January 25, 2022
Pages 186-188
Whole Number 16
PERSONS NAMED SPARKS LIVING IN MISSOURI IN 1850
Here we continue our effort to publish a record of persons named Sparks (including Spark and Sparkes) appearing in the 1850 census of the United States. The following pages, through 2723, are devoted to the Sparkses in Missouri in 1850.
It is believed that the first American settlement in the part of the U.S. now comprising the state of Missouri was in 1787 when John Dodge established himself in what became Ste. Genevieve County. He was followed by Israel Dodge in 1790 and by Dr. Jesse Bryan a little later. John Moore settled in 1790 in what became Perry County. The area was then known as Upper Louisiana. In 1803, with the Louisiana Purchase, it became part of the United States. From 1805 until 1812, it was part of the Territory of Louisiana, but in 1812 it became a separate Territory of Missouri. It then claimed a population of 20,000, with most of those early settlers having come from Kentucky and Virginia.
Missouri achieved statehood in 1821 following the famous Missouri Compromise in Congress by which it was agreed that slavery could exist in the new state but nowhere else north of 36º 30', the southern boundary of Missouri. As a result of this compromise, there was great turmoil in the state during the Civil War in which neighbor fought neighbor in many a bloody battle.
As has been noted when we published census material in earlier issues of the Quarterly, the 1850 census is especially valuable to the genealogist and the family historian because, for the first time in a federal census, each member of each household was listed by name, with age, sex, and place of birth. Also shown was the occupation of many adult males along with that of an occasional adult female, and an estimate of the value of real estate owned.
In each case where a person named Sparks has been found, we have given the listing of all individuals appearing in that household, whether or not named Sparks. The page number cited is that of the page on which the entry appears in the manuscript volume containing that particular county. These original volumes are preserved in the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
The two numbers given opposite the name of the head of each household are those that were supplied by the census taker. The first is the number he assigned, beginning with number 1, to the house or other structure (such as hotel or rooming house) in which one or more households were living. The second number was supposed to represent the particular family, in the order in which the census taker did his interviewing. These numbers can provide useful tools in speculating on how near two families lived to each other. For example, in Centre Township, Buchanan County, we know from these numbers that W. B. Thompson, the census taker, went directly from the household headed by John Sparks, Jr. (1029 -1032) to that of John Sparks, Sr. (1030 -1033), and then to the family of Isaac Sparks (1031-1034). We can be quite sure that these three Sparks families lived on adjoining farms and that they were probably closely related.
We must remember that census records contain errors. Many individuals, and even entire families, were missed by the census taker, and occasionally they were recorded twice. While the census taker was expected to interview the head of each household, he often obtained his information from whomever happened to be home. People were not as certain of their own ages in 1850 as we tend to be today, and whoever answered the census taker's questions may have had to guess regarding both ages and places of birth of other family members. When recording children's names, the census taker often wrote what he thought he heard, and neither his spelling nor his handwriting was always as perfect as we could wish. (Where there are uncertainties in handwriting in the record that follows, we have placed question marks.)
It should also be kept in mind that family relationships are not specified on the 1850 census. Without other supporting records, we cannot be positive, for example, that the seven children listed in the household of William Sparks, age 44, in Washington Township, Buchanan County, were necessarily his children. Note also that the female listed as Polly, age 23, could have been William's daughter as well as his wife. If she was his wife, and the ages given are correct, she could not, of course, have been the mother of Sally Sparks, age 14. (Polly would have been only 9 when Sally was born.) Perhaps Polly (which was probably a nickname for Mary) was a second wife of William Sparks and the mother of only the youngest children. There is no harm in hypothesizing on relationships such as this - - we must just be careful that we do not state assumptions as facts.
