 1833 - Deceased
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| Name |
William SPARKS [1, 2] |
| Born |
1833 |
, , Arkansas, USA  [3, 4] |
| Gender |
Male |
 Census |
20 Aug 1860 |
, Falls, Texas, USA |
| pg 44 (164B) d/f #279/279 |
- Alto Springs PO
Wm Sparks M 28 Arkansas
M A Sparks F 28 Tennessee
M J Sparks F 1 Texas
J M Sparks M 9/12 Texas
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| Military |
Between 1862 and May 1865 |
, , Texas, USA |
| Co B, 13th TX Cav, CSA |
- The 13th Texas Cavalry Battalion was organized in the summer of 1862 and surrendered on 26 May 1865 with the rest of the Trans-Mississippi Dept. They fought at Fort Bisland (April 63), Brashear City (June 63), Donaldsonville (June 63), Stirling's Plantation (Sept63), Bayou Bourbeau (November 63), Red River Campaign (March-May 64),Mansfield (April 64) (where Mouton died), and at Pleasant Hill (April 64) (where Mellen was captured).
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| Died |
Deceased |
| Person ID |
I6515 |
An Armstrong & A Heffernan |
| Last Modified |
4 Oct 2017 |
| Father |
Willoughby SPARKS, b. 1802, , Clarke, Georgia, USA , d. Between 1858 and 1863, , , Texas, USA (Age 56 years) |
| Mother |
Mary BOATWRIGHT, b. 1809, , Gallatin, Illinois, USA , d. Aft 1861, , , Texas, USA (Age 53 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1824 |
, , Arkansas, USA |
| Family ID |
F2414 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Martha A ERSKINE, b. 1830, , , South Carolina, USA , d. Deceased |
| Married |
Abt 1856 |
, , Texas, USA |
| Children |
| | 1. M J SPARKS, b. 1858, , , Texas, USA , d. Deceased |
| | 2. J M SPARKS, b. Nov 1859, , , Texas, USA , d. Deceased |
| | 3. Laura Eleanor SPARKS, b. 18 Jan 1864, , , Texas, USA , d. 1 Feb 1955, , Limestone, Texas, USA (Age 91 years) |
| | 4. Alice SPARKS, b. 1866, , , Texas, USA , d. Deceased |
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| Last Modified |
6 Jul 2015 |
| Family ID |
F2762 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- I believe that Willieam was dead by the 1880 Census. I find no records after 1860 that I know for sure are him.
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| Sources |
- [S18] 1850 Limestone, TX, pg 179B, hh #369.
William Sparks
- [S275] Death Certificate, Camp, Laura E #8694.
William Sparks
- [S18] 1850 Limestone, TX, pg 179B, hh #369.
age 17, Arkansas
- [S1752] 1840 Hot Spring AR, pg 156.
1 male, 5-10 years old
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