{"id":3748,"date":"2010-05-14T11:14:30","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T18:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/?p=3748"},"modified":"2012-06-17T13:31:59","modified_gmt":"2012-06-17T13:31:59","slug":"sparks-burch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/3748\/sparks-burch\/","title":{"rendered":"James E. Sparks and Carrie E. (Cary Ann) Burch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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James and Carrie Burch Sparks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Photo of James Sparks and Carrie Burch Sparks courtesy of Francis Partch
\nLocation would be Chautauqua Co., Kansas. I’m going to give a tentative date of 1902, around the time of their 50th wedding anniversary.<\/em><\/p>\n

James E. Sparks was born about 1832 in Indiana and died 1927 in Chautauqua County, Kansas. He married 1852 March 28 in Martin County, Indiana to Carrie E. (Cary Ann) Burch born 1835 in Greene County, Indiana, died 1917 in Chautauqua County Kansas. They are both buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Belleville, Chautauqua County, Kansas.<\/p>\n

James E. Sparks was the son of James Sparks and Mary Ann Ellis<\/a>. Carrie was the daughter of Joseph Burch Jr. and Elizabeth Gardner.<\/p>\n

According to the Martin Co. IN Marriage Database at Rootsweb, James married Carrie (Cary) BURCH, March 28 1852. (Source: Martin Co. IN Marriage Database Rootsweb. Book 1 page 135.). Francis PARTCH, another descendant, has stated that Carrie was an ELLIS. It appears that Carrie’s mother was instead an ELLIS.<\/p>\n

The family is given in Belle Sparks McKENNEY’s obituary as having moved to Limestone Prairie in Chautauqua Co. KS in 1873<\/p>\n

According to the 1910 census, James and Carrie had 9 children. We know of the following:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. John L. Sparks, born Dec 1852 in Indiana, died 1919 and is buried in the Pawhuska Cemetery, Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma.<\/li>\n
  2. Mary Elizabeth Sparks b. 1857 June 13 in Indiana, died 1939 Nov 28 in Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma, married (1) in 1872 in Kansas to Samuel McCormick b. abt. 1852 in Indiana, died 1887. She married (2) James Preston “Jim” Tripp who was born abt 1863 and died 1928. I write of their families in another post.<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Martha Catherine was born 1859 Oct in Indiana and died 1942 Aug 14 in Osage County, Oklahoma. She married 1878 June 24 in Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kansas to Philemon Thomas b. 1857 July 14 in Monroe County, Iowa, and died 1936 May 21 in Osage County, Oklahoma. I write of this family in a different post.<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Belle M. Sparks b. 1868 Jan 14 in Shelby County, Illinois, died 1935 Dec 28 in Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kansas, married 1883 June 3 in Elgin, Chautuauqua County, Kansas to George Washington McKenney Jr. born 1861 Sept 2 in Iowa, died 1947 March3 in Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kansas. Direct line.<\/li>\n
  5. William E. Sparks b. 1876 Aug 26 in Belleville, Chautauqua County, Kansas, died 1904 June 7. He is buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Belleville, Chautauqua County, Kansas.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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 Nicholas ELLIS and wife Rebecca were living next to the SPARKS in the 1850 Martin County census. James Nicholas is a brother of Mary Ann Ellis SPARKS.
    \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 ELLIS in the above household.
    \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
    \n584\/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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    1870 SHELBY CO., ASHGROVE TOWNSHIP, IL CENSUS
    \npage 1, 22 June 1870
    \n1\/1 SPURLING J. P. 53 farmer b. OH
    \nSPURLING M. 48 b. IN
    \nJames 20 b. IN
    \nRosa 13
    \nJoshua 11
    \nBenjamin 9
    \n1\/2 MCCARTY James 27 b. IN
    \nMrs. 18
    \n2\/3 MARTZ? or NANTZ? John 83 M.D. b. VA
    \nJess 49 b. TN
    \nSarah A. 20 b. TN
    \n3\/4 FRAZER Presley 29 farmer b. IL
    \nCharles 10
    \nEllen 8
    \nFlora 5
    \nAntonia 2
    \nEvaline 50 b. TN
    \nSarah A. 26 b. IL
    \n4\/5 FRAZER James 26 farmer b. IL
    \nMalinda 25
    \nRosa 4
    \nIda May 2
    \nAlbert 10\/12
    \n5\/6 MCCARTY John 25 b. IL
    \nSusie 20
    \n6\/7 SPARKS James 40 farmer $700 personal value can’t read or write (Mrs. SPARKS is not given as not being able to read and write)
    \nSPARKS Mrs. 34 b. IN
    \nJohn 18
    \nMary E. 13
    \nMartha C. 11
    \nBelle 2 b. IL
    \n7\/8 GILLMORE Thomas 25 farmer b. Ireland (and wife)
    \n8\/9 BENNETT John 24 b. IL (and Mrs.)
    \n9\/19 DUPREE W. N. 38 farmer b. IN (and mrs.)
    \nNOTE: No MCCORMICKS found in Ashgrove Census.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    In 1871, Carrie’s mother dies in Indiana.<\/p>\n

