Clingman "T.L" Sparks

1844 - 1927  (82 years)

• Name	Clingman "T.L" Sparks
  Nickname	T.L
  Born	7 May 1844	Caldwell County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Jan 1927
  Notes	Sparks, T. L. - (CSA), 58th North Carolina Infantry, Co.H. b.5/7/1844; d.1/7/1927. Wife's name was "Sarah Adeline" (b.1/12/1849; d.2/13/1942). Owner of plot was "Mrs. T. L. Sparks." In 1/3/1913 Duncan Banner article & 1/1/1913 reunion photo (which was published in Foot Steps 2:2). May have an OK CSA pension application # 5136, reel # 13 (under "Thomas L."). Buried in the Duncan city cemetery (block 14, lot 5, space 6). "T.L. Sparks, 401 Pine Avenue, died Friday morning after an illness which his advanced years made difficult to withstand. Mr. Sparks was 83 years old. Sparks, a retired farmer, has lived in Duncan for the past 15 years. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having fought with General Lee under the command of George Parker. He was in the Civil War 3 years. Sparks was only 18 years old when he enlisted. "Jim B. (sic) Sparks, his son, who has been buying cotton seed said that his father had been a member of the Methodist Church for the last 45 years. He had been married 62 years, the ceremony being performed November 8, 1866 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, where the elder Sparks was born and raised. "Three children survive. J.R. Sparks of Duncan, Mrs. Lucy Pend of Dallas and Miss Norma (sic) Sparks of Duncan. The funeral was set for 3 p.m. Saturday at the Sparks residence on Pine Avenue. Burial was to be at the Duncan Cemetery with the Beeson Grantham Funeral Home officiating." (Duncan Banner, January 14, 1927) (Courtesy of Lynell Cordell) Lynell also found this information on another Sparks from the Duncan area. His relationship, if any, to T.L. Sparks is unknown. http://hometown.aol.com/thedsmith/myhomepage/index.html Sparks, John M. - (USA or CSA?). b.10/22/1841; 3/14/1918. Name is listed on Marlow vet monument. Wife's name was "America E." (b.3/15/1846; d.12/20/1918). Masonic symbol on headstone. Listed in Dale Talkington's The Long Blue Line as a Union veteran. May have an OK CSA pension application # 1586, reel # 4 (under "John H."). Buried in the Marlow city cemetery (section 12, block 78, lot 1). (Research): Census Information: 1880 Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Clingman SPARKS Self M Male W 36 NC Farmer NC NC Sarah A. SPARKS Wife M Female W 30 NC Keeping House NC NC James R. SPARKA Son S Male W 11 NC NC NC Lucy C. SPARKS Dau S Female W 9 NC NC NC Mary E. SPARKS Dau S Female W 3M NC NC NC Source Information: Census Place Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina Family History Library Film 1254955 NA Film Number T9-0955 Page Number 553D 1900 Census Texas, Foard, JP 2, ED 27 236-236 Sparks, Clingman Hd W M May 1847 55 M 34 NC NC NC Farmer Sparks, Adda Wife W F Jan 1852 48 M 34 3/3 NC NC NC Sparks, James R Son W M Aug 1871 28 S NC NC NC Sparks, Emma Dtr W F Feb 1881 18 S NC NC NC
  Person ID	I3959	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Sarah Adeline ???,   b. 12 Jan 1849, North Carolina ,   d. 13 Feb 1942  (Age 93 years)
  Married	8 Nov 1866	Caldwell County, North Carolina
  	The 1910 census indicated that T.L. and Adda had been married 39 years. It was a first marriage for both. Adda was the mother of three children, all living.
  Children	1. Jane Sparks,   b. Abt 1867, Caldwell County, North Carolina ,   d. Bef 1880  (Age ~ 12 years)   2. James Rufus Sparks,   b. 11 Aug 1867, Caldwell County, North Carolina ,   d. 14 Aug 1946, Oklahoma  (Age 79 years)   3. Lucy C. Sparks,   b. Abt 1872, Caldwell County, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mary Emma Sparks,   b. Abt 1880, Caldwell County, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F1058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 7 May 1844 - Caldwell County, North Carolina Married - 8 Nov 1866 - Caldwell County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth