Descendants of

Descendants of

Edward SPARKS

1. Edward¹ Sparks [9968], died abt. 1802 in Goochland County, VA. He married unknown.

Children of Edward SPARKS were as follows:

+ 2 i Jeremiah² Sparks [9966], born 1755 in VA or NC. He married Nancy or Mary? (---) [11427].

Generation 2

2. Jeremiah² Sparks [9966] (Edward¹), born 1755 in VA or NC; died bef. Jan 1841 in Morgan Co., GA. He married Nancy or Mary? (---) [11427].

Notes for Jeremiah SPARKS

Listed as Revolutionary War soldier in the 1827 land lottery of GA.

Children of Jeremiah SPARKS and Nancy or Mary? (---) were as follows:

3 i Malinda³ Sparks [11470]

+ 4 ii Nancy "Pattie"³ Sparks [3744], born 10 Jun 1786 in Franklin Co, GA. She married Stephen CRAIN [3743].

5 iii Carter WALTON³ Sparks [9969], born 28 May 1797 in GA; died 7 Jul 1877 in Cave Spring, Floyd Co., GA. He married Susan Cade WHATELY [9955]. SOURCE CITATION: Page: Vol. VIII, No. 4 Date: Dec 1960 Title: The Sparks Quarterly

+ 6 iv Emily "Milly"³ Sparks [6793], born 1 Dec 1790 in GA. She married (1) Abijah C. "Big CRAIN [6805]. She married (2) unknown.

7 v Malinda³ Sparks [9954], born 1800 in Morgan Co., GA. She married on 13 Aug 1816, James B. ARNOLD [9956].

Generation 3

4. Nancy "Pattie"³ Sparks [3744] (Jeremiah², Edward¹), born 10 Jun 1786 in Franklin Co, GA; died 1826 in White Co, TN. She married abt. 1800 in GA, Stephen CRAIN [3743], born abt. 1777 in PA or GA; died Dec 1859 in Pontotoc Co., MS, son of Joel CRAIN [3849] and Unknown (---) [9967].

Notes for Nancy "Pattie" SPARKS

Children of Nancy "Pattie" SPARKS and Stephen CRAIN were as follows:

8 i Dixon⁴ CRAIN [10923], born abt. 1800 in GA; died 1851 in Tippah Co., MS.

9 ii Nancy B.⁴ CRAIN [11019], born abt. 1805 in GA.

10 iii Jeremiah Sparks⁴ CRAIN [48], born 6 Apr 1809 in Madison Co., TN; died 15 Aug 1880 in Maries County, MO; buried in Travis Cem., Belle, Maries County, MO. SOURCE CITATION: Page: #34 Title: 1850 Census, Osage Co., MO Author: Fed SOURCE CITATION: Page: pp 680-687 Title: History of Maries County Author: Everett Marshall King Publication Information: 1968 Ramfire Press, Cape Gireau., MO Repository Name: State Historical Society of Missouri Address: 1020 Lowry Mall, Columbia, MO 65201 SOURCE CITATION: Page: Aged 71 ys. 4 mo 9 d. Title: Headstone SOURCE CITATION: Page: Jefferson Twnp #101 Title: 1880 MO Census, Maries Co. He may be the J. S. buried in Travis Cem., Maries County, MO. If so, birthdate is 6 April 1809 and death was on 15 Aug 1880.

11 iv William M.⁴ CRAIN [10427], born 1810 in SC; died 23 Jul 1858 in Columbia Co., AR. SOURCE CITATION: Page: 404 Title: Five Links Author: Harold Crain Publication Information: Oklahoma City, OK 1996 Repository Name: Personal Ownership

12 v Martin Peeples⁴ CRAIN [10331], born abt. 1811 in White Co., TN. 1850 fed census Maury Co., TN.

13 vi Stephen⁴ CRAIN [10928], born abt. 1816 in Sparta, White Co., TN; died 27 Sep 1857 in Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR.

14 vii John Dennis⁴ CRAIN [10333], born 9 Sep 1824 in NC; died 10 Oct 1876 in Union Co., MS; buried in Mt. Pisgah Cem., Pontotoc Co., MS. 41st Regiment MS Infantry CSA

15 viii Bethel⁴ CRAIN [11516], born abt. 1810 in , Franklin Co., GA; died 17 Apr 1858 in Moss Township, Columbia Co., AR; buried in Columbia Co., AR.

16 ix Dixon⁴ CRAIN [11506], born abt. 1805; died bef. 1859.

17 x Abijah "Ab" Brook⁴ CRAIN [11313], born 14 Mar 1817 in , White County, TN; died 3 Dec 1895 in Toone, Hardeman Co., TN; buried in Caddell Cemetery, SE of Toone, Hardeman Co., TN. According to "The Ten Sons of Oliver", Ab's tombstone read "He was a Baptist Missionary Christian, son of Stephan, grandson of Joel. Fromj Joel and William Crain sprang the Crain family of this country."

6. Emily "Milly"³ Sparks [6793] (Jeremiah², Edward¹), born 1 Dec 1790 in GA; died 10 Feb 1862 in Van Buren Co., TN. She married (1) abt. 1804 in Franklin, Abijah C. "Big CRAIN [6805], born 5 May 1785 in GA, son of William CRAIN [8016] and Mary (---) [6803]. She married (2) unknown.

Children of Emily "Milly" SPARKS and Abijah C. "Big CRAIN were as follows:

18 i Mary⁴ CRAIN [5867], born 1808 in TN.

19 ii Elizabeth⁴ CRAIN [6209], born abt. 1812.

20 iii Emily Argain⁴ CRAIN [6586], born abt. 1815.

21 iv Russell T.⁴ CRAIN [5651], born 12 Jun 1815 in Spencer, Van Buren, TN.

22 v Malinda⁴ CRAIN [5492], born 1819 in Spencer, Van Buren, TN.

23 vi Martin Presley⁴ CRAIN^,, [5023], born abt. 1823 in Spencer, Van Buren, TN. SOURCE CITATION: Page: 4th district #27 b. TN living with Rachel Date: 18 Sep 1850 Title: 1850 Census, Van Buren, TN Author: Fed SOURCE CITATION: Title: 1860 Census, Van Buren, TN Author: Fed SOURCE CITATION: Page: District #4 Title: 1861 Census, Van Buren Home Guard, TN

24 vii Oliver Cleveland⁴ CRAIN [5824], born 25 Nov 1824 in WHITE, TN; died 3 Oct 1877. SOURCE CITATION: Title: TN Marriages p. 308

25 viii Newell⁴ CRAIN [10695], born 1826 in TN.

26 ix Jeremiah Sparks⁴ CRAIN [10638], born 1829 in TN.

27 x Abijah⁴ CRAIN [10596], born 1835.

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