| Sparkses in the 1850 Census of Platte County, Missouri Copied by Inez Waldenmaier |
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| Number | Person | Age | Born | M/F | Occupation | Net Worth |
| (p.332) | Marshall Township: | |||||
| No. 144 | Stephen Sparks | 43 | Indiana | (M) | Farmer | $3200 |
| Esseneth " | 46 | Tennessee | (F) | |||
| William " | 21 | Indiana | (M) | |||
| Moses " | 19 | " | (M) | |||
| John " | 17 | " | (M) | |||
| Stephen " | 15 | " | (M) | |||
| Lot " | 13 | " | (M) | |||
| Mary " | 12 | " | (F) | |||
| Green " | 8 | " | (M) | |||
| Francis " | 7 | " | (M) | |||
| (Stephen Sparks, the head of this family, was born July 6, 1808, in Fayette County, Ind., and was the son of William and Mary (Palmer) Sparks. -- Editor's note.) | ||||||
| (p.413) | Carrol Township: | |||||
| No. 149 | Abraham Sparks | 30 | Indiana | (M) | Farmer | $800 |
| Sarah " | 28 | " | (F) | |||
| Moses " | 8 | " | (M) | |||
| James " | 6 | " | (M) | |||
| Caroline " | 4 | Arkansas | (F) | |||
| John " | 2 | Missouri | (M) | |||
| Pages 2712-2723 Whole Number 129 |
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| Atchison County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 3. Page 139. Census taken August 31, 1850. |
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| 88-88 | Sparks, William | 60 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $200 |
| " Mary | 47 | (F) | New York | |||
| " Oliver G. | 18 | (M) | Indiana | |||
| " Susan H. | 15 | (F) | Illinois | |||
| " Martha | 11 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| Buchanan County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Washington Township. Page 45. Census taken October 15, 1850, by W. B. Thompson. |
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| 621-621 | Sparks, James L. | 21 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer, renter | |
| " , Melinda | 16 | (F) | Ia. | |||
| (Note: "Ia." was used in 1850 as an abbreviation for both Iowa and Indiana.) | ||||||
| Page 46 | ||||||
| 628-628 | Sparks, William | 44 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer, renter | $200 |
| " Polly | 23 | (F) | Virginia | |||
| " Sally | 14 | (F) | Kentucky | |||
| " Priscilla | 12 | (F) | " | |||
| " Jesse | 10 | (M) | " | |||
| " William | 8 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| " Christe | 5 | (F) | " | |||
| " Benjamin | 3 | (M) | " | |||
| " Catherine | 1 | (F) | " | |||
| Centre Township Page 74. Census taken November 8, 1850, by W. B. Thompson |
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| 1029-1032 | Sparks, John Jr. | 22 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer, renter | |
| " Emily | 22 | (F) | " | |||
| " Elizabeth | 6 | (F) | " | |||
| " Robert | 3 | (M) | " | |||
| " Sarah Ann | 1 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| 1030-1033 | Sparks, John Sr. | 77 | (M) | Virginia | Farmer | $1300 |
| " Mary | 67 | (F) | Kentucky | |||
| " Patsey | 30 | (F) | " | |||
| Literal, Abigail | 7 | (F) | " | |||
| Cassel, Charles | 15 | (M) | Georgia | |||
| 1031-1034 | Sparks, Isaac | 40 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer, renter | |
| " Lucinda | 30 | (F) | " | |||
| " Sabrina | 15 | (F) | " | |||
| " Jackson | 6 | (M) | " | |||
| " George | 2 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| Page 82, Census taken November 11, 1850, by W. B. Thompson. | ||||||
| 1134-1140 | Devoiss (?), Henson | 30 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $2500 |
| " Sarah | 21 | (F) | Indiana | |||
| " Julia | 1 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| Sparks, Henry | 8 | (M) | " | |||
| Devorss (?), William | 20 | (M) | Ohio | |||
