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James Rufus Sparks

Male 1867 - 1946  (79 years)


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  • Name James Rufus Sparks  [1
    Birth 11 Aug 1867  Caldwell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 Aug 1946  Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • At the time of the 1920 census, he was listed as the properitor of a hardware store.
    Person ID I1527  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Clingman "T.L" Sparks,   b. 7 May 1844, Caldwell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1927 (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Sarah Adeline ???,   b. 12 Jan 1849, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1942 (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 8 Nov 1866  Caldwell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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.
    Family ID F1058  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annie Josephine O'Neill,   b. 14 May 1884, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1967, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 27 Nov 1907  Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • STEPHENS COUNTY MARRIAGES - 1907 - 1912 SPARKS, JAMES R 38 O'NEILL, ANNIE J 23 27 NOV 1907 ST-1-5

      Duncan Banner November 29, 1907 A Pretty Home Wedding
      The beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Jno O'Neill was the scene of a pretty home wedding Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock when their daughter, Miss Annie J., was united in marriage to Mr. J.R. Sparks, Father Urban De Hasque officiating.
      The house was tastefully decorated with crysanthemums and potted plants and brilliantly lighted, the effect producing a harmonious feeling of joy and good cheer--an omen of good luck. After the ceremony the guests assembled around the pre-Thanksgiving festal board and partook of an elegant wedding breakfast.
      A number of immediate friends of the family were in attendance and the contracting parties were the recipients of many handsome presents.
      The bride is a highly accomplished young lady, possessing many charms of both mind and heart, and has grown to womanhood in this city. The groom is sober, industrious and reliable well worthy of the flower he has plucked from the beautiful home garden. They start out in their new relations under most auspicious circumstances and with the best wishes of a host of friends.
      The Banner joins in the hearty and sincere congratulations that are being showered upon them and hopes their wedded life will prove one long, sweet dream of happiness, contentment and prosperity.

      The Duncan Banner
      Friday, Dec. 10, 1926
      DIVORCE APPLICATION FILED
      Mrs. Annie O'Neil Sparks Seeks Separation From Husband
      Mrs. Annie O'Neill Sparks, 303 Hickory avenue, filed application for a restraining order to prevent her husband, James R. Sparks, from coming to the Sparks home after today. The application was granted.

      A petition asking for a divorce from Sparks was to follow, it was understood.
    Children 
     1. John Hugh Sparks,   b. 30 Jan 1909, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1909, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. James O'Neill Sparks,   b. 30 Aug 1911, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1911, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. Mary Patricia O'Neill Sparks,   b. 8 Mar 1914, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1983, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F1057  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Oct 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Aug 1867 - Caldwell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Nov 1907 - Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Aug 1946 - Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    PAYNE FAMILY REUNION - 1927 Home of Aunt Annie (O'Neill) Sparks - 303 Hickory, Duncan, Oklahoma
    This 1927 Payne Reunion photo is of 41 people. On September 21-23, 1999, Charles R. Strong along with his mother, Anna Laura "Rooney" (Payne) Strong and two aunts ? Dora Fay (Payne) Pierce-Yeager and Lois Marie (Payne) Hanna reviewed the picture. The late Lewis Adair Payne had already prepared his own list identifying all persons. Both list had errors. Mary Gwendolyn ?Marilynn? (Payne) Wade of Marlow later helped Charles Strong reconcile the two lists and correct some errors. One reason for differences in the two lists was due to the existence of two pictures, which were almost, but not exactly, identical. This photo slightly differs from Aunt Annie?s version.

    . NOTE-The list below is numbered left to right - top to bottom. The first number is sequential in total, and the
    second number is position within the row.

    TOP ROW
    1 1 Paul Puckett, Boy living with Hattie (Brown) Payne.
    2 2 Mabel Lyles
    3 3 Baby is Mary Gwendolyn ?Marilynn? (Payne) Wade.
    4 4 Joseph Ray ?Jodey? Payne Jr.
    5 5 Virginia (Payne) Hardin - d. of Walter W., # 22 below
    6 6 Vera (Payne) Roberts-Young, -d. of Walter W. #22 and mother of #30 below
    7 7 Mary Ethyl (Payne) Benton-Madison-Parker. d. of W. W. # 22
    8 8 Claude Chadwick Payne
    9 9 Ruth Hazel Witherspoon-d. of Mable (Gentry) Witherspoon, d. of John Price Gentry.
    10 10 Florence Scott d. of # 23 Lou Payne Scott & niece of W.W. Payne
    11 11 Marvin Walter Payne Sr. Father of #'s 8, 28, 37, & 38
    12 12 Gracie (Gentry) Payne Wife of # 11 Marvin W. Payne
    13 13 Rene Gentry - s. of Frank Melton and Ada (Jones) Gentry, and nephew of Gracie #12
    14 14 Edna (Surginer) Payne, First wife of John Earl (Dukie) Payne
    15 15 John Earl, (Dukie) Payne
    16 16 Caroline "Carrie" (Cover) Payne
    17 17 Harry Carl Payne,Sr.

    MIDDLE ROW
    18 1 William "Billy" West - Grandson of # 23, Louise (Payne) Scott
    19 2 Joseph Ray Payne, s. of Wm. Henry H. Payne
    20 3 C. Frank Payne, Brother to # 11, Marvin W. Payne Sr.
    21 4 Annie (O'Neill) Sparks, Wife of #26
    22 5 Walter Winkle Payne
    23 6 Louise "Lula" (Payne) Scott
    24 7 Hattie (Brown) Payne
    25 8 Orville Scott
    26 9 James Rufus Sparks f. of # 33, Mary Pat (Sparks) Kubic

    BOTTOM ROW
    27 1 Anna Laura "Rooney" (Payne) Strong
    28 2 Mary Olive (Payne) Thompson
    29 3 Mary Ethyl (Benton) Jones
    30 4 Clifford "Bosco" Roberts
    31 5 Virginia Payne, sister to # 4 above, and d. of Joseph R. & g.d. Wm. H. H. Payne ?
    32 6 Dora Fay (Payne) Pierce - Yeager
    33 7 Mary Pat (Sparks) Kubik
    34 8 Francis Hardin, d. of Virginia Payne Hardin, # 5 above, (in lap of Mary Pat)
    35 9 Thelma (Gentry) Callaway - d. of Edgar J. Gentry & g.d. of Wm. M. Gentry
    36 10 Lois Marie (Payne) Hanna
    37 11 Lewis Adair Payne
    38 12 Marvin Walter "Snort" Payne Jr. in Lewis' lap.
    39 13 Willie Lee "Billy" Payne ?
    40 14 Paul James Payne
    41 15 Jean Bruce (Benton) Turner

    Documents
    Payne, Anna Laura ca 1922, Baptism
    Payne, Anna Laura ca 1922, Baptism
    Certificate of Baptism from Church of the Assumption, Duncan, Oklahoma. Her godparents were J.R. and Annie (O'Neill) Sparks.

    Headstones
    Sparks, James
    Sparks, James

  • Sources 
    1. [S124] Harvey, Kenneth C--Family Member; Gedcom, Printed Descendants Reports of Payne and Gentry Families, Correspondence.