General Information

Birth
1799
Fleming, Nicholas County, Kentucky
Death
11 NOV 1855
Nicholas County, Kentucky
Burial
Sparks Family Cemetery, Nicholas Countuy, Kentucky

Notes

Jonas the son of John and Katherine Waddell Sparks was born abt 1799 in Nicholas Co. KY. He married Elizabeth Knox OCT 21, 1821 in Nicholas Co. KY.

Jonas (aka Jonhas) and has brother William owned a number of tracts of land in Nicholas Co. Ky. in partnership. The brothers had marred ssters, Jonas brother William married Elizabeth (Betsy) Knox's sister CatherinE Knox.

In Jonas will dated Oct. 26,1855 Jonas mentioned his wife Elizabeth an three children; John,Samuel, and Margaret Ann.

See: census 1830 and 1840 Nicholas Co. Ky.

1850 census of Nicholis Co. KY. Dist 1 lists

Jonas age 57 bn Ky

Elizabeth (wife) age 48 bn Ky

Margaret Ann J. age 26

Samuel age 21

Benjamin age 17

John Franklin age 21

Cynthia age 19 all bn in Ky.

Parents

John Sparks
- Father
1770 - 1814
Birth
1770
Death
1814

Spouse

Elizabeth Knox
- Wife
1802 - 1867
Birth
1802
Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky
Married
21 OCT 1821
Nicholas County, Kentucky
Death
17 DEC 1867
Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Children

Jonas Sparks
- Son
1823 - 1892
Birth
15 AUG 1823
Kentucky
Death
JAN 1892
Madison County, Arkansas
Burial
Jonas Sparks Homestead Graves, Red Star, Madison County, Arkansas
Samuel Sparks
- Son
1829 - 1882
Birth
22 SEP 1829
Nicholas County, Kentucky
Death
27 MAY 1882
Dover Boone County, Indiana
Burial
Pleasant View Cemetery, Dover, Boone County, Indiana
John Franklin Sparks
- Son
1827 - 1903
Birth
1827
Nicholas County, Kentucky
Death
30 MAR 1903
Kentucky
Hannah Sparks Boggess?
- Daughter
1822 - 1897
Birth
25 APR 1822
Pennsylvania
Death
21 FEB 1897
Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Margaret Ann Sparks
- Daughter
1824 - 1884
Birth
1824
Nicholas County, Kentucky
Death
1884
Benjamin W. Sparks
- Son
1833 - 1853
Birth
1833
Nicholás Bravo, Chiapas, Mexico
Death
4 NOV 1853