| Callaway County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 12. Page 247. Census taken October 11, 1850, by Sam G. Hart. |
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| 744-744 | Sparks, Samuel | 28 | (M) | Virginia | Farmer | $300 |
| " Mary W. | 20 | (F) | Tennessee | |||
| " Henrick | 2 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| " John T. | 1 | (M) | " | |||
| Cape Girardeau County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 14 Page 355. Census taken August 14, 1850, by J. B. Cook. |
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| 190-197 | Baldwin, Thos. | 40 | (M) | Missouri | Carpenter | |
| " E. | 30 | (F) | Mississippi | |||
| " Jno. R. | 7 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| " S. W. | 4 | (F) | " | |||
| " Thos. E. | 1 | (M) | " | |||
| Lobder, Jno. | 25 | (M) | Mississippi | |||
| Sparks, S. J. | 17 | (F) | Georgia | |||
| Carroll County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 15. Page 48. |
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| 650-650 | Sparks, Thomas | 27 | (M) | Kentucky | ||
| " Martha | 24 | (F) | Virginia | |||
| " Sarah A. | 10/12 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| Cass County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 16. Page 92 |
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| 462-462 | Sparks, Matthew | 62 | (M) | North Carolina | Farmer | $1500 |
| " Sarah | 61 | (F) | " " | |||
| " |
30 | (M) | " " | Farmer | ||
| " Richard | 25 | (M) | " " | |||
| " Isaac | 26 | (M) | " " | |||
| " Henry | 24 | (M) | " " | |||
| " Henry | 21 | (M) | " " | |||
| " Lucinda | 15 | (F) | " " | |||
| " Katherine | 14 | (F) | Iowa | |||
| Scott, Elizabeth | 22 | (F) | North Carolina | |||
| " Matthew | 1 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| Page 97 | ||||||
| 540-540 | Sparks, Wiley | 30 | (M) | North Carolina | Manager | $300 |
| " Nancy | 30 | (F) | Georgia | |||
| " Andy | 7 | (M) | " | |||
| " James | 5 | (M) | " | |||
| " William | 3 | (M) | " | |||
| " Aaron | 6/12 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| Page 121. | ||||||
| 868-868 | Sparks, Malinda | 60 | (F) | Kentucky | ||
| " Alfred | 16 | (M) | " | |||
| " Elizabeth | 12 | (F) | " | |||
| " Mary | 8 | (F) | " | |||
| Cooper County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 23. Page 150. Census taken October 16, 1850, by E. E. Burkner. |
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| 1146-1146 | Sparks, William D. | 52? | (M) | North Carolina | Farmer | $400 |
| " Priscilla | 48 | (F) | " " | |||
| " Martin | 18 | (M) | " " | |||
| " Almeda | 14 | (F) | " " | |||
| " Jones | 13 | (M) | " " | |||
| " Louisa | 11 | (F) | " " | |||
| Page 153. Census taken October 18, 1850, by E. E. Buckner | ||||||
| 1181-1181 | Sparks, Richard | 21 | (M) | North Carolina | Farmer | |
| " Mary | 18 | (F) | Kentucky | |||
| Lafayette County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 46. Page 225. Census taken November 17, 1850, by V. W. Letton |
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| 1149-1149 | Shores, Samuel B. | 30 | (M) | North Carolina | Farmer | $320 |
| " Sarilda | 29 | (F) | Kentucky | |||
| " Mariah F. | 9 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| " Stephen V. | 7 | (M) | " | |||
| " Sarah A. | 4 | (F) | " | |||
| " William D. | 2 | (M) | " | |||
| " Mary E. | 3/12 | (F) | " | |||
| Sparks, William | 33 | (M) | North Carolina | School Teacher | $240 | |
| " Samuel | 8 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| Page 226. Census taken November 18, 1850, by V. W. Letton. | ||||||
| 1156-1156 | Sparks, John C. | 39 | (M) | North Carolina | Farmer | $800 |
| " Sarah M. | 19 | (F) | " " | |||
| " Martha M. | 3 | (F) | " " | |||
| " Morris E. | 2 | (M) | " " | |||
