SQ pg 2775:

"Newel Crane Sparks, son of Stephen and Emily (Whitaker) Sparks, wasborn on January 21, 1855. He was named for the Rev. Newell W. Crane, aBaptist preacher, who was a close friend of his father. (See
also note under RIN 1451). On August 31, 1876, Newell Sparks was marriedto Laura Fetzer in McLennan County. She had been born on April 3, 1856,and was a daughter of Enoch and Sarah (Martin) Fetzer. She died onNovember 21, 1902. Newell died on March 14, 1926, in San PatricioCounty, Texas.
He and Laura had nine children."

They are buried in the Thomas Mathis Cemetery, Mathis, San PatricioCounty, Texas.

Note: Joe Neal Garrett has him dying in Poteet, Atascosa County,Texas. So has Mary Francis (Kring) Stim by email (ancseeker9@@aol.com).Mary Stimm provided a great deal of information concerning thedescendants of Stephen Franklin Sparks, particularly those of NewellCrain Sparks. Her line is Matthew and Sarah (Shores) Sparks, William,Richard, Stephen Franklin, Newell Crain, Ada, John Paul & Mary.
I am very grateful for her help.

See SQ p. 226 for a copy of the Johnson County, Kentucky - 1850 Censusshowing Nicholas and Dorcas (Ross) Sparks and 8 of their children.

See the SPARKS QUARTERLY, p. 886 for the following marriage informationfrom Lawrence County, Kentucky, Marriage Bonds (1822- 1865):
Nicholas Sparks & Dorcas Ross, December 21, 1837. (Box 3) Bondsman:Robert Ross.

SQ 3797: He was married in 1837 to Dorcas Ross.

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, June 1992, Whole No. 158, p. 3949:
"Nicholas Sparks, son of Thomas and Nianah (Wilcox) Sparks, was bornabout 1812 in North Carolina and was a young lad when he came to LawrenceCounty, Kentucky, with his parents in 1821. It was there that he wasmarried to Dorcas Ross on December 21, 1837. She had been born about1817 in Scott County, Virginia, and was a daughter of David Ross who gavehis consent to her marriage. Nicholas and Dorcas lived in the Flat Gaparea of Johnson County, Kentucky, where they reared twelve children.Nicholas died there sometime between 1870 and 1880, and Dorcas diedsometime after 1880."

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!CENSUS:
1860 US Census, Knoxville, Knox Co., TN, 3nd dist. age 24, a coope r.
page 136, line 129. FHL 805259.

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THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, March 1994, Whole No. 165, p. 4273:
"Nicholas Sparks, son of Solomon and Susan Sparks, was born abou t 1830
in North Carolina. In 186O, he was living next door to his brother J ames
Sparks, in Knox County, Tennessee. We have no further knowledge of h im."
As was stated earlier in the notes for his brother James, I believe t hat
Nicholas Sparks was born about 1836 per the 1960 census, not 1830. Al so
it would seem that he was born in Virginia, not North Carolina, thoug hthe
census is silent on that point (or I failed to copy it down.)

SQ p. 817 for marriage information.

This is Nila Sparks who has furnished a good deal of information aboutthis branch of the Sparks family.

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SQ pg 3404: She was killed in an automobile accident.

Information about Noah's birth date and place together withinformation about his son Ransome Sparks, Ransome's children, his sonWilliam Franklin Sparks and William's childreen, was obtained from JeffWilliams on the internet. Mr. Williams is a grandson of FlorenceGertrude Sparks, daughter of William Franklin Sparks. The name of hiswebsite is (11/99):
http://www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/JeffreyLWilliams/Williams/index.htm
Mr. Williams, whose email addreess is MITNWVNC@@aol.com stated that hisgrandmother is still living at the age of 93 as of November, 1999.

SQ pg 2632:

" She married Edward H. Eichelzer late in life, having waited tomarry in order to take care of her younger brothers and s istersfollowing her mother's death. She and her husband lived in Detroit. Bothwere buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery there. Irma (Cory ) Wells hasprovided us with a copy of the will of Nola May (Sparks ) Eichelzer datedJuly 2, 1953. From this we know that her husband preceeded her indeath. They had no children and she left her property to her brothersand sisters, or their children."

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, December 1996, Whole No. 176, p. 4730:

"Nora Jane Sparks was born on October 2, 1882. She was married toSamuel J. Jobe on September 15, 1900, in Lawrence County. He had beenborn in 1872 and was a son of Harvey and Elizabeth (Hicks) Jobe. Sam wasan attorney at Akron, Ohio, for many years. He died in 1933, and Noradied in 1963. They had five children: Goebel Jobe, Homer Jobe, MiltonJobe, Hubert Jobe, and Martha E. Jobe."

SQ pg 2782: Nora Sparks married Bud Smith.

On Monday, 3 September, 2001, I received an email from Ginger Smith(BosqueRiver@@aol.com) as follows:
"My grandmother was Nora Ellen Sparks, (born) 10 Aug 1885 born in oraround Waco TX, died 18, 19 May 1956 in fort Worth TX while visiting herson. Married 1901 Aspassion Caruth (AC or Bud) Smith. (born) 11 July1879 in or near Valley Mills, Bosque County, TX died 3 April 1951 at home.
"They lived in Iredell, Bosque Co. TX 6 children, 4 girls, 2 boys, onewas my dad now all gone.
"Grandma had 1 brother I know of Tom Sparks, no children, 2 sisters Iknow of, Ola (or Olla) never married, and Ella Sparks Davis 1 girl, 1 boy.
"From childhood I remember other Sparks lived in Iredell. I do notremember them or Smith. They can't help me now; all are dead. All theOLD ones who knew are gone making this so hard for us.
"Grandma was part Indian...."

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SQ 4068: He was married to Barbara Ann Baker in April 1957 at Anderson, Indiana, and they had three children: Julia, Norma, and David .Norman was married (second) to Ethel Smith. He died October 3, 19 89.

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, June, 1973, Whole No. 82, pps 1566-7:
Norval Sparks, son of Elijah and Elizabeth (Weaver) Sparks, was bornin 1800 on Bank Lick Creek, Campbell County, Kentucky. He was marriedabout 1825 to Jane E. Johnston, a native of New York, who was born about1806. Norval Sparks died in 1877; his wife, Jane, died in 1855. She wasa member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceburgh, Indiana, whenthat church was established in September, 1829.
According to the HISTORY OF DEARBORN, OHIO AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES,INDIANA, published in 1885, Norval Sparks was six years old when hisparents moved to Lawrenceburgh. As a youth, he was a clerk in themercantile house of George P. Buell and in 1822-23 he opened his owndrygoods store in Lawrenceburgh. When the general business crash of 1838swept the country, his business failed. Coincidentally, the death of abrother-in-law that same year provided Norval with an opportunity to takecharge of his brother-in-law's grocery and feed business and he stayedwith that business until his death in 1877. He was also a member of theBoard of Directors of the branch of the Indiana State Bank which wasestablished in Lawrenceburgh in 1834.
The 1850 census of Dearborn County, Indiana, shows Norval and Jane(Johnston) Sparks living in Lawrenceburgh with four children: Margaret,David, America, and John. Their fifth child, Ann, was not listed on thatcensus. The HISTORY OF DEARBORN etc. referred to previously, gives arather lengthy biography of David Sparks, son of Norval and Jane.According to that source, Norval and Jane (Johnston) Sparks reared fourchildren: Margaret J., David E., America E., and John W., while fourother children died in childhood. Why their daughter Ann was omitted isnot known."

JS Note: Notwithstanding the information contained in the last paragraphabove, in a report prepared by Paul Sparks, on page 423 of the SPARKSQUARTERLY, Whole No. 27, there appears the 1850 census for DearbornCounty, Indiana as follows:
City of Lawrenceburgh
(p 263)
694-113 Sparks, Norvel 49 (M) Kentucky Merchant
" Jane L. 44 (F) New York
" Daniel E. 22 (M) Indiana Clerking
" Ann C. 14 (F) "
" John W. 12 (M) "

In THE SPARKS QUARTERLY for March, 1995, Whole No. 169, p. 4446, the 1860census for Dearborn County, Indiana appears as follows:

City of Lawrenceburg Post Office: Lawrenceburg
Page 6. Census taken by Jacob P. Dunn on June 5, 1860
33-36

Last Name First name Age Sex Occupation Property values Born
Sparks, Norval 59 (M) Grocer - $600 KY
" Margaret 33 (F) IN
" David E. 31 (M) Merchant $2000 -$2000 IN
" Ann 24 (F) IN
" John 20 (M) Grocery Clk. IN
Depri [Depew?], John 15 (M) Merchts. Clk OH

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See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, June, 1973, Whole No. 82, pg 1564:
Norval G. Sparks was born, according to his application for a CivilWar penison, on November 1, 1837, at Greensburg, Indiana. He died atMoores Hill, Indiana, on April 29, 1923. On August 16, 1861, he enlistedin Company A, 18th Indiana Infantry Regiment and was discharged on August28, 1865. When he was 84 years old in 1921, he stated in a pensiondocument that at the time of his enlistment he was 5 feet, 10 inchestall, with a fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, and that he had beena student. He began receiving a pension immediately upon his dischargeand by the time of his death the amount had been increased to $72 permonth.
In a document dated September 7, 1877, found in his pension file inthe National Archives, he described his disability as follows: "InNovember or December, 1861, while in Missouri and shortly after makingthe famous 'Fremont Forced March' to Springfield, Missouri, I was takenwith severe diarrhea and fever and was sent to Genl. hospital atOtterville, Mo. ... In May 1863 while at the Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., Iwas detailed by order of Gen. Carr to take command of the Ambulance Corpsand while active in that capacity I received the injury which wasoccasioned by being in too close proximity to our heavy guns. My hearingwas greatly impaired."
In 1877 he was a school teacher, but as his deafness increased, hehad to give up his profession. He eventually became entirely deaf.(Pension file WC 942-693, National Archives.)
Norval G. Sparks was married on April 10, 1870, at Florence,Switzerland County, Indiana, to Ella A. Craig. They had two children,Charles D. Sparks, born December 16, 1871, at Forence, Indiana, andJessie P. Sparks, born February 5, 1879, at Moores Hill, Indiana.

Josine was doubtless of Dutch origin; she was probably born prior to1650. Our most important clue that her maiden name was Boyer (or Boeyaror Boeyer) is contained in a curious entry in the minutes of the NewCastle Court of Novem ber 5, 1678:

Josyn Boeyer, the wyfe of Mr William Semple, for hur unhandsome & illbehavior being heretofore bound over to the Court, The Court, (in hopesof hur better behavior) did Continue the prsentment till next Court day.
William Sample, who had been appointed a magistrate in this Court onlyfive months earlier, must have found himself in an awkward situation withthis Court's notice of his wife's "unhandsome & ill behavior." We willreturn to this incident later in this article. Our interest at thispoint, however, is that in this record his wife is identified by, webelieve, her maiden name, "Josyn Boeyer." This is given further credenceby a Court record dated March 15, 1679/80. As seen in this, in 1675 a mannamed Justa Andries (also written as Andersen) had purchased a tract ofland lying on Christina Creeke in New Castle County, the record of whichcould not be found because of the neglect of the town's clerk at thattime, a man named William Tom. (There are frequent statements in theseCourt records complaining about Tom's neglect of his duties.) In order toprove that he had purchased the tract (400 acres) of land, Andriesprevailed upon the justices of the Court to obtain confirmation fromthose who had sold him the 400 acres, they being Robert Scot, JosynMarshall, widow of John Marshall, John Cosins, and John Boeyer.Apparently this tract had been inherited by these four individuals. Ofthese four, John Boeyer and Josyn Marshall attested in person to the 1775sale. It is the belief of this writer that John Boeyer and Josyn Marshallwere brother and sister, and that Robert Scot and John Cosins werehusbands of Josine's sisters. Four of the magistrates, including WilliamSample (Will: Sempill), signed this document.
We underwritten, the Justices of This Towne of New Castle Doe herebyCertifie That upon tfle Request of Justa Andries we have made Examinaconand doe fiend that there was heretofore in the year 1675 sould and madeover by Rob: Scot, Josyn the widow of John Marshall deceased, JohnCosins, and John Boeyer unto him the said Justa
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Andries a seartaine Pattent for fouer hundred acres of land Lying andbeing in Cristina Creeke aforesaid betweene the Land of Jan Staalcop &the mill Creeke as by the said Pattent baring date the first of october1669 may more att Large appeare by the neglect of the former Clercq MrWilliam Tom (as is supposed) nothing Can bee found upon Record thereofhowever Living wittnesses To witt John Boeyer and Josyn marshall andothers do attest that there was such a Transport Past In the Court of newCastle In witness Whereof wee have herunto sett or hands at New-Castlethis 15 day of March 1679/80.
(was signed)
John Moll
Pieter Alrichs
J: d'Haes
Will: Sempill
The charge by the New Castle Court against Josine Sample for her"unhandsome & ill behavior" noted earlier, appears to be explained in aCourt record of November 3, 1680. This reads:

Josyn the wyfe of William Sempill in open Court did Terme & call Ryniervander Coelen a man wth twoo fathers, a murtherer, a Roug and a dogh. MrWill: Sempill desiers that the Case may be referred till next Court tothe end he may bee the better provyded, wch the Cort Grant and doe orderthat the plt & deft [i.e., Rynier Vander Coelen and Josine Sample] beeboth & each of them bound in a bond of £40 for their good behavior tillthen, hee wch first breakes the peace and afronts the other shall beeImediately Imprizoned & pay the sd 40 pounds.
The next meeting of the Court was on December 9, 1680, but there was nomention in its proceedings of Josine' s "unhandsome & ill behavior." Itwas during Court session, however, that:
Jan Boeyer was this day sworne Constable of this Towne of New Castle inthe roome of Jan Biscus [John Bisk] for one year or till another beesworne in his Roome.
Jan Boeyer [John Boyer] was, we feel certain, a brother of Josine Sample.When the Court met on May 3, 1681, John Boeyar (as his name was spelledon this occasion) brought "an action of Slaunder" against Hendrik VandenBurgh, in which Josine was mentioned.
Susanna the wyfe of Geo: Moore sworee in Cort sayeth that, shee washingatt the house of Jan Hermsen did heare Hendrik Vanden Burgh say that thewastecoate wch John Boeyar had was Lyke to the wastecoate hee had Lost,and the deponant replyed that shee had seen such a wastecoate wch Aeltie[wife of John Boyer] brought from William Sempills wyfe & therefore didnot thinke itt to bee the same & further sayeth nott: Peter Claesensworne Sayeth that he heard Hendrik vanden Burgh say that hee supposedthe Blancquet which Brantie [?] had bought of John Boeyar was his & attan other tyme hee heard Hendrik vanden Burg's wyfe say that itt was a sadthing that a man must see hur owne things Every day worne & wth that thedeponant sawe Aeflie Boeyars pas by but whether shee was meant thedeponant nowes nott: Edmund Cantwell Swore sayeth that being in theoffice of Mr Herman, Hendrik Vanden Burg Came in there and the deponantasked what was the matter wth him he replyed that John Boeyar had in theStreet threatned to stryke him, wth the Constables stike and that JohnBoeyar had bad him to goe to mistrs Darby; an ugly theefe as hee is sayedthe sd hendrik whereupon the deponant sayed you must not say soe. Yesreplyed the sd hendrik. I: can proove itt and further sayeth nott.
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The cort thought itt fitt to referre this action untill next Court day &the deft hendrik vanden Burgh then to appeare, or Else Judgemt to passwth out delay.

The case of John Boyar against Hendrick Vanden Burg, labeled in the Courtproceedings of July 6, 1681, "In an action of Slaunder," was decided asfollows:
The deft being 3 tymes called did not appeare nor none for him. Thisaction haveing Long Continued in Cort Contrary to the order of the LaestCort, The Court doe therefore order him to pay the sume of 50 gilders asa fyne for the Slaunder sence hee did not proove [disprove] it; and thatthe deft pay the Costs of suit.
Recallng that it had been Rynier Vander Coelen who had complained aboutJosine Sample insulting him in Court, and that it had been Hendrik VandenBurg who was fined for his slander against John Boyer, the followingentry in the minutes of New Castle Court for December 6, 1681, isinteresting:
Justice Alrichs, Justice Will: Sempill & Justice Dehaes are of opinion,that drink shall be sould by the halfe aneker but not by the smallmeasure & the halfe anckers Carried out of the Towne as before.
It is this Corts opinion & order that all those as have sould drinke tothe Indians Contrary to a former order of this Cort bearing date the 2dday of August 1680, and the Tolleration of the Governor shall be fynedaccording thereto.

The Constable John Boeyar prsents Hendrik Vanden Burgh and Reynier VanderCoelen for selling of drink to the Indians by the small measure [i.e., bythe glass].

John Boyar sworne in Court Sayeth that hee has seen Hendrik Vanden Burghtake drinke by the bottell to the Indians, and that hee sawe twoo Indianwoomen drinke small chyter att Reynier Vander Coelens. This Case referredtill next Court.

Unfortunately, the extant record of New Castle's Court proceedings endsat this point. From 1681 until 1699, the only record that we have of theCourt's actions pertains to land and probate matters. It is among theserecords, however, that were published by the Colonial Society ofPennsylvania in 1934, we learn of the death of William Sample ("WilliamSempill") in December 1682 and have the text of his will dated December11,1682. A transcription of William Sample's will was given earlier inthis article, with the added information that, although he had clearlydesignated James Walliam and Samuel Land as his executors, his widow,Josine, convinced the Court that she should be the executrix, withWalliam and Land to serve as "overseers & assistants to the widdow." Fora woman to prevail in this manner at that time was most unusual.

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[Here appears a map, beneath which is the following caption:]

This page contains a map of New Castle County, Delaware as it looked inthe 17th Century.

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Events Leading to and Following the Death of William Sample

We shall probably never know how it was that William Sample had become"Sick and weake in Boddy" as he described himself in his will datedDecember 11, 1682. Was it disease, of which there was always plenty inthe 17th Century, or was it an accident that brought on his quick demise?He had been present when the Court of New Castle met on November 2, 1782,at which none other the "The Right Honorble: Proprietry: William Penn"had been present with five Council members, including Captain WilliamMarkam, the new Deputy Governor of the "Lower Counties." On November 9,1682, when Capt. Markam called a special meeting of the New Cas tle Courtto announce that, henceforth, every Saturday would be set as the town's"Market Day," William Sample was present. The Court did not meet againuntil the following first day of January at which the first order ofbusiness was the appearance of John Bisk and Jonas Arskin who did"Solomly declare in Cort: that they were personally Prsent and did heareand See William Sempill Declare, Signe and Seale this his Laest will andTestament." There followed the transcription of the will.

