January 25, 2022
Pages 4439-4452
Whole Number 169
PERSONS NAMED SPARKS FOUND ON THE 1860 CENSUS OF INDIANA
by Russell E. Bidlack
With the compilation that follows, we begin a major, long-term research and publication effort to record in The Sparks Quarterly the names and personal data of persons named Sparks who appeared on the 1860 census of the United States. As most of our members are aware, we have, over the past 42 years, published a record of Sparkses found on extant census records from 1790 through 1850. To do this for Sparkses listed on the 1860 census will be a formidable task--our nation's population totaled nearly 31+ million then. Only through the use of indexes prepared by others will this compilation be possible, of course.
For the 1860 census of Indiana, we are fortunate to have available an excellent index published a few years ago on microfiche by the Indiana Historical Society, called "The 1860 Indiana Census Project." Countless hours of dedicated effort by a number of talented researchers made this index possible. We doubt that an index of equal quality exists for the 1860 census of any other state at this time.
Using this index, your editor believes he has been able to locate on the microfilm of the original 1860 census of Indiana, preserved by the National Archives in Washington, D.C., every individual named Sparks recorded therein.
A brief history of census taking in the United States may be appropriate before describing the nature of the 1860 census. The first federal census was taken in 1790 in accordance with a provision in Article I, Section 2, of the Unites States Constitution. The purpose was to determine how membership in the House of Representatives should be divided among the states, based on the population of each. This remains today as the basic reason for the census being taken every ten years. The marshals of the U.S. judicial districts were assigned responsibility for taking not only the 1790 census, but those that followed until 1850, when responsibility was assigned to the Department of Interior. In 1790, the marshals were directed to visit every household in the original thirteen states, plus the districts of Kentucky, Maine, and Vermont, as well as the Southwest Territory (Tennessee).
Marshals were to record the name of the head of each household, followed by an enumeration of the members of the household, including the head, under the following descriptions: (1) free white males of 10 years and upwards; (2) free white males under 16 years; (3) free white females of all ages; (4) all other free persons (by sex and color); and (5) slaves. While everyone living in each household was to be enumerated, only the name of the head was recorded. The completed census for the district was then to be posted at a public place for all inhabitants to examine if they chose.
As each federal census was taken after 1790 (at ten-year intervals), more detailed questions were asked, but it was not until 1850 that the name of anyone other than the head of each household was recorded. It must also be kept in mind that each enumeration represented a household, not a family; all persons living in the household were counted as members, including employees.
Besides recording the name of each member of each household, the census taker in 1850 and thereafter was directed to record, also, each person's sex, color, age, and his/her place of birth. The occupation for free males over the age of fifteen was to be recorded; the occupation of employed women was also to be given, although census takers were often unsure of whether the work of a wife or mother at home was an occupation. Real estate owners were required in 1850 to report the dollar value of that property.
Essentially the same questions were asked for the 1860 census as in 1850, except that in addition to the dollar value of real estate, the dollar value of one's personal property was also required.
In 1860, as in 1850, marriages within the year (between June 1, 1859, and June 1, 1860) were to be noted, and space was provided to note whether a child had attended school during the year past. It appears that this question was not always asked, however. Persons over twenty years of age who could not read or write any language were to be identified, as was anyone who was deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, a pauper, or a convict. The census taker in 1860, as in 1850, was directed to ask in each household whether a member had died during the previous year (between June 1, 1859, and June 1, 1860); if so, this information was to be recorded on a separate form.
The printed forms, called schedules, provided for taking the 1860 census, measured 12 1/2 X 17 1/2 inches; they were printed on two sides, with space for 40 entries on each side. (There was a separate schedule for slaves.) Each page contained blank spaces for the township or town to be filled in, as well as the name of the county, the nearest post office, and the date. Each sheet was to be signed by the census taker.
In order to distinguish families from households, the census taker in 1860 was to assign a number to each "Dwelling House, numbered in the order of visitation." He was also to assign a number to each separate family "in the order of visitation." Many census takers failed to make this distinction, however. Although a blank space was provided for each page number, as these schedules were assembled by state in the Department of the Interior, an overall numbering system was assigned, and it is this number that we give in the following record of Sparkses.
While the directions to census takers were fairly detailed, we know that the "Assistant Marshals," as they were called, differed in the degree of their exactitude in following those directions. The quality of their handwriting varied greatly, of course, as did the blackness of their ink. In most in stances, the census taker would copy the information he had obtained in each household after he returned to his home. There are known instances where a wife performed this task for her husband, and it was this final copy of the schedule that was sent to Washington. Each time a record is copied, of course, there is further opportunity for error.
In recording names of a household in 1860, the census taker was directed as follows: "The names are to be written, beginning with the father and mother; or if either, or both, be dead, begin with some other ostensible head of the family; to be followed, as far as practicable, with the name of the oldest child residing at home, then the next oldest, and so on to the youngest, then the other inmates, lodgers and boarders, laborers, domestics, and servants."
The data contained in the census of 1860 were to represent each household and/or family as it existed on June 1, 1860, regardless of the date on which a given schedule was completed. Any family member who had died after June 1, 1860, was to be included, but anyone who had died prior to June 1, 1860, was to be omitted. (Those who had died during the previous year, as noted above, were to be recorded on a separate mortality schedule.) Census takers often erred in making this distinction among the recently deceased, as they did, also, in recording ages. The directions received by census takers indicated that ages should be calculated as of June 1, 1860. While we can assume that in most instances this was explained to whomever the census taker interviewed in each household, that individual was often unsure of the age of each child or employee. On some occasions, misinformation was given deliberately. (Mary Todd Lincoln's age on the 1860 census of Springfield, Illinois, appears as "35," but Mrs. Lincoln was actually 41 years old at the time. May we speculate that it was she who was interviewed by the Springfield census taker on July 14, 1860, rather than Honest Abe?)
Marshals and assistant marshals taking the 1860 census were not required to interview personally the head of each household. A wife at home the day the census taker came might provide the information, or even a mature child might be the one questioned. Finding no one at home, the census taker might even acquire his information from a neighbor, although this was not a common practice. We must, therefore, use census data as tentative until verified through other sources, including earlier or later census records.
The spelling of names on census records, especially unusual names, often reflects a census taker's use of his imagination. The name "Sparks" was common enough, however, that its spelling was usually written correctly, although the alternative "Spark" or "Sparkes" may or may not have been the choice of the family involved.
In copying the information found on the 1860 census for households headed by a person named Sparks, your editor has included all members, whether or not their name was Sparks. Likewise, where one or more persons named Sparks appear in households headed by someone of a different name, those entire households have been copied (except where a Sparks is listed in a hotel or institution). The "other names" in these households often provide clues for discovering family relationships. It was not until the 1880 census that a question regarding the relationship of each member to the head of that household was provided.
In order to make effective use of our space, data from the 1860 census is presented under each county in Indiana in the following sequence: Township or town, the local post office, followed by page number and the name of the census taker with the date. The line below these data begins with the number that the census taker assigned to the "dwelling house" and to the family. This is followed by the individual's name and his/her age and sex (M or F). Census takers in 1860 were directed to leave blank the space provided for color "in all cases where the person is white," but "where the person is black, insert the letter B; if mulatto, insert M." The entry for "Profession, Occupation, or Trade" follows, then the dollar value of real estate and that for "Personal Estate."This is followed by place of birth. Census takers were instructed here to give the state, territory, or country. They were permitted to abbreviate these place names, and we find a great variety of such abbreviations. Here we use the two-letter abbreviation for each state as established by the U.S. Post Office.
The answers to the questions regarding whether individuals had been married within the year, whether attended school within the year, whether able to read and write (if over the age of 20), and whether deaf and dumb, blind, etc., have been transcribed here in notes following each household where present.
