!NOTES:
SQ 582 states she was married to James T. Rutledge.
SPARKS QUARTERLY, September 1984, No. 127; MATTHEW SPARKS (1759-
1841) & AND HIS DESCENDANTS; pg. 2665:
"Martha Naomi Sparks, daughter of John and Sarah (Brooks) Sparks,
was born on June 11, 1826, in Georgia. She was married to James T.
Rutledge, probably about 1852 in Titus County. She died on March 8,
1864, and when the 1870 census was taken of Titus County her children
were living in the household of their uncle, James Brooks Sparks. All
of them were born in Texas. Martha was buried in the Cypress Cemetar y.
Children were: Julia Elizabeth Rutledge; Joseph Rutledge; Charles J.
(or I.) Rutledge; Martha Rutledge." END OF ARTICLE.

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, September 1985, Whole No. 131, p. 2786

DEATH TAKES MARTHA (SPARKS) DAVIS

"We regret to report the passing of another loyal member of The SparksFamily Asso-ciation, Martha (Sparks) Davis, who died on March 15, 1985,in the King's Daughters' Medical Center at Ashland, Kentucky. She hadbeen graduated from the King's Daughters' School of Nursing there in1928. She is survived by her husband, Fred T. Davis; her daughter, Mrs.Sara M. Heald; two sisters, Mrs. Eva Fields and Mrs. Dorothy Murphy; twobrothers, James E. Sparks and Paul E. Sparks; and three grandchildren.

"Martha (Sparks) Davis was born on February 3, 1907, at Burnwell, WestVirginia, and was a daughter of the late James B. and Sarah (Conley)Sparks. Her paternal grandparents were Colby and Martha (Chaffin)Sparks, and her great-grandparents were Hugh and Nancy (Curnutte)Sparks. See the December 1955 issue of the QUARTERLY, Whole No. 12, forfurther details of this branch of the SPARKS family.

"Martha was a most enthusiastic member of the Association and gavegenerously of her time to the promotion of its work. Her majorcontribution was her work with the 1963-1967, the 1968-1972, and the1973-79 indexes. On the latter two, she did the indexing of the surnamesalmost single-handedly, while her brother, Paul E. Sparks, President ofthe Association, did the geographical names. She will be greatly missedfor the untiring work she did for the readers of the QUARTERLY."

SQ pg 4558:

"Martin Sparks, son of Nathan and Nancy (Hancock) Sparks, was born onJanuary 25, 1809, in Tennessee. He was obviously named for his maternalgrandfather, Martin Hancock. He was married twice. His first marriagewas to Rachel Marrs on December 3, 1828, in Wilson County, Tennessee.They were married by James Lester, a justice of the peace; Samuel R.Comer was the bondsman. A few months later, on November 5, 1829,Martin's father gave him sixty acres of land in Carroll County for his"love and affection" for his son. Perhaps the gift was intended as awedding present.

"Although Martin Sparks was married in Wilson County, he and Rachelapparently went to house- keeping on the land that his father had givento him in Carroll County. He was appointed as a road overseer by theCarroll County Court in September 1834. He did not stay in CarrollCounty very long, however. On June 21, 1836, he sold the land that hehad been given by his father to his cousin, Bailey N. Sparks, a son ofIsaac Sparks, Sr. The consideration was $435.

"Apparently, Martin and Rachel Sparks went to Illinois where a son,Benjamin W. Sparks, was born to them in 1837. They returned to Tennesseeshortly thereafter, and a daughter, Eliza Sparks, was born to them therein 1839. It may have been there that Rachel died, perhaps when Eliza wasborn.

"Around 1840, Martin Sparks moved his family to Arkansas, but hishousehold apparently was missed by the census taker of the 1840 census.It may have been in Arkansas that he was married (second) to Martha -----about 1842. She had been born about 1815 in Alabama. When the 1850census was taken of Ouachita County, Arkansas, Martin and Martha wereliving near the village of Locust Bayou with eight children. Also livingin their household was Lafayette Brigance who was shown as twenty yearsold. He was a cousin of Martin."

"Martin Sparks had moved his family a few miles further west toHempstead County before the 1860 census was taken. His wife, MarthaSparks, was not listed as a member of the household; she had probablydied. We have found no further record of Martin. A descendant statesthat he was a Cumberland Presbterian minister. He was the father of tenchildren."

See the SPARKS QUARTERLY, p. 886 for the following marriage informationfrom Lawrence County, Kentucky, Marriage Bonds (1822- 1865):
Martin Sparks & Nancy Colyer, October 20, 1865. (Box 3) His father,Wesley Sparks.

See SPARKS QUARTERLY, September 1997, Whole No. 179, p4853:

"Martin Sparks, son of Wes and Nancy (Kozee) Sparks, was born about1845 in Lawrence County. On December 29, 1861, he was enrolled inCompany G, 5th Regiment, Confederate States Army. He probably served inthat unit until it was defeated in the spring of 1862, when he returnedhome. Then, on December 27, 1863, he enlisted at Grayson, Kentucky, inCompany C, 40th Regiment Kentucky Infantry of the Union Army to serve forone year. He served until December 30, 1864, when he was mustered outwith his company. (See page 4880 of this issue [and below] of theQUARTERLY for an abstract of his pension file.)

