| Name |
Joseph Madison Sparks |
| Birth |
Oct 1854 |
Jefferson Co, Texas  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
22 Jun 1860 |
Duncans Wood (Precinct 2), Orange Co, Texas |
- 21 Jun 1860 Orange Co, Texas Precinct 2, PO Duncans Wood
pg 27
178 John Harmon 22 1838 TX <<
Mary (Means) 19 1841 LA
Martha 3 1857 TX
Milley 1 1859 TX
180 Harmon John 70 1790 LA
Elizabeth 1793 LA
Green, Manda 20 1840 TX
pg 29
res 192 Solomon Sparks 40 1820 Alabama
Martha C Sparks 40 1820 S.C
John L 16 1844 TN
James E 14 1846 LA
William E 9 1851 TX
Mary S 11 1849 TX
Joseph M 7 1853 TX
Oscah 4 1856 TX
res 193 John Railah 1798 62
Malinda Railah 1816 44
Christian W Railah 1848 12 TX
Isaac P Railah 8 1852 TX
Rachel D Railah 5 1855 TX
Mary C Railah 3 1857 TX
Julia C 2 1858
pg 30
201 Burrell James 35 1825 LA
Elizabeth 25 1835 LA
William 12 1848 TX
Robert 10 1850
Emoly 8 1852
David 3 1857
Lucy 2 1858
Frederick Burrell 19 1841 TX
pg 31
207 Gallier Jane 23 1837 MS
Rufus 6 1854 TX
Andrew 4 1856 TX
Willis 3 1857 TX
pg 36
229 Jemima Morgan 54 1806 LA
Allen 20 1840 TX
William 17 1843
Sarah 1 1847
pg 38
238 Myers James 31 1829 LA
Sarah E 27 1833 TX
James Orin 1 1859 TX
Mary Myers 70 1790 LA
240 John Cole 55 1805 farmer LA
Rachel 55 1805 LA
Absalome 20 1840 stock keeper TX
James 16 1844 stock keeper TX
Hulda 13 1847 TX
Clark 20 1830 stock keeper TX
241 Mark Cole 25 1835 TX
Hester A. 21 1839 TX
Hulda 1 1859 TX
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1860 Texas, Orange County, Duncans Wood (Precinct 2) census
DUNCAN'S WOODS, TEXAS. Duncan's (Duncans) Woods, also known as Duncan Woods and as Duncan's Wood, was on the nineteenth-century Beaumont and Orange Road in western Orange County. A scattered settlement was present there by 1854, when the Duncan's Woods post office was established. Though first designated as part of Jefferson County, the office was quickly switched to the new Orange County. Gilbert W. Stephenson served as its first postmaster. During the 1850s the Duncan's Woods area was considered one of the most valuable in the county, with higher land prices than for other Orange County sites. Several railroad contractors maintained camps there for workers building the Texas and New Orleans Railroad through Orange County in 1860. Yet the settlement was subsequently abandoned, and its post office was discontinued in 1866. By the mid-1980s the area was virtually treeless, with the North Port Neches and Bessie Heights oil and gas fields roughly marking the old townsite.
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hvd43
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Solomon Sparks and family and John Riley (Railah), Malinda Cole Johnson Riley and family. Also, J. Pavell and Sophia are listed here, legends of Pavell Island (not related)
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| Census |
23 Jun 1870 |
Sparks and River Settlement, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- Residence 77
Coats (Courts) J.M. 40 1830 Louisiana 400, 2,000 farmer
Julia 34 1836 Tennessee
Mary 18 1852 Texas
Clifton 16 1854 Texas
Nasthentha 14 1856 Texas
William 12 1858 Texas
Madison E. 10 1860 Texas
ekner 8 1862 Texas
James 5 1865 Texas
Anna 3 1867 Texas
Lisa 8 1862 Texas
residence 78
Sparks M (Melinda) 51 1819 at home Tennessee widow
James 17 1853 Texas farm laborer
Worthy 14 1856 Texas
John 27 1843 Texas farmer
residence 79
Spark, C (Caroline) 50 1820 SC keeping house widow
Edwin 23 1847 Louisiana
Joseph 16 1854 Texas
Oscar 14 Texas
Court T.J. 27 1843 Texas (Thomas Jefferson - bro of James Court)
residence 80
Brewton W.P. 33 1837 Tennessee
Sarah (Sparks) 22 1848 Texas (Dau of Melinda)
Grace 5 1865 TX
Silas F. 8/12 1869 TX
residence 81
Lee, Samuel 52 1818 farmer 1580 Denmark
Jane E. 27 1843 Texas
Emma 3 1867 Texas
residence 82
Smith. T.J. 34 farmer 500 Indiana (Later would marry Mary Ellen Courts
Sarah 25 Texas
Electra 3/12 Texas
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1870, Texas, Jefferson County, Sparks Settlement census
|
| Census |
7 Jun 1880 |
Jefferson Co (District 41), Texas |
- Note: It appears the first page is the Sparks Settlement. And the 2nd page seems to be the Port Neches, Grisgsby Bluff area, a few miles north.