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SPARKSES LISTED ON THE 1860 CENSUS OF IndianaDIANA
| Number/Name | Person | Age | M/F | Born | Occupation | Net Worth | |||||||
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| SPARKSES LISTED ON THE 1860 CENSUS OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY | |||||||||||||
| San Creek Township (Post Office: Elizabethtown), enumerated August 25, 1860, by S. W. Smith. (page 437, Vol. 2) |
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| 1899-1910 | Sparks, Nathan B. | 40 | (M) | Ohio | Physician | $500/ | |||||||
| " Harriet E. | 36 | (F) | Indiana | $800 | |||||||||
| " Amos H. | 19 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Milteedes (?) | 16 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Laura V. | 13 | (F) | Ohio | ||||||||||
| " James W. | 11 | (M) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| " Missouri R. | 9 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| Osborn, Sarah J. | 17 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| 1900-1911 | Sparks, Reuben H. | 37 | (M) | Indiana | Meth. Minister | --/$300 | |||||||
| " Rachel | 23 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Anna Bell | 4 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Horace B. | 2 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Charles H. | 20 | (M) | " | Shoemaker | |||||||||
| VanWye (?), John | 61 | (M) | Pennsylvania | Farmer | $400/ | ||||||||
| " Mary | 55 | (F) | North Carolina | $400 | |||||||||
| " Rachel | 22 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| " Frances G. | 17 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " William P. | 14 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Ellen | 7 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Laura A. | 5 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Mary A. | 3 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| Sparks, Frank | 2 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| 1901-1902 | Sparks, Joseph C. | 29 | (M) | Indiana | Physician | --/$150 | |||||||
| Pages 1030-1033 Whole No. 56 |
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| SPARKS FAMILIES LISTED ON THE 1860 CENSUS OF VIGO COUNTY | |||||||||||||
Probably no other county in the United States contained more families named Sparks a century ago than did Vigo County, Indiana. A list of Sparks families living there in 1850 appeared in the Quarterly of June, 1960, Whole No. 30, pp. 484-488. We know that a number of these families descended from Richard Sparks of Allegheny County Pennsylvania, through his sons Walter and Daniel who moved to Jefferson County, Kentucky, in the 1780's. We plan to publish a record of the known descendants of Richard Sparks in the next issue of the Quarterly. Should any of our members descend from these Vigo County Sparkses, your editor would very much like to hear from you. This census record was copied for us in the National Archives by Mrs. Peter J. Heppen. The first numeral beneath the page number is that which the census taker assigned to the house in which the family lived; the second numeral is that which he assigned to the family. The age of each individual was noted by the census taker (he was often in error by a few years) as well as the state in which he was born. The occupation of each wage earner was given as well as the value of his real estate followed by the value of his personal property. |
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| Linton Township (P.O. Prairiton); enumerated on July 5, 1860, by S. W. Rigney (page 407) | |||||||||||||
| 572-552 | Sparks, Presley | 41 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $1900 | |||||||
| " Milly | 35 | (F) | Indiana | /$800 | |||||||||
| " Scott | 12 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Taylor | 12 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Christopher | 2 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Milly | 4/12 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| Mobly, Almire | 9 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Isabell | 7 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| Sparks, Elizabeth | 38 | (F) | Kentucky | ||||||||||
| Linton Township (P.O. Pimento); enumerated by S. W. Rigney on July 10, 1860. (page 419) | |||||||||||||
| 657-631 | Sparks, R. M. | 24 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $600 | |||||||
| " Sarah | 23 | (F) | " | /$250 | |||||||||
| " Reselinda | 3 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Cyrus | 1 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| (page 421) | |||||||||||||
| 669-641 | Sparks, Hiram | 53 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $3000 | |||||||
| " Leura | 50 | (F) | " | /$900 | |||||||||
| " Naten | 22 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | |||||||||
| " Peter | 20 | (M) | " | Farm laborer | |||||||||
| " Hulda | 17 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Ira | 15 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Leticia | 12 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Darthula | 10 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Silas | 7 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| (page 423) | |||||||||||||
| 686-657 | Sparks, C. B. | 38 | (M) | Indiana | Shoemaker | --/$200 | |||||||
| " Meldaneta | 25 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " William | 10 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Laura A. | 6 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| (same) (Note that the following family lived next door to C. B. Sparks) (page 423) |
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| 687-658 | Sparks, Emily | 43 | (F) | Kentucky | ----- | $3000 | |||||||
| " William | 20 | (M) | Indiana | Farm laborer | /$1000 | ||||||||
| " Thomas | 17 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Sarah | 15 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Carline | 12 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| (Same township and P.O.; enumerated by S. W. Rigney on July 13, 1860) (page 433) |
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| 751-719 | Sparks, Dorrin (?) | 24 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | --/$300 | |||||||
| " Louisa | 24 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| Pearson Township (P.O. Riley); enumerated July 26, 1860, by S. W. Rigney (page 469) |
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| 994-959 | Sparks, Joseph | 37 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $500 | |||||||
| " Sarah | 32 | (F) | " | /$200 | |||||||||
| " Martha | 11 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " William | 8 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " James | 6 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Mary | 4 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| (Note that the following family lived next door to Joseph Sparks) (page 469) |
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| 995-960 | Sparks, Asa | 47 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $500 | |||||||
| " Lucy | 35 | (F) | " | /$350 | |||||||||
| " James | 18 | (M) | " | Farm Laborer | |||||||||
| " John | 15 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Viniard | 11 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Amanda | 5 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| " Newton | 3 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Margaret | 6/12 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| Otter Creek Township (P.O. Terre Haute); enumerated August 14, 1860, by A. M. Pettengill (page 631) |
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| 1169-1131 | Keenan, John | 58 | (M) | Ireland | Farmer | $800 | |||||||
| Ward, Susan | 22 | (F) | Ohio | /$200 | |||||||||
| " James | 8/12 | (M) | Illinois | ||||||||||
| Sparks, Adison | 25 | (M) | Indiana | Farm laborer | |||||||||
| Patten, Charlotte | 7 | (F) | Ohio | ||||||||||
| " Matilda | 5 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| (Same township; Ward 2 in Terre Haute; enumerated July 16, 1860, by G. Wasson) | |||||||||||||
| (page 710) | |||||||||||||
| 374-368 | Brokaw, George E. | 34 | (M) | Indiana | Merchant | $9000 | |||||||
| " Lizzie B. | 27 | (F) | " | /$5000 | |||||||||
| " Frank C. | 4 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| Craft, Mrs. E. B. | 45 | (F) | Ohio | $4000 | |||||||||
| " Wm. S. | 21 | (M) | Indiana | Clerk | /$500 | ||||||||
| " Fannie A. | 23 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Lucia | 30 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| Griswold, W. A. | 37 | (M) | New York | Hardware | $4000 | ||||||||
| " Elizabeth | 33 | (F) | " " | /$600 | |||||||||
| Sparks, Mary | 19 | (F) | Ohio | ||||||||||
| (Same township; Ward 3 in Terre Haute; enumerated July 23, 1860 by J. G. Wasson) | |||||||||||||
| (page 731) | |||||||||||||
| 494-476 | Sparks, Richd | 33 | (M) | Indiana | Dep. Sheriff | --/$150 | |||||||
| " Mary | 22 | (F) | Ohio | ||||||||||
| " Martha | 7 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| " Frances M. | 5 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| Patrick, Eleanor | 60 | (F) | Connecticut | $200 | |||||||||
| " Septer | 22 | (M) | Indiana | Painter | /$100 | ||||||||
| " Elizabeth | 23 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| Brown, ----- | 24 | (M) | England | Carriage trimmer | $1000/$150 | ||||||||
| (Same township and ward of Terre Haute; enumerated July 23, 1860, byJ. G. Wasson) (page 734) |
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| 512-493 | Sparks, N. C. | 51 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $12,000 | |||||||
| " Penelope C. | 51 | (F) | " | Milliner | /$10,000 | ||||||||
| " Catharine | 14 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| " Margaret C. | 13 | (F) | Missouri | ||||||||||
| " Martha | 8 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Tilley, Mary | 50 | (F) | Kentucky | ||||||||||
| (Lost Creek Township; (P.O. Terre Haute); enumerated August 22, 1860) (page 780) |
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| 915-843 | Sparks, Geo. W. | 39 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | --/$300 | |||||||
| " Sallie | 34 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| " John E. | 16 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Letetia | 14 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Catherine | 11 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Barbara E. | 8 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Havdin (Hardin?) | 5 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Wm. | 3 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Louisa | 8/12 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| (Riley Township (P.O. Riley), enumerated September 10, 1860) (page 803) |
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| 1081-1001 | Sparks, Albert W. | 29 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | --/$600 | |||||||
| " Letitia A. | 29 | (F) | Kentucky | ||||||||||
| Miles, Catharine | 11 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| " Edw. | 10 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| Sparks, Mary A. | 6 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Laura V. | 5 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Hiram W. | 2 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Otis O. | 4/12 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| (Same township and post office; enumerated September 25, 1860) (page 836) |
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| 1311-1230 | Sparks, Wm. | 44 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $5500 | |||||||
| " Eveline | 52 | (F) | " | /$500 | |||||||||
| " Letitia | 21 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| (Note: The following family immediately follows that of Wm. and Eveline Sparks; the census taker did not fill in this family's last name nor did he make ditto marks to indicate that the name was the same as the preceding name, i.e., Sparks. Mrs. Heppen believes that he simply forgot to make ditto marks and that the family probably had the name Sparks.) | |||||||||||||
| (page 836) | |||||||||||||
| 1312-1231 | ------, Henry | 54 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $5500 | |||||||
| ------, Susannah | 54 | (F) | Virginia | /$500 | |||||||||
| ------, Margaret | 24 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| ------, M. Elizabeth | 21 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| ------, Wm. | 20 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| Hatfield, Jacob | 54 | (M) | Virginia | Laborer | |||||||||