After returning from the service, Martin Sparks was married to NancyCollier on October 25, 1865, in Lawrence County. (The license was issuedon October 23, 1864.) Nancy had been born about 1842. She and Martinlived near Fielden, Kentucky, where they had six children before Martin'sdeath on May 18, 1879, at the age of 34 years. After Martin's death,Nancy was married (second) to Martin Gambill on January 2, 1889.

Following an abstract of the pension file of Martin Sparks:

"MARTIN SPARKS, son of John Wesley and Nancy (Kozee) Sparks, was bornabout 1845 in Lawrence County, Kentucky. He died on May 18, 1879, atFielden, Kentucky. He was married to Nancy Collier on October 25, 1865,in Lawrence County, Kentucky. Martin Sparks served in Company C, 40thRegiment Kentucky Infantry. File Designation: Wid. Appl. No. 623,083.

"On October 7, 1895, Nancy Gambill, aged 53, a resident of Blaine,Kentucky, applied for a widow's pension. She stated that she was thewidow of Martin Sparks who had enlisted at Lexington, Kentucky, onJanuary 1, 1864, in Company C, 40th Regiment Kentucky Volunteers. Herhusband had contracted a disease while in service, from which he had diedon May 18, 1879, at Fielden, Kentucky. She had been married to Sparks onOctober 25, 1865, by Walter Osburne. Children born to the marriage, whowere under sixteen years of age at the time of the death of their father,were:

Richmond Sparks, born October 5, 1866
Robert Sparks, born August 28, 1868
Polly Sparks, born August 26, 1870
Rena Sparks, born February 2, 1872
Allen Sparks, born July 3, 1874
Margaret Sparks, born January 5, 1876

"Mrs. Gambill went on to state that she had filed an application for awidow's pension seven or eight years earlier, but she could not rememberthe number. She appointed C. D. Pennebaker & Son, Washington, D.C., asher attorneys. Henry Griffiths and Nathaniel Slone witnessed her makeher mark, and the application was sworn to before G. W. Griffiths, anotary public.

"On December 7, 1895, the War Department confirmed the militaryservice of Martin Sparks. He had been mustered into Company C, 40thRegiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry on December 27, 1863, at Grayson,Kentucky, to serve for one year. He had been 18 years of age; 5 feet, 9inches in height; had a fair complexion, light hair, and black eyes; andhe had been a farmer. He had been present for duty until December 30,1864, when he was mustered out with his company at Catlettsburg, Kentucky.

"On January 6, 1896, Robert Dixon, clerk of Lawrence County, Kentucky,sent a copy of the marriage record of Martin Sparks and Nancy Colliershowing that they had been married on October 23, 1865. He also sent acopy of the marriage record of Nancy Sparks and Martin Gambill, showingthat they had been married on January 3, 1889.

"During the early part of 1896, four of the neighbors of NancyGambill, formerly Nancy Sparks, testified on her behalf. They were: G.W. Stephens, age 58; William Stephens, age 30; J. W. Sparks, age 31; andDaniel Sparks, age 30; all of them residents of Fielden, Kentucky. Theystated that (1) Martin Sparks and Nancy (Collier) Sparks had livedtogether as man and wife from the time of their marriage until his deathon May 18, 1879, and (2) that Martin Sparks had been sick when he cameout of the service and complained that his back and his eyes hurt himcontinually.

"On March 2, 1896, Nancy Gambill swore that she was unable to furnishmedical evidence of the treatment of her late husband, Martin Sparks, hadreceived while in the service. She said that Dr. N. T. Rice had alreadytestified as to her husband's physical condition when he came out of theservice.

"On July 29, 1896, two men who had served in the same military companywith Martin Sparks made affidavits to support the claim of his widow.They were: George Fraley, age 58, of Isonville, Kentucky, and James H.Sexton, age 52, a resident of Cherokee, Kentucky. Both men stated thatthey knew that Martin Sparks had been hospitalized at Mt. Sterling,Kentucky, during December 1864 with a fever, after which time he hadcomplained of pains in his eyes and back. In spite of these affidavits,no Widow Certificate for a pension was ever issued to Nancy Gambill,widow of Martin Sparks, probably because of her remarriage."

The family of Martin Sparks is found in the 1870 US Census of ElliottCounty, Little Fork, KY., living next to his brother Richmond, as follows:
#55: Martin Sparks, 24, b. Ky; Nancy, 25; Richmond, 5; Robbin, 2.

See SQ p4852:
"Martin Van Buren Sparks was born on March 30, 1864. He was marriedto Missouri ["Zue"] Prince on January 20, 1884, in Elliott County. Shehad been born on June 27, 1868. When the 1900 census was taken ofLawrence County, Zue and Martin were living on the East Fork of LittleSandy River. Zue died on February 24, 1907, and was buried in theHensley Cemetery near Webbville, Kentucky. We have not learned the dateof the death of Martin. He and Zue had nine children. They were: RenaBell Sparks, Serilda J. Sparks, Julia D. Sparks, Sarah O. Sparks, WalterVan Sparks, Virgie J. Sparks, James Logan Sparks, Daniel H. Sparks, andMary L. Sparks.

