May 22, 2023
Pages 2225-2239
Whole Number 111
PERSONS NAMED SPARKS WHO WERE LISTED ON THE 1900 CENSUS
OF THE INDIAN TERRITORY IN WHAT IS NOW THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Taken from a Sound-ex Listing
by Johnella Boynton, 1979
Editor's Note: With the exception of the western strip of the state of Oklahoma that comprises the counties of Beaver, Texas, and Cimarron, the territory included today was the same as that set aside by Congress in 1834 under the name of Indian Territory, for the possession of certain Indian tribes. The western portion of the Territory was then ceded to the United States by the Indian tribes in 1866, but with the stipulation that it be reserved for Indians. At first, whites were forbidden to settle in the area, but in 1889 it was thrown open for settlement. In 1890, this portion of the Territory, together with the narrow strip north of Texas became Oklahoma Territory. In 1898 Congress passed an act providing for individual allotment of land to the Indians in what remained of Indian Territory and for a government administered by Washington. When the allotments were nearly all made, Congress authorized Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory to qualify for admission to the Union as a state in 1907.
As can be seen from the following census record of 1900, many whites settled in the Indian Territory before 1900. From the places of their birth, it can be seen that a large number of Sparkses from the southern states and Texas settled there in the 1890's.
Johnella Boynton has kindly copied for us a record of all the persons named Sparks that she has been able to find on the 1900 census of Indian Territory. At that time, it was divided into four Indian Nations, as shown on the map reproduced on page 2226. Subsequently, these Indian Nations were divided into counties, as follows:
Cherokee Nation: Washington, Rogers, Nowata, Craig, Mayes, Cherokee, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware, and part of Ottawa.
Creek Nation: Creek, Okfuskee, Hughes, McIntosh, Okmulgee, Muskogie, Wagoner, and Tulsa.
Choctaw Nation: Bryan, Atoka, Coal, Pittsburg, Haskell, Leflore, Latimer, Pushmataha, Choctaw, and McCurtain.
Chickasaw Nation: Grady, McClain, Pontotoc, Stephens, Murray, Johnston, Marshall, Love, Jefferson, and Carter.
Although no key nor legend accompanied the copy of this census, it seems fairly obvious that letters were used to indicate the following: B - Black; Bo - Boarder; D - Daughter; D.L. - Daughter-in-law; E. D. - Enumeration District; F - Female; G.S. - Grandson; G.D. - Granddaughter; L - Lodger; M - Male; N.R. - No record; S.L. - Son-in-law; Si.L. - Sister-in-law; W - White.
We shall welcome readers' identification of families appearing on this census. We have added notes regarding individuals where that information has been known to us.
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| MAP OF OKLAHOMA AND INDIAN TERRITORY, 1900 Showing Cherokee Nation, Creek Nation, Choctaw Nation, and Chicasaw Nation |
| CHEROKEE NATION | ||||||
| Name | Race | Sex | Relationship | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth |
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| Enumeration District 12, sheet 2 (or 21 or 27?) Vol. 2. |
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| SPARKS, Solomon | W | M | head | September 1852 | 47 | Missouri |
| Editor's Note:This Solomon Sparks, shown as head of a family in the Cherokee Nation, was a son of Joel and Mary (Shatley) Sparks and was born in Bates County, Missouri. Mary Shatley was the second wife of Joel Sparks - - they were married in Wilkes County, North Carolina, in 1846. Joel Sparks was born in Surry County, North Carolina, ca. 1774 and was a son of Matthew and Eunice Sparks. | ||||||
| Sparks, Salina M. | F | wife | March 1863 | 37 | Missouri | |
| Sparks Roy C. | M | son | July 1888 | 11 | Indian Terr. | |
| Sparks, Henry J. | M | son | October 1893 | 6 | Indian Terr. | |
| Sparks, Arthur | M | son | June 1899 | 1 | Indian Terr. | |
| Enumeration District 13, sheet 21. Vol. 2. |
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| SPARKS, Sam | W | M | hired hand | November 1877 | 22 | Missouri |
| Enumerated with the family of Jessie T. Couch | ||||||
| Enumeration District 18, sheet 7. Vol. 2. |
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| SPARKS, Columbus | W | M | head | September 1856 | 43 | Texas |
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Editor's Note:This was probably the Columbus Sparks who married Mary Bower in Washington County, Arkansas, on September 12, 1875.) |
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| Sparks, Mary | F | wife | June 1856 | 43 | Arkansas | |
| Sparks, Eddie | M | son | May 1881 | 19 | " | |
| Sparks, Pearl | M | son | March 1886 | 14 | " | |
| Sparks, Ben | M | son | November 1889 | 12 | " | |
| Sparks, Euma | F | dau. | September 1896 | 5 | " | |
| Sparks, Nellie | F | dau. | January 1897 | 3 | " | |
| Enumeration District 18, sheet 7. Vol. 2. |
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| SPARKS, Edward | W | M | servant | May 1881 | 19 | Arkansas |
| Editor's note: Enumerated with the family of George Cole. He was probably the Eddie Sparks, son of Columbus Sparks, listed above. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 22, sheet 11. Vol. 2. |
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| SPARKS, Jas. S. | W | M | head | September 1854 | 45 | Arkansas |
| Sparks, Jennie | F | wife | June 1852 | 47 | Missouri | |
| Enumeration District 31, sheet 22, Vol. 3. |
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| SPARKS, Island | B | M | head | December 1870 | 29 | Texas |
| Sparks, Martha | F | wife | May 1874 | 26 | Indian Terr. | |
| Sparks, Holmes | M | son | August 1893 | 6 | " " | |
| Sparks, Loretta | F | dau. | January 1895 | 5 | " " | |
| Sparks, Robert | M | son | January 1898 | 2 | " " | |
| Enumeration District 33, sheet 5, Vol. 4. City of Tahlequah. |
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| SPARKS, Grant | W | M | head | May 1874 | 26 | Missouri |
| Enumerated with family of James Leap | ||||||
| Editor's note: Grant Sparks was a son of John and Mary Jane (West) Sparks and was born in Barry County, Missouri. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 33, sheet 8. Vol. 4. City of Tahlequah, College Street. |
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| SPARKS, Pete | W | M | head | May 1874 | 26 | Missouri |
| Editor's note: From other sources, we know that Pete Sparks was born in May 1869, thus he was actually 31 years old. He was born in Barry County, Missouri, and was a son of John and Mary Jane (West) Sparks. | ||||||
| Sparks, Glenna | F | wife | April 1880 | 20 | " | |
| Note: Glenna was born in February 1879 and was thus aged 21 in 1900. | ||||||
| Sparks, Ethel | F | dau. | October 1899 | 8/12 | Indian Terr. | |
| Enumeration District 38, sheet 7, Vol. 4. |
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| SPARKS, George | W | M | head | September 1874 | 25 | Missouri |
| Sparks, Ockrie | F | wife | March 1876 | 34 | Arkansas | |
| Sparks, Murray | M | son | July 1896 | 3 | Indian Terr. | |
| Sparks, Nora | F | dau. | January 1898 | 2 | " " | |
| Editor's Note: From other sources, we know that George Sparks was born in January 1871, in Barry County, Missouri, and was a son of John and Mary Jane (West) Sparks. He was thus actually 29 years old in 1900. Ockrie was aged 24. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 39, sheet 1, Vol. 4. |
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| SPARKS, William | W | M | head | March 1871 | 29 | Missouri |
| Sparks, Dora | F | wife | N.R. 1875 | 25 | " | |
| Sparks, Charley | M | son | March 1896 | 4 | Indian Terr. | |
| Sparks, Jerry | M | son | May 1898 | 2 | "" | |
| Roberts, Uzzell | M | lodger | October 1854 | 45 | Georgia | |
| Editor's Note: From other sources, we know that William Sparks was born in 1867 in Barry County, Missouri, and was a son of John and Mary Jane (West) Sparks. He was thus actually 33 years old in 1900. dora was born in 1874; Charley was born in 1893, and Jerry was born in 1896. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 41, sheet 3, Vol. 4. |
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| SPARKS, Wallace | B | M | head | March 1865 | 35 | Texas |
| Sparks, Abbie | F | wife | October 1867 | 33 | Arkansas | |
| Batson, Alonzo | M | partner | May 1872 | 28 | " | |
| Batson, Emma | F | wife | December 1880 | 20 | " | |
| Batson, William | M | son | December 1896 | 3 | " | |
| Carpenter, Ora | F | sister-in-law | August 1891 | 8 | " | |
| Sparks, Lulie | F | sister-in-law | June 1892 | 7 | " | |
| Enumeration District 46, sheet 25. Vol. 5. City of Sallisaw. |
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| SPARKS, Clara | W | F | niece | January 1884 | 16 | Arkansas |
| Sparks, Mahala | F | mother | October 1821 | 78 | South Carolina | |
| Enumerated with the family of Maley Stidham. | ||||||
*Editor's Note: Russell Sparks was a resident of Randolph County, Arkansas, when the 1880 census was taken; his place of birth was then given as Tennessee, which we believe to be correct. He and his wife, called "Rena" on the 1880 census, were living with his widowed mother, Haly Sparks (age 59 in 1880, thus born ca. 1821, with birth place South Carolina). "Haly" was a nickname for Mahala, who was the same Mahala Sparks, born 1821, listed above with niece Clara Sparks and living in the household of a daughter named Maley Stidham in 1900. Mahala was the widow of Ira Sparks, who, according to the 1850 census of Marion County, Tennessee, was 35 years old in 1850, thus born ca. 1815, and a native of South Carolina. When the 1850 census was taken in Marion County, Tennessee, Ira and Mahala Sparks were listed with children named Sarah, age 5, born in Alabama; William, age 2, born in Tennessee; and Russell, age 1, also born in Tennessee. When the 1880 census of Randolph County, Arkansas, was taken, besides her son Russell Sparks, sons John, age 23, and James, age 19, as well as daughters Permelia, age 18, and Louisa, age 16, were living with Mahala ["Haly"] Sparks. The son of Russell and Serena Sparks shown on the 1900 census, above, as Judge Sparks was actually named Judson Doke Sparks, born, according to a granddaughter, on February 6, 1885, rather than 1886 as shown on the 1900 census. Serena, wife of Russell Sparks, had the maiden name Serena Daughtrey. |
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| Name | Race | Sex | Relationship | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth |
| Enumeration District 46, sheet 29. Vol. 5. City of Sallisaw. |
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| SPARKS, Russell | W | M | head | December 1848 | 51 | Georgia |
| Sparks, Serena | F | wife | August 1858 | 41 | Tennessee | |
| Sparks, Hattie | F | dau. | June 1881 | 18 | Arkansas | |
| Sparks, Judge | M | son | February 1886 | 14 | " | |
| Sparks, Minnie | F | dau. | March 1889 | 11 | " | |
| Sparks, Osker | M | son | June 1891 | 8 | Indian Terr. | |
