{"id":3741,"date":"2010-05-13T09:56:33","date_gmt":"2010-05-13T16:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/?p=3741"},"modified":"2012-06-17T13:41:24","modified_gmt":"2012-06-17T13:41:24","slug":"sparks-and-ellis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/3741\/sparks-and-ellis\/","title":{"rendered":"James Sparks and Mary Ann Ellis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image of Mary Sparks courtesy of descendants of Mabel Clair McKenney Tripp.<\/p>\n

James Sparks was born 1803 in , Fleming, Kentucky. He married abt 1827 to Mary Ann Ellis in , Nicholas, Kentucky. She was born 1806 in , Nicholas, Kentucky.<\/p>\n

I believe James to be the son of George Sparks and Elizabeth “Betsy” Wells. Mary Ann Ellis was the daughter of James Mason Ellis and Francis Fanny Doughty.<\/p>\n

Kentucky Nicholas County Marriage Bonds 1799-1855 gives:<\/p>\n

James SPARKS & Polly ELLIS, November 1, 1827. By John Rogers.<\/p>\n

As Mary Ann ELLIS was born in Nicholas County, Kentucky, I believe this Polly ELLIS to be Mary Ann and wife of James Sparks. In the census, James SPARKS and Mary are consistently located beside family of Mary Ann ELLIS, most consistently James Nicholas ELLIS, her brother.<\/p>\n

James and Mary Ann had 7 children:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Elizabeth J. Sparks b. abt. 1828, died before 1853, married Richard Allen Crane who was born 1826 and died 1878.<\/li>\n
  2. James E. Sparks<\/a> b. 1832 in Indiana, died 1927 in , Chautauqua County, Kansas, married 1852 March 28 in , Martin, Indiana to Carrie E. (Cary Ann) Burch b. 1835 in , Greene, Indiana, died 1917 in , Chautauqua, Kansas. Direct line.<\/li>\n
  3. George T. Sparks b. abt. 1830, died before 1864. 1851 Jan 12 at Greene, Indiana he married Cyrene C. (Syreney) Vest. In 1864 March 31 at Loogootee, Martin, Indiana she married 2nd Martin J. Stuckey, b. abt 1798 in Kentucky. He was married 3 times previously, to Millie Cleveland, Ruth Love and Catherine Van Hoy.<\/li>\n
  4. Otho Sparks was born abt 1834 and died before 1898. 1856 April 13 in , Martin, Indiana he married Mary E. Lamar. He married 2nd, 1895 Nov 17 in , Gibson, Indiana, Sarah C. Collins.<\/li>\n
  5. William Sparks was born about 1837.<\/li>\n
  6. Benjamin D. Sparks was b. abt. 1840 in , Monroe, Indiana, and died in Chautauqua County, Kansas. He appears to have married 3 times, to a Mary Curtis, Minerva Edmondson, and Emma Louis Mitchell. I’ll list his families on a separate page.<\/li>\n
  7. Mary Ellen Sparks was born abt. 1845. 1867 April 4 in Macoupin, Macoupin, Illinois she married T. C. Russell.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I’ve yet to locate the family in the 1830 census.<\/p>\n

    1830, 1832, 1834, children were born in Indiana. About 1835 James’ father died. hen in 1837 and 1840 two more children were born in Indiana.<\/p>\n

    The census data for 1840.<\/p>\n

    James M. ELLIS, father of Mary Ann, is on page 58, and his sons Benjamin and Ellis, and SCOTT and CRANE relations, are on page 67. The household of James SPARKS shows 2 2 1 – – 1 \/ – – 1 – – 1 (2 males under 5 would be William and Benjamin, 2 5 to 10 would be Otho and James, 1 10 to 15 George, 1 30 to 40 woulld be James Sr., 1 female 10 to 14 is unknown and 1 female 30 to 40 is Mary).<\/p>\n