SQ p. 4639:

"Martin Lantford ["Lant"] Sparks was born on April 4, 1863. He wasgraduated from the College of Medicine at Louisville, Kentucky. He wasmarried to Elvessie Alice Rice in 1886. She had been born on October 29,1869, and was a daughter of Nelson T. Rice and Elizabeth Ferguson,according to relatives. Lant practiced medicine at Denton, Kentucky,until about 1910 when he moved his family to Nebraska where he settled atBloomington. He died there on February 10, 1948, and Elvessie died in1957. They had six children: Roy A. Sparks, Herbert R. Sparks, AlonzoEarl Sparks, Henry W. Sparks, Sarah Elizabeth Sparks, and Hillman TaftSparks."

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, June 2002, Whole No. 190, pp. 5387-88:

"Martin Van Buren Sparks, son of William D. Sparks, was born in September1833 according to the 1900 census (which asked the month and year of eachperson's birth) in Surry County, North Carolina; he died in 1909 inPlacer County, California. He was married in Cooper County, Missouri, onApril 5, 1859, to Sarah S. Judy. She had been born in 1843 and died in1916. He had gone with his brothers. Richard and Edmond, to California in1852, but he re turned to Cooper County, Missouri, before 1859 to bemarried to Sarah J. Judy. They then went back to California. They wereliving near Oakland, Alameda County, California, when the 1880 census wastaken. He was shown on that census as 47 years old, a native of NorthCarolina, and a farmer. Sarah, his wife, was then 36 years old, a nativeof Missouri. Four children were living with them in 1880, all born inCalifornia:
Richard A. Sparks, age 15; Ralph E. Sparks, age 10; SallieSparks, age 8; and Thomas A. Sparks,
age 6.

"Mrs. March has written as follows regarding Martin Van Buren Sparks:

The California Death Index shows he died in Alameda County, California,on August 12, 1909. He was buried in the Sparks plot in ManzanitaCemetery, just outside Lincoln, Placer County, California. Martin and hisyoung bride had been in the same wagon train as his brother, Edmond JonesSparks and his family, when they came to settle in California in thespring of 1859. Through hard work and intelligent purchases, MartinSparks acquired large land holdings in Placer, Solano, and Yolo Counties,and he established a large home in what is now downtown Oakland, AlamedaCounty. In 1906 he sold 730.45 acres of his land adjoining Davisville inSolano and Yolo County for the establishment of a college of agriculture.That land is now part of the University of California at Davis.

" At the Daughters of the American Revolution Library in Washington, D.C., there are typewritten transcriptions made by Mrs. L. G. Shavel andMrs. Milton Hogle in 1939 from gravestones in the Manzanita Cemetery.These two women stated in their transcriptions that there was then "amonument on the ground & too heavy to move--could not see if other sidecontained records." They copied the following from the side that theycould see:

M. V. Sparks 1832-1909 Native of North Carolina
Sarah J. Sparks, 1843-1916 Native of Maryland
Martin V. Sparks, son of M.V. & Sarah J. Sparks,
d. June 1, 1865 aged 2 years, 3 mo., 23 da.

"Another gravestone in the same cemetery has the following inscriptions:

Arthur V. Sparks d. July 15, 1872, age 12 y., 8 mo., 25 d.
Luella V. Sparks d. July 19, 1872, age 6 y., 6 da.
Children of M. V. and Sarah J. Sparks

"Perhaps a descendant of Martin Van Buren Sparks will see the aboverecords and provide us with addtional information regarding his family."

SPARKS QUARTERLY, pps 4462-4:

"Martin Van Buren "Van" Sparks, son of Sam and Sarah (Deal) Sparks ,was born on March 4, 1837, in Winston County, Mississippi, on the daythat Martin Van Buren was inaugrated as eighth President of the UnitedStates, and was named for the president. He was just a small boy whenhis parents moved to Fountain Hill in Ashley County, Arkansas . There,he grew to manhood, and in 1859 he was a teacher in the Fountain HillAcademy.

"Van Sparks served in the Confederate States Army during the CivilWar. He entered into service at Camp Terry in Capt. Hillary Ryan' sCompany of Allen's Regiment, Texas Infantry. This company subsequentlybecame Company D, 17th Regiment, Texas Infantry. His incomplete militaryrecord on file in the National Archives shows that on August 6, 1863, he"resigned office of 4rd Sgt.; pay due him as Sgt., April 30 to Aug. 6,1862." From April 17 to May 28, 1864, he was in the C.S.A. GeneralHospital, Shreveport, Louisiana. He was discharged as a sergeant onApril 30, 1865.

"A grandson of Martin Van Buren Sparks recalls that in reminiscing asan old man, his grandfather said that his greatest concern during hisarmy life had been for the safety of his younger brother, Tom Sparks, whoserved in the same military unit -- Company D, 17th Regiment, TexasInfantry. This regiment served in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas.

"Sometime near the end of the Civil War, Van Sparks was married toSusan "Susie" Leonora Bull. She had been born on September 26, 1842, inYazoo County, Mississippi, and was a daughter of Ambrose and Sarah(Maxwell) Bull. Van and Susie started housekeeping in the village of SanSaba, Texas, where Van taught school for one year. Their first child wasborn there in 1866. They returned to Lampasas County shortly thereafter,and it was there that Susie died on March 22, 1870 , of typhoid fever.She left Van with three small children.

"On October 6, 1875, Van was married (2nd) to Mary Elizabeth "Betty"Newton in Lampasas County. She had been born in 1839 in Walker County,Texas. She and Van had one child. Van died on December 12, 1914, inLampasas County, and Betty died on April 11, 1926, in McCulloch County,Texas. They were buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Lampas as County.

