SQ 3205: Daniel Francis "Frank" Sparks, son of Daniel Jr. andMargaret (Fritts) Sparks, was born on January 29, 1905. He was marriedto Velma Fern Williams on Septermber 3, 1941. He died on December 21,1963.

SQ pp. 3550-1:
"He served in the 48th Regiment Tennessee Infantry, Confederate StatesArmy. Daniel built a log house for his bride which is still standing (asof 1990) and is occupied by a grandson, Will Sparks Stringer, who hasmade a restoration of the structure.
"Rebecca (Blackwell) Sparks died during a typhoid fever epidemic in1877. Three of her daughters also died at the same time."

See the SPARKS QUARTERLY, pg 1977:
"Daniel Ludwig Sparks, son of Levi Carlton Sparks and Bertha C.(Ludwig) Sparks, was born in Valentine, Nebraska; he died in 1969. Hewas married in 1935 to Mary Jane Morris and they had two children: JamesMorris Sparks and Helen Margaret Sparks. The latter married BruceKabella in 1968 and they had a son named David Wayne Kabella."

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!NOTES:
SQ 3280: Daniel W. Sparks, son of William russell and Sarah (Wilcoxson)
Sparks, was born about 1825. He married Mary L. Walker in February 1843, in
Wilkes County, North Carolina, with his brother-in-law, William Vanno y,as his
bondsman. (The marriage bond was dated February 16, 1843, and we ca nassume
the marriage took place shortly thereafter.) Daniel died four month slater, on
June 11, 1843, at the untimely age of eighteen years.

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SQ pg 3901: When the 1900 census was taken of Magoffin County, Minnie and Daniel were shown with three children; it is quite likely th atthey had other children born to them later. These three childre n were:Virgil, Ida, and Adam Sparks.

See the SPARKS QUARTERLY, p. 886 for the following marriage informationfrom Lawrence County, Kentucky, Marriage Bonds (1822- 1865):
Daniel Sparks & Sarah Jayne, July 31, 1834. (Book I, p. 112)

See the SPARKS QUARTERLY, p. 886 for the following marriage informationfrom Lawrence County, Kentucky, Marriage Bonds (1822- 1865):
Daniel Sparks & Eleanor Cordial, May 5, 1859. (Box 3) He born in SurryCounty, North Carolina, age 46 years, 2nd marriage. She born in LawrenceCounty, Kentucky, age 32 years, 1st marriage. Married by Enoch Green,Baptist minister.

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, June 1991, Whole No. 154, p. 3797:

"He was married (1st) to Sarah Jayne in 1834; she died in 1854. He wasmarried (2nd) to Ellender Caudill (or Cordial) in 1859 ; she died ca.1880. He was married (3rd) to Martha Hardy, a widow . He died in October1900.

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, March 1992, Whole No. 157, p. 3903:

"Daniel Wilcox Sparks, son of Thomas and Dinah (Wilcox) Sparks, wasborn on October 27, 1806, in Surry County, North Carolina , and was ateenage lad when he accompanied his parents to Lawrence County Kentucky.It was there that he grew to manhood, and it was there that he wasmarried three times. His first marriage was to Sarah Jayne on July 31,1834. She had been born about 1813 and was a daughter of William andDorcas (Ramey) Jayne. (See his sister Sarah Sparks (544) above whomarried Henry Jayne (2369), a brother of Sarah Jayne.) Daniel and Sarahlived on a 300 acre farm on Hood Creek, a tributary of Big Blaine Creek.There they had eight children before Sarah died on June 27, 1854.

"Daniel was married (2nd) to Ellender Cordial (or Cordell) on May 5 ,1859. He was 46 years old, and it was his second marriage. Ellender was32 years old and it was her first marriage. They were married by EnochGreen, a Baptist preacher. Ellender was a daughter of William and Jane(Wheeler) Cordle (or Caudill). When the 1880 census was taken ofLawrence County, Daniel and Ellender had four children in theirhousehold. She apparently died between June 1880 and the early part of1881.

"(In the early records of Lawrence County, the surnames of Caudill ,Caudle, Cordial, Cordell, and Cordle were frequently interchanged. Evenwithin the same family, some members preferred one spelling to another.We have tried to use these names with the spellings that have beenfurnished to us.)

"The third marriage of Daniel Sparks was to Martha Hardy on December5, 1881. She had been born in March 1855 in Virginia and was a widowwith a three-year old son, Robert Hardy. Relatives say that her maidenname was Spriggs. She and Daniel had four children before his death,which occurred in October 1900. He was buried in the family cemetery onhis farm on Hood Creek. Descendants say he carved his own headstone,using a stone which is about four feet tall. He was the father of sixteenchildren."

Danny is an engineer for Exxon Corporation.

In March, 2001, Darrell Sparks sent by email substantial data as to thedescendants of John Merritt Sparks for which we are extremely grateful.Darrell's email address is dcsparks@@msn.com

Darrell E. Sparks was a radio technician for the State of Ohio Departmentof Natural Resources. He was a veteran of World War II.

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, December 1992, Whole No. 160, pp. 4041-42:

"David Sparks, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Kelley) Sparks, was bornon August 1, 1737, and was baptized on August 18, 1737, according to theregister of St. Lukes Parish in Queen Annes County. He was married toMary Tippins on February 20, 1759, in St. Lukes Church at Church Hill,Maryland. The marriage was of short duration for (as set forth, above).David died just three years later, in early 1762.
As we have noted above, the death of David Sparks presented a minor legalproblem to the Queen Annes County Court, since his own estate had to beaccounted for in addition to completing the administration of hisfather's estate. The court solved the problem by appointing John Pinderas the administrator of both estates. Again, Benjamin Gould and AbnerDudley took an inventory, this time of the estate of David Sparks. Thereturn was made to the court on March 19, 1792. Here is the inventory asit was recorded on page 52 of Queen Annes County Inventory Book 78.

A just and true Inventory of the Goods & Chattles of David Sparks, lateof Queen Annes County, deceased, taken and appraised in current money onMarch 29, 1762.

Item Pounds Shillings Pence

His wearing apparel 1 0 0
One bed, with old tick, bolster, pillow,
rug, bedstead, cord 2 10 0
One small old chest 0 3 0
One old frying pan, broken 0 1 0
One old broken poplar table 0 1 0
One quart bottle 0 0 0
One old pail and piggin 0 1 0
One black horse, aged about twenty
years 0 10 0
One sorrel mare, aged about
fourteen years 2 10 0
One bay mare colt, aged about
two years 3 0 0
Two small breeding sows and five pigs 0 15 0
Two small hogs about ten months
old @@ 4s. 0 8 0
Two small hogs about seven
months old @@ 2s 6d 0 5 0
One yearling 0 12 0
One small heifer about three years old 1 7 6
Six lbs. of old pewter @@ l sh 0 6 0
One pair pot hooks 0 2 0
One old plow with share, colter and
single tree irons 0 12 6
One small old spyglass, broken 0 0 6
One old and sorry sickle 0 0 2
One old man's saddle 0 5 0
61 bushels of wheat seeded in
ground @@ 7s 6d 2 8 9
42 lbs. sorry pot metal @@ 2s 0 7 0
2 1/2 lbs. of old iron @@ 2s 0 0 41
3 old knives and 4 old forks 0 1 6
23 lbs of salt pork @@ 8s 0 5 9
One small parcel of old lumber 0 1 0

Total 17 14 101

Joseph Sparks seal Benjn. Gould seal
Arthur Sparks his mark Abner Dudley seal

"The final account of the estate of David Sparks was made by JohnPinder on February 9, 1764. Included in the return were two pounds"Pencilvania currency" which were due David Sparks as his share of theestate of his father, Joseph Sparks. Also included were five pounds"Maryland currency" belonging to the estate of Joseph Sparks which werein the possession of David Sparks at the time of his death. The totalamount of the estate of David Sparks was nearly twenty pounds.

"We have found no evidence that David and Mary (Tippins) Sparks had achild, although there was a David Sparks, born 1755-1774, who was marriedto Milly Vickers in Kent County, Maryland, in 1793. There is apossibility that he was a son of David and Mary."

For record of birth and marriage see IGI for Maryland, 1992, pg 12,451as follows:

David, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Sparks, born 18 Aug 1737, QueenAnnes, Chruch Hill, Saint Lukes Protestant Episcopal Parish, C507671/0307
David, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Sparks, born 18 Aug 1738, QueenAnnes, Church Hill, 7230711/8
David Sparks married Marry Tippins 20 Feb 1759, Churchill, QueenAnnes, 5025471/47.

