as a teacher atLa Habra High School in La Habra, California, and they purchased a homenearby.

Tom took postgraduate courses at UCLA in Business Administration andEconomics. He left teaching and became employed in the bankingprofession. After working for a time at Wells Fargo Bank and at theTransamerica Company, he was employed by First Interstate Bank where hewas to spend the remainder of his career. He was extremely successfuland became a Regional Commercial Loan Administrator and Senior VicePresident prior to his resignation in about 1985.

Tom died of cancer on May 31, 1999. Ann continues to teach in theFullerton School District. His Social Security number was 558-34-4731.His last residence was 92545 Hemet, Riverside, CA. He was buried on June3, 1999 at the Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd,Riverside, CA., 92501. His plot is in Section 50, Site 5761.

Thomas Zachary Sparks was born at Long Beach Memorial Hospital onThursday, November 17, 1994. He was baptised at St. Charles CatholicChurch on Sunday, July 7, 1996.

SPARKS QUARTERLY, September, 1989, pps 3466-68:

"Tillman Sparks, son of Willoughby and Polly Sparks, was born on July24, 1837, at Ouachita Cove in Hot Springs County, Arkansas. He accompanied his parents on their frequent moves in Arkansas and Tennesseeand had attained manhood when they finaly settled in Texas. It w asthere, in Falls County, that he was married to Elcy Pevehous on May 13,1861, just one month after the start of the Civil War at Fort Sumpter,South Carolina.
"Elcy (her name was also spelled Alcey, Alcy, Eliza, and Elsie) wa sborn on October 16, 1845, in Fort Bend County, Texas, and she was adaughter of Abraham and Mary (Hodge) Pevehous (or Peaveyhouse).Descendants remember her as a very beautiful, red-haired woman. Hermother, Mary Hodge, was a descendant of Alexander Hodge, a RevolutionaryWar soldier who had served in the South Carolina militia under FrancisMarion, the "Swamp Fox." The family of Alexander Hodge was one of theoriginal 300 families in Stephen Austin's Colony which settled Texas in1825. (A photograph of Elcy and Tillman appears on page 3467 of theSparks Quarterly.)
"Shortly after his marriage, Tillman Sparks enlisted in Company B ,Waller's Regiment, Green's Brigade of Texas Cavalry, Confederate StatesArmy, along with his brother, Bailey Sparks. Tillman was captured onJune 30, 1864, in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, while defending a bridgeso that his fellow soldiers could cross. He was listed on theprisoner-of-war roster at Ship Island, Mississippi, until November 5,1864, when he was sent to the Elmira, New York, Prison Camp. He wasreceived there on November 19, 1864. His description on the POW rosterstated that he was 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and that he had a darkcomplexion, light hair, and blue eyes...
"Years later, Tillman told his son, Jim, about the Elmira Prison . Itwas located on a river which was iced over during the winter of 1864-65.The buildings were old barracks that were too small to house the 10,000prisoners, and many of the prisoners were forced to live in tents. Inaddition to the severe cold, the food was scant and poorly prepared, andtheir clothing was unfit for the climate. The death rate was high --nearly five percent each month.
"Somehow, Tillman Sparks managed to survive, and at the end of the warhe returned to Texas. He walked barefoot most of the way home, his shoeswere worn out. Sometimes he was able to catch a ride. It took himseveral months to rejoin his wife and two children.
"For a time after his return, Tillman lived in Johnson County, butwhen the 1880 census was taken, he was in Eastland County. Soonthereafter, he moved to Parker County. When he applied for a Confederatepension from the state of Texas in 1909, he stated that he had lived inParker County for thirty years. He died there in the village of Buckneron October 23, 1812, and was buried in the Hills Cemetery.
"After her husband's death, Elcy Sparks applied for a Widow's Pensionfrom the state of Texas. In 1913, she moved to Henderson County to bewith her daughter, Necie Bell (Sparks) Mayhew. She died there onSeptember 27, 1919, from a fall. She was buried in the Tool Cemetery. Asandstone marker reads: "Mrs. T. Sparks." Although Tillman and Elciehad twelve children, only six of them lived to reach maturity."

SQ p. 817: Marriage record of Tillman and Susan E. (Murray) Sparkson May 6, 1874.

SQ pg 3943:
"Tillman Sparks, son of Elisha and Susanna (Pridemore) Sparks, wa sborn on March 27, 1850, in Johnson County, Kentucky. He was marriedtwice. His first marriage was to Susan E. Murray on May 6, 1874, inJohnson County at the home of Sam Murray (her father). She had been bornon January 18, 1853, in Johnson County and was a daughter of Samuel andSarah Jane (Stambaugh) Murray. Tillman and Susie (as she w as called)lived on that part of Hood Creek which is in Lawrence County. There,they had nine children.
Sometime between 1900 and 1910, Tillman and Susie moved to GreenupCounty, Kentucky, where Susie died on February 27, 1914. Tillman wasmarried (2nd) to Mrs. Mary "Polly" Carpenter about 1918, and they had onechild, a daughter. Tillman died on June 9, 1929, in Ashland, Kentucky."

SQ pg 3944: They had four children: William, Raymond, Rosie, andCharles Sparks.

SQ pg 3470: They lived in Breckenridge, Texas. They had six children: Willie Mae, Roy M., Alfred, Ruby, Geraldine, and Oscar.

SQ 1088:
Timothy Sparks, son of Jonasand Mary (Brown) Sparks, was born about 1828;
he died in Smyth County, Va.He married Jane Lyon (or Lyons); they were the
parents of the followingchildren:
(1) Joshua Sparks,married Sarah Marinda Jolly;
(2) Austin Sparks;
(3) Mary JaneSparks;
(4) Nancy CatherineSparks;
(5) Cynthia Sparks;
(6) Susan Sparks;
(7) ShadrickSparks, born about 1869;
(8) Sarah Sparks.

SQ 3272:

"Timothy Sparks, son of Jonas and Mary (Brown) Sparks, was born inJanuary 1823 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He married Jane Lyon,probably about 1845. She was born in January 1826 and was a daughter ofSolomon Lyon. Timothy and Jane were listed on the 1860 census of WilkesCounty, but by 1870 they were in Tazewell County, Virginia, where theywere listed on the census of that year. Timothy died in Smyth County,Virginia, in 1907. Jane died there in 1919. They had eight children."

SMYTH COUNTY VIRGINIA CEMETERYS, VOL. II (1994):
"The Sparks Cemetery is in Rich Valley, east of Black Hill. It can beseen from the intersection where Rt. 16 and Rt. .42 divide. The cemeteryis located between the two roads and are about 1/4 mile east of theintersection on a small hill.
"The cemetery is fenced near an abandoned house. Rocks inside andoutside the fence indicate other graves are here." Information collectedon February 5, 1993 reveals the following markers:
SPARKS, Timothy b. 1820 d.1904
SPARKS, JANE b. 1823 d.1919
nee LYONS wife of TimothySparks."

Timothy attended UCLA from 1976 to 1978 and the University of Californiaat Berkeley from 1978 to 1980 graduating with honors in BusinessAdministration. He graduated from the University of California's HastingLaw School in 1983. He is presently president of a company he cofoundednamed Compensia, an executive compensation and tax advising firm inSilicon Valley.

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SQ 3272: "Timothy Shadrach Sparks was born in April 1870. He marr ied
and had at least two children according to census records of Tazewell
County.
(1) Ary L. (or Ida J.) Sparks was born in November 1893
(2) Glenn E. Sparks was born in June 1896."

SQ pg 2649: Tinsy Paralee Sparks, daughter of William and Hanna (Weeks) Sparks, was born on September 16, 1854, at Cypress, Texas. Shedied on June 1, 1929, at Norman, Oklahoma. She married (1st) Samuel C .Forsythe on May 29, 1872, in Cooke County, Texas. Shortly thereafter,Samuel died. There were no children born to this marriage.

On January 6 1876, Tinsy married (2nd) Charles Morgan McClain, awidower with a 10-year-old daughter, Mary Belle. Charles had served inthe Confederate States Army and had been married (1st) to Mary CatherineMcMurray in Carthage, Tennessee. She had died on September 4, 1866 .Charles served as a member of the State Constitutional Convention toestablish the state of Oklahoma, and McClain County of that state wasnamed for him. He and Tinsey had five children.

Troy died in the great influenza epidemic of 1918 according to his niece,Laurel Vivian Sparks who send an email (ednasporch@@yahoo.com) in June,2005 with information on her grandfather James Meredith Sparks and hisdescendants.

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SQ pg 3697: He (Roscoe) was a farmer, but also did carpenter work .He and Trudy were Baptists. Their children were: Raymond, Cecelia ,Randall, Franklin, and Jay.

