Nancy Miller: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Nancy Miller was born in 1814 in Gallatin Co, Illinois (daughter of Allen Miller, (son of who?) and Mary "Polly" Sparks); died after 1840 in Mulberry, Franklin Co, Arkansas.

Nancy married Capt. Samuel Lafayette Marrs about 1837. Samuel was born on 6 Oct 1809 in Logan Co, Kentucky; died on 11 Nov 1876 in Prairie Grove, Washington Co, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Allen Miller, (son of who?) was born in 1795 in Kentucky; died in Feb 1847 in Crawford Co, Arkansas.

Allen married Mary "Polly" Sparks on 2 Dec 1813 in Gallatin Co, Illinois. Mary (daughter of Absalom Sparks and Mary Lydia Elsberry) was born in 1795 in Franklin Co, Georgia; died in Nov 1834 in Crawford Co, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary "Polly" Sparks was born in 1795 in Franklin Co, Georgia (daughter of Absalom Sparks and Mary Lydia Elsberry); died in Nov 1834 in Crawford Co, Arkansas.

Children:

1. Nancy Miller was born in 1814 in Gallatin Co, Illinois; died after 1840 in Mulberry, Franklin Co, Arkansas.
Hetha Miller was born in 1820 in Missouri; died in 1850 in Brush Creek, Washington Co, Arkansas.

Generation: 3

Absalom Sparks was born in 1771 in Salisbury, Rowan Co, North Carolina (son of Matthew Jefferson Sparks, Sr. and Sarah Thompson); died in Feb 1829 in Horsehead Bayou, Crawford Co, Arkansas.

Absalom married Mary Lydia Elsberry in 1790 in Franklin Co, Georgia. Mary was born in 1774 in Wilkes Co, Georgia; died in 1830 in Horsehead Bayou, Crawford Co, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Lydia Elsberry was born in 1774 in Wilkes Co, Georgia; died in 1830 in Horsehead Bayou, Crawford Co, Arkansas.

Children:

Frances "Fannie" Sparks was born in 1796 in Franklin Co, Georgia; died in 1874 in Crawford Co, Arkansas.
Matthew Sparks was born in 1797 in Franklin Co, Georgia; died about 1843 in Sabine Co, Texas.
Sarah "Sallie" Sparks was born in 1799 in Franklin Co, Georgia; died about 1845 in Crawford Co, Arkansas.
Willoughby Sparks was born in 1802 in Clarke Co, Georgia; died in 1860 in Parker Co, Texas; was buried in Hill Cem, Parker Co, Tennessee.
Lydia Sparks was born in 1808 in Big Creek Settlement, Gallatin Co, Illinois; died about 1868 in Oakland, Colorado Co, Texas.
Absalom "A.J." Sparks, Jr. was born in 1810 in Randolph Co, Illinois; died in 1901 in Texas.
3. Mary "Polly" Sparks was born in 1795 in Franklin Co, Georgia; died in Nov 1834 in Crawford Co, Arkansas.

Generation: 4

12.

Matthew Jefferson Sparks, Sr. was born in 1730 in Frederick Co, Maryland (son of William Sample Sparks and Mary Corman); died on 17 Nov 1793 in Athens, Clarke Co, Georgia (by Indians).

Notes:

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14889147/person/179756260

Died:
"[Editor's note: The notes made by Alice Sparks from "Aunt Lizzie's stories" appear to be quite authentic. (Lizzie's father was Calvin Sparks, son of Hardy Sparks.) It is obvious that she had grown up with family members who knew about their ancestors and who were willing to talk about them. Her statement that "poor granddaddy, the Indians finally killed him," is quite correct regarding the fate of Matthew Sparks, father of James; Matthew was killed by Indians in Georgia in 1793. (See the Quarterly of June 1961, Whole No. 34, foran account of Matthew Sparks's life and death, pp. 556-66.) It is interesting that Lizzie remembered no stories of James Sparks and the Indians. In fact, this was because James had not accompanied his parents and siblings to Georgia.
(see notes of Joseph Hardy Sparks)
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26822922/person/12073561102/media/3?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum

Matthew married Sarah Thompson about 1750. Sarah was born in 1737 in Frederick Co, Maryland; died on 23 Aug 1831 in Carroll Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Sarah Thompson was born in 1737 in Frederick Co, Maryland; died on 23 Aug 1831 in Carroll Co, Tennessee.

Children:

John Sparks was born in 1755 in Maryland or North Carolina; died in Feb 1831; was buried in Sparks Family Cem, Russellville, Franklin Co, Alabama.
Matthew Sparks, Jr. was born about 1757; died after 1810 in of, Greenville District, South Carolina.
William C. Sparks was born on 3 Apr 1761 in Salisbury, Rowan Co, North Carolina; died in 1848 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas.
6. Absalom Sparks was born in 1771 in Salisbury, Rowan Co, North Carolina; died in Feb 1829 in Horsehead Bayou, Crawford Co, Arkansas.
Jesse Sparks was born on 23 Jul 1773 in Rowan Co, North Carolina; died on 5 Jan 1858 in Perry Co, Tennessee.
Isaac Sparks was born on 15 Jul 1780 in Rowan Co, North Carolina; died in 1869 in Carroll Co, Tennessee.
James Sparks