With the annexation of the "lower Counties" to Pennsylvania, the Dutchand Swedish inhabitants could become English citizens through petition totheir county courts. There can be no doubt that William Sample had beenan English citizen by birth, whereas Josine was of Dutch origin. AsSample's wife, however, Josine shared her husband's English status, butas his widow, she was no longer considered an English citizen. So it wasthat, on February 21, 1862/3, two months following her husband's death,Josine was one of 71 inhabitants of New Castle County who signed apetition expressing their "desire to bee Naturalized." Her name appearedthereon as "Josyn Sempill." Only one other female was included, a widownamed Mary Blocq (Block).

As noted earlier, on April 19, 1681, William Sample had obtained, througha petition to the Court of St. Johns County (the name of which becameKent County the next year), a tract of 600 acres. As was English custom,the first owner of land could choose a name for it; the name chosen bySample was "The Vinyard." There was no specific reference in his willto this 600-acre tract in Kent County; it was simply included among his"worldly goods" that "I give, devyse and bequeath unto my dearly belovedwyfe Josyn Semple and my Little daughter Margaret wth [the] Rest of mywyfes Children..." A Kent County tax list of 1684 includes "The Vinyard"(600 acres), under the name of "Widdow Sample."

As we have noted earlier, the one property owned by William Sample thathe did not include with the rest to be divided among his heirs, was atract of land in New Castle County, on a branch of Christina Creek, thathe left specifically to his daughter, Margaret: "to my Little daughterMargaret all my Estate in Christina Creek or upon a branch of the saidCreeke..." He also directed that his widow, Josine, place livestock onthis land for the future benefit of Margaret. This land was undevelopedat the time he made his will.

As shown on the map of New Castle County on the previous page, ChristinaCreek flows some four or five miles northeast of the town of New Castle.The manner in which William Sample's land there had come into hispossession is not revealed in the New Castle Court records. From latertax records, however, we know that it comprised 400 acres.

The manner in which William Sample came into possession of a town lotshortly be fore his death may illustrate the advantage he enjoyed as ajustice of the New Castle Court. The Court minutes of September 6, 1681,contain the following:

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Upon the motion of Justice Will: Sempill ordered that if the Cooper, HansCoderus, doth not settle his Lott Granted him by this Court Lying next toEngelbert Lott, within one yeare after the date of the grant, then hee toforfeit the same and Mr Sempil to have preferrence to take itt up beforeany others.
It had been during a meeting of the Court on April 6, 1680, that thejustices had granted to Hans Coderus one lot of land "within this Towneof New Castle Provided hee himself settles the same & follows the Cooperstrade for Incourradgemt [encouragement] & the Conveniency of theInhabitants."
It was not until the Court met on May 2, 1682, however, that confirmationwas made, among several other grants of land, that Sample acquiredownership of this lot: "Granted to... William Sempill the Lott which wasformerly Granted to Hans Corderus & not improved."

Tax lists were compiled following William Penn's appointment as Governorof the "Lower Counties" in accordance with his careful record keeping.These reveal that William Sample's widow now owned both the land onChristina Creek, in trust for her daughter, Margaret, but town lots inaddition to the one formerly granted to Hans Coderus. From WilliamSample's will, we know that Josine had children by her first husband,John Marshall, (called "the rest of my wyves Children"), and that Josinehad held property that had been left to her and/or her children by herearlier husband. With her marriage to Sample, however, that property,under English law, would have come under his control. After his death in1682, however, it would have reverted to Josine and to her children byMarshall. A tax list for the town of New Castle in 1683 shows her, as"Josyn Sempel," taxed for two town lots in the amount of two shillingsand two pence. As a woman, she was not taxed as a "tithable," however.Taxed and living near her in the town of New Castle in 1683, were thefollowing individuals whose names also appear in other records pertainingto William and Josine Sample: James Walliam, John Bixcus (Bisk), Emeliusd. Ring, and John Henrickson.

In a New Castle County tax list of 1684/5, "Joslyn Semple" was shown with400 acres of land and one town lot; her total tax on this property was 5shillings and 5 pence that year. This town lot was doubtless the one onceowned by Coderus. The name of John Biscus follows that of "Joslyn" inthis list; he held three town lots. James Walliam is next (one town lot).John Boyer is also included with one town lot and Mathyas De Ring withthree.

In his will, William Sample had referred on four occasions to his wife'schildren, besides his and Josine's one child, their daughter, "littleMargaret." Since he made no mention of any children of his own, we mayassume that if he had been married prior to his union with Josine, therehad been no issue.

From available records, we can identify only one of Josine's children byher first marriage to John Marshall; this was Cataline, wife of JonasWright. It was at about the time that Josine was married to her thirdhusband, William Hamilton, former close associate of William Sample, thather children petitioned the New Castle Court for their inheritance to beprotected. It was Jonas Wright, son-in-law of Josine (though he calledhimself a son), who presented the petition on behalf of "himself and therest of the orphans." By definition at the time, an orphan was one whosefather was deceased, and it was not unusual for a son-in-law to identifyhimself as a son of his wife's mother. The following New Castle Courtaction was dated January 17, 1688/9:

Upon the Peticon of Jonas Wright the Son of Josyne Hamilton in behalf ofhimself and the rest of the orphans. The [Court] haveing considered thematter of the Peticon doe appoint James Walliam & Edward Blake who aredesired to be Supervers of the estate & usuage of the sd orphans, andJohn Biscus, John Hendickson & Emelius De Ring are appointedAdministrators in the behalf of the orphans.
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The sd John Discus, JnO Hendrickson & Emelius De Ring Joyntly & Severallydoe Recognize themselves & heirs &ct in the Sum of one thousand pounds tothe Court of Orphans for the time being of the County of newcstle torender a true accopt [and] make good pay of all the estate of the orphansto them committed: when thereunto lawfully required.