The first article mentioning David is on page 802 of the SQ and statesin part "David Sparks, son of Jonas Sparks, was born about 1768 in RowanCounty, North Carolina. He was still living in 185O, but is believed tohad died soon after that date. According to family tradition, DavidSparks, when a young man about eighteen years old, objected strongly tohis father's second marriage, largely because the woman was of Germanextraction. Later , however, David Sparks married his step-mother'spretty daughter, Mary Little . A grandson of David and Mary (Little)Sparks remembered that Mary herself always spoke with a German accent.

"Our earliest record of David Sparks's purchasing land in RowanCounty, North Carolina, is a deed dated September 15, 1798 (Rowan CountyDeed Book 16, p. 422), by which he purchased from Jacob Course for 240pounds a tract of 241 acres "on the east side of Dutchman Creek and bothsides of Buffelow Creek." (See article for additional land purchases)"The reason David Sparks sold his land early in 1815 was that he waspreparing to leave Rowan County. He moved west into Tennessee and by1820 was living in Lincoln County in that state. Most, perhaps all, ofDavid and Mary's children had been born prior to their removal from RowanCounty. Whether all the twelve children accompanied them is not known."

"By 183O, David Sparks was living in Madison County, Tennessee. Twosons and two daughters were still at home. His son Daniel was alsolisted on the 1830 census of Madison County. By 1840, David Sparks hadmoved to Hardeman County in the same state and was still living there in1850. Earlier he may have lived for awhile in McNairy County.

"David Sparks's wife, Mary, died sometime between 1840 and 1850 .David was listed as 82 years of age on the 185O census of HardemanCounty. Living with him at that time was his son, Minus Sparks(sometimes written as Miner, also Minnie), aged 39. Living next to Davidand his son was a 36-year-old widow named Julia Birkhead. In allprobability, Julia was David's youngest daughter.

"Apparently David Sparks did not leave a will, and no record of thesettlement of his estate has been found. According to records preservedby descendants of David's eldest son, Cornelius Sparks, David and Mary (Little) Sparks were the parents of the following children:" (here lists12 children)

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, March, 1978, Whole No. 101, pg 1966:
"According to family tradition, Jonas Sparks's son, David Sparks,objected to his father's marrying the widow, Mary Little Eakel.Descendants recall that she was called a "Dutch woman" and that grand-children who remembered her said that she had a German accent. Like herfirst husband Daniel Little, she was probably "Pennsylvania Dutch," andwe can speculate that she was the daughter or grand- daughter of anotherimmigrant to Pennsylvania from Germany who, like Daniel Little's father,moved on to North Carolina. David Sparks was about eighteen years oldwhen his father married the "Dutch woman." Despite his objection, notmany years passed before David Sparks married his step-mother's onlydaughter, Mary Little. (A brother of Mary Little, Lewis Little, marriedTolitha Sparks and moved with his family to Lincoln County, NorthCarolina., about 1808. We have not been able to identify this TolithaSparks. It may prove significant, however, that on August 17, 1804, ayear before his death, Jonas Sparks sold to Lewis Little for 100 pounds a100-acre tract of land in Rowan County.)

"We believe that David Sparks, son of Jonas, was born about 1768 andthat he was probably about 21 years old when his and Mary (Little)Sparks's first child, Cornelius Sparks, was born on June 11, 1789. About1815, David Sparks moved with his wife and children, with the exceptionof his oldest son, Cornelius, from North Carolina to Tennessee. When the1820 census was taken, David Sparks was living in Lincoln County,Tennessee; when the census was taken in 1830 he was in Madison County.By 1840 he had moved to Hardeman County, Tennessee, where he was alsoliving in 1850. Mary (Little) Sparks, wife of David Sparks, died between1840 and 1850, and David Sparks died shortly after 1850.
David and Mary (Little) Sparks were the parents of twelve children:

1. Cornelius Sparks, born June 11, 1789.
2. Joseph Sparks, born in the 1790's. He was probably theJoseph Sparks who married Febey Hinkle in Rowan County, NorthCarolina, in 1811 (marriage bond dated January 28, 1811).
3. John Sparks, born in the 1790's, He was probably the JohnSparks who married Kitty Harwood, daughter of Henry Harwood,of Rowan County. (See the QUARTERLY of March 1964, p. 804.)
4. Jonas Sparks, born about 1800. He married Rebecca -----and was living in Tippah County, Mississippi, in 1850 atwhich time they had six children. (See the QUARTERLY of March1964, p.,804.)
5. Daniel Sparks, born about 1802. He married Mary Tull inMadison County, Tennessee, in 1827. They are known to havehad at least eight children. (See the QUARTERLY of March 1964,p. 805.)
6. William Sparks, born about 1808. He married (first)EmilineMoore and (second) a widow, Mrs. Lucinda Davis. Hedied in Prairie County, Arkansas, in 1860. He had at leastsix children by his first wife. (See the QUARTERLY of March1959, pp. 373-4.)
7. David Sparks, Jr., born about 1808. He married in MadisonCounty, Tennessee, on September 17, 1827, Comfort Moffett.They are known to have had at least ten children and wereliving in Prairie County, Arkansas in 1860. (See the QUARTERLYof March 1964, p. 805.)
8. Minus Lafayette Sparks (also spelled Miner and Minnie),born bout 1811 and died April 23, 1889, in Hardeman County,Tennessee. He married Sarah Cherry and had at least sevenchildren. (See the QUARTERLY of March 1964, pp. 806-07.)
9. Elizabeth Sparks. She married a man named Jarvis.
10. Mary Sparks (called Polly) born February 11,1797, died November 30, 1877, in McNairy County, Tennessee.She married James D. Hunter and they had ten children. (See[above] the QUARTERLY of March 1964, pp. 806-07, along withher portrait.)
11. Sarah Sparks. No further information.
12. Juliana (or Julie) Sparks, born about 1814. Sheis believed to have married a man named Birkhead and tohave had at least four children. (See the QUARTERLY of March1964, p. 807.)

"Descendants of David Sparks should find interesting a new serialpublication called The Little Bit, volume one, number one of whichappeared in January 1978. This publication is devoted to tracing thedescendants of Captain Daniel Little and is edited by Lawrence L. Little,P.O. Box 607, Portales, New Mexico (88130). The subscription price is$5.00 per year. The first issue contains a biographical sketch ofCaptain Little which will interest all descendants of Captain Little'sgrandson, Cornelius Sparks. Captain Little was a prominent citizen ofSalisbury, North Carolina, for many years prior to his death in 1775; heoperated a tavern and was an extensive land owner. He held a number ofpolitical posts, including Constable, Public Gaoler, Town Commissioner,High Sheriff, and Justice of the Peace. He was able to read and writeboth German and English."

See also SQ 2759-60 where his daughter Sarah may be identified.

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, September 1969, Whole No. 67, p 1257-8:

DAVID SPARKS(BORN MAY 19, 1794, DIED NOVEMBER 10, 1862)

OF MORGAN COUNTY, GEORGIA,AND TALLADEGA COUNTY, ALABAMA

In the September 1960 issue of the QUARTERLY (Vol. VIII, No. 3, Whole No.31, page 501) we published an abstract of the application of David Sparksfor bounty land based on his service in the War of 1812. Thanks to adescendant of David Sparks, Mrs. Ellene McKay Mars, 716 Southwood Drive,Uniontown, Ohio, we are now able to give more precise informationregarding David Sparks and his family based upon family records in thepossession of Mrs. Mars.

David Sparks was born on May 19, 1794, and died on November 10, 1862. Wecannot be sure where he was born. When the1850 census was taken, he gavehis birth place as North Carolina, but the 1860 census gives his birthplace as South Carolina. He died in what is now Clay County, Alabama,although at the time of his death in 1862 this area was still part ofTalladega County.

From his bounty land application made in 1850, we know that David Sparksserved as a private in the War of 1812 in a volunteer rifle company fromMorgan County, Georgia, commanded by Captain Henry Lane. He volunteeredin Morgan County on November 1, 1814, and served until May 1, 1815, whenhe was discharged at Fort Hawkins, Georgia. He was listed on the 1820census of Morgan County and from the enumeration of his household itappears that he had two sons and one daughter under 10 years of age in1820. Apparently he lived in that part of Morgan County which was cut offto form Newton County in 1821. By 1830, David Sparks had left MorganCounty, Georgia. He was probably the David Sparks who was living inCampbell County, Georgia, when the 1830 census was taken. He was livingin Carroll County, Georgia, in 1840.

It is quite probable that David Sparks was closely related, probably abrother, to Uriah Sparks who volunteered for service in the War of 1812in Morgan County, Georgia, on the same day (November 1, 1814) and in thesame company as David Sparks. (See the QUARTERLY of September 1964, Vol.XII, No, 3, Whole No. 47, pp. 842-43, for data on Uriah Sparks.)

