Person:Thomas Sparks (4)

J.C. at jcmasand@@southwind.net has middle name as Erskin. He also has that they were married on August 5, 1855. born in Rush Co. IN in 1833

Peter Lawrence MacLaren has: Thomas Sparks was born on October 20, 1831. He married Mary Jane Nelson on August 5, 1855. They had five (5) children.

1870 Census of La Grange County, Indiana p. 290

    Name           Age       Sex  Occupation     Born

184-185 Sparks, Thomas 38 M Farmer Indiana

         Mary J.         34    F  Keeping House  Ohio
         Clara           14    F  At home        Indiana
         Florence        10    F            Indiana
         Sanford          5    M            Indiana
         Luella           5    F            Indiana

1880 Census of Clay, Lagrange, Indiana Page 386C

         Relation  Sex  Marr Age  Born   FB   MB   Occupation

Thomas SPARKS Self M M 48 IN OH PA Conducts Farm Mary SPARKS Wife F M 44 OH PA PA Keeping House Florence SPARKS Dau F S 16 IN IN OH At Home Sanford SPARKS Son M S 14 IN IN OH AT Home Luella SPARKS Dau F S 12 IN IN OH At School

1. ↑ Slevin. La Grange County Indiana Marriages 1832-1880
   p. 70.
2. ↑ 1850 Census LaGrange County, Indiana.
3. ↑ The Sparks Quarterly Volume 39, Number 1
   p. 3739.
4. ↑ 1850 Census LaGrange County, Indiana.