Name |
John Franklin "Frank" Sparks |
Birth |
17 Jun 1846 |
Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
24 Oct 1850 |
Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- 24 Oct 1850 Sabine Pass
residence 215:
Milton H Bloodworth 25 1825 Louisiana
Nancy (Holt) Bloodworth 18 1832 Texas
Benjamin P Bloodworth 2 1848 Louisiana
William Bloodworth 1 1849 Louisiana
Benjamin Holt 55 1795 Mississippi
Thomas C Holt 50 1800 Mississippi
Thomas D Holt 4 1846 Louisiana
William Holt 53 1797 Mississippi
Mary Ann Holt 17 1833 Texas
Thomas R Holt 26 1824 Louisiana
Charles Holt 28 1822 Louisiana
William C Holt 15 1835 Louisiana
Richard Holt 13 1837 Louisiana
Residence 216
Stockholm, Peter D. 31 1819 New York carpenter
Mary 17 1833 Louisiana
William 2 1848 Texas
Elizabeth 0 1850 Texas
Residence 217
Brewer, William 23 1827 Louisiana
Brewer, Caroline 22 1828 Louisiana
Residence 218
Solomon Sparks 30 1820 Tennessee
Martha C Sparks 30 1829 South Carolina
Lucy Ann Sparks 8 1842 Tennessee
John L Sparks 6 1844 Tennessee
James E Sparks 3 1847 Louisiana
Mary Susan Sparks 1 1849 Texas
Jacob Sparks 22 1828 Tennessee
Residence 219
John S. Sparks 39 1811 North Carolina
Melinda Sparks 29 1821 Tennessee
Albert Sparks 9 1841 Texas
Eliza J. Sparks 7 1843 Texas
John F. Sparks 4 1846 Texas
Sarah C. Sparks 1 1849 Texas
James Court 22 1828 Louisiana
Julia Ann (Sparks) Courts 14 1836 Tennessee
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1850 Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass, Census pg 249 John Sparks and Melinda Jones Sparks, James Court and Julia Ann Sparks Court, Solomon Sparks and family, and Brewer, Stockholm, Holt, Bludworth families. |
Census |
12 Jul 1860 |
Sabine Pass (Precinct 5), Jefferson Co, Texas |
- 12 Jul 1860 Precinct No. 5 Sabine Pass
residence 378
James Court 30 mail carrier 500 Louisiana
Julia 24 TN 1856 Tennessee
Mary E 8 1852 Texas
Henry C 6 1854 Texas
Julia A 4 1856 Texas
William F 2 1858 Texas
Elias M 6/12 1859 Texas
residence 379
John Sparks 49 1811 North Carolina farmer 320 2100
Malinda Sparks 41 1819 Tennessee
Albert Sparks 19 1841 Texas
John F Sparks 14 1856 Texas
Sarah C Sparks 11 1849 Texas
Arabella H Sparks 8 1852 Texas
James C Sparks 6 1854 Texas
Worthey C Sparks 4 1856 Texas
Henry E L Sparks 8/12 1859 Texas
residence 380
Samuel Lee 38 1822 Denmark stock raiser 4,000
Eliza 16 1844 Texas
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1860 Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass census James and Julia Sparks Court family; John and Melinda Jones Sparks family; and Samuel and Eliza Sparks Lee. |
Military |
8 May 1864 |
Spaights Battalion, Company B, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- enlisted as a Private at the city of Sabine Pass on May 8, 1864, in Company B of Spaights's Battalion of Texas Volunteers. On July 1, 1864, he is "absent without leave" from this company.
He is listed as a Private in Company D of 21st Regiment Texas Infantry in the month of November 1864. The following notation appears on this record: "With leave, Furlough, 60 days from Oct. 12/1864 N W Texas." This regiment, also know as Spaights's Regiment of Texas Infantry, was formed on November 20, 1864.
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Death |
Aft 12 Oct 1864 |
Other-Begin |
22 Mar 1935 |
Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas |
Notes |
- "John grew up at Aurora along with the rest of his brothers and sister. When the war broke out between the states, everyone that could get in to the army did so. Only two brief records pertaining to John Franklin Sparks. He was listed as having enlisted as a Private at the city of Sabine Pass on May 8, 1864, in Company B of Spaights's Battalion of Texas Volunteers. On July 1, 1864, he is "absent without leave" from this company.This battalion had been organized in 1861 and was know as Liken's Battalion of Texas Volunteers.This was the same Battalion that his brother, Albert was in when he was killed or died in 1862 or they?re after.There is only one brief document pertains to this soldier, whose name appears simply as J. Sparks. He is listed as a Private in Company D of 21st Regiment Texas Infantry in the month of November 1864. The following notation appears on this record: "With leave, Furlough, 60 days from Oct. 12/1864 N W Texas." This regiment, also know as Spaights's Regiment of Texas Infantry, was formed on November 20, 1864.
So it looks like when John took his 60 days furlough he just didn't come back. Don't know where he went but I haven't found any more on him."
(by James Willis Sparks - http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/3139485/person/-1696533944/story/03c1edf4-d861-4973-bed9-a66a7751ef40?src=search)
SQ pg 3357: "...He is quite likely to have been the J. F. Spark s who enlisted at Sabine Pass, Texas, on May 8, 1864, in A. W. Spaights Battalion Texas Volunteers, Confederate States Army. (See the December 1969 is sue of the
QUARTERLY, Whole No. 68, pg 1281, for a record of his military service."
http://www.sparksfamilytree.net/ghtout/npr428.html#H02259
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Person ID |
I408 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
9 May 2015 |
Father |
John Sidney* Sparks, b. 26 Mar 1811, North Carolina d. Aug 1870, Sparks Settlement, Aurora, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 59 years) |
Mother |
Melinda* Jones, (maybe dau?), b. 25 Mar 1819, Middleton, Rhea Co, Tennessee (?) d. Aft 1880, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age > 62 years) |
Marriage |
1 Mar 1833 |
near Gatlinburg, Franklin Co, Tennessee |
Family ID |
F187 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |