The Douglas Archives Genealogy Pages

Discovering our Douglas Ancestors and their Relatives

Share Print Bookmark
*Walter Sparks, Jr.

*Walter Sparks, Jr.

Male 1802 - Aft 1892  (91 years)

Generations:      Standard    |    Vertical    |    Compact    |    Box    |    Text    |    Ahnentafel    |    Fan Chart    |    Media    |    PDF

Generation: 1

  1. 1.  *Walter Sparks, Jr. was born in 1802 in Jefferson County, Kentucky (son of *Walter Sparks, Sr. and Phoebe); died after 1892 in Kentucky, USA.

    *Walter married Nancy King1st Marriage; Bullitt County, Kentucky. Nancy and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. *James B. Sparks was born in 1831 in Bullitt County, Kentucky; died in 1931 in Davies County, Kentucky.

    *Walter married Nancy Browning2ND Marriage; Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Nancy and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  *Walter Sparks, Sr. was born between 1760 and 1762 in Cranberry, Middlesex County, New Jersey (son of *Richard Sparks, Sr. and Johannah Applegate); died between 1827 and 1830 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

    Notes:

    SOURCE - Referenced: The Sparks Quarterly Magazine; Dec. 1987, No.140, pgs. 3130-3136.
    SOURCE - Referenced: The Sparks Quarterly Magazine; #145, pgs.3369-3370.
    SOURCE: Records of Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins, descendant.
    A Copy is in the Sparks Family Records.

    *Walter + Phoebe. died between 1827 and 1830 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Phoebe died between 1827 and 1830 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
    Children:
    1. Richard Sparks was born on 24 Dec 1781 in Alleghany County, Pennsylvania; died on 3 Sep 1854 in West Vigo County, Indiana.
    2. Elijah Sparks was born in 1783 in Alleghany County, Pennsylvania; died after 1830.
    3. William Sparks was born in 1785 in Alleghany County, Pennsylvania; died before 1850.
    4. Hannah Sparks was born in 1789 in Jefferson County, Kentucky; and died.
    5. Daniel Sparks was born in 1791 in Jefferson County, Kentucky; died before 1860 in Vigo County, Indiana, USA.
    6. James Sparks was born in 1792 in Jefferson County, Kentucky; died on 23 Jul 1851.
    7. Joanna Sparks was born on 16 Aug 1793 in Jefferson County, Kentucky; and died.
    8. Ezra Sparks was born in 1795 in Jefferson County, Kentucky; died between 1870 and 1880 in Illinois, USA.
    9. 1. *Walter Sparks, Jr. was born in 1802 in Jefferson County, Kentucky; died after 1892 in Kentucky, USA.
    10. Elizabeth Sparks was born in 1802 in Jefferson County, Kentucky; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  *Richard Sparks, Sr. was born in 1725 in New Jersey (son of Sparks); died in 1792 in Elizabeth Township, Alleghey County, Pennsylvania.

    Notes:

    1). Source: Referenced: The Sparks Quarterly Magazine; Dec. 1971,No. 76
    A copy is in the Sparks Family Records.
    Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins kept excellent records, and the compiler(daughter) is initially only working off of a hand written outline tojust data base the lineage of the family to start with, and later moreinformation on the family will be added.
    A copy of the family lineage is in the Sparks Family records.
    2). Source: A packet of information on the Joshua Elkins Sr.'sbranch of the family in relationship to the Sparks Family and ourWilliam H. Elkins family line from Everett C. Elkins of Tennessee, 03FEB 1995, to Joyce Lorraine Clore Elkins of Indiana per postal mail.
    If you wish more information on this family line please contact thecompiler at: sljuhl1234@yahoo.com or sljuhl1234@msn.com [22 Jul2006, SLJuhl, compiler and Joyce's daughter]

