Descendants of Stephen Sparks
Generation No. 1
1. STEPHEN1 SPARKS was born Abt. 1806 in VA or N. Carolina1, and died 27 Apr 1884 in Youngs Creek, Greenfield Twp. Orange Co., IN2. He married (1) MARY
GOBBLE Bef. 1829. She was born Abt. 1796 in NC3, and died Bef. 1860 in INdiana. He married (2) CHARLOTTE JANE MOAD4 16 Apr 1856, daughter of ? MOAD and ?
WILLIAMS. She was born 1830 in Indiana5, and died 30 Oct 1888 in Youngscreek, Orange Co., IN6.
Children of STEPHEN SPARKS and MARY GOBBLE are:
2. i. JAMES CALVIN2 SPARKS, b. 23 Feb 1833, Orange Co., IN; d. 09 Oct 1892, Orange Co., IN.
ii. CAROLINE SPARKS, b. 23 Feb 1833, Indiana; d. 03 Mar 1913, Orange Co., IN; m. ISAAC YOUNG, 22 Nov 1857.
iii. LOUISE SPARKS, b. Abt. 1835, Indiana.
iv. DAVID GOBEL ?, b. 1848.
Children of STEPHEN SPARKS and CHARLOTTE MOAD are:
v. WILLIAM A.2 SPARKS, b. Bef. 1857; m. MARY A. ?, 1880, Orange Co., IN.
vi. CHARLES D. SPARKS, b. Bef. 1860; m. HENRIETTA WALLACE, 28 Jun 1884.
vii. MARY E. SPARKS, b. Bef. 1862.
viii. PAULINE SPARKS, b. Bef. 1864; m. WARNER S. FOSTER, 24 Aug 1884.
ix. EDWARD SPARKS, b. 09 Nov 1868.
x. COLUMBUS SPARKS, b. Bef. 1871.
Generation No. 2
2. JAMES CALVIN2 SPARKS (STEPHEN1)7 was born 23 Feb 1833 in Orange Co., IN8, and died 09 Oct 1892 in Orange Co., IN9. He married ELEANOR A. MORRIS 05 Dec
1852 in Orange Co., IN10, daughter of JAMES MORRIS and RUTH BUNDY. She was born 22 Jul 1830 in Orange CO, IN11, and died 10 Mar 1896 in Orange Co., IN12.
Children of JAMES SPARKS and ELEANOR MORRIS are:
3. i. EDGAR DIEL3 SPARKS, b. 16 Oct 1853, Orange Co., IN; d. 04 Jul 1929, Orange Co., IN.
ii. MARY ANN SPARKS, b. 21 Nov 1855; d. 1935; m. MARTIN WOLFINGTON, 16 Oct 1874.
iii. ELMORE DON SPARKS, b. 31 Mar 1858; m. MATTIE J. TRUEBLOOD, 05 Feb 1882.
iv. ALONZO DUANE SPARKS, b. 21 Sep 1860; d. 10 Feb 1942.
4. v. CALVIN ELSWORTH SPARKS, b. 16 Sep 1866; d. 1958.
5. vi. RUTH ELLEN SPARKS, b. 27 Jun 1869.
Generation No. 3
3. EDGAR DIEL3 SPARKS (JAMES CALVIN2, STEPHEN1) was born 16 Oct 1853 in Orange Co., IN13, and died 04 Jul 1929 in Orange Co., IN. He married (1) RUTH
TRUEBLOOD 03 Jul 1879 in Orange Co., IN14. She was born 1857, and died 1884 in Orange Co., IN. He married (2) CLARISSA CAMPBELL GASS 14 Mar 1889 in Dubois
Co., IN15, daughter of JAMES GASS and SUSAN DILLARD. She was born 28 Mar 1867 in Dubois Co., IN, and died 30 Sep 1951 in Orange Co., IN16.
Marriage Notes for EDGAR SPARKS and CLARISSA GASS:
I have copy of Mariage Certificate
Children of EDGAR SPARKS and RUTH TRUEBLOOD are:
i. AZOR C.4 SPARKS, b. 18 Aug 1880, Orange Co. IN; d. 02 Feb 1949, Chicago, IL; m. (1) PEARL ?; m. (2) BEATRICE M. FITZGERALD, 24 Oct 1911; m.
(3) ALICE DUFFY, 25 Dec 1924.
ii. WALTER SPARKS, b. 10 Mar 1883, Orange Co. IN; d. 03 Mar 1966, Orange Co. IN.