James Walliam, one of the two men appointed by the Court to supervise"the estate," had been one of the executors named by William Sample inhis will. The name Bisk was sometimes written "Biscus" as in the aboveCourt document, and the John Biscus named here as one of theadministrators to act on behalf of the "orphans" was the John Biskmentioned in the deed of March 31, 1696, transcribed earlier in thisarticle. It is also interesting to note that in the February 21, 1682/3petition to the New Castle Court for citizenship that included "JosynSempill," there were also the names of Emilius D'Ringh and JanHendriksen.

Margaret Sample, Wife of William Sparks, Jr.

As we have noted earlier, it was in or about 1695 that William Sparks,Jr. was married to Margaret Sample. In his will, William Sample hadcalled Margaret "my little daughter." She was probably born about 1676and was probably 18 or 19 years of age at the time of her marriage.William Sparks, Jr. was probably a little older than Margaret.

We cannot be certain where William Sparks, Jr. was living in 1695. In the1696 deed quoted earlier, he was identified as a resident "of theprovince of Maryland." He and his father, William Sparks (died 1709),had witnessed the will of John Ellet in Talbot County, Maryland, inOctober 1695. Talbot County then included what became Queen Annes Countyin 1706.

On December 2, 1696, William Sparks, Jr. and his father were among 62"Military Officers of Kent County, Maryland" who signed a pledge ofloyalty to King William III expressing their shock on learning of anassassination plot to restore King James II to the English throne.

We can be sure that William Sparks, Jr. lived close enough to New Castle,Delaware, for him easily to have become acquainted with Margaret Sample.With their marriage, William, of course, came into possession ofMargaret's inheritance.

In the will of the senior William Sparks in 1709, he had left property toeach of his four sons (William, Jr., George, John, and Joseph), as wellas to a grandson, Charles Hynson, whose deceased mother had been adaughter. He also mentioned a granddaughter, a child of his son, William,Jr., as follows:

I give to my Daughter, that is to say my grand Daughter, being thedaughter of my Son Wm. Sparks, one year heffer with all her femaleIncreias to be marked and Delivered for her use presently after my Death,the males to go to him or them that Shall or does take care of the same.
Unfortunately, William Sparks, Sr. did not include the name of hisgranddaughter in his will. Perhaps his singling her out for a specialgift was simply because she was his first granddaughter. A discussion ofthe tracts of land that William Sparks, Jr. inherited from his fatherwill appear in a future issue of the QUARTERLY. Here we note, however, aland transaction that proves Margaret (Sample) Sparks was living in 1710.She died at some point during the next two decades, however, for anotherdeed proves that William, Jr.'s wife's name in 1730 was Ann.
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The senior William Sparks (died 1709) had a brother named John Sparks whodied in Kent County, Maryland, in 1700. In his will, John Sparks had lefthis 100-acre farm, that was described as part of a larger tract called"Bucks Hill," located in Kent County on the north side of Chester River,to his two sons, John, Jr. and George Sparks, who were still in England.To claim their inheritance, however, John Sparks required that one orboth of these sons would have to come to Maryland "to enjoy it." (Thetext of the will of John Sparks was published on pp. 1377-78 of theQUARTERLY of March 1971.) Neither of these sons of John ever came toAmerica to claim their inheritance, however, although they attempted tohave an intermediary do so for them, an attempt that failed. By March1710, John's oldest nephew, William Sparks, Jr., had become the land'sowner, following the death of John's widow, Elinor Sparks. (Note: Afterthe death in 1709 of the elder William Sparks, his son, William, Jr., wasno longer called "Junior" in court and land records. We will continue torefer to him as "Jr." in this article, how ever, for the sake ofclarity.)

On March 6, 1710, "William Sparks of Queen Anns County and Margaret hiswife" sold this land to William Cummings (spelled "Comegys" in this deed)of Kent County, Maryland, for 3,500 pounds of tobacco, the commoncurrency of Maryland at that time. Acknowledging the possibility that hisuncle's sons in England might still claim this land, the followingstatement was included in this deed. (Punctuation has been added forclarity.)

...... said William Sparks & Margarett his wife, their heirs Extrs andadmtrs [i.e., executors and administrators], Shall & will from time totime & att all times for Ever hereafter warrant & for Ever defend thebefore granted premises to the said William Comegys, his heirs & assigns,for Ever against the hris [heirs] & Successors of John Sparks, Deceased,Onckle [uncle] to the aforenamed William Sparks, as alsoe any otherperson or persons Claiming Right by heire Ship from the said John Sparks,Deceased...
It was required in Maryland that deeds be presented to the Court of thecounty in which the land was located to be registered and recorded.William Sparks, Jr. presented this deed to the clerk of the Kent CountyCourt, John Smith, on March 79 1710. Margaret did not accompany herhusband on his journey from their home in Queen Annes County to KentCounty to sign this deed and present it in Court (See Land Records JS #N, pp.248-49 of Kent County.) Instead, she appointed a family friend, whomay also have been a relative, Michael Haskett, to represent her. Herappointment of him was recorded with the deed, following:
Know all men by these prsents that I Margrett Sparks of Queen Anns Countyhave & doe appoint my trusty & well beloved friend Mr. Michell Haskett ofKent County to be my true & lawful attorney for & in my name, stead &behalf, to affix my name to a Sertain Deed of Sale for one hundred akersof Land as in the Said Deed may more lawfully appear and also toacknowledge the same as the law directs, to Wm Comegys, his heirs &assigns for Ever, Rattifling & holding good & firm in Law Whatever mySaid Attorney Shall act in & aboute the prs. In witness whereof I havehereunto sett hand and fixed my Seal this [blank] day of March anno Dom1710/11. Signed, Sealed & delivered in the Presents of us
[Names of witnesses not recorded.]
[her]
Margaret M Sparks
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The last land record found for William Sparks, Jr. is dated March 3,1729/30. Called "William Sparks of Queen Annes County Planter" in thedeed, he sold to Thomas Honey for 6,000 pounds of tobacco the tract ofland called "Sparks Outlet" comprising 114 acres that he had inheritedfrom his father. His brother, George Sparks and wife Mary, witnessed thefact that William had received payment from Honey. Particularlysignificant is the fact that the wife of William who signed the deed withhim in 1729/30 was Ann Sparks. Both signed by mark. Margaret (Sample)Sparks must have died prior to 1729 and Ann must have been a second wifeof William Sparks, Jr.