    1840 IN MONROE CO.
    \npg. 58
    \nWm. GOODING
    \nLydia BURCH
    \nWm. ROBINSON
    \n…
    \nNathan HUDDLESTON
    \nJonathan HINKLE
    \nWm. LENTZ
    \nJames CAMPBELL
    \nDaniel GROSS SR.
    \n…
    \nWilliam MOORE
    \nJohn GOODNIGHT
    \nJames M. ELLIS Sr. – – – – – – – 1 \/ – – 1 2 1 – – 1
    \nHays ADAMS
    \nWm. ADAMS
    \npg. 62
    \nORAM
    \nGWYNN
    \nPAULEY
    \nPAULEY
    \nSPARKS 2 2 1 – – 1 \/ – – 1 – – 1
    \n(Index gives as James SPARKS, images have first names cut off.)
    \nISAHOWER
    \nWARD
    \nTARKINGTON
    \npg. 67
    \nDavid HALL
    \nBird DAWSON
    \nWIlliam POARCH
    \nJonathan SCOTT
    \nJoseph SANDERS
    \nAlexander SYMS
    \nBenj. ELLIS 1 – – – 1 \/ – – – 1
    \nJames ELLIS Jr. – – – – 1\/ 2 – – – 1
    \nHenry SANDERS
    \nVincent SCOTT 1 2 – – – 1 \/ 1 – 1 – – 1
    \nRichard CRANE 1 2 3 – – 1 \/ 1 1 – – – 1
    \nYalden BAKER<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Lastly, in 1845, Mary Ellen was born.<\/p>\n

    By 1848 the family was in Brown County Indiana where James is listed as a poll tax payer.<\/p>\n

    The 1850 census data.<\/p>\n

    James SPARKS and Mary are living beside her brother James Nicholas ELLIS. John ELLIS in household 140 is a brother of her father James Mason ELLIS. John ELLIS married a Lucretia WELLS who could possibly have been a relation of Elizabeth WELLS, wife of George SPARKS.<\/p>\n

    1850 MARTIN COUNTY PERRY TOWNSHIP INDIANA CENSUS
    \npg. 51A
    \n140\/142
    \nJohn ELLIS 76 farmer b. PA 400 can’t read or write
    \nWilliam 38 farmer 200 b. KY can’t read or write
    \nJohn 34 150 b. KY can’t read or write
    \nElizabeth McCAMORIN 36 b. KY can’t read or write
    \nMary ELLIS 32 b. IN
    \nWilliam McCAMORIN 16
    \nSarah MURPHY 15
    \nJane MURPHY 15 twins
    \nWilliam McCAMORIN 16 farmer b. IN
    \n141\/144
    \nMartin STUCKEY 52 potter 400 b. KY
    \nCatharine 31 b. NC
    \nJohn 1 b. IN
    \nMartin 1. b. IN
    \n142\/145
    \nUpton STUCKEY 27 potter 600 b. IN
    \nJane 30 b. NC
    \nMartin 4 b. IN
    \nArthur 1 b. IN
    \nAaron ROSE 16 potter b. NJ
    \n143\/146
    \nHubbard LOVE 45 farmer
    \nSarah LOVE 40 $500 b. NC
    \nJohn 30 farmer b. IN
    \nSarah J. 18
    \nWilliam N. 15 farmer
    \nMary Ann 13
    \nArch 10
    \nEmaline 7
    \nNaller ? 3
    \n144\/147
    \nSabra LOVE 83 b. PA
    \nJames S. LOVE 22 farmer b. IN
    \n145\/148
    \nHannah LOVE 26 b. SC
    \nAbigail B., EMORE 8 b. IN
    \n146\/149
    \nJohn CRANE 26 Farmer 200 b. IN
    \nElvira 36 b. KY
    \nJohn C. 4 b. IN
    \np. 51B
    \nWilliam CRANE 3 b. IN
    \nBen N. 1
    \nNOTE: Worldconnect http:\/\/worldconnect.rootsweb.com\/cgi-bin\/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1651362&id=I75186476 (caspian64@aol.com)
    \nElvira ELLIS (sister of Mary Ellis SPARKS) , b. 1814 KY, daughter of James M. ELLIS b. 1784 PA or VA and Francis Fanny DOUGHTY. John Cord CRANE was a son of Richard CRANE and Rebecca GARDNER (Rebecca was a sister of Elizabeth GARDNER and Elizabeth married 2nd Richard CRANE). John Cord CRANE died young… “She may not have been in a good mental state. Some records indicate that her children were given away and she is found in one census as ‘living with a slew of paupers’. 1850 Census: IN, Martin Co. Perry Twp; 1860 Census: IN, Martin Co. Perry Twp, pg 51; 1870 Census: IN, Martin Co. Center Twp. pg. 300; 1880 Census: IN, Martin Co. Perry Twp.; Holt History of Martin Co IN Vol. 2 (Putnam County Library.”
    \nNext door is Elvira and Mary’s brother James Nicholas ELLIS. <\/em>
    \n147\/150
    \nJames N. ELLIS 36 Farmer 500 b. KY
    \nMaria 36 b. KY
    \nElvira 13 b. IN
    \nElizabeth 11
    \nMary J. 9
    \nJames A. 4
    \nBenj. 2
    \nNOTE: This is James Nicholas ELLIS b. 21 July 1811 in Nicolas Co. KY and died 3 Sept. 1892 in Neosho Co. KS. His wife is Rebecca Mariah SCOTT b. 1 May 1816 in Nicolas Co. KY. Joel Weintraub writes at Genforum as to Rebecca Mariah SCOTT that her parents were Jonathan SCOTT and Catherine BORDERS, and that Jonathan’s father was Simon SCOTT who “was a youngster in Scotland when Pirates captured him, and released him in Virginia when he was of age…thus he knew his first name but not last, so he called his surname Scott after Scotland.” <\/em>
    \n148\/151
    \nJames SPARKS 46 farmer 300 b. KY
    \nMary 43 b. KY
    \nGeorge T. 20 b. IN
    \nJames E. 18
    \nOtho 16
    \nWilliam 13
    \nBenj. 10
    \nMary Ellen 5
    \n149\/152
    \nRichard A. CRANE 23 Farmer $200
    \nElizabeth CRANE 22
    \nJames S. 2
    \nRichard 49 farmer $650 b. KY 150\/153
    \nElizabeth CRANE 42John C. 23 farmer
    \nThomas 22 farmer $400
    \nIsaac E. 19
    \nElizabeth 17
    \nBenjamin J. 16
    \nSusan R. 16
    \nCharles H. 3
    \nElisa E. 2
    \nCary A. BIRCH 2
    \nJohn A. BIRCH 13
    \nIsaac T. BURCH 12
    \nMartha S. BIRCH 7
    \nGeorge H. CRANE 10
    \nNote: Cary BIRCH is erroneously given here as 2 instead of 12.<\/em>
    \n151\/156 James and Percilla QUEEN<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    In 1852, son James E. Sparks was married. In 1855, Mary Ann’s brother, Benjamin, died. The marriage of son Otho followed in 1856.<\/p>\n