| ", Francis Iowa | 12 | (F) | Iowa | ||||||||||
| Page 1412 Whole No. 74 |
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| SPARKS FAMILIES LISTED ON THE 1860 CENSUS OF DAVIESS COUNTY Copied by Carrie Grant Heppen |
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| Washington Township (town of Washington), enumerated June 26, 1860, by T. A. Baker (page 646) |
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| 408-406 | Force, Thos | 30 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $2000/$1000 | |||||||
| " Rebecca | 30 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Mary | 5 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Gertrude | 2 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Lydia | 9/12 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| Sparks, Calvin | 22 | (M) | " | Farm Laborer | $800 | ||||||||
| (Same Township; same date) (page 646) |
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| 411-409 | Storms, Daniel | 46 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $4500/$1500 | |||||||
| " John J. | 43 | (M) | " | Farmer | $4500/$1500 | ||||||||
| " Eliza | 40 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Mary | 16 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Jonathan | 14 | (M) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| " Eva | 10 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Lida | 4 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Ella | 2 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| Sparks,---- - | 28 | (M) | " | Farm Laborer | |||||||||
| (Same Township; same date) (page 649) |
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| 428-426 | Sparks, John T | 28 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $800/$300 | |||||||
| " Martha | 23 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Wiley | 2 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Daniel | 1 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Daniel | 60 | (M) | Kentucky | ||||||||||
| 429-427 | McDonald, David B | 27 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $1200/ $600 | |||||||
| " Mary | 20 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Nancy | 64 | (F) | Kentucky | ||||||||||
| " Caiphas | 29 | (M) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| (Same Township, enumerated July 6, 1860, by T. A. Baker) (page 678) |
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| 658-656 | Jones, Wilson | 36 | (M) | Indiana | Druggist | $1200/$200 | |||||||
| " Eliza | 37 | (F) | Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| " Ophelia | 9 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| " Charles | 8 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| " Mary | 4 | (F) | " | ||||||||||
| " Walter | 2 | (M) | " | ||||||||||
| Sparks, Nancy | 37 | (F) | " | Domestic | |||||||||
| (Barr Township; town of Black Oak Ridge; enumerated June 18, 1860 by James S. Morgan (page 775) |
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| (Note: Sparks families found on the 1850 census of Daviess County were published on Page 404 of the Quarterly, June, 1959, Whole No. 26.) | |||||||||||||
| Adams County, Indiana --1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Kirkland Township Post Office: Decatur Page 39. Census taken by John M. McConnel on June 14, 1860 268-263 |
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| Sparks | Sabra | 60 | (F) | SC | Housekeeper | $400-4100 | |||||||
| " | Ransom | 36 | (M) | NC | |||||||||
| " | Mary | 24 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Neither Sabra nor Ransom could read and write.) | |||||||||||||
| Root Township Post Office: Decatur Page 88. Census taken by John M. McConnel on July 5, 1860 618-612 |
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| Warner | Sarah | 37 | (F) | PA | Housework | $750-$150 | |||||||
| " | Mary C. | 14 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | George W. | 13 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | John H. | 8 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | Jesse | 6 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Elizabeth A. | 5 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: The last four children had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Bartholomew County, Indiana --1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Sand Creek Township Post Office: Elizabeth Town Page 437. Census taken by S. W. Smith on August 21, 1860 1899-1910 |
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| Sparks | Nathan B. | 40 | (M) | Ohio | Physician | $500-$800 | |||||||
| " | Harriet E. | 36 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Amos H. | 19 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Miltiedes M. | 16 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Laura B. | 13 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | James W. | 11 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Missouri R. | 9 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Osborn | Sarah J. | 17 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: All six children had attended school.) 1900-1911 |
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| Sparks | Reuben H. | 37 | (M) | Indiana | Meth E. Minister | - $300 | |||||||
| " | Rachel | 23 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Anna Belle | 4 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Horace B. | 2 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Charles H. | 20 | (M) | Indiana | Shoemaker | ||||||||
| Vanwye | John | 61 | (M) | PA | Farmer | $400-$400 | |||||||
| " | Mary | 55 | (F) | NC | |||||||||
| " | Rachel | 22 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Francis [sic] L. | 17 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | William O. | 14 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Ellen | 7 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Laura A. | 5 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Mary A. | 3 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | Frank | 2 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Francis L., Wm. O., and Ellen Vanwye had attended school.) 1901-1912 |
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| Sparks | Joseph C. | 29 | (M) | Indiana | Physician | $150 | |||||||
| (Note: Joseph C. Sparks was the only person shown in his household.) | |||||||||||||
| German Township Post Office: Taylorsville Page 406. Census taken by S. W. Smith on August 11, 1860 1679-1690 |
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| Sparks | Edwar [sic] | 36 | (M) | PA | Butcher | $300-$300 | |||||||
| " | Catherine | 26 | (F) | PA | |||||||||
| " | Lewis F. | 4 | (M) | PA | |||||||||
| " | David W. | 1 | (M) | PA | |||||||||
| Boone County, Indiana --1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Sugar Creek Township Post Office: Thorntown Page 877. Census taken by Geo. E. Hanford on June 25, 1860 568-554 |
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| Sparks | Benj. | 40 | (M) | Tailor | $400-$100 | Ohio | |||||||
| " | Mary | 40 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | Henry | 18 | (M) | Indiana | Day Laborer | ||||||||
| " | Benjamin | 15 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Amos | 12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Laura B. | 8 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Charly [sic] | 7 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Thomas | 4 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Alvin | 1 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Henry, Benjamin, Amos, and Laura B. Sparks had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Brown County, Indiana --1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Hamlin Township Post Office: Mt. Mariah & Cleona Page 91. Census taken by James A. McKinny on July 12, 1860. 635-635 |
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| Sparks | Edward | 25 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $400-$225 | |||||||
| " | Mary A. | 22 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Cass County, Indiana --1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Jefferson Township Post Office: Logansport Page 823 (92). Census taken by A. 672-667 |
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| Sparks | Lyman | 28 | (M) | New York | Carpenter | - $100 | |||||||
| " | Lavinia E. | 19 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Frances E. | 1 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Clark County, Indiana --1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| City of Jeffersonville Post Office: Jeffersonville Page 329 & 330. Census taken by M. Van Howard on June 2, 1860 38-39 |
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| Clinkenbeard | Joseph | 54 | (M) | Indiana | Carpenter | - $100 | |||||||
| " | Marenda | 29 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | Mary | 12 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | Virginia | 10 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| Sweet | James | 17 | (M) | Kentucky | Clerk | ||||||||
| Gourman | Patrick | 21 | (M) | MD | Cooper | ||||||||
| Sparks | Benj. F. | 34 | (M) | Kentucky | Laborer | $300 - | |||||||
| Page 372. Census taken by M. Van Howard on June 19, 1860 | |||||||||||||
| Sparks | Levi | 44 | (M) | MD | Merchant | $6000-$6500 | |||||||
| " | Mary | 33 | (F) | Virginia | |||||||||
| " | Mary M. | 13 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Thomas | 24 | (M) | Indiana | Salesman | ||||||||
| " | Nathen [sic] | 22 | (M) | Indiana | Salesman | ||||||||
| " | Jane | 15 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Wagener | Mary | 24 | (F) | IL | |||||||||
| Town of Utica Post Office: Utica Page 526. Census taken by M. Van Howard on August 16, 1860 240-241 |
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| Sparks | Samuel | 36 | (M) | Kentucky | Laborer | $100 | |||||||
| " | Josephine | 22 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Chas. | 6 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Franklin | 3 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| McGill | Franklin | 7 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Clay County, Indiana-- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Township of Washington Post Office: Bowling Green Page 557. Census taken by Albertus L. Lansing on June 7, 1860 156-156 |
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| Sparks | Merritt | 51 | (M) | New York | Master Blacksmith | ||||||||
| " | Angelica | 47 | (F) | New York | Tailoriss [sic] | $500 - | |||||||
| " | Anna M. | 19 | (F) | New York | Seamstress | ||||||||
| " | Amanda | 16 | (F) | PA | Seamstress | ||||||||
| Merritt A. | 10 | (M) | PA | ||||||||||
| (Note: 10-year-old Merritt had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Township of Jackson Post Office: Brazil Page 794 (123). Census taken by David C. Studdard on July 17, 1860 897-889 |
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| Sparks | Leonard | 39 | (M) | Indiana | Laborer | - $300 | |||||||
| " | Malinda | 38 | (F) | Indiana | Housekeeper | ||||||||
| " | Francis M. | 19 | (M) | Indiana | Laborer | ||||||||
| " | Nancy | 16 | (F) | Indiana | Domestic | ||||||||
| " | Lyman C. | 12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Mary E. | 10 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Lucinda J. | 8 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Sarah E. | 5 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Israel L. | 1/12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: The four oldest children had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Clinton County, Indiana --1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Township of Perry Post Office: Colfax Page 86. Census taken by s. D. Armstrong on July 16, 1860 624-624 |
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| Sparks | Allen | 46 | (M) | PA | Farmer | $4300-$900 | |||||||
| " | Nancy | 33 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | Elisha | 16 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Sarah A. | 4 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Thomas J. | 8/12 | (M) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| (Note: Nancy Sparks could not read or write; Elisha had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Township of Perry Post Office: Colfax on July 16, 1860 Page 86. Census taken by J. D. Armstrong 625-625 |
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| Sparks | Thomas | 49 | (M) | PA | Farmer | $3200-$660 | |||||||
| " | James A. | 22 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | - $185 | |||||||
