Charles Curnutte is buried at the Burial Park, London, Canawha County, WV.

SQ pp. 4739-40:

"Emma Curnutte was born on October 5, 1879, near Irad, Kentucky. Shewas married to David Clark Hughes on December 2, 1900. He had been bornon December 20, 1865, and was a son of Jarrett P. and Jemima (White)Hughes. This was his second marriage. He and Emma lived at Busseyville,Kentucky.

"Cora Jean Newman, a granddaughter of Dave and Emma Hughes, has sharedwith us a description of this couple. She wrote: "They were a veryhard-working, gentle people, spending most of their lives on their farmat Busseyville. Grandfather had crops planted on any available space onthe farm. Grandmother seemed to always be busy with chores. She was anavid reader and loved to work crossword puzzles. They attended theMethodist Church and both were Democrats in their politics."

"Dave Hughes died on February 10, 1950, and Emma died on May 2, 1964.They were the parents of ten children (here named)....Myrtle Hughes wasmarried to Bourbon E. Meek, and they were the parents of Cora Jean(Meeks) Newman of Ashland, Kentucky, who has furnished most of theinformation about this family."

They are buried in the Hughes Cemetery, Busseyville, Laurence County,KY.

Garnet Edward Curnutte was buried on 24 December, 1980, in the MemoryGardens Cemetery, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio.

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, December 1996, Whole No. 176, pp. 4737-8:

"Greenville Curnutte, son of Hugh Sparks and Elizabeth Curnutte, wasborn on August 2, 1854, in Carter County, Kentucky. When the 1860 censuswas taken there, his mother, Elizabeth Curnutte, age 22, was enumeratedin the household of Hugh and Nancy (Curnutte) Sparks and was described as"house girl." With her was six-year-old Greenville Curnutte.

"Very little is known about the boyhood of Greenville Curnutte. Manyyears later, his half-brother, Colby Sparks related some of the story ofthe early life of Greenville (or "Green" as he was usually called) as heremembered it. Here are some of Colby's remembrances taken from notesmade by a grandson in 1939.

"My grandparents on my mother's side were William and Polly (Berry)Curnutte. They lived in Carter County, Kentucky, where they had elevenchildren. Grandma Curnutte died about 1850, and the family more or lessbroke up. Their daughter (my mother, whom we called "Mall) was marriedto my father, Hugh Sparks, in 1852, and they had their first child (alittle girl) in the spring of 1853. Ma was feeling poorly and heryounger sister, Elizabeth Curnutte, came to help her with the baby andtake care of the house.

"Elizabeth (we called her "Aunt Bett") was about fifteen years old,and like a young girl she fell in love with my father (we called him"Pall) and she got pregnant. She had a baby in 1854 and named himGreenville. She and Greenville (we called him "Green") continued to livewith my parents until Green was a good-sized boy. Pa recorded his birthin our family Bible as "Greenville Curnutte."

"Mall's brothers were deeply angered by Pals treatment of their sisterand made severe threats against him, and as you can imagine, we werenever close to our Curnutte relatives as we grew up. When Pa didn'treturn from the War [the Civil War], it was generally thought that heleft the country to get away from the "Curnutte boys."

"We grew up with Green and always thought of him as a brother. Wevisited with him and his children all of their lives. Aunt Bett wasmarried twice. Her first marriage was to Levi Clevenger in 1866, and hersecond marriage was to Francis Wooten in 1877. I don't believe Greenlived with either of his step-fathers. Aunt Bett had no children byeither marriage."

"Green Curnutte was married to Samantha Adams on January 14, 1879, inLawrence County. She had been born on January 27, 1859, at Irad,Kentucky, and was a daughter of Martin P. and Frances ["Fannie"](Derefield) Adams. Green and Samantha (Adams) Curnutte lived on IrishCreek in Lawrence County until about 1903 when they were encouraged tomove to Upshur, West Virginia, by Green's half-brother, Jim Sparks. Theylived for a short time with Jim and his family, until a house wasavailable. Green got a job working in the mines. All of Green andSamanthals children went with them except their daughter Emma, who hadbeen married to Dave Hughes in 1900. Samantha died at Holly Grove, WestVirginia, on February 21, 1934, and Green died there on October 11,1936,. They had eight children, all of whom were born in LawrenceCounty.