    The census data for 1860.<\/p>\n

    James SPARKS and Mary are again living next to James Nicholas ELLIS, and also next to son James E. SPARKS.<\/p>\n

    1860 CUMBERLAND COUNTY ILLINOIS SPRING POINT CENSUS
    \npg. 738
    \nJames ELLIS 38 stone mason b. KY
    \nR. Mariah 44 b. KY
    \nElvira MILLER 23 b. IN
    \nMary ELLIS 19
    \nJames 14
    \nBenjamin 12
    \nJonathan 10
    \nMargaret
    \nSarah A.
    \nThomas
    \nJames W. ? 4
    \nAlbert 5
    \nNOTE: James ELLIS was living next to the SPARKS in the 1850 Martin County census.<\/em>
    \npg. 740 (76 ancestry.com)
    \n73\/73 James W. SCOTT 45 wheelwright $1200 $500 b. KY
    \nAdelia 45 b. GA?
    \nMalison 19 f. b. IL
    \nCarolin 16 b. IL
    \nRobert 12. b. IN
    \nJames Wesley SCOTT is going to be a relative of Rebecca Mariah SCOTT married to James Nicholas ELLIS in the above household.<\/em>
    \n74\/74
    \nJames SPARKS 54 M Farmer personal value 200 b. KY
    \nMary 53 F b. KY
    \nBenjamin D. 21 M b. IN
    \nMary E. 17 F b. IN
    \n75\/75
    \nJames SPARKS 26 m Farmer b. IN
    \nCary A. 24 F b. IN
    \nJohn 7 M b. IN
    \nMary E. 3 F b. IN
    \nMartha C. 1 F b. IN
    \n576\/576?
    \nJohn COWWDE? COWWELE 50 b. NY and family
    \n84\/84 577\/577
    \nWiley C. VAILS 36 and Susan and family
    \n78\/78
    \nElizabeth M. SCOTT 40 widow
    \n79\/79 Davies LARKINS 65 and Ann and family
    \n80\/80 John ELLISON 30 and family
    \n81\/81 Sanford LARKINS 30
    \n82\/82 Wiliam LARKINS 28 and family
    \n83\/83 Alfred P. GIBBONS? 43 and family 584\/584
    \nD. ELLIS 28 personal property 500 b. ILL
    \nSarah 25
    \nMartha A. 7
    \nJohn 5
    \nAndrew Ellison 2
    \n585\/585
    \nSamuel SHOPES or SHAPES 36 (PA) and Mary and family
    \n586\/586
    \nStephen SMITH and Julia and family
    \nNOTE: I don’t see any MCCORMICKS in Cumberland County.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    In 1870 the couple is in Whitley, Moultrie, Illinois.<\/p>\n