"Fred Winchell Sparks wrote the following description of hisgrandfather, Martin Van Buren Sparks:

'M.V.B. Sparks was elected a justice of the peace in Lampasas Countyin1873, and in 1876 he was elected the district clerk of Lampasas. Hethen was elected Presiding Justice, the same as county judge, to servefrom 1886 to 1888.

'After retiring from politics, he was briefly in the mercantilebusiness and then opened a fire insurance office in partnership with another man. This business continued until 1899 when his son, LloydSparks, bought out the partner, and from then on until his death thebusiness was titled "M.V.B. Sparks and Son.'

'Van was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church and served aschurch deacon, although he was a silent parishioner. He did not sing orlead in public prayer and seldom took part in testimonial sessions. As aman, he was stern, serious, stoical, and silent. He seldom laughed andrarely let his feelings be known, either by word of mouth or facialexpression. He was highly respected as a citizen and as a churchman, butfew people really knew him. He detested hypocracy, flattery, andostentation.

'Frontier conditions, financial stringency, and the scarcity ofschools had limited him to a very rudimentary formal education, but hesupplemented what he had by his reading and private studies. He wasparticularly fond of history and biography, and he read everything hecould get his hands on. He took great pride in his handwriting . Duringhis youth, all legal documents and court records were done in pen andink, and he aspired to become a recorder.'"

SQ p. 4042:

"Mary Sparks, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Kelley) Sparks, wasborn about 1742. She was baptized on July 25, 1744, at St. Lukes Church,Church Hill, Maryland. She was "of age" in 1764.

SQ pg 2928 refers to Mary's marriage to a man named Murray and to herthree
sons, John, Joseph and Solomon. (unconfirmed)

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, December 1955, Whole No. 12, p. 101:
"Mary Sparks, daughter of John and Sara (Shores) Sparks, was bornabout 178O, Surry County, North Carolina.; lived in Wilkes County, NorthCarolina, near Trap Hill; married about 18OO Robert Bauguess, son ofRichard, born 12 June, 1776, in Virginia; died about 1872 in WilkesCounty. Children: (all born in Wilkes County, North Carolina):
(a) Nancy Bauguess, born 23 March 18O2; married Thomas Bryan;
(b) Robert Baugess, Jr., married Nancy Sparks (1951);
(c) Solomon Bauguess;
(d) Samuel Bauguess, married --- Yates;
(e) Mary "Polly" Bauguess, born 25 February, 18O9, married IsaiahRose, 17 March, 1826, Wilkes County, North Carolina;
(f) Jane "Jennie" Bauguess, born 4 November, 1810; married JohnHolbrook;
(g) Lewis Bauguess; married --- Holloway ;
(h) Richard Bauguess; married --- Hurst;
(i) Sarah "Sally" Bauguess married---Rosseau;
(j) Lydia Bauguess;
(k) David Bauguess; married --- Hall ;
(l) John K. Bauguess; married --- Forrester;
(m) Fannie Bauguess.

***************

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, June 1986, Whole No. 134, pp. 2889-91:

"Mrs. Dianne (Kidd) May, Box 233, Rockland, Idaho (83271) would liketo correspond with descendants of Robert and Mary "Polly" (Sparks)Bauguess who lived in early Wilkes County, North Carolina. Polly Sparkswas the eldest daughter of John and Sarah (Shores) Sparks. (Here refersto above article).

"Polly Sparks was born about 1782, probably in Wilkes County, and itwas there that she was married to Robert Bauguess about 1800. He hadbeen born in Virginia on June 12, 1776, and was a son of Richard andNancy (McArthy) Bauguess. Robert and Polly lived on a farm across theroad from the Roaring River Baptist Church at Traphill. Polly apparentlydied prior to 1860; Robert died in 1872 at the age of 96 years. Theywere buried in the church cemetery where they were longtime members.

"Robert and Polly (Sparks) Bauguess had thirteen children according toinformation furnished by a descendant. Birthdates of five of thechildren are known; however, the order of the births of the other eightchildren is not certain. We have attempted to put them in logicalsequence. Here is what we have learned about them: " (Here follows somedetails for each child for which see their individual family pages.)

See also SQ p.3263, an article about Lydia Sparks, d/o Reuben Sparks,s/o Solomon Sparks (356). Thus, Mary, d/o John Sparks, s/o SolomonSparks, and Lydia were second cousins. Lydia married Henry Bauguessabout 1820 , son of Richard and Keziah Bauguess, and apparent brother ofMary's husband Robert.

SQ p 2445:

"Mary ("Polly") Sparks, probable daughter of Absalom and Lydia(Elsberry) Sparks, was probably born about 1795, since she needed herfather's consent to marry in 1813. On November 12, 1813, a license
was issued by J.M.S., Clerk of Gallatin County, Illinois, authorizing hermarriage to Allen Miller. Polly's father (unnamed) gave his consent tothe marriage which was performed on December 2, 1813, by the Rev. ReevesCarmack, a Methodist minister. We have no further record of this couple."

!NOTES:
SQ 2970 states: "Mary Sparks, daughter of Solomon and Rachel Spark s,was
born on March 10, 1798. She married Baltzer Morgart, probably abou t1820. He
was born probably about 1785 and was a son of Peter Morgart. Baltze rkept a
tavern for many years and also held some political offices. He was a lso
identified with the interests of the Provident Baptist Church. According to
census records, Baltzer and Mary had at least nine children. He die d in1853
and Mary died in 1874. Their children were Rachel, Christine, Philli p G.,
Andrew J., Abram, Rebecca, Emiline, Mary Martha and Amanda Morgart."