| Page 227. Census taken October 19, 1850, by V. W. Letton | ||||||
| Sparks, James | 30 | (M) | North Carolina | Farmer | ||
| " Mary A. | 29 | (F) | " " | |||
| " William | 12 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| " John | 10 | (M) | " | |||
| " Martha | 7 | (F) | " | |||
| " Evaline | 5 | (F) | " | |||
| " Louisa | 4 | (F) | " | |||
| " Caroline | 3 | (F) | " | |||
| " Rufus | 2 | (M) | " | |||
| Page 228. Census taken October 21, 1850, by V. W. Letton | ||||||
| 1185-1185 | Sparks, Nancy | 30 | (F) | North Carolina | Farmer | $300 |
| " Mary | 22 | (F) | " " | |||
| " Sarah | 22 | (F) | " " | |||
| Monroe, Calvin | 5 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| Phipps, Kesiah | 14 | (M) | North Carolina | |||
| " David | 14 | (M) | " " | |||
| " Nancy | 11 | (F) | " " | |||
| Page 228. | ||||||
| 1188-1188 | Sparks, Joel | 62 | (M) | North Carolina | Farmer | $800 |
| " Mary | 25 | (F) | " " | |||
| " Andrew | 3 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| " David | 1 | (M) | " | |||
| Lawrence County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 47. Page 308 |
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| 559-559 | Sparks, Josiah | 43 | (M) | South Carolina | Farmer | |
| " Hannah | 47 | (F) | " " | |||
| " Thomas | 20 | (M) | Kentucky | |||
| " Emeline | 17 | (F) | " | |||
| " Jonathan | 16 | (M) | " | |||
| " Mary | 14 | (F) | " | |||
| " William | 13 | (M) | " | |||
| " Josiah | 10 | (M) | " | |||
| " Elizabeth | 6 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| " Sarah | 5 | (F) | " | |||
| " George | 3 | (M) | " | |||
| Livingston County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 51. Page 128. Census taken September 12, 1850, by J. J. B. Manning |
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| Sparks, Zachariah | 50 | (M) | South Carolina | Farmer | $600 | |
| " Temperance | 54 | (F) | North Carolina | |||
| " Amzorah | 17 | (M) | Indiana | |||
| " Malinda | 15 | (F) | " | |||
| " Matilda | 15 | (F) | " | |||
| " Jane | 13 | (F) | " | |||
| " Martha | 9 | (F) | " | |||
| Brown, Franklin | 18 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | ||
| " Edward | 15 | (M) | " | |||
| Macon County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 52. Page 185. |
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| 1034-1034 | Sparks, Samuel | 30 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | |
| " Nancy | 38 | (F) | " | |||
| " Martha | 7 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| " Nancy | 4 | (F) | " | |||
| " Cordelia | 3/12 | (F) | " | |||
| Marion County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Miller Township. Page 292. Census taken September 18, 1850, by William Carson. |
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| Sparks, James | 60 | (M) | Kentucky | Laborer | ||
| McRae, John L. | 16 | (M) | Illinois | |||
| " Franklin | 15 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| " Nellie Ann (?) | 8/12 | (F) | " | |||
| Page 294 | ||||||
| 501-528 | Sparks, John W. | 27 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | |
| " Margaret | 22 | (F) | " | |||
| Warren Township Page 337 |
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| 1126-1167 | Maddox, Marquis | 31 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $600 |
| " Sarah M. | 22 | (F) | " | |||
| " Martha E. | 3 | (F) | " | |||
| Sparks, Nancy E. | 12 | (F) | " | |||
| Page 337 | ||||||
| 1132-1173 | Magruder, Mary J. | 25 | (F) | Kentucky | $3000 | |
| " Elizabeth | 7 | (F) | " | |||
| " John | 5 | (M) | " | |||
| " Martha E. | 3 | (F) | " | |||
| Sparks, Robert | 23 | (M) | " | |||
| " Sarah E. | 14 | (F) | " | |||
| Page 337 | ||||||
| 1144-1145 | Sparks, William B. | 32 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $850 |