| Sparks, Lenard | M | son | December 1893 | 6 | "" | |
| Sparks, Willie | M | son | January 1896 | 4 | "" | |
| Haward, Annie | F | lodger | January 1889 | 11 | Arkansas | |
| Enumeration District 47, sheet 3, Vol. 5. City of Sallisaw. |
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| SPARKS, John | W | M | head | July 1876 | 23 | Tennessee |
| Sparks, Johisse | F | wife | March 1881 | 19 | Indian Terr. | |
| Sparks, Willie | M | son | October 1899 | 7/12 | " " | |
| Moore, Vivian | F | boarder | July 1881 | 18 | Oregon | |
| Editor's Note: We believe that this John Sparks was the three-year-old grandson shown in the family of Mahala ["Haly"] Sparks on the 1880 census of Randolph County, Arkansas. Two other grandchildren were identified as living with Mahala on that census, Celeste Sparks, age 1, and Nellie Sparks, age 2 months, both born in Tennessee. They were probably the children of Russell and Serena (Daughtrey) Sparks who were also living with Mahala Sparks in 1880. See above Editor's Note. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 47, sheet 11. Vol. 5. City of Sallisaw. |
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| SPARKS, James H. | W | M | head | July 1860 | 39 | Alabama |
| Sparks, Mary D. | F | wife | December 1859 | 40 | " | |
| Sparks, Charles W. | M | son | July 1883 | 16 | " | |
| Sparks, Robert M. | M | son | December 1885 | 14 | " | |
| Sparks, James W. M. | M | son | April 1888 | 12 | Texas | |
| Sparks, Pearly | F | dau. | September 1889 | 10 | " | |
| Sparks, Nettie B. | F | dau. | August 1891 | 8 | " | |
| Sparks, Mattie E. | F | dau. | March 1895 | 5 | Indian Terr. | |
| Sparks, Frank Z. | M | son | August 1897 | 2 | " " | |
| Sparks, Ivy O. | M | son | April 1900 | 1/12 | " " | |
| Upchurch, Marion | M | boarder | September 1861 | 38 | Alabama | |
| Upchurch, Arcola | F | boarder | December 1890 | 9 | Texas | |
| Editor's Note: We believe that James H. Sparks was a brother of Russell Sparks (see note above). We believe he was born in Tenn., not Alabama as shown. On the 1880 census of Randolph County, Ark., Mahala Sparks, widow if Ira, was shown as head of her family that included a son James, age 19, single, and born in Tenn. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 96, sheet 28. Vol. 5 City of Sallisaw |
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| SPARKS, Jack W. | W | M | head | March 1857 | 43 | Georgia |
| Sparks, Idona | F | wife | October 1872 | 27 | Tennessee | |
| Sparks, Ethel | F | dau. | January 1887 | 13 | Arkansas | |
| Sparks, Lester | M | son | December 1888 | 11 | " | |
| Sparks, Frank | M | son | January 1891 | 9 | " | |
| Sparks, Noah | M | son | December 1892 | 7 | " | |
| Sparks, Vernon | M | son | May 1895 | 5 | Indian Terr. | |
| Sparks, Earl | M | son | August 1896 | 3 | " " | |
| Sparks, Clyde | M | son | February 1900 | 3/12 | " " | |
| Editor's Note: "...the actual name of this individual (the above head of household) was Jack Sparks, a son of Ira and Mahala Sparks.....Jack's wife was Idona. Her maiden name was Brumlow. The son of Jack and Idona born in May 1895, who is shown as "Verna Sparks" was actually Vernon." | ||||||
| Enumeration District 84, sheet 40. Vol. 12. |
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| SPORK, William W. | W | M | head | October 1845 | 54 | Kentucky |
| Spork, Jennie | F | wife | March 1846 | 54 | " | |
| Spork, Bennie | M | son | December 1877 | 22 | Texas | |
| Spork, Walter | M | son | May 1880 | 20 | Missouri | |
| Humphrey, Robert | M | boarder | May 1873 | 27 | ? | |
| CHICKASAW NATION | ||||||
| Name | Race | Sex | Relationship | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth |
| Enumeration District 121, sheet 20. Vol. 6. |
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| SPARKS, William | W | M | servant | January 1869 | 31 | Texas |
| Enumerated with the family of Joseph Chandler | ||||||
| Enumeration District 123, sheet 11. Vol. 6. |
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| SPARKS, George | W | M | head | September 1868 | 29 | Texas |
| Sparks, Clara | F | wife | October 1871 | 28 | Illinois (?) | |
| Sparks, Girty | F | dau. | January 1874 | 6 | Oklahoma | |
| Sparks, Fleater | F | dau. | February 1878 | 1 | " | |
| Enumeration District 125, sheet 11. Vol. 6. |
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| SPARKS, Fram M. (sic) | W | M | head | February 1873 | 26 | Arkansas |
| Sparks, Nannie | F | wife | January 1880 | 19 | Texas | |
| Sparks, Arie | F | dau. | April 1898 | 2 | Indian Terr. | |
| Sparks, no record | F | dau. | April 1900 | 2/12 | " " | |
| Enumeration District 127, sheet 4. Vol 6. City of Oakland |
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| SPARKS, William J. | W | M | head | February 1877 | 23 | Texas |
| Sparks, Lulu A. | F | wife | July 1881 | 18 | " | |
| Enumeration District 128, sheet 30. Vol. 6. |
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| SPARKS, Thomas | W | M | head | September 1881 | 18 | Arkansas |
| Sparks, Mattie | F | wife | June 1883 | 16 | Indian Terr. | |
| Enumeration District 131, sheet 9. Vol 7. |
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| SPARKS, Rachel A. | W | F | mother | February 1844 | 56 | Mississippi |
| Sparks, Earnest O. | M | half-brother | January 1882 | 18 | Texas | |
| Sparks, Cleveland C. | M | half-brother | February 1884 | 16 | " | |
| (enumerated with the family of Robert W. Graham) | ||||||
| Enumeration District 131, sheet 9. vol. 7. |