Buried in the Holly Grove Cemetery, Hudnall, Kanawha County, WV.

Jewel Jackson Curnutte was buried on February 28, 1985, in the Mount HillCemetery, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio.

She calls herself Maggie Curnutte Ahlberg and provided informationconcerning the descendants of Clyde Chester Curnutte, Jr. and certaindates relating to his father, this information was received via theinternet on November 27, 1999, and on November 28, 1999. Her emailaddress was Hm5@@aol.com.
Some of her quotes: "My father was Clyde Chester Curnutte, Jr. andwent by the name "Duke." He was born May 10, 1928 in Columbus, Ohio anddied on December 20 1992 in Sarasota, Florida. My dad was the only childof Clyde Chester Curnutte, Sr. My grandfather was born December 25, 1904on Rich Creek in Ellen, Kentucky. that is in Lawrence County. He diedon June 18, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio. He had one sister, Otha LucilleCurnutte Boggs. She was born on June 2, 1911.

"My grandfather was the son of Leander Greenville Curnutte and Mollie(not Mary) Berry. Leander Greenville Curnutte went by the name "Jack".He was born on October 7, 1878 and died on June 13, 1954. Mollie Berrywas the daughter of Andrew Jackson Berry ("AJ" or "Bud"] and SydneyLouvina Sparks. I have a platter that belonged to them which was handeddown to Mollie Berry, then to my great aunt "Lucille Curnutte and then tome.

"I have several birth, death, and marriage certificates. I have proofthat my great grandmother's name was Mollie, not Mary, Berry (as per theSparks Quarterly). I have several letters from my great aunt, Otha"Lucillee" Curnutte Boggs; I have Mollie Berry's death certificate, herobituary, and the marjriage register from Lawrence County, Kentucky,listing her marriage to Leander Greenville "Jack" Curnutte. I have aletter from Mollie where she tells me the history of the platter (abovementioned.)

"My grandfather had one sister, Otha "Lucille" Curnutte. She was bornon June 2, 1911. She married Rev. William Boggs on her birthday, June 2,but I don't know the year. They lived in Columbus at one time but movedto Dallas, Texas, a long time ago (the early 1950s] and both died inDallas, Texas. He was an evangelist in the Church of the Nazarene. Theyhad no children. She gave me the platter which had been passed down fromher grandmother Sidney Louvina Sparks Berry, to her mother, Mollie BerryCurnutte, to herself Lucillee Curnutte Boggs, and to me Margaret AnnCurnutte Ahlberg."

Martin Curnutte is buried in the Burial Park, London, Kanwha County, WV.

Buried Hudnall, Kanawha Counta, WV in the Holly Grove Cemetery.

Violet Curnutte was buried on February 8, 1978, at the Walker Cemetery inPaint Creek, WV.

For reasons of space limitation, the notes of John Sparks are continuedhere:

"Cornelia Sparks presented the inventory of the estate of her latehusband to the Queen Annes County court on August 24, 1737. Asexecutrix, cornelia had been required to call to the attention of the mentaking the inventory (John Earle and Edward Brown) all of her latehusband's property. The signatures (by mark) of two of John's son sindicated their satisfaction of the correctness of the list and the valueassigned to each item. Augustine Thompson and Solomon Clayton, ascreditors, also indicated their satisfaction by signing their names.