| " John O. | 4 | (M) | Illinois | |||
| Page 338. Census taken October 22 1850, by William Carson | ||||||
| 1148-1189 | Griffith, Franklin | 37 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $2000 |
| " Elizabeth | 31 | (F) | " | |||
| " William S. | 14 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| " Mary J. | 12 | (F) | " | |||
| " Thomas J. | 8 | (M) | " | |||
| " John F. | 5 | (M) | " | |||
| " Sarah E. | 4 | (F) | " | |||
| " Enoch H. | 1/12 | (M) | " | |||
| Sparks, Simeon | 37 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | ||
| Page 342. Census taken October 25, 1850, by William Carson | ||||||
| 1203-1246 | Sparks, Orson | 57 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $2420 |
| " Margaret | 56 | (F) | Virginia | |||
| " Mary J. | 21 | (F) | Kentucky | |||
| " Margaret A. | 17 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| " Samuel K. | 14 | (M) | " | |||
| Union Township Page 360. Census taken November 9, 1850, by William Carson. |
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| 1436-1488 | Sparks, William M. | 44 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | |
| " Parthesia | 40 | (F) | " | |||
| " Pauline | 18 | (F) | " | |||
| " Elizabeth | 16 | (F) | " | |||
| " Eliza | 14 | (F) | " | |||
| " Sarah J. | 12 | (F) | " | |||
| " Robert | 8 | (M) | " | |||
| " Charles N. | 6 | (M) | " | |||
| Goings, William | 23 | (M) | " | Laborer | ||
| Miller County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 13. Page 439. Census taken October 3, 1850, by J. B. Cholles |
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| 448-448 | Sparks, John | 47 | (M) | North Carolina | Farmer | |
| " Margaret | 43 | (F) | Maryland | |||
| " Isaac | 18 | (M) | Illinois | |||
| " Lucinda | 16 | (F) | " | |||
| " Thomas | 14 | (M) | " | |||
| " Mary | 12 | (F) | " | |||
| " Nancy | 10 | (F) | " | |||
| " Jacob | 7 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| " Ann | 5 | (F) | " | |||
| " John | 2 | (M) | " | |||
| Monroe County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 59. Page 84. Census taken August 26, 1850, by Joel Maupin |
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| 216-216 | Sparkes, William | 42 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $1000 |
| " Mary J. | 34 | (F) | " | |||
| " Ann C. | 17 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| " John R. | 16 | (M) | " | Farmer | ||
| " William H. | 14 | (M) | " | |||
| " Mary F. | 12 | (F) | " | |||
| " Mildred | 6 | (F) | " | |||
| " Zachariah | 3 | (M) | " | |||
| " Thomas L. | 6/12 | (M) | " | |||
| Barton, Nancy | 52 | (F) | Kentucky | |||
| Page 93. Census taken September 9, 1850, by Joel Maupin | ||||||
| 325-325 | Sparkes, Henry | 42 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $1000 |
| " Nancy | 38 | (F) | " | |||
| " Oliver | 17 | (M) | " | |||
| " Samuel | 15 | (M) | " | |||
| " Martha | 13 | (F) | " | |||
| " John W. | 10 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| " Isabel | 8 | (F) | " | |||
| " James F. | 6 | (M) | " | |||
| " Phebe | 3 | (F) | " | |||
| " Nancy | 5/12 | (F) | " | |||
| Page 93. | ||||||
| 326-326 | Sparkes, Fountain | 27 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $1000 |
| " Phebe A. | 19 | (F) | " | |||
| " John W. | 1 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| " John | 15 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | ||
| " George | 10 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| Page 93. | ||||||
| 331-331 | Sparkes, Elijah T. | 23 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $600 |
| " Harriet P. | 25 | (F) | Virginia | |||
| " Samuel | 8 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| Barton, Squire | 48 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $1000 | |
