General Information

Birth
6 JUL 1802
Death
5 SEP 1866
Shelby County, Alabama

Notes

17.2.4.1.2 James Sparks, son of Richard and Sarah (Peterson) Sparks, was born on July 6, 1802, and died in Shelby County, Alabama, on September 5, 1866. These dates and much of the information which follows are from family records preserved by Mrs. H. A. Hood, a great-granddaughter of James Sparks; Mrs. Hood lives in Katy, Texas.

Parents

Richard Sparks
- Father
1779 - 1865
Birth
BET 1779 AND 1781
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Death
1865
Boxley, Newton County, Arkansas
Burial
Walnut Grove Cemetery, Newton County, Boxley, Arkansas
Sarah Sally Peterson
- Mother
1782 - 1875
Birth
BET 1782 AND 1783
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Death
ABT 1875
Boxley, Newton County, Arkansas
Burial
Walnut Grove Cemetery, Newton County, Boxley, Arkansas

Spouse

Mary Ann Matthews
- Wife
1807 - 1868
Birth
11 MAR 1807
Georgia
Married
24 JAN 1830
Death
11 OCT 1868
Shelby County, Alabama

Children

John Harvey Sparks
- Son
1830 - 1919
Birth
6 DEC 1830
Jefferson County, Alabama
Death
11 DEC 1919
Berwyn, Oklahoma
Easter Luvena Sparks
- Daughter
1833 - 1911
Birth
31 AUG 1833
Death
10 JAN 1911
Howard County, Arkansas
Sarah Saraphin Sparks
- Daughter
1835 - 1900
Birth
15 SEP 1835
Death
1900
Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
William B. Sparks
- Son
1837 - 1862
Birth
22 JAN 1837
Death
25 MAY 1862
Civil War
Mary Ann Sparks
- Daughter
Birth
15 JUL 1839
Nancy Jane Sparks
- Daughter
1840 - 1923
Birth
8 MAY 1840
Death
7 FEB 1923
Howard County, Arkansas
James Hopson Sparks
- Son
1843 - 1863
Birth
4 DEC 1843
Death
19 DEC 1863
Army Hospital Civil War
Samuel H. Sparks
- Son
1945 - 1924
Birth
26 APR 1945
Death
1924
Locksburg, Arkansas
Eliza O. Sparks
- Daughter
1848 - 1887
Birth
25 DEC 1848
Death
25 DEC 1887
Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, USA