7 Jun 1880 District 41 Justice Precinct No. 2
Page 1
residence 1
Gentz Fred 35 Dec 1845 laborer Prussia Prussia Prussia
R. Belle 28 Aug 1852 TX NC TN
Welby 8 Jun 1872 TX NC TX
H.M. 7 Feb 1873 TX NC TX
M.J. dau 6 1874 TX
J.W. son 4 1876 TX
Buler 2 dau May 1878 TX
J. Lee 4/12 son Jan 1880 TX
Charlotte 77 mother widow Prussia NC TX
(census taker just carried the NC down the columns.
Only person from NC is Belle's father.
residence 2
Lee, Samuel 62 farmer Denmark Denmark Denmark
E. Jane 36 Oct TX NC TN
Emma A. 12 Jul 1868 TX
Hayes, Eliza Black 19 Jan 1861 servant Texas Texas Alabama
Eddy, Albert 37 Jul 1843 carpenter Ireland Ireland Ireland
Sparks, William E. 27 Mar 1853 TX
residence 3
Melinda Sparks 61 Mar 1819 TN VA TN
Worthy 24 Mar 1856 TX NC TN
James 26 son Dec 1854 TX NC TN
Ella 23 Nov 1857 dau-in-law TX TN PA
Thomas George, Black 8 1872 servant TX
residence 4
Sparks, Caroline 60 May 1820 self widow SC VA SC
Sparks, J.M. 26 Aug 1854 son TX (Joseph Madison) <<<
residence 5
Kilgore, James S 28 1852 Mar Michigan Michigan Michigan
Elizabeth 50 Oct 1830 mother wid Michigan Michigan --
Columbus 28 25 May 1855 brother Texas Michigan Michigan
Susan F. 20 Feb 1860 sister Texas Michigan Michigan
Eugenia 17 Jun 1863 sister Texas Michigan Michigan
Swift, Fuller 3 May 1877 nephew Texas Michigan Michigan
Swift, Ida 3/12 Feb 1880 niece Texas Michigan Michigan
residence 6
Brewton, W.P. 47 Aug 1833
Sarah C. (Sparks) 30 Dec 1850
Grace 15 Feb 1865 TX
Silas F. 10 Oct 1870 TX
Esther 8 Dec 1872 TX
Almond 6 Apr 1874 TX
Inas 3 dau Aug 1877 TX
John Smith 14 June 1866 TX TN PA
residence 7
Gray, H.L. 33 head Sep 1847 Michigan VA MI
Gray, S.E. 33 wife Aug 1847 LA PA Indiana
Carey, Coy 11 son May 1873 TX Indiana Louisiana
Clara 7 dau Mar 1873 TX Indiana Louisiana
Gray H.E. son 9 Sep 1871 TX MI TX
Smith, T.F. 21 Apr 1859 TX TN PA
Courts, E.M. 20 1860 TX unk TX
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page 2
8 Jun 1880
residence 8
Yantz (Gentz), Wm Apr 42 1838 farmer Prussia Prussia Prussia
Susan 31 Jan 1849 wife TX GA LA
Leuvinia 12 Jan 1868 dau
William Y. 10 Jan 1870 son
H.L. 6 mos Nov 1879 son
residence 9
J. T. Rogers 28 Aug 1852 TX TN TX
Izzie J. Rogers 27 Aug 1853 TX NY LA
C. O. Rogers 3 Dec 1877
Wm. A. Rogers 1 Sep 1879
Levina Keith 68 Feb 1812 mother-in-law tx ga tn
residence 10
Keith, O 39 Feb 1841 Self TX OH LA
Margaret 39 Jun 1841 TX TN TN
George 7 Jun 1873 son LA TX TN
William O. 5 Mar 1875 son
Berry, Lethean female 11 Jan 1869 servant TX Prussia Prussia
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1880, Texas, Jefferson County, District 41
Gentz, Fred and family, with Charlotte Gentz; Samuel Lee and family, Melinda Jones Sparks, and family; Brewton, Smith, Gray, Emmett Courts.
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| Death |
Abt 1910 |
Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas [2] |
| Other-Begin |
30 Sep 1952 |
Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
| court case: Smith graves |
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Court Cause No. 16187: "W.P.H. McFaddin, Jr., et al, vs. Unknown Heirs of Caroline Sparks, et al"
30 Sep 1952
named deceased persons to-wit:
Caroline Sparks, Edward Sparks, John L. Sparks, William Sparks, Joseph Sparks, Susan Sparks Crawford, Phillip Crawford, James C. Sparks, Lura Sparks Spriggs, James M. Court, Julia A. Court, James F. Court, Lillian Court Smith, Irvin Smith, Francis Court Sparks, Viola Court Sparks, Madison Court, Sarah A. Court, Edna Court, Beulah Court, a Mrs. E. Bordeman and child...
45.7 acres on T.F. Smith homestead tract; included in league bought by J.S. Johnson in 1924, who later conveyed the property to E.I. DuPont in 1952, at which time private cemetery was discovered. Court proceedings to have the remains relocated.