| " | Elizabeth | 19 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Mary A. | 17 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Emaline | 14 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Margaret F. | 11 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Joseph | 9 | (M) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| (Note: The above household of Thomas Sparks immediately follows that of Allen Sparks given on the previous page. The four youngest children in the above household had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Daviess County, Indiana --1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Township of Barr Post Office: Black Oak Ridge Page 775. Census taken by Samuel Morgan on June 18, 1860 298-298 |
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| Sparkes | James | 35 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $4000-$500 | |||||||
| 299-299 | |||||||||||||
| McDoniel | Abselum [sic] | 22 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | - $300 | |||||||
| Sparkes | Darkis | 32 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | William | 11 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Henary Louisa | 8 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Maryan | 1/12 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Township of Washington Post Office: Washington Page 646. Census taken by Thos. A. Baker on June 26, 1860. 408-406 |
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| Force | Thos. | 30 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $2000-$1000 | |||||||
| " | Rebecca | 30 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Mary | 5 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Gertrude | 2 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Lydia | 9/12 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | Calvin | 22 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Note: Mary Force was shown as having attended school. | |||||||||||||
| 411-409 | |||||||||||||
| Storms | Daniel J. | 46 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $4500-$1500 | |||||||
| " | John J. | 43 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $4500-$1500 | |||||||
| " | Eliza | 40 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Mary | 16 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| Jonathan | 14 | (M) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Eva | 10 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Lida | 4 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Ella | 2 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Sparks | Sanford | 28 | (M) | Indiana | Farm Laborer | - $700 | |||||||
| (Note: Another researcher has copied the name "Storms" as "Jones." The children named Mary, Jonathan, and Eva in this family had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Page 649. Census taken by Thos. A. Baker on June 26, 1860 428-426 |
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| Sparks | John T. | 28 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $800-$300 | |||||||
| " | Martha | 23 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Wiley | 2 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Daniel | 1 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Daniel | 60 | (M) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| Page 678. Census taken by Thos. A. Baker on July 6, 1860 658-656 |
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| Jones | Wilson | 36 | (M) | Indiana | Druggist | $1200-$2000 | |||||||
| " | Eliza | 37 | (F) | PA | |||||||||
| " | Ophelia | 9 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Charles | 8 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Mary | 4 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Walton | 2 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | Nancy | 37 | (F) | Indiana | Domestic | ||||||||
| Note: Ophelia and Charles Jones were shown as having attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Dearborn County,Indiana -- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Township of Sparta (No post office recorded; probably also Sparta.) Page 189. Census taken by James D. English on June 26, 1860 236-236 |
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| Sparks | Hamlett | 64 | (M) | Virginia | Farmer | $300-$100 | |||||||
| " | E.Y. | 63 | (F) | Virginia | |||||||||
| " | N.G. | 22 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| C.B. | 20 | (M) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Wm. | 17 | (M) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| L. | 29 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Americk | 26 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| (Note: On the 1850 census of Dearborn County [see the Quarterly of March 1985, Whole No. 129, page 2725] Hamlett's wife's name appears as Elizabeth T.; the son named here as N. G. was given as Novel, i.e., Norval In 1850; the son named as C.B. was given as Charles B.; the daughter shown as L. Sparks was Liberty; and the daughter called "Americk" was shown as America.) | |||||||||||||
| Township of Center, City of Aurora Post Office: Aurora Page 457. Census taken by Marcus Levy on June 1860 492-530 |
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| Sparks | Elijah | 46 | (M) | Kentucky | Laborer | $1500-$300 | |||||||
| " | Elizabeth | 40 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| Township of Hogan Post Office: Wilmington Page 505 (115). Census taken by Marcus Levy on August 1, 1860 822-874 |
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| Kerr | Elias | 33 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | - $300 | |||||||
| " | Jane A. | 39 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Jeremiah S. | 6 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Daniel F. | 5 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Elias S. | 3 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Clarisa S. | 2 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | Jesse | 78 | (M) | MD | |||||||||
| (Note: Jeremiah S. Kerr had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| City of Lawrenceburg Post Office: Lawrenceburg Page 6. Census taken by Jacob P. Dunn on June 5, 1860 33-36 |
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| Sparks | Norval | 59 | (M) | Kentucky | Grocer | - $600 | |||||||
| " | Margaret | 33 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | David E. | 31 | (M) | Indiana | Merchant | $2000-$2000 | |||||||
| " | Ann | 24 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | John | 20 | (M) | Indiana | Grocery Clk. | ||||||||
| Depri [Depew] | John | 15 | (M) | Ohio | Merchts. Clk | ||||||||
| Page 9. Census taken by Jacob p. Dunn on June 6, 1860 59-62 |
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| Hawkins | Wm. | 30 | (M) | PA | Blacksmith | - $100 | |||||||
| " | Rachel | 27 | (F) | PA | |||||||||
| " | Eben. [?] J. | 4 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | Wm. | 11 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Mattocks | Eli | 32 | (M) | PA | Bag Master I & C | -$1000 | |||||||
| " | Elizabeth | 24 | (F) | PA | |||||||||
| (Note: William Sparks had attended school. Occupation of Eli Mattocks probably intended for Barge Master.) |
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| Decatur County, Indiana --1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Township of Washington Post Office: Greensburg Page 772 (139). Census taken by Wm. M. English on August 3, 1860 1046-1046 |
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| Sparks | Amos | 49 | (M) | Ohio | Huckster | - $400 | |||||||
| " | Mary | 45 | (F) | PA | |||||||||
| " | Allen W. | 12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Margaret | 10 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Amos | 8 | (M) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Martha | 5 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Jerome | 3 | (M) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| (Note: The four oldest children had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Elkhart County, Indiana --1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Township of Clinton Post Office: Goshen Page 298 (128). Census taken by C. S. Hascall on July 27, 1860 873-873 |
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| Sparks | Isaac | 59 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $2000-$328 | |||||||
| " | Eleanor | 54 | (F) | PA | Housekeeper | ||||||||
| " | Mary B. | 20 | (F) | Indiana | Housework | ||||||||
| " | Isaac | 18 | (M) | Indiana | Laborer | ||||||||
| " | George | 15 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Sarah | 13 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Ruth | 10 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Nelson | Margaret E. | 12 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sevarz [Swartz] | Joseph | 24 | (M) | Ohio | Laborer | ||||||||
| (Note: Isaac, George, Sarah R., and Ruth Sparks had attended school, as had also Margaret E. Nelson.) |
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| Page 359 (187). Census taken by C. S. Hascall on August 2, 1860 1255-1255 |
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| Simon | 40 | (M) | PA | Laborer | |||||||||
| " | Catherine | 35 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Caroline | 13 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Simon | 1 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | Joseph | 29 | (M) | Indiana | Laborer | ||||||||
| Jacobs | Samuel | 29 | (M) | Indiana | Blacksmith | $6000-$200 | |||||||
| " | Catherine | 60 | (F) | PA | |||||||||
| " | Edwin | 6 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | George | 37 | (M) | Indiana | Laborer | ||||||||
| Fayette County, Indiana-- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Township of Jackson Post Office: Everton Page 588. Census taken by William Kerr on June 7, 1860 133-133 |
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| Sparks, | Elizabeth | 54 | (F) | NJ | - $1050 | ||||||||
| " | James | 21 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | - $150 | |||||||
| Rously, | Ann | 27 | (F) | Indiana | Teacher C. S. | ||||||||
| Township of Connersville Post Office: Connersville Page 627. Census taken by William Kerr on June 22, 1860 424-421 |
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| Sparks | Wm. | 47 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $23,640-$2,314 | |||||||
| " | Elizabeth | 46 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Mary Ann | 25 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| John E. | 24 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | |||||||||
| William L. | 22 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | |||||||||
| Catherine | 20 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Sarah E. | 18 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Milton P. | 16 | (M) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Emaline L. | 14 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Hirum L. | 12 | (M) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Pheba | 8 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Martha E. | 6 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Stephen | 4 | (M) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Childers | Hiram | 1 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: All Sparks children from William L. through Martha B. had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| 425-422 | |||||||||||||
| Sparks | Hirum | 39 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $9,750-$3,905 | |||||||
| " | Elizabeth | 37 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Francis M. | 17 | (M) | Indiana | Farm Laborer | ||||||||
| " | Albert | 12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Wm. | 88 | (M) | SC | - $1,500 | ||||||||
| (Note: Francis M. and Albert had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Floyd County, Indiana --1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| City of New Albany, 1st Ward, Post Office: New Albany Page 171. Census taken by W. W. Bradley on July 3, 1860 1220-1220 |
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| Sparks | Preston | 33 | (M) | Tennessee | Farmer | ||||||||
| " | Mary | 32 | (F) | Tennessee | |||||||||
| " | John | 10 | (M) | TN | |||||||||
| " | Henry | 9 | (M) | TN | |||||||||
| " | George | 6 | (M) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | William | 5 | (M) | TN | |||||||||
| " | Sylvester | 2 | (M) | TN | |||||||||
| City of New Albany, 6th Ward Post Office: New Albany Page 418 (102) Census taken by Samuel H. Owen on June 25, 1860 773-792 |