    In 1872, daughter Mary Elizabeth marries Samuel McCormick.<\/p>\n

    1875 Sedan, Howard, Kansas
    \np5. 28 J Brown and family
    \n4\/4 J. S. SPARKS 42 farmer $100 IN from IL
    \nCA 40
    \nJ 21
    \nM 15
    \nBell 8 IL from IL
    \n6\/5 E BLANE 47 and family<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    In 1878 daughter Martha marries Philemon Thomas.<\/p>\n

    1880 KS CHAUTAUQUA CO BELLEVILLE CENSUS
    \n20\/21 SHORT William S. 52 Farmer b. IL parents b. KY
    \nElvira 43 b. IN parents b. KY
    \n21\/22 CRIN Brice M. 55 Farmer b. TN parents b. TN
    \nJesse? 47 b. IL f b. KY m b. TN
    \nNathaniel 30 b. IL father b. TN m b. IL
    \nHessie J. 18
    \nClara C. 12
    \nWilliam A. 3 (grandson) b. IL
    \n22\/23 MCWHIRT Cornelius 52 carpenter b. VA parents b. VA
    \nMary L 42 b. PA father b. Ireland mother b. NY
    \nJames M. 18 b. IL father b. VA mother b. PA
    \nSamuel A. 20
    \nLura L. 12
    \n23\/24 WILSON Joseph 56 Farmer b. OH parents b. KY
    \nFrankie 46 b. KY parents b. KY
    \nHarrison 16 b. MO
    \nLucy J. 14
    \nEmma 12 b. IA
    \nLafayette 11?
    \nIda M. 7
    \n24\/25 WORTH Laree ? P. 44 Farmer b. NY parents b. NY
    \nJesse? 25 b. IL father b. VA mother b. TN
    \nWillard C. 2 b. KS
    \nFrank H. 1
    \n25\/26 EVANS Quinton? 51 Farmer b. MS parents b. “M”
    \nSophronia 43 b. TN parents b. TN
    \nJames 20 b. KY
    \nMary F. 12 b. KS
    \nLee A. (f) 11 Ruth D. 9 b. MO
    \nOllive 5
    \nDM? 7
    \nCladosia 2
    \nFortune? or Fontaine (m) 4\/12 b. KS
    \n26\/27 WINCHESTER Henry 35 Farmer b. IN parents b. PA
    \nCora 23 b. KY father b. MS mother b. TN
    \nRen 2 b. KS
    \nJames 3\/12
    \nWINCHESTER Susan 67 mother b. NY father b. VT mother b. NY
    \n27\/28 HOSTETTER Frank P. Farmer b. OH parents b. PA
    \nMary b. KY parents b. VA
    \nMabel b. MO
    \n28\/19 ELDRIDGE Isaac F. 45 Farmer NC parents b. NC
    \nIvey F. 33 SC and family b. NC parents b. NC
    \nCharlie B. 14
    \nEmma M. 12
    \nWilliam A. 10 b. MO
    \nEllie V. 7 b. KS
    \nHenry H. 4
    \nRobert D. 2
    \n29\/30
    \nTHOMAS Philemon 22 farmer b. IA father b. IN mother b. IL
    \nMartha C. 20 wife b. IN parents b. IN
    \nClara C. 11\/12 daughter b. KS
    \nIsabelle E. mother b. IL father b. KY mother b. TN
    \nNOTE: Martha C. is Martha C. SPARKS, daughter of James E. and Carrie SPARKS, of the next household.
    \n30\/31
    \nSPARKS James E. w m 47 (b. 1833) stone mason b. Ind father-Ky mother-Ky
    \nCarrie w f 45 b. (1835) b. Ind father-Ky mother-Ky
    \nJohn L. w m 27 (b. 1853) farming b. Ind father-Ind mother-Ind
    \nBelle M. w f 12 (b. 1868) b. Illinois father-Ind mother-Ind
    \nWilliam E. w m 3 (b. 1877) b. Kansas father-Ind. Mother-Ind.
    \n31\/32 HAYS Willis S. 40 Farmer b. IN parents b. IN
    \nElizabeth 46 b. IL parents b. TN
    \nMary T. 13 b. IA
    \nLemontt 12 b. MO
    \nM…? (f) 8
    \nElmina? 6
    \nTalitha M. ? 2 b. KS
    \n32\/33 WOOLSEY George 50 Physician b. TN parents b. TN
    \nJerimiah 25 Farmer b. MO parents b. TN
    \nLaura E. 14 (rheumatic fever)
    \n33\/34 WEAVER Gustave? 39 Farmer b. NY parents b. NY
    \nMartha A. 26 (congestive ?) b. IL father b. IN mother b. TN
    \nCordelia 4 b. KY
    \n? 6\/12
    \nFERGUSON Robert 26 Working on time b. IN father b. Scotland mother b. IN
    \n34\/35 PASLEY William A. 37 Farmer KY
    \nRebecca A. 24 b. MO
    \nWilliam J. 7
    \nJames E. 3 b. KS
    \nNOTE: Belle SPARKS will marry George W. McKINNEY Jr., Addie’s brother. Both the McWHIRTS and SPARKS are in Illinois in 1868.<\/p>\n