David Sparks was married to Permelia Medlock on December 15, 1811, inMorgan County, Georgia. Her nickname was Milly. She was born on February15, 1791, in South Carolina, and died on December 3, 1876, in Delta, ClayCounty, Alabama.

As yet we have succeeded in identifying positively only two of thechildren of David and Permelia (Medlock) Sparks. We know there was adaughter named Malinda who married Jesse Jackson Dempsey and a son namedAbel Tomlin Sparks. From early census records, it is apparent that therewere other children. Furthermore, a grandson of David Sparks oncerecalled that David Sparks had a son named Uriah and another son namedDave (nickname for David). There is a considerable amount ofcircumstantial evidence that Harris Sparks, who was born on July 3, 1818,and died on March 9, 1910, may also have been a son. There was also aJoseph Sparks who married Elizabeth Williams, daughter of ShepherdWilliams of Carroll County, Georgia, who may have been another son ofDavid Sparks.

Following are additional data on the two children of David and Permelia(Medlock) Sparks for whom we have definite proof of descent.

I Malinda Sparks, daughter of David and Permelia (Medlock) Sparks,was born sometime between 1812 and 1820; she married JesseJackson Dempsey, who was born about 1812. They were the parents of sevenchildren:
A. Francis Marion Dempsey, born Oct. 21, 1842, in CaveSprings, Floyd County, Georgia, and died on April 19, 1932, in Clay County, Alabama. He married Julia Clark.
B. Elizabeth Manilla Dempsey, born Sept. 18, 1844; diedJuly 23, 1895; she married Jesse Franklin Clark.
C. Sara Jane Dempsey, married John Butterworth.
D. Wiley Dempsey, married Maggie Rowe.
E. Annetter Dempsey, married David Crockett Smith.
F. Evelyn Dempsey, married Elijah Roberts.
G. Monroe Dempsey, died as a young man in Dallas County,Alabama.

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SQ p 501:

PENSIONAPPLICATION FILE, WAR OF 1812, FOR DAVID SPARKS:

DAVID SPARKS, born1794, of Morgan County, Ga., and Talladega County, Ala.
BountyLand Warrant File 22 513-80-55.

"On Nov. 1. 1850, David Sparks, aged 56 years, applied for bounty landunder the act of 1850. At the time of his application he was a residentof Talladega County, Ala. He stated that he had been a private in avolunteer rifle company commanded by Capt-. H. Lane in the VolunteerGeorgia Rifle Battalion commanded by Col. Jones in the War of 1812; thathe had volunteered in Morgan Co., Ga., on or about Nov. 1, 1814 for 6months and was honorably discharged at Ft. Hawkins, Ga., on or about May11, 1815; he did not receive a written discharge. He signed hisapplication by mark. He was granted 80 &acres of bounty land.

"David Sparks obtained a sworn statement regarding his service by hisformer captain, Henry Lane. Lane was living in Newton County, Ga., whenhe made this declaration on Aug. 24, 1850. He gave essentially the sameinformation as had David Sparks in his application.

"On April 3, 1855, David Sparks applied for additional bounty land inaccordance with the act of March 3, 1855. He gave his age as 61 and wasstill a resident of Talladega County, Ala. He gave essentially the sameinformation about his service as he had in 1850. He signed by mark. Thewitnesses to this application were John B. Kidd and John C. Smith ofTalladega County. David Sparks apparently received 160 acres ofadditional bounty land.

"(Editor's note: David Sparks appears on the 1850 census of TalladegaCounty, Ala. (see page 378 of the March, 1959, issue of the Quarteru).He gave his age as 56 in 1850 and his birthplace as North Carolina. hiswife's name was Milly, age 59, born in South Carolina. Living with himwas Abel Sparks, probably a son, aged 22, born in Georgia; also a16-year-old girl d Matilda Rice, born in Georgia. In his application,David Sparks stated that he had enlisted in Morgan County, Ga., in 1814.Our only record of him in Morgan County is in the 1820 census. He andhis wife were listed as between 26 and 45 years of age, with two malesunder 10 and one female under 10. He was not listed in the Morgan Countycensus of 1830 but was probably the David Sparks listed on the 1830census of Campbell County, Ga. He and his wife were listed there asbetween 30 and 40, with 2 males between 10 and 15, one male under 5., 1female between 10 and 15, and 2 females between 5 and 10.)"

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, December 1992, Whole No. 160, pp. 4020-22:

"David Sparks, a great-grandfather of these six Clark children [thesix Clark children shown in the photograph on the cover of the aboveissue], was born on May 19, 1794, and died on November 10, 1862. AnAbstract of David Sparks's application for bounty land, based on hisservice in the war of 1812, appeared in the QUARTERLY of September 1960,(Whole No. 31) [see above]. These two children were (1) Malinda MinevaSparks, born in 1822; and (2) Abel Tomlin Sparks, born November 10, 1827,died January 20, 1896. Until Mrs. Sundie sent us the photograph ofMalinda Minerva's tombstone (seen on page 4021) we had been able only toguess at the year of her birth. While her and her husband's stone isobviously newer than a stone of the 1860s, we assume that the familymembers who placed it on their graves were correct in giving her date ofbirth as 1822. From this and other family records, it appears thatMalinda Minerva Sparks was known by her middle name, Minerva.

"David Sparks served as a private in a volunteer rifle company fromMorgan County, Georgia, in the War of 1812. He volunteered in MorganCounty on November 1, 1814, and was discharged at Fort Hawkins, Georgia,on May 1, 1815. A brother of David, Uriah Sparks, served in the samecompany for exactely the same length of time, as did also the Abel Sparkswhom we are convinced was the father of David and Uriah. Abel Sparks wasthen 47 years old, and we can speculate that he may have enlisted withhis sons in order to look after them.

"David Sparks was living in Morgan County, Georgia, when the 1820census was taken. He was married to Permilia "Milly" Medlock who hadbeen born on February 15, 1791, in South Carolina; she died on December3, 1876, in Delta, Clay County, Alabama. David Sparks died therefourteen years earlier on November 10, 1862. (These dates have beenpreserved among the family records in the possession of Mrs. Ellene McKayMars; she was living in Uniontown, Ohio, in 1969.)"

SQ pg 2927:

"David Sparks, son of James and Nancy (Rogers) Sparks, was born about1809. He married Sarah Ann ------ probably about 1840. She was born onDecember 31, 1816. She and David had at least three children. He diedin July 1869, and his will was proven on July 21, 1869. He stipulatedthat he was to be buried in the graveyard on his farm according to therites of the Presbyterian Church. Named as his heirs were: his wife,Sarah Ann Sparks, and his sons, Wilson Sparks and Philip Sparks. SarahAnn Sparks died on April 27, 1872."

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"See The SPARKS QUARTERLY, p. 1979:
"David Sparks, son of Cornelius and Susannah (Stevens) Sparks, wasborn in Wayne County, Indiana, on August 14, 1817, and died in BerrienCounty, Michigan, in February 1861. He was married (first) to EvalineHunter; she died on February 3, 1842. He then married (second) HarrietWebster on November 23, 1843. She was born in Virginia about 1825according to census records.

"By his first wife, Evaline (Hunter) Sparks, David Sparks had oneson. By his second wife, Harriet (Webster) Sparks, David Sparks had theten children."

SQ p. 817: Marriage record of David Sparks and Elezabeth Evans,February 24, 1868, Johnson County, KY.

!NOTES:
SQ 3857: David Sparks was born in December 1869. He was marrie d toRosa B.
(---) about 1895. She had been born in May 1874. When the 1900 cens uswas
taken of Pike County, KY., David and Rosa had a son, Trimble Sparks.

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!NOTES:
See SQ pg 3403.

SQ 8O1:
"David Sparks, son of William Sparks, was born about 18O7 in RowanCounty, North Carolina. He married Mary B. --- (or perhaps her maidenname began with "B") prior to 183O. When the 183O census was taken, hewas living in Oldham County, Kentucky, formerly a part of JeffersonCounty, and had one son under five years of age. There are a number ofdeeds on record in Oldham County recording his purchase and sale ofland. He was still living in 1865 when his brother, Hampton's, estatewas settled. From census records , we know that David and Mary B. Sparkshad the following children, all born in Kentucky-- perhaps others:
(a) W. G. Sparks, born about 1827; probably the George WashingtonSparks who married Edmondia Blakemore in Oldham County on November 3,1854;
(b) Lucy Sparks, born about 1834;
(c) Frederick Sparks, born about 1836; he married Mary --- and by186O had children named Sarah , Ida, and Eugene;
(d) Elizabeth Sparks, born about 1838;
(e) John F. (or Frank ) Sparks, born about 1843;
(f) A. M. (or Mitchell) Sparks, born about 1846; he married MaggieRagsdale in Oldham County, Kentucky, December 24, 1868."

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, June, 1973, Whole No. 82, pp. 1566-7:

"David E. Sparks, oldest son of Norval and Jane (Johnston) Sparks, wasborn at Lawrenceburgh, Indiana, in 1828. He died on June 17, 1901 inLawrenceburgh. In 1857, he established a business for himself afterclerking in a store for a few years. On April 18, 1861, he enlisted inthe Union Army as a Quartermaster in the 7th Regiment of IndianaVolunteers and was honorably discharged on August 24, 1861. He became aclerk in the Quartermaster's Department of the U. S. Navy in 1862,serving until 1865. He applied for a pension in 1890 on the basis ofhaving "contracted chronic diarrhea and resulting blood poisoning fromexposure incident to the service." There are a great many documents inhis pension file in the National Archives because of the confusionresulting from his civilian service from 1862 to 1865. (See Application748,127 and 744.018 and Certificates 791,318 and WC 529,670) His pensionwas eventually approved. His brother John, wrote on his behalf, as didhis sister, Ann E. Sparks. She stated on May 5, 1890, that she had been"the housekeeper of our family since the death of our mother in 1855."

"Following the death of David E. Sparks, his widow applied for apension. Among the documents submitted was a sworn statement datedSeptember 5, 1901, by Luther E. Abbot, pastor of the Trinity LutheranChurch of Germantown, Penna., that the following marriage record is onfile in that church: "Married on the 29th of October, 1863 Mr. David E.Sparks of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn Co., Indiana to MIss Josephine Beckel ofGermantown, PA." The biography of David E. Sparks appearing in theHISTORY OF DEABORN, etc. states that she was a daughter of Professor J.C. Beckel, a music publisher and teacher, and his wife, the formerCharlotte Eicholz, of Philadelphia. In one of Josephine Sparks's lettersin the pension file, dated October 7, 1926, she stated that shortly aftertheir marriage, "My husband was sent to Nashville, Tenn.; he had someclerical work to do. As we were on our way to Church one Sunday, myHusband saw a man on the sidewalk on the other side of the street. Hecalled my attention to him, he said it was General Grant in from hisheadquarters." Josephine (Beckel) Sparks died in Hartwell, Ohio, onDecember 27, 1926. There were no children.

"In his will, dated February 25, 1901, a copy of which is in thepension file, David E. Sparks divided his household goods between hiswife and his sister, Ann E. Sparks, as well as his interest "in the storeowned by my brother John W. Sparks and myself, and carried on in the oldhomestead on High Street, Lawrenceburg."

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See the SPARKS QUARTERLY, March 1996, Whole No. 173, pp. 4628-30:

CIVIL WAR PENSION APPLICATION OF DAVID E. SPARKS

DAVID E. SPARKS, son of Norval and Eliza (Johnston) Sparks, was born onJuly 27, 1828, in Dearborn County, Indiana. On October 29, 1863, he wasmarried to Josephine Beckel. He served in the 7th Regiment IndianaVolunteers, and in the U.S.Quartermaster Corps. File Designations: Inv.Cert. No. 791,318; Wid. Cert. No. 529,670.

"On January 2, 1889, David E. Sparks, aged 62, a resident ofLawrenceburg, Indiana, applied for an invalid pension. He stated that hehad been enrolled on April 18, 1861, in the Quartermaster Company, 7thRegiment Indiana Infantry, and had served until he had been discharged atIndianapolis, Indiana, in August 1861. At that time he was 5 feet, 9inches tall; he had a dark complexion, black hair and black eyes, and hewas a merchant. While stationed at Garricks Ford, Virginia, on July 13,1861, he had contracted chronic diarrhea which resulted in bloodpoisoning; however, he had not been treated in a hospital. He statedfurther that from the spring of 1862 until the spring of 1865, he hadbeen in the Quartermaster Department of the U.S. Naval Service. Heappointed Charles F. Hayes, Lawrenceburg, Indiana, as his attorney.Charles W. Stapp and Hezron Hayes witnessed his signature.

"On May 2, 1890, the War Department confirmed Sparks's militaryservice. He had served in the 7th Regiment Indiana Volunteers from April27, 1861, until August 2, 1861, as Quartermaster. No other record couldbe found.

"Sparks made an affidavit on March 2, 1892, to support his pensionclaim. He said that in the latter part of April 1862, he had reported toCapt. E. Greene Durbin, attached to General Shield's Division atAlexandria, Virginia. About a month later, they had been ordered to St.Louis, Missouri, where they had remained about four weeks, and then theyhad been ordered to Helena, Arkansas. From Helena they had been orderedto Memphis, Tennessee, on a Government Transport, but had spent severaldays aground in the Mississippi River below Memphis before returning toHelena. On September 1, 1862, he had been appointed Master ofTransportation in charge of dispatching boats, coal boats, etc., and hadserved until January 1, 1863, when he had again been ordered to St.Louis. There he had been attached to General Eugene A. Carr's 14thDivision of General John A. McClernand's 13th Corps.

"From St. Louis, they had been ordered to Lake Providence, Louisiana,where they had remained a short time before going on to Millikens Bend,Louisiana. They had then gone to Youngs Point where they had remaineduntil the army began to advance to surround Vicksburg. Sparks had thengone to Jackson, Mississippi, Champion Hills, Mississippi, and finally tonear Vicksburg where he had stayed until the fall of that city. AboutJuly 15, 1863, he had returned to St. Louis with a requisition for horsesand mules upon General Parsons. On September 1, 1863, he had reported toCapt. John Stewart, Department of U.S. Military R.R., Nashville,Tennessee, where he had stayed until the spring of 1864 when he had beentransferred to Capt. W. A. Wainwright in charge of Quartermastersupplies. There he had remained until March 1865 when he had returnedhome. Sparks's affidavit was sworn to before John H. Russe, clerk ofDearborn County [Indiana] Circuit Court.

"David E. Sparks was issued Invalid Certificate No. 791,318, and hewas placed upon the pension roll. When he died on June 17, 1901, he wasreceiving a pension of $17.00 per month.

"On June 22, 1901, Josephine Sparks, aged 60, a resident ofLawrenceburg, Indiana, applied for a widow's pension. She said that shehad been married to David E. Sparks on October 29, 1863, at Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, by the Rev. L. E. Albert. It had been the first marriagefor both. She had been married under her maiden name of JosephineBeckel. She appointed Charles F. Hayes as her attorney. Elizabeth Givanand Ellen C. Miller witnessed her signature.

"Dr. A. T. Fagaly, secretary of the Dearborn County Board of Health,sent a copy of the death certificate of David E. Sparks to the Bureau ofPensions on July 10, 1901. Sparks had died on June 17, 1901, at the ageof 72 years, 10 months, and 20 days. He was a son of Norval Sparks, bornin Kentucky, and Eliza Johnston, born in New York. David E. Sparks hadbeen buried in the Greendale Cemetery.

"On September 5, 1901, the Rev. Luther E. Albert, aged 73 years,pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Germantown, Pennsylvania, sent a copyof the marriage record of David E. Sparks and Miss Josephine Beckel tothe Bureau of Pensions. They had been married on October 29, 1863.

"Widow Certificate No. 529,670 was issued to Josephine Sparks, and shewas placed upon the pension roll. When she died in the Hamilton County[Ohio] Home, Hartwell, Ohio, on December 27, 1926, she was receiving apension of $30.00 per month.

"[Editor's Note: David E. Sparks (1828-1901) was a son of Norval andJane (Johnston) Sparks and a grandson of Elijah and Elizabeth (Weaver)Sparks. A photograph of Elizabeth (Weaver) Sparks appeared on the coverpage of the June 1973 issue of the Quarterly, Whole No. 82. Biographicaldata for Elijah Sparks (ca.1770-1815) were also included in that issue,pp. 1556-1563, and for Norval Sparks (1800-1877) on page 1566. We alsoincluded biographical data for David E. Sparks (1828-1901), pp. 1566-1567.

"[A biographical sketch of David E. Sparks appeared in the History ofDearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana ... published by F. E. Weakley & Co.in hicago in 1885, pp. 915-91 . In this sketch, appears the statementthat his wife was "Miss Josephine Beckel of Philadelphia, daughter ofProf. J. C. Beckel, a music publisher and teacher for many years in thatcity, where he still lives. Her mother was Charlotte Eicholz ... DavidE. and Josephine (Beckel) Sparks had no children. "

On Jan 16 2000 I received an email from Mary Lou Finch, a descendant ofDavid Francis Sparks and Mary Louisa Bryan. Her address wasjsfinch@@bigfoot.com. She will send me information on their descendants.