| " Rachel | 55 | (F) | " | |||
| " Nancy A. | 20 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| " Elias F. | 18 | (M) | " | |||
| " George W. | 15 | (M) | " | Farmer | ||
| " Stephen | 14 | (M) | " | |||
| Thrasher, Mary J. | 13 | (F) | " | |||
| " James | 8 | (M) | " | |||
| Page 94. | ||||||
| 334-334 | Herndon, Martha | 20 | (F) | Kentucky | $2400 | |
| " James | 2 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| Sparkes, Robert, Jr. | 17 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | ||
| " Robert, Sr. | 39 | (M) | " | Farmer | $800 | |
| " Martha | 31 | (F) | " | |||
| " William H. | 5 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| " Lydia A. | 3 | (F) | " | |||
| " O. P. | 3 | (M) | " | |||
| " Hugh | 11/12 | (M) | " | |||
| Page 138. Census taken November 8, 1850, by Joel Maupin | ||||||
| 903-903 | Sparkes, Amanda | 39 | (F) | Kentucky | $400 | |
| " Samuel H. | 15 | (M) | Missouri | Farmer | ||
| " William H. | 13 | (M) | " | |||
| " Thomas | 11 | (M) | " | |||
| " Nancy A. | 9 | (F) | " | |||
| " Simeon A. | 7 | (M) | " | |||
| " John M. | 4 | (M) | " | |||
| Page 157. Census taken November 23, 1850, by Joel Maupin. | ||||||
| 1162-1162 | Moon, Travis | 73 | (M) | Virginia | Farmer | $1000 |
| Moore, Sarah | 64 | (F) | " | |||
| " Philip | 30 | (M) | Kentucky | |||
| " Milton | 27 | (M) | " | |||
| Moon, Mary J. | 21 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| Sparks, Sarah | 23 | (F) | Kentucky | |||
| Page 157. | ||||||
| 1163-1163 | Sparkes, Avarine | 42 | (F) | Kentucky | $800 | |
| " Mary F. | 21 | (F) | " | |||
| " John W. | 18 | (M) | Missouri | Farmer | ||
| " Louisa H. | 16 | (F) | " | |||
| " Nancy E. | 14 | (F) | " | |||
| " Avarine A. | 11 | (F) | " | |||
| " Sarah T. | 6 | (F) | " | |||
| " Susan | 5 | (F) | " | |||
| Page 166. Census taken November 9, 1850, by Joel Maupin. | ||||||
| 1282-1282 | Sparkes, Nancy | 48 | (F) | Kentucky | $1000 | |
| " Elizabeth | 22 | (F) | " | |||
| " James W. | 20 | (M) | Missouri | Farmer | ||
| " America | 17 | (F) | " | |||
| " William T. | 13 | (M) | " | Farmer | ||
| " Margaret | 12 | (F) | " | |||
| " Mary F. | 9 | (F) | " | |||
| " John A. | 6 | (M) | " | |||
| (Editor's Note: The use of the spelling "Sparkes" throughout the census record of Monroe County was the spelling apparently thought proper by the census taker, Joel Maupin. We know from many other records that this branch of the family regularly used the spelling "Sparks.") | ||||||
| Montgomery County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 61. Page 186. Census taken August 30, 1850, by Cole Diggs. |
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| 262-262 | Davidson, James | 56 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $3000 |
| " Elizabeth | 46 | (F) | " | |||
| " Kesiah | 23 | (F) | Ohio | |||
| " Mary | 10 | (F) | " | |||
| " James | 9 | (M) | " | |||
| " Virginia | 4 | (F) | " | |||
| Sparks, Catherine | 17 | (F) | " | |||
| Moor, David R. | 22 | (M) | " | Laborer | ||
| 262-262 | Sparks, George H. | 36 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $350 |
| " Jane | 28 | (F) | " | |||
| " James | 9 | (M) | " | |||
| " Oliver | 7 | (M) | " | |||
| " Monroe | 2 | (M) | " | |||
| Pew, Eliza A. M. | 15 | (F) | Kentucky | |||
| Osage County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Benton Township Page 452 |
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| 518-518 | Sparks, John T. | 36 | (M) | Missouri | Farmer | $500 |
| " Ann | 37 | (F) | " | |||
| " Polly | 2 | (F) | Ohio | |||
| Bowen, Susan M. | 17 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| " John | 15 | (M) | " | |||
| " Stephen | 12 | (M) | " | |||