SQ pg 2922 states "James Sparks (597) married his cousin Mary Sparks(601),
probably about 1823. She was born about 1800 and was a daughter of James(495)
and Nancy Ann (Sparks) Rogers (632)."
SQ pg 2926 lists her among the children of James and Nancy.

SQ p. 2600:

"Mary ("Polly") Sparks, daughter of James and Margaret (Ray) Sparks,was born on May 23, 1807.
She married a man named Jones. She is said to have died in ClintonCounty, Indiana. We have no
further information regarding her."

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, Dec 1992, Whole No. 160, p. 4054:

"Mary Sparks, daughter of Solomon and Catherine (Hillegas) Sparks, wasborn on January 4, 1810. She was married to Thomas Ramsay in AdamsCounty, Ohio, on November 13, 1828; he had been born in Columbia County,Ohio, in 1804. He was a cabinet maker. Their children were:

a. Charles Sparks Ramsay, born October 5, 1829.
b. Catherine Ramsay.
c. Solomon Ramsay.
d. George Ramsay
e. Harvey Ramsay.

SQ 3186: Mary ["Polly"} Sparks, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Rose)Sparks, was born about 1812 in Wilkes County, and it was there that shemarried Hampton Holloway in 1834. The marriage bond was issued onFebruary 1, 1834, with William M. Forester as bondsman. Hampton was bornabout 1810 and was a son of John and Mary (Rose) Holloway. When the 1850census was taken of Wilkes County, Hampton and Polly had six children,and there may have been others born later.

a. John Holloway was born about 1834. He married Adeline Mathis.He died in 1864.
b. Cassie Ann Holloway was born about 1835.
c. Andrew Jackson Holloway was born about 1837.
d. Elizabeth Holloway was born about 1838.
e. Franklin Holloway was born about 1839.
f. Richard Holloway was born about 1847."

SQ 3080: "Mary Sparks, daughter of Abel and Sarah (Cochran) Sparks,was born on October 25, 1815, in Tennessee. She died on May 10, 1879, inHampton, Franklin County, Iowa. She was married twice and had childrenby both husbands. According to a descendant, Dorothy L. Creely, there isa marriage record on file in Cooper County, Missouri, dated September 26,1830, for Jacob Waggoner and Polly Sparks. "Polly" was, of course, acommon nickname for Mary, so this is definately the record of marriage ofMary daughter of Abel and Sarah Sparks, to her first husband, JacobWagner. According to the marriage record, Mary Sparks ("Polly") was fromCallaway County, Missouri, when whe was married to Jacob Wagner in CooperCounty. Although the 1830 census indicates that Abel Sparks and hisfamily were living in Crawford County, Missouri, when the federal censusof 1830 wa taken, the fact that Abel's daughter, Mary, was married inMissouri in September 1830 (she lacked a month of being 16 years old),provides further proof that Abel Sparks had moved to Missouri from BondCounty, Illinois, sometime between 1820 and 1827. (Jane Sparks, theyoungest child of Sarah and Abel, was born in Missouri on July 19, 1827.)

"Jacob Wagner, the first husband of Mary Sparks, had been born inPalatine, New York, on August 24, 1807. He was a farmer living in GrantCounty, Wisconsin, when, about 1844, he was killed by a neighbor whostruck him in the head with a fence post. It was winter and there was agreat deal of snow; Jacob Wagner had taken down this man' s fence inorder to take a short cut home. [JS: He certainly got one!]

"Mary (Sparks) Wagner married, second, Joseph Brown who had been bornabout 1810 and died about 1860. He was a Quaker, born in Pennsylvania,and lived his adult life in Grant County, Wisconsin.

"A photograph of Mary (Sparks ) Wagner Brown appears on page 3079.The children of Mary Sparks by her first husband, Jacob Wagner, were:Elizabeth (Wagner) Wanamaker; George Wagner; Sarah Jane (Wagner) Wire(photo on page 3081); Jesse William Wagner; Emdine Catherine (Wagner)Vincent; Solomon Wagner; Jasper Newton Wagner; Jacob Harrison Wagner.

"The children of Mary Sparks by her second husband Joseph Brown were:Apame
Ann (Brown) Wheeler; Minerva (Brown) Humphrey; John Brown; Dave Brown ;Marques
De Lafayette "Mark" Brown; Phoebe Brown; and Mary Idell (Brown) Pride ."

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See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, September, 1972, Whole No. 79, p. 1496:

SOME SPARKS PHOTOGRAPHS

On page 1497 we have reproduced four photographs of Sparks descendants,the originals of which have been loaned to us by Lucia A. (Mrs. Roy T.)Stephens of Portland, Oregon. Mrs. Stephens is a daughter of John PutnamBrown and a great-granddaughter of Abel Sparks (born 1767). A sketch ofthis branch of the Sparks family appeared in the QUARTERLY of December,1958 (Volume 6, No. 14, Whole No. 214), pages 337-39. Mary Sparks, themother of the five women whose pictures are shown on page 1497, was adaughter of Abel and Sarah Sparks.