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, September 1983, Whole No. 123, for an articlecommencing on page 2551 written by Flossie Marie (Sparks) Welsch, (seechild e below):

David Grove Sparks

"David Grove Sparks, son of Frederick Bryant Sparks and Mary Elizabeth(Speer) Sparks, was born on
August 2, 1861, in Oldham County, Kentucky; he died in 1951. On October13, 1898, he was married in
Kinsley, Kansas, to Rosa Adell (Minton) Mathes, who was born on September18, 1873, in Russell
County, Kansas. She was a daughter of Mahlon Homer and Climena Jennet(Tripp) Minton. To this
union were born seven children:"

(a) Elizabeth Sparks, born February 23, 1900, died on the same day.
(b) Nina Leona Sparks, born September 12, 1901.
(c) Maudie Elizabeth Sparks, born August 12, 1902, died October 30,1904.
(d) Frederick Mahlon Sparks, born January 4, 1904.
(e) Flossie Marie Sparks, born August 23, 1905, author of thisarticle.
(f) Lola Lorena Sparks, born August 26, 1908.
(g) Henry Erwyn Sparks, born May 9, 1911.

"My father, DAVID GROVE SPARKS, was a house-mover by trade. He built hisown trucks that he used,
also the wheels to move the houses on long timbers that were placed onthe trucks for the houses to rest
on, so they could be moved from town to town. Sometimes he would be awayfrom home several days
at a time. They used horses in those days to pull the trucks. Sometimesit would be pretty slow work, but
my father always finished what he started, and he was very particular inall of his dealings. He was never one to slight his work. He loved toplay his violin every night before he went to bed. I remember very wellone piece that he played--it was called "Bonaparte's Retreat," he couldplay both parts on his violin by himself. He played such pieces as"Turkey in the Straw," "The Devil's Dream," "My Darling Clemintine,""Under the Double Eagle," "Comin' Thru the Rye," "Old Black Joe," and"Home Sweet Home." He also played for dances in his younger days, and theold fashioned square dances. He played by ear, and he seemed to knowevery song by heart. I can almost see him in my mind's eye, sitting inhis rocking chair, playing his violin, the songs he knew so well. Hestill had his violin when he died in 1951."

"David G. Sparks also raised horses - - he had a mare that we calledDaisy, and she raised some very
fine colts. There was one called Babe, others were called Dixie, Bettie,Jack, and others that I do not
remember. There was an incident that I will never forget. We were livingat my Grandfather Minton's
house (my mother's father, whose name was Mahlon Homer Minton). I believethe year was between
1914 and 1918. My Grandfather Minton's place was located at Kinsley,Kansas, where the old
swimming pool is now, in the north end of town across from the railroadtracks. In 1916 it was a pasture,
where we pastured our horses, and at the north-west corner there stood ared barn where my father
sometimes kept his horses. One day when we older children were in school,the fire whistle blew.
Naturally, we left our desks to look out of the window and we could seethe fire from the school house
window. When school was out, I ran all the way home. Sure enough, the redbarn was on fire, and in that
barn were two of our horses tied to the mangers. My mother went into thatburning barn and untied those
horses and led them out to safety while all around outside the neighborskept telling her she would be
burned alive. My mother was a brave woman--she loved horses. She alwayssaid she liked to ride fast
horses - - the faster the better."

"My Grandfather Minton's house had two stories - - there were threebedrooms upstairs where we all
slept and downstairs there was another bedroom, a sitting room and alarge kitchen; there were also
two front rooms. There was a porch that ran from the east side of thekitchen door, clear around to the
west side of the house. There was also a porch upstairs, about the samedistance as the one
downstairs, but it had a banister around it so we could not fall off. Thehouse was painted a light yellow,
and the barn was painted gray--the one that was destroyed by fire waspainted red."

"The large kitchen had three doors leading outside, one was in the east,one in the north, and one in the
south. It was in the kitchen that we ate our meals - - the same kitchenin which my grandmother had
served meals to her boarders. It had a large Majestic coal range stovethat my mother cooked all of our
meals on. There was a large cabinet and a smaller cabinet that held oursupplies, dishes, etc. It had a
sink cabinet that had a pump when we had to pump our water. We had toheat our water to wash dishes
and wash our clothes. In other words, the house was not modern. But Iloved that old house, to me it was
home. I wish to insert here that I have a picture of the old home placebefore the kitchen was built on.
There was a cellar under the house with the stairs leading down to itfrom the kitchen; it was located in
the south-west corner of the kitchen, and that was where my mother storedall of her fruits and
vegetables that she canned for the winter months ahead, and she used todo a lot of canning in those
days. In the sand-hills there were a lot of wild plums that a lot ofpeople would gather and can, also to
make wild plum jelly and plum butter. When it was time to go pick plumsin the late summer, the
expression used was "we are going plumming," and "a plumming" we wouldgo."

"I remember one particular Sunday. My mother packed a picnic lunch, myfather hitched up the team of
horses to the wagon, and my older brother, my younger brother and sister,and myself all piled into the
wagon, along with the baskets and buckets that we would put the plums in.I thought the older children
had brought the lunch along, and I thought my mother had it; anyway, noneof us thought about it, we all
were too excited. We got to the sand-hills and we picked quite a fewplums. About noon, we all brought
our buckets to the wagon to empty the plums into the baskets, so wedecided to eat lunch and pick
some more plums, but to and behold, there was no lunch - - no one hadthought to bring it. Well, we
picked our plums anyway and filled our baskets, then headed home. Onreaching home, the first thing
we saw on the table was our lunch--so we ate our lunch at home. I neverforgot that Sunday - - I was
about 12 years old at that time. My older sister had stayed home, she didnot care to pick plums."

"It was in the sitting room that we all gathered in the evening aftersupper. It was not a large room, I would guess it was about 10 by 12feet, or something like that. In the north-east corner stood a dresserwith a mirror; in the north-west corner stood an organ where my oldersister would play a chord while my father would play his violin. In thesouth-east corner of the room stood a china cabinet where my mother kepther best china and in the south-west corner stood a small stove that weused in the winter time. My
mother's sewing machine stood between the dresser and the organ, and youcan be very sure that we
children were not allowed to play around my mother's machine. My motherbought her sewing machine
in 1911 and she made all of our clothes with it. It was a Singer and wasstill like new when she died on
October 8, 1946."

"On the west side of the sitting room was another door leading to theupstairs bedrooms; beyond this
door, downstairs, was a back bedroom where one night my cousin, ClarenceSparks, who was visiting
us, was sleeping. During the night, while we were all asleep, someonestole into the kitchen and helped
himself to our coffee, bacon, bread, eggs, tobacco, and several otherthings. The next morning, when
we got up, several things were lying on the floor--the thief had notbothered to put them back. Clarence never heard a noise that night, andthe thief got away. We did not have any coffee for breakfast thatmorning, either."

"There were pear trees and a hedge of currant and gooseberries. We madecurrant jelly and canned the
gooseberries to make pies in the winter time. I remember, too, that therewas a cave where we stored
out potatoes, etc. It was also used for a storm cellar when any bad stormheaded our way, and we had
plenty."

"I remember another incident that happened while we lived in myGrandfather Minton's house. One of my
school-mates (her name was Sarah) came over to play one day, and she saidshe would like to ride our
mare, Daisy. Well, we thought it would be all right, but there was onething we did not consider, and that
was Daisy's colt which was in the far corner of the pasture. But Sarahgot on Daisy and was riding along
pretty peaceful when all at once the colt gave out a scream of terror.Daisy heard her cold and whirled
around and galloped off at full speed to the rescue of her colt, withSarah still on her back, hanging on
for dear life. She was bouncing up and down, with her pig-tails flying.The neighbor's stallion had gotten
into the pasture and was trying to kill the colt. Daisy got there intime, ran the stallion off, and saved her
colt. Sarah never forgot that wild ride, nor did I. The stallion was avery mean horse and was responsible
for the death of the neighbor's young brother. I think the horse wasdestroyed afterwards."

SQ 805: "David Sparks, Jr., son of David and Mary (Little) Sparks ,was born about 18O8 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He accompanied hisparents to Tennessee and was married in Madison County, Tenness ee, onSeptember 17, 1827, to Comfort Moffett, daughter of John Moffett ofHardeman County, Tennessee. He was married on the same day as hisbrother Daniel (799). Comfort Moffett was born about 1810 in NorthCarolina. David Sparks, Jr., moved to Prairie County, Arkansas , withhis brother William (800) prior to 1860. From the census records, itappears that David Sparks, Jr., and his wife Comfort (Moffett ) Sparks,were the parents of the following children: [here lists 10 children]".

See the SPARKS QUARTERLY, p. 886 for the following marriage informationfrom Lawrence County, Kentucky, Marriage Bonds (1822-1865):
David L. Sparks & Thursa Curnutte, May 14, 1865. (Book 5, p. 83) Herfather, Reuben Curnutte. Bondsman: David G. Curnutte. Married by EnochGreen, Baptist minister.

