TX Family Groupsheet for John SPARKS Family ************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ************************************************************************** Submitted by: Gina Heffernan Email address: dala@mindspring.com Husband: John SPARKS Birthdate: Oct, 1847 Birthplace: Texas Death date: Dec 13, 1925 Place of death: Limestone Co, Texas Father: Willoughby Sparks Mother: Mary HARRELL Marriage date: Dec 29, 1870 Marriage place: Limestone Co, Texas Wife: Rebecca Ann BROWN Birthdate: Nov 25, 1855 Birthplace: Bienville Parish, Louisiana Death date: Mar 6, 1953 Place of death: Christopher-Edgar Hospital, Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas Father: Andrew BROWN Mother: Mary SMITH CHILDREN Child No. 1: Samantha Sex: F Birthdate: 1872 Birthplace: Texas Death date: Aft. 1898 Place of death: Texas Marriage date: 1890 Marriage place: Limestone Co, Texas Spouse's name: Leonard T HOFFPAUIR Child No. 2: Minnie Sex: F Birthdate: 1874 Birthplace: Texas Death date: Unknown Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Unknown Child No. 3: Mary F Sex: F Birthdate: Aug, 1876 Birthplace: Texas Death date: Unknown Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Unknown Child No. 4: Nora Ann Sex: F Birthdate: 1879 Birthplace: Texas Death date: Unknown Place of death: Marriage date: 1896 Marriage place: Limestone Co, Texas Spouse's name: J N ROGERS Child No. 5: John E Birthdate: Mar, 1881 Birthplace: Limestone Co, Texas Death date: Unknown Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Unknown Child No. 6: William C Sex: M Birthdate: Jul 1882 Birthplace: Limestone Co, Texas Death date: Unknown Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Unknown Child No. 7: Parlee Sex: F Birthdate: Nov 1885 Birthplace: Limestone Co, Texas Death date: Unknown Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Unknown Child No. 8: Lula Sex: F Birthdate: Feb, 1888 Birthplace: Limestone Co, Texas Death date: aft. 1910 Place of death: Texas Marriage date: 1904 Marriage place: Limestone Co, Texas Spouse's name: Robert Lee McCOOK Child No. 9: Clarinda Mae Sex: F Birthdate: Jul 23, 1891 Birthplace: Big Hill, Limestone Co, Texas Death date: Sep 6, 1986 Place of death: Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas Marriage date: Dec 31, 1908 Marriage place: Coryell Co, Texas Spouse's name: Frank Sylvester O'NEAL Child No. 10: Noma Ann "Nomie" Sex: F Birthdate: Aug 24, 1895 Birthplace: Limestone Co, Texas Death date: Apr 2, 1981 Place of death: Mexia, Limestone Co, Texas Marriage date: 1919 Marriage place: Limestone Co, Texas Spouse's name: Willie E BELL Child No. 11: Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 12: Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 13: Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 14: Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 15: Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Documentation: Sources: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 Limestone County Census and Marriage Records; SSDI; Texas State Death Indices and Death Records; Civil War Pension Files; Thornton Cemetery records, family members. John and Rebecca also raised their Hoffpauir and McCook grandchildren and had two children surnamed MINSER living with them for a time. These may have been grandchildren also. John is related to the old Nacogdoches Sparks family.