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:
- (son) Sparks was born about 1818; died after 1823.
- (daughter) Sparks was born about 1820; died after 1823.
- (daughter) Sparks was born about 1822; died after 1823.
- Stephen J. Sparks was born on 13 Mar 1824 in Tennessee; died on 20 Mar 1857 in Bell Co, Texas.
- Martha Ann Sparks was born on 11 Feb 1827 in Hardeman Co, Tennessee; died on 31 Dec 1858 in Wheelock, Robertson Co, Texas.
- Nancy Ann Sparks was born on 7 Apr 1828 in Tennessee; died on 17 Apr 1846 in Robertson Co, Texas.
- Harriet Sparks was born on 19 Feb 1830; died on 14 Jan 1870 in Robertson Co, Texas.
- 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.
- 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:
- Clara Jane Sparks was born on 27 Oct 1837 in Bell Co, Texas; died on 14 Dec 1920 in Wheelock, Robertson Co, Texas.
- John A. Sparks was born in 1839 in Texas; died after 1857 in of, Bell Co, Texas.
- Elijah Sparks was born in 1840 in North Carolina; died on 23 Nov 1862 in Camp Nelson, Prairie Co, Arkansas.
- Minerva Sparks was born on 8 Aug 1842 in Ochiltree, Texas; died on 15 May 1918 in Holland, Bell Co, Texas.
- William Crain Sparks, Jr. was born on 26 Mar 1844 in Sparks, Bell Co, Texas; died on 28 Jul 1921 in Galthwate, texas.
- 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.
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