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| SPARKS, John W. | W | M | head | January 1836 | 64 | Ohio |
| Williams, Mary | F | dau. | May 1860 | 40 | Indiana | |
| Williams, Annie | F | granddau. | January 1881 | 19 | " | |
| Williams, Benjamin | M | grandson | May 1888 | 12 | " | |
| Enumeration District 131, sheet 20. Vol. 7. |
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| SPARKS, Mat. B. | W | M | head | May 1879 | 21 | Texas |
| " Martha | F | wife | April 1883 | 17 | Missouri | |
| " Claudie | M | son | November 1899 | 6/12 | Indian Terr. | |
| Enumeration District 131. sheet 25. Vol. 7 (?) |
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| SPARKS, Thomas | W | M | head | June 1845 | 54 | Kentucky |
| " Nancy | F | wife | June 1849 | 51 | " | |
| " Dollie | F | dau. | October 1874 | 25 | " | |
| " Josiah | M | son | July 1880 | 19 | " | |
| " James | M | son | January 1883 | 17 | " | |
| " Mandy | F | dau. | September 1885 | 14 | " | |
| " Jefferson H. | M | son | December 1888 | 11 | " | |
| " May L. | F | dau. | November 1891 | 8 | Indian Terr. | |
| Tawnley, Doris | F | dau. | August 1872 | 27 | Kentucky | |
| Tawnley, Thomas | M | grandson | August 1896 | 3 | Indian Terr. | |
| Enumeration District 133, sheet 13 Vol. 7. |
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| SPARKS, Henry M. | W | M | head | January 1859 | 41 | Texas |
| " Emily S. | F | wife | July 1880 | 19 | Kentucky | |
| " William J. | M | son | March 1884 | 16 | Texas | |
| " Andrew N. | M | son | May 1893 | 7 | " | |
| Enumeration District 134, sheet 7. Vol. 7. |
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| SPARK, Dick (sic) | B | M | servant | n.r. 1875 | 25 | Texas |
| Enumerated with the family of Jas. W. Crawford. Probably the same Dick Sparks with the family of Nicie Taylor - see Enumeration District 135. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 134, sheet 1. Vol. 7. City of Pauls Valley. |
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| SPARKS, John B. | W | M | head | July 1869 | 30 | Texas |
| " Etta J. | F | wife | February 1872 | 28 | " | |
| " Baxter A. | M | son | August 1891 | 8 | " | |
| " William J. | M | son | December 1895 | 4 | Indian Terr. | |
| " Joseph | M | son | January 1898 | 2 | "" | |
| Enumeration District 135, sheet 20. Vol. 7. |
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| SPARKS, Frank | B | M | head | September 1877 | 22 | Texas |
| " Dick | M | brother | October 1878 | 21 | " | |
| Taylor, Nicie | F | mother | November 1845 | 54 | " | |
| (see also E. D. 135, sheet 21) | ||||||
| Enumeration District 135, sheet 21. Vol. 7. |
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| SPARKS, Dick | B | M | son | n.r. 1875 | 25 | Texas |
| " Frank | M | son | September 1879 | 20 | " | |
| " Andrew | M | son | October 1880 | 19 | " | |
| " Alma | M | son | n.r. | 15 | " | |
| " Sopha | F | dau. | August 1889 | 12 | " | |
| (enumerated with the family of Nicie Taylor. See also Enumeration District 135, sheet 20) |
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| Enumeration District 136, sheet 21. Vol. 7. |
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| SPARKS, Martha | B | F | dau. | April 1875 | 25 | Indian Terr. |
| " Holmes | M | grandson | August 1892 | 7 | " " | |
| " Nica | F | dau. | January 1896 | 4 | " " | |
| " Alta I. | F | granddau. | November 1899 | 6/12 | " " | |
| Enumerated with the family of Eliza Blue | ||||||
| Enumeration District 136, sheet 26. Vol. 7. |
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| SPARKS, George | W | M | head | February 1870 | 30 | Tennessee |
| " Nettie | F | wife | February 1876 | 26 | Texas | |
| " Alice E. | F | dau. | June 1892 | 7 | Indian Terr. | |
| " Virgie G. | F | dau. | February 1896 | 4 | " " | |
| " Eva M. | F | dau. | February 1899 | 1 | " " | |
| Enumeration District 138 (?), sheet 3. Vol. 7. |
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| SPARKS, Charles | W | M | lodger | March 1883 | 17 | Arkansas |
| (enumerated with the family of William S. Arrington) | ||||||
| Enumeration District 138, sheet 28. Vol. 7. |
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| SPARKS, Frank | W | M | boarder | November 1877 | 22 | Texas |
| " Essie | F | niece | January 1881 | 19 | Indian Terr. | |
| (enumerated with the family of James Savage) | ||||||
| Enumeration District 139, sheet 6. Vol. 7. |
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| SPARKS, Benton | W | M | boarder | August 1880 | 19 | Tennessee |
| (enumerated with the family of Thomas Slater) | ||||||
| Enumeration District 140, sheet 14, Vol. 8. |
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| SPARKS, John | W | M | head | December 1830 | 69 | Alabama |
| " Oliver G. | M | son | February 1879 | 21 | Texas | |
| " Olies A. | M | son | April 1882 | 18 | " | |
| Editor's Note: The above John Sparks was born in Jackson County, Alabama, and was a son of James and Mary Ann (Mathews) Sparks. His full name was 17.2.4.1.2.1 John Harvey Sparks; he was born December 6, 1830 and died on December 11, 1919 in Berwyn, Oklahoma. For more information on this family see the Quarterly of March 1959, Whole No. 25, pp. 368-9. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 142, sheet 25. Vol. 8. City of Ardmore. |
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| SPARKS, Joe J. | W | M | head | October 1866 | 33 | Texas |
| " Maydee | F | wife | August 1877 | 22 | Kentucky | |
| Hodges, Eugene F. | M | boarder | February 1863 | 37 | Georgia | |
