John Sparks and Rebecca Ann Brown

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Husband John SPARKS ^{1 2}

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         Born: Oct 1847 - Texas 3 4 5
         Died: 13 Dec 1925 - Limestone Co, Texas 6
       Buried: Dec 1925 - Thornton Cemetery, Limestone Co, Texas

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       Father: Willoughby SPARKS (1802-Abt 1860) 7
       Mother: Mary BOATWRIGHT (1809-1863) 2 7 8

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     Marriage: 29 Dec 1870 - Limestone Co, Texas 9

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Events in his life were:

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• Military ¹⁰, Co D, (Lt. Spruell's Company) 35th Regiment Texas Cavalry, CSA, Abt 1862

• Census, Limestone Co, Texas Pct 5, 1880

• Census, Limestone Co, Texas, Pct 8, 1900

• Census, Limestone Co, Texas, 1910

• Census, Limestone Co, Texas, 1920

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Wife Rebecca Ann BROWN ^{1 11}

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          AKA: Becky
         Born: 25 Nov 1855 - Bienville Parish, Louisiana 3 5 6 11
         Died: 6 Mar 1953 - Christopher-Edgar Hospital, Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas 6 11
       Buried: 7 Mar 1953 - Thornton Cemetery, Limestone Co, Texas 11

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       Father: Andrew BROWN (Abt 1825-      ) 11
       Mother: Mary SMITH (Abt 1830-      ) 11

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Events in her life were:

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• Residence ⁶, Texas, 1865

• Residence, Rt 2 Box 55, Thornton, Limestone Co, Texas, 7 Jun 1930

• Pension, Limestone Co, Texas, 23 Jun 1930

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Children

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1 F Clarinda Mae SPARKS ^{12 13}

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         Born: 23 Jul 1891 - Big Hill, Limestone Co, Texas 14 15
         Died: 6 Sep 1986 - Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas 14 15
       Buried: Sep 1986 - Thornton City Cemetery, Limestone Co, Texas 14

       Spouse: Frank Sylvester O'NEAL (1886-1938) 12 16
         Marr: 31 Dec 1908 - Coryell Co, Texas 14

       Spouse: Unknown KEYS (Abt 1880-      )
         Marr: Abt 1948

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2 F Samantha SPARKS ¹⁷

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         Born: Oct 1870 - Limestone Co, Texas 18
         Died: Abt 1903 - Thornton, Limestone Co, Texas
       Buried: Abt 1903 - Thornton City Cemetery, Limestone Co, Texas

       Spouse: Leonard Thomas HOFFPAUIR (1864-Abt 1915)
         Marr: 20 Mar 1890 - Limestone Co, Texas 19

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3 F Minnie SPARKS ¹⁷

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         Born: 25 Sep 1874 - Texas 18 20
         Died: 19 Oct 1950 - Groesbeck, Limestone Co, Texas
       Buried: 20 Oct 1950 - Thornton Cemetery, Limestone Co, Texas

       Spouse: James M DAUGHERTY (1872-      ) 20
         Marr: Abt 1890

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4 F Mary Frances SPARKS ¹⁷

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          AKA: Fannie
         Born: 14 Aug 1874 - Texas 21
         Died: 26 Jul 1913 - Texas 21
       Buried: Jul 1913 - Big Hill Cemetery, Limestone Co, Texas

       Spouse: John Coleman MINZE (Abt 1875-      )
         Marr: Abt 1896 - Texas

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5 F Nora Ann SPARKS ¹⁷

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         Born: 19 Oct 1879 - Texas 18 20 22
         Died: 19 Mar 1970 - Groesbeck, Limestone Co, Texas 22
       Buried: 

       Spouse: J N ROGERS (Abt 1875-Bef 1900)
         Marr: 1896 - Limestone Co, Texas 23

       Spouse: Calvin Thomas PEARCE (1869-1925) 20
         Marr: Abt 1919

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6 M John Irvin SPARKS ^{13 20}

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         Born: 8 Mar 1881 - Limestone Co, Texas 13 20
         Died: 15 Mar 1957 - Garland, Dallas Co, Texas
       Buried: 15 Mar 1957 - Little Elm Cemetery, Denton, Texas

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7 M William C SPARKS ¹³

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         Born: Jul 1882 - Limestone Co, Texas 18
         Died: Deceased
       Buried: 

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8 F Parlee SPARKS ¹³

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         Born: 26 Nov 1884 - Texas 21
         Died: 21 Mar 1914 - Texas 21
       Buried: Mar 1914 - Big Hill Cemetery, Limestone Co, Texas

       Spouse: Unknown BROWN (Abt 1880-      )

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9 F Lula SPARKS ¹³

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         Born: 22 Feb 1888 - Limestone Co, Texas 3 24
         Died: 16 Mar 1967 - Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas 24
       Buried: 17 Mar 1967 - Thornton Cemetery, Limestone Co, Texas

       Spouse: Robert Herbert McCOOK (1882-1912) 25
         Marr: 1904 - Limestone Co, Texas 26

       Spouse: Davitt Charles EDWARDS (1894-1969) 24 27
         Marr: Abt 1913

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10 F Noma Ann SPARKS ¹³

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          AKA: Nomie
         Born: 24 Aug 1895 - Limestone Co, Texas 14 18 28
         Died: 2 Apr 1981 - Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas 28 29
       Buried: 

       Spouse: Willie E BELL (1898-1983) 14
         Marr: 1919 - Limestone Co, Texas 30

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General Notes (Husband)

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1880 Limestone Co, Texas Pct. 5, Vol. 22, ED 93, Sh 46, Line 9
SPARKS, John head 27 TX
R.A. wife 24 TX
Samantha dau 8 TX
Minnie dau 6 TX
Mary F. dau 3 TX
Nora Ann dau 1 TX

1900 Limestone Co, Texas Pct. 8, Vol. 73, ED 65, Sh 17, Line 42
SPARKS, John head 10/1844 55 TX
Rebecca A. wife 11/1854 45 Louisiana
Mary F. dau 8/1876 23 TX
John E. son 3/1881 19 TX
William C.? son 7/1882 17 TX
Parlee dau 11/1885 14 TX
Lula dau 2/1888 12 TX
Clarinda dau 7/1891 8 TX
Nona dau 8/1895 4 TX

1910 Limestone Co Census Vol. 94, ED 31, Sh 105
SPARKS, John head 65 TX
R.A. wife 56 LA
Nona dau 14 TX
Haffpauer, J.T. g-son 17
Haffpauer, Lem g-son 15

1920 Limestone Co Census Vol. 115, ED 100, Sheet 11, Line 69
SPARKS, John W head 72 TX
Rebecca A. wife 67 LA
McCOOK, Lula dau 33 TX
John g-son 14 TX
Oscar g-son 12 TX
HOFFPAIN, Lem g-son 25 TX
MINSER, Debbie? J. dau 11 TX
J.C. son 8 TX
(Jake Minze)

See The SPARKS QUARTERLY, September, 1989, Whole No. 147, pg 3471:
"John Sparks, son of Willoughby and Polly Sparks, was born about 1848 in Tennessee. He served in Company D (Lt. Spruell's Company) 35th Regiment Texas Cavalry, Confederate States Army during the Civil War, and after his death, his widow received a pension from the state of Texas for his service.
After returning from the military service, John Sparks married Rebecca A. ["Becky"] Brown on December 29, 1871, in Limestone County, Texas. She was born on November 25, 1855, in Bienvielle Parish, Louisiana. John died on December 13, 1925, in Limestone County, and Becky died on March 6, 1953. According to the 1880 census of Limestone County, they had four children; there may have been other children born to them later.
- m. 29 DEC 1871 in Limestone, TX"

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General Notes (Wife)

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Dr. C.C. Edgar attended her, Nomie was the informant for the death certificate. Buried by J.I. Riddle & Company, J.S. Stubbs, director.

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Medical Notes (Wife)

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Arterio Sclerotic heart disease

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1 1900 Limestone Co, Texas Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/).

2 1850 Limestone Co, TX Census (http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/limestone/census/1850/), 379A.

3 1910 Limestone Co, Texas Census, Vol. 115, ED 100, Sheet 11.

4 1900 Limestone Co, Texas Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), Pct. 8, Vol. 73, ED 65, Sh 17, Line 42.

5 Cemetery, Thornton, Limestone Co, TX.

6 Pension File, 46649.

7 Sparks Family Association.

8 Vernone, Tracy Ross.

9 Pension File.

10 Ibid, 44649.

11 Death Certificate, 8000.

12 Heffernan, Betty O'Neal.

13 1900 Limestone Co, Texas Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), Sh 17.

14 Haralson, Katherine O'Neal.

15 Social Security Death Index (http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi).

16 1900 Limestone Co, Texas Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), ED 89 Sh 6.

17 1880 Limestone Co, Texas Census (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp), Sh 46.

18 Ibid, Pct. 5, Vol. 22, ED 93, Sh 46, Line 9.

19 International Genealogy Index, Batch # M592414.

20 Death Certificate.

21 Cemetery, Big Hill, Limestone Co, Texas.

22 Social Security Death Index (http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi), 464-44-1411.

23 Limestone Co, Texas Marriage Book, Book G, Page 116.

24 Death Certificate, 25801.

25 Ibid, 70091.

26 Limestone Co, Texas Marriage Book, Book J, Page 229.

27 Death Certificate, 02431.

28 Social Security Death Index (http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi), 453-17-1892.

29 Texas State Death Index (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi).

30 Limestone Co, Texas Marriage Book, Book P, Page 193.