Table of Contents from Published Quarterlies(Updated October 9, 2023)
The Sparks Family Association, 1-3
The Origin of the Name Sparks, 7-10
The Sparrowhawk Family in America, 1790, 11-12
Daniel Boone and the Sparks Family, 13-16
Early Sparks Immigrants to America - Virginia, 19-23
The First Sparks in America Association with Master John Rolfe and Powhatan in the Year 1611, 25-26
Early Sparks Immigrants to America - Virginia, 27-29 (continued)
Sparkses In the American Revolution, 29-30
Governor Chauncey Sparks - Living the Life of a Former Governor, 33-34
Thomas Jefferson, a Sparks Descendant, 35
Sparkses in the American Revolution [Pension Application of James Sparks of Jackson County, Indiana], 40-45
Letter to the SFA Members by Oral A. Sparks of Clio, Iowa 49-51
Sparks Place Names in America, 51-53
Sparks Marriage Bonds from [Surry and Wilkes Counties] North Carolina, 54-58
D. A. R. Information [Rules for Membership], 61-63
Sparkses in Kentucky 1790, 1800, and 1810, 63-65
Sparks Records In New Jersey, 66-68
Colonel William C. Sparks and His Descendants, 70-74
The Naming of Sparks, Kansas, 75-76
Persons Named Sparks in The Rolls of People Leaving London (1616-1679), 76-77
The Bible Record of David Sparks [died St. Clair County, Illinois, 1845], 76-77
The Sparks Family of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 79-85 [continued in No. 13, March 1956, p. 109]
Obituary [including ancestry] of William Granvil Sparks [1868-1955], 85-86
Sparks Families in Tennessee - 1820 and 1830 [census records], 89-92
The Genealogy of 1.2.5.1.2 John Sparks, Revolutionary War Pensioner of Wilkes County, North Carolina, 97-104
[See also issue Whole No. 26, June 1959; Whole No. 44, December 1970; and Whole No. 113, March 1981]
Sparks Marriage Bonds from Rowan County, North Carolina, 106-07.
James Sparks, Sea-Captain of Philadelphia, 107
The Sparks Family of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 109-21 [continued from No. 11, September 1955, p. 121]
Sparks Families in Texas - 1850 Census, 122-25
Sparks Families in Alabama - 1830 Census, 127-28
The Sparks Family of Orange, Culpeper and Madison Counties, Virginia, 129-47
Query [regarding Samuel and Mary (Hurd) Sparks], 147
Epitaph on Tombstone of Samuel Sparks, 1810-1845, 147
Family Record Preserved by Harry L. Sparks, 155-157 [Includes Articles of Agreement between Martin Sparks, born ca. 1780, and Green Clay in Madison County, Kentucky.]
Sparkses in the American Revolution [pension application of John Sparks of Salem County, New Jersey], 157-59
A Nebraska Blizzard [a letter written in 1891 by John Garland Sparks], 161
Additional Sparks Marriage Bonds from Rowan County, North Carolina, 161
Sparkses of Rockingham County, North Carolina, 162-64
Sparks Families in the 1850 Census [of Union County, South Carolina, Schuyler County, Illinois, and Huron County, Ohio], 164-67
Tree-of-Life Quilt [a quilt showing members of the family of William Sparks of White County, Tennessee], 169-71 [See also issue no. 119, September 1982, p. 2452-57, for a detailed study of this family.]
Family Memories [an autobiographical sketch by Ben Sparks, born 1889 in Rushville, Indiana, a great-grandson of Hugh Sparks] 172-75 [For additional information on this family, see issue no. 78, June 1972, p. 1477-85, and issue no. 97, March 1977, p. 1896.]
Will of David Sparks (ca. 1788-1861) of Hendricks County, Indiana, 175-176
Sparkses in the American Revolution [pension application of Matthew Sparks, 1759-1841, born Rowan County, North Carolina], 177-82 [For further information on Matthew Sparks and his descendants see issue no, 127, September 1984, p. 2644-69.]
An Autobiographical Sketch [by Paul E. Sparks, President of the Sparks Family Association], 183-84
Inscriptions on Tombstones in the Old Pilesgrove M.E. Cemetery at Sharpstown, New Jersey, 184
Sparks Families in the 1850 Census [of Platte County, Missouri; Wilson Henry, Hickman, and White Counties, Tennessee; and Baltimore County, Maryland], 185-88
William Perry Johnson - A Biographical Sketch [One of the founders of the Sparks Family Association], 189-91
Sparks Marriage Bonds of Lawrence County, Indiana, 191
Obituary of Dr. Proctor Sparks, 192
Sparks Families in Kentucky - 1850 Census [through Daviess County], 205-209 [Continued In issue no. 18, June 1957.]
Sparks Families in Kentucky - 1850 Census [Estill County to Lawrence County], 219-29 [Continued from issue no. 17, March 1957, and continued in issue no. 19, September 1957; see also issue no. 103, September 1978, for additions]
Sparks Families in Kentucky - 1850 Census [Lewis County through Trimble County], 233-39. [Continued from issue no. 17, March 1957, and Issue no. 18, June 1957; see also issue 103, September 1978, for additions and corrections.]
Sparks Marriages, 1779-1851, Baltimore County, Maryland, 240
Wiley Sparks Family Bible Record, 241 [Wiley Sparks, 1808-1890, was of Lawrence County, Kentucky.]
Sparks Marriage Bonds of Orange County, North Carolina, 241
John Sparks (1717-1802) of Glouster County, New Jersey, 242-44
Sparks Data in New Jersey Wills from 'The Archives of the State of New Jersey' [1695-1764], 244-49
Sparks Data in New Jersey Wills from 'The Archives of the State of New Jersey' [1764-1777], 261-63
Query - Family of Albert Cyrus Sparks, 1830-1915 [born Lewis County, Kentucky, died Fort Scott, Kansas], 264-66 [See also issue 24, December 1958]
Sparks Marriages in Maryland [from Anne Arundel, Caroline, Cecil, & Dorchester Counties], 266-67
[Three] Early Sparks Marriages in Virginia [1 in Fauquier County & 2 in Westmoreland County], 267
Death Takes Thomas McHenry, Jr., 268
Sparks Families in the 1850 Census: Blount County, Tennessee, & Tioga County, New York, 268-69
A History of the Martin P. Sparks & Thomas H. Sparks Families of Georgia , 271-280
Personal Record [a biographical sketch of Charles H. Smith, grandson of Thomas Hunter Sparks], 281-85
Additional Data on Early Sparkses of New Jersey, 286-87 [Supplement to the article appearing in issue 19, September 1957]
Record of [Sparks] Births in Kentucky. 1852-1862 [Adair County through Elliott County], 288-290
18. Josiah Sparks of Baltimore County, Maryland, and His Descendants, 293-307
Descendants of 18.5 Matthew and Prudence Sparks Through Their Son, Lemuel
The Story of Thomas Hunter Sparks (1814-1863), 308-314
Query [regarding parentage of John Sparksborn in Indiana, 1832, died in Oklahoma about 1900], 323
Sparks Families in Indiana - 1820 and 1830 [from census records], 326-30
Record of [Sparks] Births in Kentucky. 1852-1862 [Estill County through Lawrence County], 330-33
Additions to the Albert Cyrus Sparks Family Record, 336 [See issue 20, December 1957]
Death Takes George William Wagner, Great-grandson of Abel Sparks, 337-39
Early Sparks Records in Connecticut, 340-46
Record of [Sparks] Births in Kentucky. 1852-1862 [Letcher County through Trimble County], 351-55 [Continued from issue 23, September 1958]
Sparks Families in Alabama- 1850 Census [Benton County through Lauderdale County], 351-55 [Continued in issue 25, March 1959]
Autobiographical Sketch of Russell E. Bidlack, editor of THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, 357-360
Descendants of Thomas H. Sparks (1814-1863) [of Polk County, Georgia], 360-66
James Sparks (1802-1866) and His Descendants [born South Carolina, died in Shelby County, Alabama], 367-72
Query - William Sparks, Sr. [born ca. 1809, died 1860, of Hardeman and McNairy Counties, Tennessee], 373-74 [Addition information on this family appears in issue 45, March 1964.]
Sparks Families in Alabama - 1850 Census [Lawrence County through Walker County], 375-79 [Continued from issue 24, December 1958]
Sparks - a Common Surname in 1790, 380
Descendants of Solomon Sparks, Jr. (died 1817) & His Wife, Charity, of Wilkes County, North Carolina, 381-399 [Additional information found on this family can be found in issue 24, September 1959, p. 418, and also in issue 12, December 1955; issue 44, December 1963; issue 72, December 1970; and issue 113, March 1971]
Early Sparks Marriages Recorded in Wells County, Indiana, 400
Early Sparks Marriages Recorded in Huntington County, Indiana, 400
Sparks Families in Indiana - 1850 Census [Adams County through Daviess County], 401-04 [See correction for Clay County on page 2724, issue 129, March 1985. [Continued in issue 27, September 1959.]
Two Letters Written in Missouri in 1867 by William H. Sparks [to His Brother, Emerson Barber Sparks], 405-415 [Issue 26, June 1959, contains additional information on this family.]
Additional Data on the Descendants of Ebenezer Sparks (1758-1832), 416-417 [This pertains to the family of John Sparks, born 1790 at Wardsborough, Vermont, died 1840 at North Brookfield, Massachusetts; see issue 17, March 1957, for more data on this family.]
Corrections, 418 [This provides data on three children of Solomon Sparks, Jr., died 1817, whose record appeared in issue 26, June 1959.]
Sparkses listed on the 1830 Census of Kentucky, 419-422
Sparks Families in Indiana - 1850 Census [Dearborn County through Greene County], 423-428 [Continued from issue 26, June 1959; see corrections for Dearborn County and Gibson County, issue 129, March 1985, p. 2724-26.]
Photograph of the Father of Albert Cyrus, 429-430
Marriage Records of Franklin County, Indiana, 1815-1890, 431-33
Sparks Burials in Franklin County, Alabama, 433-35 [Included are biographical sketches of Riley Sparks (1811-1892) and Jimmie Roe Sparks (born 1843).]
Family of Lester W. and Sarah (Stone) Sparks, 435
Soldiers Named Sparks Who Volunteered for the Union Army in Michigan, 436-37
Additional Data On the Descendants of Josiah Sparks of Baltimore County, Maryland, 438-441 [Supplements an article appearing in issue 22, June 1958.]
Query [pertaining to David Sparks of Maine who married Mercy Thayer in 1804], 441
Who Was Private J. Sparks, 12th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment, C.S.A.?, 442
Sparks Families in Indiana - 1850 Census [Hancock County through Martin County], 443-48 [See corrections for Huntington, Jennings, and Marshall Counties on p. 2726 of issue 129, March 1985.]
John Sparks (ca. 1755-1826) of Union County, South Carolina, and His Descendants, 449-463
Query: Parentage of John Ardie Sparks [of Lee County, Virginia], 464
Sparks Families in Indiana - 1850 Census [Monroe County through Parke County], 465-68 [See corrections for Monroe, Morgan, and Ohio Counties on p. 2727 of issue 129, March 1985.]
The Sparks Family Coat of Arms, 469-472
Sparks Marriages in Westmoreland County, Virginia, 472
Early Sparks Records In Charleston, South Carolina, 472
Excerpts From the Autobiography of William Tennis Sparks (1849-1938), 473-481
Inscriptions from Sparks Tombstones at Glastonbury, Connecticut, 481
Threshing in Iowa Fifty Years Ago, 482
Sparks Families in Indiana - 1850 Census [Putnam. County through Wells County], 483-89 [See corrections for Scott and Switzerland Counties on p. 2727, issue 129, March 1985.]
Will of John Sparks of Queen Annes County, Maryland, Dated 1699, 490
Trials and Tribulations of the Early-Day Motorist [an autobiographical sketch by Oral A. Sparks], 491-95
Query - John Sparks of Morgan County, Georgia [born ca. 1780], 495
Sparkses in the War of 1812: Bounty Land and Pension Applications:
Aaron Sparks of Salem County, New Jersey, 496
18.2.1 Aaron Sparks of Baltimore County, Maryland, 497-98
Aaron Sparks of Killingly, Connecticut, 498
Barzilla Sparks of Baltimore, Maryland, 498-500
Daniel P. Sparks of Louisiana, 500-01
David Sparks of Morgan County, Georgia 501
Elsberry Sparks of Illinois, Arkansas & Texas, 501-02
Enoch Sparks of Franklin County, Alabama, 502-03
Sparks Records from the 1850 Census [Oswego County, New York, Jasper County, Iowa, Clinton County, Ohio, and Walker County, Georgia], 505-08
Sparks Burials in Crooked Creek Baptist Church Cemetery [in Shelby County, Missouri], 509-510
Henry Sparks (1753-1836) of Owen County, Kentucky, 511-17
Jeremiah Sparks, Sr., ca. 1765-1840, of Franklin and Morgan Counties, Georgia, 518-25
Sparkses in the War of 1812: Bounty Land and Pension Applications
George Sparks of Wilkes County, North Carolina and Elliott County, Kentucky 525-26
George Sparks of Hardy County, Virginia, and Licking County, Ohio 526
George Sparks of Ulster and Seneca Counties, New York 527
Henry Sparks of Salem County, New Jersey, and Crawford County, Pennsylvania 527-28
Henry W. Sparks of Killingly, Connecticut 528
Jared Sparks (1789-1866) - A Biographical Sketch, 531-34
Sparkses in the American Revolution:
Joseph Sparks (1761-1826) [of Tolland County, Connecticut], 540-52
The Family of John Sparks, Born About 1780, of Morgan County, Georgia, 540-42
Sparkses in the War of 1812: Bounty Land and Pension Applications
James Sparks of Lee County, Virginia, 542-43
James Sparks of Bowdoinham, Maine, 543
James Sparks of Lexington County, South Carolina, 543
James Sparks of Jefferson County, Kentucky, and Marion County, Missouri, 544-45
Sparks Families Listed on the 1840 Census of Tennessee, 546-48
The Sparks Family of Fort Smith, Arkansas, 549-55
Matthew Sparks (died 1793) of North Carolina & Georgia: A Biographical Sketch, 556-566
Sparks Land Grants In Early Virginia, 566-67
27. Zachariah Sparks (died ca. 1781) of South Carolina, 569-576
27.2 William Sparks (1772-1862), Son of 27. Zachariah Sparks, 576-79
Sparkses in the War of 1812A: Bounty Land and Pension Applications:
Joel Sparks of Surry County, North Carolina, and Bates County, Missouri, 579-80
John Sparks of Salem County, New Jersey, 580-81
John Sparks, died 1836, of Tallassee,Alabama, 581-82
John Sparks of New Jersey and Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, 582-83
John Sparks of Union and Spartanburg Counties, South Carolina, 583
John Sparks of Brown County, Ohio, and Johnson County, Indiana, 584
Joseph Sparks of Bedford County, Pennsylvania 584-85
Joseph S. Sparks of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and Bureau County, Illinois, 585-587 (See Issue 50, June 1965)
Joseph Sparks of Bristol, Rhode Island, 587-88
Joseph K. Sparks of Newberry County, South Carolina, and Willington, Ohio, 588-89
Sparkses Found In the 1850 Census of Fulton County, Illinois, 590
Sparkses Found in the 1850 Census of Jackson County, Illinois, 590
Sparkses in the War of 1812: Bounty Land and Pension Applications:
Joseph D. Sparks of Ulster County, New York 592-94
Josiah Sparks of Camden, New Jersey, and Wilmington, Delaware, 594-95
Laban Sparks of Baltimore County, Maryland, 595
Leonard Sparks of South Carolina and Jefferson County, Tennessee, 596-98
Sparkses in North Carolina - 1850 Census, 599-609
Amos Sparks (1785-1867) and His Descendants [of Maryland, Ohio, and Indiana], 617-621
Asa Egbert Sparks (1817-1892), Son of Amos Sparks, and His Descendants, 621-32 (See also issue 128, December 1984, p. 2686)
SKRAPS (A Few Family Memories), 632-633
SKRAPS, 633-634
Sparkses in the War of 1812: Bounty Land and Pension Applications:
Madison Sparks of Culpeper County, Virginia, and Owen County, Kentucky, 634-35
Martin Sparks of New York and Clark County, Illinois, 635-36
Query [Electa Sparks, born 1795-1800, married Cady R. Walker of Friendship, New York], 638
Sparkses In the War of 1812: Bounty Land and Pension Applications:
Matthew Sparks of Virginia and Green County, Indiana, 639-42
Matthew Sparks of Baltimore County, Maryland, 642
Matthew Sparks of Pittsylvania and Rockingham Counties, Virginia, 642-43
Moses Sparks of Jefferson County, Kentucky, and Collin County, Texas, 643-44
Moses S. Sparks of Lowndes and Panola Counties, Mississippi, 644
Nathan F. Sparks of Tennessee, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, and Anderson County, Texas, 644-45
Nimrod Sparks of Washington County, Pennsylvania, and Jefferson County, Kentucky, 645-46
Randall Sparks of Gloucester County, New Jersey, 649-50
Reuben Sparks of Boone County, Kentucky, 650-51
Reuben H. Sparks of Washington County, Virginia, and Sullivan and Washington Counties, Tennessee, 651-53
Sparkses Found in the 1850 Census of Dutchess County, New York, 654
Sparkses Found in the 1850 Census of Niagara County, New York, 655
Sparkses Found in the 1850 Census of Pontotoc County, Mississippi, 655
Sparkses Found in the 1850 Census of Tishomingo County, Mississippi, 655
Sparkses Found in the 1850 Census of Trumbull County, Ohio, 656
The Last Will of Isaac Sparks (died 1834) of Hamilton County, Ohio, 657-58 (See also issue 38, June 1962; issue 62, March 1968, and issue 75, September 1971.)
Sparkses in the War of 1812: Bounty Land and Pension Applications:
Reuben Sparks of Jefferson County, New York, and Ontario, Canada, 660-61
Richard Sparks, born in North Carolina or Virginia, died in Jefferson County, Tennessee, 661-665
Richard Sparks of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 665-66
Robert Sparks of Maryland and Jefferson and Tuscarawas Counties, Ohio, 666-67
Robert Sparks, born in North Carolina, resident of Jasper and Putnam Counties, Georgia, 667-668
Robert Sparks, born in Steuben, Maine, resident of Beverly, Massachusetts, 668
Civil War Soldiers from Ohio named Sparks, 670-73
Will of Isaac Sparks (1819) of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 674-76
Sparks Families in Indiana - 1850 Census, 677-78 (Continued from issues 26 (June 1959), .27 (September 1959), 28 (December 1959), 29 (March 1960), and 30 (June 1960); additions and corrections are provided here for the counties of Marion, Ripley, and Wayne.)
James Sparks (Born about 1670, Died 1736) of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and His Descendants, 680-88
The Descendants of James Sparks (1813-1903) of Wright County, Missouri, 705-718
Sparks Marriages in Kentucky (1776-1870) [Adair County through Clark County], 720-722 (The years covered for each county vary.)
Record of Confederate Soldiers of Virginia Named Sparks - Sparkes, 724-25
Maine Sparks Items, 725
Sparkses Listed on the 1850 Census of Shelby County, Tennessee, 726
Virginia Claims in Southwest Pennsylvania, 735-37
Sparkses in the War of 1812: Bounty Land and Pension Applications:
Sparks Marriages in Kentucky (1776-1870) [Daviess County through Estill County], 742 -46 (The years covered for each county vary.)
Solomon Sparks (1767-1838) of Washington County, Pennsylvania, and Adams County, Ohio, 747-49
A Record of the Descendants of Ezra and Mahala (Shriver) Sparks of Adams County, Ohio, 749-756
Sparks Families In Indiana - 1850 Census: Rush County (Additions), 756 (Supplements data published En issue 30, June 1960, page 483)
Sparkses in the War of 1812: Bounty Land and Pension Applications:
Solomon Sparks, born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, died In Taylor County, West Virginia, 757-58
Children of Adam and Anna (Sparks) Snyder, 759
Simon Sparks (1781-1861) of Woodbury, New Jersey, 760
Early Marriages in Kentucky [Fayette County through Jessamine County], 761-66 (The years covered for each county vary.)
Descendants of 27.2.1 Zachariah Sparks (Born 1796) [of Indiana], 768-778.
Sparkses In the War of 1812: Bounty Land and Pension Applications:
Solomon Sparks, born 1783 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, 780-81
Stephen Sparks, born Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Died Jackson County, Indiana, 781-83
Sparks Marriages in Blount County, Tennessee, Prior to 1860, 783
Bedford County, Virginia, Marriages [persons named Sparks] - 1800-1853, 783
Sparkses Found in the 1850 Census of Chickasaw County, Mississippi, 784
Sparkses Found in the 1850 Census of Attala County, Mississippi, 784
Ludlow E. Sparks, 1840-1922 [Born in Monroe County, Georgia], 785-89
Jonas Sparks (Died 1805) of Rowan County, North Carolina, and His Descendants, 790-807
Chaplain (Colonel) John W. Sparks, a Biographical Sketch, 809-811
Persons Named Sparks Living in Iowa in 1850 [Appanoose County through Lee County], 812-815 (A complete record of all persons named Sparks living in all counties of Iowa according to the 1850 census appears in issue 128, December 1984, pp. 2689-694.)