"Sometime between August 1737 and February 1738, Cornelia Sparks ,widow of John Sparks, died without having completed her job as executrixof her late husband's estate. Her son, George Sparks, was appointed asadministrator of her estate (she did not leave a will), and he was nowrequired to present an inventory of his mother's persona l belongings.This inventory was taken by James Brown and John Colli n[s] on February14, 1738. Again, John Sparks [Jr.] and Millington Sparks witnessed thedocument as nearest of kin. Augustine Thompson , acting as the factorfor John Buck, Esquire, and also for himself , attested as principalcreditor[s] to the correctness of the inventory, which was presented tothe court on April 10, 1738. This document reads as follows:

Queen Annes County. A true & perfect Inventory of the Goods and Chattels which were of Cornelia Sparks late of said County deceased ta ken& Appraised the 14th day of February Anno Domini 1738 By us whos e handsare hereunto affixt-- [Inventory Book 23, page 284]
. £ S d
To wearing apparrell
To 1 Gown & Petticoat & Dungars 1 15 0
To 1 Quilted Coat & 1 old check apron 0 10 0
To 1 Crape Gown & 1 Dowlass Shift 0 16 0
To 1 pr of old bootes & 3 old capps & 1 black Hood 0 70
To paper Money 2 4 0
To 1 plush sidesadle & bridle & saddle cloths 3 00
To 1 country cloth blanket 0 9 0
To 3 pds of Tallow 0 2 0
To 1 pr of Wool cards 0 3 0
To 3 small Slater hides 0 4 0
To 1 large Earthern Jug 0 1 6
To 16 Barrells of Indian Corn 9 8 0
To 5 1/2 Bushells of Whest Sowed & Plowing of it in 2 12 0
To 10 Shotes ---(several) Months old 2 10 0
To 7 piggs 2 months old 0 7 0
To 3 old case knives & 5 forks 0 1 6
To 15 Geese 0 15 0
To 19 pounds of Dried Beef 0 5 0
To 1 lamb 0 2 0
To 3 yards of Country Cloth 0 7 6
To 1 small Deer Skinn 0 4 0
To 1/2 Bushell of Salt 0 1 6
To 2 Poplar Bowles 0 1 0
[Total] 2 6 6 2
Jas Brown )
John Collin ) appraisers
his )
Jno. I Sparkes )
mark ) nearest
his ) of
Millington M Sparkes ) kin
mark
Augt Thompson )
factor for John Buck Esq. ) a creditor
for himself )
April 10th 1738. Then came George Sparks before me the SubscriberDeputy Commissary of Queen Anns County and made oath on the HolyEvangells that the within is a just & perfect Inventory of all & singularthe Goods and Chattels of the Deceased that came into his hands at thetime of Making thereof & that since or shall hereafter come to hispossession he will return in an Additional Inventory that he knows of noconcealment of any part or parcel thereof by any person whatso- ever &that if he shall discover any concealment or suspect any to be he willacquaint the Commisary Generall for the time being or his Deputy withsuch discovery or Cause of Suspicion that it may be enquired into & heshall well & truly give an account of all & every part of the Deceasedspersonall Estate that shall come to his hands possession or knowledge.
Sworn to before me Jam Earle

"The death of Cornelia Sparks left the estate of John Sparks withoutan executor or administrator, and on April 13, 1738, the Queen AnnesCounty Court appointed George Sparks to be the administrator of that partof his father's estate "Unadministered by Cornelia Sparks, widow."George gave the court his bond in the amount of 200 Pounds with JohnEarle and Richard Collins as his securities. The bond was recorded asfollows: George Sparkes, John Earle and Richard Collins al l of QueenAnnes county bound to the Lord Proprietary in the sum of 200 Pounds onthe 13th of April 1738 for George Sparkes to be the admi nistrator ofJohn Sparks decd unadministered by Cornelia Sparks Widow and Executrixand to make an exhibit into the Prerogative Court at Annapolis on orbefore 13th July next of John Sparkes unadministered estate to pay allunpaid debts.
Witnesses: Jams Earle George Sparks
Michl Earle Jno Earle
Richard Collins

