Person:Isaac Sparks (1)

Information received from Peter Lawrence MacLaren has the birth as February 5, 1801. J.C. Sanders has that he was born February 5, 1801

In 1830 Census of Rush County, Indiana there is an Isaac Sparks that could be this Isaac. If so, there have to be some children older than James Bundy who died or moved before we got the names of all the children. 20001-10001 p. 302 On the same page and living very close by is a John Sparks 310001-10001

In 1840 census of La Grange County, Indiana Issac Sparks is on page 177 in Eden Twp.

1850 Census of LaGrange County, Indiana Eden Township

                 Name                                    Age Sex   Occupation            Born

17-18 Sparks, Isaac 49 M Farmer OH

                              Eleanor                    44    F                                      PA
                              James                      21    M     Farmer                     IN
                              Thomas                    18    M     Farmer                     IN
                              William                    16    M     Farmer                     IN
                              David M.                  14    M                                      IN
                              Maria                       12    F                                       IN
                 Hibban,     Ruth M.                   20    F                                      OH
                               Flora R.                    3     F                                       IN
                               George R.                 5    M                                       IN

1860 Census of Clinton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, p. 298 Isaac Sparks 59 Farmer $2000 $328 OH Eleanor 54 Housekeeper PA Mary B. 20 none IN Isaac 18 Laborer IN school George 15 IN school Sarah R. 13 IN school Ruth 10 IN school Margaret E. Nelson 12 IN school (granddaughter) Joseph Swartz 24 Laborer OH

1870 Census of La Grange County, Indiana p. 290 Newberry Township

                   Name                                 Age   Sex   Occupation             Born

183-184 Sparks, Isaac 69 M No occupation Ohio

                               Eleanor                    65      F     Keeping House      Pennsylvania
                               George                     25      M    Invalid                   Indiana
                               Alenda                      20      F     At Home                Indiana

Living next to Thomas Sparks and James Bundy Sparks

Isaac Sparks is listed in June of 1878 as having lived in La Grange County for at least 40 years, but less than 45 years. So he came to La Grange after 1833, but before 1838. The 1885 list does not have Isaac listed.

1880 Census of York, Elkhart, Indiana Page 199C

         Relation  Sex  Marr Age  Born   FB   MB   Occupation

Isaac SPARKS Self M M 79 OH PA PA Retired Farmer Ellen SPARKS Wife F M 75 PA PA NJ Retired Housekeeper

Peter Lawrence MacLaren has some more children: John Sparks was born November 22, 1825. He died in a Mexican war. Elizabeth Ann was born June 4, 1827. She was married to Daniel Nelson and lived in Lagrange County until they moved to Frenchlick, Indiana. Mariah Sparks was born July 31, 1838 and died March 27, 1839.

1. ↑ Gail McLain.
2. ↑ Indiana State Library genealogy Division Indiana Marriages Through 1850.
3. ↑ Gail McLain.
4. ↑ Gail McLain.
5. ↑ 1850 Census of LaGrange County, Indiana.
6. ↑ 1860 Census of Elkhart County, Indiana.