CARROLL COUNTY, GA - CEMETERIES - Sparks Family Cemetery Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Ayres WwLSARANDOLPH@aol.com Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/carroll.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Sparks Family Cemetery Cross Plains Carroll County GA [Miss Dora Ayres visited this site in the mid 1970’s she was told there was some Ayres family members buried there-she did not find any marked graves] [Information in Brackets added by Linda S. Ayres] Marked Graves: Stitcher, Solomon 1793-1883 Ward, Arminda Jul 12, 1874 Jul 15, 1874 Ward, Fredrick Jun 18, 1881 May 9, 1882 [Children of Fredrick Ward and Arrena Josephine Leggett] Sparks, Willie C Jun 13, 1873 Jun 23, 1876 [Son of Joseph Marion Sparks and Delona O Lassetter] Wilson, Samuel Phillips Apr 21, 1809 Jan 28, 1890 Wilson, Sarah Homesley Dec 29, 1809 Mar 22, 1881 UNMARKED GRAVES? Stitcher, Mary Bays 1804-1840 [First wife of Solomon Stitcher] Stitcher, Emeline Wilkes 1823-19- [Second wife of Solomon Stitcher] Sparks, Joseph Marion 1843-1908 Sparks, Delona Lassetter 1847-1929 Sparks, Sarah Whatley 1807-1850 Ayres/Houseworth Additional Ayres information: Ayres Male Marriages in Carroll County GA from 1830-1880 A.J. Ayres married Elvira Chambers Mar 14, 1867 Andrew Ayres married Ann Roop Dec 17, 1879 Andrew Ayres married Nancy Hogan Mar 9, 1853 [Thought to be the son of Dudley Ayres and Mary White] Asa Ayres married Eliza Hall Dec 21, 1837 Dudley Ayres married Clarisa McKenzie Jan 22, 1835 [Second wife] George Ayres married Sarah Davis Dec 26, 1849 Irvin W. Ayres married Elizabeth Hogan Jul 26, 1849 [Son of Dudley Ayres and Mary White] J.B. Ayres married M.J. Johnson May 29, 1872 [John B. Ayres and Martha Johnson are buried at Bethlehem Cemetery Carroll County GA] J.C. Ayres married Lousia Hembree Feb 24, 1872 James B. Ayres married MARY HOUSEWORTH Feb 10, 1855 [Son of John Ayres and Mary Smith?] John P Ayres married SUSAN HOUSEWORTH Aug 22, 1850 [Son of John Ayres and Mary Smith?] John P. Ayres married Leah Benford Nov 14, 1872 Joseph P Ayres married Mary Davis Nov 27, 1842 Martin Ayres married Elizabeth Sterling Jan 14, 1847 Samuel Ayres married Lucinda Hart Dec 19, 1871 William B. Ayres married Sarah Parker Mar 26, 1851 [Son of John Ayres and Mary Smith?] Wilson L. Ayres married Adeline McKenzie Apr 4, 1853 [Son of Dudley Ayres and Mary White] [John B. Ayres born Dec 12, 1795,died Mar 23, 1858 married Mary [Smith?] born Aug 20, 1792,died Apr 8, 1858, buried Carroll County GA. Their son John P. Ayres born 1827,died 1911 married Susan Houseworth Some family information states that Mary Ann White-Ayres born app.1810 died app. 1833 wife of Dudley Ayres [died in Randolph County Alabama] is buried in The Sparks Family Cemetery-this has not been proven. Wilson Ayres born 1833 states in was born in Paulding County GA. His father remarried in Jan/1835 Carroll County GA. Mary Ann White- Ayres would have died soon after Wilson’s birth. John J. Houseworth born Mar 15, 1805 died Jan 3, 1882 married Catherine Lyons born Apr 15, 1813 died Apr 21, 1857 buried in a Family Cemetery near Cross Plains Carroll County GA [Name unknown] Their daughter Susan born 1835 married John P. Ayres born 1827,another daughter Elizabeth born 1836 married William Sparks brother to Joseph Marion Sparks and daughter Mary M married James B. Ayres]