"George Hillegas Sparks, son of Solomon and Catherine (Hillegas) Sparks, was born on November 15, 1814, in Adams County, Ohio, and died on November 16, 1887, at Gamma, Montgomery County, Missouri. He was a farmer and carpenter. He was married by Lawrence Rose, J.P., in Highland County, Ohio, on April 11, 1839, to Jane Ann Davidson. She had been born on November 6, 1821, and died on January 3, 1902.
"The following sketch of George H. Sparks, son of Solomon and Catherine (Hillegas) Sparks, was written by Esther Vernatti (Mrs. W. J., Jr.), of 702 North 11th Ave., Ozark, Missouri 65721-9309. She has also provided the photograph of George H. and Jane Ann (Davidson) Sparks shown above (p. 4055). Mrs. Vernatti's husband's father, William James Vernatti, was a grandson of Mary ("Mollie") Sparks, daughter of George and Jane.
"George H. Sparks, Sr. was a thrifty farmer and a fine carpenter. Each week he would walk 60 miles (round trip) to Danville, Missouri, where he built the courthouse soon after the Civil War. It is said that he and his three older sons served on the Confederate side in the Civil War, but records of this service have not been found.
"He built a lovely home for his family near Gamma, Missouri. The lumber was cut and prepared from his own timber land. The interior was finished in hand rubbed walnut. The windows had a wide shelf at both top and bottom, and the floors were six inches thick. George and Jane, with their children, attended the Old School Presbyterian Church at Brush Creek."
All of the above from THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, Dec 1992, Whole No. 160, p 4054-5
NOTES: George and Jane Sparks had two more known children, although it is not known where they are buried.
Their daughter Martha most likely was born and died in Ohio, as her birth and death dates are given as 20 April 1845-June 9, 1846. The researcher for this information was Esther Vernatti, and it is her notes that are used here for Martha.
Their son John Davidson Sparks was born 15 March 1863 in Montgomery County, Missouri, and died February 21, 1941, in Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri. His last wife, Adalyne, informed his death certificate, which is available online in the Missouri death certificate data base. It states that his remains were removed to Montgomery County, Missouri for burial, but does not name the cemetery.
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"The following sketch of George H. Sparks, son of Solomon and Catherine (Hillegas) Sparks, was written by Esther Vernatti (Mrs. W. J., Jr.), of 702 North 11th Ave., Ozark, Missouri 65721-9309. She has also provided the photograph of George H. and Jane Ann (Davidson) Sparks shown above (p. 4055). Mrs. Vernatti's husband's father, William James Vernatti, was a grandson of Mary ("Mollie") Sparks, daughter of George and Jane.
"George H. Sparks, Sr. was a thrifty farmer and a fine carpenter. Each week he would walk 60 miles (round trip) to Danville, Missouri, where he built the courthouse soon after the Civil War. It is said that he and his three older sons served on the Confederate side in the Civil War, but records of this service have not been found.
"He built a lovely home for his family near Gamma, Missouri. The lumber was cut and prepared from his own timber land. The interior was finished in hand rubbed walnut. The windows had a wide shelf at both top and bottom, and the floors were six inches thick. George and Jane, with their children, attended the Old School Presbyterian Church at Brush Creek."
All of the above from THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, Dec 1992, Whole No. 160, p 4054-5
NOTES: George and Jane Sparks had two more known children, although it is not known where they are buried.
Their daughter Martha most likely was born and died in Ohio, as her birth and death dates are given as 20 April 1845-June 9, 1846. The researcher for this information was Esther Vernatti, and it is her notes that are used here for Martha.
Their son John Davidson Sparks was born 15 March 1863 in Montgomery County, Missouri, and died February 21, 1941, in Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri. His last wife, Adalyne, informed his death certificate, which is available online in the Missouri death certificate data base. It states that his remains were removed to Montgomery County, Missouri for burial, but does not name the cemetery.