Abel Sparks (born 1767) was a son of Solomon and Sarah Sparks of SurryCounty, North Carolina (see page 98 of the December, 1955 issue of theQUARTERLY (Volume 3, No. 14, Whole No. 12) for data on Solomon and SarahSparks). Mary Sparks was born while her parents, Abel and Sarah Sparks,were living in Tennessee; she died on May 10, 1879, in Hampton, FranklinCounty, Iowa. She was married twice. Her first husband was Jacob Wagner(born 1807, died about 1844) by whom she had eight children, includingSarah Jane and Emdine Catherine whose pictures appear on page 1497.Mary Sparks married as her second husband, Joseph Brown (born about 1810,died about 1860). They had seven children, three of whose pictures alsoappear on page 1497. All but one of Mary’s fifteen children grew tomaturity. Mrs. Stephens has reported that when her father, John PutnamBrown (1848-1920) was 18 years old, he had 98 cousins.

SQ pg 2456: "Mary ("Polly") Sparks, daughter of William and Rhoda(Pennington) Sparks, was probably born about 1818. She married Alfre dSouthard on October 2, 1838, in White County, Tennessee. He was bornabout 18 18 and was a son of Marlin Southard. According to censusrecords, Alfred and Po lly had at least six children: William G.Southard, John A. Southard, James Sout hard, Mary Jane Southard, RhodaSouthard, and Alfred Southard, Jr."

See also THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, March 1994, Whole No. 165, p. 4272.

SQ 3266: "Mary ["Polly"] Sparks, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah(Jeffreys)
Sparks, was born about 1819. She married Constantine Gray, probably about
1845, and they were the parents of at least seven children.
a. Martha Gray. b. ca. 1846.
b. William Gray b. ca. 1847.
c. James Gray b. ca. 1848.
d. Melinda Gray b. ca. 1852.
e. Bueth Gray b. ca. 1854.
f. Williford Gray b. ca. 1855.
g. Henry Gray b. ca. 1859."

SPARKS QUARTERLY, March 1994, Whole No. 165, p. 4275 states: Mary"Polly"
Sparks, daughter of Jesse and Nancy Sparks, was born about 1819 inVirginia. She was married to Morgan Fultz, and they had thirteenchildren: Daniel, Barbara, Jesse, Nancy, Priscilla, John, J. L. (male),Charles, Colonel, Mary Ann, Roseanna, Eli, and Amanda."

!NOTES:
SQ 198O: "Mary Sparks, daughter of Cornelius and Susannah (Stevens )Sparks,
was born in Wayne County, Indiana, on July 7, 1819, and died in Bucha nan,
Michigan, on July 9, 19O3. She was married twice, first to Christoph erRibble
on September 13, 1837, and, second, following his death on April 2, 1842, to
John Wesson Park on July 13, 1847. John W. Park was born December 29 ,18O8, in
Mendon, New Jersey, and died on May 8, 1877. By her first husband, s hehad on
daughter (Malvina Ribble). By her second husband, Mary (Sparks) Par khad three
children [names follow]."

.

!NOTES:
SQ p 3183: "Mary ["Polly"] Sparks, daughter of Millie and Sallie
(Jennings) Sparks, was born on March 14, 1833, in Indiana. She marri ed
Francis M. Williams. He was born on June 22, 1831. Polly died on Se p-
tember 28, 1878, according to tombstone inscriptions in the Sparks Cemetary
in Boone County (near Ogden), Iowa. She and Francis had at least two
children, John Williams and Eliza Williams."

See the SPARKS QUARTERLY, p. 886 for the following marriage informationfrom Lawrence County, Kentucky, Marriage Bonds (1822- 1865):
Polly Sparks & Lewis Lyon, January 2, 1854. (Book II, p. 77)

See the SPARKS QUARTERLY, p. 886 for the following marriage informationfrom Lawrence County, Kentucky, Marriage Bonds (1822- 1865):
Polly Sparks & Harvey Lester, May 11, 1854. (Book II, p. 72) He 21 yearsold; father, William Lester. She 18 years old; father, Calvin Sparks. Hewas born Taswil (i .e . Tazewell) County, Virginia; she born LawrenceCounty, Kentucky. Witnesses: Wiley Sparks, William Lions, and ThomasLester.

SQ p. 4649:
Mary ["Polly"] Sparks, daughter of Calvin and Sally (Lyon) Sparks, wasborn on November 26, 1836, in Lawrence County, Kentucky. It was therethat she was married to Harvey Lester on May 11, 1854. He had been bornon September 5, 1834, in Tazewell County, Virginia, and was a son ofWilliam and Rutha (Bishop) Lester. Harvey's brother, Isaac Lester, wasmarried to Nancy A. Sparks, a cousin of Polly. (See Item A, 7, above.)Harvey and Polly lived on Hoods Creek where he was a farmer andlumberman. He was also the postmaster of Martha, Kentucky, for severalyears. He died on February 22, 1922, and Polly died on March 16, 1929.They had five children, including two whom were adopted."

SQ pg 4878: Mary ["Polly"] Ann Sparks, daughter of Reuben andMargaret (Pruitt) Sparks, was born in North Carolina about 1845. She wasstill single and living with her parents when the 1880 census was takenof Crawford County, Kansas.

See the SPARKS QUARTERLY, December 1978, Whole No. 104, pp. 2064-2065.