"An additional inventory of all & Singular ye goods Chattels rightsand Credits of John Sparks laite of Queen Anns County desedunadministered by Cornelia Spark widow & Exctrx of said John decesd whichsa id Cornelia is likewise Since Dead so far forth as was Shewen and produced to us the Subscribers Appraisers legally Qualified (by George Sparks Junr Administrator De bonis non of Said John Sparks unadministeredas a fore sed by the aforesed Cornelia Sparks) Witness our hand s & sealsthis 1st day of July Anno Domny 1738.
To two gold rings at 2 10 0
To Sixteen & a half bushels of Wheat 3 6 0
To 4 reap hooks old 0 2 0
To 1 old cow bell 0 1 0
Total 5 19 0
his )
Jno I Sparkes ) nearest
mark ) of
his ) kin
Millington M Sparkes )
mark )
Augst Thompson as Atty in fact )
for Jno. Buck Esq ) Creditors
Dowdall Thompson )
Proved 10th July 1738 by Geo. Sparks

"July 10 1738. then came before me James Earle Dty Comiser of QueenAnne County George Sparks Adm Debonis non of John sparks unadministeredby Cornelia Sparks the widow of said John wch Same Cornelia is also deadand the said George Administ as afd which made oath on the Holy Evangellsthat the within is a just and perfect Inventory of all the Goods andChattells of said John unadministered by the afd Cornelia that came tohis hands or possession at the time of the making thereof that what hathsince or shall hereafter come to his hands and possession he will returnin an addl inventory that he knows of no concealment or suspicion of anypart or parcells of sd Jno personal estate by any person whateverunadministered as afd that if hereafter he discovers any concealment orsuspects any he will acquaint the Commr Genl for the time being or hisDeputy therewith that it may be inquired into and lastly that he willwell and truly give an account of all and every part of said Johndeceased personal Estate unadministered as afd Shall come hereafter tohis hands possession and knowledge---
Sworn to before me James Earle

"During the period from July 1738 and January 1739, a few items werefound which belonged to the estate of Cornelia Sparks, and these itemswere described for the Queen Annes County Court on January 9, 1739. (SeeInventory Book 24, page 21.) These items were: "2973 Lbs Tobacco at 20shillings per hundred" valued at 29 pounds, 14 shillings, and 7 pense;"cash" in the amount of 10 shillings; "3 yards of hair cloth at 2s6 peryard" valued at 7 shillings and 6 pense; and a " pair of old shoes" worth2 shillings 6 pense. In all, these items were valued at 30 pounds 14shillings and 7 pense. James Brown and John Collins signed their nameson this document as having taken this additional inventory. On thisoccasion, Millington Sparks and Caleb Sparks signed as "nearest of kin,"Millington signing by mark, while Caleb wrote his name. AugustineThompson signed as a creditor on behalf of John Buck; Dowell Thompsonsigned as the other creditor.

"The estates of John Sparks and his wife, Cornelia Sparks, were bothsettled on the same day by their son, George Sparks. He was joined inthe settlement by his brothers, John Sparks, Millington Sparks , AbsalomSparks, and Caleb Sparks, and by his sisters, Sarah Herbert , Mary Ruth,and Cornelia Alley. (Note that the married names of these three sistersare thus revealed.) His sister, Rachel, who had been married to RobertHawkins, did not sign the account, so we may probably assume that she haddied sometime between 1731 and 1739. (Thes e accounts were recorded onpages 383-86 of Account Book 17 on December 14, 1739.) [There continueson pages 3843-44 the balance of the accounts receivable to and payablefrom the Estate of John and Cornelia (Curtis) Sparks.]

John Sparks is the 3 great-grandfather of John Sparks Governor ofNevada , after whom Sparks City, Nevada was named. The lineage: John(416) , Millington (408), Millington (663), William Millington (5606),Samuel (5648), John (5854). See notes under Millington (663).

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!NOTES:
SQ pg 3897: They had one child: Sarah Luna Williams.

SQ pg 3896:

"Cordelia A. Daniel was born on December 14, 1867. She was married toJohn E. Fitch on February 23, 1887, in Johnson County. He had been bornabout 1865 and was a son of Sampson and Dorcas (Daniel) Fitch. He andCordelia lived at Sip, Kentucky, where they reared five children:Bertha, Oscar, Roy, Cecil, and Carl."