~~mjp~~
"George Hillegas Sparks, son of Solomon and Catherine (Hillegas) Sparks, was born on November 15, 1814, in Adams County, Ohio, and died on November 16, 1887, at Gamma, Montgomery County, Missouri. He was a farmer and carpenter. He was married by Lawrence Rose, J.P., in Highland County, Ohio, on April 11, 1839, to Jane Ann Davidson. She had been born on November 6, 1821, and died on January 3, 1902.
"The following sketch of George H. Sparks, son of Solomon and Catherine (Hillegas) Sparks, was written by Esther Vernatti (Mrs. W. J., Jr.), of 702 North 11th Ave., Ozark, Missouri 65721-9309. She has also provided the photograph of George H. and Jane Ann (Davidson) Sparks shown above (p. 4055). Mrs. Vernatti's husband's father, William James Vernatti, was a grandson of Mary ("Mollie") Sparks, daughter of George and Jane.
"George H. Sparks, Sr. was a thrifty farmer and a fine carpenter. Each week he would walk 60 miles (round trip) to Danville, Missouri, where he built the courthouse soon after the Civil War. It is said that he and his three older sons served on the Confederate side in the Civil War, but records of this service have not been found.
"He built a lovely home for his family near Gamma, Missouri. The lumber was cut and prepared from his own timber land. The interior was finished in hand rubbed walnut. The windows had a wide shelf at both top and bottom, and the floors were six inches thick. George and Jane, with their children, attended the Old School Presbyterian Church at Brush Creek."
All of the above from THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, Dec 1992, Whole No. 160, p 4054-5
NOTES: George and Jane Sparks had two more known children, although it is not known where they are buried.
Their daughter Martha most likely was born and died in Ohio, as her birth and death dates are given as 20 April 1845-June 9, 1846. The researcher for this information was Esther Vernatti, and it is her notes that are used here for Martha.
Their son John Davidson Sparks was born 15 March 1863 in Montgomery County, Missouri, and died February 21, 1941, in Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri. His last wife, Adalyne, informed his death certificate, which is available online in the Missouri death certificate data base. It states that his remains were removed to Montgomery County, Missouri for burial, but does not name the cemetery.
~~mjp~~
"The following sketch of George H. Sparks, son of Solomon and Catherine (Hillegas) Sparks, was written by Esther Vernatti (Mrs. W. J., Jr.), of 702 North 11th Ave., Ozark, Missouri 65721-9309. She has also provided the photograph of George H. and Jane Ann (Davidson) Sparks shown above (p. 4055). Mrs. Vernatti's husband's father, William James Vernatti, was a grandson of Mary ("Mollie") Sparks, daughter of George and Jane.
"George H. Sparks, Sr. was a thrifty farmer and a fine carpenter. Each week he would walk 60 miles (round trip) to Danville, Missouri, where he built the courthouse soon after the Civil War. It is said that he and his three older sons served on the Confederate side in the Civil War, but records of this service have not been found.
"He built a lovely home for his family near Gamma, Missouri. The lumber was cut and prepared from his own timber land. The interior was finished in hand rubbed walnut. The windows had a wide shelf at both top and bottom, and the floors were six inches thick. George and Jane, with their children, attended the Old School Presbyterian Church at Brush Creek."
All of the above from THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, Dec 1992, Whole No. 160, p 4054-5
NOTES: George and Jane Sparks had two more known children, although it is not known where they are buried.
Their daughter Martha most likely was born and died in Ohio, as her birth and death dates are given as 20 April 1845-June 9, 1846. The researcher for this information was Esther Vernatti, and it is her notes that are used here for Martha.
Their son John Davidson Sparks was born 15 March 1863 in Montgomery County, Missouri, and died February 21, 1941, in Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri. His last wife, Adalyne, informed his death certificate, which is available online in the Missouri death certificate data base. It states that his remains were removed to Montgomery County, Missouri for burial, but does not name the cemetery.
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