    * * * * * * *<\/p>\n

    Willis G. Hays’ (living next to the Sparks) family is John Hays and Elizabeth Hays in the 1860 Iowa Monroe Co. census. He married Elizabeth Narcissa Boyd of Illinois, in Iowa in 1866. Isabel and Philemon Thomas are in the Boyd’s household in the 1860 Monroe County census.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    In 1883 Belle Sparks marries George McKenney Jr.<\/p>\n

    Before 1884, James Preston TRIPP, who will be the second husband of Mary Elizabeth SPARKS, marries 1st Jennie MCWHIRT, sibling of Samuel Alvin MCWHIRT who married Addie MCKENNEY.<\/p>\n

    1895 Belleville, Chautauqua, Kansas
    \n6\/6 James E. Sparks 62 Farmer IN
    \nC. E. 60
    \nJohn L. 22
    \nW. E. 18 KS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    In 1899, daughter Mary Elizabeth marries 2nd Joseph Preston Tripp.<\/p>\n

    1900 KS CHAUTAUQUA CO BELLEVILLE CENSUS
    \n120\/120
    \nSPARKS James w m 1832 age 68 b. Ind. Father-KY Mother-KY
    \nCarrie w f Aug 1834 65 b. Ind. father-Ind. mother-Maryland
    \nJohn L w m Dec 1852 47 single b. Ind. Father Ind. Mother-Ind.
    \nWilliam E. w m Aug 1876 23 single b. Kansas father-Ind. Mother-Ind.
    \nNOTE: In the 1880 census both of Carrie’s parents are given as born in KY. Now her mother is from Maryland and her father from Indiana.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    In 1904, son William E. dies and is buried in Pawhuska.<\/p>\n