SQ pg 3895:

"Daniel Jasper Daniel was born on March 3, 1849. He was a Baptist and a member of the Masonic Lodge. He was married to Rebecca Stapleton onJune 11, 1874, in Johnson County. She had been born on March 22, 1857,and was a daughter of Edward and Eliza (Salyer) Stapleton. Daniel diedon October 1, 1936, and Rebecca died on May 21, 1939. They had eightchildren: Birdie, Monroe, Leo, Racio, Rosa, Arbie, Mason, and Geneva."

SQ pg 3896:

"David J. Daniel was born on April 10, 1859, and was a twin brother ofIsom Daniel, next above. He lived at the mouth of Paint Creek in JohnsonCounty, where he was a truck farmer. He was married to Elizabeth Lyon onFebruary 16, 1882, at Flat Gap, Kentucky. They had four children:Eugene, Zora, William, and Ranson."

SQ pg 3895:

"Elizabeth Daniel was born on March 30, 1853. She was married to JohnElliott Rice on January 11, 1872, at the home of Isom Daniel in JohnsonCounty. He had been born on March 15, 1851, and was a son of JohnRice. Elizabeth and John Rice lived in Ashland, Kentucky. They had ninechildren: Rose, Laura, Malcolm, Milt, William, George, Alice, North, andMalissa."

SQ p. 3896:

"Emaline Daniel was born on June 21, 1855. She was married to JohnHenry Caudill on January 6, 1876. She died on August 13, 1898 , and wasburied in the family cemetery on Hood Creek."

SQ pg 3896:

"Granville V. Daniel was born on January 3, 1866. He was a physicianin Paintsville, Kentucky, where he was one of the organizers of theGolden Rule Hospital. He was married to Josephine Rice in 1892. She wasa daughter of D. J. and Mary (Fairchild) Rice. She and Granville had onechild, Virgil."

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!NOTES:
SQ pg 3897: They had three children, W. E., Florence and Clevelan dDaniel.

SQ pg 3895:

"a. Henry J. Daniel was born about 1843. He was a Baptist ministerfor sixty years. He was married toRebecca Lexatta ["Lou"] Vanhoose. Shehad been born on January 20, 1847. She died on January 7,1932. She andHenry had eight children: Mose, Ella, Chat, Bert, Florence, Bertha,Will, and Cleveland. Henry Daniel died on August 6, 1920.

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!NOTES:
SQ pg 3897: They had five children: Nattie, Mervin, Perlina, Del ia,and Etta Daniel.

SQ pg 3896:

"Isom Powell Daniel was born on April 10, 1859. He was married toElizabeth Murray on November 29, 1879, at the home of R. H. Murray inJohnson County. Elizabeth had been born on December 10, 1860, in FloydCounty, Kentucky, and was a daughter of Rhoderic and Fanny (Borders)Murray. She died on May 18, 1925, and Isom died on October 31, 1925.They had seven children: Freelin, Orlando, Edgar,
Leonard, Fannie, Ella, and Lawrence. "

SQ pg 3896:

"James M. Daniel was born on March 4, 1861. He was a member of theSugar
Grove United Baptist Church and was described as an "excellent citizen." He was married twice. His first marriage was to Malissa Lyon on October11, 1885, and they had two children: Connard and Carrie. His secondmarriage was to Nora E. Ramey on September 25, 1903. They had fivechildren: Brice, Clyde, Magdalene, Josephine, and Ruth. James died onDecember 31, 1925."

SQ p. 3896: "She was blind."

SQ p. 3895:

"Mary ["Polly"] Daniel was born about 1845. She was married to Fred["Tolly"] Murray on July 25, 1861, in Johnson County. they lived in thevillage of Sip in Johnson County where they reared nine children: Fred,Bloomfield, Paris, Alice, Jeff, Lafayette, Mary Jane, "Bunk", andMiranda. Polly died in 1934.