SPARKS QUARTERLY, December 1979, Whole No. 108, pp. 2160-62:

Truelove Sparks, son of Josiah and Susannah (Phillips) Sparks, was bornabout 1804 in South Carolina. He accompanied his parents to JeffersonCounty, Tenn., as a small boy, and it was probably there that he marriedhis first wife, Mary ("Polly") Anderson, about 1823. It was also therethat a son, Elijah, was born to them about 1824, and shortly after hisbirth, Polly died.

Truelove Sparks paid taxes in Jefferson County in 1826, but by 1827 hehad moved to Adair County where, on December 21, 1827, he married hissecond wife, Nancy Hall, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Foster) Hall.Nancy's mother gave her consent to the marriage which was performed by G.W. Taylor. Nancy was born about 1809 in Virginia; her mother was born inBedford County, Virginia. On September 1, 1829, Truelove Sparks bought100 acres of land in Adair County from Edy Foster. The tract was on DryFork of Cedar Creek. The consideration was $100. When the 1830 census wastaken, Truelove and Nancy had four children living in their house hold:one male born between 1820 and 1825 and two males and one female bornbetween 1825 and 1830.

On May 8, 1833, Truelove Sparks sold his land on Cedar Creek to IsaacWright for $100, but the deal apparently fell through, for on January 8,1835, Truelove conveyed the same tract of land to Nathaniel Privett for$200. Nancy agreed to the sale. It is quite likely that the sale was madein preparation for a move to Illinois, for when the 1840 census wastaken, Truelove appeared in Sangamon County. He and Nancy now had fivechildren: one female born between 1825 and 1830; one male born between1830 and 1835; and two males and one female, all born between 1835 and1840. They lived on a farm west of Springfield.

We have not found Truelove Sparks on an 1850 census, but when the 1860census was taken, he and Nancy were in Mercer County, Missouri. He waslisted as a farmer, 55 years old, born in South Carolina. Nancy was 51years old and born in Virginia. Living in the same household were MarySparks, aged 18, and James Sparks, aged 17. Living in the household nextto Truelove was Truelove Sparks, Jr., aged 29, born in Kentucky, with hiswife, J. A. Sparks, aged 19, born in Illinois.

Truelove and Nancy returned to Sherman Station in Sangamon County inAugust 1865, and, when the 1870 census was taken, they were living inFancy Creek Township. Living with Truelove, now aged 65, and his wife,Nancy, now aged 61, was Elizabeth Willis, aged 82, born in Virginia. Shemay have been the mother of Nancy, Elizabeth (Foster) Hall, who may havemarried again after the death of her husband, John Hall.

A good biography of Truelove Sparks appears in the History of SangamonCounty, Illinois, published in 1912, although it gives his place of birthas North Carolina rather than South Carolina, which we believe to havebeen an error. It reads as follows:

"Truelove Sparks went from North Carolina [sic] to Kentucky with hisfather at a very early date, settling on a forty-acre farm which theyoperated for several years, but not being suited, they moved on toSangamon County, locating on a farm west of Springfield. Truelove Sparksthere entered 320 acres from the government, located near Williamsville,and held possession of it for ten years, then sold it, moving toMissouri, where he bought a small farm. As this was the disturbed periodof the Civil War, he returned to Sangamon County, resuming farming in thevicinity of Sherman. Still later he went to Nebraska, where he farmed forseveral years. Once more he came to Illinois, and for five years farmedthere, then returned to Missouri, where he bought eighty acres of land.This he operated to the time of his death, which took place when he wasninety-six years old. His second wife also died on this farm, his firstwife having died when his son, Elijah, was a small child. There wereeight children, four sons and four daughters, in the family of TrueloveSparks, and three of his sons served during the Civil War, two beingwounded in the siege of Vicksburg and dying from the effects of theirwounds. Of this large family, Elijah is the only survivor."

Information furnished by descendants of Truelove and Nancy Sparks is atvariance with the biography as to the time and place of his death.Descendants say that he died about 1884 in Lenexa, Johnson County,Kansas. We have no knowledge (other than the biography) of the time andplace of Nancy's death.

Census records indicate that Truelove Sparks had nine children, but wehave been able to identify only six of them. Perhaps a reader can help uswith the other three.