Children of EDGAR SPARKS and CLARISSA GASS are:
6. iii. DELTA JANE4 SPARKS, b. 05 Apr 1890, Dubois Co., IN; d. 24 Mar 1909, Orange Co., IN.
7. iv. ERMAL ANIS SPARKS, b. 25 Apr 1892; d. 19 Oct 1969, Orange Co. IN.
v. IMOGENE SPARKS, b. 03 Dec 1895; d. 29 Sep 1896.
8. vi. LILLIAN MAE SPARKS, b. 10 Jul 1897, Orange Co. , IN; d. 28 Nov 1979, Bloomington, IN.
9. vii. RUTH SPARKS, b. 17 May 1902, West Baden, IN; d. 06 Jan 1999, Winchester, TN.
10. viii. ELWOOD SPARKS, b. 26 Jun 1905, Orange Co. IN; d. 21 Apr 1989, Vincennes, IN.
4. CALVIN ELSWORTH3 SPARKS (JAMES CALVIN2, STEPHEN1)17 was born 16 Sep 1866, and died 1958. He married (1) BEATRICE SMITH FELKNOR. He married (2) NELLIE
MAY ROMINGER 05 Dec 1897 in Ames Chapel M.E. Church, daughter of JONATHAN ROMINGER and MARY BOYD. She was born 19 Apr 1872 in Chambersburg, IN, and died 26
Jan 1929 in Louisville KY.
Child of CALVIN SPARKS and NELLIE ROMINGER is:
i. CLYD B.4 SPARKS, b. 1905; d. 05 Mar 1922.
5. RUTH ELLEN3 SPARKS (JAMES CALVIN2, STEPHEN1)18 was born 27 Jun 1869. She married (1) FRANCES F, TUNGATE. She married (2) GEORGE W. QUARTERMAN 13 Jul 1895
in Orleans, Orange CO IN, son of VALENTINE QUARTERMAN and SARAH EARLY.
Child of RUTH SPARKS and GEORGE QUARTERMAN is:
i. BLANCHE4 QUARTERMAN, b. 1888; m. DENNUS COLEMAN, 01 Jul 1908, Orleans, Orange CO IN.
Generation No. 4
6. DELTA JANE4 SPARKS (EDGAR DIEL3, JAMES CALVIN2, STEPHEN1) was born 05 Apr 1890 in Dubois Co., IN19, and died 24 Mar 1909 in Orange Co., IN20. She married
AMOS MORTON BAXTER 28 Dec 1906 in Orange Co., IN21, son of WILLIAM BAXTER and SARAH CASE. He was born 04 Mar 1883 in Orange Co., IN22, and died 21 Nov 1963 in
Johnson Co. IN22.
Child of DELTA SPARKS and AMOS BAXTER is:
i. CORNELIUS GUY5 BAXTER, b. 01 Sep 1907, West Baden, Orange Co., IN23; d. 07 Feb 1994, Houston, Harris Co., TX24; m. CATHERINE ELIZABETH VANDEREN,
01 Jul 1933, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN25; b. 10 Jan 1912, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN26; d. 17 Nov 1989, Huntsville, TX27.
7. ERMAL ANIS4 SPARKS (EDGAR DIEL3, JAMES CALVIN2, STEPHEN1) was born 25 Apr 1892, and died 19 Oct 1969 in Orange Co. IN28. She married HENRY OMER MOORE 12
Jun 1915, son of ? MOORE. He was born 01 Apr 1876 in Orange Co. , IN, and died 06 Jan 1952.
Children of ERMAL SPARKS and HENRY MOORE are:
i. HAROLD E.5 MOORE, b. 27 Aug 1916, West Baden, Orange Co, IN; m. AGNES COOPER, 01 Jul 1940; b. 19 Sep 1918.
ii. DELTA MOORE, b. 1923, West Baden, Orange Co, IN; d. 1965; m. BLAIN QUALKENBUSH; b. 1919; d. 1969.
iii. RICHARD MOORE, b. 10 Aug 1927, West Baden, Orange Co, IN; m. CHARLENE BREEDEN, 21 Nov 1949; b. 13 Apr 1934.
8. LILLIAN MAE4 SPARKS (EDGAR DIEL3, JAMES CALVIN2, STEPHEN1) was born 10 Jul 1897 in Orange Co. , IN, and died 28 Nov 1979 in Bloomington, IN28. She married
WILLIAM LEVI LOVE 01 Jul 1917 in Orange Co., IN. He was born 10 Nov 1893 in Orange Co., IN, and died 08 Jun 1956 in Bloomington, IN.