| Enumeration District 144, sheet 13. Vol. 8. City of Ardmore. |
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| SPARKS, William I. | W | M | head | March 1853 | 47 | Alabama |
| " Emma | F | wife | September 1868 | 31 | Texas | |
| " Donald | M | son | October 1887 | 12 | New Mexico | |
| " Harlan | M | son | August 1891 | 8 | Oregon | |
| Enumeration District 145 (?), sheet 1. Vol. 8. |
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| SPARKS, Isaac | W | M | head | July 1864 | 35 | Tennessee |
| " Mary E. | F | wife | September 1864 | 35 | Texas | |
| " Elmo T. | M | son | April 1895 | 5 | Indian Terr. | |
| " Odessa A. | F | dau. | May 1897 | 3 | " " | |
| " Clara E. | F | dau. | September 1899 | 9/12 | " " | |
| Enumeration District 149, sheet 18, Vol. 8. |
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| SPARKS, Nancy | W | F | head | October 1850 | 50 | Arkansas |
| " Jesse | M | son | March 1875 | 25 | " | |
| " Berry | M | son | May 1880 | 20 | " | |
| " Vinnis | M | son | February 1882 | 18 | " | |
| " Josie | F | dau. | December 1884 | 15 | Indian Terr. | |
| " Henry | M | son | October 1886 | 13 | " " | |
| " Oscar | M | son | January 1890 | 10 | " " | |
| " Benjamin | M | son | August 1891 | 8 | " " | |
| " Myrtle | F | granddaughter | August 1899 | 10/12 | " " | |
| Editor's Note: Nancy Sparks, head of above family was the widow of 17.2.4.1.10.1.3 James Sparks, son of 17.2.4.1.10.1 Joshua and Catherine (Edgemon) Sparks, of Newton County, Ark. A photograph of Nancy and her 10 children appeared on the cover of the Quarterly of June1978, Whole No. 102; data on James Sparks and his family appeared on page 2012 of the same issue. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 149, sheet 23. Vol. 8. |
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| SPARKS, 17.2.4.1.10.1.3.x Jason ("Jay") | W | M | head | August 1889 (?) | 21 | Arkansas |
| " Josie | F | wife | August 1883 | 17 | Texas | |
| Enumeration District 149, sheet 24. Vol. 8. |
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| SPARKS, 17.2.4.1.10.1.3.y William T. | W | M | head | February 1877 | 23 | Arkansas |
| " Gertie Lee | F | wife | August 1880 | 20 | Texas | |
| " Ada | F | dau. | February 1899 | 1 | Indian Terr. | |
| Matthews, Charles | M | boarder | October 1871 | 29 | Mississippi | |
| Editor's Note: Jay Sparks, nickname of Jason, and William T. Sparks were sons of Nancy Sparks; see note following listing family of Nancy Sparks, above. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 151, sheet 20, Vol. 8. |
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| SPARKS, William M. | W | M | boarder | May 1850 | 50 | Tennessee |
| Enumerated with the family of William H. Chitman. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 153, sheet 1, Vol. 9. City of Chickasha, 12 Street. |
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| SPARKS, Andrew R. | W | M | stock-raiser | March 1858 | 42 | Texas |
| " Ida | F | wife | September 1867 | 32 | " | |
| " Lee | M | son | January 1891 | 9 | Indian Terr. | |
| " Mable | F | dau. | June 1892 | 7 | " " | |
| " Dot | F | dau. | February 1894 | 6 | " " | |
| " Gertrude | F | dau. | March 1896 | 4 | " " | |
| " Earl | M | son | February 1897 | 3 | " " | |
| " Brownie | F | dau | March 1899 | 1 | " " | |
| Added information from the census: Andrew R. Sparks married 11 years; parents born in Texas. Wife, Ida, mother of six children; parents, born in Texas. This census record is in error, however. The father of Andrew R. Sparks, 1.2.1.2.2.2.1.1 William J. Sparks, was born in Georgia, and his mother, Hanna (Weeks) Sparks, was born in Illinois. Andrew R. Sparks was born in Titus County, Texas (we believe.) William J. Sparks, father of Andrew R. Sparks, was born January 24, 1807, in Georgia; his parents were 1.2.1.2.2.2.1 John and Sarah (Brooks) Sparks, his grandparents were 1.2.1.2.2.2 Matthew Jr. and Margaret Sparks, and his great-grandparents were 1.2.1.2.2 Matthew and Sarah Sparks about whom we published an article in the Quarterly of June 1961, Whole No. 34. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 153, sheet 6. Vol. 9. City of Chickasha |
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| SPARKS, William J. | W | M | drayman | October 1866 | 33 | Texas |
| " Alice | F | wife | March 1875 | 25 | " | |
| " Albert | M | son | April 1893 | 7 | " | |
| " Fannie May | F | dau. | August 1894 | 5 | " | |
| " Johnnie | M | son | September 1896 | 3 | " | |
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He, married 9 years; parents born Georgia and Mississippi. Wife, Alice, mother of three children. Editor's Note: This William J. Sparks was born either in Titus or Franklin County, Texas; he was a son of William J. and Martha (MNU) Sparks. |
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| Enumeration District 153, sheet 11. vol. 9. City of Chickasha |
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| SPARKS, John A. | W | M | farmer | January 1840 | 60 | Tennesssee |
| " Mary A. | F | wife | January 1860 | 40 | Texas | |
| " Ulah Belle | F | dau. | September 1887 | 12 | " | |
| " Audrey May | F | dau | December 1889 | 10 | " | |
| " Alice | F | dau | April 1891 | 9 | Indian Terr | |
| " Effie | F | dau | June 1892 | 7 | " " | |
| " Bernice | F | dau | January 1894 | 6 | " " | |
| " Guy | M | son | February 1898 | 2 | " " | |
| He married 20 years; parents born in North Carolina. Wife Mary A., mother of nine children, seven living; parents born in Georgia. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 153, sheet 35.& Vol. 9 |