SQ p. 2164:

Truelove Sparks, Jr., son of Truelove and Nancy (Hall) Sparks, was bornin January 1831 in Kentucky. He served in Company E, 7th Regiment IowaCavalry during the Civil War. (See page 2168 of this issue of theQUARTERLY for an abstract of the papers in his pension file.) At the timeof his enlistment, he was 32 years of age; he was 5 feet 10 inches tall,and he had blue eyes, brown hair and a fair complexion. He accompaniedhis parents to Mercer County, Missouri, where, on June 3, 1858, hemarried Julia Ann Slavens. She was born about 1841 in Illinois. They hadten children.

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UNION SOLDIERS NAMED SPARKS WHO APPLIED, OR WHOSE HEIRS APPLIED, FORPENSIONS FOR SERVICE IN THE CIVIL WAR

TRUELOVE SPARKS, son of Truelove and Nancy (Hall) Sparks, was born about1830, died Feb. 4, 1907. He married Julia Ann Slavens in Mercer County,Mo., on June 3, 1858. He served in Company E, 7th Regt. Iowa Cavalry.File Designation: Inv. Certif. No. 325,643 and Minor Child App.1,613,741.

The pension file of Truelove Sparks does not contain his originalapplication for pension, but apparently he was placed on the pensionrolls by Invalid Certificate No. 325,643 issued June 30, 1880. On July18, 1883, the Adjutant General's Office confirmed his military service asfollows: He enlisted on April 19, 1863, at Ottumwa, Iowa, as a private inCompany E, 7th Regt. Iowa Cavalry Volunteers for a term of three years.He served in the Nebraska Territory until he was mustered out with hisdetachment at Springfield, Ill., on July 29, 1865. He was hospitalized atColumbus, N. T. and also at Omaha, N. T., while in the service, but therewas nothing on his service record to indicate any disability or injury.The regimental hospital records were not on file.

On Sept. 2, 1891, Truelove Sparks, a resident of Mercer County, Mo.,amended his pension claim and stated that he was handicapped in earning aliving because of an injury to his left arm and because of a disease ofthe heart brought on by his military service. Jesse Trapp and J. C. Masonwere witnesses to this declaration. There is no indication in his file asto the action taken on this application, although from later records itis apparent that a pension was approved.

The Bureau of Pensions sent Truelove Sparks a questionnaire to which heresponded on May 5, 1898, as follows: He was married to Julia Ann Slavenson June 3, 1858, at Ravanna, Missouri, by Thomas Linall, a justice of thepeace. This was his first marriage. His living children were born asfollows:

Albert J. Sparks Nov. 15, 1863 } twins
Delbert A. Sparks Nov. 15, 1863}
Charles C. Sparks July 22, 1866
Nancy E. Sparks April 13, 1868
Rhoda E. Girdner Oct. 31, 1871
Sarah J.Dragoo March 2, 1873
David W. Sparks March 5, 1876
Mary E. Sparks Nov. 9, 1878

When Truelove Sparks died on Feb. 4, 1907, he was receiving a pension of$12 per month. His death created a problem for his daughter, Nancy E.Sparks, for she had been a hopeless invalid from birth and unable to carefor herself. Since she was over sixteen years of age when her fatherdied, she was ineligible for consideration under the existing pensionregulations. Her mother had died in January 1904. To solve the problem, aresolution was passed in the House of Representatives placing her on thepension rolls at $20 per month. She died on April 23, 1947.
(Editor's Note: For further information regarding Truelove Sparks, Jr.see the present issue of the QUARTERLY, page 2164.)

See SQ p 4874:
"Ulysses ["Lys"] Sparks was born on May 14, 1873, on Little Fork. Hebecame an expert in "cruising timber" and grading lumber by working inthe forests and lumber mills in Elliott County. He was a grown man whenhis mother moved to Normal, Kentucky. It was there that he got his starttoward owning his own lumberyard. He was considered a well-to-do manwhen he died.
"Lys Sparks was married to Mary Thompson on February 23, 1903. Shehad been born on October 27, 1877, and was a daughter of William Alex andSarah (Leedy) Thompson. She and Lys lived at Morehead, Kentucky, whereLys owned a lumberyard. This is where Lys died on January 15, 1946. Marysurvived him for over twenty years, dying on March 15, 1969. They hadtwo children, Edna Sparks and Lorene Sparks."

THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, December 1980, Whole No. 112, p. 2258:

QUERY - URIAH SPARKS, ca.1797-l863

George C. Burdette of 5243 Rockborough Trail, Stone Mountain, Georgia(30083) is seeking information on the family of Uriah Sparks and wouldlike to correspond with any possible descendants. Mr. Burdette descendsfrom his son, Dennis M. Sparks. Uriah Sparks was born about 1797 in NorthCarolina. We believe, but cannot prove conclusively at this time, that hewas a son of Abel Sparks (son of Solomon and Sarah Sparks) who was bornabout 1767 in Surry County, North Carolina,in that section of the countythat later became Wilkes County and is now part of Yadkin County. AbelSparks moved to Clarke County, Georgia, about 1804.

Uriah Sparks was in Morgan County, Georgia, in 1814. It is believed thathe was married about 1821. He was in Newton County, Georgia, in 1830 andin Carroll County, Georgia, in 1840 and 1850. By 1860 he was in TalladegaCounty, Alabama, where he died on June 12, 1863.

Uriah Sparks was married three times. We have not discovered the name ofhis first wife. He married (second) Miss Sarah Whatley on December 8,1831, in Newton County, Georgia. He married (third) Mrs. Mahola(Browning) Coleman on July 2,1859, in Talladega County, Alabama.

We believe that Uriah Sparks had the following children by his first andsecond wives.

1. George W. Sparks, born about 1822, probably in Morgan County, Georgia.He married Martha Green.
2. Green Sparks, born between 1820 and 1835, probably in Morgan County,Georgia.

3. William Sparks, born about 1826, probably in Morgan County, Georgia.

4. Unknown male, born about 1825-1830, in Morgan or Newton County,Georgia.

5. Mary Sparks, born June 6, 1833, in Newton County, Georgia; she diedJuly 27,1897, in Clay County, Alabama. She married Aaron Parker.

6. Martha Sparks, born about 1835, probably in Newton County, Georgia.

7. Simeon Sparks, born about 1837, in Newton or Carroll County, Georgia.

8. Sarah Sparks, born about 1839, in Carroll County, Georgia.

9. C. Napoleon Sparks, born about 1841, in Carroll County, Georgia. Hewas probably the Napoleon Sparks used on the 1870 census of CarrollCounty, Georgia, with wife Ann and two children, Joseph Sparks, age 2,and Thomas Sparks, age 7 months. This Thomas Sparks was Thomas JeffersonSparks, born February 14, 1870, who married Eulila Ellen Henderson inPike County, Arkansas, in 1891. The full name of C. Napoleon Sparks wasprobably Citizen Napoleon Bonaparte Sparks who, besides sons JosephSparks and Thomas Jefferson Sparks, had children named Citizen NapoleonBonaparte Sparks, Jr. born Ca. 1872; Mary (“Molly”) Sparks, born Ca.1872; Anna Sparks, born ca. 1876; Reuben Sparks, born ca. 1877; and AdaSparks, born ca. 1880.

10. Joseph Sparks, born about 1843. (It seems probable that he wasactually a stepson of Uriah Sparks, a son of his third wife, MaholaColeman, by her previous marriage.)

11. Andrew Sparks, born Ca. 1844, in Carroll County, Georgia. (Could hisother given name have been Moses?)

12. Dennis M. Sparks, born November 1844, in Carroll County, Georgia. Hedied July 14, l934, in Clay County, Alabama. He married Julia Ann McCoyon November 11, 1866, in Clay County, Alabama.

13. Nancy Sparks, born March 14, 1850, in Carroll County, Georgia. Shedied on April 8, 1929, in Clay County, Alabama. She married James Powell.

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THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, June 1987, Whole No. 138, p. 3062:

"Uriah Sparks, whom we believe also to have been a son of Abel Sparks,the Elder, was born in 1797 in North Carolina. As noted above, we havenot found him on the 1820 census of Georgia, but we think it likely thathe was the Uriah Sparks who married Polly Pinhinter on July 4, 1821, inMontgomery County, Alabama. He was living in Newton County, Georgia, in1830 and in Carroll County, Georgia, in 1840 and 1850. It was in NewtonCounty that he was married to his second wife on December 8, 1831; shewas Sarah Whatley, daughter of Solomon and Polly (McLendon) Whatley. Shewas born in 1807 and died in 1850. Uriah's third wife was named MahalaBrowning. He had four children by his first wife and nine by his second.Their names were:
(1) George W. Sparks, born ca. 1822;
(2) Green Sparks, born between 1820 and 1835;
(3) William Sparks, born ca. 1826;
(4) an unidentified son, born ca. 1825-30;
(5) Mary Sparks, born June 6, 1833;
(6) Martha Sparks, born ca. 1835;
(7) Simeon Sparks, born ca. 1837;
(8) Sarah Sparks, born ca. 1839;
(9) C. Napoleon Sparks, born ca. 1841;
(10) Joseph Sparks, born ca. 1843;
(11) Andrew Sparks, born ca. 1844;
(12) Dennis M. Sparks, born November 1844; and
(13) Nancy Sparks, born March 4, 1850. More detailed informationregarding these thirteen children was given in the query noted at the topof this page, in the December 1980 issue of the QUARTERLY, Whole No. 112,page 2258.

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See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY for September 1964, Whole No. 47, pp. 842-43:

SPARKSES IN THE WAR OF 1812 BOUNTY LAND AND PENSIONAPPLICATIONS

URIAH SPARKS, born in North Carolina about 1797; a resident of MorganCounty, Georgia, in 1815; lived later in Newton County and CarrollCounty, Georgia. Land Warrant File 13 318-80-55.

On November 28, 1850, Uriah Sparks, a resident of Carroll County,Georgia, appeared before a justice of the peace named Arthur Hutcheson toapply for bounty land under the provisions of the Congressional act ofSeptember 25, 1850. He stated that he was 53 years old and that he hadserved in the War of 1812 as a private in the company commanded by Capt.Henry Lane in the Rifle Battalion commanded by Col. Jones. He stated thathe volunteered in Morgan County, Georgia, on November 1, 1814, for theterm of 6 months, and continued in actual service for the length of histerm and was honorably discharged at Fort Hawkins on or about May 1,1815. He stated that he did not receive a written discharge. He signedhis name as "Uriah Sparks."

Records in the Treasury Department revealed that Uriah Sparks hadactually served from November 21, 1814, until May 6, 1815, and he wasissued land warrant no. 10,385 for 80 acres of bounty land.

On April 10, 1855, Uriah Sparks applied for additional bounty land underthe provisions of the Congressional act of March 3, 1855. He gave his ageas 57 and stated that he was still a resident of Carroll County, Georgia.He gave essentially the same information about his service as in 1850,except that he stated that his company was made up of rifle men. He againsigned his application as “Uriah Sparks,” and William A. Johnson andRichard L. Winkles, both residents of Carroll County, signed as witnesses.

Uriah Sparks was issued a land warrant for 80 additional acres of bountyland.

(Editor's Note: Although Uriah Sparks stated that he enlisted in MorganCounty, Georgia, we have found no Morgan County record containing hisname. Perhaps he was related to the David Sparks who also enlisted inMorgan County and was also a member of Capt. Henry Lane’s company; DavidSparks and Uriah Sparks both stated that they had enlisted on November 1,1814. (For an abstract of David Sparks’s bounty land application file,see the Quarterly of September, i960, Vol. VIII, No. 3, Whole No. 31, p.501.) Perhaps Uriah Sparks was also related to the John Sparks of MorganCounty about whom we published data in the Quarterly of March, 1961 (Vol.IX, No. 1, Whole No. 33, pp. 540-42).

Uriah Sparks probably lived in that part of Morgan County that went tohelp form Newton County, which was created in 1821. Uriah Sparks waslisted as a resident of Newton County on the 1830 census. His family atthat time consisted of a female (probably his wife) between 30 and 40; 2males between 5 and 10; and 2 males under 5. Apparently the first wife ofUriah Sparks died between 1830 and 1832, for he was married in NewtonCounty, Georgia, to Mrs. Sarah Whatley in 1832.

By 1837, Uriah Sparks had moved to Carroll County, Georgia, for on July4, 1837, he purchased a tract of land in Carroll County from LeviPhillips, Sr. and Levi Phillips, Jr. (Deed Book C, p. 171) On July 3,1840, he purchased another tract from William R. Duke (Book D, p. 98);this tract was “on the road from Pyre Watson’s to Reubin Newton’s.” OnSeptember 1, 1846, Uriah Sparks sold the tract he had purchased in 1840to J, and A. Hutchison. The witnesses to this deed were William Sparksand Green Sparks.

