Pvt. Christopher Columbus Sparks
Co L, 4th Alabama Cavalry, CSA
Christopher Columbus Sparks was born December 30th 1846 d. 15th April 1923
1st m. Adline Elizabeth COOK 2 January 1868
2nd .m. Sarah Elizabeth EZZELL 4 August 1881
His Parents were Riley SPARKS born in Spartenburg SC and Nancy BENSON of white co. TN. Paternal Grand Parents, William SPARKS of Wilkes Co. NC and Eunice WOODRUFF (dau of Joseph WOODRUFF and Anne LINDSEY). Maternal Grand Parents were John BENSON of Bledsoe Co. TN and Rhoda TOLLERSON.
Paternal Great Grand Parents were John SPARKS of North Carolina and Molly ?? of New Jersey [Vol. 2, p. 135 "In Memory of Mary (Polly) (SPARKS) JOHNSON" gives Mary PARMELY as the wife of John SPARKS ]. Mary Parmely was born in 1763 in New Jersey and died 1853 in Franklin Co. Al and is buried in
Sparks Cemetery. She was the daughter of Giles Parmely. (Note: Mary "Polly" Sparks Johnson was a sister of Riley Sparks.) The Maternal Great Grand father of Pvt. C.C. Sparks was Thomas BENSON of Tennessee.
Sources:
"In Olden Times of Colbert and Franklin Counties in Ala", Compiled by Joyce
Dawson MITCHELL, Vol. 1, May 1991, p. 145-151; November 1991, Vol. 2 p. 135.
Christopher Columbus SPARKS Bible Records
Picture thanks to descendant, Patricia Cooper
(LunchLady7@aol.com)
Thanks to Nancy R. Harvey for forwarding much of this information
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