Children of LILLIAN SPARKS and WILLIAM LOVE are:
i. DOROTHY MAE5 LOVE, b. 08 May 1918, West Baden, IN29; m. ERVIN LEE MCCONNELL, 23 Aug 1939, Orange Co. , IN; b. 22 Jul 1918, Chicago, Cook Co.,
IL; d. Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN.
ii. BETTY RUTH LOVE, b. 25 Mar 1925, West Baden, Orange Co., IN; m. GEORGE WILLIAM GUNTHER, 11 Jun 1949; b. 24 Mar 1920, Mason City, Iowa.
9. RUTH4 SPARKS (EDGAR DIEL3, JAMES CALVIN2, STEPHEN1) was born 17 May 1902 in West Baden, IN, and died 06 Jan 1999 in Winchester, TN30. She married LEO
LAWRENCE EISELE 14 Jun 1921, son of ADOLPH EISELE and ANNA MCMANN. He was born 24 Aug 1899 in Chicago, Cook Co. IL, and died 21 May 1954 in Hammond, IN.
Child of RUTH SPARKS and LEO EISELE is:
i. LORRAINE RUTH5 EISELE, b. 17 Mar 1927; m. B. JAY EVANS, 16 Apr 1949; b. 06 Nov 1923.
10. ELWOOD4 SPARKS (EDGAR DIEL3, JAMES CALVIN2, STEPHEN1) was born 26 Jun 1905 in Orange Co. IN, and died 21 Apr 1989 in Vincennes, IN31. He married MARY
ZOE MCKEIGHEN 23 Sep 1941, daughter of WILLIAM MCKEIGHEN and FRANCES LIGHTNER. She was born 17 Dec 1911.
Children of ELWOOD SPARKS and MARY MCKEIGHEN are:
i. JACK DANIEL5 MCKEIGHEN, b. 15 Nov 1927, French Lick, Orange Co., IN; d. 29 Jan 1951, Korean War.
ii. WILLIAM EDGAR SPARKS, b. 29 May 1942, French Lick, Orange Co, IN; m. CAROLYN MARIE LEE.
iii. HERSHEL ELWOOD SPARKS, b. 06 Oct 1943, Lawrenceville, IL; m. JUANITA TAYLOR, 12 Jun 1971.
iv. WALTER RAY SPARKS, b. 10 Mar 1949; m. BECKY BAXTER.
Endnotes
1. 1818 census states b. VA.
2. Death certificate Orange CO IN states b. NC, 40, Book NO. H-18.
3. 1850 census of Orange County Indiana.
4. IN Marriage Book C-2, pg.134.
5. Death certificate.
6. Death certificate, Orange CO IN, 97 Book NO. 18.
7. D.A.R. Records of Orange CO IN Public Library and Bible of Calvin Sparks, loaned to Elsworth Sparks
8. Sparks Family Bible.
9. Cemetery Stone
10. Record of Marriage, Orange CO IN, 450.
11. 1850 census of Orange County Indiana, Cemetery Stone.
12. Cemetery Stone
13. court and cem. and census and family records of Orange, County Indiana
14. Marr. Certificate, Orange Co., IN
15. Dubous Co. IN Marr. Rec. Index Books 3-4-5- Jan 1873-June 1895 Book 5 Pg 60 copy of marriage certificate
16. newspaper Obit.[in WORD, under c:/ Marilyn, in sparks, in doc2.doc see list of sources]
17. Information from Dorothy Love McConnell
18. info on Ruth was sent to me by Paulette Quarterman, May 2000
19. Dubois Co. IN Courthouse Annex, record 3643, pg 32, book3 Vital Records, 2nd floor, see notes 2nd child of Clara Gass and Edgar Sparks b. Apr 5, 1890
newspaper death notice, b.Feb.5, yr unreadable
20. Orange CO IN newspaper obituary.
21. Marriage Certificate., Orange CO. IN
22. Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 3, Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with B, Date of Import: 26 Mar
1996, Internal Ref. #1.111.3.15427.25
23. delayed certificate of birth
24. death certificate
25. marriage aplication and marr. license
26. birth certificate
27. death dertificate
28. newspaper Obit.
29. This info is from Dorthy Love McConnell
30. Watson-Gamble Funeral Home and Memorial Park, "Obituary," rec. 13 March 1999 from Dorothy Love McConnell, Eisele, Ruth, age 96, a resident of Winchester,
died Jan. 6 [1999] at Manchester Health Care Center. She was the daughter of of the late Edgar and Claresse Gass Sparks. In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by her husband Leo L. Eisele. Survivors, daughter, Lorraine Ruth Evans,granddaughter, Gale Evans etc.
31. Death Certificate