Uriah Sparks was listed on the 1840 census of Carroll County. At thattime his household consisted of himself, aged 40 to 50; 1 female(probably his wife) between 30 and 40; 2 males between 15 and 20; 2 malesbetween 10 and 15; 1 male under 5; two females between 5 and 10; and onefemale under 5.

Uriah Sparks was listed on the 1850 census of Carroll County in the 11thdivision; his occupation was given as farmer, his age as 50, and thevalue of his real estate as $1000. His birth place was given as NorthCarolina. He owned no slaves. His wife, Sarah, was listed as 42 years ofage, a native of Georgia. The following, all probably the children ofUriah and Sarah Sparks, were listed in their household:
1. Mary Sparks, born about 1833.
2. Simeon Sparks, born about 1837.
3. Sarah Sparks, born about 1839.
4. C. N. Sparks (male), born about 1841.
5. Jos. Sparks (male), born about 1843.
6. Andrew Sparks, born about 1846.
7. Dennis Sparks, born about 1847.
8. Nancy Sparks, born about March, 1850.

From earlier census records, it would appear that Uriah Sparks had atleast four children by his first wife. There was a George W. Sparks, age28, living near Uriah Sparks in 1850, with wife named Martha, age 24, andchildren named Green Sparks, born about 1843; Augustus Sparks, born about1845; Georgia Sparks, born about 1847; and John Sparks, born about April,1850. This George W. Sparks may have been a son of Uriah; living with hisfamily was a William Sparks, aged 24, who may also have been a son ofUriah.)

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, September 1986, Whole No. 135, pg 2950:

CIVIL WAR PENSION APPLICATION OF

URIAH H. SPARKS, son of John and Barbara ( ----- ) Sparks, was bornabout
1842, probably in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He died on March13, 1893, at Tatesville, Pennsylvania. He served in Co. H, 107thRegt. Pennsylvania Infantry. File Designation: Inv. Cert. No.197,783.

"On August 9, 1878, Uriah H. Sparks, aged 36, a resident ofTatesville, Pennsylvania, applied for an invalid pension. He said thathe had enlisted on March 11, 1862, in Company H, 107th RegimentPennsylvania Volunteers, commanded by Capt. John T. Dick, and had serveduntil he was mustered out with his company on July 1, 1865. While atGettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July 1, 1863, he had been wounded on hisleft hip by a piece of shell. In May 1865, while marching from Richmond,Virginia, to Washington, D.C., he was injured by falling in a ditch.Because of these injuries, he was now unable to do any manual labor. Hestated that he was 6 feet tall and had had a swarthy complexion, darkhair and grey eyes, and that he had been a farmer when he enlisted. Heappointed Myers & Co., Washington, D.C., as his attorneys. J. N. Alsipand Louis Sauff [?] witnessed his signature.

"The War Department confirmed Sparks's military service on December 6,1878. He had been enrolled on March 14, 1862, at Chambersburg,Pennsylvania, in the 107th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry to serve forthree years. He had been wounded in action at Gettysburg on July 1,1863, and had been hospitalized until November 1863, when he rejoined hiscompany. He re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer on February 7, 1865. Hewas mustered out with his company at "In the Field, Virginia" on July 13,1865.

"Invalid Certificate No. 197,783 was issued to Uriah H. Sparks, and hewas placed upon the pension roll.

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SQ 3231: Married William Gregory on 22 Dec 1741. Children unknown.
See records of St. Luke's Parish, p. 47, Queen Annes County. For full
citation see notes of brother George.

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, December 1992, Whole No. 160, pg 4036-4040:
6. Ursula Sparks, probable daughter of George and Mary (----- )Sparks, was born about 1720. She was married to William Gregory onDecember 22, 1741, in Queen Annes County.

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SQ pg 3408: They had eight children: Linda, Lenore, Brenda, Allison, Leroy, Warren, David, and Gary Ecker.

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SQ pg 2620: She was married to Frank X. Thale in 1913, and they h adat least one child, a son, James Sparks Thale who was born in 192 0 atEvanston, Illinois.

SQ pg 2633:

"Veral Sparks was born on February 22, 1905, and died in 1966. He wasmarried to Naomi Cassell in 1943. He owned and operated an appliancestore in Flora, Indiana. They had no children."

SQ pg 743: ELLIOTT COUNTY, KENTUCKY, MARRIAGE BONDS (1869-1912):

Verlina Sparks & A. J. Hillman, March 21, 1894. (Book 2, page 44)Married at home of Joel Sparks (Verlina's father).