RESPONSE TO QUERY: ABEL SPARKS, born ca. 1828

In the QUARTERLY of March 1977 (Vol. XXV, No. 1, Whole No. 97, page 1890)we published a query
regarding Abel Sparks who was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina,about 1828. He was a son of George and Delia Sparks who moved to RandolphCounty, Indiana, about 1830, then on to Wells County, Indiana, about1836. George Sparks died there in 1843.

Abel Sparks, youngest son of George and Delia Sparks, married ElizabethDouglass in Wells County, Indiana, on May 4, 1850.

A great-granddaughter of Abel Sparks, Doris Cornett (Brown) Macomber,joined our Association recently and has provided some additionalinformation regarding Abel Sparks. Mrs. Macomber writes that early in1852, Abel and Elizabeth Sparks and their small daughter, Mary, joined awagon train headed for Oregon. Almost all of Elizabeth's family, father,mother, married sisters and their husbands, two younger sisters and heronly brother, were members of the same wagon train. Abel Sparks died ofcholera somewhere along the Platt River on June 13, 1852. His widow,Elizabeth, continued on, of course, and settled in Lane County, Oregon.There, on May 23, 1854, she married, as her second husband, James RichardPhillips.

On May 12, 1869, Mary Sparks, daughter of Abel and Elizabeth (Douglass)Sparks, was married in Lane
County, Oregon, to John Joseph Brown, son of Silas Brown and Jane Ann(Blair) Hiatt, a widow. (In the query cited above the father of JohnJoseph Brown was given incorrectly as Charles Arthur Brown.) The firsttwo children of John Joseph and Mary (Sparks) Brown, Ben Leroy and FrankMason, were born in Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon. Sometime between1873 and 1876, John Joseph Broom moved his family to what was then WascoCounty, now Gilliam County, Oregon. On the sheep ranch on Rock Creekthere were five more children born to Mary and John Joseph.

Mary (Sparks) Brown and her husband, John Joseph Brown, were sheepmen whoran five and six large bands of sheep. After the death of John Joseph(June 26, 1890), Mary continued to run the sheep ranch under the name ofMARY BROWN AND SONS and at one time owned over 1200 acres of land inGilliam County, Oregon.

The children of John Joseph and Mary (Sparks) Brown were:

1. Ben Leroy Brown, born Jan. 25, 1872, died March 5, 1883.

2. Frank Mason Brown, born Dec. 21, 1873, died Nov. 25, 1944. He wasmarried to Emma E.
Campbell Dec. 2, 1908 and they had seven children: (a) MalcolmCampbell Brown, born Oct. 20,
1909; (b) Francis Damen Brown, born May 2, 1911, died May 12, 1911;(c) Gordon Thomas Broom,
born Aug. 21, 1912; (d) Mary Jane Brown, born June 21, 1915; (e)Douglas William Brown, born
Nov. 21, 1916; (f) Mason Oliver Brown, born Apr. 15, 1919; and (g)Donald Sparks Broom, born
Nov. 14, 1921.

3. Charles Arthur Brown, born March 11, 1876, died Sept. 12, 1960.He was married to Missouri
Pearl Fitzwater on Dec. 1, 1901. They had five child ren: (a)Chester Arthur Brown, born Jan. 15,
1903, died Oct. 31, 1908; (b) Dean Blair Brown, born Aug. 9, 1906,died June 1976; (c) Daniel
Campbell Brown, born Oct. 25, 1908, lives in LaGrande, Oregon; (d)Doris Cornett Brown, born Nov.
8, 1909, lives in Oak Harber, Wash.; and (e) Dorothy Vernon Brown,born Oct. 13, 1916.

4. Herbert George Brown, born May 16, 1880, died 1964.

5. William Campbell Brown, born July 19, 1883, died Feb. 22, 1964.He was married to Louise June
Merrill March 17, 1909. They had two children: (a) Bremerton MerrillBrown, born May 24, 1914; and
(b) Elizabeth A. Brown, born May 8, 1918.

6. Elsie Ann Brown, born July 25, 1885; she lives in Portland,Oregon. She was married to Frank Ira
Golden on Jan. 28, 1908, and they had three children: (a) LeslieMaud Golden, born Nov. 26, 1908,
died ca. 1959; (b) Stacy Burdett Golden, born July 18, 1912, diedSept. 12, 1915; and (c) Leonard
Douglas Golden, born May 19, 1914, died April 19, 1978.

7. John Joseph Brown, born July 28, 1887, died 1963.

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!NOTES: SQ 3276: "Mary Sparks was b. ca. 1854. She m. John Ezra Linkous,
probably about 1875. He was a minister of the Gospel and a son of William
P. and Mary B. (Cecil) Linkous. John and Mary had at least three children.
(1) Mary "Polly" Linkous was b. Dec 6, 1876. She m. Robert C. Hankins.
(2) Charles B. Linkous was b. Nov. 10, 1878. He m. Molly Turner.
(3) Elizabeth Jane Linkous was b. Oct 18, 1880. She m. Arch M. Whitt."

SQ pg 743 : Elliott County, Kentucky Marriage Bonds (1869-1912): PollySparks and William Stephens, November 8, 1886. (Book 1, page 130)

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!NOTES:
SQ 3192: "Mary Sparks was born on January 3, 1872. She marrie d a man
named Goins, and they lived at Albion, Nebraska."

See SQ p. 232 for birth information.

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!NOTES:
SQ pg 3901: She was married to Jack Shaver.