SQ p. 4645:
"David Landford (or Lantford) Sparks, son of Garrett and Betsy (Boggs)Sparks, was born about 1844 in Lawrence County, Kentucky. On October 10,1861, he enlisted in Company B, 14th Regiment Kentucky Infantry, alongwith his brother, Walter 0. Sparks. (See Item 9, above.) He was musteredout with his company on January 21, 1865. He was married to ThursaCurnutte on May 14, 1865, in Lawrence County. She had been born about1844 and was a daughter of Reuben ["Bobby"] and Zilpha (Holbrook)Curnutte. David and Thursa had no children. They lived near Martinsburg(now Sandy Hook), Kentucky, where David died on October 16, 1878. He wasburied in the Sparks Cemetery at the Forks of Blaine. In 1893, his widowapplied for a Widow's Pension for his service. (See pp. 4663-4664 of thisissue of the QUARTERLY for an abstract of his pension file. ) [JS:Reproduced immediately below:]

"CIVIL WAR PENSION APPLICATION
"DAVID LANDFORD SPARKS, son of Parrett and Elizabeth (Boggs) Sparks, wasborn about 1844 in Lawrence County, Kentucky. There, on May 14, 1865,he was married to Thursa Curnutte. He served in Company B, 14th RegimentKentucky Infantry. File Designation: Wid. Appl. No. 573,006.

"On March 13, 1893, Thursa Breeding, aged 49, a resident of Leon,Carter County, Kentucky, applied for a widow's pension. She stated thatshe was the widow of David L. Sparks who had been a corporal in CompanyB, 14th Regiment Kentucky Infantry, commanded by Capt. G. W. Green. Shehad been married to Sparks on May 14, 1865, at Blaine, Kentucky, underher maiden name of Thursa Curnutte. Sparks had died at Martinsburgh,Kentucky, on October 16, 1878, of paralysis or heart trouble. She hadremained a widow until April 10, 1887, when she had re-married. Sheappointed C. D. Pennebaker, Washington, D.C., as her attorney. A copy ofthe marriage record of David L. Sparks and Thursa Curnutte, prepared byRobert Dixon, Lawrence County [Kentucky] Clerk, accompanied theapplication.

"J. H. Vansant, a resident of Elliott County, Kentucky, made anaffidavit on April 6, 1893, to support the application of ThursaBreeding. He said he had been well acquainted with David L. Sparks andThursa Curnutte and knew that they had been married and lived together asman and wife until October 16, 1878, when Sparks had died. After hisdeath, his widow had been married to Jasper Breeding.

"On April 7, 1893, Dr. J. C. Rabbe, aged 77, a resident of Stark,Kentucky, testified that he had been the family physician for David L.Sparks for several years, and that Sparks had had attacks of paralysisfor several years prior to his death.

"On the same day, J. M. Vansant, secretary of the Hepburn MasonicLodge No. 576 at Martinsburgh, Kentucky, certified that the lodge recordsshowed that the lodge was called into a special communication on October16, 1878, for the purpose of making arrangements for the funeral of DavidL. Sparks, late master of the lodge. The records further showed that thelodge was convened again on October 19, 1878, at the Forks of Blaine whenthe body of David L. Sparks was interred.

"The War Department confirmed Sparks's military service on February17, 1894. He had been enrolled on October 10, 1861, in Company B, 14thRegiment Kentucky Infantry and had served until he was mustered out withhis company on January 31, 1865. He was wounded in the left shoulder onAugust 6, 1864, and hospitalized near Marietta, Georgia, but had beenreturned to duty.

"On November 30, 1894, Joel Sparks, aged 53, a resident of Stephens,Kentucky, testified as follows: "I was well acquainted with David L.Sparks and was with him on business the day he died. I heard him saybefore he died that he was not right and that he felt numb all over. Iwas with him the day he died till a few minutes before he died and wasnear enough to him when he died to hear them hollowing at the house wherehe died. I got there a few minutes after he died, and the lady of thehouse that was present said he fell over dead off of his seat and that isthe general opinion of everybody that knows him that he died of heartfailure." The statement was witnessed by Lina Hillman and E. J. Sparks.

"On December 11, 1894, Dr. Levi J. Sparks, a resident of Blaine,Kentucky, (JS: and David's brother) prepared a Physician's Affidavit tosupport the application of Thursa Breeding. He said he had known DavidL. Sparks all of his life and was with him in the army. Prior to goinginto the service, David had been a stout, healthy young man, but in theautumn of 1878 he took with a fever and partial paralysis from which henever recovered. Dr. Sparks said he had practiced medicine fortwenty-nine years. He signed the affidavit as "late Hospital Steward,14th Kentucky Volunteers."

"Affidavits were made on July 9, 1895, by D. T. Curnutte, aged 60, andH. H. Gambill, aged 50, both residents of Blaine, Kentucky, in which bothmen stated that they knew David L. Sparks and Thursa Breeding, his widow,were never divorced and had lived together as man and wife until Sparks'sdeath in 1878.

"On November 5, 1896, Lewis R. Swan and Allen Sanders stated that theyhad served in the same military company with David L. Sparks and knew hehad been hospitalized for measles in November and December 1861 atLouisa, Kentucky, and at Catlettsburg, Kentucky. The measles had settledin Sparks's lungs and he developed a chronic cough.

"Despite the number of affidavits and the testimony, no widow'spension was ever granted to Thursa (Curnutte) Sparks Breeding."

"[Editor's Note: David Landford Sparks was a son of Garrett and Elizabeth(Boggs) Sparks and a grandson of Levi and - - - - (Walsh) Sparks. Seepage 100 of the December 1955 issue of the SPARKS QUARTERLY, Whole No.12, and page 4645 of the present issue of the QUARTERLY for additionalinformation about him and his family.]"

David Lilburn Sparks is the grandfather of James Joseph Sparks.

BIRTH:
The date of David's birth has been given in family records as 23September, 1865. No official record of his birth has been located but weare fairly certain that he was born in Glade Spring, Washington County,Virginia. Joseph J. Sparks's birth and death records state that Davidwas born in Kentucky. The 1900 Census cited below indicates Virginia ;the 1910 Census below indicates Virginia; the family record gives thebirthplace as Kentucky. David's entire family was found in the 1860Census in the Saltville area of Washington County, Virginia, five yearsbefore his birth.

David's brother Francis Marion Sparks, born 22 years prior to David in1843 and a veteran of the Civil War, after which he moved to UnionCounty, Kentucky and is shown there as a taxpayer in 1867. David'sfather Solomon became a taxpayer in Union County in 1871 and, apparentlythe family moved there at that time, though there is no record of them inthe 1870 census. Francis was baptised there on July 18, 1867.

MARRIAGE: Union County, KY; License records Book J, Pg 379, 17, Sept .,1886, FHL reel 562211, photocopy of Marriage License Dated 17 Sept , 1886between D. L. Sparks and Mamie T. Stone. Original Certified Statementfrom the pastor of St. Ann's Catholic Church Morganfield, K Y Francis J.Smith sealed and dated February 4, 1935; also from same source, certifieddocument being exact copy of marriage record on page 5 of church recordsin latin with translation into English; In possession of James J. Sparks,San Carlos, CA. Original of certified letter from John M. Syers, Clerkby Dara H. Wallace, D. C. (deputy clerk) dated 3O January 1939. Inpossession of James J. Sparks San Carlos, CA. Photo of Certificate dated18 Sept 1886 between D. L. Sparks and Mamie T. Stone witnessed by Chas.Walker and Julia C. Stone, signed by H. Jacob Kellenaers. In possessionof James J. Sparks, San Carlos, CA.

TAX ROLLS:
Tax List for Union County, KY, 1884 (FHL 8539): "Sparks, Lilburn ;Morganfield; Also 1885 (FHL 8601); 1886 (FHL 162871); 1887 (FHL 162 995)"Enrolled in Militia, no assets."; 1888 (FHL 163126) Morganfield, 1 Horse$50, watch $5, $90 personal property, 1 voter, no children over 6 yearsof age; 1889 (FHL 163248) Morganfield, Lot (real property) $50, total $50.

DEEDS:
1887 deed from Winnie Johnson to D. L. Sparks, Book 38/Page 66, lot inMorganfield (FHL 562165). 1891 deed from D. L. and Mamie Sparks toTaylor, Book 42/Pg 527, lot in Morganfield (FHL 562169).