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| Sparks | Richard | 27 | (M) | Kentucky | Brick Mason | - $300 | |||||||
| " | Ellen | 24 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Page 428 (112). Census taken by Samuel H. Owen on June 27, 1860 787-806 |
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| Armstrong | David | 49 | (M) | Kentucky | Teamster | $2000-$1000 | |||||||
| " | Jane | 54 | (F) | Virginia | Seamstress | ||||||||
| Sadler | Joshua | 14 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | John | 49 | (M) | ||||||||||
| " | May [Mary ?] E. | 21 [or 29] | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Thomas J. | 9 | (M) | ||||||||||
| " | William | 8 | (M) | ||||||||||
| (Note: The two Sparks children had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Franklin County, Indiana --1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Township of White Water Post Office: New Trenton Page 141. Census taken by E. Barber on July 16, 1860 973-954 |
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| Kennedy | Jas. E. | 31 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | - $650 | |||||||
| " | Sarah | 29 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Wilber | 11/12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | Amy | 29 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Whipple | Joseph | 12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Joseph Whipple had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Township of White Water Post Office: Drewesburgh Page 151. Census taken by E. Barber on July 16, 1860 1049-1027 |
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| Sparks | John | 52 | (M) | MD | Farmer | $5,500-$2,500 | |||||||
| " | Almira | 51 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| Thompson | Abram | 18 | (M) | Indiana | Farm Hand | ||||||||
| Township of White Water Post Office: New Trenton Pages 157 & 158. Census taken by E. Barber on July 18, 1860 1093-1071 |
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| Sparks | Wright | 76 | (M) | MD | Farmer | $9,600-$1,100 | |||||||
| " | Ann | 73 | (F) | MD | |||||||||
| " | Isabel | 42 | (F) | MD | |||||||||
| 1094-1072 | |||||||||||||
| Sparks | Samuel | 30 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | - $800 | |||||||
| " | Martha Ann | 30 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Silestia | 9 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Clarrissa | 5 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Lackheart | James | 30 | (M) | PA | School Teacher | ||||||||
| (Note: Silestia and Clarrissa Sparks had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Township of Laurel: Post Office: Laurel Page 506 (170). Census taken by Alfred Slater on August 23, 1860 1261-1156 |
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| Sparks | Hugh | 54 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $1,000-$400 | |||||||
| " | Rebecca | 49 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | Samuel T. J. | 11 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Fulton County, Indiana-- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Township or Liberty Post Office: Fulton Page 566 (57). Census taken by B. N. Banks on June 26, 1860 374-374 |
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| Sparks | Jeremiah B. | 26 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $1,500-$300 | |||||||
| " | Margaret J. | 26 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Prarie Birds | 5/12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Page 567. Census taken by Em N. Banks on June 26, 1860 379-379 |
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| Sparks | Jesse | 53 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $2,000-$300 | |||||||
| " | Jemima | 53 | (F) | New York | |||||||||
| " | Stephen | 23 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Philora | 8 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Stephen Sparks had attended school.) 380-381 |
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| Sparks | Theodore | 29 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | - $300 | |||||||
| " | Christina | 26 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Jesse | 9 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Philora J. | 7 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | William H. | 3 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Jesse and Philora J. Sparks had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Greene County, Indiana-- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Township of Center: Post Office: Jonesburgh Page 676. Census taken by John D. Killian on June 29, 1860 627-627 |
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| Sparks | Hardy | 63 | (M) | Farmer | $1,600-$600 | NC | |||||||
| " | Martha | 50 | (F) | NC | |||||||||
| " | Martha | 19 | (F) | Serving | Indiana | ||||||||
| " | Merit | 17 | (M) | Indiana | Farm Laborer | ||||||||
| " | Nancy J. | 11 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Hardy | 7 | (F) [sic] | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: The parents in this family, Hardy and Martha, could not read and write; Merit Sparks had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| 628-628 Census taken by John D. Killian on July 3, 1860 | |||||||||||||
| Sparks | Alfred | 23 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $800-$200 | |||||||
| " | Sarah | 25 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Mary E. | 8/12 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Alfred and Sarah Sparks could not read and write.) | |||||||||||||
| Page 690. 737-737 |
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| Sparks | Calvin | 50 | (M) | Farmer | $1,000-$400 | Ohio | |||||||
| " | Rebecca | 46 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Sarah C. | 16 | (F) | Serving | Indiana | ||||||||
| " | James L. | 13 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Joseph T. | 9 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Alonzo | 6 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Rebecca Sparks could not read and write; Sarah C., James L. and Joseph T. Sparks had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Page 693. Census taken by John D. Killian on July 4, 1860 760-760 |
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| Sparks | Calvin | 32 | (M) | [Blank | |||||||||
| " | Mahala | 32 | (F) | ||||||||||
| " | Matilda J. | 13 | (F) | ||||||||||
| " | William R. | 11 | (M) | ||||||||||
| " | Dianna | 9 | (F) | ||||||||||
| " | Susanna | 7 | (F) | ||||||||||
| " | Maria E. | 3/12 | (F) | ||||||||||
| (Note: The parents in this family, Calvin and Mahala Sparks could not read and write; the four oldest children had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Page 695. Census taken by John D. Killian on July 6, 1860 773-773 |
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| Sparks | Jerome | 24 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $400-$200 | |||||||
| " | Melissey | 24 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Martha E. | 5 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Deletinia [?] | 3 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | John D. | 1 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Jerome and Melissey were shown as unable to read and write.) | |||||||||||||
| Page 698. Census taken by John D. Killian on July 6, 1860 789-789 |
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| Sparks | James A. | 22 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $800- | |||||||
| " | Nancy A. | 21 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Mary M. | 3 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Joseph H. | 1 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Nancy A. Sparks was shown as unable to read and write.) | |||||||||||||
| Township of Richland Post Office: Bloomfield Page 724. Census taken by John D. Killian on July 17, 1860 952-952 |
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| Sparks | David W. | 46 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $3,500-$700 | |||||||
| " | Nancy | 44 | (F) | Virginia | |||||||||
| " | Joseph S. | 19 | (M) | Indiana | Farm Laborer | ||||||||
| " | Malissa | 12 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Page 727. Census taken by John D. Killian on July 18, 1860 972-972 |
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| Sparks | Andrew | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $700-$100 | ||||||||
| " | Elizabeth | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| " | Nancy J. | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
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| Sparks | Andrew S. | 69 | (M) | NJ | Farming | $1,000-$450 | |||||||
| " | Jane | 65 | (F) | PA | |||||||||
| " | Mary E. | 27 | (F) | Ohio | Serving | ||||||||
| Dobbins | David M. | 13 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Page 735. Census taken by John D. Killian on July 21, 1860 1025-1025 |
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| Sparks | Charles | 29 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | - $200 | |||||||
| " | Ann | 33 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Eli | 10 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Mary | 10 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | James | 8 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Rebecca A. | 5 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Eliza J. | 3 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | John | 8/12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Charles and Ann Sparks were shown as unable to read and write.) | |||||||||||||
| Hamilton County, Indiana -- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Township of White River Post Office: Cicero Page 85. Census taken by George Kreng on June 26, 1860 600-600 |
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| Sparks | James | 39 | (M) | NC | Farmer | $2,000-$747 | |||||||
| " | Rebecca | 39 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| Baily | Margaret | 11 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Rebecca Sparkes was shown as unable to read and write.) | |||||||||||||
| Township of Noblesville Post Office: Noblesville Page 229. Census taken by Wm. T. Messick on June 1, 1860 30-30 |
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| Ferguson | Archille | 44 | (M) | Kentucky | Sheriff | $4,000-$500 | |||||||
| " | A. V. [?] | 34 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| Stark | George | 18 | (M) | Ohio | Laborer | ||||||||
| " | Mary K. | 15 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| Doll | Caroline | 15 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Sallie | 14 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | Frederick | 14 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Kane | Thomas J. | 28 | (M) | Ohio | Lawyer | - $100 | |||||||
| Sawyer | Peter C. | 38 | (M) | NJ | Express Agent | $1,700-@100 | |||||||
| (Note: George and Mary K. Stark, as well as Caroline Doll, had attended school.) | |||||||||||||
| Page 4529-4541 Whole No. 171 |
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| PERSONS NAMED SPARKS FOUND ON THE 1860 CENSUS OF IndianaDIANA by Russell E. Bidlack |
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| [Compiler's Note: A transcription of data from the 1860 census of Indiana pertaining to all persons named Sparks was begun in the Quarterly of March 1995, No. 169, page 4439. Households headed by persons with names other than Sparks, but which included one or more Sparkses, have also been included. The following Indiana counties in which one or more Sparkses were found were included in the March 1995 issue: Adams, Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Cass, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Elkhart, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, and Hamilton. In the June 1995 issue, No. 170, we included the following counties : Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Jackson, Jasper, Johnson, Lagrange, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Ohio, Orange, Parke, Perry, and Putnam. We now continue this transcription. Note that the first number before the name of the head of each household is that which the census taker assigned to dwellings in sequence; the second number is that of the family. These numbers differ from the point that two families occupied a single dwelling. Following each name is his/her age as reported to the census taker by whomever he interviewed in that particular dwelling, with an indication whether male or female. Next is the occupation, usually limited to males considered to be of legal age; then the value of that individual's real estate, if any, followed by a hyphen. Preceded by the hyphen is the value of his/her personal property, if any. The place of birth is the final item.] | |||||||||||||