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SQ 3193: Viola Sparks was born in 1876. She married George Monk , and
they lived in Allendale Missouri.

SQ p. 290 records the birth in Elliott County, KY if a Biola Sparks on 6May 1901 to Birch Sparks and Mary Hicks Sparks. Could some of this infobe erroneous and be referring to Viola Sparks?

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SQ pg 3412: They had two children: Romona and Elmer, Jr.

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SQ pg 3412: They had one child, a son, Paul David Burnett.

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SQ pg 3469: He had three children: Marisa, Timothy, and Carolin eSparks.

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SQ pg 3421: He owned and operated the Sparks Appliance Store in Olive Hill (KY). They had one child, Barbara Sparks.

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SQ pg 4068: She was married to John Cecil Brown.

See her father's notes for her location in the 1860 census of Texas.

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SQ pg 4067: She was married to Paul Rinner.

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SQ pg 3277: They had three children: Virginia E.; Ora Lena; an dEdward.

SQ 3872:

"Virginia E. "Jenny" Sparks was married to Samuel Sparks on September26, 1889, in Lewis County, Kentucky. He had been born in July 1869 andwas a son of William Caleb and Mary Jane (McClatchey) Sparks, descendantsof a branch of the Sparks family that had settled in early Lewis County.Samuel and Jenny Sparks had four children: William, Laura, Nannie, andWalter.

Information concerning the descendants of Caney Sparks and SylvanusSparks was provided in late 1999 by Virginia Lynn "Jinny" (Sparks)Hertenstein. Her email address was ??

Jinny is a graduate of Chillicothe High School, Class of 1980, and theMt. Carmel School of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio, Class of 1984. She is aRegistered Nurse at the Methodist Hospital of Indiana. Her spouse,Steven Wayne Hertenstein graduated from New Bremen, Ohio, in 1975, servedin the United States Army for 3 years and graduated from Bowling GreenState University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice.He is a police officer in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Baptismal Record of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Morgantown ,Union County, KY., year 1872, page 397, FHL 0571711, "Dec 2 Baptized,subconditione, Virginia M. Sparks, aged about eighteen years, of SolomonSparks and Margaret Brimm; sponsor Anne C. Spalding. Hugh Casey(priest)."

See also FHL 976.9885 (or 976.885) D2h for printed index. Annie Spaldingwas not related to Virginia but, in the distant future, her then 7 yearold brother David would marry Annie's 5th cousin, Mary Teresa Stone, bothdescendants of Mattinglys, Spaldings and Jenkins.

NOTE:
The foregoing Church entry indicates the birth year of Virginia M .Sparks to be abt. 1854. The only child born to Solomon and Margaret in1854 was Justine Sparks. Martha was born about 1856 and was too young tobe "Virginia".

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SQ 2783: "May Virginia Sparks was born on May 8, 1879. She was married
to Edward L Ryals on July 19, 1894, at Waco, Texas. They had six children.
After Edward's death, she married Elbert Lardingham. She died on Apr il5,
1957, and was buried at Gholson, Texas. They had five children: Euge ne,
Burton, Mary Elizabeth, Dorothy and Harriet."

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SQ pg 3903: Following the death of Virginia in 1918, Thomas Purd ymarried Virginia's older sister, Martha.

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SQ 4070: He was married to Becky Jane Warrman and they had eigh tchildren: however, the only information we have about them is a li st oftheir names: Mary Ellen, Ada, Alice, Beulah May, Loretta, Glenn , Helen,and Sarah.

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SQ pg 2615: He married Carol Ratcliffe on July 3, 1913, and the y hadone child, Audrey.

SQ p. 4636:

"Walter Greenville Sparks was born on April 11, 1863, in LawrenceCounty and was obviously named for his uncle, Walter Greenville Sparks,who was then serving in the Union Army in the Civil War. Walter attendedthe University of Maryland and became a physician. He was marriedtwice. His first marriage was to Arena Boggs on November 29, 1883, inLawrence County, and they had four children before her death about 1890.Walter's second marriage was to Cordelia Belle Skeens in 1891, and theyhad six children. Walter lived in Wyoming County, West Vir-ginia, wherehe was the superintendent of schools about 1910."

"Walter Greenville Sparks died in Wyoming County, West Virginia, onJanuary 2, 1922. (JS: Here names children.)