See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, p. 2756, for a photograph of Drusy EleanorSparks taken on Mother's Day, 1984, shortly prior to her death.

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, p. 2753, for the wedding picture of JohnBrooks and Hortense T. (Rogers) Landers. See p. 2754: "They wereburied at Menard, Texas."

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, June 1985, Whole No. 126, p. 2752 forinformation on the following named children of James Carroll andElizabeth (Sparks) Rogers:

1. Sarah A. E. Rogers;
2. Mary Lou Rogers;
3. Columbus Alexander Rogers;
4. L. F. Rogers;
5. William A. Rogers;
6. J. C. Rogers;
7 . Thomas Pitts Rogers;
8. John Howard Rogers;
9. Edgar Ernest Rogers ;
10. Margaret Lee "Maggie" Rogers;
11. Charles Bennett Rogers;
12. unnamed son who died at birth;
13. Samuel Everett Rogers;
14. (same as 12);
15. Archie D. Rogers;
16. Bertie Milam Rogers.

James F. Rogers and his wife Ina Eula Lee (Burney) Rogers are buriedin Abiline, Taylor County, TX.

SQ pg 2754:

"They were the parents of nine children:

1. Joseph Webber Rogers;
2. James William Rogers;
3. Mary Alice Rogers;
4. Rucker Arthur Rogers;
5. Linnie Rogers;
6. Samuel Rogers;
7. Drusy Eleanor Rogers;
8. Josie Ford Rogers;
9. Leland Stanford Rogers.

NOTE: There appears a photograph of John Marion Rogers and LaviniaJane (Smith) Rogers on page 2755 of THE SPARKS QUARTERLY.

SQ pg 2754:

"After the death of his mother, he apparently went to live with hisuncle Stephen Franklin Sparks. He served in the Confederate StatesArmy and after the war ended, he served as a Texas Ranger. He andSusie had three children:

1. Washington Tillman Rogers;
2. Mattie J. Rogers;
3. Eula Bess Rogers."

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, June 1985, Whole No. 130, p. 2756:

"Mary Ann Elizabeth Rogers, daughter of Sam and Elizabeth (Sparks)Rogers, was born about 1850, and her mother died shortly after herbirth. The only record we have found of her is on the 1860 census ofMcLennan County, Texas. She was then eleven years of age and wasliving in the household of her uncle, Stephen Franklin Sparks."

SQ pg 2754: "He was killed in 1864 while serving in the ConfederateStates Army."

SQ pg 2753:

"He was living with his uncle, James Hawkins Sparks, when the 1860census was taken of McLennan County. He served as a lieutenant in theConfederate States Army. Rogers was a rancher/merchant; he attendedthe Baptist Church. They were the parents of nine children:

1 . Hortense Telefious Rogers;
2. William Arelius Rogers;
3. Samuel M . Rogers;
4. Linton G. Rogers;
5. Walter Everett Rogers;
6. Harvey Ernese Rogers;
7. Otto H. Rogers;
8. Charles Ward Rogers;
9. Mary Minnie Rogers.

SQ p. 5601: His name was Harris or Horace Rootes. He was a nephew ofJefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America andwas living with him in the 1830s.

Information on the mother of Dorcas Ross and of her maternalgrandparents was supplied by Renee Carlson on 29 Aug, 1999, Wog & Nae"wognae@compu-ad.net" with no substantiation provided.

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!NOTES:
SQ pg 3897: They had five children: Daniel, Martha, David, Elber t,and Phoebe Bailey.

Estal Ross was killed in World War II.

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SQ pg 3898: They had at least one child: Jesse Ross.

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY for March, 1970, Whole No. 69, at p. 1307:

DEATH TAKES SIDNEY ROSSITER

We have been informed by Roy Sparks of Omaha, Nebr., that SidneyRossiter of Dewitt, Nebr., the husband of Mrs. Luala (Sparks)Rossiter, passed away on July 27, 1969, aged 100 years, 9 months, and11 days. Mr. Rossiter was mentioned in the article on Calvin andMahala
(Carmichael) Sparks which appeared in the QUARTERLY of March 1969(Vol. XVII, No. 1, Whole No. 65, p. 1207).

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!NOTES:
SQ pg. 3202: They had six children: Retha H., Ruth B., Derrill L .,
Merrill E., John W., and James R. Royall.

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!NOTES:
SQ 3201: Etta Royall was born in 1887. She died sometime durin g the
1970's. She married (1st) Amos McCoy and (2nd) Roy Morris. She had
three children by her first marriage: Mildred P., Retha I., and Dor aE.

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!NOTES:
SQ pg 3201: They had four children: Lawrence, Camilla, Esther an dRoland.

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!NOTES:
SQ pg. 3202: They had four children: Russell D., Iris I., Ronal d M.,
and Robert R. Royall.

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!NOTES:
SQ pg. 3201: They had eight children: Carl, Clyde, Ralph, Wiley H.Jr.,
Vera, Martha, Kenneth, and Mary.