| Pike County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Peno Township Page 258 |
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| 19-19 | Sparks, James | 39 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | |
| " Elizabeth | 36 | (F) | Virginia | |||
| " Mary A. | 12 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| " Benjamin F. | 10 | (M) | " | |||
| " Martha | 8 | (F) | " | |||
| " Margaret | 7 | (F) | " | |||
| " David | 6 | (M) | " | |||
| " James | 4 | (M) | " | |||
| " Susan S. | 2 | (F) | " | |||
| Platte County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Town of Weston, Marshall Township Page 331. Census taken August 17, 1850, by B. F. Barztow |
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| 144-144 | Sparks, Stephen | 43 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $3200 |
| " Esseneth | 46 | (F) | Tennessee | |||
| " William | 21 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | ||
| " Moses | 19 | (M) | " | " | ||
| " John | 17 | (M) | " | " | ||
| " Stephen | 15 | (M) | " | " | ||
| " Lot | 13 | (M) | " | " | ||
| " Mary | 12 | (F) | " | |||
| " Green | 8 | (M) | " | |||
| " Francis | 7 | (M) | " | |||
| Carroll Township Page 413. Census taken October 28, 1850, by B. F. Barztow. |
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| 149-149 | Sparks, Abraham | 30 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $800 |
| " Sarah | 28 | (F) | " | |||
| " Moses | 8 | (M) | " | |||
| " James | 6 | (M) | " | |||
| " Caroline | 4 | (F) | Arkansas | |||
| " John | 2 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| Putnam County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 29. Page 124. |
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| 102-102 | Sparks, James | 41 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | |
| " Elizabeth | 30 | (F) | " | |||
| " Nancy J. | 10 | (F) | Indiana | |||
| " John C. | 6 | (M) | " | |||
| " Milly | 4 | (F) | " | |||
| " Levi | 1 | (M) | " | |||
| Page 125 | ||||||
| 105-105 | Sparks, Daniel | 39 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | |
| " Milly | 38 | (F) | Ohio | |||
| " John | 17 | (M) | Indiana | |||
| " James | 15 | (M) | " | |||
| " Susan | 13 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| " Peter | 11 | (M) | " | |||
| " George | 9 | (M) | " | |||
| " Fanny | 7 | (F) | " | |||
| " Amanda | 5 | (F) | " | |||
| " Milly | 2 | (F) | " | |||
| " Elizabeth | 4/12 | (F) | " | |||
| Page 130 | ||||||
| 174-174 | Sparks, John | 38 | (M) | Kentucky | Chairmaker | |
| " Delia | 30 | (F) | " | |||
| " Nancy J. | 11 | (F) | Indiana | |||
| " Talton E. | 9 | (M) | " | |||
| " Daniel | 7 | (M) | " | |||
| " James | 4 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| " Martha A. | 1 | (F) | " | |||
| Page 135. Census taken October 4, 1850 | ||||||
| 231-233 | Sparks, George M. | 32 | (M) | Kentucky | Brickmaker | |
| " Elizabeth | 30 | (F) | Tennessee | |||
| " Martin | 8 | (M) | Indiana | |||
| " Sarah A. | 5 | (F) | " | |||
| " Nancy C. | 1 | (F) | " | |||
| St. Francois County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 80. Page 191. Census taken September 28, 1850, by C. C. Sebastian |
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| 342-355 | Sparky (?), Thomas | 28 | (M) | North Carolina | ||
| " Polly | 37 | (F) | Virginia | |||
| " Martha | 6 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| " Stephen | 4 | (M) | " | |||
| " William H. | 11/12 | (M) | " | |||
| Fillpot, Jane | 29 | (F) | Virginia | |||
| " Samuel | 22 | (M) | Tennessee | Laborer | ||
| Sparks, Samuel | 9 | (M) | " | |||
| " Martha | 8 | (F) | " | |||
| Fillpot, Elizabeth | 35 | (F) | Virginia | Idiot | ||
| St. Louis County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| City of St. Louis. Ward 4. Page 99. Census taken September 2, 1850, by Ed Milligan. |
