Capt. Simeon S. Sparkman's Company of Mounted Volunteers, 1857, Hillsborough Co., FL File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Anne Futch, afutch@prodigy.net USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. *********************************************************************** Florida Militia Muster Rolls: Seminole Indian War Special Publications # 75, Volume 9 Florida Department of Military Affairs State Arsenal - St. Francis Barracks St. Augustine, Florida Pages 106-107 Descriptive Roll of Capt. Simeon S. Sparkman's Company of Florida Mounted Volunteers mustered out of service of the United States at Fort Brooke, Fla. on 17 February 1857. This hand-drawn roll contains columns as follows: (1) Name, (2) Rank, (3) Age, (4) Place Born (town/county -state/kingdom) (5) Height (feet/inches), (6) Color: complexion/eyes/hair and (7) Occupation. Simeon S. SPARKMAN, Capt., 49; Camden, GA; 5'10"; dark/blue/black; farmer. Elijah B. SPARKMAN, 1st Lt., 36; Camden, GA; 5'8"; dark/blue/black; farmer. Milton W. JOHNSON, Lt., 26, Sampson, NC; 6'8"', light/light/light; farmer. Thomas M. WILDER. 1st Sgt., 18, Scriven, GA; 6'8"; dark/brown/brown; farmer. Wm. M. BLOCKER, Sgt., 22; Lounds, GA;, 5'8"; sallow/grey/brown farmer . Samuel K. COLLINS, Sgt., Lounds, GA; 23; 5'1O"; light/blue/light; farmer. Allen B. ROBERTSON, Sgt., 31; Colleton, SC; 5'10"; light/blue/brown; farmer. James MILEY, Cpl; 19; Montgomery, AL; 5'8"; dark/black/black; farmer. Marshall V. SIMMONS, Cpl., 24; Escambia, FL; 5'6"; dark/black/brown; farmer. Wm. E. SWEAT, Cpl, 28; Beaufort, SC; 5'5"; light/grey/brown. William CROSBY, Cpl, 21; Baker, GA; 6'3-1/2"; dark/gray/ black; farmer. William CARNEY, bugler, 18; Jefferson, FL; 5'4"; light/blue/ light; farmer. C. W. DEESON, bugler, 31; Montgomery, AL; 5,10"; sallow/brown/ brown; farmer. Henry W. PRINE, farrier, 21; Lounds, GA; 5'7"; dark/black/ black; farmer. PRIVATES Francis M. BRYANT, 18, Thomas, GA; 5'5"; dark/blue/brown; farmer. James C. BRYANT, 21. Thomas, Ga; 6'0"; dark/blue/black; farmer R. V. BUFFAM, 43, VT; 5'9"; dark/dark/grey; farmer. W. F. BURT, 18; Monroe, FL; 5'5"; dark/black/black; farmer. W. W. BARBER, 26, Liberty, GA; light/blue/light; farmer. H. COOMBEE. 19, Edgefield, SC; 5'7"; dark/blue/black; farmer. W. COOMBEE, 41, Edgefield, Sc; 5'8"; light/blue/brown; farmer. Hardy COLLINS, 21, Loundes, GA; 5"9"; light/blue/brown; " Enoch COLLINS, 20, " " ; 5'6"; light/blue/light; " John COLLINS, 23, " " ; 6'0,,; light/blue/light; " Wm. C. COLLINS, 25; SC; 5'8"; light/brown/brown; farmer. Henry DEES, 26, Tattnall, GA; 6'1"; light/grey/light; farmer. A. J. FREEMAN, 27, TN; 6'0"; light/grey/light; farmer. John M. FUTCH, 19, Columbia, FL; 5'5"; light/blue/light; " Selby FRANKLIN, 37, place?; 5'7"; dark/black/black; farmer. George FRANKLIN, 35, Scriven, GA; 5'6"; light/dark/brown; " Henry N. FRIER, 26, Lowndes, GA; 5'7"; light/dark/brown; farm. John FARLESS, 31, Washington, GA; 5'8"; sallow/grey/brown; farmer. John GALLIGHER, 36, Cavan, Ireland; 5'6"; light/blue/light, farmer. Timothy HOLLINGSWORTH, 18, Muscogee, GA; 5"7"; light/blue/blk; farmer. Stephen HOLLINGSWORTH, 45, Sampson, NC; 5"6"; light/brown/ gray; farrner. Stephen T. HOLLINGSWORTH, 27, Sampson, NC; 5'6"; light/brown/ brown; farmer. Jordan HANCOCK, 43; Tattnall, GA; 5'8"; dark/gray/brown;farmer James T. HANCOCK, 21; " " ; 5''1O"; light/gray/brown; farmer,. Martin J. HANCOCK, 18," " ; 5'8"; darrk/gray/brown; farmer Wm. R. HOLLINGSWORTH, 31, Sampson, NC; 5'10"; light/blue/sandy farmer. Henry R. HILL, 18, Hamilton, FL; 5'6"; dark/dark/dark; farmer. Dennis 0. HICKEY, 22; Ireland; 5'8"; fair/blue/black; ditcher. John W. HAWKINS, 30, GA; 5'9"; light/grey/brown; farmer Enoch JOHNSON, 29, Sampson, NC; 5'5"; dark/brown/black; farmer James M. JONES, 25, Camden, GA; 6'0"; sallow/brown/bwn; farmer Baxter SMITH, 22, Hamilton, FL; 6'2"; dark/dark/dark; farmer. Z. SUMMERALL, 19, Columbia, FL; 5'8", dark/dark/black; farmer. John W. TANNER, 18, Escambia, FL; 5'9"; light/blue/light; " Aaron TANNER, 24, Hamilton, FL; 6'9"; light/blue/light; farmer Archibald H. WEEKS, 28, Beaufort, SC; 5'6"; dark/gray/brown; farmer. Samuel W. WEEKS, 35, Beaufort, Sc; 5'6"; dark/gray/black; farmer. John W. WILDER, 18, Lowndes, GA; 5'7"; light/blue/light; farm. William WILDER, 44; Tatnall, GA; 6'3"; light/blue/light; " Thomas H. WILDER, 18, Lowndes, GA; 6'3"; light/gray/brown; " Samuel A. WELLS, 20, Marshall, MS; 5'11"; dark/black/brown; " R. M. WELLS, 18, Marshall, MS; 5'8"; light/blue/brown; farmer. C. ZBINDON, 39, Switzerland; 5'11"; light/gray/brown; farmer.