    1905 Elgin, Chautauqua, Kansas
    \n231\/231 SPARKS J E 72
    \nCarrie 70
    \nJohn 50<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    1910 Belleville, Chautauqua, Kansas
    \n7\/7
    \nMcKENNEY James m w 47 m. 26 years b. Iowa f-Ohio m-Pennsylvania
    \nBell f w 42 b. Illinois f-Indiana m-Indiana
    \nCarrie f w 12 b. Kansas f-Iowa m-Illinois
    \nJames W. (father) m w age 78 b. Ohio f-Ireland m-Pennsylvania
    \nSPARKS Clara (mother-in-law) f w 76 had 9 children, 4 surviving, b.Ind father-Ohio mother-Maryland. Born about 1836. This is a bizarre census. George McKenney Jr. is given as James. His father, George W., is given as James W. For some reason Carrie’s mother-in-law appears to be enumerated in the household and her name given as Clara rather than Carrie, and she’s given as widowed, when she was not. Carrie is thus enumerated twice in this census for she is observed living with her husband (see below). Carrie’s parents were however born in NC and MD. A Belle and G. W. did name a daughter Mable Clair. Is it possible that Carrie was also named Clara?<\/p>\n

    (forgot to write the number)
    \nSPARKS James E. head m w 78 married 52 years b. Indiana, parents b. KY
    \nCarrie A. wife f w 75 married 52 years, having had 9 children with only 4 surviving b. Indiana and parents b. in KY
    \nJohn L. son m w 56 single
    \nThey own their farm. James is a farmer. The son works on the home farm. They all read and write.
    \nEnumeration was on the 11th day of May.
    \nIn the 1900 census, Carrie had given herself as b. Indiana and her father in Indiana and her mother in Maryland. They had stated they’d been married 52 years (sic. give the same number of years married in the 1910 census). But in the 1880 census she is given as born in Indiana and her parents in KY, so there is a return to that version again in 1910.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    1915 Chautauqua, Chautauqua, Kansas
    \nPg. 12
    \nPennell, Anderson, Moffit families, then:
    \nGeo W McKENNEY 53 IA
    \nBelle 45 IN
    \nCarrie 17 OK
    \nJ E SPARKS 83 IN
    \nCarrie 81
    \nH. B. TRIPP 31 OK
    \nMable 26 KS
    \nNote: G. W. McKenney and Belle’s Daughter Mable Clair is seen here with her husband Franklin B. Tripp.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Carrie died in 1917.<\/p>\n

    1920 CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY BELLEVILLE TOWNSHIP CENSUS
    \nNAME OF UNINCORPORATED PLACE: CHAUTAUQUA CITY
    \n14 January 1920 by Carl H. McDonald
    \nPg. 9B
    \nKiles Street
    \n66\/75 MCKENNEY George W. Head OF mw 56 md. b. IA father b. OH mother b. PA house carpenter own business
    \nC. Belle Wife fw 50 md b. IL father b. IN mother b. IN
    \nSPARKS James E. Father-in-law mw 87 wd b. IN father b. KY mother b. KY
    \nNote: The live next to daughter Carrie who is married to Jesse Hampton.
    \n70\/79 HAMPTON Jesse C. Own, Free mw 34 md b. Illinois and parents in Tennessee Retail salesman, general merchandise, wages
    \nCarrie I. fw 22 md b. Oklahoma. Father-Iowa and mother-Illinois
    \nMarie M. fw 1 6\/12 b. Kansas father b. IL mother b. OK
    \nDoris R. (daughter) fw 3\/12 b. Kansas father b. IL mother b. OK<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Photo of James Sparks and Carrie Burch Sparks courtesy of Francis Partch Location would be Chautauqua Co., Kansas. I’m going to give a tentative date of 1902, around the time of their 50th wedding anniversary. James E. Sparks was born about 1832 in Indiana and died 1927 in Chautauqua County, Kansas. He married 1852 March […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,1],"tags":[91,105,307,871,717,855],"class_list":["post-3748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mckenney-family","category-mckenney-photos","category-uncategorized","tag-burch","tag-carrie-burch-sparks","tag-george-washington-mckenney-line","tag-james-sparks","tag-sparks","tag-with-retouched-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3748","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=3748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}