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Family Group Record 0106
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Husband's Name Henry Sparks
Born: 22 Apr 1804 Place: Franklin County, Georgia
Died: 15 Mar 1864 Place: Pike County, Arkansas
Married: 05 Nov 1829 Place: Gwinnett County, Georgia
Father: Jeremiah Sparks
Mother: Nancy .......
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Wife's Name Martha Osburn
Born: Abt 1807 Place: South Carolina
Died: 08 Jan 1864 Place: Pike County, Arkansas
Father:
Mother:
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Children
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1. Sex Name
M Russell Jones Sparks
Born: 24 Aug 1830 Place:
Died: 29 Sep 1871 Place:
Married: 14 Dec 1852 Place:
Spouse: Sarah Caroline Osburn
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2. Sex Name
M William Erwin Sparks
Born: 10 Sep 1831 Place:
Died: Place:
Married: 07 Dec 1854 Place:
Spouse: Belinda (Bedy) Caroline Osburn
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3. Sex Name
F Elizabeth (Becky) Ann Sparks
Born: 21 Jul 1833 Place:
Died: 03 Feb 1864 Place:
Married: 24 Jul 1861 Place: Pike County, Arkansas
Spouse: John Cox
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4. Sex Name
F Nancy Caroline (Cindy) Sparks
Born: 30 Apr 1835 Place:
Died: Place:
Married: 18 Mar 1852 Place: Pike County, Arkansas
Spouse: William R. Jenkins (divorced about 1870)
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5. Sex Name
F Margaret Jane Sparks
Born: 23 Nov 1836 Place:
Died: 28 Jan 1916 Place:
Married: 13 Apr 1856 Place: Mountain Home, Arkansas
Spouse: John Henry Wood
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6. Sex Name
F Rutha Marier (Mariah) Sparks
Born: 10 May 1838 Place:
Died: 12 Jul 1839 Place:
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7. Sex Name
M John Britton J. Sparks
Born: 22 Aug 1840 Place:
Died: Place:
Married: 29 Jul 1966 Place: Pike County, Arkansas
Spouse: Sarah E. Carpenter
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8. Sex Name
F Martha Manurvey (Manerva) Sparks
Born: 07 Sep 1844 Place:
Died: 07 Sep 1844 Place:
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9. Sex Name
F Sarah Amanda Lousinda Trimble Sparks
Born: 23 Jun 1846 Place:
Died: 17 Dec 1914 Place:
Married: 13 Aug 1865 Place: Pike County, Arkansas
Spouse: Jett Millard Davis
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10. Sex Name
M Henry Teague (Doc) Sparks
Born: 15 Oct 1849 Place:
Died: Place:
Married: 30 Jul 1871 Place: Pike County, Arkansas
Spouse: Susaner (Susanna) Jane Griffin
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Sources of Information: Focus On Family, The Gems of Pike County, Arkansas,
April 1990, Volume 2, Number 1, page 13; John Henry Wood Bible Record copy
provided by Joyce Wood, Murfreesboro, Arkansas 1991.
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FOCUS ON FAMILY. Henry Sparks (1804-1864). Henry Sparks the son of Jeremiah
and Nancy (maiden name unknown) Sparks was born 22 April 1804 in Franklin
County, Georgia and died 15 March 1864 in Pike County, Arkansas. Henry
Sparks married Martha Osborn on 05 November 1829 in Gwinnett County,
Georgia. Martha (Osborn) Sparks was born ca 1807 in South Carolina and died
08 January 1864 in Pike County, Arkansas. Henry and Martha (Osborn) Sparks
had the following children according to (the) family record copied into the
Bible of John Henry and Margaret (Sparks) Wood daughter of Henry and
"Marthy" (Osburn) Sparks: (1) Russell Jones Sparks born 24 August 1830
married Sarah Caroline Osborn. (2) William Erwin Sparks born 10 September
1831 married Bedy Caroline Osborn. (3) Elizabeth Ann "Becky" Sparks born
21 July 1833 married John Cox. (4) Nancy Caroline "Cindy" Sparks born 30
April 1835 married (Wm.) Jinkins. (5) Margaret Jane Sparks born 23 November
1836 married John Henry Wood. (6) Rutha Marier Sparks born 10 May 1838 died
12 July 1839. (7) John Britton J. Sparks born 22 August 1840 married Sarah
E. Carpenter. (8) Martha Manurvey Sparks born 07 September 1844 died 07
September 1844. (9) Sarah Amanda Lousinda Trimble Sparks born 23 June 1846
married Jett Millard Davis. (10) Henry Teague "Doc" Sparks born 15 October
1849 married "Susaner" Jane Griffin. The 1850 Census finds Henry SPARKS and
his family living in Cherokee County, Alabama. Shortly after 1850 Henry
Sparks, his wife "Marthy" and several of his children moved to Arkansas.