The Sparks family headed by the senior William Sparks were members of theChurch of England, and they worshipped at St. Paul's Church atCenterville, now the seat of justice of Queen Annes County.Unfortunately, no records of birth, marriage, and death survive for thisearly period. There is a record, however, from 1728, that reveals thatWilliam Sparks, Jr., along with his brothers, John and George Sparks,were among the members of St. Paul's who petitioned the Maryland GeneralAssembly to create a new parish nearer to their homes. Their petition wasapproved, and St. Luke's Parish, located at Church Hill in Queen AnnesCounty 48 miles east of Annapolis, was created that same year.

Baptisms, marriages, and deaths were recorded at St. Luke's and mostsurvive today. None has been found pertaining to William Sparks, Jr.,however. Another William Sparks, Jr. was recorded as dying on January 15,1731, (under the Gregorian Calendar, 1731), but he was the son of JohnSparks, brother of William. He was called "Junr." in this record so hewould not be confused with his uncle. There is also a record of the deathof an Anne Sparks that reads: "Anne the wife of William Sparks, deced.,December 16, 1730." This was probably the second wife of the William whomwe have designated as "Jr." throughout this sketch.

Maryland landowners were required to pay an annual tax to the colony'sLdrd Proprietor. It was called a "rent" tax. The 1734 "Rent Roll" forQueen Annes County happens to survive, and it shows "William Sparks" asstill owning a tract called "Royston," that he had purchased in 1722, aswell as "Adventure" that had once be longed to his father, William Sparks(died 1709). No further reference to William Sparks, Jr. has beenfound, nor has research by Dr. Gibb, our Maryland researcher, revealedany record of his selling either of these two tracts. We believe that heeither died about 1734 or that, possibly, he moved with his son, WilliamSample Sparks, to Frederick County, Maryland and, perhaps, died there.

William Sample Sparks, son of William, Jr. and Margaret (Sample) Sparks(he was probably their eldest son) was born about 1700.

The marriage record in the register of St. Luke's Parish dated August 4,1732, for a William Sparks and Mary Courmon (or Corman) may have beenthat of William Sample Sparks, but we cannot be sure. If so, it wouldsurely have been a second mar riage for him. Our only actual record inQueen Annes County in which his full name appeared is on page 236 of theRegister of St. Luke's Parish under the financial accounts for the year1736. William Sample Sparks was recorded there as having moved awaywithout paying his annual Church of England tax required of every adultmale regardless of actual Church membership. William Sample Sparks hadleft for Frederick County still owing six pence.

In moving west to Frederick County, William Sample Sparks had eitheraccompanied or followed his uncle, Joseph Sparks, to the part ofFrederick County that is now (since 1837) the western portion of CarrollCounty, Maryland. It is possible that, as noted above, his widowedfather, William Sparks, Jr., accompanied him and died there.

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As noted earlier, an article devoted to William Sample Sparks appeared inthe QUARTERLY of December 1989, Whole No. 148, although at that time webelieved that his mother's maiden name had been Margaret Hamilton basedon the erroneously copied document discussed near the beginning of thepresent article. As noted in the December 1989 article as well as that ofJune 1997, records exist proving that William Sample Sparks moved withmembers of his family from Frederick County, Maryland, to the Forks ofthe Yadkin in Rowan County, North Carolina, in about 1754. There heoperated an ordinary, or inn. Since we have found no record of his owningland while living in Frederick County, Maryland, it is quite possiblethat he had operated an ordinary there, also. Readers are referred to thetwo articles cited above for further details of the life of WilliamSample Sparks. We believe that he died in North Carolina about 1765.

Known Children of William Sample Sparks

Because no probate records appear to exist pertaining to William SampleSparks, and with the lack of any evidence that he owned land, we havefound it to be quite difficult to identify his children. Based onindirect and circumstantial evidence gathered over a half-century amongdocuments found in both Maryland and North Carolina, however, the latePaul E. Sparks and the present writer concluded that we could state withcertainty that he had four known sons and one daughter. He appears tohave had two, possibly three, wives.

Typical of the male descendants of the immigrant William Sparks, who diedin Queen Annes County, Maryland, in 1709, William Sample Sparks named hisfirst son William Sparks, born about 1725 in Queen Annes County; he diedin Surry County, North Carolina, in 1801/02. He had accompanied hisfather in his move west to Frederick County, Maryland, in 1734/35 wherehe was married to Ann ----, William did not accompany his father in hismove to the Forks of the Yadkin (then) Rowan County, North Carolina, inor about 1754, but he followed him there a decade later, in 1764. Alengthy article devoted to William Sparks (ca.1825-1801/02) appeared inthe QUARTERLY of June 1991, Whole No. 154, pp.3752-3898. He and his wifeAnn were the parents of children named William, Jr., Matthew, Rachel,Nancy (?), James, Margaret, Thomas, Benjamin, and Jeremiah.

(The end of this article will be found in the notes for the second"child" of Ann??? and William Sparks)

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SQ pg 2596: After her mother's remarriage in 1865, she becam e award of Page B. Severson and received a Minor's Pension for her f ather'smilitary service.

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SQ pg 3408: Olive M. Sparks had three sons by her first marriag e toSamuel Haner: Richard, Robert, and Lloyd Haner.

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SQ 3181: Olive Malinda Sparks, daughter of David and Betsy (Bass)
Sparks, was born on September 12, 1863. She died on August 6, 1954.
She was married to George Holtz in 1883, and they had four children:
Raymond, Dwight, Violet and Glenn.

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SQ pg 3404: They had three children: Duane, David and Linda Rice.

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SQ pg 3409: They had two children: Ronald and Thomas Henderson.

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SQ pg 3696: They had five children: Lois, Luther, florene & Loren e(twins), and Francis Marion "F.M."

See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, December 1954, Whole No. 8, pp. 50-51:

Oral Sparks was the first Vice President of the Sparks FamilyAssociation and wrote a letter to the association on pages 50 and 51concerning his descent. His photograph appears on the cover of Whole No.8, pg 49, and again on the cover of Whole No. 31, September 1960 with anarticle about his purchase of a Maxwell auto.

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See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY for June 1966, Whole No. 54, p. 979 (the cover)for a photograph of Oral A. Sparks at approximately 8 years of age withhis parents John G. and Martha (Hughes) Sparks. See also on pp. 980 - 81for the following death announcement:

DEATH TAKES ORAL A. SPARKS

It is with deep personal sadness that the editor reports the death of hisfather-in-law, Oral A. Sparks, on June 11, 1966, in Corydon, Iowa, at theage of 78 years.

Oral A. Sparks was born on March 6, 1888, on his parents' farm near Clio,Iowa. He was the only child of John Garland and Martha (Hughes) Sparks,whose portrait, with Oral as a child, appears on the cover of this issueof the QUARTERLY, John Garland Sparks was born on May 14, 1851, inWilkes County, North Carolina, the son of Joel Sparks, Jr., and Almyra(Lane) Sparks. He died in August, 1923. Martha (Hughes) Sparks, daughterof John Frederick and Mary Jane (Flemming) Hughes, was born in ScottCounty, Indiana, on April 20, 1850, and died in Clio, Iowa, on April 15,1927. Joel Sparks, Jr., grandfather of Oral A. Sparks, was born in SurryCounty, North Carolina, in May, 1824, and died on August 19, 1862, fromwounds suffered as a Union soldier at the Battle of Lone Jack in JacksonCounty, Missouri, on August 16, 1862. Joel Sparks, Jr., was married toAlmyra Lane in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on September 5, 1844. Shewas born in 1822 and died on June 28, 1870, in Johnson County, Missouri.Joel Sparks, Sr., great-grandfather of Oral A. Sparks, was born in NorthCarolina about 1795; he moved to Missouri, settled in Lafayette County,and died in Bates County, Missouri, about 1861. Joel Sparks, Sr., was ason of Matthew Sparks, who died in Surry County, North Carolina, in1819. Matthew Sparks was a son of William Sample Sparks who moved toNorth Carolina from Frederick County, Maryland, in the 1760’s. WilliamSample Sparks died in Surry County, North Carolina, in 1801.

Oral A. Sparks was graduated from the Allerton, Iowa, High School in 1907and subsequently attended a business college in Des Moines. In 1909 heattended a trade school in Kansas City, Missouri. Most of his life wasspent as a farmer on land which his Grandfather Hughes purchased from theU.S. Government in 1854.

On June 7, 1911, Oral A. Sparks was married to Alice Evelyn Mace,daughter of Albert Alonzo and Annie E. (Prince) Mace. To this union wereborn one daughter and two sons, Mrs. Sparks died on October 19, 1961,after which Mr. Sparks continued to live on his farm until his death.Always interested in history arid antiques, Mr. Sparks organized a smallmuseum in his home to which he delighted in welcoming visitors. He wasproud of his family heritage and was a charter member of The SparksFamily Association. Members may recall the several articles which heprepared for the QUARTERLY. Although a member of the Baptist Church inhis early life, he had long been closely associated with the ClioMethodist Church.

Mr. Sparks is survived by his three children: Melva (Mrs. Russell E.Bidlack) of Ann Arbor, Michigan; Gerald Sparks of Tulsa, Oklahoma; andthe Rev. A. Harold Sparks of Grundy Center, Iowa. Eleven grandchildrenalso mourn his passing.

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SQ 3185: "Orvel Chester Sparks, son of John and Nancy (Cartwright)
Sparks, was born on June 16, 1984. He was married to Viola May Harve y on
December 22, 1915, in Boone County, Iowa. She had been born on Apri l 12,
1899, in Illinois and was a daughter of William J. and Mary Ann (Till y)
Harvey, natives of England. Orvel and Viola had eight children.
(a) Bertha May Sparks born December 16, 1916.
(b) Glenn Chester Sparks born October 10, 1918.
(c) Frances Annetta Sparks born February 24, 1920.
(d) William Ronald Sparks born April 17, 1921.
(e) Alice Marie Sparks born August 7, 1923.
(f) Whanetta Jane Sparks born June 22, 1925.
(g) Marjorie Ann Sparks was born June 9, 1927. She was married t oCarl
Arvid Larson on January 7, 1944. He had been born on Septembe r 1,
1924, and was a son of Erik David and Hulda Sofia (Safstrom) Larson.
The Larsons have three children: Sheryl Lou, Vickie Sue and La nceLee.
(h) Betty Arlene Sparks was born on January 6, 1929."

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SQ 3361: "Oscar and Katie have eleven children: Elton, Esther, Clinton,
Earl, Donald, Carl, Bonnie, Ralph, Gerald, Troy, and Freddie."

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Oscar Virgil Sparks was baptized by Father Theoph. Kellenears i nSt. Ann's Catholic Church, Morganfield, KY on December 4, 1887, die d onOct 10 1892 before his 5th birthday and was buried in St. Joseph 'sCatholic Cemetary, Evansville, Indiana. For baptism record detail s seeDavid's Individual Data Sheet (RIN 12).

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SQ pg 3701: She was married to a man named Creed.

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SQ 2776: Paul Caldwell Sparks, son of Newell Crane and Laura (Fetz er)
Sparks, was born on March 1, 1887. He married Annie Longorie and the yhad
one child, Pauline. Paul died in 1925."

Paul E. Sparks was the President and Co-founder of the Sparks FamilyAssociation commencing in 1951. In the SPARKS QUARTERLY for March, 1953,Whole No. 1, p. 2 we find:

"Paul E. Sparks was born 17 January, 1910, on a farm in LawrenceCounty, KY. After graduating from Morehead (KY) State College, hemarried a classmate, Mary Sue MIller, in 1933, and came to Louisville asa public school teacher. In 1938, after getting his M.A. degree fromNorthwestern University, he was appointed public school principal, aposition he held until 1942 when he entered the Army. In 1946, uponrelease from the service, he resumed his school principalship. He andMrs. Sparks have one son, Robert, age 8."

In the September, 1956 issue of the QUARTERLY, Whole No. 15, we findPaul's picture on the cover with the caption PRESIDENT, THE SPARKS FAMILYASSOCIATION. Commencing on page 150 is:

"Paul E. Sparks, President of the Sparks Family Association, whosepicture is featured on the cover of THE SPARKS QUARTERLY for this issue,was recently awarded his Doctor of Education degree at the University ofIndiana. We are all very proud of Paul's accomplishment, particularly inview of the fact that his thesis is a practical and timely contributionto knowledge, for it is a study of the teaching of reading in our modernschools." (The article in the August 12, 1956 issue of the LouisvilleCourier-Journal begins with a summary of Paul's findings. It concludesas follows:)

"Sparks, 46, a native of Louisa, KY., has taught in Louisville schools21 years. He has been at Frayser eight years and before that wasprincipal of Emmet Field four years. He also has taught at WesternJunior HIgh, J. Stoddard Johnston, and James Russell Lowell. He beganhis teaching career in Lawrence County. He has a bachelor's degree fromMorehead State College and a master's degree from NorthwesternUniversity. He served four years in the Air Force and was discharged asa captain. He lives at 155 N. Hite with his wife, and son, 11.

"Sparks began work on his doctorate in 1951, attending school mostlyin the summer. He tood a sabbatical leave in the spring of 1955 and wasat I. U. for eight months. He was president of the LouisvillePrincipal's Club in 1949 and is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, honoraryeducation fraternity. He is the only city school principal with adoctorate." (End of Article in the Louisville Courier-Journal.)

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See the Sparks Quarterly for December 1956, Whole No. 16, pp 183-184 forthe following article:

AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

By: Paul E. Sparks

(Editor's note: The following sketch was written by Paul upon the requestof the editor to accompany his picture which appeared on the cover of theSeptember, 1955, issue of the QUARTERLY. It was received too late,however, to be included, but because a number of members of theAssociation have requested more information about our President, we arepleased to include this interesting record in the present issue.)

I was born January 17, 1910, at the head of Morgan' s Creek in LawrenceCounty, Kentucky. Our post office was Yatesville, two miles away. Welived a few hundred yards down the creek from my paternal grandparentsand to "go up" to Grandpa"s was an exciting adventure--and a reward forgood behavior.

Events, worthy of recall to my contemporaries of eastern Kentucky, whichI enjoyed were: cane-strippings, molasses-making, corn-shuckings,bean-stringings, and taffy-pullings. These were practical affairs, aswell as social occasions. The oldsters came to help, to gossip, and tocriticize the young; the young came to help, to gossip, and to criticizethe old. All of these affairs were great moments in my young,impressionable life.

My father, James B. Sparks, was a man of considerable ambition. He was acandidate for county political offices on two occasions, but, being aDemocrat in a normally Republican county, he suffered defeat both times.He then decided to move to a coal mining village in Pike County,Kentucky, but my mother persuaded him to leave the mining field and go toAkron, Ohio. There, in 1922, my mother passed away, and I returned withmy brother and sisters to live with. my paternal grandparents on Morgan'sCreek.

From the year I returned to my Grandfather, Colby Sparks, to the presentI have been greatly interested in the SPARKS family, and it is to myGrandfather I give all the credit for the intense effort I have put intothis most fascinating hobby.

On June 3, 1951, Colby Sparks passed away at Louisa, Kentucky, at the ageof 93. He was born September 22, 1857, at Mount Savage, Kentucky, inCarter County. Long before his passing I had obtained from him the namesof his people--for he was possessed of a most remarkable memory and akeen interest in his family. His father, Hugh S. Sparks, had been acollier in the embryonic steel industry in eastern Kentucky when the WarBetween the States began. On October 19, 1861, Hugh Sparks joined theFifth Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Confederate States Army, atPrestonsburg.

In January, 1862, the Confederates, under General Humphrey Marshall, metthe Union forces under Colonel James A. Garfield at Middle Creek,Kentucky. The skirmish was a draw, but the Confederates withdrew, andmany of them returned to their homes. One of my grandfather's earliestmemories was that of sleeping with his father high upon a mountain sideon a snowy night, and then helping his mother drag wood down the slope tohide her tracks when she brought breakfast to her husband-soldier. HughSparks's army career, however, was doomed to an end, for in September,1862, he was captured by Union soldiers in Lawrence County, Kentucky, andtaken to Camp Chase, Ohio, where he was imprisoned. Subsequently, he wastaken to Cairo, Illinois, placed aboard the steamer Emerald, and taken toVicksburg, Mississippi, where he was exchanged on November 1, 1862. Nolater official records refer to him, nor does anyone we have contactedhave any definite word of him.

I received most of my grammar school education in the one-room school onMorgar' s Creek--a school, by the way, which is still in existence. Iattended Louisa High School at the county seat and was graduated there in1927. Two years of pre-engineering followed at Akron University, Akron,Ohio, but in 1932 I returned to eastern Kentucky and enrolled at MoreheadState College, Morehead, Kentucky. After graduating in 1933, I returnedto my home county and taught in the high schools at Webbville and Elaine.Then in 1935 I came to Louisville to teach in the public schools.

In 1938 I received my Master of Arts degree from Northwestern University,Evanston, Illinois, and the following year I was appointed principal ofField School in Louisville. In 1942, I entered the Army as a private, butreceived a commission as second lieutenant in the Air Corps in August ofthat year at Camp Wolters, Texas. After tours of duty at Maxwell Field,Alabama, Ellington Field, Texas, Randolph Field, Texas, I finally settleddown at Selman Field, Louisiana, where I spent three years in trainingnavigators. I was discharged from the service in February, 1946, at FortDevens, Massachusetts. I returned, of course, to Louisville--and to myschool work.

In 1932, I met Mary Sue Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Miller, ofMorehead, Kentucky, and we were married in November, 1933. We are theparents of a 12-yearold son, Robert.

I am an Episcopalian, member of Crescent Hill Masonic Lodge, member ofPhi Kappa Tau fraternity, member of Phi Delta Kappa honorary educationalfraternity, a Jeffersonian Democrat, and a past president of theLouisville Principals Club.

(Editor’s note: For more information on Paul’s ancestors see theDecember, 1955, issue of the QUARTERLY, pp. 97-104.)

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Another article appears in the June, 1999, edition of THE SPARKSQUARTERLY, Whole No. 186, pp. 5146-8 relating to his death on March 4,1999. On the cover is the same photograph found on the cover of WholeNo. 15, referenced above.