William C. Sparks^[1]

1838 - 1916  (78 years)

• Name	William C. Sparks
  Birth	20 Jul 1838	Johnson Co, Ind.
  Gender	Male
  Death	aft. 1916	Ft. Dodge, KS- Soldiers Home
  Notes	Census: Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Wm. C. SPARKS Self M MaleW 41 IN Farming KY KY Maranda SPARKS Wife M Female W39 IN Keeps House KY IN Jeferson D. SPARKS Son S Male W 16 IN IN IN Mary E. SPARKS Dau S Female W 13 IN ININ George W. SPARKS Son S Male W 10 IN IN IN Susan A. SPARKS Dau S Female W 9 IN IN IN Luanna SPARKS Dau S Female W 4 MO IN IN Wm. C. SPARKS Son S Male W2 MO IN IN _____________________________________ According to Sparks Quarterly VOL. XXIX, No 4 December 1981 Whole # 116 pg2284: William C. Sparks served in Companies A& C, 7th Regiment Indiana Calvalry. File Designatrion: Inv. Appl. No. 774,339 Per his application for pension, WIlliam C. Sparks stated the following: While he was a prisoner of war at Canton, Tenn., in March 1863, he was struck in the right eye by a comrade snappin on an old coup (?) and a piece flying into his eye. The injury eventually destroyed his sight in that eye. He wsa treated in the Rebel Hospital at Canton, Tenn.
  Person ID	I5999	Wilson-Maynard Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2004

  
  

  Father	William Sparks,   b. Jan 1799, Westmoreland County, KY d. 5 Aug 1871, Johnson County, IN (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Nancy Crawford,   b. May 1803, Kentucky d. 21 Jul 1889, Johnson County, Indiana (Age 86 years)
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  Family ID	F3026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1
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  Children	1. Matilda J. Sparks,   b. Mar 1860, Indiana
  Family ID	F2691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Miranda Whitaker,   b. 1841, Indianna
  Marriage	William C. Sparks
  Notes	_UID648E17A7F3A2E14FB092174D2745FB46C86A
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth Sparks,   b. 1865, Indianna d. 1936 (Age 71 years)   2. Jefferson T. Sparks,   b. 1863, Indiana   3. George W. Sparks,   b. 1869, Indiana   4. Susan R. Sparks,   b. 1872, Missouri   5. Luanna Sparks,   b. 1875, Missouri   6. William C. Sparks,   b. 1877, Missouri
  Family ID	F2980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S536291424] The Sparks Quarterly- The official publication of the Sparks Family Assn.,, (Vol. XXIX, No2 June1981, whole No 114).