    Illinois, Moultrie, Whitley
    \n119\/117 SPARKS James 62 Farmer $00 $100 KY
    \nMary E. 50<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Son James E. SPARKS and Carrie BURCH SPARKS are reported to have migrated to KS, Chautauqua Co. in 1873. This is subsequent the death of Mary Ann’s father in 1871 and her mother in 1872.<\/p>\n

    The brother of Mary Ann ELLIS, James Nicholas ELLIS, also migrated to Chautauqua Co. KS and is observed in the 1880 Sedan census threre, in which Benjamin SPARKS is also observed.<\/p>\n

    Francis PARTCH has written that her ancestor Samuel McCORMICK boated with the SPARKS down from IN. It is possible the SPARKS families returned to IN.<\/p>\n

    James And Mary E. are in Sedan in 1875.<\/p>\n

    1875 Sedan, Howard, Kansas<\/p>\n

    4\/2 James SPARKS 67 Farmer $100 KY from IL
    \nM. 66 KY from IL
    \n5\/6 I. F. ELDRIDGE 40 NC from MO
    \nI T? 28 NC
    \nC B 9 NC
    \nE M 7 NC
    \nW A 5 MO
    \nS V 2 KS
    \n6\/2 M MURPHY 38 and S E Murphy 34<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    The SPARKS families connect with the LOVE and STUCKEY families, observed in the census, through George T. SPARKS, son of James SPARKS and Mary Ann ELLIS. George married Cyrene VEST in 1851. Cyrene VEST marries 2nd Martin STUCKEY in 1864. He was married to Ruth LOVE, daughter of James LOVE and Sabra, before 1820 in Indiana.<\/p>\n

    Brother of James Mason ELLIS, John ELLIS, had a ggrandson, Christian ELLIS, who married Lorena RICH 1898 in Indiana, Martin County. Her mother was a Sharum, daughter of George Sharum and Rachel Standley, and Rachel Standley’s mother as Jane LOVE who married William STANDLEY. Jane was a sister of Ruth who married Martin STUCKEY.<\/p>\n

    Brother of James Mason ELLIS, John ELLIS, had a ggrandson, Christian ELLIS, who married Lorena RICH 1898 in Indiana, Martin County. Her mother was a Sharum, daughter of George Sharum and Rachel Standley, and Rachel Standley’s mother as Jane LOVE who married William STANDLEY. Jane was a sister of Ruth who married Martin STUCKEY.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Image of Mary Sparks courtesy of descendants of Mabel Clair McKenney Tripp. James Sparks was born 1803 in , Fleming, Kentucky. He married abt 1827 to Mary Ann Ellis in , Nicholas, Kentucky. She was born 1806 in , Nicholas, Kentucky. I believe James to be the son of George Sparks and Elizabeth “Betsy” Wells. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,1],"tags":[881,105,876,879,873,237,884,875,307,871,872,882,885,878,883,874,877,717,880,855],"class_list":["post-3741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mckenney-family","category-mckenney-photos","category-uncategorized","tag-benjamin-d-sparks","tag-carrie-burch-sparks","tag-catherine-van-hoy","tag-cyrene-c-vest","tag-elizabeth-j-sparks","tag-ellis","tag-emma-louis-mitchell","tag-george-t-sparks","tag-george-washington-mckenney-line","tag-james-sparks","tag-mary-ann-ellis","tag-mary-curtis","tag-mary-ellen-sparks","tag-millie-cleveland","tag-minerva-edmondson","tag-richard-allen-crane","tag-ruth-love","tag-sparks","tag-william-sparks","tag-with-retouched-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}