January 28, 2021

Pages 3293-3306
Whole Number 143

SPARKS HOUSEHOLDS APPEARING ON THE CENSUS RECORDS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK 1800-1840

In the pages that follow, we present the federal census records for the state of New York, as they pertain to persons named Sparks (Spark, Sparkes), for years 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, and 1840.

Sparkses named on the first U. S. census in 1790 were given on page 5 of the very first issue of the Quarterly, March 1953. Only five households headed by Sparkses appeared on the 1790 census:

Pearl Sparks headed a household in Montgomery County;
Jacob Sparks, George Sparks, and Robert Sparks each headed a household in Ulster County; and
Henry Sparks in Washington.

It will be noted that these same men appear on the 1800 census with the exception of Jacob.

A record of Sparkses appearing on the 1850 census of New York was given on pages 2378-98 of the March 1982 Quarterly, Whole No. 117.

As we have noted in the publication of previous census records, only the names of the heads of households were recorded prior to 1850. The members of each household, along with the head, were then enumerated by sex and age group following the name. It must be kept in mind that these enumerations were for households, not families. Employees living in their employer's household were included in the enumeration, as were foster children, relatives, etc. For example, in the entry below for James Sparks in Albany County on the 1800 census, we can be certain that the male shown as aged between 26 and 45 was James, himself, since the other three males were still children, and we can guess that the female aged between 26 and 45 was his wife. The others were probably their children, but we cannot be certain unless we find other records to prove this.

The page number on which each name has been found in the census is given here following the name; in many instances, this may suggest how near one Sparks lived to another.

Sparks Households on the 1830 Census of New York
  Males   Females
  0
5		  5
10		 10
15		 15
20		 20
30		 30
40		 40
50		 50
60		 60
70		 70
80		 80
90		 90
100		 +
100		 ||| 0
5		  5
10		 10
15		 15
20		 20
30		 30
40		 40
50		 50
60		 60
70		 70
80		 80
90		 90
100		 +
100
Broome County
Town of Colesville
Elisha B. Sparks (54) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Sparks (54) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Town of Conklin
45.5 Ozias Sparks (67) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thos. Sparks (69) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Sparks (69) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Cattaraugus County
Town of Freedom
Nehemia Sparks (158) 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
William Sparks (158) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga County
Town of Locke
Amos Sparks (250) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Waterman Sparks (250) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Town of Ledyard
Peter Sparks (276) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Chautauqua County
Mina Township
Asaph W. Sparks (403) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George W. Sparks (403) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Samuel Sparks (403) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chenango County
Town of Norwich
Merrett Sparks (158) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Columbia County
Town of Lebanon
Danforth Spark (13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Cortland County
Town of Willett
John Sparks (37) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Town of Cortland
Martin Sparks (68) 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erastus Sparks (69) 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amos Sparks (71) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lawrence Sparks (71) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stephen Sparks (96) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Erie County
City of Buffalo
William Sparks (28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Genesee County
Town of Le Roy
Talbert Sparks (414)  0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Benjamin sparks 417 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Austin Sparks (419) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lucius Sparks (420) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Herkimer County
Warren Township
Ira Sparks (217) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
 
Livingston County
Springwater Twp
Olive Sparks (114) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monroe County
Rochester - Ward 2
Henry Sparks (210) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Town of Penfield
Jesse Sparks (345) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Montgomery County
Minden Township
Isaac Sparks (2) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
New York County
New York City
4th Ward
Walt. C Sparkes 203 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Samuel Sparks (21) 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
New York County
New York City
8th Ward
Alex. Spark (255) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9th Ward
Wm. Sparks (298) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Sparks (381) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14th Ward
Daniel Sparks (472) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Sparks (498) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Onondaga County
Town of Onondaga
Phineas Sparks 182 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Abel Sparks (182) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joseph Sparks (182) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Otisco Township
Jeremah Sparks 331 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polly Sparks (333) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oswego County
Town of Scriba
Samuel Sparks (154) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Henry Sparks (159) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sandy Creek Twp
Harry Sparks (296) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Town of Orwell
William Sparks (307) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
 
Schoharie County
Town of Summit
Elizabeth Sparks164 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
 
Sullivan County
Mamakating Twp
John G. Sparks (76) 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ulster County
New Paltz Township
Ezekiel Sparks (224) 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0||| 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shawangunk Twp
Charles Sparks (235) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jonathan Sparks 236 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Levi Sparks (248) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Abraham Sparks 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
David Sparks (254) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plattskill Township
*George Sparks (258 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
(This household includes 1 "free colored male")
Joseph Spark (260) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Sparks (260) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Westchester County
Town of Cortland
Stephen Sparks (70) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ||| 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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