John W. Sparks of Oregon [Born in Ohio in 1837], 816
Sparks Marriages in Kentucky [Johnson County, 1843-1881], 817
Sparkses in the War of 1812: Bounty Land and Pension Applications:
Thomas Sparks of Montgomery County, Maryland, and Montgomery County, Indiana, 818
Thomas Sparks of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 818-19
Thomas Sparks of Rhode Island and Tioga County, New York, 820-21
The Service of Thomas Sparks of Alabama and Arkansas in the War With the Creek Indians in 1836, 823
Sparks Marriages in McLennan County, Texas (1850-1870), 823
Two Sparks Marriages in Shelby County, Alabama, 823
Miscellaneous Sparks Records from Rhode Island, 824
Early Sparks Marriages in Butler County, Ohio, 825
Sparkses Listed on the 1850 Census of Wyandott County, Ohio, 825-26
Sparkses Listed on the 1850 Census of Adams County, Ohio, 826-27
Obituary: Leonard Jesse Sparks, 827
Query: Temple T. Sparks, died in Oakland, Oklahoma, in 1898-1902, 827-28
This is My Life, by Ida Sparks Venter (1867-1964), 829-34
John Sparks (1755-1834) of Newberry County, South Carolina and Washington County, Georgia, 835-39
Two Sparks Burials Near Reedsburg, Wisconsin, 839
William H. Sparks (1807-1896) of New York, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Louisiana, 840-41
Sparkses in the War of 1812: Bounty Land and Pension Applications: 842-847
Uriah Sparks of North Carolina and Georgia, 842-43
Walter C. Sparks of New York City, 843-44
Walter Sparks of Henry County, Kentucky, & Orange County, Indiana, 844-46
Query - Priscilla Sparks, Born ca. 1780 [in Woodbury, New Jersey; she married Jonathan Duffield], 847
Henry Sparks (1773-1860) - of Madison County, Virginia: His Ancestors and Descendants, 849-860
William Thomas Sparks and His Seven Sons, 860-61 (He was born in Madison County, Virginia, 1821; died Saline, Missouri, 1880.)
Addition to The Descendants of William Sparks (Died 1816), 861 (Refers to issue 23, September 1958.)
Sparks Families Found in the 1850 Census of Orleans County, New York, 864
Isaac Sparks of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and His Descendants, 865-872
John Ardie Sparks (1817/20-1892) of Morgan County, Kentucky, 873-78
Query [Regarding Elizabeth Sparks, born in Pennsylvania ca. 1820, married Benjamin S. Carr], 878
Sparks Marriages in Kentucky [in Laurel County, 1825-1851, and Lawrence County, 1822-1865], 886-87
Sarah Sparks Conway (Born 1778 in South Carolina; Died 1872 in Indiana) a Query, 888
Death Takes John Andeson Smith Sparks, 889
Death Takes 1.2.5.1.2.9.5.5.9 MRS. Cecil (Sparks) Crowell, 890
Sparks Families Listed on the 1820 Census of Kentucky, 890-93
Addition to the 1820 Census of Kentucky, 893
Sparkses in Philadelphia in 1850, 897
The Descendants of Senith (Sparks) Bradshaw [Daughter of Richard Sparks of Tennessee and Wright County, Missouri], 898-904 (See also issue 51, September 1965 for additional descendants.)
Memories of a Texas Childhood [by Dr. John E. Sparks, born 1877], 904-07
Sparkses in the War of 1812: Bounty Land and Pension Applications,
William Sparks of Bourbon County, Kentucky, 908-909
William Sparks of Wilkes County, North Carolina, and Franklin County, Alabama. 910-11
Some Early Sparks Families in Texas [Taken from An Abstract of the Original Titles of the General Land Office], 911-12
Joseph S. Sparks 1794-1868, Proof of His Parentage [Born 1760 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Died Bureau County, Illinois, in 1768], 912-13 (See also issue 35, September 1961 and issue 136, December 1986, p. 2962.)
Sparkses Buried in Clay County, Missouri, 913
Sparks Marriages in Fayette County, Alabama [1866-1885], 914
Sparks Marriages in Blount County, Alabama [1838, 1866, 1880], 914
Sparks Marriages in Boone County, Iowa [1827-1878], 924
Descendants of George W. and Nancy Sparks [He was born ca. 1806 in Iredell County, North Carolina; died 1870 in Wright County, Missouri], 925-27 (See also issue 63, September 1968, pp. 1169-1171.)
Sparkses in the War of 1812: Bounty Land and Pension Applications:
William Sparks, born Bourbon County, Kentucky, died Andrew County, Missouri, 928-930
William Sparks, born Washington County, Pennsylvania, died in Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia) 930-32
Sparks Marriages in Kentucky [Lee, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, and Mason Counties]. 934-35 (Dates covered vary by county.)
Harry M. Sparks, A Biographical Sketch, 937-40 (Includes data on his great-grandparents, James and Matilda Sparks of Harlan and Laurel Counties, Kentucky.)
Sparkses Listed on the 1850 Census of Hartford County, Connecticut, 940
The Descendants of Robert and Elizabeth (Shaw) Sparks of New Brunswick, Canada, and Anoka, Minnesota, 941-45
Sparks Marriages in Kentucky [Morgan, Nelson, Nicholas, Oldham, Owen, Perry, Pike, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, Woodford]. 946-49 (Dates covered vary by county.)
Sparkses in the War of 1812: Bounty Land and Pension Applications:
William Sparks, born in Maryland, died in Brown County, Ohio, 950-51
William D. Sparks, born in Surry County, North Carolina, Died in Cooper County, Missouri. 951-53
How an American Family Acquired the Name Sparks [from a Swedish Name Sounding Slightly Like Sparks]. 954
Arthur J. Sparks (Born 1873) of Lakefield, Minnesota, 955
Sparks Burials in a Cemetery Near Spearman, Texas, 956
Persons Named Sparks Listed on the 1850 Census of Henderson County, Illinois, 968
Sparks Marriages in Morgan County, Illinois [1833-1845]. 968
Last Will and Testament of Thomas Sparks of Clark County, Ohio [Dated 18 January 1864]. 970-73
Wright Bruce Sparks and His Descendants [Grandson of Josiah Sparks of Baltimore County, Maryland]. 974-76 (He moved to Franklin County, Indiana.) (See also issue 57, March 1967, pp. 1043-44.)
Persons Named Sparks Listed on the 1850 Census of Carroll County, Ohio, 977
Persons Named Sparks Listed on the 1850 Census of Orleans County, Louisiana, 977
Persons Named Sparks Listed on the 1850 Census of Clark County, Arkansas., 978 (Correction: this was actually Sabastian County.)
Descendants of Charles Andrew Sparks (Died About 1919) Sought, 981 (He died in the San Diego, California, area.)
Notes on the Family of John Sparks (died 1710) of Windsor, Hartford, County, Connecticut , 982
Notes on the Family of John Sparks (died 1746) of Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut , 983
Sparkses Appearing on the 1800 Census of Hartford County, Connecticut, 984
Sparkses Appearing on the 1810 Census of Tolland County, Connecticut, 984
Two Early Sparks Marriages in Marion County, Indiana, 985
Two Early Sparks Marriages in Caroline County, Maryland, 985
An Early Sparks Family of Glenn County, California, 986 (The grave stone inscriptions given here were for sons of Matthew and Sarah (Elmore) Sparks.)
Notes on a Sparks Family of Walker County, Alabama, 986
Some Sparks Families From the 1860 Census Cumberland County, Illinois. 987-88
Coles County, Illinois. 988-89
Adair County, Iowa. 990
Boone County, Iowa. 990
Wayne County, Iowa. 990
Pickins County, Alabama, 99-94
Denton County, Texas, 994
Collin County, Texas, 994
Carroll County, Tennessee, 995
McDonald County, Missouri, 995
Bartholomew County, Indiana, 996
Franklin County, Kansas, 996-97
John W. Sparks Awarded Legion of Merit, 999-1000
Kentucky Sparkses in the Civil War., 1001-09
Additional Notes on Isaac Sparks (Died 1834) of Hamilton County, Ohio, 1009-10 (The will of Isaac Sparks appeared in issue 38, June 1962; see also p. 1142 of issue 61, March 1968, and pp. 1420-21 of issue 75, September 1971.)
Francis M. Sparks (1832-1910) [Son of Thompson Sparks; of Rushvile and Maxwell, Indiana] 1010
Sparkses Listed on the 1850 Census of Owsley County, Kentucky, 1011-12
Query: Who Was Matthew Sparks of Washington County, Indiana? [He married Lucy Callaway], 1012
A Haunted House Near Bath Springs, Tennessee, 1012 (A Sparks family is said to have lived in this old stagecoach inn built about 1805.)
Sparkses Listed on the 1830 Census of Ohio, 1013-16
Death Takes J. Kent Sparks, 1017 (Included is the Bible record of the 18 children of Jesse Sparks, his great-grandfather, of Hickman and Perry Counties, Tennessee.)
Who Was Edward Sparks, Classics Teacher, 1018 [of Chester County, Pennsylvania]?1018
Pete Sparks - an Autobiographical Sketch [a Great-grandson of John Alice Sparks], 1019-26
Sparks Families Enumerated on the 1840 Census of Kentucky, 1026-030.
Sparks Families Listed on the 1860 Census of Vigo County, Indiana, 1030-33.
Two Early Sparks Marriages from Northern California, 1033
Sparks Families Listed on the 1820 Census of Ohio, 1034-36
Who Was William Sparks, Born in Kentucky in 1799, Died 1871? 1037-39 (This question was answered in issue 114, June 1981, p. 2296)
An Early Sparks Marriage in Charleston, South Carolina, 1039.
Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of Orange County, New York, 1040.
Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of Orleans County, New York, 1040
Sparkses in the War of 1812: Bounty Land and Pension Applications
William J. Sparks, from Franklin County, Georgia, to Fayette County, Alabama 1041-43
Wright Bruce Sparks, from Harford County, Maryland, to Franklin County, Indiana 1043-44 (See also issue 53, March 1966, p. 974-76.)
Zachariah Sparks, from Newberry County, South Carolina, to Clinton County, Ohio 1045
Index to Sparkses in the War of 1812, 1045-052 (A listing of the 76 abstracts of bounty land and pension applications that were published in the QUARTERLY, September 1960 to March 1967.)
Frank Melville Sparks, Born February 28, 1877, [of Grand Rapids, Michigan], 1052 (See issue 107, September 1977, p. 2149, for record of his ancestry.)
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Buried at Andersonville, 1053
Men [Named Sparks] Who Served in the Civil War from Iowa, 1054-57
[Sparks Families Listed on the 1860 Census in Various Counties]
Pulaski County, Arkansas, 1058
St. Francis County, Arkansas, 1058
Scott County, Arkansas, 1058
Sabastian County, Arkansas, 1059
Marion County, Alabama, 1059
Some Sparks Marriage Records from Bell County, Texas, 1060
Robert Sparks (1777-1831) of Madison County, Virginia, and Henry County, Kentucky, and His Descendants, 1061-1078 (Continued in issue 60, December 1967.)
Inscriptions from Tombstones in the Church Hill Cemetery, Queen Annes County, Maryland, 1078
Sparks Families Appearing on the 1810 & 1820 Censuses of Virginia, 1090-93
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions for Service in the Civil War
Aaron Sparks, Alias Aaron Wilson, of Marlboro County, South Carolina, Former Slave of Samuel Sparks 1094-95
Abel B. Sparks, born 1842 in Potter County, Pennsylvania, died 1929 in Van Buren County, Arkansas 1095-96
Abel Tomlin Sparks, born ca. 1828 in Georgia, died 1896 in Clay County, Alabama 1097-98
Abraham J. Sparks, born 1830 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, died 1881 at Del Norte, Colorado 1098-99
Addison Sparks, born ca. 1831 in Kentucky, died 1864 in service 1099-1100
Albert C. Sparks, born 1841 in Monterey, Massachusetts, died 1921 in Lee, Massachusetts 1100-1102
Query: Who Were the Parents of Locelia Sparks (1801-1872) of Providence, Rhode Island? 1102 (She died in Clinton County, Michigan, wife of Ira Asariah Selden)
The Origin of the Sparks Name, 1103-17 (Reprint of an article that first appeared in issue 2, June 1953.)
Robert Sparks (1777-1831) of Madison County, Virginia, and Henry County, Kentucky, and His Descendants, 1108-1121 (Continued from issue 58, June 1967; see also issue 110, June 1980, p. 2209.)
Curtis T. Gay, Born September 29, 1947, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Killed in Action January 20, 1968, in Vietnam [a 4th Great-grandson of Martin P. Sparks] 1123-25.
Sparks Families in Mississippi - 1850 Census, 1126-1133.
Obituary of Cornelius Sparks (1789-1862) [Who Died in Berrien County, Michigan], 1134 (See issue 45, March 1964, and issue 101, March 1978, for further information on this family.)
Will of William Sparks (Died 1788) of Fayette County, Pennsylvania followed by Notes on William Sparks, Died 1788, 1134-1142 (See also issue 75, September 1971.)
Descendants of Stephen and Elizabeth (Levi) Sparks [of Allen, Barren, and Monroe Counties, Kentucky, and Orange County, Indiana] 1144-48
Notes on a Hardin County, Kentucky, Sparks Family, 1148
Memories of the Missouri Ozarks Country by Elsie J. Jamieson, 1146-48 (Mrs. Jamieson was of the above branch of the Sparks family.) (Continued)
Robert Sparks (1777-1831) of Madison County, Virginia and Henry County, Kentucky, and His Descendants, 1149-1157 (Continued from issue 60, December 1967.)
Query: Are There Descendants of John T. and Martha F. (Johnston) Sparks [Who Were Married in 1906 in Macon County, Missouri]? 1157.
Query: Are There Descendants of James Jefferson Sparks (Born 1808) of Perry and Humphreys Counties, Tennessee? 1158.
Who Was the Phoebe Sparks Who Married Christopher Ault in 1815 [in Highland County, Ohio] 1158.
Biographical Sketch of Daniel P. Sparks, Jr., Born 1845, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, 1159-1161 (See also issue 40, December 1962, p. 695.)
Sparks Marriages in Carroll County, Missouri (1833-1856) 1161
Mrs. Mary Tennessee Sparks Dowell, 1874-1968, a Tribute by Her Daughter, Lida, 1163-66 (Mrs. Dowell was a descendant of Richard and Sarah (Peterson) Sparks; see issue 102, June 1978, for a record of this family.)
Additional Notes on the Descendants of Isaac Sparks (1768-1834) of Hamilton County, Ohio, 1167-69 (See also issues 38, June 1962, 55, September 1966, and 61, March 1968, for earlier published data on this family.)
Additional Notes on the Descendants of George Washington Sparks (ca. 1806-1870) 1169-1171 (This extends the data appearing in issue 51, September 1965, pp. 925-27.)
Sparks Birth Records in Albany County, New York [in 1789 and 1792] 1171.
Will of William Sparks (born ca. 1790, died 1880) of Atchison County, Missouri, 1172.
Notes on the Family of William Sparks (ca. 1790-1880) of Atchison County, Missouri, 1173-74 (See also issue 84, December 1973, pp. 1605-06, for further data on this family.)
Sparks Families Enumerated on the 1840 Census of Illinois, 1175-77
John Sparks (Born about 1776), Soldier and Explorer with Zebulon Pike, 1177-1180
Whaling Masters Named Sparks (1841-1894) 1182
Robert Sparks (1777-1831) of Madison County, Virginia, and Henry County, Kentucky, and His Descendants, 1183-1199. (Continued from issue 62, June 1968.)
Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of Lincoln County, Maine, 1200-01
Sparks Burials in Bowdoinham, Maine 1201-02
Descendants of Hardy Sparks (Born ca. 1797) of North Carolina and Indiana, 1203-1210 (He married Susannah Brown in Wilkes County, North Carolina, in 1815; lived in Monroe and Greene Counties, Indiana.)
The Family of Martin Sparks, 1785-1875, of New York, 1211-14 (Son of Isaiah and Filisity (Dawset) Sparks, born Ashford, Connecticut, to Cortland County, New York.) (See also issue 104, December 1978 for additions and corrections.)
Melissa (Patton) Sparks (Born ca. 1815) - Her Ancestry [Mother of Matthew Patton Sparks, 1855-1940] 1215-19 (See also issue 49, March 1965.)
Query [Regarding Samuel Sparks, born 1800 in New Jersey; died 1865 in Logan County, Illinois] 1219
The Family of Elenor Sparks (Died 1832) of Fayette County, Kentucky, 1221-25
Thomas Sparks (1807-1877) of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and His Descendants, 1227-1241 (A great-grandson of Matthew and Eleanor Sparks of Pittsylvania County, Virginia; see also issue 49, March 1965, as well as issues 11 and 12, September 1955 and March 1956.)
Jesse R. Sparks (Born ca. 1780, Died 1865) and His Descendants, 1247-1255 (Born in Maryland; lived in Franklin and Dearborn Counties, Indiana; see issue 37, March 1962 for data on his brother, the Rev. Amos Sparks; also issue 67, September 1969.)
The Family Bible of Elijah Sparks, Born July 28, 1778 [of New Jersey] 1256
David Sparks (Born May 19, 1794; Died November 10, 1862) of Morgan County, Georgia, and Talladega County, Alabama, 1257-1265 (See also issue 31, September 1960, for his War of 1812 record.)
Who Was Nancy Sparks, Born 1810-1820, Who Married Mathis Cook? 1266 (From South Carolina to DeKalb County, Alabama.)
David Sparks, Born in 1829; North Carolina to Owen Co., Md., 1266 (See issue 180, March 1988, p. 3180.)
The Sparks Family Coat of Arms, 1267-1270 (A reprint of an article from issue 30, June 1960, with a new drawing.)
[Inscriptions from Two Sparks Gravestones, 1810 & 1816, in Hartford, New York]1271
Sparks Families of Lewis County, Kentucky [Abstracts of Deeds, Wills, and Tax Records] 1271-75
Marriage Records of Sparkses in Lewis County, Kentucky - 1806-1890, 1275-79
Military Records of Confederate Soldiers Named Sparks Who Lived in Texas at the Beginning of the Civil War [Forenames Beginning With A through J 1280-86
The Descendants of Thomas Sparks (1790-1869) & His Wife Mary (Howe) Sparks (1795-1862), 1287-1303 (This couple moved from Great Bend, Pennsylvania, to Plainfield, Wisconsin in 1854.)
The Adoption of the Name Sparks by a family Named Spock [Originally from Germany], 1304-05
Family Record of J. W. and Rosia Sparks, 1305 (A Tennessee family; see also issue 16, December 1956.)
Death Claims Charles F. Sparks (1885-1969), 1306-07 (Information included on Mr. Sparks's ancestry; see also issue 12, December 1955.)
Additional Notes on Descendants of 18. Josiah Sparks of Baltimore County, Maryland, 1311-14 (A branch of the family descending from Josiah Sparks, Jr.; see issue 28, December 1959.)
Can Anyone Identify David Sparks, Who Died in 1917? 1314 (He was a Texas Ranger in the 1870s and 1880s and was traveling across Texas with his brother, Henry Sparks, when he died near Georgetown.)
Notes on the Sparks Families of Lewis County, Kentucky, 1315-1321 (An attempt to tie family members together based on data published in issue 68, December 1969; see also issue 128, December 1984, p. 2679.)
Who Was Edwin J. Sparks, Born 1865, Died 1902? 1322 (A query based on a tombstone found in a barn in Batavia, Iowa, originally in a cemetery at Mexico, Missouri.)
Additional Descendants of Thomas and Mary (Howe) Sparks, 1323 (See issue 69, March 1970.)
Correction, 1830 Census of Estill County, Kentucky, 1324 (See issue 27, September 1959.)
Cicero Augustus (Gus) Sparks, Born February 14, 1837 [a Confederate Soldier from Texas]1324
The Family of John and Jane (Burk) Sparks, 1325 (He was born in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1761; died Crawford County, Illinois, 1821.)
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions
Albert T. Sparks, born and died In Iowa1326-27
Albertus Sparks, born Cortland County, New York, lived in Oceana County, Michigan, 1327-29
Sparks Burials in Sullivan County, New York [1862-1896] 1330
Sparks Burials in Hartford, New York, 1330 (Reference is made to issue 68, December 1969 and to will of Henry Sparks, died 1816.)
The Sparks Place, 1331-33 (An article to accompany photograph of a house in Marlboro County, South Carolina, given by Samuel Sparks to his son, Alexander Doddridge Sparks, in 1856; see issue 40, December 1962, pp. 689-96.)
Persons Named Sparks Listed on the 1850 Census of Crawford County, Penna., 1333
Notes on the Sparks Families of Lewis County, Kentucky, 1334-1342 (Continued from issue 70, June 1970; see also issue 111, September 1980, p. 2240.)
Sparks Marriages Recorded in Cole County, Missouri (1821-1900), 1345
Vital Records of the Sparks Family from California Cemeteries, 1343-45
A Tragic Letter Written by Robert Sparks (ca. 1824-1864) Three Days Before His Death, 1346-49. (A Confederate Soldier from Wilkes County, North Carolina; son of Joel and Nancy (Blackburn) Sparks.)
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions
Robert Thomas Sparks, 1808-1889, 1351-54 (A sketch of Robert Thomas Sparks and his family appeared in issue 71, September 1970, pp. 1337-1341; additional text provided here to accompany photographs.)
Solomon Sparks, of Surry County, North Carolina, and Franklin County, Tennessee, 1360-63. (Solomon and above Jonathan believed to have been sons of John and Sarah (Shores) Sparks; see also issue 12, December 1955; issue 26, June 1959; issue 44, December 1963; and issue 113, March 1981.)
Immigrants Named Sparks Who Came to Maryland Before 1675, 1362-63.
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions
Alfred Sparks, born in Kentucky, died in Danforth, Illinois 1364
Alfred L. Sparks, born in Salem, New Jersey, died in Camden, New Jersey 1364-65
Allen Sparks of Lawrence County, Kentucky 1365-66
Allen Sparks, born Lewis County, Kentucky, died In Clayton County, Iowa 1366-67
More on David Sparks Who Died in 1917 Near Georgetown, Texas, 1368 (See issue 70, June 1970, p. 1314.)
Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1369-1370
Added Information on George Sparks, Jr., Born About 1811, Died 1884, 1370 (See issue 70, June 1970, p. 1320.)
Sparks Families in Kent, Talbot, and Queen Anne's Counties, Maryland, 1371-1389 (Edward Sparks, died ca. 1699; John Sparks, died 1700; Thomas Sparks, Immigrant 1669; William Sparks, died 1709.)
Church Records of St. Luke's Parish, Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, Maryland [ca. 1730-1816], 1389-1391
Sparks Marriages in Putnam County, Missouri, Book A, 1849-1869, 1392
Sparks Marriage Bonds Recorded in Hamilton County, Ohio, to 1846, 1402
Two Sparks Burials in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, 1402
Sparks Records in a California Newspaper [1859-1873], 1402-03
Fulton County, Georgia, Marriage Records, 1854-1869, 1403
The Family of Hannah Sparks and Her Husband, Byron Potter Pickering, 1404-1411 (Born 1848, she was a daughter of James Freeman Sparks; she died in 1917 in Crane, Montana.)
Twenty-six American Cities Have a Sparks Street, Avenue, or Road, 1411
Sparks Families Listed on the 1860 Census of Daviess County, Indiana, 1412
Sparks Families Enumerated on the 1840 Census of South Carolina, 1413-14
Additional Notes on Caleb Sparks of Lewis County, Kentucky, and his Descendants, 1415-18 (He was born ca. 1785, died ca. 1835; see also issue 71, September 1970; also issue 78, June 1972.)
Additional Notes on Isaac Sparks (1768-1834)1420-21 (See also issue 61, March 1968; also issue 38, June 1962.)
Moses Sparks, Born 1815, Died 1840, 1421 (Supplements article on Solomon Sparks, born ca. 1792, died Wells County, Indiana, 1854, issue 26, June 1959, p. 398.)
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions:
Alpheus Sparks, born and died in Oswego County, New York1423-25
Amaziah Sparks, born Hancock County, Indiana, died Lewis County, Kentucky 1425-26
Amos Hibin Sparks, born Dearborn County, Indiana, died 1864 in Virginia 1426-28
Amos J. Sparks, born and died in Kentucky; married 1862 in Harrison County, Kentucky 1428-29
Andrew Sparks, born in either North Carolina or Indiana, son of Hardy Sparks, married in Woodford County, Illinois, died a prisoner of war 1429-1430 (See issue 65, March 1969, p. 1210.)
Andrew J. Sparks, born Potter County, Pennsylvania, died in service 1430-32
Sparks Families Listed on the 1820 Census of Georgia, 1432-33
A New Drawing of the Sparks Coat of Arms, 1436-37
Paintings of the Sparrow Hawk Available to Association Members, 1437-39
Early Sparks Marriages in Champaign County, Ohio, 1439
Richard Sparks of Gloucester and Salem Counties, New Jersey, (Born ca. 1720, Died 1800) 1446-48
Sparks Marriage Licenses, Webster County, Kentucky (1860-1900)1448
Corrections [Addition of Stephen Sparks to 1860 Census of Leavenworth County, Kansas] 1448 (See issue 54, June 1966.) (Continued)
Further Notes on a Hardin County, Kentucky, Sparks Family, 1449-52 (Additions & corrections to article in issue 62, June 1968, regarding Thomas Sparks, born between 1770 and 1780.)
Query [Regarding Frances London, Born 1825, Rutherford County, North Carolina, Who Married Sparks], 1452
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions
Andrew J. Sparks, born Wilkes County, North Carolina, applied 1909 from same county. 1453-54
Correction, 1465 (Date of death of Ephraim Sparks corrected - see issue 75, September 1971.)
Further Data on Descendants of David Sparks (1785-1861) of Hendricks County, Indiana, 1477-1485 (See also issue 16, December 1956, and issue 30, June 1960.)
Sparks Marriage Bonds of Hendricks County, Indiana, 1485-6
Further Notes on Descendants of Joseph and Isabella (Ellis) Sparks, 1486-7 (Refers to issue 75, September 1971; subjects moved from Lewis County, Kentucky, to Scotland County, Missouri.)
Sparks Marriages in Scotland County, Missouri, 1871-1882, 1487
Sparkses in Idaho in 1901-02 [from a Gazetteer] 1490
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions:
Aquila V. Sparks, born Baltimore, Maryland; resident of Ouachita, County, Arkansas, 1890; died 1897. 1491-2
Asa W. Sparks of Franklin County, Massachusetts, when enrolled 1863; died in service. 1492-93
Augustus M. Sparks, born Massac County, Illinois, died Madison County, Illinois. 1493-94
Some Sparks Photographs [Children of Mary Sparks, Daughter of Abel and Sarah Sparks) 1495-97 (See issue 138, June 1987, for a comprehensive article on Abel Sparks, born ca. 1778, died 1872.)
Notes on Descendants of John and Katharine (Waddell) Sparks, of Bourbon and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, 1498-1502 (See also issue 112, December 1980, p. 2262, for additional descendants.)
Sparks Families of Nicholas County, Kentucky, 1503-09
Wills of Persons Named Sparks in Nicholas County, Kentucky, 1800-1896, 1509
Sparks Families Listed on the 1840 Census of North Carolina, 1510-12
Sparks Families in Arkansas - 1830 Census, 1513
Sparks Families in Delaware - 1800 Census, 1514
Jeremiah Burns Sparks, 1808-1886, Son of Jesse R. Sparks (ca. 1780-1865) 1517-1527
Jeremiah B. Sparks, 1808-ca. 1882, Son of Amos Sparks (1785-1867) 1527-1530
Correction, With Additional Note on Family of David Sparks (1785-1862) 1531 (Refers to issue 78, June 1972.)
Vicksburg, Mississippi, Cemetery Inscriptions [Three Sparks Inscriptions] 1532
Query Regarding Shadrick Sparks [from Cumberland County, England, Perhaps to Michigan, in 1800s] 1532
Sparks Marriage Records in Gloucester County, New Jersey,1533
Query - Miranda Jane Sparks [Who Married Jacob Greaver]1534
Query - Denizie Effa Sparks (1861-1939) [Who Married Daniel Franklin Foster) 1534
Mary Sparks, Born About 1800, Orphan, of Bourbon County, Kentucky, 1534
The Family Portrait on the Cover, 1536-37 (Family of Catherine [Sparks] Reed and her brother, William Lewis Sparks.)
Archibald Sparks (Born ca. 1790, Died ca. 1836), With a List of His Children, 1537-39 (Refers to query in issue 48, December 1964; he was probably born in Virginia; a resident of Woodford County, Kentucky, in 1814.)
A Further Note on Thomas Sparks of Hardin County, Kentucky, 1539 (Refers to issue 76, December 1971, pp. 1449-1452.)
The Family of Thomas Sparks (1775-1866) of Clark County, Ohio, 1540
Descendants of Richard and Lucy (Devore) Sparks, 1541-45 (He was a son of the above Thomas Sparks.)
Who Was Joseph Sparks of Dakota Territory? 1546 (He was born there in 1874.)
William Astor Sparks, Born About 1873, a Query, 1547 (He was of Connecticut or New York.)
A Further Note on Thomas Marshall Sparks, 1847-1812, 1547 (Refers to issue 78, June 1972.)
Persons Named Sparks Who Were Transported in Bondage to America, 1712-1744, 1548-49 (Five Sparkses identified.)
Query - Henry Sparks Married Mary McClaskey, 1807 [in Gallatin County, Kentucky] 1549
Additional Sparks Marriages in Kentucky [Counties of Adair, Anderson, Boone, Boyd, Bullitt, Caldwell, Campbell, Carter, Estill, Fleming, Green, Harlan, Mercer, Rowan, Trigg, and Webster] 1550-54 (Taken from a variety of sources and for varying periods of time.)
Elijah Sparks (Born About 1770, Died 1815) of Early Indiana, 1556-1575 (Entire issue is devoted to Elijah Sparks and his descendants.)
Sparks Families of the Estill County Area of Kentucky, 1578-97 (Includes tax records from counties of Owsley and Jackson, and Sparks marriage records from Jackson County.)
Sparkses Found in the 1860 Census of Jackson County, Kentucky, 1597-98
Descendants of Moses Sparks (1815-1840), Son of Solomon and Isabella (Swaim) Sparks, 1601-03 (Supplements material appearing in issue 26, June 1959, and issue 75, September 1971.)
Additions to 1850 Census, Vermilion County, Indiana, 1603 (Supplements p. 485 of issue 30, June 1960.)
Still More Data on the Family of Isaac Sparks (1768-1834) 1604-1611 (Supplements articles appearing in issue 38, June 1962; issue 55, September 1966; issue 61, March 1968; and issue 63, September 1968)
Query - James Monroe Sparks (1833-1906) 1611 (Repeat of item in issue 81, March 1973, p. 1546.)
Sparks Marriages in Gallatin County, Illinois, 1813-1830, 1612
Death Takes J. Frank Gibson, 1613 (Includes list of children of Josiah and Lydia [Tollison] Sparks.)
Query-Steven A. D. Sparks [Born 1855, probably in Illinois; Died 1951, Terre Haute, Indiana] 1613
The Family of Jesse and Esther (Sparks) Caton, 1614 (Esther was a daughter of Jonas Sparks, died 1805, in Rowan County, North Carolina, about whom information appeared in issue 45, March 1964.)
Mary Lloyd Sparks (1827-1902), Granddaughter of Isaac Sparks, 1615 (Refers to issue 48, December 1964.)
Men Named Sparks Who Served from South Carolina in the War Between the States, 1615-16
Sparks Marriage Bonds, Brown County, Ohio, 1836-1858, 1616
Sparks Marriages in Butler County, Ohio, 1832-1838, 1616-17
Sparks Marriages in Clark County, Ohio, 1825-1860, 1617
Sparks Marriages in Clinton County, Ohio, 1842-1859, 1617
Isaac Sparks, Sr., of Estill County, Kentucky, Born About 1740, Died About 1815, and His Descendants, 1620-1637 (Continued in issue 86, June 1974.)
Isaac Sparks (1768-1834) - -An Additional Note, 1637 (See above)
Query - Jane (Sparks) Dollar (Born ca. 1820, probably in Ashe County, North Carolina] 1637
Query-Christopher and Abigail Sparks, Parents of Jemima (Sparks) Bacon, 1806-1887, 1638 (Jemima was born in Livingston County, New York.)
Descendants of Isaac Sparks, Sr. of Estill County, Kentucky, 1640-1670 (Continued from issue 85, March 1974; see also issue 112, December 1980, p. 2259.)
Who Was Ellery Sparks [a Civil War Soldier] Died 1864?, 1670
William Sparks, born in Devonshire, England, 1873, 1670
The Cover Portrait of Richard Sparks (ca. 1757-1815), 1672
Richard Sparks (ca. 1757-1815), Indian Captive to U.S. Army Colonel [Son of Richard Sparks, ca. 1725-ca. 1792], 1673-1688 (See issue 76, December 1971, for article of the elder Richard Sparks.)
Francis Marion Sparks (1843-1930) [Born Rush County, Indiana, Died Canadian County, Oklahoma], 1694-98
Edward Sparks, Born About 1813, of Boston, 1698
Have We Found the Parents of Elijah Sparks of Early Indiana?, 1699-1704. (Refers to issue 82, June 1973; probable parents were Absolom and Elizabeth (Brown) Sparks; article devoted largely to descendants of 1.2.4 John and Cornelia Sparks of Queen Annes County, Maryland.)
Correction - Elizabeth (Sparks) Ketcham Kuykendall, 1704 (Refers to issue 87, September 1974.)
Parentage of Rachel Swaim Who Married Jonathan Sparks, 1704 (Refers to issue 72, December 1970; see correction, issue 92, December 1975, p. 1792.)
Additional Notes on the Descendants of Josiah Sparks of Baltimore County, Maryland, 1705 (Refers to issue 22, June 1958.)
Article Planned About Sparkses of Adair County, Kentucky, 1705-06
Query - Frank Sparks, Jr. (Born July 15, 1870) [Son of Francis Marion Sparks], 1708-09 (See issue 81, March 1973.)
Additional Sparks Families in Virginia in 1810, 1709 (Supplements data from 1810 census of Virginia published in Issue 59, September 1967.)
Richard and Lucy (DeVore) Sparks, 1712 (Explanation of photographs appearing on cover of this issue of the QUARTERLY.)
Some Descendants of Reuben and Cassa (Buttery) Sparks, 1713 (Supplements article appearing in issue 59, September 1967; see also Issue 141, March 1988, for further information on this family.)
Query - Emanuel and Sallie (Wyatt) Sparks [of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, mid-1800s], 1713
Benjamin P. Sparks (1798-1882) [of Pennsylvania; Descendants of Him and His Wife, Phoebia J. Corey], 1714-18
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions,
Charles W. Sparks, resident of Adair County, Kentucky, 1886.1720-21
Greenup Sparks, son of Jeremiah and Rachel (Jones) Sparks,of Kentucky. 1721-22
Jeremiah J. Sparks, born in 1839 in Morgan County, Illinois;died at New Sharon, Iowa, in 1917. 1722
Matthew Sparks, born and died in Adair County, Kentucky. 1723
Matthew T. Sparks, enlisted at Burlington, Iowa, died Andersonville Prison, 1864. 1724-25
Samuel T. Sparks, married in Lynnville, Iowa, in 1868, died 1905 in Jasper County, Iowa. 1725-26
Stephen J. Sparks, born near Jacksonville, Iowa, died at Grinneil Iowa. 1727
William H. Sparks, born at Burlington, Iowa, died at Andersonville Prison, 1864. 1727-28
William W. Sparks, born and died Adair County, Kentucky. 1728-29
Query-William A. Sparks, Born Ca. 1807/08 [of Kentucky and Monroe County, Missouri], 1729-1730
Query - Samuel E. Sparks, Born 1822 [in Virginia, Died Callaway County, Missouri], 1730
Cover Portrait of the Family of William Riley and Barbara Elizabeth (Carter) Sparks, 1732
Photograph of James Monroe Sparks (1833-1906) With His Wife, Melissa Jane (Helm) Sparks, 1733
An Answer to Who Was Ellery Sparks, Died 1864?, 1733-35 (Refers to issue 86, June 1974, p. 1670.)
Query - William Sparks, Born 1850, Son of George Sparks [In Missouri], 1737 (This query is repeated in issue 138, June 1987, p. 3124.)
Query - Mina (Sparks) Austin, 1849-1883 [Probably Born in Canada, Lived in Ellsworth County, Kansas], 1737
Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of Tennessee, 1738-1751
Isaac B. Sparks, 1822-1904, 1754-55 (Includes photographs and list of children; he was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, died in Wells County, Indiana; refers to issue 26, June 1959, p. 399.)
Josiah Sparks of Baltimore County, Maryland, and His Descendants, Further Corrections and Additions,' 1756-57 (Refers to issue 22, June 1958; issue 28, December 1959; and issue 70, June 1970.)
Query - Leonard & Zeriah Sparks [of South Carolina], 1762
James Sparks - Liveryman of London, 1801/02 - Gone Abroad, 1762
Sparks Families of Adair County, Kentucky, 1763-67
Property Deeds of Adair County, Kentucky, 1801-1870, 1767-1771
Mina Sparks (or Jemima), Daughter of Amos and Margaret Sparks, 1771 (This is a response to query in issue 90, June 1975.)
Francis M. Sparks (1832-1910), 1774-75 (With 3 photographs of family, refers to issue 55, September 1966.)
Sparks Families Listed on the 1840 Census of Ohio, 1776-1781
Marriage Records of Sparkses in Adair County, Kentucky, 1801-1895, 1782-86
Vital Records of Sparkses of Adair County, Kentucky, 1786-87
Property Deeds of Adair County, Kentucky, 1801-1870, 1787-1791
More Additions and Corrections to the Descendants of Isaac Sparks (ca. 1740-1815) of Estill County, Kentucky, 1791 (See also issue 86, June 1974, and issue 88, December 1974.)
Correction - Parentage of Rachel (Swaim) Sparks, 1792 (Refers to issue 88, December 1974, p. 1704.)
Additional Note on John W. Sparks (ca. 1841-1862), 1792 (Refers to issue 91, September 1975.)
Descendants of William Sparks (ca. 1760-ca. 1834) of Adair County, Kentucky, 1794-1812 (See also issue 103, September 1978, for additions and corrections.)
Query - Peachie (Sparks) Kilby [Married Scott County, Kentucky, 1809 or 1810], 1812
Who Was the Ancestor of the Sparkses of Webster County, Kentucky?, 1816-1822
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions,
Pleasant Sparks, born and died in Henderson County, Kentucky. 1823-24
Noah Webster Sparks, born Webster County, Kentucky, died Chicago, Illinois. 1824-25
William C. Sparks, born and died in Wilkes County, North Carolina. 1825-26
David L. Sparks, born Pike County, Missouri, died in service, 1865. 1826-27
Query - Parentage of Baxter Sparks (1777-1840), 1828 (Refers to issue 77, March 1972.)
Query - Adeline Sparks (Born 1809) Married Isaac Newman, 1829 (She was born In Pennsylvania.)
Query - Hannah J. Sparks, Married James R. Crank, 1885, 1829
Correction - [Identity of Wife of Lemuel Nelson Sparks (1852-1944), 1830 (Refers to issue 92, December 1975.)
Further Data on the Descendants of Solomon Sparks, Jr. of Wilkes County, North Carolina, 1831-32 (Refers to issue 26, June 1959.)
Sparks Coat of Arms Still Available from Mrs. Rountree, 1832
Some Corrections and Additions [Pertaining to Descendants of Robert Sparks (1777-1831) of Madison County, Virginia, and Henry County, Kentucky], 1833-34 (See issue 58, June 1967; issue 60, December, 1967; issue 62, June 1968; and Issue 64, December 1968.)
Civil War Pension Application of Bateman R. Sparks, (1841-1918), 1836-40
Sparks Marriage Bonds in Shenandoah County, Virginia, 1772-1850, 1853
Sparks Households Listed on the 1800 Census of Pennsylvania, 1853-54
Descendants of William Sparks of Adair County, Kentucky, 1856-1875 (Continued from issue 93, March 1976.)
Sparks Marriages in Hardeman County, Tennessee, 1823-1853, 1875
Descendants of David and Mary (Little) Sparks Sought [of Rowan County, North Carolina, and Hardeman County, Tennessee], 1876 (Refers to issue 45, March 1964; see also p 1927 of issue 98, June 1977; also pp. 1965-1984, issue 101., March 1978.)
Further Information Regarding Family of Joseph and Isabella (Ellis) Sparks, 1878-1880 (Refers to issue 75, September 1971.)
Sparks Families Enumerated on the 1830 Census of Georgia, 1880-81
Sparks Families Enumerated on the 1830 Census of Pennsylvania, 1882-83
Query [Pertaining to Easm, or Eason, Sparks, Darke County, Ohio], 1883
Sparks Families Enumerated on the 1840 Census of Mississippi, 1884
Sparks Families Enumerated on the 1840 Census of Indiana, 1885-89
Correction Regarding Lydia (Sparks) Bauguess, Born ca. 1785, 1889 (Refers to issue 59, September 1967.)
Query [Abel Sparks, Son of George and Delia Sparks of Wilkes County, North Carolina, and Wells County, Indiana], 1989 (Refers to issue 26, June 1959.)
James H. Sparks (1870-1940), Son of William Benson and Mary (Odom) Sparks, 1890 (Refers to issue 53, March 1966.)
Persons Named Sparks Who Have Been Honored by the National Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1891-94
Further Information About the Descendants of Daniel Crawford Sparks, Grandson of Isaac Sparks, Sr. (ca. 1740-ca. 1815) of Estill County, Kentucky, 1899-1902 (Refers to issue 86, June 1974.)
Sparks Marriages in Washington County, Tennessee, 1787-1859, 1902
Early Sparkses of Maine and New Hampshire, 1903-04
John Sparks of Ipswich, Massachusetts, Born Prior to 1635, Died Prior to 1704, 1904-05
Whatever Became of Samuel R. Sparks [Who Left Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1838?, 1905
Sparks Families Appearing on the 1800 Census of Maryland, 1906
Sparks Families Appearing on the 1810 Census of Maryland, 1907-08
Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of Queen Annes County, Maryland, 1908-1913
Sparks Marriages Recorded in the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, PA, 1913
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions,
Wilson W. Sparks, born and died in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. 1914-15
William B. Sparks, born in New Jersey, died in service in Georgia, 1864. 1915-16
William S. Sparks, born Kent County, Delaware, living in Camden, New Jersey in 1915. 1917
Query - Descendants of Mary (Little) Sparks, 1918 (See contents for issue 96, December 1976, on page 28 of this index for cross references.)
Addison Sparks (Born ca. 1795) of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and Parke County, Indiana, 1920-24
Sparks Marriages in Parke County, Indiana, 1831-1860, 1924
Sparks Marriages in Harrison County, Indiana, 1825-1876, 1924-25
Further Data About Descendants of William Sparks (ca. 1760-ca. 1834) of Adair County, Kentucky, 1925 (Refers to issue 93, March 1976.)
Sparks Families Listed on the 1810 Census of Pennsylvania, 1926-27
Richard Sparks, Born ca. 1700, Indentured Servant [from Bristol Parish, England], 1927
Sparks Families Listed in the 1830 Census of Virginia, 1928-29
Henry Sparks (1753-1836) Honored [With a Highway Marker], 1929
Corrections of the 1820 and 1840 Censuses of Henry County, Kentucky, 1929 (Refers to p. 892 of issue 49, March 1965, also p. 1028 of issue 56, December 1966.)
Sparks Families Listed on the 1840 Census of Louisiana, 1930
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions,
Philemon E. Sparks, born Ohio, died Chelsea, Michigan. 1931-32
Joseph H. Sparks, born Lynn, Massachusetts, killed in action, 1863. 1932-33
Winship W. Sparks, born and died in Maine. 1933-34
George W. Sparks, born Jackson County, Indiana, died Grant County, Indiana. 1934-35
Thomas Sparks, born Bedford County, Tennessee, died near Gerard, Illinois. 1936-37
Samuel Sparks, born probably in Ohio, died at Mount Erie, Illinois. 1937-38
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions,
William Henry Sparks, born Lewis County, Kentucky, died at Trinity, Kentucky. 1940-43
Correction, 1943 (Refers to Henry Sparks, son of Anthony Sparks. p. 517, issue 32, December 1960.)
Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of Ohio, 1944-1959
Additions & Corrections, 1850 Census, Parke County, Indiana,1959 (Refers to p. 468, issue 29, March 1960.)
A Glance Backward: The Sparks Family Association at Age Twenty-five, 1962-65
Ancestors and Descendants of Cornelius Sparks, 1789-1862 [Son of Jonas Sparks], 1965-1984 (See also issue 45, March 1964.)
Query - Isaac Rigdon Sparks [Born 1860 in Douglass County, Missouri, Died 1930, 1985
Query - Margaret Sparks, Born 1785 [Married John Burge], 1985
Query - Bailey Sparks, Born 1760-1770 [of Carroll County, Tennessee, Believed to be Father of Mary H. Sparks, wife of Michael F. Fields], 1987 (See correction, Issue 114, June 1981, pp. 2316-17.)
Absalom Sparks, Born ca. 1801 [in South Carolina] Died ca. 1851 [in Tennessee], 2015-2018
Query - Eugene Sparks, Born 1843 [in Wyoming County, New York] Died 1918 [in Wood County, Wisconsin], 2018
The Sparks House, Located in Nacogdoches, Texas [Home of Dr. John Marion Sparks, 1831-1909], 2020-22
Sparks Families Listed on the 1820 Census of Pennsylvania, 2023-24
Additions and Corrections, The Descendants of William Sparks (ca. 1760-ca. 1834), Adair County, Kentucky, 2025 (Refers to issue 93, March 1976.)
Sparks Families Listed on the 1840 Census of Arkansas, 2026
Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of Arkansas, 2027-29
Additions to the 1850 Census oßf Kentucky, 2030-31 (Refers to issues 17, 18, and 19, March, June, and September 1957, and provides additions to persons named Sparks in the following counties: Franklin, Green, Henry, Jefferson, Jessamine, Livingston, Nelson, and Nicholas.)
Sparks Families Appearing on the Census of South Carolina, 1800, 1810, 1820, and 1830, 2032-35
Sparks Families Enumerated on the 1800 Census of Massachusetts, 2036
Corrections: Marriages in Bourbon and Harrison Counties, Kentucky, 2036 (Refers to issue 41, March 1963.)
William A. Sparks [of Birmingham, Alabama], Pensioner of the Spanish-American War, 2037
Correction [to Notes of a Sparks Family of Walter County, Alabama], 2037 (Refers to issue 54, June 1966.)
The National Society, Sons of the American Revolution, 2038-2041 (Includes sketches of Revolutionary War soldiers named Sparks whose descendants have joined the SAR.)
Sparks Families Listed on the 1800 Census of Connecticut, 2041
Corrections and Query [Pertaining to Archibald Sparks, Born ca. 1790, Died ca. 1836], 2042 (See issue 81, March 1973.)
Corrections [to Article on Addison Sparks, Born ca. 1795], 2042 (See issue 99, September 1977.)
Matthew R. Sparks (ca. 1815-1892) of Washington County, Indiana, and Mahaska County, Iowa, 2044-2052 (See also issue 122, June 1983, pp. 2533-34.)
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions,
Benjamin Cager Sparks, born Washington County, Indiana, died Chariton, Iowa. 2053-55
John H. Sparks, born Washington County, Indiana, died Lynnville, Iowa. 2055-56
Weeden H. Sparks, born Washington County, Indiana. 2056
Clinton C. Sparks, married in Queen Annes County, Maryland, died In Lawrence County, Indiana. 2056-57 (See also p.2568.)
Coleman Sparks, born in South Carolina, resident of Gordon County, Georgia; died in service. 2057-2060
Frank W. Sparks, born Oswego County, New York, died in New Haven, New York. 2060-61
The Family of Martin & Lydia (Dodge) Sparks, Some Additional Notes, 2062-63 (Refers to issue 65, March 1969.)
Response to Query: Abel Sparks, born c.1828, 2064-65 (Refers to query In issue 97, March 1977, p. 1890.)
National Cemetery Interments, Hamilton County, Tennessee, 1863-1939, 2066
Descendants of Nicholas Sparks (ca. 1700-ca. 1780) of Truro, Massachusetts, 2067-2092 (See issue 107, September 1979, for continuation of this article; also issue 128, December 1984.)
Review of a Book Entitled Sparks Family History, 2094-95
Sparks Entries in The Pirates Whos Who, 2095-96
Letters Regarding John U. Sparks, Oklahoma Cowboy and Murderer (ca, 1755-1909), 2097-2100
Sparkses in the American Revolution: David Sparks (ca. 1745-1820) of Cumberland County, Maine, 2100-03
Sparkses in the American Revolution: Abraham Sparks (ca. 1764-1835) of Ulster County, New York, 2103-06
Addition to Descendants of Nicholas Sparks, 2108-09 (Refers to issue 105, March 1979.)
Family of James Milton Sparks [Born 1844, died 1920], 2109 (Refers to article in issue 102, June 1978.)
Family of King Sparks [Son of Carter Walton Sparks], 2109-2110 (See also issue 32, December 1960.)
Corrections and Additions [to Article Entitled Richard Sparks, Born in Virginia ca. 1779-1781, Died in Arkansas After 1860, and His Wife, Sarah (Peterson) Sparks), 2110 (Refers to issue 102, June 1978.)
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions,
Balis E. Sparks, born Hickman County, Tennessee, died Cheotah, Oklahoma. 2111-13
Jesse Sparks, born Hickman County, Tennessee, died in Chancel, Arkansas. 2113-15
Thomas E. Sparks, born Hickman County, Tennessee, died in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. 2115-16
Solomon Sparks, born Taylor County, West Virginia; resident of Marion County, West Virginia in 1890. 2118-19
George W. Sparks, born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania; died in Trenton, Missouri. 2119-20
Descendants of Nicholas Sparks (ca. 1700-ca. 1780) of Truro, Massachusetts, 2121-2149 (Continued from issue 105, March 1979.)
Josiah A. Sparks (ca. 1770-ca. 1841) of Adair County, Kentucky, 2152-2166
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions, 2166-72
Samuel A. Sparks, born in Adair County, Kentucky, resident of Lincoln County, Kentucky in 1879. 2166-67
Addison R. Sparks, born Adair County, Kentucky. 2167-68
Truelove Sparks, born in Kentucky; married in Mercer County, Missouri. 2168
James Sparks, born in Sangamon County, Illinois; died in service at Atlanta, Georgia. 2169-2170
Otho Sparks, born in Indiana, died in Union, Indiana. 2170-72
Additional Soldiers of the American Revolution Named Sparks Whose Descendants are Eligible to Join the D. A. R., 2172 (Refers to issue 103, September 1978.)
Query - Ancestry of Mary Jane Sparks (1869-1942) [Born in Taylor County, Iowa], 2172-73
Query - Eunice Sparks, Born ca. 1796 [in Kentucky; She Married Thomas Dicky), 2174
Query - Elizabeth (Sparks) Ross, 1172-1834 [Moved from New Jersey to Peoria, Illinois, Before 1836], 2174-75
Family of John Henry Sparks, Jr., 1854-1936 [Born and Died in Tazewell County, Virginia], 2175 (See also issue 59, September 1967, p. 1087.
Descendants of Josiah A. Sparks (ca. 1770-ca. 1841) of Adair County, Kentucky, 2178-2189 (Continued from issue 108, December 1979.)
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions,
William Jasper Sparks, born in Adair County, Kentucky, died at Kalispell, Montana. 2189-2190
John R. Sparks, born in Adair County, Kentucky, died in Metcalf County Kentucky. 2190-91
Charles Sparks, born in Fayette County, Ohio; disappeared in 1865; also known as Jared S. Benjamin. 2192-93
Cornelius William Sparks, born in New York City; married in Hennepin, Illinois. 2193 (A more complete abstract of his papers appears In issue 112, December 1980, p. 2263.)
Query: James Sparks (ca. 1803-ca. 1880) of Harlan and Laurel Counties, Kentucky, 2194-97 (See also another query in issue 128, December 1984, p. 2683.)
Correction, [Pertains to photo of Elijah and Polly (Anderson) Sparks on cover of issue 108, December 1979] 2197
The Sparks Circus, 2200-02
A Sabine River Legend and One Solomon Sparks, 2202-04. (See also issue 145, March 1989, pp. 3361-62 for additional information regarding Solomon Sparks.)
Query: Who Was Elisha Sparks, Born About 1800, of Pennsylvania?, 2206
Additional Information Regarding Some Descendants of Josiah A. Sparks (ca. 1770-ca. 1841) of Adair County, Kentucky,2207-09 (Refers to issue 109, March 1980.)
Additional Information About a Descendant of James Parnell Sparks of Kentucky and Missouri, 2209-2210 (Refers to issue 60, December 1967.)
Correction [Pertaining to Archibald Sparks, ca. 1790-ca. 1836 in Issue 81, March 1973], 2213
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions,
Joseph P. Sparks, born in Adair County, Kentucky; died at Kettle Falls, Washington. 2214
James H. Sparks, born in Kentucky, died In Pike County, Illinois, 2215-16
Shadrack Sparks, born in Pedricktown, New Jersey, died at Emmo, New Jersey. 2216-17
Jesse D. Sparks, born in Logan County, Illinois, Resident of Mackinaw Illinois, in 1891. 2217-18
Elijah Sparks, born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, died at Roaring River, North Carolina. 2218-20
John H. Sparks, resident of Doe Run, Missouri, 1892. 2220
Malinda Jane (Sparks) Lakes, 1868-1945, 2222
Who Was Ferba Sparks of Hancock County, Indiana, Born about 1887?, 2223
Some Cemetery Records from Muscatine, Iowa, 2223-25
Persons Named Sparks Who Were Listed on the 1900 Census of Indian Territory in What Is Now the State of Oklahoma, 2225-2239 (See also a correction, Sallisaw, issue 130, June 1985, p. 2765.)
Further Notes on Caleb Sparks of Lewis and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, 2240-41 (Refers to issue 71, September 1970.)
The Family of Sam Sparks (1854-1880), Son of Anderson West Sparks, 2244-49
The Family of Martha Ann (Sparks) and Isaac Carter Spence [Daughter of Col. William C. Sparks], 2250-55 (See also issue 10, June 1955.)
Some Marriages in Washington County, Arkansas, 2255
William Perry Johnson, 1918-1980, 2256-57
Query [Regarding Mary (Sparks) Sweet, Born ca. 1812 In Connecticut or New York], 2257
Query - Uriah Sparks [Born ca. 1797 in North Carolina, Died in Talladega County, Alabama, 1863], 2258
Gordon County, Georgia, Marriage Licenses for Persons Named Sparks (1864-1870), 2259
Some Sparks Marriages From Scott County, Missouri [1831-1833], 2260
The Diary of Mary Melissa (Sparks) Clark [a Review of the Published Volume], 2261
Additional Descendants of John and Katherine (Waddell) Sparks of Bourbon and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, 2262 (Refers to issue 79, September 1972.)
Cornelius William Sparks, born in New York City, married in Hennepin, Illinois. 2263 (This same abstract appeared in issue 109, March 1980, p. 2193.)
Ephraim Eugene Sparks, born in 1849 in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, died at Brockett, North Dakota in 1930.2264-65 (A sketch of his life appeared in issue 69, March 1970, p. 1302.)
Some Scattered Georgia Marriage Records for Persons Named Sparks, 2266
The Old Kentucky Home of Madison Sparks, 2268-69
Further Thoughts About the Family of John and Sarah (Shores) Sparks, 2269-72 (Refers to issues 12, December 1955; 26, June 1959; 44, December 1963; and 72, December 1970.)
Humphrey Sparks (ca. 1749-ca. 1827) of Culpeper County, Virginia, and Scott and Owen Counties, Kentucky, 2273-79 (See also issue 14, June 1956, pp. 136-37.)
Samuel Sparks of Platt County, Illinois, 2279
Peter Sparks, born in Putnam County, Missouri, in 1839, died at Worthington, Missouri, in 1911. 2280-81
John Sparks, born in Indiana in 1832, died in Tahlequah, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, in 1891. 2281-82
John C. Sparks, born in Indiana in 1843, died in 1883 in Shawnee County, Kansas. 2282-84
William C. Sparks, born in 1838 in Johnson County, Indiana; resident of Fort Dodge, Kansas, in 1916. 2284-86
James Sparks, born in 1831 in Johnson County, Illinois; resident of Grinnell, Iowa, in 1912. 2286
Talton Emerson Sparks, born in 1840 in Brown County, Indiana; died in Livonia, Missouri, in 1917. 2287-88
George F. Sparks, born ca. 1841 in Putnam County, Missouri; died of wounds in service in 1864. 2288-89
The Family of Joseph Monroe Sparks (1855-1911) [Son of Coleman and Louisa E. (Goings) Sparks), 2290 (Query repeated on p.2452.)
Sparks Marriages in Prairie County, Arkansas, 2291-92
Further Information About the Family of George Sparks (ca. 1777-ca. 1853) of Estill County, Kentucky, and Brown County, Indiana, 2294-2304 (See also issue 85, March 1974, and issue 86, June 1974.)
Additional Information About a Descendant of John Parnell Sparks of Kentucky and Missouri, [Pertaining to George R. Sparks, Son of James Parnell Sparks], 2305-07 (See also issue 60, December 1967, and issue 115, September 1981.)
Query [Regarding William Henry Sparks, 1805-1896, from Devon, England, to Canada], 2307
Correction [Pertaining to Marriage of Minus Lafayette Sparks], 2307 (See issue 45, March 1964.)
Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of Connecticut, 2308-2316
Query - John Sparks (1815-1889) [Who Was Born in New Jersey and died in Fulton County, Ohio], 2316
Correction [Pertaining to Bailey Sparks], 2316 (See also issue 101, March 1978, page 1987.)
Myra D. Manley Publishes Journal of James Andrew Sparks (Born 1837), 2317 (Refers to diary written between 1879 and 1898 in Iowa, Kansas, and Oklahoma.)
Correction, 2318 (A correction of volume numbers for the Quarterly.)
The Sparks Church, Barry County, Missouri, 2320
Further Information About the Family of George Sparks (ca. 1777-ca. 1853) of Estill County, Kentucky, and Brown County, Indiana, Continued, 2321-2349. (A continuation from issue 114, June 1981.)
Query [Regarding Cochran Line of William and Elizabeth (Cochran) Sparks], 2349
Query [Regarding Elmaette Sparks, Born ca. 1812-13 in New York, married James B. Norris], 2350
Introducing Alexander Barrow Daspits Biographical Study of William Henry Sparks (1800-1882), 2352
Sparks From a Smoldering Ember: Some Incidents from the Life of William H. Sparks (1800-1882), 2353-2368
Query [Regarding Edward Sparks Who Married Winnifred Wiatt ca. 1750-60 in Fauquier County, Virginia], 2369
Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of Massachusetts, 2370-74.
James E. Sparks, Sr. (ca. 1782-ca. 1855) of Nicholas County, Virginia, 2375-76
Marriage Bonds of Scott County, Virginia, 2376
Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of New York, 2378-2398
Seeks Information About English Ancestor, Robert Sparks, Born ca. 1750, 2398
Correction [Regarding a Descendant of John Ford Sparks Appearing in Issue 58, June 1967, p. 1065], 2398
Benjamin F. Sparks, born in 1835 in Spencer County, Kentucky; died in 1927 in Farmersburg, Indiana. 2399
Query [Seeking Descendants of James Andrew and Nancy Ann (Heaton) Sparks], 2402
Correction [to Pages 2323 & 2327 of Issue 115, September 19811, 2402
Photograph of Members of the Family of James Wiley Sparks [of Shawmut, Arkansas], 2403-04
Ned Sparks (1883-1957), Famous Canadian Comic Actor, 2405
Query - John R. Sparks (Born ca. 1806, Died 1898) 2405-06 (He was born In Pittsylvania County, Virginia.)
Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of Pennsylvania, 2408-2420.
Correction [of Data on Jeremiah Sparks of Adair County, Kentucky], 2420 (Refers to issue 93, March 1976, pp. 1804-06.)
Cornelius Sparks (1789-1862) - Additional Notes, 2421 (Refers to issue 101, March 1978.)
The Death of John Sparks in the Great Blizzard of 1888 [in Nebraska], 2421-23
Added Data on Filicity (Dawsett) Sparks and Lydia (Dodge) Sparks, 2425-26 (Supplements material published in issue 65, March 1969, on Martin Sparks.)
Nathan B. Sparks, born in 1815 in Belmont County, Ohio; died in 1904 at Monroe City, Indiana. 2426-28
Query [Pertaining to Henry and Simon Sparks, Early Settlers In Gloucester County, New Jersey], 2432
Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of New Jersey, 2434-2443
Three Branches of the Sparks Family in Early Marion-Monroe Counties, Missouri, 2449-2450
The John Riley Sparks Family of Garrard County, Kentucky, 2450-51
Query - Sarah Sparks (Born ca. 1820) in Ohio [She Married James Madison Bevard], 2452
The Family of Joseph Monroe Sparks (1855-1911), 2452-53 (A repeat of the same article as appeared on p. 2290 of issue 113, March 1981)
William Sparks (ca. 1783-1869) of North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee [Expansion on article on the Tree-of-Life Quilt Appearing in Issue 16, December 1956], 2453-57
Query - Joel W. Sparks (1852-1920) of Neosho County, Kansas, 2459
Early Sparks Marriages in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, 2460
James Thomas Sparks, born in 1844 in Gilmer County, Georgia; died in 1916 at Camden, Tennessee. 2462-64
William Sparks, born Ca. 1834 in Baltimore County, Maryland; died in service in 1865. 2465-67
Martin Aaron Sparks, born in 1841 at Townshend, Vermont; died there in 1917. 2468-2470
Major A. Sparks, born in 1836 in Jackson County, Indiana; died in 1922 at Robinson, Illinois. 2470-71
James C. Sparks, born in 1840 in Jackson County, Indiana; died in 1862 in service. 2471-72
Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of Georgia, 2473-2482
The Sparks Family Heritage Book, a Critical Review, 2483-87
Obituary for Eugene Sparks, 2488
Descendants of Walter [Born ca. 1794] and Susan A. (Prewitt) Sparks of Henry County, Kentucky, 2490-95
John Sparks, born in 1838 in Henry County, Kentucky; resident of Donaldson, Arkansas, in 1909. 2496-97
Stephen Sparks, born ca. 1822 probably in Henry County, Kentucky; died in service in 1862. 2497-98
Thomas H. Sparks, born in 1839 in Vigo County, Indiana; died in 1863 at Springfield, Iowa. 2501-03
Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of Illinois, 2503-2512
Some Early Sparks Marriages in Tallapoosa County, Alabama [1836-1846], 2518
Sparks Families Found in North Carolina Census Records, 1790-1830, 2525-2532
Additional Information About the Descendants of Matthew R. Sparks (ca. 1815-1892) of Washington County, Indiana, 2533-34 (Supplements article appearing on page 2052 of issue 104, December 1978.)
Corrections to the Descendants of Josiah A. Sparks (ca. 1770-ca. 1841) of Adair County, Kentucky, 2534-35 (Refers to page 2155 of issue 108, December 1979.)
David G. Sparks, born ca. 1836 in Ohio; died in 1883 in Wayne County, Ohio. 2536-37
Lorenzo H. Sparks, born 1843 in Trumbull County, Ohio, died in 1921 at Warren, Ohio. 2537-38
Descendants of James Sparks (1860-1928) of Jackson County, Kentucky, 2540-42
Some Sparks Marriages Recorded in Muscatine County, Iowa, 2542-43
Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of Michigan, 2543-48
The Family of Frederick Bryant and Mary E. (Speer) Sparks [He Was born in Oldham County, Kentucky], 2548-2553
John G. Sparks, born in ca. 1828 in Ohio; died at Republic, Ohio in 1903. 2554-56
James P. Sparks, born in 1839 at Seneca, Ohio, died in 1920 In Monroe County, Michigan. 2556-57
George W. Sparks, born 1843 at Seneca, Ohio; died in 1919 at Montpelier, Ohio. 2558
Sparkses of Early Harlan County, Kentucky, and Claiborne County, Tennessee, 2574-79.
Calvin Sparks, born ca. 1732 probably in Kentucky; died in 1895 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. 2580-81
Preston Sparks, born in 1827 in Harlan County, Kentucky; died in 1862 In Louisville, Kentucky. 2581-82
William H. Sparks, born about 1830 in Tennessee; died in 1892 at Visalia, California. 2582-83
Winright Sparks, born in 1826 near Tazewell, Tennessee; died in 1887 in Clay County, Kentucky. 2583-85
James Sparks of Washington County, Pennsylvania, and Clinton County, Indiana [Who Was Born ca. 1765], 2588-2600 (Continued on page 2611 of issue 126, June 1984.)
