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SPARKS MARRIAGES IN ILLINOIS
SPARKS MARRIAGES IN MORGAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS
(Editor's Note: the following records have been taken from the "Marriage Records of Morgan County, Illinois" copied in 1926 by the Rev. James Caldwell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Jacksonville, Illinois.)
Book A
| Page | Date of Marriage | Groom | Bride | Performed by: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | September 26, 1833 | 20.1.1.6 Truelove M. Sparks | Sally Guessford | Needham Roach |
| 24 | August 8, 1833 | John Sparks | Elizabeth Bradshaw | Mathew Stacy, J.P. |
| 24 | September 26, 1833 | James Patterson | Nancy Sparks | Allen F. Scrugg, M.G. |
Book B
| 41 | February 22, 1844 | Mathew B. Sparks | Hannah McCullough | Newton Cloud, M.G. |
| 22 | February 23, 1840 | Robert Acorn | Mary Ann Sparks | James Ransom, M.G. |
| 45 | January 25, 1845 | Thomas Denby, Jr. | Martha Sparks | Eligah Kirkman, M.G. |
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SPARKS MARRIAGES IN GALLATIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS
SPARKS MARRIAGES IN GALLATIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS, 1813-1830
Records of marriage licenses recorded in Gallatin County, Illinois, between 1813 and 1830 were copied by Lucy Bender and placed in the Library of Congress a number of years ago. The following four Sparks marriages are included:
Sally Sparks married Lewis Boatwright on November 12, 1813.
Polly Sparks married Allen Miller on November 12, 1813.
Benjamin Sparks married Dicey Tidwellon January 15, 1814.
Fanny Sparks married Hiram Tidwell on June 6, 1814.
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A SPARKS MARRIAGE - FAYETTE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Only one person named Sparks is found in FAYETTE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1821-1877, published by Alenia McCord in 1983. (p. 297).
Richard Sparks married Delia Brown on marriage license dated December 31, 1842; he of age; she by consent. Married January 1, 1843, by Samuel Turner, M. G. Richard Sparks swore he was over 21. Coggeshall and Lucinda Brown gave consent for Delia Brown who was not of age; rela tionship not stated. (Hook Old A, p. 21, 1.34.)
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A SPARKS MARRIAGE IN TAZEWELL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
In the Tazewell County Whig, a newspaper published in the town of Tremont in Tazewell County, Illinois, there is a record of the following marriage:
April 7, 1846, at Tremont, marriage of Alexander Marbee married Elizabeth Ann Sparks, by Rev. N. Johnson.
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SPARKS MARRIAGES IN SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
(From D.A.R. Index, 1822-1870)
Elizabeth Jane Sparks married Jese Preston on December 2, 1852, by J. W. Keys. (License #713, dated December 2, 1852)
Addison J. Sparks married Mahalia A. Porterfield on January 26, 1854, by W. M. Pallet, M.G. (License #1063, dated January 26,1854)
Rhoda Sparks married Enos D. Green on January 1, 1868, by L. B. Adams, J.P. (License #2970, dated January 1, 1868)
Alonzo Sparks married Mary E. Boyd on February 16, 1869, by H. C. Wallace, M.G. (License #3567, dated February 11, 1869)
John W. Sparks married Sarah J. Myers on September 7, 1869, by Richard Bird, M.G. (License #3822, dated September 6, 1869)
Louisa A. M. Sparks married Joshua Reed on December 5, 1869, by John M. Taylor, M.G. (License #3956, dated December 1, 1869)
Elizabeth E. Sparks married Robert W. Howard on May 8, 1870, by T. W. Pendergrass, M.G. (License #4141, dated May 4, 1870)
Harriett Sparks married David W. Walters on May 11, 1870, by Richard Bird, M.G.(License #4226, dated August 18, 1870).
[Editor's Note: Either the date of the license or the date of marriage is obviously in error; perhaps an error was made in the D.A.R. transcription.]
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SPARKS MARRIAGES IN EARLY ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS (1811-1823)
[Editor's Note: We are grateful to Norma E. Young, 332 Devon Drive, San Rafael, California, 94903, for the following record of early Sparks marriages in St. Clair County, Illinois.]
Jenny Sparks married William Steel on February 8, 1811
Hannah Sparks married James Arnett on April 28, 1812
Sarah Sparks married William Brigance on March 14, 1813
Susannah Sparks married John Whiteside on December 22, 1819
Elizabeth Sparks married Samuel Crane on August 9, 1820
Ruth Sparks married David McFarland on April 26, 1823.
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SOME EARLY SPARKS MARRIAGES IN ILLINOIS
| Alexander County, Illinois |
|---|
| Matthew Sparks married Mary Southard on October 2, 1838 |
| Bond County, Illinois |
| Fanny Sparks married Francis Kirkpatrick on October 10, 1821 |
| Brown County, Illinois |
| Edward Sparks married FNU Vanbever on April 14, 1850 |
| Elizabeth Sparks married Henry Richey on June 6, 1839 |
| Mary Elizabeth Sparks married James Davis on June 11, 1857 |
| Christian County |
| A. J. Sparks married Sally J. Vermilion on April 14 (or 15), 1857 |
| Cole County, Illinois |