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| 848-1088 | Sparks, Aquilla | 29 | (F) | New York | Tinner | |
| " Mary | 23 | (F) | " " | |||
| " Rene | 3 | (F) | " " | |||
| City of St. Louis. Ward 2. Page 188. Census taken July 20, 1850, by R. V. Heugel. |
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| 221-273 | Sparks, A. | 26 | (M) | Maryland | Tinner | |
| " Mary Jane | 21 | (F) | " | |||
| " Renie | 3 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| District No. 82. Page 431. Census taken August 6, 1850. |
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| 625-625 | Kerr, Stephen | 34 | (M) | Germany | Laborer | |
| " Thorijke | 29 | (F) | " | " | ||
| Labor, John | 31 | (M) | " | " | ||
| Bonner, Anthony | 36 | (M) | " | " | ||
| Berr, Bernard | 25 | (M) | " | " | ||
| Spark, Christian | 22 | (M) | " | " | ||
| Strynor, Charles | 25 | (M) | " | " | ||
| Bown, Anthony | 26 | (M) | " | " | ||
| District No. 2. Page 470. Census taken August 24, 1850, by Cornelius Van Ausdale. |
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| Sparks, John | 43 | (M) | New York | Farmer | ||
| " Larina | 42 | (F) | Tennessee | |||
| " William H. | 20 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| " John M. | 19 | (M) | " | |||
| " Robert S. | 14 | (M) | " | |||
| " Samuel G. | 11 | (M) | " | |||
| " Lorinda W. | 7 | (F) | " | |||
| " Elmira W. | 6 | (F) | " | |||
| " Charlotte L. | 3 | (F) | " | |||
| " Russell G. | 1 | (M) | " | |||
| Walton, Marinda | 22 | (F) | Alabama | |||
| City of St. Louis, Ward 6. Page 475. Census taken October 7, 1850. |
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| 233-277 | Sparks, Wesley | 36 | (M) | Kentucky | Doctor | |
| " Amanda | 33 | (F) | New York | |||
| Scott County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 92. Page 164 |
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| 80-80 | Price, John W. | 21 | (M) | Missouri | ||
| " Georgiana | 10 | (F) | Georgia | |||
| " Susan | 1 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| Sparks, Frances | 15 | (F) | Georgia | |||
| " Mahala | 9 | (F) | Alabama | |||
| " Virginia | 7 | (F) | " | |||
| " Augustus | 12 | (M) | " | |||
| Washington County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Johnson Township Page 154. Census taken October 28, 1950. |
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| 920-920 | Sparks, Elijah | 57 | (M) | North Carolina | Farmer | |
| " Nancy | 53 | (F) | South Carolina | |||
| " Richard | 20 | (M) | Tennessee | |||
| " Seth | 18 | (M) | " | |||
| " John H. | 16 | (M) | " | |||
| " Cassandra | 14 | (F) | Missouri | |||
| " Sarah | 8 | (F) | " | |||
| Wright County, Missouri - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 102. Page 244. Census taken September 14, 1850, by H. H. Lea. |
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| 155-155 | Sparks, James | 31 | (M) | North Carolina | Laborer | |
| " Anna | 70 | (F) | " " | |||
| " Polly | 9 | (F) | Tennessee | |||
| " James | 7 | (M) | " | |||
| Page 244. | ||||||
| 156-156 | Sparks, Alfred B. | 30 | (M) | North Carolina | Laborer | |
| " Nancy | 25 | (F) | Tennessee | |||
| " William | 5 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| " Sarah | 4 | (F) | " | |||
| " Malinda | 1 | (F) | " | |||
| Page 261. Census taken October 1, 1850, by H. H. Lea. | ||||||
| 288-288 | Sparks, George | 44 | (M) | North Carolina | Farmer | |
| " Rachel | 44 | (F) | " " | |||
| " Tabitha | 16 | (F) | Tennessee | |||
| " Anna | 14 | (F) | " | |||
| " William | 11 | (M) | " | |||
| " Alvira | 9 | (F) | " | |||
| " Jane | 8 | (F) | " | |||
| " Susannah | 4 | (F) | " | |||
| " James | 1 | (M) | " | |||