James Sparks, born 1835 in Ohio; died in service in 1864, 2601-02
George Sparks, born ca. 1830 at Scriba, New York; died in 1901 at Volney, New York. 2604-05
Francis H. Sparks, born in 1833 at Scriba, New York; died in 1908. 2605-07
Persons Named Sparks Living In Wisconsin in 1850, 2607-09
James Sparks of Washington County, Pennsylvania, and Clinton County, Indiana [Who Was Born ca. 1765], 2612-2636 (A continuation of the article begun in issue 125, March 1984.)
James Allen Sparks, born about 1838 In Clinton County,. Indiana; died there in 1917. 2638
Sparks Marriages Recorded as Having Occurred in St. Louis, Missouri, 1825-1859, 2642
James Brooks Sparks, born in 1809 in Illinois Territory; died in 1899 in Franklin County, Texas. 2670-72
William Sparks, born in 1807 in Jackson County, Georgia; died in Cooke County, Texas, ca. 1865. 2672
Death Takes Minnie Mae (Pierce) Huffer
Death take Henry Hatcil Sparks, 2674
Descendants of Alcy Sparks (1826-1892) of Maine [Born in 1824 at Bowdoinham, Married James Lambert, Jr.], 2676-78 (See also issue 105, March 1979.)
Additional Information About the Family of James Sparks (ca. 1798-1856) of Lewis County, Kentucky, Putnam County, Indiana, and Clayton County, Iowa, 2679-2682 (See also issue 70, June 1970.)
Query: Descendants of James and Matilda Sparks of Harlan and Laurel Counties, Kentucky, Sought, 2683-84 (See also issue 109, March 1980, pp. 2194-97.)
Correction [Regarding Information on William Hamilton Sparks In Issue 37, March 1962, p. 623], 2686
Who Were the Parents of Martin Sparks (ca. 1804-1862) of Jefferson County, Florida?, 2687-89
Persons Named Sparks Living in Iowa in 1850 [According to the 1850 Census], 2689-2694
Henry Sparks, born in Lewis County, Kentucky, ca. 1836; died in 1863 In Clayton County, Iowa. 2694-96
William C. Sparks, born in New Jersey ca. 1844; died at Daytona, Florida In 1904. 2696-98
William Francis Sparks (also known as William C. Sparks), born in 1842 in Gloucester County, New Jersey; died there in 1875. 2698-2702 (Much of this article is a discussion of the fact that William C. Sparks and William Francis Sparks appear to have been the same person.)
John Sparks, born ca. 1827 In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died there In 1872. 2702-03
Charles Sparks, born probably in Maine In 1841 or 1843; died at Columbia Park, Maryland, in 1926. 2703-04
Joseph Barnes Sparks, born In 1838 in Bristol, Rhode Island; died there in 1912. 2705-06
Persons Named Sparks Living in Missouri in 1850 [According to the 1850 Census], 2712-2723
Additions and Corrections to the Sparks Families Listed on the 1850 Census of Indiana [for the Counties of Clay, Dearborn, Gibson, Huntington, Jennings, Marshall, and Monroe], 2724-27 (The records of Sparkses appearing on the 1850 census of Indiana were begun in issue 26, June 1959 and continued in issues 27, 28, 29, and 30.)
Persons Named Sparks Appearing in Connecticut Census Records, 1790-1840, 2728-2734
Persons Named Sparks Living in Rhode Island in 1850 [According to the 1850 Census], 2735
Persons Named Sparks Living in the Territory of Oregon in 1850 [According to the 1850 Census], 2735
Descendants of William Sparks (1761-1848), son of Matthew and Sarah (Thompson) Sparks [William Sparks Was Born In Rowan County, North Carolina, and Died at Nacogdoches, Texas], 2738-2756 (This article is continued in issue 131, September 1985.)
Who Were the Parents of Calvin R. Sparks (ca. 1809-1890) of Greene County, Indiana?, 2757-59
Query: Sarah (Sparks) Arnold (1799-1884) [Born in North Carolina, Died in Lincoln County, Tennessee], 2759-2760
Sparks Burials in Nicholas County, West Virginia, 2760-63
The Sparks Store Company of Persinger, West Virginia, 2763-64
Correction [to the 1900 Census of Salilsaw, Oklahoma], 2765 (See page 2229, issue 111, September 1980.)
Descendants of William Sparks (1761-1848), Son of Matthew and Sarah (Thompson) Sparks, 2768-2786 (Continued from issue 130, June 1985.)
Who Were the Parents of Cornelia C. Sparks (ca. 1825-1895) of New York and New Jersey [Who Married Martin H. Scott at Newark, New York?] 2787
Village of Sparks, Nebraska, Sold, 2787
Ruth Sparks (Born 1756), Daughter of Josiah & Penelope (Brown) Sparks of Baltimore County, Maryland, 2788-89 (She married Thomas Anderson ca. 1776; see issue 70, June 1970, for account of the family of Josiah Sparks.)
Sparkses In Denton County, Texas, 2790-91
The Sparks Family Heritage Book (With Various Other Titles], 2791-93
Persons Named Sparks Living in Louisiana in 1850 [According to the 1850 Census], 2793-96
William Palmer & Anna Minerva (Harding) Sparks, 2811 (He was born in 1843 at Greensburg, Indiana, and died In 1815 at Ida Grove, Iowa; see earlier record of this family in issue 82, June 1973, pp. 1555-75.)
William Palmer Sparks (see previous article, p.2811). 2812-13
David W. Sparks, born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in 1833; died at Phoenix, Arizona, in 1908. 2813-15
James Sparks, born in 1831 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania; died in 1904. 2815-16
James H. Sparks, born in 1841 at Everett, Pennsylvania; died there in 1917. 2816-18
Correction [Pertaining to Pages 2746 and 2748 of Issue 130, June 1985, in Article on Descendants of William Sparks (1761-1848)], 2819
Sparks Households Listed on the 1840 Census of Pennsylvania, 2821-23
Marriage Records of Persons Named Sparks in Bourbon County, Kentucky, 1785-1895, 2824-26
How Sparks, Colorado, Got Its Name, 2828-29
Persons Named Sparks Appearing on the Federal Censuses of Maryland in 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850, 2830-2846
Schuyler County, Missouri, Marriages, Book A, 1845-1860, 2846
Miller County, Missouri, Marriages, Book A, 1837-1857, 2846
Howell County, Missouri, Marriages, Book A, 1867-1871, 2846
Parentage of Esseneth (Green) Sparks, Wife of Stephen Sparks, 2847-48 (See also issue 77, March 1972, pp. 1456-1465.)
Query: The Rev. Joshua Palmer, Father of Mary (Palmer) Sparks, 2848. (Relates to article on Zachariah Sparks in issue 35, September 1961.)
Query Regarding Parentage of Jonas Sparks, 1770-1823, of Vernon, Tolland County, Connecticut, 2852-54
Who Was Bentley Sparks of [Minnehaha County] South Dakota?, 2854
Correction [Regarding the Thomas Sparks Who Married Jennie Harwood), 2857 (See issue 22, June 1958, p. 296.)
James A. Sparks, born in 1840 In Tipton County, Indiana; died in 1919 at Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. 2858-2860
Callaway County, Missouri, Marriages, 1840-1846, 2866
Laclede County, Missouri, Marriages, 1855-1870, 2866
Descendants of William Sparks (1761-1848), Son of Matthew and Sarah (Thompson) Sparks, 2868-2889 (Continued from issue 130, June 1985.)
The Parke [Family] Society, 2891
Honor Comes to Jack D. Sparks, 2892
Persons Named Sparks Appearing on the Federal Censuses of Delaware in 1820, 1830, 1840, & 1850, 2893-99
William D. Sparks, born in 1819 in Pennsylvania; died 1898 at Wilmington, Delaware. 2904-06
Benjamin William Sparks, born ca. 1837 in Georgia; died in 1903 in Warren County, Tennessee. 2906-07
William H. Sparks, born ca. 1836 at Derby, Connecticut; died in 1877 at Paradise Valley, Nevada. 2908-09
James Knox Polk Sparks, born in 1843 In Union County, Georgia; died in 1920 in Bell County, Texas. 2909-1910
Joseph Sparks (ca. 1730-1809) of Frederick County, Maryland & Bedford County, Pennsylvania, 2914-28 (Continued in issue 136, December 1986.)
'Cattle in the Cold Desert', a Book Review, 2929
Query: Elizabeth (Sparks) Burns Lawler, Born c.1800-1815 [of Monroe County, New York], 2930
Query: Rachel (Swaim) Sparks of Surry County, North Carolina [Who Married Jonathan Sparks in 1817, 2930
William Jasper Sparks, 1838-1908, from Kentucky to Missouri to Montana, 2930 (See pp. 2180-81 of issue 109, March 1980: he was a son of Josiah and Anna (Gilkey) Sparks.)
Persons Named Sparks Appearing on the Federal Censuses of Virginia in 1840 and 1850, 2932-2942
Sparks Marriages, Jasper County, Iowa, 1846-1880, 2942
Correction [Regarding Birth Date of Mattie Elizabeth Simmons in Issue 134, June 1986, p. 2943], 2943
Query: Family of Jonas Sparks, Born About 1800 [in Rowan County, North Carolina, son of David and Mary (Little) Sparks], 2944-47 (See also issue 45, March 1964.]
Silas H. Sparks, born ca. 1840 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania; died in 1910 at Winfield, Kansas. 2949-2950
James H. Sparks, born 1846 probably in Ohio; died in 1872 at Golconda, Illinois. 2952-53
Robert Davis Sparks, born in 1843 in Woodford County, Illinois; died In 1901 at Kappa, Illinois. 2954-55
Query - Peter Sparks of Cayuga County, New York [Born ca. 1790; Married Minerva Alford], 2956
Joseph Sparks (ca. 1730-1809) of Frederick County, Maryland, & Bedford county, Pennsylvania. 2958-2974. (Continued from issue 135, September 1986; see also issue 144, December 1988, pp. 3348-3350.)
Mahlon Sparks (1818-1892) of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, 2975-77
George W. Sparks, born in 1845 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania; died in 1933 in Trenton, Missouri. 2979-2980
John M. Sparks, born ca. 1843 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania; died In 1903 In Avalon, Missouri. 2982-83
Some Sparks Marriages from Kansas, 2984
Sherman Sparks Is Recipient of Spirit of Texas Award., 2985
Mary Ann (Sparks) Crosland (1785-1841) and Her Descendants, 2986-2991(See also issue 40, December 1962, p. 689.)
Persons Named Sparks Listed on the 1850 Census of the District of Columbia, 2991
A Correction Plus a Query: James Robert and Susan (Harbin) Sparks, 2992 (See also issue 33, March 1961, p.541, and issue 70, June 1970, p.1324.)
Persons Named Sparks Appearing on the 1850 Federal Census of South Carolina, 2993-97
Sparks Marriages in Darke County, Ohio, 1851-1898, 2997
The Sparkses of New England [the Descendants of Henery and Martha (Barrett) Sparks], 3000-3033
Correction [Pertaining to False Claim by John Sparks (1758-1846) That He Had Been a Member of the Lewis & Clark Expedition], 3034 (See issue 14, June 1956, p.148.)
Stephen Sparks, born in 1822 in Cattarugus County, New York; died in 1864 In a Confederate prison. 3034-36
Henry Kirk Sparks, born In 1837 at Danielson, Connecticut; died In 1906 at Mystic, Connecticut. 3036-37
Lyman E. Sparks, born in 1832 in New York; died in 1899 at Jackson, Michigan. 3037-39
Nathan J. Sparks, born ca. 1838 In Connecticut; died in 1880 at Dover Plains, New York 3039
Additional Information About the Family of Matthew R. Sparks of Indiana and Iowa, 3040 (Refers to an article on the family of Matthew R. and Lucy (Callaway) Sparks in issue 104, December 1978.)
Thomas Sparks of Early Lawrence and Walker Counties, Alabama, 3042-3056
Query [Regarding Christopher Columbus Sparks, Born in 1856 in Texas], 3056 (See response in issue 139, September 1987, p.3124.)
Joseph Sparks (Born ca. 1751, Died 1820-30) Son of Solomon and Sarah Sparks, 3057-3060
Two Men Named Abel Sparks, Originally from Surry & Wilkes Counties, North Carolina, 3061-3084
Asa Sparks (ca. 1745-1814) of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, 3086-3118
Nelson Sparks, born ca. 1841 in Oswego County, New York; died in 1889 at Onarga, Illinois. 3120-21
William E. Sparks, born In 1833 at Orwell, New York; died there in 1911. 3121-22
Sherwood E. Sparks, a Successful Coal Operator, 3123
Query: William Sparks, Born [Somewhere in Missouri] in 1850, Son of George Sparks [and Died in 1935 at Walthill, Nebraska], 3124 (This query was published on p. 1737, issue 90, June 1975.)
Response to Query [on Page 3056 of Issue 138, June 1987], 3124
Added Information Regarding Mary Eleanor Sparks [Daughter of Thomas Garten and Mary Jane (Barrow) Sparks], 3125 (Refers to issue 116, December 1981, p. 2366.)
Family Associations and Periodical Publications, 3125-26
Hamilton County, Tennessee, Marriage Records for Persons Named Sparks, 1858-1885, 3126-27
Walter Sparks (Born ca. 1760, Died ca. 1827) of Pennsylvania and Kentucky [Son of Richard Sparks of Middlesex County, New Jersey], 3130-3163 (See also issue 76, December 1971, pp. 1440-46, for a record of Walters father, Richard Sparks.)
William R. Sparks, born ca. 1829 in Scott County, Indiana; died in service in 1863. 3163-64
Henry M. Sparks, born Ca. 1844 in Clark County, Indiana; died in 1906 at Eddyville, Iowa. 3164-65
John Ezra Sparks, born in 1844 at Louisville, Kentucky. He was also known as John Davis. 3167-68
Isaac H. Sparks, born In 1844 In Vigo County, Indiana; died in 1917 at Toledo, Illinois. 3169-3170
Francis M. Sparks, born ca. 1841 in Indiana; died of wounds in 1864 in Arkansas. 3170-72
Some Scattered Sparks Marriage Records from Mississippi [1812-1897], 3173
Further Notes on the Descendants of Reubin and Cassie (Buttery) Sparks of Early Wilkes County, North Carolina, 3176-3206 (See also issue 59, September 1967.)
New Information on Margaret (Allen) Sparks [Born in 1804] First Wife of Absalom Sparks, 3212 (See also issue 102, June 1978, pp. 1993-3118 for article on Richard Sparks (born ca. 1779, died after 1860) a probable brother of Absalom.)
Sparks Households Appearing on Massachusetts Census Records, 1810-1840, 3213-17
More Family Periodicals, 3218
William Francis Sparks (1849-1901), Son of Thomas E. and Catherine (Melton) Sparks, 3220-22 (See also article on Addison Sparks, born Ca. 1795, of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, father of Thomas E. Sparks, in issue 99, September 1977.)
Two Cousins Named Thomas Sparks, Grandsons of Josiah and Penelope (Brown) Sparks, 3223-29 (See also issue 22, June 1958, pp. 296 and 298.)
Who Were the Grandchildren of William Sparks, Died 1709 of Queen Annes County, Maryland, 3229-3231 (See issue 73, March 1971, for further information on this family.)
Handed-Down Story Solves Genealogical Puzzle, 3232-33 (Story of Amanda Ellen [Sparks] Shaw, died in 1865.)
Charles Orlando and Cora Belle Sparks, 3234-36. (See also issue 81, March 1973, pp. 1540-45, for record of this family.)
Query: Susan (Sparks) Caddell [Born December 2, 1830], 3237 (See also issue 134, June 1986, pp. 2868-2889, and issue 130, June 1985, pp. 2738-2756 for material on this branch of the family.)
Additional Data and a Correction, Henry O. Sparks, 1835-1916, 3238 (He was a son of Origin and Calista (Converse] Sparks; see issue 137, March 1987.)
George Washington Sparks, 1848-1906, a Descendant of Isaac Sparks of Estill County, Kentucky, 3239-3242
Additions and Corrections [to Further Notes on the Descendants of Reuben and Cassie (Buttery) Sparks of Early Wilkes County, North Carolina], 3242 (See issue 141, March 1988.)
Thomas Frank Sparks, Big League Baseball Player, 3242
Query: Henry Sparks (1791-1883) [of New Jersey and Pennsylvania], 3243 (See issue 134, June 1986, pp. 2899-2902 for further Information.)
Persons Named Sparks Appearing on the Federal Censuses of Maine in 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850, 3244-48
Proof of Marriage of William Sparks & Martha Moore [at Lancaster, Pennsylvania], 3249 (See also issue 42, June 1963, for article regarding William Sparks.)
Philip Sparks, born ca. 1842 in Butler County, Ohio; died in Virginia in 1862 from wounds. 3250
William Sparks, born ca. 1832 in Maryland; died in 1886 at Rockford, Indiana. 3250-51
Laban Sparks, born in 1838 in Montgomery County, Indiana; died in 1915 at Lafayette, Indiana. 3252
Walter Perdue Sparks, born in 1842 at Alamo, Indiana; died in 1931 at Merom, Indiana. 3254-55
William Russell Sparks, born in 1841 at Eagle, New York; died In 1903 at Warsaw, New York. 3255-57
George W. Sparks, born in 1841 In Potter County, Pennsylvania; died in 1916 at Monte Vista, Colorado. 3257-58
James R. T. Sparks, born in Wright County, Missouri; died in 1869. 3258-59
Further Notes on the Descendants of Reuben and Cassie (Buttery) Sparks of Early Wilkes County, North Carolina, 3262-3285 (This is a continuation of an article begun In issue 141, March 1988.)
Additional Information About Descendants of James Sparks (ca. 1765-1855) of Washington County, Pennsylvania, & Clinton County, Indiana, 3286-3291 (See also issue 125, March 1984, for additional material on this Sparks line.)
Marriage of Henry Spark, Jr. and Rachel Landenberger, 1792, 3292
Sparkses Appearing on the Census Records of the State of New York, 1800-1840, 3293-3306
Further Information Regarding Descendants of George Sparks, Jr. (Born About 1805), 3309-3326 (This is an extension of an article appearing in issue 122, June 1983.)
Query - Rufus Sparks (of Tennessee) and Son - Charles Garfield Sparks (1901-1956), 3327
Query [Regarding Samuel A. Sparks of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Who Married Elizabeth Barr], 3328
Query - Anna R. Sparks [Buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Goldendale, Washington], 3328
Who Was Thomas B. Sparks Who Died on August 18, 1848, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania?, 3328
The Importance of Census Records, 3329
Sparks Households Appearing on the 1840 Census of Alabama, 3329-3330
Sparks Households Appearing on the 1840 Census of Georgia, 3331-33
Sparks Households Appearing on the 1840 Census of Iowa Territory, 3334
Sparks Households Appearing on the 1830 Census of Michigan, 3334
Sparks Households Appearing on the 1840 Census of Michigan, 3335
Sparks Households Appearing on the 1840 Census of Wisconsin Territory, 3336
Rhode Island Census Records [1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, and 1840], 3336-39
Vermont Census Records [1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, and 1840], 3339- 3342
New Jersey Census Records (1830 and 1840], 3343-46
Persons Named Sparks Appearing on the 1850 Census of New Hampshire, 3346
Mary Pearl (Sparks) Bilbrey Celebrates 100th Birthday, 3347-48
Further Information About the Descendants of Joseph Sparks (ca. 1730-1809) of Frederick County, Maryland, and Bedford County, Pennsylvania, 3348-3350 (See the article regarding this branch of the Sparks family In issue 136, December 1986 beginning on page 2958.)
A Sparks Marriage in Edwards County, Kansas [Gean F. Sparks & Katie Pugh, 1884], 3350
Walter C. Sparks, born ca. 1819 in New York City; died in 1878 In Fairfield County, Connecticut 3351-52
Query - William A. Sparks (ca. 1794-ca. 1858) 3365
Some Corrections in the Article About Descendants of Matthew J. Sparks, 3367-68 (See the September 1984 issue, Whole No. 127, pp. 2649-2652.)
Query: Parentage of Leonard Sparks (ca. 1822-1865) 3368-69 (See also the September 1976 issue, Whole No. 95, pp. 1842-1852.)
Corrections and Additions [to Article on Walter Sparks, ca. 1760-ca. 1827, of Pennsylvania and Kentucky] 3369-3370 (See issue of December 1987, Whole No. 140.)
Warren Powell Sparks, M.D., 1856-1881 [Born in Henry County, Kentucky, Died in Morgantown, Indiana) 3371-76
Sparks Marriage Records from Adams and Brown Counties, Ohio, 3377-3380
Query: Dr. Benjamin Clayton Sparks (1818-1894) 3387-88
Descendants of Nelson Sparks (ca. 1818-1874) of Carter County, Kentucky, 3396-3423 (See also the December 1955 issue, Whole No. 12.)
Tombstone Found for Relah (or Eria) Sparks [Son of John and Eliza Sparks] 3425 (See also issue of December 1973, Whole No. 84.)
Nelson Sparks, born ca. 1818 In North Carolina, died 1874 in Carter County, Kentucky. 3426-27 (See above article, pp. 3396- 3423.)
William Sparks, born December 8, 1831, in Fayette County, Indiana. 3427-29
Lyman J. Sparks, born ca. 1846 at Butler, Branch County, Michigan. 3432-33
Peter P. Sparks, born ca. 1843 in Carter County, Kentucky; died in 1882. 3433-34 (See June 1989 issue, p. 3397.)
John M. Sparks, born March 11, 1843, In Wisconsin; died January 8, 1873, in Woodbury County, Iowa. 3434-35
Edward Sparks (Died 1785/86) From Maryland & Pittsylvania & Fluvanna Counties, Virginia, 3438-3445
Jeremiah Sparks, Jr., Born ca. 1773, Son of Edward Sparks, 3445-48
Henry S. Sparks, Born 1804, Died 1864 [Son of Jeremiah Sparks, Jr., and His Descendants]3448-3455
The Restoration of a Sparks Family Cemetery [in Caney Fork Township, Pike County, Arkansas) 3456-58
Additional Information About Willoughby Sparks [Son of Absalom Sparks] Born about 1802, Died about 1860, and Some of His Descendants, 3463-3472 (See also the September 1982 issue, Whole No. 119, which contains an article on Absalom Sparks.)
