Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

Notes:

White and Toole show him as a son of Beeman [Rudolph] Sparks and Gertha Williams, and grandson Ernest Richard Sparks and Audra Eva Ford.

Obituary

John Richard Sparks, 69, died in his home Tuesday night after an illness. Richard was born in San Augustine, TX, to Beeman R. and Gertha Williams Sparks. He graduated from San Augustine High School in 1961 and from Stephen F. Austin University in 1965. Richard and his wife Judy lived in Pineland where he worked and retired as purchasing agent for Temple Inland, Pineland Division. Richard was very active in in the community and civic activities, and being active in sports all his life, he had the opportunity to be the baseball coach of the West Sabine Tigers in the spring of 1981. After retirement Richard and Judy moved to Hemphill on Toledo Bend. Richard was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Hemphill.

Richard is survived by his wife, Judy Carter Sparks of Hemphill, his daughters, Jennifer Morgan and her husband Billy of Diboll and Joanna Smith and her husband Paul of Conroe, his grandchildren, Paige Elizabeth Morgan, Peyton Michelle Morgan and Landon Carter Smith. He is also survived by his sister Cornelia Sparks Lockey of San Augustine, his nieces Lisa Ann Lockey and Leslie Kay Lockey, and his nephew Eddie Lockey, II.

Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 8:00PM, Thursday, August 16, 2012, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 11:00AM, Friday, August 17, 2012, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Hemphill Cemetery.

from www.starrfuneralhome.com

A nearly identical obituary was published in The Sabine County Reporter on August 22, 2012, Page 14

John married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Shortly after Julia was born (ca 1944) the family moved to Hemphill, Texas and Earl Carter was instrumental in establishing the First State Bank in Hemphill, the first bank in Sabine County since the bank failure in 1932, when two banks in Hemphill went broke. The First State Bank is now in its 26th year and is doing well. Earl Carter is now associated with the Pineland State Bank, Pineland, Texas as Vice-President and Director." (White and Toole)

Clarence married Ruth Curl on 21 Dec 1940. Ruth (daughter of Thomas "Tom" Jeremiah Curl and Annie Laura Cronkrite) was born on 9 Sep 1919 in Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas; died on 16 Aug 1995 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The (Jasper, Texas) Reporter
23 August 1995

Ruth Carter

Ruth Curl Carter, 75, of Hemphill, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 1995, at her residence off FM 944. She was born Sept. 9, 1999, in Chireno as a daughter of the late Anna Laura (CRONKITE) and Thomas Jeremiah CURL. Mrs. Carter, a graduate of Stephen. F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, had lived in Sabine County over 50 years and was a member of Hemphill's First United Methodist Church. She was retired for the banking business and she and her husband, the late C. Earl Carter, established First State Bank in Hemphill is 1944.

Survivors; a daughter and son-in-law, Judy and John Richard SPARKS of Pineland, two grandaughters and their husbands, Jennifer L. and Billy MORGAN of Diboll and Joanna and Paul SMITH of Willis, a great-granddaughter, Paige Elizabeth MORGAN of Diboll; and a sister, Laura Hall of Chireno and Pineland. She was preceded in death by her husband on Oct. 8, 1982.

Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Friday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill with Bro. W. Clarence HOWELL and Bro. Ferel LITTLE officiating. Interment followed at the Hemphill City Cemetery.

Notes:

"In 1926, George B. Carter bought Dock Fowler's store in Bronson, Texas and settled there, and like his father ahead of him, he served as County Commissioner for many years." (White and Toole)

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6LS-8B3
Name: George Burton Carter
Death Date: 12 Sep 1944
Death Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 64 years 1 month 6 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 06 Aug 1880
Birthplace: , Sabine, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: M.B. Carter
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Name: Fannie Harris
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Occupation: Merchant, Carters Store
Place of Residence: Bronson, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Bronson, Texas
Burial Date: 14 Sep 1944
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2137817
Digital Film Number: 4029646
Image Number: 1676
Reference Number: cn 43511
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Shelby County, JP 2
Enumerated 19 May 1910
SD 2 ED 147 Sheet 23B
Logans Port Patroon Road
470-470
Carter, George B Head M W 29 m1 11 Tx Ga Miss Farmer
Carter, Julia E Wife F W 28 m1 11 2/1 Tx La La
Carter, Bertie Dtr F W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Carter, John B Brother M W M W 29 m1 9 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Carter, Virthia Niece F W i S Tx Tx Tx
Carter, Harris Leon Brother M W M W 20 S Tx Ga Ms
Carter, Abbie Sister-in-law F W 25 M1 9 2/1 Tx Ga Ga

