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- SOURCE: Sparksville, Indiana was named for him. He had a ferry and amill. "SPARKSVILLE, INDIANA, Population 130, is located on thenorthern bluff overlooking the East Fork of White River, in JacksonCounty in the south-central part of the state. Here, about 1808, cameSTEPHEN SPARKS, then about thirty-three years of age, son of JamesSparks (see Vol. II, No. 3, Whole No. 7, Sept. 1954 of The SparksQuarterly.) On April 7, 1816, the Washington County, Indiana, ProbateCourt granted a license to Stephen Sparks to operate a ferry acrossthe White River. The license read as follows: "Ordered that StephenSparks be Licensed to Keep a Ferry over White River at NorthwestCorner of Fraction [sic] No. 203, In Township 24, North of Range No.3, East, and that he be Authorized to Receive For Each Wagon and FourHorses, Fifty Cents; for each Wagon and Two Horses, Thirty-Seven andOne Half Cents; For Two-Wheel Carriages, Twenty Five Cents; For Manand Horse, Twelve and One-Half Cents; For Single Man and Horse, Sixand One-Quarter Cents; for Grown Cattle or Four Hogs, Four Cents; ForSheep, Two Cents." Thus this location became known as "SPARKS'FERRY," and undoubtedly it was a key to the settlement of otherIndiana counties further north. Stephen Sparks died August 9, 1851.In 1857, Charles J. Rosenbaum platted the present village ofSPARKSVILLE."
SOURCES - Referenced: The Sparks Quarterly; # 167, Sep 1994, P.4323-4357; # 8, Dec 1954, p. 52;
# 44, Dec 1963, P. 781-783--Pension.
SOURCE: 1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Stephen Sparks
County: Jackson
State: Indiana
Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Jackson, Indiana; Roll:83; Page: 3. Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [databaseon-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.
08 August 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Stephen Sparks
Age: 75
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1775
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Carr, Jackson, Indiana
Household Members: Name Age
Amanda Sparks 14 IN
Catharine Sparks 74 Va
Jacob Sparks 12 IN
Stephen Sparks 75 Farms, Value 3000, Penn.
James Cowen 19 Laborer
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Carr, Jackson, Indiana;Roll: M432_152; Page: 171; Image: 345; Dwelling43/44; Lines 36-40.Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line].Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.
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