Descendants of John J. and Susan (Sparks) Irwin, 3473-75 (See also issue of March 1978, Whole No. 101, for an article devoted to Cornelius Sparks, father of Susan.)
Sparks Households Appearing on the 1830 Census of Missouri, 3476
Sparks Households Appearing on the 1840 Census of Missouri, 3477-78
Additional Information About Descendants of Joseph Sparks (ca 1730-1809) of Frederick County, Maryland, & Bedford County, Pennsylvania [Sarah (Sparks) O'Neal and Her Children] 3478-3481 (See also issue for September 1986, Whole No. 135.)
Some Death Notices & Obituaries Published in the Boston Evening Transcript [1881-1927] 3481-82
William Sample Sparks (Born ca. 1700, Died ca. 1765) [of Maryland and Rowan County, North Carolina] 3484-3501
Corrections [Pertaining to Information on William Sample Sparks Appearing in Earlier Issues] 3501-02
Jesse Sparks (ca. 1785-ca. 1859), Son of 27. Zachariah Sparks of South Carolina, 3507-3511 (See also the September 1961 issue, Whole No. 35, for an article on Zachariah Sparks, father of Jesse.)
Query: Who Were the Parents of Roy T. Sparks, Sr. of Detroit [Born 1916]? 3515
Query: Nancy (Kelley) Sparks, Born 1787 [Daughter of William Kelley of Switzerland County, Indiana] 3515.
Claims of Soldiers, War of 1812, from New York, 3516
James Thomas Jefferson Sparks, born December 17, 1843, probably in Boone County, Kentucky; killed In action on June 27, 1864; application made by his mother, Teressa Sparks. 3717-3720
John Robinson Sparks, born September 26, 1840, in Tioga County, New York; died May 8, 1907, in Saline County, Missouri. 3520-22
Edward Franklin Sparks, born January 1843 In Tioga County, New York; died June 23, 1899, in Binghamton, New York 3522-24
Edwin Sparks, born October 26, 1829, in Adams County, Ohio; died February 19, 1891, at Vancouver, Washington. 3524-26
Sparks Records from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Found in a 19th Century Newspaper, 3526-28
Jesse Sparks (1773-1858), Son of Matthew and Sarah (Thompson) Sparks, and His Descendants, 3529-53 (See issue 34, June 1961, for an article on Jesse's parents; this article is continued in issue 151, September 1990.)
Joseph Sparks (Born ca. 1690, Died 1749) of Maryland, 3554-61
Query - Alfred Daniel Sparks [1853-1941] 3562
Query - Jesse Sparks (1892-1900) 3562
Query - Samuel Bransn Sparks (1859-1954) 3562-63
Information Needed About Elizabeth Sparks of Early Lunenburg County, Virginia, 3564
Persons Named Sparks Found on the 1850 Census of California, 3565-70
Persons Named Sparks Found on the 1850 Census of the District of Columbia, 3570
Persons Named Sparks Found on the 1850 Census of Florida, 3571
The Iowa Territorial Census, 1836, 3571-72
Sparks Households in Illinois in 1820 and 1830, 3572-74
Sparks Households Appearing on the 1800 Census of Maine, 3575
Sparks Households Appearing on the 1830 Census of Louisiana, 3576-77
Sparks Households Appearing on the 1820 and 1830 Censuses of Mississippi, 3577-79
The Earliest Alabama Census Record - 1820, 3579-80
Sparks Records from Pennsylvania Newspapers [1854-1865] 3580-82
Some Descendants of John Sparks (Died April 8, 1710) of Windsor, Connecticut, 3584-98
John M. Sparks (1865-1930) and the Opening of the Cherokee Strip In 1893, 3619-21
'Sparks Across America' by Mary Whitney, Another 'Rip-off', 3622-23
From the 'Public Ledger' of Philadelphia [1838-1857] 3623-24
The Children of Sarah Virginia (Sparks) Fowler, Daughter of Moses Samuel Wilhoit Sparks, 3625-27
Jesse Sparks (1773-1858), Son of Matthew and Sarah (Thompson) Sparks, and his Descendants, 3629-49 (This is a continuation of the article begun in issue No. 149, March 1990.)
Margery Sparkes Committed to Prison, 1674, 3651
Query - John and Jane (Hillen) Sparks [of Adams and Scioto Counties, Ohio] 3652
Sparkses of Early Jefferson County, Texas, Honored, 3652
Query - Is This a Photograph of John and Sussie (Wilson) Sparks? 3653
Marriage of Betsey Sparks & Augustus Buel, 3653
Family of George Washington Sparks, 3654
Correction [Regarding Family of George Washington and Mary Sina (Durbin) Sparks] 3654-55
Green Sparks, born May 23, 1830, In Illinois. 3657-58 (See issue 119, September 1982, pp. 2457-59 for further information re family of Green Sparks; Hardy Sparks and James Sparks who follow were brothers of Green Sparks.)
Hardy Sparks, 1821-1900. 3658-60 (See Green Sparks, above.)
James Sparks, 1834-1877. 3660-61 (See Green Sparks, above.)
Charles Jennings Sparks, 1840-1873, of New York City. 3661-63
David Sparks, 1846-1917, of Jefferson Co., New York and Reedsburg, Wisconsin. 3663-64 (See issue 152, December 1990, for information regarding David's father, James Sparks, pp. 3704- 05.)
Julius M. Sparks, 1834-1899, brother of above David Sparks. 3665-66. (See issue 152, December 1990, for information regarding Julius' father, James Sparks, pp. 3704-05.)
Benjamin S. Sparks, 1832-1912, of Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, and Washington. 3666-68 (See pension papers of his brother, Abel B. Sparks, In issue 59, September 1967, pp. 1095-96.)
Home of Joseph Sparks at Buck Shoals, North Carolina [With Records of His Family] 3669-73
Query: Martha Nancy (Sparks) Chesser Joy [Born in Virginia, 1790-1801], 3673
Charles Sparks (ca. 1730-ca. 1771) of Maryland & Pennsylvania, 3674-81 (See Issue 73, March 1971, pp. 1381-89, for Information on his father, William Sparks.)
Query: Charles W. Sparks, Born 1863 in Illinois, 3681
Correction [Regarding Article About William Sparks (ca. 1760-ca. 1834) of Adair Co., Kentucky] 3681-83 (See Issue 93, March 1976, pp. 1794-1812, and issue 96, December 1976, pp. 1856-75.)
Seek Descendants of James Sparks, Born 1841-42, of Grand Forks, [North) Dakota, 3686
Hardy Sparks (ca. 1782-ca. 1855), Son of Matthew and Sarah (Thompson) Sparks, 3687-3703 (See issue 34, June 1961 for an article about Matthew and Sarah (Thompson) Sparks.)
James Sparks (1806/09-1893) Born in Schoharie Co., New York; Died in Sauk County, Wisconsin, 3704-05 (See issue 151, September 1990 for abstracts of Civil War pension applications of David and Julius M. Sparks, sons of James Sparks, pp. 3663-66.)
Corrections [Regarding Identity of Two Men Named George Sparks Who Were First Cousins and Sons of George and Solomon Sparks, Jr. of Wilkes Co., North Carolina, and Huntington-Wells Counties, Indiana] 3706-07
A Sparks Marriage - Fayette County, Illinois [Richard Sparks and Delia Brown] 3708
Thomas C. Sparks, 1815-1909, Pioneer Settler in Boone County, Iowa, 3709-16 (His photo appears on the cover.)
Alexander Spark, 1752-1819 [of Quebec] 3718
Query: John D. Sparks (1824-1899) [of Wabash County, Illinois] 3719
Query: Sparks-Brigance [Sarah A. Sparks Was Married to William C. Brigance, in Tennessee] 3719
An Unfortunate Example of How Genealogical Errors Are Perpetuated, 3720-21 (A correction to item in issue No. 24, December 1858, pertaining to Thomas Sparks, Political Exile - his name was Park, not Sparks.)
Correction: Wilkes County, North Carolina, Census Records, 3721-22
Death Takes Franklin D. Sparks, 3722-2 4 (The brief obituaries appearing in the QUARTERLY for deceased members of the Association are not normally included in this table-of-contents, but an exception is made here because this one includes material on Charles Sparks, born 1808, died 1862, and family of Delaware County, Ohio.)
Further Information About James Alfred Sparks, Born 1852, Died 1943 , a Descendant of Matthew J. Sparks (1759-1841), 3724-28 (Supplements article in issue No. 127, September 1984, pp. 2643-69.)
A Sparks Marriage in Tazewell County, Illinois, 3728
Men Named Sparks Who Served from Delaware Before and in the War of 1812, 3729
William Sparks, born about 1814 in Indiana, died January 30, 1898. 3732-34 (See also issue No. 99, September 1977, pp. 1922-23, for information regarding Wesley Sparks, father of William.)
James C. Sparks, born about 1846 in Delaware County, Ohio, died July 2, 1896. 3736-37 (See p. 3724 of same issue, No. 153.)
William Sparks, born November 2, 1833, in Indiana, died August 15, 1872. 3737-40 (Information also included regarding family of William's parents, Isaac and Eleanor Sparks, of Lagrange County, Indiana.
Thomas W. Sparks, born about 1842 in Ohio, died June 25, 1895. 3742-44 (See issue No. 53, March 1966, pp. 970-73, and issue No. 81, March 1973, pp. 1540-45, for information about the branch of the Sparks family to which he belonged.)
Edward Sparks, born February 19, 1830, in Edinburgh, Scotland, died about 1905, in England. 3444-46
William M. Sparks, born about 1845 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.3747-48 (He was a brother of Isaac W. Sparks, above.)
Robert D. Sparks, born February 8, 1827, at Summit, New York, died January 7, 1913, at Pine Grove, Wisconsin. 3748-49 (See issue No. 69, March 1970, pp. 1300-03, and issue No. 112, December 1980, pp. 2264-65, for information on his branch of the Sparks family.)
William Sparks, Born in Queen Annes County, Maryland, Ca. 1725, Died in Surry County, North Carolina, 1801/02, Son of William Sample Sparks, 3751-98 (See issue No. 148, December 1989, for an article on William Sample Sparks.)
Query: Parentage of Rebecca (Walls) Sparks, 3799
Query: John Sparks, from Greenup/Carter County, Kentucky, to Buchanon County, Missouri, ca. 1844, 3799
Sparks Tombstones, St. Peter's Cemetery, Westchester County, New York, 3799
Who Was A. Sparks Who Died on June 11, 1852, On the Oregon Trail? 3799-3800
Zerah Sparks (ca. 1784-ca. 1868) (and His Known Descendants) of South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, 3801-24 (A family photograph appears on the cover.)
Some Early Sparks Marriages in Missouri [1828-1836], 3824
Sparkses of Early Harlan County, Kentucky, and Claiborne County, Tennessee - a Correction, 3825-28 (Refers to issue No. 124, December 1983, pp. 2574-79.)
Ransom Sparks, born ca. 1824 in Tennessee. 3828-29
Francis M. Sparks, born in 1847 in Butts County, Georgia. 3830-32 (See also p. 3812 of this same issue.)
John F. Sparks, born in New Jersey about 1823, killed in action May 12, 1864. 3832-33
David D. P. Sparks, born January 9, 1843, at Billlngsport, New Jersey, died October 14, 1912. 3833-34
The Murder of Elizabeth Sparks in Caswell County, North Carolina, 1787, 3847-48
Further Thoughts on the Fate of Hugh S. Sparks[a Confederate soldier of Carter County, Kentucky] 3849-53 (Photo of his son, Colby Sparks, with wife and first child, appears on cover of this issue.)
Thomas Sparks (ca. 1766-ca. 1837), Son of William and Ann Sparks, of Surry County, North Carolina & Lawrence Co., Kentucky, 3853-73 (See also article on father of Thomas Sparks, who was William Sparks, in issue 154, June 1991, pp. 3751-98.)
Daniel Sparks, born January 13, 1829, in Lawrence County, Kentucky, died November 1, 1904. 3873-75 (See also pp. 3864-65 of this same issue, No. 156.)
Matthew Sparks, born about 1831 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, died in 1894. 3975 (He was a brother of above Daniel Sparks; see also pp. 3865-66 of this same issue, No. 156.)
George W. Sparks, born about 1835 in Floyd County, Kentucky, died March 15, 1878. 3876 (See also pp. 3858-59 of this same issue. No. 156.) (continued on following page)
Henry Sparks, born in March 1839 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, died August 27, 1905. 3877-78 (See also pp. 3871-72 of this same issue, No. 156.)
Peter Sparks, born March 4, 1837, in Lawrence County, Kentucky, died June 14, 1914. 3878-79 (See also pp. 3866-67 of this same issue, No. 156.)
Reuben M. Sparks, born about 1825 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, died May 4, 1863. 3879-81 (See also p. 3862 of this same issue, No. 156.)
Samuel Sparks, born about 1823 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, died April 12, 1885. 3881-82 (See also pp. 3862-62 of this same issue, No. 156.)
Thomas J. Sparks, born in December 1836 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, died March 24, 1907. 3882-83 (See also p. 3871 of this same issue, No. 156.)
Correction - Regarding Albert Bonnoa Coleman, 3884 (See also Issue No. 149, March 1990, p. 3549.)
Correction - Parentage of Rebecca (Bryan) Boone, 3884-85
A Sparks Immigrant from Devonshire - ca. 1885 [named William Sparks of Grand Rapids, Michigan] 3885
James B. and Rachel (Petty) Sparks, Parents of James Pressley Sparks, 3889-91 (See also Issue No. 32, December 1960, for material on this branch of the Sparks family.)
Civil War Pension Applications (Continued from page 3883)
Samuel A. Sparks, born June 22, 1846, in Parke County, Indiana, died August 31, 1919. 3891-92 (See also issue No. 99, September 1977, pp. 1920-24.)
Some Descendants of Thomas Sparks (ca. 1766-ca. 1837) [Son of William and Ann Sparks] of Surry County, North Carolina, and Lawrence County, Kentucky., 3894-3911 (A continuation of an article begun in Issue No. 156, December 1991, and continued in Issue No. 158, June 1992.)
Some Corrections & Additions to the Descendants of Josiah A. Sparks of Adair County, Kentucky., 3912-14 (See article on Josiah A. Sparks [ca. 1770-ca. 1841] in Issue No. 108, December 1979, pp. 2152-66.)
Additional Information on Some Descendants of Walter and Susan A. (Prewitt) Sparks., 3914-15 (See the article on this branch of the Sparks family in Issue No. 121, March 1983.)
Excerpts from the Autobiography of William Tennis Sparks (1849-1938) [Who Was Born in Franklin County, Indiana] 3918-3926 (Portions of this same record appeared in Issue No. 30, June 1960.)
John A. Kitchen Dies [With Information on his Great-grandparents, Garrett M. Sparks (1854-1929) and Mary A. (Miller) Sparks]3927-28 (Continued on following page)
Nathan Sparks, born January 22, 1840, in Lawrence County, Kentucky; died August 31, 1919.3929-3930
William R. Sparks (1839-1907) [of Owen County, Indiana, and Boone County, Iowa] a Descendant of Reuben and Cassa (Buttery) Sparks., 3936-37. (See also Issue No. 141, March 1988, p. 3183.)
Some Descendants of Thomas Sparks (ca. 1766-ca. 1837) [Son of William and Ann Sparks] of Surry County, North Carolina, and Lawrence County, Kentucky., 3938-52 (A continuation of an article begun in Issue No. 156, December 1991, and continued in Issue No. 157, March 1992.)
Correction., 3952 (Pertains to photograph of William Darwin Sparks on page 3906 of Issue No. 157, March 1992.)
Deaths of Persons Named Sparks in Mitchell County, North Carolina, 1913-1951., 3952-57
Nancy Ann (Sparks) Newman, Born 1829, Died After 1909 [Daughter of Noah and Susanna (Woodward) Sparks] 3957-59 (See Issue No. 37, March 1962, for an article on Amos Sparks (1785-1867), grandfather of Nancy Ann.)
A Correction Regarding the Wife of Daniel Sparks (1810-1889)., 3959-60 (See Issue No. 113, March 1981, and Issue No. 115, September 1981.)
The Will of George Taylor Sparks (1848-1907) of Fort Smith, Arkansas., 3960-63 (See also Issue No. 34, June 1961.)
William Sparks, born September 17, 1836, in Lawrence County, Kentucky; died at Flatgap, Kentucky, October 18, 1913. 3963-65 (See also pp. 3939-3942 of this issue, No. 158.)
Elisha Sparks, Jr., born ca. 1841 in Lawrence County, Kentucky; died in service February 12, 1863. 3965-66 (See also p. 3942 of this issue, No. 158; he was a brother of the above William Sparks.)
William Sparks, born Ca. 1833 in Lawrence County, Kentucky; died May 16, 1879, in Flatgap, Kentucky. 3966-67 (See also p. 3945 of this issue, No. 158.)
Henry C. Sparks, born Ca. 1838 in Kentucky; killed in service in Battle of Perryville October 8, 1862. 3967-69. (Added is record of his parents, Jonas and Paulina [Polleweight I Sparks, and his siblings.)
George W. Sparks, born Ca. 1842 at Shelbyville, Kentucky; died April 9, 1908. 3970-71 (He was a brother of above Henry C. Sparks.)
Franklin J. Sparks, born July 1, 1845, in Nicholas County, Kentucky; died March 10. 1919. 3972-74
Alexander Sparks, 1780-1857 [Son of Daniel Sparks (1740-1810) of the Welsh Neck Area of South Carolina] 3976-77 (Accompanies portrait of Alexander Sparks on cover; see Issue No. 40, December 1962, for an article on this branch of the Sparks family.)
Index of [Sparks] Deaths in Texas, 1903-1940 [Anderson County to Brazos County] 3977-79
Query: Parentage of Sarah A. (Sparks) Brigance., 3989
More Information About the Sparkses of Estill County, Kentucky., 3990-3996 (Supplements an article on descendants of Isaac Sparks, Jr. in Issue No. 86, June 1974.)
Persons Named Sparks Who Served in the Confederate States Military Forces [in the Civil War]3996-4008 (A listing of names with rank, as well as with identification of military unit in which each served.)
Query - Minor Henry Sparks [36 Years Old When 1860 Census Taken of Prairie County, Arkansas] 4008
Descendants of John J. and Susan (Sparks) Irwin., 4009 (A brief supplement to an article in Issue No. 147, September 1989.)
Sons of the Republic of Texas [Rules for Membership] 4009
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions for Service in the Civil War.,
Theodore W. Sparks, born ca. 1830 in Sullivan County, New York; died in service April 14, 1863. 4010-11
Pearl Sparks, born July 20, 1843, in Herkimer County, New York; died September 28, 1864, as a prisoner of war, Andersonville, Georgia. 4012-15 (See Issue No. 19, September 1957 for information on his great-grandfather, Pearl Sparks (1750-1826), a soldier of the American Revolution.)
Ephraim Wilson Sparks, born November 8, 1846, in Lewis County, Kentucky; died November 5, 1926, in Dallas, Texas. 4016-18 (See Issue 71, September 1970; and Issue 111, September 1980 for information on this branch of the Sparks family.)
Some Descendants of Malinda Minerva (Sparks) Dempsey [Daughter of David and Permelia (Medlock) Sparks] 4020-24 (See also Issue No. 67, September 1969 for information regarding David Sparks.)
Further Notes on the Life and Family of William Sparks (Died 1709) of Queen Annes County, Maryland., 4025-4034 (This supplements the article on William Sparks in Issue 73, March 1971.)
Correction - Family of Columbus Sparks [on 1900 Census of Oklahoma Territory] 4044 (See Issue 111, September 1980, p. 2227.)
Further Notes on Descendants of George Sparks (ca. 1777-ca. 1853) of Brown County, Indiana., 4045-48 (This supplements an article on George Sparks In Issue No. 115, September 1981.)
Some Sparkses May Have Indian Ancestors., 4048 (A brief note on the possibility of obtaining information from the Chickamauga Cherokee Enrollment and Development Office in Missouri.) (Continued on following page)
Correction - Authorship of Genealogical Charts Pertaining to Solomon and Catherine (Hifiegas) Sparks [of Adams County, Ohio] 4049-4050 (Refers to an article in Issue No. 148, December 1899.)
Solomon and Catherine (Hillegas) Sparks, Their Children and Grandchildren [of Adams County, Ohio]4050-56 (See Issue No. 42, June 1963, for information on George Sparks, father of Solomon.)
Ransom Sparks (ca. 1824-ca. 1892)., 4057-4062(A supplement to articles pertaining to Ransom Sparks in Issue No. 124, December 1983, and Issue No. 155, September 1991.)
Additional Information About the Twin Sons of Truelove, Jr. & Julia (Slavens) Sparks., 4063-4065 (See also Issue No. 108, December 1979, for information on this family, pp. 2164-2166, as well as Issue No. 157, March 1992, pp. 3912-3914.)
Sparks Descendants Involved in a Kentucky Feud, [the Walker-Smoot Feud in Owen and Henry Counties]4075-4080
George Sparks (ca. 1770/75-1840/50) of Early Champaign and Logan Counties, Ohio., 4080-4087
Samuel Sparks (1846-1926) [of Logan County, Illinois] - A Biographical Sketch., 4087-4090
Jesse D. Sparks, (Born 1864) [of Logan County, Illinois] 4090-4091
Henry Sparks, born December 23, 1825, in Ohio, died December 4, 1896. 4092-4093
Isaac J. Sparks, born September 29, 1837, in Logan County, Ohio, died March 4, 1918. 4093-4094
Index of Sparks Deaths in Texas, 1903-1940 [Brown County through Hill County]4095-4102 (Continuation of list begun in Issue No. 159, September 1992.)
