 1837 - 1912 (75 years)
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| Name |
Tillman SPARKS [1] |
| Birth |
24 Jul 1837 |
, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA  [2, 3, 4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Tax List |
1860 |
, Falls, Texas, USA |
| Tax List |
| Military |
Between 1862 and May 1865 |
, Falls, Texas, USA |
| Military |
- "Tillman was captured on June 30, 1864, in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, while defending a bridge so that his fellow soldiers could cross. He was listed on the prisoner-of-war roster at Ship Island, Mississippi, until November 5, 1864, when he was sent to the Elmira, New York, Prison Camp. He was received there on November 19, 1864. His description on the POW roster stated that he was 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and that he had a dark complexion, light hair, and blue eyes." [Sparks Family Association]
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| Tax List |
1877 |
, Eastland, Texas, USA |
| Tax List |
 Census |
1880 |
, Eastland, Texas, USA |
| ED 174, pg (315D) |
- Precinct 2
Tillmon Sparks Self M 41 Arkansas
Elcy Sparks Wife F 35 Texas
James R Sparks Son M 14 Texas
Alexander T Sparks Son M 10 Texas
Saml W Sparks Son M 4 Texas
John Sparks Son M 1 Texas
Bailey M Sparks Bro M 35 Texas
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| Tax List |
1881 |
, Eastland, Texas, USA |
| Tax List |
| Census |
1900 |
, Parker, Texas, USA |
| ED 79, pg 4B |
- Precinct 8
Tillman Sparks Head M 62 Jul 1837 Arkansas m. 39 yrs.
Ailsie Sparks Wife F 55 Oct 1844 Texas 12/6 children
Tillman A Sparks Son M 29 Aug 1870 Texas m. 6 months
Littie D Sparks D-in-l F 18 Sep 1881 Texas 0/0 children
John H Sparks Son M 21 Mar 1879 Texas
Cordon W Sparks Son M 19 Mar 1881 Texas
Neecie B Sparks Dau F 12 Nov 1887 Texas
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| Census |
1910 |
, Parker, Texas, USA |
| ED 85, pg 2A |
- Precinct 8
Tillman Sparks Head M 72 Arkansas
Elcy Sparks Wife F 64 Texas
Nellie Belle Sparks Dau F 21 Texas
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| Death |
23 Oct 1912 |
, Parker, Texas, USA |
| Burial |
24 Oct 1912 |
, Parker, Texas, USA |
Address:
Hill Cemetery
Texas
Parker County |
| Person ID |
I6516 |
An Armstrong & A Heffernan |
| Last Modified |
6 Oct 2017 |
| Father |
Willoughby SPARKS, b. 1802, , Clarke, Georgia, USA d. Between 1858 and 1863, , , Texas, USA (Age 56 years) |
| Mother |
Mary BOATWRIGHT, b. 1809, , Gallatin, Illinois, USA d. Aft 1861, , , Texas, USA (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1824 |
, , Arkansas, USA |
| Family ID |
F2414 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Elsie PEAVEYHOUSE, b. 16 Oct 1845, , Fort Bend, Texas, USA d. 27 Sep 1919, , Henderson, Texas, USA (Age 73 years) |
| Marriage |
13 May 1861 |
, Falls, Texas, USA [5] |
| Children |
| | 1. Willoughby SPARKS, b. 28 Feb 1864, , Falls, Texas, USA d. 17 Mar 1869, , Johnson, Texas, USA (Age 5 years) |
| | 2. Mary SPARKS, b. 20 Dec 1864, , Falls, Texas, USA d. 25 Sep 1880, , Johnson, Texas, USA (Age 15 years) |
| | 3. James Richard SPARKS, b. 10 Sep 1866, , Johnson, Texas, USA d. 30 Oct 1941, Denton, Denton, Texas, USA (Age 75 years) |
| | 4. Nelson SPARKS, b. 11 Nov 1868, , Johnson, Texas, USA d. 12 Jun 1872, , Johnson, Texas, USA (Age 3 years) |
| | 5. Tillman Alexander SPARKS, b. 14 Aug 1870, , Johnson, Texas, USA d. 12 May 1963, Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA (Age 92 years) |
| | 6. Jacob M SPARKS, b. 10 Jul 1872, , Johnson, Texas, USA d. 2 Oct 1873, , Johnson, Texas, USA (Age 1 year) |
| | 7. Dee SPARKS, b. 14 Jan 1875, , Johnson, Texas, USA d. 13 Oct 1875, , Johnson, Texas, USA (Age 0 years) |
| | 8. Anna SPARKS, b. 14 Jan 1875, , Johnson, Texas, USA d. 4 Feb 1877, , Johnson, Texas, USA (Age 2 years) |
| | 9. Samuel Walter SPARKS, b. 28 Sep 1876, , Johnson, Texas, USA d. 20 Jul 1966, Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, USA (Age 89 years) |
| | 10. John Henry SPARKS, b. 24 Mar 1879, , Eastland, Texas, USA d. 8 Dec 1911, , Parker, Texas, USA (Age 32 years) |
| | 11. Cordon Wesley SPARKS, b. 13 Mar 1881, , Eastland, Texas, USA d. 16 Aug 1965, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA (Age 84 years) |
| | 12. Necie Belle SPARKS, b. 30 Nov 1887, , Parker, Texas, USA d. 10 Feb 1974, Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, USA (Age 86 years) |
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| Family ID |
F2763 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Oct 2017 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 24 Jul 1837 - , Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA |
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 | Tax List - Tax List - 1860 - , Falls, Texas, USA |
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| Marriage - 13 May 1861 - , Falls, Texas, USA |
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| Military - Military - Between 1862 and May 1865 - , Falls, Texas, USA |
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 | Tax List - Tax List - 1877 - , Eastland, Texas, USA |
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| Census - ED 174, pg (315D) - 1880 - , Eastland, Texas, USA |
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| Tax List - Tax List - 1881 - , Eastland, Texas, USA |
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 | Census - ED 79, pg 4B - 1900 - , Parker, Texas, USA |
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| Census - ED 85, pg 2A - 1910 - , Parker, Texas, USA |
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| Death - 23 Oct 1912 - , Parker, Texas, USA |
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| Burial - Address:
Hill Cemetery
Texas
Parker County - 24 Oct 1912 - , Parker, Texas, USA |
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| Pin Legend |
 : Address
 : Location
 : City/Town
 : County/Shire
 : State/Province
 : Country
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| Notes |
- County: Eastland
Abstract Number: 1021
District/Class: Milam Preemption
File Number: 4115
Original Grantee: Tillman Sparks
Patentee: D. C. Woods
Title Date:
Patent Date: 08 Nov 1884
Patent No: 423
Patent Vol: 16
Certificate:
Part Section:
Survey/Blk/Tsp:
Adj County:
Acres: 160.00
Adj Acres:
Remarks:
Applied for pension in Parker Co, Texas. Pension #16267.
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| Sources |
- [S18] 1850 Limestone, TX, pg 785 (379A), d/f #369/369.
Tilman Sparks
- [S18] 1850 Limestone, TX, pg 785 (379A), d/f #369/369.
age 13, Arkansas
- [S1752] 1840 Hot Spring AR, pg 156.
1 male, 0-5 years old
- [S1754] 1900 Parker TX, ED 79, pg 4B.
age 62, Jul 1837, Arkansas
- [S1249] Texas Marriages, 1837-1973, (FamilySearch.org), Sparks, Tillman.
to Aley Peavehouse, 13 May 1861, Falls County
They had been living together since about Dec 1859. (See 1860 Census)
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