1920 Census
not located

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 6
Enumerated April 5 though 7, 1930
ED 202-8 SD 19 Sheet 1B
20-21
Carter, G. B. Head M W 48 m 18 Tx Ga Ga Merchant Grocery Store
Carter, Edna Wife F W 48 m 18 Tx La La Clerk Grocery Store
Carter, Bertie Dtr F W 24 Wd 17 Tx Tx Tx
Carter, Earl Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx

George married Julia Edna Errington about 1899. Julia was born on 2 Dec 1880 in Texas; died on 6 Jan 1946. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JXLX-Y88
Name: Thomas J. Curl, Sr.
Event Date: 15 Mar 1934
Event Place: Chireno, Nacogdoches, Texas
Gender: Male
Race (Original): White
Age (Formatted): 64 years 4 months 11 days
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date: 04 Nov 1869
Birthplace: Chireno, Nacogdoches Co., Tex.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Annie Laura Curl
Father's Name: J. W. Curl
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Bettie Pack
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Vice Pres. Bank
Residence Place:
Cemetery (Original):
Burial Place: Chireno
Burial Date: 16 Mar 1934
Informant's Name (Original):
GS Film number: 2115988
Digital Folder Number: 4165961
Image Number: 818
Reference ID: cn 14475
Collection: Annie Laura Curl in entry for Thomas J. Curl, Sr., "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Nacogdoches County, Pr 4, Chireno
Enumerated 1 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 45 Sheet 1B
20-20
Curl, James Head W M Nov 1843 57 M 34 Tx Tn Mo Veternary Surgeon
Curl, Bettie Wife W F Jan 1847 53 M 34 2/2 Tx Tn Tn
Curl, Tom J Son W M Nov 1869 30 W 12 Tx Tx Tx Bookeeper Dry G.
Curl, Livingston Grdson W M Feb 1889 11 S Tx Tx Tx In school
Curl, Mabel Grddtr W F Jun 1882 [1892] 8/17 S Tx Tx Tx In School
Curl, Thomas E Son W M Oct 1884 [1894] 5/15 S Tx Tx Tx

1910 Census
Texas, Nacogdoches County, JP 4, Chireno
Enumerated 18 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 100 Sheet 8A
38-44
Curl, Thomas J. Head M W 40 m2 9 Tx Tx Tx Merchant Dry Goods
Curl, Annie Laurie Wf F W 29 m1 9 4/4 Tx Tx Tx
Curl, Mary Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Curl, Elizabeth Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Curl, Virginia Dtr F W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Curl, Thomas J Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Curl, Mabel Dtr 17 Tx Tx Tx S
Curl, Edgar Son 15 Tx Tx Tx S Clerk Dry Goods

1920 Census
Texas, Nacogdoches County, JP 4
Enumerated 4 and 5 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 12 Sheet 2A
Kings Highway
24-24
Curl, Thomas J Head M W 50 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Curl, Annie L Wf F W 39 m Tx Tx Tx
Curl, Mary Dtr F W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
Curl, Elizabeth Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Curl, Virginia Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Curl, Thomas Son m W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Curl, Laura Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Curl, Ruth Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx

Thomas married Annie Laura Cronkrite on 22 May 1901. Annie (daughter of Albert H. Cronkrite and Mary "Polly" Laura Hall) was born on 20 Dec 1880 in Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas; died on 3 Dec 1958; was buried in Lower Chireno Cemetery, Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Not able to locate her death certificate on FamilySearch.

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Married:
Their families were neighbors in Chireno at the time of the 1880 census.