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| SPARKS, James B. | W | M | stock-raiser | October 1858 | 41 | Texas |
| " May A. | F | wife | October 1873 | 26 | " | |
| " Nellie M. | F | dau. | December 1886 | 13 | Indian Terr. | |
| " Lacy G. | F | dau. | August 1893 | 6 | " " | |
| " James C. | M | son | July 1896 | 3 | " " | |
| Washington, Louise | F | boarder | May 1880 | 20 | " " | |
| He married 7 years; parents born in Texas. Wife, May A., mother of 2 children, living. Editor's note: Census is in error: his father was born in Georgia, his mother was born in Illinois. James B. Sparks was born, we believe, in Titus County, Texas; he was a son of 1.2.1.2.2.2.1.1 William and Hannah (Weeks) Sparks - - see note regarding his brother, Andrew R. Sparks, on page 2233. James B. Sparks was James Buchanan "Buck" Sparks; he was born, according to a family record, on October 13, 1856 and died December 7, 1932. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 154, sheet 1. Vol. 9. |
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| SPARKS, M. D. | W | M | head | October 1878 | 22 | Texas |
| " W. W. | M | brother | April 1883 | 17 | Indian Terr. | |
| Smith, James | M | boarder | May 1877 | 27? | " " | |
| Enumeration District 157, sheet 9. Vol. 9. |
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| SPARKS, George | W | M | head | November 1868 | 31 | Texas |
| " Dollie | F | wife | April 1875 | 25 | Indian Terr. | |
| " Richard | M | son | October 1893 | 6 | " " | |
| " Ethel | F | dau. | June 1895 | 4 | " " | |
| Editor's Note: According to a family record, George Sparks was born November 26, 1868, and was a son of William J. and Hannah A. (Weeks) Sparks. He was born in Cooke County, Texas. See Editor's Note regarding his brother, Andrew R. Sparks, on page 2233. | ||||||
| Note: According to p. 4561-2 (Whole No. 172) George was born one year after the death of William J. Sparks in December 1867 and was the son of Hannah A. (Weeks) Sparks and Thomas Sparks. William J. Sparks and Thomas Sparks were second cousins. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 158, sheet 10. Vol. 9. |
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| Belshe, Samuel | W | M | head | August 1863 | 36 | Missouri |
| Belshe, Mary | F | wife | August 1870 | 29 | " | |
| Belshe, Alice M. | F | dau. | February 1889 | 11 | " | |
| Belshe, Nellie L. | F | dau. | February 1891 | 9 | " | |
| Belshe, William H. | M | son | March 1894 | 6 | " | |
| Belshe, Childers | M | son | May 1897 | 3 | " | |
| SPARKS, Jacob | M | father-in-law | April 1843 | 57 | " | |
| " Mary A. | F | mother-in-law | April 1849 | 51 | Tennessee | |
| Jacob Sparks married 36 years. Mary A. Sparks, mother of 5 children, 3 living. Her parents born Tennessee. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 163, sheet 3, Vol. 9. |
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| SPARKS, Columbus | W | M | head | November 1859 | 40 | Alabama |
| " Annie | wife | November 1868 | 32 | Texas | ||
| " Dollie | dau. | May 1891 | 9 | " | ||
| " Walter | son | July 1892 | 7 | " | ||
| " Alexander | son | December 1895 | 4 | Indian Terr. | ||
| " Ollie | dau. | February 1897 | 3 | " " | ||
| " Ethel | dau. | February 1900 | 3/12 | " " | ||
| Columbus Sparks married 10 years; parents born Alabama; Wife, Annie, mother of 5 children; father born in Tennessee, mother born in Arkansas. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 164, sheet 17. Vol. 9. City of Marlow. |
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| Kelley, Callie | W | F | dress-maker | January 1874 | 26 | Texas |
| SPARKS, Panola | F | landlady | March 1876 | 24 | " | |
| " Milton T. | M | son | June 1873 | 6 | Indian Terr. | |
| " Follis F. | M | son | February 1895 | 5 | " " | |
| Callie Kelley married; two children, none living; parents born in Alabama and Georgia. Panola Sparks, relationship illegible, but either niece or sister; married; parents born in Georgia and Alabama. Children's father, born in Kentucky. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 166, sheet 6. Vol. 10. |
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| Warden Francis | W | M | head-widowed | June 1855 | 44 | Texas |
| Warden, Alphy | F | dau | March 1884 | 16 | " | |
| Warden, James M. | M | son | December 1885 | 14 | " | |
| Warden, Henry W. | M | son | December 1887 | 12 | " | |
| Warden, Katie | F | dau. | March 1893 | 7 | Indian Terr. | |
| SPARKS, Lucius | M | son-in-law | March 1870 | 30 | Alabama | |
| " Maggie N. | F | dau. | October 1881 | 18 | Texas | |
| " Eula | F | grand-dau. | March 1900 | 2/12 | Indian Terr. | |
| Warden, Waxey | F | dau. | December 1894 | 5 | " " | |
| Enumeration District 166, sheet 12. Vol. 10 |
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| SPARKS, Harrison | W | M | head | August 1869 | 30 | Alabama |
| " Mary | F | wife | August 1875 | 24 | Texas | |
| " Lifue | M | brother | February 1879 | 21 | Alabama | |
| Reddin, William | M | boarder | March 1879 | 21 | Arkansas | |
| Harrison Sparks married 6 years; parents' birthplace unknown. She, no children; parents born in Georgia and Illinois | ||||||
| Enumeration District 167, sheet 11, Vol. 10. |
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| SPARKS, Jas. W. | W | M | head | January 1860 | 40 | Virginia |
| " Lonie | F | wife | March 1869 | 33 | Arkansas | |
| " Chas. H. | M | son | January 1880 | 20 | Tennessee | |
| " Henry C. | M | son | May 1882 | 18 | " | |
| " Daniel W. | M | son | February 1884 | 16 | Texas | |
| " Walter H. | M | son | February 1886 | 14 | " | |
| " Susie | F | dau. | February 1888 | 12 | Indian Terr. | |
| " McKinley | M | son | March 1896 | 4 | " " | |
| His parents were born in West Virginia and Virginia. She was the mother of three children, all living; her parents were born in Virginia. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 166, sheet 12, Vol. 10. |
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| SPARKS, William | B | M | boarder | May 1880 | 20 | Texas |
| Enumerated with the family of James LaGran | ||||||
| Enumeration District 168, sheet 31, Vol. 10. |
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| SPARKS, John M. | W | M | head | October 1841 | 58 | Kentucky |
| " America | F | wife | March 1846 | 54 | " | |
| " Duncan | M | son | February 1874 | 26 | " | |
| " Scott | M | son | May 1862 | 31? | " | |
| " Bettie | F | dau.-in-law | January, 1874 | 26 | Texas | |
| " Tooly | F | granddaughter | January 1893 | 7 | Indian Terr. | |
| " Ara | F | granddaughter | April 1898 | 2 | " " | |
| Brown, Robert M. | M | boarder | January 1876 | 24 | North Carolina | |
| Enumeration District 174, sheet 10, Vol. 10. City of Courtney. |
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| SPARKS, Charley | W | M | head | April 1842 | 58 | Arkansas |
| " Aggie | F | wife | October 1861 | 38 | " | |
| " James W. | M | son | May (?) 1893 | 7 | " | |
| " Oma W. | M | son | February 1895 | 5 | Indian Terr. | |
| " Benjamin S. | M | son | June 1897 | 3 | " " | |
| " Robert M. | M | son | January 1899 | 1 | " " | |
| CHOCTAW NATION | ||||||
| Name | Race | Sex | Relationship | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth |
| Enumeration District 78, sheet 3, Vol. 11. |
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| SPARKS, Hiram F. | W | M | head | August 1855 | 44 | Tennessee |
| " Cynthia F. | F | wife | January 1856 | 44 | Georgia | |
| " Maud | F | dau. | May 1886 | 04 | Texas | |
| " Bessie B. | F | dau. | October 1890 | 9 | " | |
| " Ethel | F | dau. | January 1893 | 7 | " | |
| " Eliza | F | dau. | May 1882 | 18 | England | |
| Blanchard, George | M | grandson | January 1898 | 2 | " | |
| Enumeration District 79, sheet 6, Vol. 11. |
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| SPARKS, William | W | M | head | February 1876 | 24 | Arkansas |
| " Kate | F | wife | March 1877 | 23 | Texas | |
| " Fred | M | son | May 1896 | 4 | Indian Terr. | |
| " Andrew | M | son | September 1898 | 1 | " " | |
| " Effie | F | dau. | April 1900 | 1/12 | " " | |
| Enumeration District 79, sheet 8, Vol. 11 |
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| SPARKS, Margaret | W | F | head | September 1852 | 47 | Missouri |
| " Ettie | F | dau. | April 1888 | 12 | Arkansas | |
| " Harrison | M | son | January 1890 | 10 | " | |
| " Chester | M | son | February 1892 | 8 | Indian Terr. | |
| " James | M | son | March 1889 | 20 | Missouri | |
| " William | M | son | May 1882 | 18 | Arkansas | |
| " John | M | son | April 1884 | 16 | " | |
| " Charles | M | son | January 1885 | 15 | " | |
| " George | M | son | February 1886 | 14 | " | |
| " Joseph | M | son | July 1887 | 13 | Indian Terr. | |
| Burris, Hamp | M | son-in-law | August 1863 | 37 | " " | |
| Burris, Rebecca | F | dau. | January 1865 | 35 | Arkansas | |
| Editor's Note: Margaret sparks was the widow of Thomas E. Sparks who was born ca. 1845. He served in the Union Army from Arkansas during the Civil War. See pp. 2115-16 of the Quarterly for June 1979 (Whole No. 106) for an abstract of his pension file. He was a son of Isaiah Hale and Sarah (Clayborn) Sparks, a grandson of Hardy and Mary Sparks, and a great-grandson of Matthew and Sarah Sparks about whom we published an article in the Quarterly of June 1961, Whole No. 34. Margaret Sparks of this census record was the second wife of Thomas E. Sparks; her maiden name was Margaret J. Adams and she married Thomas E. Sparks in Newton County, Arkansas, on June 26, 1887. The first wife of Thomas E. Sparks was named Martha Curtis and she died after the birth of their son, Joseph Henry Sparks, who was born April 20, 1886 (not July 1887 as given in the census). Margaret was the mother of the first three children listed on the census as given above; the rest were her step-children.) | ||||||
| Enumeration District 79(?), sheet 14, Vol. 11 |
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| SPARKS, Isaac L. | W | M | head | March 1857 | 43 | Arkansas |
| " Joenna | F | wife | October 1864 | 35 | " | |
| " Christopher D. | M | son | November 1883. | 16 | " | |
| " Maud L. | F | dau. | March 1886 | 14 | " | |
| " William E. | M | son | March 1888 | 12 | " | |
| " George W. | M | son | sept. 1890 | 9 | " | |
| " Robert I. | M | son | January 1894 | 6 | " | |
| " Evie M. | F | dau. | March 1897 | 3 | " | |
| Enumeration District 82, sheet 12, Vol. 11 |
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| SPARKS, John | W | M | head | May 1877 | 23 | Texas |
| " Milla | F | wife | September 1881 | 18 | " | |
| " (infant) | M | son | May 1900 | 1/12 | Indian Terr. | |
| Enumeration District 88, sheet 12, Vol. 12 |
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| SPARKS, Eddie | W | M | boarder | December 1877 | 22 | Mississippi |
| Enumerated with the family of William C. Compton | ||||||
| Enumeration District 92, sheet 9, Vol. 12 |
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| SPARKS, William | W | M | head | May 1845 | 55 | Alabama |
| " Elizabeth | F | wife | August 1856 | 43 | " | |
