Bailey Milton SPARKS

Other Events:

• Military: Between 1862 and May 1865, , , Texas, USA; Co B, 13th TX Cav, CSA
• Census: 1880, , Eastland, Texas, USA; ED 174, pg 20 (315D)
• Census: 1900, , Palo Pinto, Texas, USA; ED 122, pg 14A
• Census: 1910, , Wise, Texas, USA; ED 263, pg 13A
• Census: 1920, Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA; ED 164, pg 15B
• Census: 1930, Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA; ED 16, pg 10B
• death certificate: 28 Jan 1931; Nora Brown of Bridgeport

Notes:

Also married Samantha Jane Phillips, no children.

SPARKS QUARTERLY, pg 3471: Bailey Milton Sparks, son of Willoughby and Polly Sparks, was born in Tennessee in January 1847. He was probaby named for his great-uncle, Bailey Sparks, son of Matthew and Sarah (Thompson) Sparks. He served in Company B, Waller's Regiment, Green's Brigade of Texas Cavalry, Confederate States Army during the Civil War and received a pension in later years from the state of Texas for his service. When the 1880 census was taken of Eastland County, Texas, he was living in the household of his brother, Tillman Sparks. (The abstract of his military records is below.) Bailey Sparks married Julia Antley, probably about 1882, and they had three children before her death on April 11, 1887, shortly after their third child was born. Bailey married (2nd) Amanda ---, probably about 1895. She apparently had a large family by a previous marriage. Bailey died on January 27, 1931, in Wise County, Texas.
MILITARY:
SQ pg 1281: Bailey Sparks enlisted in Capt. Thos. P. Hightower's Company, Waller's Battalion, Texas Cavalry, on April 14, 1862, at Marlin, Falls County, Texas, by Thomas P. Hightower. His age was given as 17. He was mustered into the service on April 23, 1862, at Hempstead by E. Waller, Jr. A note on one of the records indicates that he was a substitute for a man named Cornelison. The last record of his being paid was dated September 1, 1863. HIs name appeared on the muster roll for Company B of this battalion for January and February 1864 with the note "Absent, In Arrest." Following is a summary of the history of this unit: Waller's Regiment Texas Cavalry was first organized as the 13th, or Waller's Battalion Texas Cavalry with five companies, A to E. Company F was enlisted in Louisiana August 27, 1862. An unidentified company, Captain Menard's, Captain Goode's and Captain Dunn's Companies Texas Cavalry were added from time to time to complete the regiment.
Applied for pension in Parker Co, Texas and at Falls County. Pension file #13032-Parker.

Census:
Precinct 2
Tillmon Sparks Self M 41 Arkansas
Elcy Sparks Wife F 35 Texas
James R Sparks Son M 14 Texas
Alexander T Sparks Son M 10 Texas
Saml W Sparks Son M 4 Texas
John Sparks Son M 1 Texas
Bailey M Sparks Bro M 35 Texas

Census:
Precinct 4
Baley M Sparks Head M 53 Jan 1847 Texas m. 5 yrs.
Mandy Sparks Wife F 51 May 1849 Arkansas 9/9 children
Leona Sparks Dau F 18 Apr 1882 Texas
Chancy Sparks Son M 16 Feb 1884 Texas
Jack Camp S-son M 11 May 1889 Texas

Census:
Precinct 7
B M Sparks Head M 63 Texas
Samantha Sparks Wife F 62 Arkansas

Census:

Donald B Brown Head M 58 Texas
Nora Brown Wife F 36 Texas
Mildred Brown Dau F 7 Texas
Bailey M Sparks F-in-l M 73 Texas

Census:

Nora Brown Head F 46 Texas
Mildred Willingham Dau F 17 Texas
Bailey Sparks Father M 83 Texas

Bailey married Julia ANTLEY on 17 Aug 1882 in , Johnson, Texas, USA. Julia (daughter of James Augustus ANTLEY and Ellen DAY) was born in 1864 in , , Louisiana, USA; died on 11 Apr 1887 in , Wise, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bailey married Samantha PHILLIPS in 1895 in , Falls, Texas, USA. Samantha was born on 25 May 1849 in , , Arkansas, USA; died on 26 Feb 1918 in , Wise, Texas, USA; was buried on 27 Feb 1918 in Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1930, Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA; ED 16, pg 10B
• death certificate: 4 Nov 1970; Mildred Pierce

Notes:

Birth:
1900 Census gives 1882, Death Certificate gives 1884 and Tombstone gives 1883. Since her parents married in late 1882, 1884 is more likely unless Bailey was married before Julia.

Census:

Nora Brown Head F 46 Texas
Mildred Willingham Dau F 17 Texas
Bailey Sparks Father M 83 Texas

Other Events:

• Census: 1910, , Wise, Texas, USA; ED 263, pg 14A
• Military: 12 Sep 1918, Richmond, Ray, Missouri, USA; draft
• Census: 1930, Heavener, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA; ED 11, pg 2A

Notes:

There is a Channcy [Chauncey] M "Buddy" Sparks, died in 1953 in Oregon, birthdate 24 Feb 1884.

Census:
Precinct 7
Tom Peoples Head M 35 Texas
Susie Peoples Wife F 24 Texas
Raymond B Peoples Son M 9 Texas
Chancey Sparks Boarder M 26 Texas

Military:
Chauncy Milton Sparks of Richmond, MO, age 34, born 26 Feb 1885, is a miner for Pickering Coal Co. His nearest relative is Baley Sparks of Bridgeport, TX. He is of medium height with gray eyes and brown hair.

Census:

Hurley Bush Head M 39 Missouri
Della Bush Wife F 35 Missouri
Mollir H Bush Son M 17 Missouri
Chauncy M Sparks Lodger M 46 Texas

Died:
Oregon?

Other Events:

• Name: Lum Sparks
• Census: 1900, , Jack, Texas, USA; ED 39, pg 19A
• Census: 1910, , Palo Pinto, Texas, USA; ED 183, pg 17A
• Military: 9 Sep 1918, Guthrie, King, Texas, USA; draft
• Census: 1920, Guthrie, King, Texas, USA; ED 152, pg 1B
• Census: 1930, , King, Texas, USA; ED 1 pg 3A

Notes:

I don't know where I got this information.

Census:
Precinct 5
Gordon Smethers Head M 51 May 1849 Indiana m. 33 yrs.
Rachel F Smethers Wife F 48 Apr 1852 Texas 5/3 children
Fannie L Smethers Dau F 12 Nov 1887 Texas
Thomas C Smethers Nephew M 14 Mar 1886 Texas [SPARKS]
This is indexed under Smothers.

Census:
Precinct 2
Carden W Smithers Head M 59 Indiana
Rachel Smithers Wife F 56 Texas
Fannie Smithers Dau F 23 Texas
Tom C Sparks Nephew M 24 Texas

Military:
Thomas C Sparks of Guthrie, Texas, age 32, born 31 Mar 1886, is a married ranch hand. His nearest relative is Lyle Sparks (wife), also of Guthrie. He is of medium height and build with blue eyes and light hair.

Census:

Thomas C Sparks Head M 33 Texas
Mary L Sparks Wife F 24 Texas
Beatrice Sparks Dau F 5 Texas
Beaula Sparks Dau F 1 Texas
Ed W Nolan Boarder M 26 Texas

Census:
Precinct 1
Ismer Lynn Head M 80 Texas
Sallie E Lynn Wife F 70 Louisiana
Thomas C Sparks Boarder M 42 Texas
Buela L Sparks Boarder F 11 Texas
Thomas is listed as widowed.