The following family members not named in the suit but were included in cemetery records:
in Grave 1 were:
Tilda Courts, Homer Courts, Caudine (Claudie) Courts, Estie baby Courts, Carmel Courts, (unknown), Buff Courts, (unknown), James C Sparks Sr, Fred Frugia (unknown), Genevia Frugia), Florence Frugia (unknown), Brad Courts Sr.
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| Other-Begin |
10 Aug 1961 |
Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
| court case: Smith graves |
- Court Cause No. 16107
W.P.H. McFaddin, Jr., et al
vs
Unknown Heirs of Caroline Sparks, et al
Court Cause No. 18399
W.P.H. McFaddin, Jr., et al
vs
Robert S. Frugia, et al
Court Cause No. 20324
W.P.H. McFaddin, Jr. et al
vs.
Coy V. Courts, et al (Sr.)
On this 10th day of August 1961, came on to be heard the application of the plaintiffs in the above entitled and numbered cause for an order of the court showing that the plaintiffs have complied with the judgments previously entered in said cause and further showing that the plaintiffs or their successors in interest are entitled to the free and unrestricted use of the land hereinafter described, as set forth in plaintiff's petition in the above entitled and numbered causes...
(pgs 10-13 of attached pdf)
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McFaddin Cemetery - TF Smith Homestead
Forest Lawn Index Card on occupants of graves. |
| Burial |
McFaddin, TF Smith Homestead, Forest Lawn Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- from James Willis Sparks: "Do not know when he died, but we know it was after the 1900 census was taken; he was in Wharton County, Texas. Then was back in Jefferson County in Beaumont area in August of 1902.. We also know he was buried in the Sparks's Cemetery in Port Arthur (was Aurora and a Sparks Settlement until 1895 when it was named Port Arthur) Jefferson County, Texas. We believe it was before 1912 as Viola (Vee) Court - Nobles - Sparks (Married to Milam Sparks from Clemville, Matagorda County, Tex. area.) was believed to be the last one to be buried in the Sparks Cemetery. {* seen note below] She died in January of 1912, after having Dallas Reed Sparks 7/3/1911, her death in January of 1912 was related to the birth of the baby. That makes it between 1902 and 1913 and also we didn't fine his or family's name in the 1910 census.
* Joseph Madison Sparks and Viola Courts are said to have been buried in the Gentz Cemetery that was located in Port Neches, at the site of DuPont plant. (The family had abandoned Sparks Settlement, Aurora, around 1890 and moved houses and all to Port Neches.) The graves were moved to Forest Lawn in 1956. The official list of contents of the four graves includes their name. However, with that said, at the time the graves were exhumed, it was family members who helped identify the occupants of that little family cemetery. So, there is reason to allow for faulty memory in either event; however logic dictates that those who died after 1900 were most probably in the Port Neches location.
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McFaddin Cemetery - TF Smith Homestead
Grave 2
SPARKS, John L. - died 1867 (s/o Solomon Sparks - m Martha Courts d/o James & Julia
SPRIGGS, Lura Sparks - died bef 1930; Ada Lura Sparks d/o James Chester, Sr ; Julias bro
SPARKS, William - son of Solomon and Caroline - d 1919
CRAWFORD, Phillip maybe hubby or son to Susan Sparks Crawford
SPARKS, J.C. (James Chester Sr)
SPARKS, Joseph bro to John L and Susan
SPARKS, James C. (James Chester Sr or Jr) -- Sr. died 1898 - Jr. died aft 1940
CRAWFORD, Susan Sparks prob Mary Susan Sparks, sis to James L Sparks - Phillip Crawford must be hubby or maybe a son - ??
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| Notes |
- Joseph Madison was born in Jefferson County some where around Taylor's Bayou and Pavell Island, in the year of 1854. Do not know when he died, but we know it was after the 1900 census was taken; he was in Wharton County, Texas. Then was back in Jefferson County in Beaumont area in August of 1902.. We also know he was buried in the Sparks's Cemetery in Port Arthur (was Aurora and a Sparks Settlement until 1895 when it was named Port Arthur) Jefferson County, Texas. We believe it was before 1912 as Viola (Vee) Court - Nobles - Sparks (Married to Milam Sparks from Clemville, Matagorda County, Tex. area.) was believed to be the last one to be buried in the Sparks Cemetery.(* see note below) She died in January of 1912, after having Dallas Reed Sparks 7/3/1911, her death in January of 1912 was related to the birth of the baby.That makes it between 1902 and 1913 and also we didn't fine his or family's name in the 1910 census. At this time we didn't fine Joseph and family living in Wharton County, Texas.
Viola Courts is "officially" said to be buried in the TF Smith Homestead -- set of 4 graves moved from Mid County, site of DuPont, to Forest Lawn (See the Forest Lawn/T.F. Smith Homestead Cemetery in this genealogical file). The list of names were supplied by family members who recited who were buried in that cemetery. There is room for error in faulty memories -- either way.
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| Person ID |
I503 |
Roots |
| Last Modified |
5 Apr 2011 |
1854 - Abt 1910 (~ 55 years)