A Union Soldier [William M. Sparks] Recalls the Siege of Vicksburg., 4103-4108
Some Descendants of William and Kesiah Sparks of Prince William County, Virginia., 4109-4127 (Part one of an article to be continued later; this part devoted largely to descendants of William and Kesiah through their son, James Sparks, born ca. 1760, probably in Virginia; died September 1836 in the Harrison-Bourbon Counties area of Kentucky.)
James S. Sparks, born ca. 1836 in Kentucky, died May 24, 1885, in Missouri 4127-4129
James Harris Sparks, born 1844 in lonia County, Michigan; died in 1926, probably at Holton, Michigan. 4129-4131
Identification of the Wife of John Sparks (ca. 1669/70-1710) of Windsor, Connecticut 4132-4133 (Supplements article on John Sparks appearing in Issue No. 150, June 1990.) (Continued on following page)
Who Were the Parents of William T. Sparks (Born ca. 1821) of Clay County, Illinois? 4134-4135
Death Takes Melva (Sparks) Bidlack., 4135
The Children and Grandchildren of Martha Ann (Sparks) Gilchrist (1824- 1897)., 4136-4140 (She was a daughter of Daniel and Jemima (Gunn) Sparks, and was married to Richard Adam Gilchrist in 1842 in Vigo County, Indiana.)
Index of Sparks Deaths in Texas, 1903-1940 [Hopkins County through Potter County] 4141-4146 (Continuation of list begun In Issue No. 159, September 1992.)
Jonas Sparks Honored at Fort Boonesborough, Kentucky., (With photo of monument on cover.) 4147
Query - Caroline Fidler [Married Richard M. Sparks, 1876, in Vigo County, Indiana]4173
John Harvey Sparks, born May 16, 1842, In Jefferson County, Kentucky, died there September 3, 1891. 4174-4175
David Carson Sparks, born March 12, 1835, In Blount County, Tennessee, died March 19, 1918. 4175-4177
James William Sparks, born ca. 1837 in Wayne County, Indiana; died in service on April 1, 1863. 4177-4178
Eli Sparks, born in Ohio ca. 1817; died in service April 18, 1865. 4178
Index of Sparks Deaths in Texas, 1903-1940 [Rains County through Young County] 4179-4182 (Continued from list begun In Issue No. 159, September 1992 which was continued in Issue No. 161, June 1993.)
Query [Willis William (Jack) Sparks, born in Texas on February 11, 1874-1886] 4182
Marriages of Persons Named Sparks In and Around Queen Annes County, Maryland (ca. 1775-ca. 1875) 4183-4188
Sparks Marriages in Sangamon County, Illinois [1852-1870] 4190
The Life and Family of John and Mary (Roper) Sparks of Ipswich, Massachusetts., 4191-4230 (An expansion, with corrections, of an article on this John Sparks, born 1634, died prior to 1704, that appeared in Issue No. 98, June 1977.)
John Sparks of Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts [Died 1751], 4230
Notes on John Sparks of Early Saco, Maine., 4231
Thomas Sparks of Ipswich [Massachusetts], Born ca. 1651., 4231-4235
A continuation of the Descendants of Edward and Elizabeth Sparks., 4237-4246 (An expansion of an article on descendants of Edward Sparks [born prior to 1750, died prior to March 1786, in Fluvanna County, Virginia] that appeared in Issue 147, September 1989.)
Dennis McFranklin and Julia Ann (McCoy) Sparks of Clay County, Alabama., 4247-4252
Some [Sparks] Marriage Records of Buchanan County, Missouri., 4252
Have We Found the Parents of John Sparks (ca. 1772-l858) of Greenup County, Kentucky, and Buchanan County, Missouri? 4253-4264 (References to Isaac Sparks, Sr., a pioneer settler of Estill County, Kentucky, in Issues No. 83 [September 1973]; No. 85 [March 1974]: and No. 86 [June 1974].
Query - Sparks & Cotham Families., 4264
A Note from a Descendant of Amelia (Sparks) Word (1803-1868) [of Carroll County, Georgia] 4264
James Sparks (ca. 1762-ca. 1827) of North Carolina, Virginia, and Kentucky (Doubtless a Son of William Sparks (ca. 1725-1801/02) 4265-4276 (Supplements articles appearing In Issues 148 and 154, December 1989 and June 1991, respectively.)
George W. Sparks, born January 18, 1846, in Buchanan County, Missouri,. died January 21, 1881, at Hamburg, Iowa. 4277-4280
Solomon Sparks, born ca. 1820 in Virginia, died August 1873. 4278-4280
Benjamin F. Sparks, born ca. 1840 in Missouri, died May 29, 1895. 4280-4281
Two Sparks Items from Columbia County, Washington., 4282
Two Sparks Marriages from Franklin County, Ohio., 4282
Texas Honors Fanny (Sparks) Brown [1849-1934], 4283-4286
Carlin-Sparks Family Cemetery Near Baltimore, Maryland., 4286-4289
Some Additional Marriage Records of Persons named Sparks Recorded in Queen Annes County, Maryland., 4289-4290 (Supplements list published in Issue 163, September 1993.)
Some Descendants of William and Kesiah Sparks of Prince William County, Virginia., 4291-4301 (Part two of an article begun in Issue 162, June, 1993.)
Charles F. Sparks, born 1829/30 in Logan County, Ohio, died March 25, 1897, at Piqua, Ohio. 4305-4307
Edgar C. Sparks, born ca. 1841 in Ohio, died May 12, 1884, in Michigan. 4309-4311 (Continued:)
Query - Lora [or Lorena] (Sparks) Helm [Born 1873, Howell County, Missouri] 4312
The Sparkses of Leicester, Vermont., 4313-4321
Sparks Marriages in Fairfield County, Ohio, 1811-1859., 4322
James Sparks (ca. 1752-1834) of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Indiana, and His Family., 4323- 4357 (Part one of an article continued in Issue No. 168, December 1994.)
A Statement of Editorial Policy for the Sparks Quarterly., 4366-4369
James Sparks (ca. 1752-1834) of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Indiana, and His Family., 4369-4396 (Part two of an article begun in Issue 167, September 1994.)
Samuel Eli Sparks (1856-1915), Descendant of Thomas Sparks of Early Walker County, Alabama., 4401-4406
Corrections [Lucy Eva Anna Lena Hilderman, Married to Francis F. Sparks, 1918] 4407
Query - Minnie [Madoline] (Hollowell) Sparks Harkiess., 4408
Query - A Sparks Family of Schuyler County, Illinois., 4408
Corrections - Date of Birth of James B. Sparks (December 11, 1779) and Parentage of Henry Sparks (Born June 28, 1810)., 4408-4409
Unusual Reaction to a Sparks Marriage., 4409 (Pertains to the Rev. James Sparks, born 1816; marriage in Itawamba County, Mississippi.)
Sparks Marriages in Early St. Clair County, Illinois (1811-1823) 4410
A Sparks Marriage Record from Adams County, Indiana., 4410 (Sarah M. Sparks & Benoni High, 1847.)
Further Information About James E. and Mary [Polly] Sparks of Early Nicholas County, West Virginia., 4412-4436 (Earlier information had appeared as a query in Issue 116, December 1981, and information about some descendants of this couple in Issue 130, June 1985.)
Correction [ - Middle Initial of Samuel P. Brimer] 4436 (See Issue 168, December 1994, page 4373.)
Query - Information Sought Regarding Willis William ['Jack'] Sparks, Born 1874 [of Oklahoma] 4437
Sparks Marriages Recorded in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, 1854-1910., 4438-4439
Persons Named Sparks Found on the 1860 Census of Indiana [Adams Through Hamilton Counties] 4439-4452
Millington Sparks, III (ca. 1775-ca. 1835), (Sometimes Called William Millington Sparks) and Some of His Descendants., 4454-4480 (Includes a record of the life, with cover photograph, of Governor John Sparks, 1843-1908, of Nevada.)
Correction [ - Death Date of George James Monroe Applegate, March 10, 1895] 4480 (See Issue 140, December 1987, page 3142.)
Corrections and Additions to an Article (1991-1992) Pertaining to Children of Thomas Sparks (ca. 1766-ca. 1837)., 4481-4482 (Pertains to Issues 156 and 157, December 1991 and March 1992.)
Persons Named Sparks Found on the 1860 Census of Indiana [Hancock Through Putnam Counties] 4483-4498.
Quartus Strong Sparks (1820-1891), Mormon Teacher and Preacher., 4500-4412
Query - Harry H. Sparks [Who worked In the 1930s at Mount Rushmore] 4513
Frank Hugh Sparks (1891-1964) [Grandson of Joshua Sparks (ca1798-1850) of Indiana] 4514-4518
Joshua Low Sparks, Born ca. 1796, in Maryland [Died 1857 in Franklin County, Indiana] 4518-4520
Edward H. Sparks, born February 7, 1849, in San Francisco, California. 4521-4523
Query - Ancestry of Rebecca, Wife (and Widow) of Thomas Sparks [of York County, Maine] 4528
Persons Named Sparks Found on the 1860 Census of Indiana [Ripley Through White Counties] 4529-4541 (continued)
A Diary Reference to Ellery E. Sparks [1845-1864, in the Civil War] 4541
Following Ancestors' Paths., 4542-4544 (An account by Jim Sparks, a descendant of William Sparks who died in Queen Annes County, Maryland, in 1709.)
A Sparks Obituary from the Arkansas Gazette., 4544-4545 (Obituary of Major J. H. Sparks, died 1879 in Fort Smith, Arkansas; information on him and his three brothers from Ireland in Issue 34, June 1961, pages 549-555.)
Corrections [Pertaining to the Children of James J. and Elizabeth (Caudill) Sparks] 4545 (See also Issue 158, June 1992, page 3940.)
Richard Spark, 14th Century Farmer in Yorkshire [England] 4546
Corrections and Additions (Family of Zerah Sparks, Jr.) 4580 (Corrections to Issue 155, September 1991, page 3823.)
Corrections [to the Family of Richard Sparks, died 1866] 4580 (See Issue 168, December 1994, pages 4393-4394.)
New Insight Into the Lives of Some Descendants of Elijah Sparks (1778- ca. 1830+) of Queen Annes County, Maryland.,4581-4582 (See also Issue 69, September 1969, page 1256, and Issue 124, December 1983, pages 2567-2568.)
Query [: Grace E. Sparks, 1893-1960, of Chicago] 4582
Lyman C. Sparks, born ca. 1848, died January 19, 1899, in Missouri. 4583-4585
Charles Sparks, alias Charles Johnson, born ca. 1840, died December 1902, of South Carolina. 4586
Clinton Sparks, born March 15, 1842, in Hardin County, Kentucky; died In 1924 at Nashua, Minnesota. 4589
Query - (Kilby/Sparks Connection in Virginia) 4590
Notes on William, Jr. and Rachel (Lee) Sparks of Putnam County, Tennessee., 4592-4594
[Sparks] Names from the Vietnam Memorial (The Wall)., 4595-4601
A Further Note Pertaining to the Place of Burial of Thomas J. Sparks (1844-1910)., 4602
[Two] Sparks Marriage Licenses Found in Morgan County, Indiana, '[1843 and 1856]., 4602
John Sparks (Born ca. 1775-Died Prior to 1810), of Surry and Burke Counties, North Carolina., 4603-4610
A Roster of Confederate Soldiers Named Sparks Who Served from Georgia., 4611-4619
A Household Missed in the Transcription of Sparkses on the 1850 Census of [Branch County] Michigan [Published in the QUARTERLY of September 1983, Whole No. 123]., 4619
Two Sparks Marriages Recorded in Delaware County, Ohio [1856 and 1862]., 4620
John Sparks, born ca. 1824 in New York; died August 2, 1890, in Montcalm County, Michigan. 4621-4623
Thomas Sparks, born ca. 1825 in Kentucky; died December 6, 1893, at Rising Sun, Ohio. 4624-4626
Richard J. Sparks, born August 7, 1832, probably in Shelby County, Kentucky; died June 29, 1864. 4627-4628
Levi Sparks (1778-1851) and Some of His Descendants, of Lawrence County, Kentucky., 4632-4663
George Washington Sparks, born September 3, 1845, in Lawrence County, Kentucky. 4665
Levi J. Sparks, born February 19, 1831, in Lawrence County, Kentucky; died January 14, 1897. 4665-4666
Additional Information About the Sparkses of Carroll County, Tennessee., 4667-4669
Thomas Sparks (1821-1893), A Union Soldier in the Civil War., 4670-4671
Beware of Genealogical Advertisements Mailed from Bath, Ohio., 4671- 4672
Jessamine County, Kentucky, [Sparks] Marriages (1798-1930)., 4693-4695
Some Additional Sparks Marriages In Darke County, Ohio [1844-1879]., 4695
An Actor Named Joseph M. Sparks, Born in 1846., 4695
Eli B. Sparks, born September 17, 1838, in Licking County, Ohio. 4700
Family of Laban and Emily (Lyon) Sparks., 4703
Sparks Marriages and Deaths Found in a Newspaper Published in Hancock, County, Indiana, 1850-1920., 4704-4705
Ella Rebecca (Sparks) Smith (1863-1892), Daughter of Amaziah and Sarah Ann (Fowler) Sparks, and First Wife of John Henry Smith (1856-1935); Is She Shown with Her Husband on Page 4707 ? 4706-4708
Royal Harris and Grace Z. (Berry) Sparks, with Children, Bernice and Robert, Photograph Taken about 1906., 4709-4710
Some Marriages in Fairfield County, Ohio, 1811-1859., 4710
Obituary of Elizabeth W. (Sparks) Pickering, 1849-1906., 4711
An Early Sparks Marriage in Meigs County, Tennessee [1843]., 4712
An Indian Legend of Elliott County, Kentucky., 4756-4757
Isaac Sparks, Sr. [ca. 1740-ca. 1815 of Estill County, Kentucky] Family Reunion., 4757
The Family of John Spark (1786-1854), Immigrants from the County of Cumberland, England, 1836., 4780-4792
Query - William J. [Jay] Sparks (1850-1924)., 4792-4793
William H. Sparks, born March 10, 1845, in Shelby County, Indiana; died December 26, 1923. 4794-4795
Rufus T. Sparks, born April 21, 1841, at Orland, Maine; died March 29, 1906. 4795-4797
James B. Sparks, born September 1830 at Newark, Ohio; died February 15, 1910, at Lyford, Indiana. 4797-4800
George G. Sparks, born ca. 1836 in Chippenham, England; died July 30, 1904, at Freehold, New Jersey. 4801-4802
John Richard Sparks (1860-1939) [Born in Bastrop County, Texas, Died in Coleman County, Texas]., 4806-4808
Query - Nancy (Sparks) Lester (1837-1914)., 4808
Bicknell Marriage Bonds, Wilkes County, North Carolina., 4826-4827
Children of Stephen and Mary Emily (Hoover) Sparks., 4827-4828
Correction [Three Children of Herbert Joseph and Mollie (Rood) Sparks on p. 4789 of the March 1997 issue of the QUARTERLY, Named Buell, Not Rood]., 4837
A Review of Fourteen Frontier Families, compiled by Mary Sparks Matthews. 4838
A Correction and a Query Pertaining to the Family of Zerah Sparks (ca. 1784-ca. 1868)., 4839
Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers., 4840-4842
Persons Named Sparks Listed in City Directories of the City of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1871-1881., 4842-4843
James H. Sparks, born April 26, 1844, at Smyrna, Delaware; died June 13, 1909, in Chicago, Illinois. 4847-4848
Martin Sparks, born ca. 1845 in Lawrence County, Kentucky; died May 18, 1879, at Fielden, Kentucky. 4880-4882
Query - Robert Warner Sparks, Born 1939 [in Barboursville, West Virginia]., 4884
A Sparks Marriage in Audrain County, Missouri (A. A. Sparks and Sarah I Muldrow]. 4884
Corrections and Additions; Sarah Jane (Sparks) Casey and Thomas E. Sparks, Daughter and Son of Hale and Sarah (Clayburn) Sparks., 4885-4886
Correction: Death Date of Historia [Tory] Lester [Daughter of Isaac and Nancy Artha (Sparks) Lester]., 4888
The Gravestone for John W. Sparks (1838-1900) [Near Ringwood, Oklahoma]., 4892-4893
Correction: Cass County, Missouri, 1850 Census., 4893
Sparks Obituaries Appearing in the Western Christian Advocate, with Notes., 4894-4916
Query: Did Isaac Sparks (Born ca. 1740) Perform Service in the American Revolution? 4924-4925
Edwin Sparks, born ca. 1835, probably in Connecticut. 4925-4926
Henry L. Sparks, born January 8, 1842, in Indiana; died September 11, 1910, at Shelbyville, Indiana. 4926-4928
Sparks Tombstone Inscriptions, McKenzie, Carroll/Weakley Counties, Tennessee., 4931-4932
Some Sparks Marriage Records from Trumbull County, Ohio., 4932
David Rhodes Sparks (1823-1907), an Introduction to His Autobiography., 4938-4944
The Autobiography of David Rhodes Sparks [Son of Baxter and Elizabeth Gwin) Sparks]., 4944-4953
Persons Named Sparks (Including Spark and Sparkes) Who Served in the American Revolutionary War., 4955-4972
Corrections and Additions to Family of Walter Davis Sparks (1870-1949)., 4973-4974
The 1776 Oath Required of White Male Citizens in Pennsylvania., 4976
Notes on the Wimberly and Wood Families., 4993-4994
Thomas Linton Sparks (1846-1913)., 4994-4997
James Sparks (1768-ca. 1835), Son of Matthew and Sarah (Thompson) Sparks of North Carolina., 4998-5003
William Sparks, Died December 9, 1893 [in Bloomington, Illinois], Prominent Athlete and Circus Star., 5003-5005
The Establishing of St. Luke's Church at Church Hill, Maryland, in Queen Annes County., 5011-5012
Some Early Sparks Marriage Records from Cooper County, Missouri [1850-1863]., 5012
Information Sought on John Franklin Sparks, Born at Queenstown, Maryland, ca. 1896., 5013-5014
A Sparks Marriage [of Samuel E. Sparks and Mary Walker] in Callaway County, Missouri [1846]., 5014
Merit Sparks, born 1843/44 in Greene County, Indiana, died 1873; married Ellender Martindale. 5015-5017
Edwin C. Sparks, born June 10, 1826, in Rhode Island; died May 9, 1911; married Elizabeth . 5017-5018
Alfred Sparks born ca. 1842 in Hamilton County, indiana. 5018-5019
George T. Sparks (or Parks), born July 19, 1839, at Windsor, Maine, died September 1, 1929, at Jackson, Michigan; married Bridget McNamara. 5019-5020
James P. Sparks, born ca. 1810 in Salem County, New Jersey, died in service on June 7, 1862; married Mary C. Vanneman. 5020-5021
Persons Named Sparks in an 1874 Directory of Cincinnati, Ohio, 5022
Frank Sparks [1874-1937], Star Baseball Pitcher., 5023-5026
The Family of Sarah (Sparks) Holt, Daughter of Benjamin and Amanda (Boley) Sparks., 5026-5030
Sparks Items Copied from the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record., 5031
Colonel Richard Sparks (ca. 1753-1815), New Information About His Closing Days., 5032-5035 (An expansion of an article appearing In the SPARKS QUARTERLY of September 1974, Whole No. 87.)
John Albert Sparks (1899-1947) and Verlie Josephine (Hayes) Sparks (1904-1933), Information and Queries., 5035-5038
Christopher Columbus Sparks (1838-1860), a Casualty of a Linn County, Iowa, Tornado, June 3, 1860., 5038-5040 (He was a son of Walter K. Sparks (18 15-1872) and Mary Jane (McCoskey) Sparks; see the SPARKS QUARTERLY of March 1997, Whole No. 177.)
The Autobiography of David Rhodes Sparks, Part II., 5041-5047 (A continuation from the March 1998 issue of the QUARTERLY.)
Thomas S. Sparks, born April 22, 1836, at Rutland, Vermont; died January 12, 1913, at Sandusky, New York; married Azetta M. Sparks. 5048-5049
Virgil G. Sparks, born Ca. 1840 in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; died after 1897, probably in Canton, Pennsylvania; married Eliza. 5049-5051
John L. Sparks, born February 3, 1845, in Wilmington, Delaware; died December 21, 1917, in Minneapolis, Minnesota; married (1st) Cora Etta Rowe, and (2nd) Emma Alice Rowe. 5051-5053
Edward Sparks (alias Edward Parks), born August 18, 1837, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died there on February 28, 1908; married Hannah Louisa Engles. 5056-5057 (His actual name was Parks, but he had enlisted as Edward Sparks.)
Eli J. Sparks, born ca. 1847 in New York; died May 20, 1891, in Wayne County, New York; married Sarah M. Brink. 5057-5058
Zebulon Garfield Sparks, born July 3, 1829, in Ohio; died on January 2, 1900, in Tuscarawas County, Ohio; married Ruth Macamen (or Maughiman). 5059-5060
Henry A. Sparks, born July 31, 1834, in Poultney, Vermont; died August 15, 1923, at Stowe, Vermont; married (1st) Mary P. Kidder and (2nd) Myra Andrus. 5060-5061
John Sparks, born in New Jersey; died while a prisoner of war at the Confederate prison in Florence, North Carolina, on November 15, 1864; married Emeline V. Turner. 5062
The Family of Elizabeth (Sparks) Bryan (1765-1863)[Daughter of Jonas Sparks and Wife of Henry Bryan]., 5063-5072
Persons Named Sparks in the City Directory of Brooklyn, New York, 1863., 5074
Persons Named Sparks Found on the 1900 Census of Queen Annes County, Maryland., 5075-5094
William B. Sparks, Born 1851, of Queen Annes County, Maryland., 5095
Query [Regarding Fred Sparks, born ca. 1877 in Oakaloosa, Iowa]., 5096
Query [Regarding Laura Sparks, born ca. 1901, in Morgan City (?) Lousiana, Probable Daughter of David and Delilah (Bunch) Sparks; married Henry Seguy]., 5096
James A. Sparks, born ca. 1838; died in Claiborne County, Tennessee, July 16, 1893; married (1st) Mary , and (2nd) Elizabeth Gibson. 5907-5098
Ephraim E. Sparks, born ca. 1815, probably in Highland County, New York; died after 1895, probably at Osgood, Indiana; married Sarah Ann Reilley. 5098-5099
Henley A. Sparks, born January 5, 1835, in Georgia; died August 7, 1897, probably at McGregor, Texas; married (1st) - ? - , (2nd) Laura A. Mangum. 5099-5101
Samuel M. Sparks, born ca. 1835 in Pennsylvania; died February 26, 1897, at Chicago, Illinois; married Elizabeth Graham. 5101-5102
James Richard Sparks, born July 24, 1841, in Laclede County, Missouri; died on March 8, 1894, at Hartville, Missouri; married (1st) Sarah Barnett, (2nd) Susan Abshere. 5103-5104
John Sparks (1816-1899) of Lewis County, Kentucky, His Life and Descendants., 5106-5115
Where Did the Sparkses of Early Lewis County, Kentucky, Come From? 5121-5129(Pertains to William Sparks of Washington County, Pennsylvania, son of Joseph Sparks, died 1749 in Frederick County, Maryland.)
The Autobiography of David Rhodes Sparks, Part III., 5130-5136
William H. Sparks, born ca. 1845 in Missouri; died 1881 in Missouri; married Sarah E. Thomas. 5137-5138
William Sparks, born ca. 1837, had been enrolled at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1861, at age 23; he was in Detroit, Michigan, in 1913, age 76, when he applied for a pension. He later apparently abandoned his application when the Bureau of Pensions requested him to send his discharge.
William G. Sparks, born Ca. 1839 in Tennessee; submitted application from Benton, Missouri, which was unsuccessful; he was a son of William G. and Nazey (Daffron) Sparks who were in Walker County, Georgia, in 1850.5139-5141
Samuel Sparks, born ca. 1840 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died there May 16, 1905; he did not marry; a probable son of Samuel and Sarah Sparks of Philadelphia.
Leonard Sparks, born ca. 1825; died March 6, 1885; married Sarah Clark in Gloucester County, New Jersey, May 24, 1855. 5143-5144.
Paul Emerson Sparks, 1910-1999, President of the Sparks Family Association, 1953-1999, 5146-5148 (He died in Louisville, Kentucky, March 4, 1999.)
John K. Carmichael, Jr., New President of the Sparks Family Association., 5148
The Family of Richard Sparks (ca. 1720/25-1792) of Middlesex County, New Jersey, and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; a Review., 5149-5173 (A supplement to an article appearing in the December 1971 issue of the QUARTERLY, Whole No. 76, pp. 1440-46.)
Letter from Ruth Sparks Byrne, 5173
Benjamin Sparks (Born ca. 1754; Died 1801) of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Son of Richard Sparks., 5174-5189
Query - Stella (Sparks) Sage, 1890-1918, [Daughter of Jesse D. Sparks and His Second Wife, Laura Steritt Parker]., 5191-5192
Query - Margaret Ann (Sparks) Althizer (1827-1910)., 5192 (Parentage of Margaret Ann unknown; she was born in Kentucky; married Alexander G. Althizer in Decatur County, Indiana, in 1843; she died in Fulton County, Missouri.)
The Rev. Colby Sparks (ca. 1801-ca. 1869) [of Wilkes County, North Carolina] and the Siamese Twins., 5193-5194
John K. Carmichael, Jr., President of the Sparks Family Association., 5196-5197 (An introduction of him to members of the Association.)
The Autobiography of David Rhodes Sparks, Part IV., 5198-5206
Persons Names Sparks Found on the 1860 Census of Texas., 5207-5237
Query - John Ed (Edward?) Sparks of Waco, Texas, [Married Bessie Wiggins]., 5252
Availability of the Sparks Coat of Arms., 5253-5254
The Family of Walter Davidson Sparks (1870-1949); a Revision, With a Review of His Sparks Ancestors., 5255-5259 (Walter Davidson Sparks was a son of Robert Davis and Margaret N. [Davidson] Sparks; see the QUARTERLY of March 1962, Whole No. 37, pp. 620-631.)
Corrections: Article on John Sparks (1816-1899) [in the QUARTERLY of March 1999, Whole No. 185]., 5260
Sparks Flour [Canister] - Can Anyone Identify It? 5266
James and Sarah (Conley) Sparks of Lawrence County, Kentucky [Parents of the Late Paul E. Sparks]., 5270-5274
James Basil Sparks (1853-1928) [of Arkansas]., 5274-5277
Charles Thomas Sparks, born August 4, 1839, in Tennessee; died June 8, 1910, at St. Elmo, Tennessee; he did not marry. 5279-5280
Thomas Sparks, Born October 6, 1801, of Lawrence County, Alabama, and McLennan County, Texas., 5323-5324
Corrections [in Article on Baxter and Elizabeth (Gwin) Sparks in the QUARTERLY of December 1999, No. 188], 5324
James Sparks, born in Kentucky In 1840, died 1884 in Laurel County, Kentucky, son of James and Matilda ( - -) Sparks. Following his death, a pension was issued to his widow, Hiley (Moore) Sparks., 5325-5327
Sanford Sparks, born ca. 1833 probably in Kentucky; died 1871. Pension issued to children Edward and William until age 16. His wife, Mary Ann (Smith) Sparks, had been married (2nd) to Josephus Buffington who died in 1901; a widow's pension was issued to her thereafter on Sanford's service. 5328
Melvin P. Sparks, born 1832 in Cortland County, New York, died 1881 at Crockery, Michigan, son of Amos and Desire (Sylvester) Sparks. Following his death, his children (Hattie L, Alice J., Curtis P., Amos C., Willie M., and George A.) were granted pensions to age 16. His wife, Ellen E. (Kibby) Sparks, who had been married (2nd) to John Fox, was granted a pension for Melvin's service following Fox's death in 1909, 5329-5330
Matthew Sparks (ca. 1752-1819) [born in Frederick County, Maryland, died in Surry County, North Carolina [with a Record of the Families of His and his wife Eunice's Children: Nancy Smith, Margaret West, Sarah Bray, Joel Sparks, George Sparks, Matthew Sparks, Jr., William D. Sparks, and John Sparks] ., 5332-5391
North Carolina Law Pertaining to Illegitimate Children., 5391-5392
Correction: Josiah A. Sparks, Jr. Was Not Sheriff of Lawrence County,Kentucky., 5393
Corrections [of Textual Errors, Pages 5251, 5255, 5301, and 5313].
Query: Calvin and Mary (Easson) Sparks.
William Z. Sparks (ca. 1791-1858) [Son of Matthew and Eunice Sparks Featured in the June 2000 Issue of the QUARTERLY]., 5396-5403
Mary Ann Mariah (Sparks) Milnor (1849-1931), Daughter of David Rhodes Sparks (1823-1907), 5404-5405
The Autobiography of David Rhodes Sparks, Part V., 5405-5414
James A. Sparks, born ca. 1838 in Tennessee, died 1893 in Clayborne County, Tennessee. He was married (1st) to Mary , and (2nd) to Elizabeth Gibson. Elizabeth was granted a widow's pension following his death, as was their daughter, Louisa Sparks, to age 16. When Elizabeth was married (2nd) to W. Henderson Toffiver in 1895, her pension was terminated. 5415-5416
John W. Sparks, born ca. 1853 in Hendricks County, Indiana, died in service of smallpox in 1864. His mother, Elizabeth (Lawrence) Sparks, was granted a mother's pension until her death in 1878, after which his father, Isaac Sparks, also received a pension for John's service. 5416-5418
John R. Sparks, born ca. 1806 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, died in 1898 in Macoupin County, Illinois. 5418-5422 (Fifty-six years old when he enlisted, he was the father of Matthew Brooks Sparks and Royal G. Sparks whose pension papers are abstracted on pp. 5422-5426.)
Matthew Brooks Sparks, born 1838 in Macoupin County, Illinois, died in 1914 in Jefferson County, Iowa. He was a son of John R. and Elizabeth (Bradshaw) Sparks. His wife, Sarah Jane (Kifiebrew) Sparks, was granted a widow's pension following his death. 5422-5424 (See abstract of his father's pension papers, pp. 5418-22, and that of his brother, 5424-26.)
Royal G. Sparks, born 1845 in Missouri, died 1901 in California. He was a son of John R. and Elizabeth (Bradshaw) Sparks. His wife, Maria A. (Wason) Sparks, was granted a widow's pension following his death. 5424-5426 (See abstract of his father's pension papers, pp. 5418-22, and that of his brother, pp. 5422-24.)
John T. Sparks, born 1814 in Clark County, Ohio, died 1891 at National City, California. He was married (1st) to Catherine Guthridge and (2nd) to Christena E. Earson. Christena was granted a widow's pension following his death. 5426-5428
Sanford Sparks, born ca. 1827 in Kentucky, died 1902 at Ames, Oklahoma Territory. His widow, Lucretia (Dortain or Dorton) Sparks was granted a widow's pension following his death. 5429-5430
Thomas Sparks (1816-1863) of Yadkin County, North Carolina, and York County, South Carolina, [Son of William Z. Sparks.], 5432-5439
Memories of Bessie (Rodgers) Pettus [Born 1904, Great-Granddaughter of Thomas Sparks, Above.], 5439-5440
Confederate Soldiers from South Carolina., 5442
A Mystery Solved! Where Did William Sample Sparks Get his Middle Name? from His Maternal Grandfather, William Sample (Died 1682)., 5443-5461
Correction - Parentage of James E. Sparks [of Nicholas County, West Virginia, Died 1854], 5461
Godfrey James Sparks, born 1828 in Ireland, died 1886 in New York City. His wife, Alice (Tuhomey) Sparks, received a widow's pension beginning in 1891. 5462-5463
Martin V. B. Sparks, born ca. 1840 in Gloucester County, New Jersey, died in 1870 in Mantua, New Jersey. He was a son Josiah C. and and Hannah (Henry) Sparks. He was unmarried. His sister, Harriet Jardeila, "applied for whatever pension benefits she was due., 5464
George W. Sparks, born ca. 1842 probably in Clark County, Ohio, died 1910 in Erie County, Ohio. He was a son of David and Catherine (Berry) Sparks. His wife, Alice (Buzzell) Sparks, was granted a widow's pension following his death.
John Jefferson Sparks, born 1843 in Rush County, Indiana, died 1912 In Huntington County, Indiana. He was a son of John and Elizabeth (Harlan) Sparks. His wife, Emma E. (Hale) Sparks, was granted a widow's pension following his death.
Miles G. Sparks, born ca. 1839 in Gloucester County, New Jersey, died 1874 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was probably a son of John S. Sparks who was In Salem County, New Jersey, as early as 1830, and had served in the War of 1812. Miles G. Sparks's widow, Lucy E. B. (Munyin) Sparks, had been married (2nd) to John Wilson and was divorced from him, applied for a widow's pension in 1892 but she was never granted a pension based on Miles's service. 5468-5469
Stephen Thorn Sparks, born in 1837 in Indiana and died in 1864 in the Army Corps Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a son of Jesse and Jemima (Thorn) Sparks. Although information regarding Miles G. Sparks was provided by the National Archives in a response for pension Information, nothing pertaining to a pension applied for by his parents following his death was Included. A photograph of Stephen in uniform appeared on page 1253 of the September 1969 QUARTERLY.
Family Photographs: George and Sarah Ann (Harp) Sparks, 5271-5274
Persons Named Sparks Who Were Taxed in Virginia in 1787, 5275-5284
The Deaths of Brothers Named Willie Warren Sparks & Walter Jackson Sparks, Jr. of Victoria, Texas, 5488
Jesse Sparks (Died 1824) of Greenville County, South Carolina, 5489-5499
Death Takes Jack B. Sparks, 5499
James Roberts Polk Sparks, born ca.1845 in Illinois, died 1888 near Clapper, Missouri; son of James H. and Deborah (Hankins) Sparks; married to Ellen Russell Mattison. 5500-5502
John Thompson Sparks, born 1839, died 1905, son of Joseph and Isabella (Ellis) Sparks of Lewis County, Kentucky; married Chloe A. Calhoun in 1865 in Scotland County, Missouri. 5502-5503
William M Sparks, born ca.1843 in New York, died there in 1914; son of Aurey and Nancy A. (Roff) Sparks; married to Lillie L. Stebbins in 1865. (See the QUARTERLY of June 2001, Whole No.194, for article on Aurey B. and Nancy A. (Roff) Sparks.), 5503-5506
Moses Sparks, born ca.1834 in Kentucky, died while a soldier in Union Army at Memphis, Tennessee, in 1863. Was married to Louisa Jane Malcolm in Madison County, Illinois. She applied for a pension as his widow and on behalf of their only child, Thomas Judson Sparks from Montgomery County, Illinois. (She married, second, John Forsythe.), 5506-5507
Peter Sparks, born ca.1827 in Henry County, Kentucky; died 1901 at New Albany, Indiana; married to Nancy Jane List (or Yates) in 1852 in Kentucky. 5507-5508
Leonard G. Sparks, born ca.1842 in North Carolina, died in 1911 in Indi- ana; a son of William and Nancy Sparks; was married (first) to Nancy Jane Nellron in 1866 in Monroe County, Indiana; married (second) to Nancy Margaret Barrett in 1900. 5508-5510
The Autobiography of David Rhodes Sparks, Part VI, 5539-5543
Query - William Sparks (ca. 1832-1867), 5543
Some Early Sparks Marriages in Illinois, 5543
Death Takes Dr. Sherman Paul Sparks, 5551
Some Early Sparks Marriages in Illinois (continued from p. 5543), 5552
Robert Thomas & Mary Ann (Wallingford) Sparks, (Further Notes on Some of Their Descendants), (Continuation of an article in the QUARTERLY of September 1970, Whole. No.71.) 5553-5561.
Death Takes William R. Haas, Sr. , 5562.
The Gravestones of Cornelius and Susannah Sparks, [in Buchanan Township, Berrien County, Michigan.] 5563-5565.
Some Sparks Obituaries, Poweshiek County, Iowa, 5565-5567.
Some Sparks Marriages in Monroe County, Missouri (1832-1849), 5567.
Two Sparks Marriages in Tishomingo County, Mississippi,[1844 & 1858] 5567.
Death Takes Jack Burton Sparks, Sr., [of Renton, Washington], 5569-5570.
Frances Sparks, the Wife of Jacob Aylor, [A Correction to the June 1956 issue of the QUARTERLY. ] (Frances Sparks, called Frankey in her father's will of 1794, was the wife of Jacob Aylor, not of her sister , Nancy [Ann] Sparks.) 5571-5572.
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions for Service in the Civil War, 5572-5590
Lot (or Lott) G. Sparks, son of Stephen and Asenith (or Asenath) Sparks, born 1836 in Rush County, Indiana; died 1906 at McLouth Kansas; married to Rachal M. Townsend in Perry, Kansas. (See also the QUARTERLY of March 1972. ) 5573
Joseph Sparks, son of Samuel & Lucinda [or Malinda or Clarinda] (Comstock Sparks, born 1844 in Marion County, Ohio, died 1877 in Harrison County, Missouri. He was married to Elizabeth Dufield in 1866 in Peoria County, Illinois. 5573-5579
Levi S. Sparks, son of Hardy and Elizabeth Allen (Randle) Sparks, was born in 1844 in Madison County, Illinois, died in 1906 in Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois. He was married (first) to Amelia Caroline Grinke in 1868 and (second) to Maria Isabelle Martin in 1879. 5579-5581
James Hardy Sparks, son of William and Nancy Sparks, was born in , 1844/45 in Wilkes County, North Carolina; he died in 1863 while a soldier in the Union Army. He had accompanied his parents in their moved to Monroe County, Indiana, in 1846. (More on this family can be found in the QUARTERLY of March 1969, Whole No. 65. 5582-5583
Henry H. Sparks, son of Nimrod and Penelope (Tilly) Sparks, born in Scott County, Indiana, in 1835, died in Illinois in 1909. He was married (first) to Flora DeMoss and (second) to Lillie M. DeMoss. (See also the QUARTERLY of September 1993, Whole No.163, for additional information on the ancestry of Henry H. Sparks. ) 5584- 5585
Edward F. Sparks, son of William and Cordelia (Donavan) Sparks, born ca.1829 in Lewis County, Kentucky; died in 1898 in Illinois. He was married ( first) to Sarah Criswell in Lewis County, Kentucky, in 1849, and (second) to his brother's widow, Mary (Meenach) Sparks, in 1856 in Platte County, Missouri. (See also the QUARTERLY of September 1965, Whole No.51, and September 1970, Whole No.71 , for information on this family. ) 5585-5588
Jonas Sparks, son of William and Malinda (Mattox) Sparks, was born ca.1826, probably in Lewis County, Kentucky; died 1898 at Peach's Grove, Kentucky. He was married in 1845 to Martha Patton in Lewis County, Kentucky. 5588-5590
Some Sparks Obituaries--Tolland County, Connecticut. 5596-5598.
Corrections [Pertaining to Riggs Family in the QUARTERLY of September 2001, No.195. 5604 & 5630.
Two Sons of Matthew Sparks (ca.1730-1793) and his wife, Sarah (ca.1739-1831): Bailey Sparks (born May 3, 1788, & Isaac Sparks (born July 15, 1780) . (Includes a review of previously published biographical sketches of 10 siblings of Bailey and Isaac. These other 10 were: John Sparks (1755-1831); Matthew Sparks, Jr. (1759-1841); William Sparks (1761-1848); Eady Sparks (ca.1763- ? ); Ann Sparks (ca.1766- ? ); James Sparks (1768-1830/40); Absolom Sparks (1771- ? ); Jesse Sparks (1773-1858); Nathan Sparks (1775-1844); and Hardy Sparks (1783-1850/60).
Joseph A. Sparks, son of William and Jane (Truesdale) Sparks, born 1844 in Lewis County, Kentucky, died 1904 in Washington, D.C. He was married (first) to Mary O. Kingsbury ca.1871, and (second) to Lillie B. Ingrim in Vanceburg, Kentucky, in 1888. 5631-5632
Joseph S. Sparks, son of Isaac and Mary Ann (Hendricks) Sparks, born ca.1831 in Jessamine County, Kentucky, died 1897. He was married to Nancy Jane Lawless in 1857 in Fayette County, Kentucky. (See also the QUARTERLY of March 1969, No.65, for further information on this family. ) 5632-5633
Bayles Sparks, died 1895 at St. Louis, Missouri; he was married in 1876 in St. Louis to Amanda Brown. 5633
George Harrison Sparks, M.D. (1869-1925) of Madison and Culpepper Counties, Virginia, 5637-5642.
Census of 1860 for South Carolina, 5643-5671
Claude Ezell Sparks 1897- 1983, 5672.
Query -Charley Virgil Sparks, 5674
Family of Nathan B. and Cornelia (Fenn) Sparks, 5675
Query, 5676
George W. Sparks (1850-1915), Notes on His Ancestry, 5677-82.
Benjamin Sparks (1769/70-1850), Son of William and Ann Sparks, 5682-98
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions for Service in the Civil War., 5699-5708
Whitfield M. Sparks, son of Allen Sparks, born in Yancey County North Carolina, 5699-5706
Joseph Sparks, son of Isaac and Comfort (Shuster) Sparks, was born in Sandusky County, Ohio, 5707-08
The Origin of the Name Sparks, 5711-14
Archibald Wimpy Sparks (1843-1882), 5714-18
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio -- Citi Directories, 5718
Queries - J. C. Sparks (1828-1877), 5719
Sparks Marriages in Ulster County, New York, 5720
Union Soldiers Named Sparks Who Applied, or Whose Heirs Applied, for Pensions for Service in the Civil War., 5721-5735
William I. Sparks, born about 1842 and died on February 18, 1867, 5721-23
Thomas Sparks, born June 1844 in Estill County, KY, 5724-26
Solomon S. Sparks, son of Isaac, Jr. and Frances (Crawford) Sparks, was born about 1843, 5734-35
The Autobiography of David Rhodes Sparks, Part VII, 5735-5740.
Death Takes Aubrey L. McClellan, 5741-42
Fifty Years of the Sparks Quarterly, 5745-47.
The Sad Letters of Robert Sparks (ca. 1824-1864), Written Shortly before His Death, 5747-53.
Joel Sparks (ca.1784-1849) of Wilkes County, North Carolina, son of John and Sarah (Shores) Sparks, 5754-61.
James W. Sparks, son of Jesse B. and Sarah (Falkner) Sparks, 5762-65
Calvin Sparks, son of Stephen and Mary ["Polly"] (Gobble) Sparks, 5766-67
John William Sparks, son of Samuel and Letty (Bonney) Sparks, 5768-69
Robert Sparks, son of Robert W. and Amy (--?--) Sparks, was born in Gloucester County, New Jersey, 5770-71
Edward Sparks, was born about 1831 in Scott County, Indiana, 5771-72
Two Sons & Four Daughters of Robert Walker and Nannie (Harrison) Sparks, 5773
Samuel B. Sparks (Born October 8, 1848) of West Providence, Pennsylvania, 5774-5777