| " Janie | F | dau. | May 1882 | 18 | " | |
| " Donia | F | dau. | September 1883 | 16 | " | |
| " David | M | son | August 1887 | 12 | " | |
| Enumeration District 99, sheet 10, Vol. 13 |
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| SPARKS, Moses S. | W | M | head | March 1873 | 27 | Kentucky |
| " Anna E. | F | wife | August 1875 | 24 | " | |
| " Wynema | F | dau. | August 1897 | 2 | " | |
| Enumeration District 104, sheet 2, Vol. 13. City of Coalgate |
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| SPARKS, John | W | M | head | May 1875 | 25 | Missouri |
| " Ellen L. | F | wife | April 1875 | 25 | Texas | |
| Brown, George H. | M | bro.-in-law | August 1872 | 27 | " | |
| Enumeration District 113, sheet 12, Vol. 13 |
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| SPARKS, J. M. | W | M | head | July 1851 | 49 | Tennessee |
| " Sarah | F | wife | May 1848 | 52 | North Carolina | |
| " S. J. | M? | son? | May 1877 | 23 | Georgia | |
| " Ethel | F | dau. | March 1890 | 10 | Tennesssee | |
| " C.(?) M. | M | son | June 1875 | 25 | Georgia | |
| Enumeration District 111(?), sheet 8, Vol. 14 City of Lehigh |
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| SPARKS, Jonas | W | M | boarder | February 1877 | 23 | Texas |
| Enumerated with the family of Brass Walter (?) | ||||||
| Enumeration District 114, sheet 13, Vol. 14 |
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| SPARKS, Lafayette | W | M | head | January 1854 | 46 | Tennessee |
| " Renia M. | F | wife | April 1856 | 44 | " | |
| " Sidney W. | M | son | January 1877 | 23 | " | |
| " Charles | M | son | April 1889 | 11 | " | |
| " Joseph | M | son | August 1890 | 9 | " | |
| " Mollie | F | dau. | October 1896 | 3 | " | |
| Enumeration District 114, sheet 13, Vol. 14 |
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| SPARKS, Nathan F. | W | M | head | November 1871 | 28 | Texas |
| " Rosetta H. | F | wife | June 1872 | 28 | " | |
| " Rube P. | M | son | December 1887 | 12 | " | |
| " Annie B. | F | dau. | January 1891 | 9 | " | |
| " Myrtie M. | F | dau. | September 1893 | 6 | " | |
| " Mary O. | F | dau. | June 1896 | 4 | " | |
| " John T. | M | son | June 1897 | 3 | " | |
| " Dora E. | F | dau. | April 1899 | 1 | " | |
| Editor's Note: Nathan F. Sparks was a son of William B. and Martha (MNU) Sparks who were living in Franklin County, Texas, when the 1880 census was taken. Nathan was then 8 years old and there were three other children: Mary age 6, Sarah, age 4, and William, age 2. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 116, sheet 12 Vol. 14 |
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| SPARKS, Tit | W | M | head | June 1846 | 54 | Tennessee |
| " Mary | F | wife | November 1851 | 48 | Mississippi | |
| " Ollie | F | dau. | April 1883 | 17 | Arkansas | |
| " James | M | son | September 1885 | 14 | " | |
| " Annie | F | dau. | March 1888 | 12 | " | |
| " Oscar | M | son | March 1892 | 8 | " | |
| " May | F | dau. | March 1894 | 6 | " | |
| Carnes, William W. | M | none | Unk. 1879 | 21 | Indian Terr. | |
| Enumeration District 184, sheet 22, Vol. 14. City of Durant. |
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| SPARKS, Julia | W | F | servant | May 1880 | 20 | Texas |
| Enumerated with the family of Clarence Stokes | ||||||
| CREEK NATION | ||||||
| Name | Race | Sex | Relationship | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth |
| Enumeration District 53, sheet 8, Vol. 15. City of Sapulpa. |
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| SPARKS, Alvin A. | W | M | boarder | September 1870 | 29 | Indiana |
| Enumeration District 53, sheet 17, Vol. 15. Northern District |
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| SPARKS, Jacob | W | M | head | October 1840 | 59 | Indiana |
| " Matilda | F | wife | October 1846 | 53 | Illinois | |
| " Benjamin F. | M | son | July 1868 | 31 | " | |
| Editor's Note: Jacob Sparks was a son of Uriah Sparks who was born ca. 1800 in Kentucky and died ca. 1825, probaby in Jackson County, Indiana. When the 1850 census of Jackson County was taken, Jacob was living with his grandparents, Stephen and Catherine (Padgett) Sparks. | ||||||
| Enumeration District 53, sheet 17, Vol. 15. Northern District |
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| SPARKS, Jacob W. | W | M | head | September 1873 | 26 | Illinois |
| " Mollie L. | F | wife | October 1883 | 16 | Missouri | |
| " Roy W. | M | son | June 1896 | 3 | Indian Terr. | |
| Enumeration District 57, sheet 21, Vol. 15. |
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| SPARKS, Edgar | W | M | boarder | November 1855 | 44 | Illinois |
| Enumeration District 59, sheet 15, Vol. 15. |
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| SPARKS, William R. | W | M | head | October 1867 | 32 | Arkansas |
| " Mary A. | F | wife | May 1872 | 28 | Missouri | |
| " Berthena | F | dau. | July 1889 | 10 | Arkansas | |
| " Gracy | F | dau. | May 1893 | 7 | " | |
| " Daisy | F | dau. | March 1896 | 4 | " | |
| " Truly | F | dau. | January 1900 | 5/12 | Indian Terr | |
| Enumeration District 67, sheet 16, Vol. 16 |
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| SPARKS, Mac C. | W | M | head | March 1846 | 54 | Alabama |
| " Jimmie | M | son | August 1881 | 18 | Texas | |
| " Willie | M | son | January 1883 | 17 | " | |
| Enumeration District 188, sheet 2, Vol. 16 |
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| SPARKS, Ben B. | W | M | head | June 1840 | N.R. | Arkansas |
| " Phoebe | F | wife | April 1865 | 35 | " | |