| Ripley County, Indiana -- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Adams Township. Post Office: Hermann Page 205. Census taken June 21, 1860, by C. A. Korbly. 450-439 |
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| Sparke | Frederick | 48 | (M) | Bavaria | Farmer | $900- | |||||||
| " | Catherine | 42 | (F) | Bavaria | |||||||||
| " | Frederick | 16 | (M) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Philapoena | 13 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Louisa | 11 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Phillip [sic] | 6 | (M) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Catherine | 5 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Henry | 3 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: In all probability, Frederick Sparke, the head of this household, did not have the surname "Sparke" when he came to the United States from Bavaria; perhaps he adopted the name because his German name was difficult for his English- speaking neighbors to pronounce, or because it had a pronunciation similar to "Sparke". An immigration official may even have assigned the name to him. Philopoena, Louisa, and Phillipp had attended school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Rush County, Indiana -- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Richland Township. Post Office : Richland Page 783. Census taken June 16, 1860, by Thos. B. Robinson. 273-275 |
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| Sparks | James | 33 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | -$100 | |||||||
| " | Mahetable | 30 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | John W. | 12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | William F. | 10 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Edward | 8 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Margaret | 6 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Amanda | 4 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | James | 3 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Charles | 50 | (M) | Indiana | Farm Hand | ||||||||
| (Note: John W., Wm F., Edward, and Margaret attended school within the year. | |||||||||||||
| Charles Williams shown as unable to read and write.) | |||||||||||||
| St. Joseph County, Indiana -- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Center Township. Post Office : South Bend Page 73. Census taken June 22, 1860, by John Gallagher. 501-501 |
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| Sparks | Robt. | 34 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | -$1200 | |||||||
| " | Martha | 24 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Josiah | 13 | (M) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Mary | 9 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Susan | 7 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Martha | 5 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| Ematien [sic] | 3 | (M) | Ohio | ||||||||||
| Mathew | 2/12 | (M) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| (Note: Josiah, Mary, Susan, and Martha attended school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Town of South Bend. Post Office: South Bend Page 324. Census taken June 11, 1860, by Elmer Ross. 217-205 |
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| Whitman | William | 30 | (M) | New York | Teamster | -$300 | |||||||
| " | Mary A. | 28 | (F) | Ireland | |||||||||
| " | Mary H. | 6 | (F) | New York | |||||||||
| " | Margaret A. | 5 | (F) | New York | |||||||||
| " | John F. | 3 | (M) | New York | |||||||||
| " | Louisa M. | 1 | (F) | New York | |||||||||
| Sparks | Clarrica [sic] | 66 | (F) | New York | |||||||||
| Scott County, Indiana -- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Lexington Township. Post Office : Lexington Page 959. Census taken June 21, 1860, by James E. Fouts. 347-338 |
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| Rawlings | Aaron | 50 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $2200-$700 | |||||||
| " | Sara J. | 38 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Eliza A. | 18 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Nathan H. | 15 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Emily J. | 12 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Martha E. | 10 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | William J. | 6 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Thomas E. | 1 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | Sarah | 68 | (F) | Virginia | |||||||||
| Rawlings | Lusella | 81 | (F) | Virginia | |||||||||
| (Note: Nathan H., Emily J., Martha E.and Thomas E. Rawlings attended school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Vienna Township. Post Office : Vienna Page 1012. Census taken July 14, 1860, by James E. Fouts. 745-721 |
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| Applegate | George J. | 34 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $2000-$720 | |||||||
| " | Martha J. | 33 | (F) | Indiana | Housework | ||||||||
| " | Sarah | 10 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Rachel | 9 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Thomas | 7 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Andrew | 5 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | John | 3 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | George | 1 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | Rachel | 69 | (F) | Virginia | |||||||||
| (Note: Sarah, Rachel, and Thomas Applegate attended school within year. Rachel Sparks shown as unable to read and write.) | |||||||||||||
| Township of Jennings. Post Office : New Frankfort Page 1062. Census taken August 4, 1860, by James E. Fouts 1115-1081 |
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| Sparks | William R. | 27 | (M) | Indiana | Cooper | - $75 | |||||||
| " | Elizabeth | 26 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Melvina | 6 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Henry | 5 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | William | 3 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | James | 4/12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Catherine | 73 | (F) | NC | |||||||||
| (Note: William R. and Elizabeth Sparks, as well as Catharine Taylor, shown as unable to read and write.) | |||||||||||||
| Shelby County, Indiana -- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| 2nd Ward in Shelbyville. Post Office : Shelbyville Page 811. Census taken June 7, 1860, by wm Mortimer. 131-134 |
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| Sparks | Noah | 53 | (M) | Ohio | Cooperer | - $75 | |||||||
| " | Nancy | 29 | (F) | Ohio | Tailoress | ||||||||
| " | Lafayette | 23 | (M) | Ohio | Cooper | ||||||||
| " | Theodore | 19 | (M) | Indiana | Cooper | ||||||||
| " | Mary | 16 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Herchell | 14 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Laura B. | 11 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | James | 8 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Amanda | 3 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Laura B. and James Sparks attended school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland County, Indiana -- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Cotton Township. Post Office : Allensville Page 131. Census taken August 25, 1860, by John S. Green. 978-957 |
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| Sparks | J. B. | 50 | (M) | Ohio | Clergyman | - $800 | |||||||
| " | Eliza | 50 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | H. B. | 18 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Mary E. | 20 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | William | 16 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | John S. | 14 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Martha A. | 9 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: The four oldest Sparks children, not including Martha, were shown as attending school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Posey Township. Post Office: Patriot Page 10. Census taken June 13, 1860, by J. S. Green. 72-70 |
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| Sparks | Wm. | 58 | (M) | Ohio | Basket Maker | - $150 | |||||||
| " | Terrissa | 37 | (F) | Virginia | |||||||||
| Cole | Nancy J. | 18 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | T. J. | 16 | (M) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | W. J. | 14 | (M) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | Danl | 11 | (M) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | Terrissa | 8 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | John M. | 6 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Elizabeth A. | 4 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| (Note Wm Sparks shown as unable to read and write.) | |||||||||||||
| Tippecanoe County, Indiana -- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| City of Lafayette. Post Office: Lafayette Page 732. Census taken June 2, 1860, by John Tilly. 53-59 |
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| Sparks | Francis | 27 | (M) | Ohio | Laborer | - $150 | |||||||
| " | Mary | 20 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Wm. | 1/12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Lamb | Elisabeth [sic] | 45 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Jas. | 50 | (M) | New York | Laborer | ||||||||
| " | Jas. | 15 | (M) | Indiana | Laborer | ||||||||
| (Note: Jas. Lamb, age 50, shown as unable to read and write; Jas. Lamb, age 15, shown as attending school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| City of Lafayette; Post Office : Lafayette Page 736. Census taken June 4, 1860, by John Tilly 77-84 |
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| Sparks | James | 25 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | - $50 | |||||||
| " | Sarah | 28 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| Tayton [sic] | Rebecka | 51 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| (Note Following household on the same page, but continuing on page 737.) | |||||||||||||
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| Sparks | William | 61 | (M) | PA | Brick Mason | $1300-$200 | |||||||
| " | Catherine | 52 | (F) | PA | |||||||||
| " | Peter | 22 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Catherine | 16 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | Israel | 14 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Ellen | 12 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Thos. | 7 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Benjamin | 13 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Francis | 28 | (M) | Ohio | Brick Maker | - $25 | |||||||
| " | Mary | 20 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | William | 1/12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: The household headed by Francis Sparks appearing on page 4532, 2nd from bottom of page, comprised of Francis, himself, with Mary Sparks (doubtless his wife) and the one-month-old wm Sparks, (and with three members of a Lamb family), appears to have been repeated (but not the Lambs) in the household of William Sparks, beginning at the bottom of page 4532. While the age of Francis Sparks appears as 27 when he was first shown and 28 in the second instance, ages were frequently estimated by whomever the census taker interviewed. It seems likely that Francis was a son of William and Catharine Sparks who still considered him to be a member of their household when reporting to the census taker. In the second listing of Mary, she was shown as unable to read and write.) | |||||||||||||
| City of Lafayette. Post Office: Lafayette Page 791. Census taken June 9, 1860, by 557-511 |
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| Snider | Joseph | 40 | (M) | Saxweimar | Boarding house | $150-$100 | |||||||
| " | Margaret | 24 | (F) | Belgium | |||||||||
| " | George | 6 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Louisa | 5 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | John | 2 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | William | 2/12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Shellinger | George | 23 | (M) | Unknown | Laborer | ||||||||
| " | Rachell | 22 | (F) | MI | |||||||||
| Sparks | B. S. | 41 | (M) | Ohio | Tailor | ||||||||