    SOURCE - SPARKS QUARTERLY: Titled - LIFE AND FAMILY OF DANIEL SPARKS(1763-ca.1820), continued: #163, Sep. 1993, p. 4152 - Excerpts:Para. 2, "In fact, when a Samuel Ketchum died in 1778 in southwesternPennsylvania, an area then claimed by Virginia and organized asYohogania County in 1776, Daniel Spark's father, Richard Sparks, Sr.,had been one of four men ordered to take an inventory of Ketchum'sestate. The Yohogania County Court's minute book for 1776 to 1780survives, and at a meeting of this court on August 24, 1778, it was"Ordered that Andrew Pearce, Rich'd Johnston, James Wall, and Rich'dSparks, or any three of them being first Sworn, do appraise the Estateof Samuel Ketchum, dec'd. and make return to next Court." Theadministration of Samuel Ketchum's estate was granted to his widow,Elizabeth Ketchum, and to his brother, William Ketchum. See pp.248-49 of Records of the District of West Augusta, Ohio County, andYohogania County, Virginia, published by Ohio State University, 1970.William Ketchum was still living near Richard Sparks in AlleghanyCounty, Pennsylvania, when the 1790 census was taken."

    *Richard married Johannah Applegate between 1745 and 1750 in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Johannah (daughter of Benjamin Applegate, Sr. and Elizabeth Parent) was born between 1730 and 1750 in Middlesex County, New Jersey; died in Alleghey County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Johannah Applegate was born between 1730 and 1750 in Middlesex County, New Jersey (daughter of Benjamin Applegate, Sr. and Elizabeth Parent); died in Alleghey County, Pennsylvania.

    Notes:

    Married:
    U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    Name: Richard Sparks
    Gender: male
    Birth Place: NJ
    Birth Year: 1725
    Marriage State: of NJ
    Number Pages: 1
    Source Citation: Source number: 2862.005; Source type: Family groupsheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code:Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.,2004; www.Ancestry.com

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Betsey Sparks was born in 1750 in Cranberry, Middlesex County, New Jersey; died in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
    2. *James Sparks was born in 1752 in Cranberry, Middlesex County, New Jersey; died on 25 May 1834 in 90 Yrs Old; Carr Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
    3. Benjamin Sparks was born in 1754 in Cranberry, Middlesex County, New Jersey; died in 1801 in Elizabeth Township, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania.
    4. Richard Sparks, Jr. was born in 1757 in Cranberry, Middlesex County, New Jersey; died on 2 Jul 1815 in Bayou Pierr, Claiborne County, Mississippi.
    5. 2. *Walter Sparks, Sr. was born between 1760 and 1762 in Cranberry, Middlesex County, New Jersey; died between 1827 and 1830 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
    6. Daniel Sparks, Reverand/Minister was born on 10 Feb 1763 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; died in 1820 in Scott County, Indiana.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Sparks was born between 1688 and 1694 in England (son of *Sparks); and died.
    Children:
    1. 4. *Richard Sparks, Sr. was born in 1725 in New Jersey; died in 1792 in Elizabeth Township, Alleghey County, Pennsylvania.

  2. 10.  Benjamin Applegate, Sr. was born in 1700 in New Jersey; died before 16 May 1753 in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

    Notes:

    American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    Name: Benjamin Applegate
    Birth Date: 1700
    Birthplace: New Jersey
    Volume: 04
    Page Number: 356
    Reference: Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( Thegreatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area andfor the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): Apr 9,1913, 2773 Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. AmericanGenealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT,USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999; www.Ancestry.com

    Benjamin married Elizabeth Parent on 18 Jul 1729 in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Elizabeth was born in 1700 in New Jersey; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 11.  Elizabeth Parent was born in 1700 in New Jersey; and died.

    Notes:

    American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    Name: Elizabeth Parent
    Birth Date: 1700
    Birthplace: New Jersey
    Volume: 130
    Page Number: 228
    Reference: Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( Thegreatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area andfor the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 9 Apr1913, 2773 Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. AmericanGenealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT,USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999; www.Ancestry.com.

    Children:
    1. 5. Johannah Applegate was born between 1730 and 1750 in Middlesex County, New Jersey; died in Alleghey County, Pennsylvania.
    2. Benjamin Applegate, Jr. was born in 1750 in Middlesex County, New Jersey; and died.



This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding v. 14.0.4, written by Darrin Lythgoe © 2001-2024.

Maintained by William Douglas. | Data Protection Policy.