They are listed in the 1860 Pike County, Caney Fork Township, Arkansas
Census; their Post Office listed as Redland, Arkansas ... Some of the
descendants of Henry SPARKS and his wife "Marthy" (Osburn) SPARKS still
live in Pike County, Arkansas. Much of the above material was (extracted)
from "THE SPARKS QUARTERLY" - The Official Publication of the Sparks Family
Association". This family association has been in existence since March of
1953 ... The Gems of Pike County, Arkansas, April 1990, Volume 2, Number 1,
page 13.
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BIBLE RECORD
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"What God Hath Joined Together Let Not Man Put Asunder."
This Certifies
That The Rite of
Holy Matrimony
Was Celebrated by
John H. Wood of Mountain Home and Mary Jane Sparks of Mountain Home on
April 13th 1856 at Parents House by Alford __________.
Witness, ... (blank). Witness, Elizabeth Sparks.
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Births.
Bert Ford was borned March 5, 190_.
Henry Jefferson Wood was born April 30, 1857.
Susanah Elizabeth Wood was born Nov. 3, 1859.
Marthey Izibell and Edw. Jackson Wood was born 25 of Dec. 1867.
Nickeles Haynes was born Sept. 15th 1879.
F. Marylin Haynes was born Aug. 1, 1882.
Letha Haynes was born May 10th 1886.
Edw. Haynes was born Nov. 14, 1888.
Henry Dolphus Wood was born Sept 7, 1881.
Wm. Alfred Wood was born 28 of March 1889.
Ella Tennessee Wood Feb. 26, 1891.
John Luther Wood was born 29 of Dec. 1893.
Mary Elizabeth Wood was born ________ 14th 1894.
Ira Wood born Dec. 23, 1894.
Henry Sparkes was born April 22, 1804.
Marthey Osborn was born Jan. 29, 1807.
Margreat Jane Wood born Nov. 23, (1836).
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Marriages.
Marie Wood & Bert Ford married Aug. 27, 1926.
Henry Sparkes was married to Marthey Osburn, Nov. 5, 1829.
John B. Sparkes was married to Sarrah Carpenter, July 29, 1866.
Nancy Sparkes was married to Wm. Jinkins, March 18, 1852.
Elizabeth Sparkes was married to John Cox, July 24th 1861.
Sarrah Manda Lousinda Sparkes was married to Jet(t) M. Davis, Aug. 13,
1865.
Ruth Widener was married to Edward J. Wood, Dec. 23, 1902.
Ella Wood was married to Charly Ca(r)penter, Aug. 24, 1918.
Luther Wood was married to Mat (Doering), July 17, 1916.
Ira Wood was married to Rebecca (Doering), 4 May 1917.
Henry D. Wood & Loula M. Reynolds was married Aug. 28, 1904.
Alford (Alfred) Wood & Mattie Woolard was married Dec. 8, 1907.
Wash Fuller & Letha Haynes was married March 1st 1908.
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Deaths.
E.J. Wood died Feb. 24, 1927.
Bert Ford died April 1, 1929.
Henry S. Sparkes Departed this Life Mar. 15, 1864.
Marthey Sparkes Departed this life Jan. 8, 1864.
Elizabeth Ann Cox Departed this life Feb. 3, 1864.
Rutha Marier Sparkes Departed this life July 12, 1839.
Martha Manurvey Sparkes Departed this life May 7, 1854.
Russell Jones Sparkes Departed this life Sept. 29, 1871.
Mary Elizabeth, Feb. 17, 1895.
Sarah Amanda Lousinda Trimble (Davis) (died December 17, 1914).
Margret Jane Wood died Jan. 28, 1916.
E.J. Wood died Feb. 24, 1927.
John H. Wood died 19 July 1917.
Mattie Wood died 5 of Nov. 1918.
John Luther Wood died 26 Dec. 1918.
James Henry Carpenter died Spt. 27, 1920.
Letha Fuller died 4 May 1923.
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John Henry Wood Bible Record (copy) provided by Joyce Wood, Murfreesboro,
Arkansas, (1991).
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GENFORUM. Name: GARY JENKINS Re: Need General Help on SPARKS Genealogy
Email: gmanglj@flash.net Date: June 02, 1999 17:05:54 ... William R.
Jenkins of Scott Co., Arkansas b. 1831 ... married Nancy Sparks b. 1835. I
think Nancy's father was Henry Sparks b. 22 April (1804) in Franklin
(County), Georgia. His father was Jeremiah Sparks b. 1773 and his father
was Edward Sparks b. 1750 of Maryland ... I am also trying to find William
R. Jenkins' mother and father.
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GENFORM. Name: Gary Jenkins Re: Need General Help on SPARKS Genealogy
Email: gmanglj@flash.net Date: October 18, 1999 19:05:20 ... Nancy's father
was Henry Sparks and her mother's name was Martha, ... Pike County, Ark.
Nancy divorced William (Jenkins) around 1870 and I have no idea where she
moved to?
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Update 03.07.00 David Kelley 2000 FGR-0106.HTM
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