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Col. William Crain Sparks, Sr.

Male 1798 - 1857  (59 years)


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  1. 1.  Col. William Crain Sparks, Sr. was born on 14 Jun 1798 in Franklin Co, Georgia (son of James (or John?) Sparks and Nancy Ann Crain); died on 10 Oct 1857 in Rogers, Bell Co, Texas; was buried in Volo Cem, Bell Co, Texas.

    William married Sarah Ann "Sally" Reed in 1817. Sarah (daughter of Michael Reed) was born on 13 Sep 1807 in Bedford Co, Tennessee; died on 22 Sep 1836 in Robertson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. (son) Sparks was born about 1818; died after 1823.
    2. (daughter) Sparks was born about 1820; died after 1823.
    3. (daughter) Sparks was born about 1822; died after 1823.
    4. Stephen J. Sparks was born on 13 Mar 1824 in Tennessee; died on 20 Mar 1857 in Bell Co, Texas.
    5. Martha Ann Sparks was born on 11 Feb 1827 in Hardeman Co, Tennessee; died on 31 Dec 1858 in Wheelock, Robertson Co, Texas.
    6. Nancy Ann Sparks was born on 7 Apr 1828 in Tennessee; died on 17 Apr 1846 in Robertson Co, Texas.
    7. Harriet Sparks was born on 19 Feb 1830; died on 14 Jan 1870 in Robertson Co, Texas.
    8. Sarah Ann Sparks was born on 6 Feb 1833 in Hardeman Co, Tennessee; died on 18 Aug 1857 in Sparks, Bell Co, Texas; was buried in Volvo Cem, near Sparks, Bell Co, Texas.
    9. Elizabeth Sparks was born in 1836 in Wheelock, Texas; died in 1872.

    William married Jane Alexander on 5 Jan 1837 in Nacogdoches Co, Texas. Jane (daughter of John Alexander and Jane Stephenson) was born on 28 Dec 1807 in Tennessee; died on 26 Nov 1869 in Sparks, Bell Co, Texas; was buried in Volo Cem, Bell Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Clara Jane Sparks was born on 27 Oct 1837 in Bell Co, Texas; died on 14 Dec 1920 in Wheelock, Robertson Co, Texas.
    2. John A. Sparks was born in 1839 in Texas; died after 1857 in of, Bell Co, Texas.
    3. Elijah Sparks was born in 1840 in North Carolina; died on 23 Nov 1862 in Camp Nelson, Prairie Co, Arkansas.
    4. Minerva Sparks was born on 8 Aug 1842 in Ochiltree, Texas; died on 15 May 1918 in Holland, Bell Co, Texas.
    5. William Crain Sparks, Jr. was born on 26 Mar 1844 in Sparks, Bell Co, Texas; died on 28 Jul 1921 in Galthwate, texas.
    6. Samuel Alexander Sparks was born on 19 Aug 1846 in Robertson Co, or Bell Co, Texas; died on 4 Dec 1897 in Bell Co, Texas.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James (or John?) Sparks was born in 1772 in Maryland (son of Thomas Sparks and Amelia "Milly" Nalle); died in 1807 in Franklin Co, Georgia.

    James married Nancy Ann Crain. Nancy was born in 1775 in of, Franklin Co, Georgia; died in 1810. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Nancy Ann Crain was born in 1775 in of, Franklin Co, Georgia; died in 1810.
    Children:
    1. 1. Col. William Crain Sparks, Sr. was born on 14 Jun 1798 in Franklin Co, Georgia; died on 10 Oct 1857 in Rogers, Bell Co, Texas; was buried in Volo Cem, Bell Co, Texas.
    2. Thomas Sparks
    3. John Sparks
    4. Elijah Sparks died on 21 Dec 1832 in Franklin Co, Georgia.
    5. (1 daughter) Sparks


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Sparks was born in 1740 in Maryland; died in 1824 in Stephens Co, Georgia.

    Thomas married Amelia "Milly" Nalle about 1764. Amelia was born in 1743; died after 1834. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Amelia "Milly" Nalle was born in 1743; died after 1834.
    Children:
    1. Jeremiah Sparks was born in 1765 in North Carolina; died in 1840 in Morgan Co, Georgia.
    2. Elijah Sparks was born about 1770 in Maryland; died on 21 Dec 1832 in Franklin Co, Georgia.
    3. 2. James (or John?) Sparks was born in 1772 in Maryland; died in 1807 in Franklin Co, Georgia.
    4. Thomas Sparks, Jr. was born about 1774 in Franklin Co, Georgia; died in 1835 in Franklin Co, Georgia.
    5. John Sparks was born about 1776 in Georgia; died after 1800.