| " | Julia | 30 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Sonora | 5/12 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Kirshner | Andrew | 24 | (M) | Wertenburg | Carpenter | ||||||||
| Strosser | Frank | 23 | (M) | Switzerland | Laborer | ||||||||
| Myer | Michael | 35 | (M) | Switzerland | Stone Cutter | ||||||||
| City of Lafayette. Post Office: Lafayette Page 796. Census taken June 10, 1860 by John Tilly 599-552 |
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| Ward | Sarah | 53 | (F) | England | Widow | $1000 - | |||||||
| Sparks | Warren | 20 | (F) | Ohio | Painter | ||||||||
| " | Sarah J. | 19 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sprague | Rachael | 32 | (F) | Unknown | |||||||||
| City of Lafayette. Post Office: Lafayette Page 923. Census taken June 26, 1860, by John Tilly. 1473-1502 |
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| Hollam | William | 41 | (M) | Virginia | Carpenter | $1500-$100 | |||||||
| " | Emily | 52 | (F) | New York | |||||||||
| " | Vans [?] | 6 | (M) | Virginia | |||||||||
| " | Emily J. | 4 | (F) | Virginia | |||||||||
| Carney | Catherine | 16 | (F) | Ireland | Domestic | ||||||||
| Sparks | Orange | 21 | (M) | Ohio | Printer | ||||||||
| Charter | Orange | 40 | (M) | New York | Carpenter | ||||||||
| (Note: Vans [?] Hollam was shown as attending school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Tipton County, Indiana-- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Cicero Township Post Office: Tipton Page 45. Census taken June 11, 1860, by N. J. Jackson. 334-333 |
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| Sparks | James | 63 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $600-$150 | |||||||
| " | Elizabeth | 56 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | Thomas | 33 | (M) | Kentucky | Day Laborer | ||||||||
| " | Clarisa | 31 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | James | 19 | (M) | Indiana | Day Laborer | ||||||||
| " | Ellen | 13 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Amanda | 3 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: James and Ellen Sparks shown as attending school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Vanderburgh County, Indiana -- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Pigeon Township, City of Evansville. Post Office: Evansville Page 503. Census taken August 20, 1860, by John H. Bafendeck. 808-817 |
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| Spark | C. A. | 38 | (M) | Prussia | Upholster [sic] | $2000-$2000 | |||||||
| " | Emilie | 24 | (F) | Bevaria | |||||||||
| " | Luia [sic] | 4 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | C. A. H. | 2 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| 809-818 | Spark | Heinrich | 36 | (M) | Prussia | Upholster [sic] | - $75 | ||||||
| " | Louisa | 28 | (F) | Prussia | |||||||||
| " | Wilhelmine | 3 | (F) | Prussia | |||||||||
| (Note: In all probability, C. A. Spark and Heinrich Spark, heads of the above households, did not have the surname "Spark" when they came to the United States from Prussia; perhaps they adopted the name because their Prussian name was difficult for their English-speaking neighbors to pronounce, or because it had a pronunciation similar to "Spark". An immigration official may even have assigned the name to them. From the birth places of their children, it appears that Heinrich Spark followed C. A. Spark to America and adopted the name C. A. Spark was using.) | |||||||||||||
| Vermillion County, Indiana-- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Clinton Township. Post Office: Clinton Page 210. Census taken July 24, 1860, by James M. Hood. 775-78- |
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| Sparks | Joseph | 36 | (M) | Farmer | - $200 | MD | |||||||
| " | Phebe | 31 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | Martha | 10 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Susan A. | 8 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | James | 5 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | William | 2 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Charles B. | 8/12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Martha, Susan A., and James Sparks shown as attending school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Clinton Township. Post Office: Furnace Page 231. Census taken July 31, 1860, by James M. Hood. 926-933 |
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| Sicknaiger | William | 36 | (M) | Germany | Carpenter | - $200 | |||||||
| Sparks | Margaret | 23 | (F) | Germany | |||||||||
| " | Irssey [sic] | 3 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Mary | 1 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| Note : Margaret Sparks was probably a widow; having been born in Germany, her maiden name was surely not Sparks.) | |||||||||||||
| Highland Township. Post Office: Perrysville Page 77. Census taken July 7, 1860, by A. J. Adams. 174-181 |
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| Sparks | Daniel | 55 | (M) | MD | Farmer | $4000-$1600 | |||||||
| " | Mary A. | 42 | (F) | Ohio | Keeping house | ||||||||
| " | Enoch G. | 15 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Joseph F. | 13 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Warner | 11 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Edith | 8 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Anna | 2 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: The four oldest Sparks children shown as attending school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Highland Township. Post Office: Perrysville Page 79. Census taken July 10, 1860, by A. J. Adams. 184-192 |
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| Jacobs | Nathan | 39 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | - $300 | |||||||
| " | Mary | 33 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Daniel | 11 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | John C. | 9 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Rachel | 7 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Maria | 4 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Eliza J. | 1 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | William | 26 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | - $15 | |||||||
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| Lacey | James M. | 45 | (M) | New York | Farmer | $1500-$800 | |||||||
| " | Ann M. | 39 | (F) | New York | |||||||||
| " | Elisha A. | 18 | (M) | New York | |||||||||
| Sparks | Samuel | 24 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: The census taker added "Idiotic" following the name of Samuel Sparks; he was also shown as unable to read and write.) | |||||||||||||
| Vigo County, Indiana -- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Linton Township. Post Office: Prairieton Page 407. Census taken July 5, 1860, by S. W. Rigney. 572-559 |
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| Sparks | Presley | 41 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $1900-$800 | |||||||
| " | Milly | 35 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Scott | 12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Taylor | 12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Christopher | 2 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Milly | 4/12 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Mobly | Almira | 9 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Isabell | 7 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | Elizabeth | 38 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| (Note: Milly Sparks, 35, and Elizabeth Sparks were shown as unable to read and write.) | |||||||||||||
| Page 419. Census taken July 10, 1860, by S. W. Rigney 657-631 |
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| Sparks | R. M. | 24 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $600-$250 | |||||||
| " | Sarah | 23 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Roselinda | 3 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Cyras [sic] | 1 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Page 421. Census taken July 10, 1860, by S. W. Rigney. 669-641 |
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| Sparks | Hiram | 53 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $3000-$900 | |||||||
| " | .Leura | 50 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | Naten [Vaton] | 22 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | ||||||||
| " | Peter | 20 | (M) | Indiana | Farm Laborer | ||||||||
| " | Hilda | 17 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Ira | 15 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Leticia | 12 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Darthula | 10 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Silas | 7 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: The four youngest Sparks children shown as attending school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Page 423. Census taken July 15, 1960, by S. W. Rigney. 656-658 |
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| Sparks | C. B. | 38 | (M) | Indiana | Shoemaker | - $200 | |||||||
| " | Meldaneta | 25 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | William | 10 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Leaura [sic] | 6 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: William and Leaura A. Sparks shown as attending school wfthin the year.) | |||||||||||||
| 657-659 | |||||||||||||
| Sparks | Emily | 43 | (M) | Kentucky | $3000-$1000 | ||||||||
| " | William | 20 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | Thomas | 17 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Sarah | 15 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Caroline | 12 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Thomas and Sarah Sparks shown as attending school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Linton Township. Post Office: Pimento Page 433. Census taken July 13, 1860, by S. W. Rigney. 751-719 |
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| Sparks | Darwin | 24 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | - $600 | |||||||
| " | Louisa | 24 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Lost Creek Township. Post Office: Terre Haute Page 780. Census taken August 22, 1860, by J. G. Sasson. 915-843 |
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| Sparks | Geo. W | 39 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | - $300 | |||||||
| " | Sallie | 34 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | John E. | 16 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Letitia [sic] | 14 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Catherine | 11 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Barbara E. | 8 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Hardin | 5 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Wm. | 3 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Louisa | 8/12 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Otter Creek Township. Post Office: Terre Haute Page 631. Census taken August 14, 1860, by A. M. Pettengill. 1169-1169 |
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| Keenan | John | 58 | (M) | Farmer | $800-$200 | Ireland | |||||||
| Ward | Susan | 22 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | James | 8/12 | (M) | IL | |||||||||
| Sparks | Adison | 25 | (M) | Indiana | Farm Laborer | ||||||||
| Patten | Charlotte | 7 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Matilda | 5 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| (Note: Charlotte Patten shown as attending school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Pearson Township. Post Office: Riley Page 469. Census taken July 26, 1860, by S. W. Rigney 994-959 |
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| Sparks | Joseph | 37 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $500-$200 | |||||||
| " | Sarah | 32 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | Martha | 11 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | William | 8 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | James | 6 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Mary | 4 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: The three oldest children shown as attending school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| 995-960 | |||||||||||||
| Sparks | Asa | 47 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $500-$350 | |||||||
| " | Lucy | 35 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | James | 18 | (M) | Kentucky | Farm Laborer | ||||||||