SQ p. 1565:
Mary Alice Sparks, born May 4, 1884, and died on Nov. 22, 1963. OnJanuary 9, 1901, she married Charles Edward Ernst, a lawyer from Albany,Mo.

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!NOTES:
SQ pg. 4270: "Mary Ann Sparks, daughter of Ephriam and Charlotte Sparks,
was born about 1803 in Lee County, Virginia. She had seven children :Harvey,
Solomon, John D., Tobias, Margaret, Phoebe and Lucy."

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!NOTES:
SQ pg 2777: "Mary Ann Sparks, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth
(Cooper) Sparks, was born about 1824. On February 6, 1840, she was m ar-
ried to Dr. James M. Sharp in Nacogdoches County. He was born abou t 1812
in Tennessee. Mary Ann died in either 1846 or 1847, and Dr. Sharp married
(2nd) Margaret Ann Evans on December 24, 1848. He and Mary Ann had f our
children, all born in Texas:
a. Elizabeth S. Sharp was born in 1841.
b. Emeline E. Sharp was born in 1842.
c. Joseph E. Sharp was born in 1842.
d. Mary E. S. Sharp was born about 1846. When the 1860 census was t aken
of McLennan County, she was shown as 13 years of age and living i nthe
household of her uncle, James Hawkins Sparks."

!NOTES:
SQ 2591 re her marriage to John Brakefield and her 6 children Benjamin,
Silas, Andrew, Louisa, Martha and Alice. "Her first child was name dBenjamin and lived most of his life with his maternal grandparents ,taking their name.

SQ p. 817: Marriage record of Mary Ann Sparks and Layfayette McKenzie,February 17, 1859, Johnson County, Kentucky.

SQ p. 2628:

"Mary Ann Sparks, daughter of Thomas and Martha (Loveless) Sparks, wasborn on January 18, 1843. She was married to Isaac Hanes on March 8,1866, in Clinton County. He was born on January 18, 1833, in SenecaCounty, New York, and was a son of William and Clarissa (Telford) Hanes.Isaac was a Civil War veteran who had been previously married, but wasdivorced. Mary Ann died on November 19, 1916, in Cass County, Missouri.Isaac died on November 9, 1918. They were the parents of six children."

SQ p. 2681:

"Mary Ann Sparks was born on February 6, 1850. She married Jacob Orenderon September 12, 1869. He was born in February 1835. He served as abugler in Company L, 6th Regiment Missouri Volunteers during the CivilWar. He died on May 17, 1915, and Mary Ann died on February 10, 1922.They were buried in Eldon, Missouri. They had six children: John W.Orender, Joseph M. Orender, Tern J. Orender, Lovie M. Orender, Rosa B.Orender, and Pearl M. Orender.

SQ pg 2963 States: "Mary Ann Elizabeth Sparks, daughter of Joseph and
Elizabeth (Naill) Sparks, was born on December 19, 1818, in BedfordCounty, PA.
On February 13, 1838, she married Simon Nycum. He was born on December25,
1818, at Rays Hill, PA, and was a son of John and Mary (Shartzer) Nycum.He
lived in East Providence Township where he was a farmer and localbusinessman,
according to the Nycum Genealogy by Homer C. Nycum published in 1963 .Mary Ann died on February 5, 1892, and Simon died on May 30, 1900. Theywere buried in
the Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetary at Rays Hill. They had ten children. "(See article for info on children, spouses and grandchildren)

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!NOTES:
SQ pps 3702-3: Mary Bea Sparks, daughter of William and Manerva (Powell) Sparks, was born on August 29, 1851, at Mulberry, Crawford County, Arkansas.
Mary Bea Sparks was married to Joseph Larkin Yandell probably in 1873. He had been born about 1850 in Henry County, Tennessee. When t he1880 census was taken, he and Mary Bea were living in Tomlinson To wnshipin Scott County, Arkansas. Joseph Yandell died before the 191 0 censuswas taken, at which time Mary Bea was shown as the head of h erhousehold. She was living in Red Oak, Latimer County, Oklahoma . Herage was given as 53 years. With her was her son, Lloyd O. Yan dell, aged25 years. Living nearby were her sons John D. Yandell an d Joseph ElzieYandell, and a daughter, Mollie Childress. Mary Bea d ied on January 14,1929. She and Joseph had ten children. (See he r photograph taken ca.1896 on page 3702 of the SPARKS QUARTERLY.)

SQ pg 4459: John Knight was a son of Dr. David Knight and a brotherof Rachel Knight and Elnora Knight, wives of John Sparks. Dick Knightaccompanied John Sparks (later governor of Nevada) to Wyoming and becamea cattleman. He and Belle (as she was called) had four children: Mariah,Ed, Susie, and Nora.

sq 4732:

Mary Belle Sparks was born on June 9, 1886, at Peach Orchard, Kentucky.She was married twice. Her first marnage was to Barto Fra zier in June1905. He had been born at Newport, Tennessee, on Feb ruary 22, 1884, andwas a son of Willlam and Eliza (Click) Frazier. He and Mary Belle hadfive children before they were divorced in 1925. Mary Belle was married(second) to David Lambert. He died in 1942, and Mary Belle died on May 4,1948. Her children were: Thelma Frazier, Alma Frazier, Earl S. Frazier,Bernice Frazier, and Barto Frazier, Jr.