NOTES: Certificate of Marriage dated Feb 4, 1935 from Francis J .Smith, Pastor of St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, Morganfield, KYstates: "According to the Matrimonial Register of St. Ann's Church ,Morganfield, KY. on the 18th day of September 1886, David LillburnSparks, son of Solomon Sparks and Margaret Ann Brim, and Mary Therisia(sic) Stone, daughter of William Edward Stone and Martha Jenkins, weremarried by the Rev. Theoph. Kellenears in the presence of Charles Walkerand Julia Clemens Stone." Also provided was sealed copy of latinentry in church records as follows: "The following is an exact copy ofthe marriage of Mr. & Mrs. Lillburn Sparks record as found in the Recordsof St Ann's Church on page 5. (latin entry follows). "The translation ofthe above is as follows: 'On the 18th of September I united in matrimonyDavid Lillburn Sparks, Protestant, the son of Solomon Sparks and MargaretAnn Brin (sic) and Theresa Stone, Catholic, the daughter of WilliamEdward Stone and Martha Jenkins. Dispensation was obtained.' WitnessesCharles Walker and Julia Clemens Stone. (signed) Theoph Kellenears."

"The following is a copy of the baptismal record of Oscar VirgilSparks as found in the records on page 34: (latin entry preceeds Englishtranslation): "On the fourth of December I baptized Oscar VirgilSparks, son of David Lillburn Sparks and Marie Thresa (sic) Stone , hiswife, Born on the 21st of October 1887. Martha (Jenkins) Stone stoodproxy for Theresa (Payne) Jenkins. (signed) Theoph Kellenears".Apparently Oscar's maternal great-grandmother Theresa (Payne) Jenkins ,who was then almost 71 years of age and who was the mother of Martha(Jenkins) Stone, then 42 years old, was unable to attend, so Martha actedas her proxy.

Certified letter from the Clerk of Union County, KY dated 3O Jan 1939: "State of Kentucky County of Union...etc. I, John M. Syers, Clerkof the Union County Court, do hereby certify that David Lilburn Sparksand Mamie Teresa Stone were married in Uniontown, Union County, Kentucky,on September 18, 1886, at which time the groom was 21 years the 23 Sept.1886, and the bride was 18 years of age, which Marriage Bond andCertificate are of record in Marriage Bond Book J, page 378-379, in theoffice of the Clerk of the Union County Court.
Witness my hand this 3Oth day of January, 1939. by Dara H. WallaceDC"

The marriage was performed in the rectory of Saint Ann's CatholicChurch, not in the church itself. This was probably because David wasnot a Roman Catholic. The rectory was actually in Uniontown, KY but themarriage was officially entered as having taken place in the church whichwas in Morganfield.

CENSUS:
U. S Census 1900, Henderson Co., KY., Henderson City, 4th Mag. Dist.,Sup. Dist 2, E.D. 55 Sh8, Line 6, June 6 [Soundex S162 T527 1 52]SPARKS, David L. White male, born Sep 1865, age 34, Married 14 yrs; bornVirginia, Father born Virginia, Mother born Virginia ; day laborer, notemployed in last 4 months; can read, write and speak English, rents.Wife: Mamie born 1867 (appears to have been changed from 1866) age 33;born in Missouri, Father born Indiana, Mother born Kentucky. Address: 425S. 6th St. Henderson, KY. Children :
Martha Jun 1890(99?) 10 Born Kentucky Student
Agnes Oct 1891(0?) 8 " "
Mabel Feb (27) 1892 8 " Indiana
Phillipa Apr 1894 6 " Kentucky
Lillian Mar 1897 3 " "
Roberta May (1) 1899 1 " "

CENSUS:
U. S. Census 1910, Henderson Co, KY., Henderson City, SD 2, ED 73 ,Sheet 16, Line 98, to Sheet 17, ln 5, Vol 81; enum. with Mrs Dora D.Spencer, Garland (spouse and others). April 29, 1910; [Soundex S162 T624Reel 480] SPARKS, D. Lil, boarder, white male, 45 yrs old, married 26yrs, (repeats 1900 birthplaces) Carpenter, does odd jobs, self-employed,working. Also present: Mabel, boarder, white female 18, single Joseph,boarder, white male, 8, single, school since 1909.

CENSUS:
U. S. Census 1910, St. Louis Co., MO. St. Louis City; SD 10, ED 321,Sheet 16, page 167 line 91: Mary T. Sparks, age 49, 6 children, 4 living,widowed, a servant at St. Louis Mullanphy Hospital. FHL 1374833.

CENSUS:
U. S. Census 1910 St. Louis Co., MO., St. Louis City; SD 10, ED 25 4,Page 115, line 26: St. Philomena's Industrial School From 1-9; Marie P.Sparks, age 15, Lillian V., age 13, Roberta M., age 10. FHL 13 74830.

CITY DIRECTORY:
CARON'S EVANSVILLE (INDIANA) CITY DIRECTORY, 1907 (Sutro Library)
"SPARKS, David L.; Carpenter, Residence 623 Oak; Mrs. Mamie T.
CARON'S HENDERSON (KY) CITY DIRECTORY, 1912-1913 (Sutro F459H4a18 ) pg235: "SPARKS, David L.; Carpenter [for] P. P. Johnson & Son ;Residence: 216 North Green, Henderson, Kentucky."

CENSUS:
U.S. Census 1920, Jefferson Co. MO., St. Louis, SD 10, ED 529, Ward26: Sheet 6, dated 6 Jan, 1920; Address 4595 A North Market Street , St.Louis: SPARKS, Mary, head, renting white female, age 52, widow, able toread and write. Children: Roberta, daughter, 19, single; Joseph, son,age 17, single; Catherine, daughter 16, single.

NOTES RE CHILDREN:
FHL 1324971 contains Birth Records, Evansville, Vanderburgh County ,IN. Page 159, Jos. J. Sparks, Sep 21, 1902, Book CH-C, P 152; Mary C.Sparks (sic. meant Catherine Olive) April 12, 1904, Book H7 , P 63; MaryS. Sparks (sic. meant Mabel Cecilia) Feb 27, 1892, Book CH-V4, P 7.

NOTES RE RESIDENCES:

David Lilburn Sparks lived with his parents in Washington County,Virginia, moved with them to Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky, about1871. He continued living in Union County with his family, probablyuntil he married Mary Teresa Stone there in 1886. They paid taxes inUnion County until 1889 and sold a lot they owned in 1891. Theyapparently moved at that time to Evansville, Indiana because MabelCecelia Sparks was born there on February 27, 1892 and Virgil died thereon October 13, 1892. However, on April 15, 1895, Maria Phillipa Sparkswas born in Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky, as was Lillian VirginiaSparks on March 24, 1897. Margaret Mary "Roberta" Sparks was born May 1,1899 in Henderson, Kentucky where they were found in the 1900 census. In1902 they were back in Evansville, Indiana, where Joseph J. Sparks wasborn September 21. Catherine was born Apri l 12, 1904 in Evansville.

There is some confusion concerning their whereabouts in 1906. Theirdaughter Frances Helen Sparks was born January 5, 1906, in Princeton,Gibson County, Indiana. However, the following year, they appear in the1907 Evansville City Directory. Perhaps another relative lived inPrinceton and Mary went there to have some assistance in having thechild. Something occurred within the next three years to split up thefamily. Frances Helen Sparks died on March 4, 1909 and was buried inEvansville, Indiana shortly thereafter.

By the time the 1910 census was taken, David was living with Mabel(age 18) and Joseph (age 8) in a boarding house in Henderson, Kentucky,and Mary Teresa was living in St. Louis. She worked as a servant at theSt. Mullanphy Hospital and is shown on the censis as a widow. MariaPhillipa Sparks, Lillian Virginia Sparks, and Margaret Mary Sparks wereliving at St. Philomena's Industrial School in St. Louis. The oldergirls were married.

In the 1912-13 Henderson, KY, City Directory, David was living inHenderson at 216 North Green Street. By the 1920 census, Mary Teresa wasliving in St. Louis with Roberta, Joseph and Catherine. We know thatMary died in Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri in 1945 but gave herpermanent address as Burk City, Missouri. We have no information on theresidence of David after 1913 and, while we believe he survived Mary, wedo not know when or where he died. In her last will dated January 15,1945, she refers to herself as "beloved wife of David L. Sparks".

According to David's grandson, Bill Fornachon, David died in an "oldfolks home" in Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri within two yearsfollowing the death of Mary. He is buried in the county cemetery there.(Verify)

RESEARCH:
Soundex S162 Missouri 1910 1371363; there is no Mary Sparks; there isa Mary T. Sparks, 49 with Sister Gabriella. St Louis City 112 03 21 0276SEW49 Checked Lillian; found aged 13, listed with Sister Ludovane StLouis City 105 0254 0224 INMA W 13 Kentucky Mo.
Checked Martha; Negative. Checked Marie R. (probably Maria Phillipa)aged 15, listed with Sister Ludovane, same as Lillian.
Checked Roberta, (born 5/1/99) found Roberta M. 16, listed with SisterLudovane, same as Lillian.
Soundex S162 Missouri 1920 1826971; checked David, David L., DL, Lilburn, all negative.
Soundex for Missouri 1910 for Martha Quicksell, negative.
Soundex for Missouri 1920 for Martha Quicksell, negative.
Soundex for Missouri 1910 for Agnes Gertrude Baroling, negative.
Soundex for Missouri 1910 for Mabel C. Warner age 18, found Mabel D.Werner, age 20. St Louis City, 098 0459 0131 20 Illinois Mo. enumeratedwith Ira Short.
Soundex for Missouri 1920 for Marie Phillipa Disano, negative .
Soundex for Missouri 1920 for Arnold Fornachon: Missouri Vol 120 , ED529.
Soundex for Missouri 1920 for Arnold Fornachon: Sheet 13, Line 19 .Arnold Fornachon, W., 29, born Missouri, 4651 Ferdinand Street, St .Louis; Lillian, wife, 22, born Kentucky; Dorothy, daughter 1, bornMissouri; Ann, daughter, 4 months, born Missouri.

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!NOTES:
SQ 3187: "David Manuel Sparks was born on January 12, 1869. He
married Minnie Jane Hickman, probably about 1890. She had been born
in 1872 in Mercer County. David died in 1944 at Kansas City, Missour i.
Minnie died in 1952 at Salina, Kansas. They were the parents of seven
children, including a child who died shortly after his birth.
(a) Patricia Sparks was born on January 1, 1892. She married Clau de
H. Brawner. She died on January 13, 1970.
(b) Mildred Sparks was born about 1895. She died in 1909 at the a ge
of fourteen years.
(c) Goldie Imogene Sparks was born on November 1, 1898. She marri ed
Henry Martin. She died on January 17, 1974.
(d) Theordore William Sparks was born on April 23, 1905. He die d on
December 7, 1972. He married Thelma ---.
(e) Lola Avinelle Sparks was born on May 8, 1908. On September 9 ,1926,
she was married to William Abner George in Mercer County. H e had
been born on NOvember 14, 1906, at Ravenna, Missouri. Lola di ed
on August 13, 1969, and William died on December 16, 1980. Th ey
had six children: David L., Theodore, James L., Joan, Linda Je an,
and William J.
(f) Louella Sparks was born on April 12, 1912. She married Orville
Chartier.
(g) Eugene Sparks was born on March 2, 1915, and died two days lat er."

SPARKS QUARTERLY, p. 2969 includes a photo of David and states:

"David W. Sparks, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Naill) Sparks, was bornon July 15, 1833, at Rays Hill, PA. He was among the first men in BureauCounty, IL, to respond to President Lincoln's call to arms when the CivilWar broke out, and he enlisted in Company H, 12th Regiment IllinoisInfantry on May 1, 1861, for a three months period.
Subsequently, he served in Company C, 93rd Regiment Illinois Infantry asa 1st
lieutenant. (See Whole No. 132 for an abstract of his pension file whichis copied below.)

"After returning home from the military service, David Sparks marriedEvaline Pomeroy on June 28, 1863, at Princeton, Illinois. He moved toPhoenix, AR, in 1889 where he died on September 2, 1908. He and Evalinehad three children: Ione, Joseph Lyman and Ralph Waldo Sparks."

SQ 2813, CIVIL WAR PENSION APPLICATION:

DAVID W. SPARKS,
son of Joseph S. and Elizabeth (Naill) Sparks, wasborn on July 15,
1833, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He marriedEvaline Pomeroy on
June 28, 1863, in Bureau County, Illinois. He servedin the 12th and 93rd
Regiments Illinois Infantry. File Designation: Inv.Cert. No. 859,342.

On August 5, 1878, David W. Sparks applied for an invalid pension. He was45 years of age
and a resident of Wyanet, Illinois. He stated that he had enrolled onOctober 13, 1862, as a 1st
Lieutenant and Adjutant of the 93rd Regiment Illinois Infantry commandedby Holden Putnam,
and had served until he had been discharged on December 29, 1862, atMemphis, Tennessee. He said he had been 6 feet tall; that he had a lightcomplexion, light hair, and dark eyes; that he had been a commericalagent at the time he entered service.

"Sparks went on to state that on November 9, 1862, while stationed atCamp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois, he had been ordered to go into Chicagoto arrange for transportation for his regiment, and while on his way, hehad been thrown by his horse which had fallen on him and ruptured hisleft side. The injury had been so severe that he had been forced toresign and return to his home where he had been treated by the familyphysician, Dr. Swanzy, in Bureau County, Illinois. Dr. Swanzy was nowdead. The rupture had left him (Sparks) disabled and unable to earn hissubsistance. He requested that he be placed upon the pension roll. Heappointed Samuel V. Niles, Washington, D.C ., as his attorney. George W.Stone and Matthew Gramer witnessed his signature, and the application wassworn to before L. W. Paddock, Clerk of Bureau Co unty, Illinois.

"On July 5, 1880, Sparks made an affidavit in which he stated that hehad forgotten the name of the officer who had examined him when he wasmustered into the service, but the officer who had treated him for theinjury was Capt. John Hopkins, a physician and surgeon of Company B, 93rdRegiment Illinois Infantry. Capt. Hopkins was now dead, and he (Sparks)could furnish no other medical evidence to support his claim.

"Sparks's application was apparently rejected, for on August 22, 1891,he reapplied for a pension. He was now 58 years of age and a resident ofPhoenix, Arizona Territory. He said that he was now unable to earn hissupport because of the hernia on his left side caused by the horsefalling on him while he was a member of the 93rd Regiment IllinoisInfantry. He went on to say that he had been appointed RegimentalAdjutant on October 25, 1862. He had held that post until he wasdischarged because of his injury on December 29, 1862. He appointedChas. W. Dorsey, Washington, D.C., as his attorney. Eugene Graham andWilliam E. Thomas witnessed his signature.

"On February 8, 1892, the War Department confirmed Sparks's militaryservice in the 12th Regiment Illinois Infantry. He was issued InvalidCertificate No. 859,342 and placed upon the pension roll.

"Sparks responded to a questionnaire from the Bureau of Pensions onJune 6, 1898. He said that he had been marrried on June 28, 1863, toEvaline Pomeroy by the Rev. Aultman at Princeton, Illinois. They had hadthree children, all of whom were living. They were:
1. Ione Sparks, born November 21, 1869.
2. Joseph Lyman Sparks, born January 25, 1872.
3. Ralph Waldo Sparks, born August 18, 1875.

"Sparks applied for increased pension benefits on July 16, 1908 . Hewas now 75 years of age and a resident of Phoenix, Arizona. He said thathe had been born on July 15, 1833, at Rays Hill, Bedford County,Pennsylvania. After leaving the service, he had lived in Bureau County,Illinois, until 1889 when he had moved to Phoenix.

"When David W. Sparks died about two months later, on September 2 ,1908, he was receiving a pension of $15.00 per month."

See SQ p. 4724 for information on this family.

See the SPARKS QUARTERLY, p. 886 for the following marriage informationfrom Lawrence County, Kentucky, Marriage Bonds (1822- 1865):
Delilah Sparks & Elisha Wellman, 1860. (Book 3A, p. 25)

SQ 3904:
"Delila J. Sparks, daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Jayne ) Sparks, wasborn about 1835. She was married to Elisha Wellman on October 11, 1860,in Lawrence County [Kentucky]. He had been born about 1832 and was a sonof Elisha and Sarah Wellman. When the 1870 census was taken of LawrenceCounty, Elisha and Delila had five children.

a. Daniel J. Wellman was born about 1861.
b. Sarah Frances Wellman was born in August 1863. She was marriedto John W. Wells on april 29, 1880. He had been born in April1858, in Wise County, Virginia, and was nicknamed "John, the Baptist."He died on December 27, 1905, in Dial, Texas. Sarah died there in1906. They were the parents of at le ast one child, Claudia Ethel.
c. Eliza J. Wellman wa born about 1864.
d. Ulysses G. Wellman (twin of George) was born in April, 1870.
e. George Wellman (twin of Ulysses G.) was born in April, 1870."

!NOTES:
SQ pg 2972 states: "Delilah Sparks, daughter of Solomon and Rache lSparks,
was born on August 15, 1800. She married Uriah Hughes, probably abou t1820.
He was born about 1794 and was a bricklayer and plasterer. He died i n1866
at the age of 72 years. Delilah died on November 25, 1875. Accordin gto a
History of Bedford County published in 1884, she and Uriah had thre echildren:
Phoebe, William and Bartley Hughes."

!NOTES:
SQ 393 Delila Sparks Conklin lived 91 years and bore 13 children named in
this article. She married David C. Conklin on 23 Feb 1847 in Wells C oIN.
See her picture on page 394.
SQ 3706.