| " | John | 15 | (M) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | Viniard [sic] | 11 | (M) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | Amanda | 58 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Newton | 3 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Margaret | 6/12 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Riley Township. Post Office: Riley Page 803. Census taken September 10, 1860, by J. G. Wassen. 1081-1001 |
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| Sparks | Albert W. | 29 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | - $600 | |||||||
| " | Letitia A. | 29 | (F) | Kentucky | $1000 - | ||||||||
| Miles | Catherine | 11 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Edw. | 10 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | Mary A. | 6 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Laura V. | 5 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Hiram W. | 2 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Otis O. | 4/12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Place of birth of Albert W. Sparks shown as "Kentucky" but crossed out.) | |||||||||||||
| Riley Township. Post Office: Riley Page 836. Census taken September 25, 1860, by John G. Wasson. 1311-1230 |
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| Sparks | William | 44 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $1080-$250 | |||||||
| " | Eveline | 52 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | Letitia | 21 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| Town of Terre Haute, 2nd Ward. Post Office: Terre Haute Page 703. Census taken July 16, 1860, by J. S. Wasson 311-309 |
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| Sparks | Saml. K. | 74 | (M) | Kentucky | Preacher | $10,000-$500 | |||||||
| " | Cath [sic] | 72 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| Carr | Elizabeth | 25 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Page 710 374-368 |
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| Brokaw | George | 34 | (M) | Indiana | Merchant | ||||||||
| " | Lizzie B. | 27 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Frank C. | 4 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Craft | Mrs. E. B. | 45 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Wm. S. | 21 | (M) | Indiana | Clerk | ||||||||
| " | Fannie A. | 23 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Lucia | 30 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Griswold | W. A. | 37 | (M) | New York | Hardware | ||||||||
| " | Elizabeth | 33 | (F) | New York | |||||||||
| Brunswick | Mary | 23 | (F) | Indiana | [Color] Black | ||||||||
| Sparks | Mary | 19 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| Town of Terre Haute, 3rd Ward. Post Office: Terre Haute Page 730. Census taken July 23, 1860, by J. G. Wasson 488-470 |
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| Pence | Allen | 40 | (M) | Ohio | Physician | ||||||||
| " | Louisa | 25 | (F) | Bavaria | |||||||||
| Sparks | V. M. | 22 | (M) | Indiana | Clerk | ||||||||
| Colter | Sarah | 39 | (F) | CT | |||||||||
| Carr | Maggie | 25 | (F) | Ireland | Domestic | ||||||||
| Henry | Frank | 35 | (M) | Ireland | Saloon [?] | ||||||||
| " | Ellen | 25 | (F) | Ireland | |||||||||
| " | Frank, Jr. | 9 | (M) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Mary A., Jr. | 9 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Kate | 4 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| (Note: The three Henry children, including 4-year-old Kate, shown as attending school within the year; | |||||||||||||
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| Sparks | Rich'd | 33 | (M) | Indiana | Dept. Sheriff | - $150 | |||||||
| " | Mary | 22 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Martha | 7 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Frances M. | 5 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Patrick | Eleanor | 60 | (F) | CT | $200-$100 | ||||||||
| " | Septer [sic] | 22 | (M) | Indiana | Painter | ||||||||
| " | Elizabeth | 24 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Brown | [blank] | 24 | (M) | Indiana | Carriage Trimmer | $1000-$150 | |||||||
| (Note: Rich'd and Mary Sparks shown as having been married within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Town of Terre Haute, 3rd Ward. Post Office: Terre Haute Page 734 Census taken July 23, 1860, by J. G. Wasson. 552-493 |
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| Sparks | N. C. | 51 | (M) | Kentucky | $12,000-$10,000 | ||||||||
| " | Penelope C. | 51 | (F) | Kentucky | Miliner | ||||||||
| " | Catherine | 14 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Marg't C. | 13 | (F) | MO | |||||||||
| " | Martha | 8 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Tilley | Mary | 50 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| (Note: All three Sparks children shown as attending school within year.) | |||||||||||||
| Wabash County, Indiana-- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Liberty Township. Post Office: Lagro Page 409. Census taken in July, 1860, by E. B. Thomas. 1266-1266 |
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| Sparks | John | 53 | (M) | SC | Farmer & Minister | $8730-$1500 | |||||||
| " | Elizabeth | 53 | (F) | SC | Housewife | ||||||||
| " | Wm. | 22 | (M) | Indiana | Laborer | ||||||||
| " | Elizabeth | 18 | (F) | Indiana | Domestic | ||||||||
| " | John | 17 | (M) | Indiana | Laborer | ||||||||
| " | Sarah | 15 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Wm. | 12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Harton | John | 30 | (M) | Ireland | Laborer | ||||||||
| (Note: John, Sarah, and Wm Sparks (12) shown as attending school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Warrick County, Indiana -- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Owen Township. Post Office: Boonville Page 732. Census taken August 22, 1860, by C. Dalrymple. 209-212 |
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| Sparks | John | 30 | (M) | NC | Grocery Keeper | $125-$300 | |||||||
| " | Elizabeth | 28 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Joseph E. | 6 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Sarah C. | 9 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Mary | 4 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Armer [sic] | 2 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Note: Sarah C. Sparks shown as attending school within year.) | |||||||||||||
| Washington County, Indiana-- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Jefferson Township. Post Office: Drusilla Page 167. Census taken July 20, 1860, by Wm. M. Greendale. 677-634 |
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| Sparks | James | 50 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $2000-$1800 | |||||||
| " | Rebecca | 49 | (F) | Kentucky | |||||||||
| " | Mary Ann | 25 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Rebecca Jane | 24 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Nancy | 22 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Robert | 17 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Robert Sparks shown as attending school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Wells County, Indiana-1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Township of Rock Creek. Post Office: Bluffton Page 796. Census taken June 8, 1860, by James Dailey. 164-160 |
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| Sparks | Andrew J. | 26 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $4000-$1000 | |||||||
| " | Mary | 21 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Josiah | 4 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Lydia | 2 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | Susannah | 55 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $1000-$5000 | |||||||
| Rain | Hannah | 21 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| Huff | Sylvester | 15 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: This is an example of the census taker assigning separate numbers to two families living in the same dwelling. Sylvester Huff shown as attending school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| 166-163 [& p.797] | |||||||||||||
| Roberts | Robert | 49 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $5000 -$1000 | |||||||
| " | Abigail | 44 | (F) | NC | |||||||||
| " | James | 31 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | ||||||||
| " | Martha | 17 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | John | 11 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " [p. 797] | Nathan | 8 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Robert D. | 2 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Sparks | Mary Jane | 19 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Morgan | Jacob S. | 21 | (M) | Indiana | Laborer | ||||||||
| Jones | Thomas J. | 21 | (M) | Ohio | Laborer | ||||||||
| (Note: James, Martha, John, and Nathan Roberts, as well as Mary Jane Sparks and Jacob S. Morgan, all shown as attending school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Page 810. Census taken June 13, 1860, by James Dailey. 257-250 |
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| Sparks | Solomon | 35 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $3000-$1000 | |||||||
| " | Susannah | 31 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Henry C. | 12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Andrew J. | 8 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Sarah I. | 7 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Elvina | 5 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | Charles W. | 2 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | "Unknown" | 2/12 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Susannah Sparks shown as unable to read and write; Henry C., Andrew J., Sarah I., and Elvina Sparks all shown as attending school within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| Page 813. Census taken June 15, 1860, by James Dailey. 276-267 [& -268] |
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| Sparks | Huldah | 46 | (F) | NC | Farmer [sic] | $3500-$1000 | |||||||
| Johnson | Elizabeth | 71 | (F) | Virginia | |||||||||
| [-268] | |||||||||||||
| Sparks | William | 23 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $180-$200 | |||||||
| " | Samantha | 23 | (F) | Ohio | |||||||||
| " | Armina | 1/12 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Another example of two families living in one dwelling.) | |||||||||||||
| White County, Indiana -- 1860 Census | |||||||||||||
| Union Township. Post Office : Monticello Page 636. Census taken July 10, 1860, by Jonathan Fox. 520-519 [& -520] |
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| McCullock | Van | 44 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $3800-$800 | |||||||
| " | Elizabeth | 41 | (F) | PA | Housekeeper | ||||||||
| " | Mary | 18 | (F) | Indiana | School Mistress | ||||||||
| " | Nancy | 16 | (F) | Indiana | Housework | ||||||||
| " | Martha | 9 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| " | John | 6 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| Carra | 3 | (F) | Indiana | ||||||||||
| Sparks | John | 14 | (M) | Indiana | |||||||||
| [-520] | |||||||||||||
| McCullock | Colin | 21 | (M) | Indiana | Farm Laborer | ||||||||
| " | Margaret | 21 | (F) | Ohio | Housekeeper | ||||||||
| Sparks | Cornelia | 12 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| [Note:(The two McCullock familIes were living in the same dwelling. Colin and Margaret McCullock were shown as having been married within the year. Nancy, Martha, and John McCullock were shown as attending school within the year, as were also John and Cornelia Sparks, both of whom were minors living with the McCullocks.] | |||||||||||||
| Page 639. Census taken on July 10, 1860, by Jonathan Fox. 544-544 |
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| Hughes | Elice | 24 | (M) | Ohio | Lawyer | - $50 | |||||||
| " | Abba | 18 | (F) | Indiana | Housekeeper | ||||||||
| Sparks | Joseph | 16 | (M) | Indiana | Day Laborer | ||||||||
| " | Francis | 1 | (F) | Indiana | |||||||||
| (Note: Elice and Abba Hughes were shown as having been married within the year.) | |||||||||||||
| [Compiler's Note : This completes our transcription of the record of persons named Sparks found on the 1860 census. These names were located through an excellent index published by the Indiana Historical Society. The microfilm of each Indiana county shown as containing a Sparks (Spark, Sparkes, etc.) was then searched for the complete listing for the household in which a Sparks appeared in the index.] | |||||||||||||