SQ p. 4718: James and Mary Frances (Hanks) Warf were buried in theShrewsbury Cemeery near Arista, WV. (A photo of Mary Frances and herchildren [except Rebecca] appears on SQ p. 4718.]

SQ 2589: "James Sparks married Margaret Ray, probably about 1798 . Shewas born about 1775 in Talbot Co., MD, and was a daughter of Thomas andMarjorie (Spear) Ray. (Thomas Ray died in 1807 in Washington Co.,Pennsylvania, and named in his will a daughter, Margaret, wife of JamesSparks)

John could have died in Ashland, Oregon.

See the SPARKS QUARTERLY for September 1999, Whole No. 187 at pps 5209-10for the census record of Bee County, Texas for 1860:

Bee County,Texas --1860 Census
Post Office: Beeville
Page 153. Census taken by A. S. Harmand on July 6 & 7, 1860.
404-323

Sparks, Lucinda 30 (F) -$2,500 AL
" , Bennett 10 (M) TX
" , Susan 7 (F) TX
" , Mary 5 (F) TX
" , John 2 (M) TX

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Note: Susan and Mary had attended school within the year. Although on theabove census the writing of Lucinda's name more resembles "Levintha,"than Lucinda, and "Sparks" almost illegible, her entry on the slaveschedule was written clearly as "Lucinda Sparks." She was shown there asowning one slave, a Black female, age 65 . This, with listing of her fourchildren on the census, proves that she was the Lucinda J. Reed who wasmarried to James Sparks in Rusk County, Texas, on September 20, 1849.They had appeared on the 1850 census of Rusk County. From family records,we know that the full names of their four children were: Thomas BennettSparks, Susan Rebecca Sparks, Mary Alice Sparks, and John Bailey Sparks.See pp.2869-70 of the QUARTERLY of June 1986, Whole No. 134, for a recordof this family. James Sparks, husband of Lucinda, had been born about1827 in Mississippi, a son of John and Joanna (Parkman) Sparks, and agrandson of William (1761-1848) and Mary (Fielder) Sparks. As noted onp.2869 of the QUARTERLY, it has been known that James Sparks died priorto 1885 and was buried on Medio Creek in Bee County. This census recordwithout James suggests, however, that he may have died even prior to1860. Lucinda died on July 9, 1907, in Live Oak County, Texas.

See the 1880 US Census for Union County, Oregon.

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!CENSUS:
Iowa State Census, May 4 1895, Sheridan T/S, Cherokee County, Iowa
Page 20, Line 10, FHL 1020342.
United States Census, June 21, 1900, State, Iowa; County, Cherokee;
Sup. Dist. No. 11, Sheet 11, T/S Sheridan, Enum. Dist. 22, Line 9.
FHL 1240423

!COURT RECORDS:
Death of Ella C. Regan is found in DEATH RECORDS OF CHEROKEE COUNT Y,
IOWA, Vol 2, p 154, Item 4 which shows her life as 55yr 1 mo 19 da . Her
date of death was 18 July, 1910. We calculate her birth date as 29 M ay,
1855.

!BURIAL:
"Ella C. Regan" is buried in the Pigott family plot at Mt. Calvary
Cemetary, Cherokee, Iowa, in Lot C-38.

!NOTES:
In the 1895 Iowa State Census, Ella is shown as age 40 born in
Jackson County, IA and both of her parents of foreign birth. There
is no entry for Leo who was not born until the following year.
In the 1900 US Census for Sheridan T/S, Cherokee Co, IA., Ella is
shown as being born in May 1835, instead of the correct date of May 1855. It
also shows her to be 65 years of age, instead of the correct age of 4 5years.
She was born in Iowa and both parents were born in Ireland. It state sthat
Ella and Cornelius had been married for 6 years providing a marriag e date
of 1894.
Another interesting anomoly. FHL 1428671, pg. 154, is the Death Register of
Cherokee County. It shows the death of Ellen Pigott on 18 July, 191 0 and
gives her age as 35 years, 1 month and 19 days. Our Ella would hav e been
55 years of age on that date.

SQ June 2001, Whole No. 194, p. 5551:

Sarah A Sparks died in Shelby Township, Ripley County, Indiana, duringthe month of May 1880, from "Apoplexy,"at the age of 63. Her attendingphysician had been Dr. Russell Olmstead. She was married and she had beenborn in Kentucky. Her father had been born in Kentucky, her mother inMaryland. She had lived in Ripley County for 18 years. Under occupation,she was called a "Farmer's wife. [Editor's Note: The maiden name of Sarahhad been Sarah Ann Reiley; she was a daughter of Samuel J. Reiley whogave his consent for her to be married to Ephraim Sparks in Lewis County,Kentucky, on August 6, 1837, she then being under 21. Ephraim Sparks wasa son of Caleb and Rebecca (Wilson) Sparks. Ephraim's pension papers forhis service in the Civil War were abstracted for the QUARTERLY ofDecember 1998, Whole No. 184, pp.5098-99.]