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Pages 996
Whole Number 54

SPARKSES LISTED ON THE 1860 CENSUS OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, INDIANA

San Creek Township (Post Office: Elizabethtown), enumerated August 25, 1860, by S. W. Smith.
(page 437, Vol. 2)

1899-1910	Sparks, Nathan B.	40	(M)	Ohio	Physician	$500/
	" Harriet E.	36	(F)	Indiana		$800
	" Amos H.	19	(M)	"
	" Milteedes (?)	16	(M)	"
	" Laura V.	13	(F)	Ohio
	" James W.	11	(M)	Indiana
	" Missouri R.	9	(F)	"
	Osborn, Sarah J.	17	(F)	"
1900-1911	Sparks, Reuben H.	37	(M)	Indiana	Meth. Minister	--/$300
	" Rachel	23	(F)	"
	" Anna Bell	4	(F)	"
	" Horace B.	2	(M)	"
	" Charles H.	20	(M)	"	Shoemaker
	VanWye (?), John	61	(M)	Pennsylvania	Farmer	$400/
	" Mary	55	(F)	North Carolina		$400
	" Rachel	22	(F)	Indiana
	" Frances G.	17	(F)	"
	" William P.	14	(M)	"
	" Ellen	7	(F)	"
	" Laura A.	5	(F)	"
	" Mary A.	3	(F)	"
	Sparks, Frank	2	(M)	"
1901-1902	Sparks, Joseph C.	29	(M)	Indiana	Physician	--/$150

Pages 1030-1033

Whole Number 56

SPARKS FAMILIES LISTED ON THE 1860 CENSUS OF VIGO COUNTY, INDIANA

Probably no other county in the United States contained more families named Sparks a century ago than did Vigo County, Indiana. A list of Sparks families living there in 1850 appeared in the Quarterly of June, 1960 (Vol. VIII, No. 2, Whole No. 30) pp. 484-488. We know that a number of these families descended from Richard Sparks of Allegheny County Pennsylvania, through his sons Walter and Daniel who moved to Jefferson County, Kentucky, in the 1780's. We plan to publish a record of the known descendants of Richard Sparks in the next issue of the Quarterly. Should any of our members descend from these Vigo County Sparkses, your editor would very much like to hear from you.

This census record was copied for us in the Natjional Archives by Mrs. Peter J. Heppen. The first numeral beneath the page number is that which the census taker assigned to the house in which the family lived; the second numeral is that which he assigned to the family. The age of each individual was noted by the census taker (he was often in error by a few years) as well as the state in which he was born. The occupation of each wage earner was given as well as the value of his real estate followed by the value of his personal property.

Linton Township (P.O. Prairiton); enumerated on July 5, 1860, by S. W. Rigney (page 407)

Linton Township (P.O. Pimento); enumerated by S. W. Rigney on July 10, 1860. (page 419)

(same) (Note that the following family lived next door to C. B. Sparks)

(page 423)

(Same township and P.O.; enumerated by S. W. Rigney on July 13, 1860)

(page 433)

Pearson Township (P.O. Riley); enumerated July 26, 1860, by S. W. Rigney

(page 469)

(Note that the following family lived next door to Joseph Sparks)

(page 469)

Otter Creek Township (P.O. Terre Haute); enumerated August 14, 1860, by A. M. Pettengill (page 631)

1169-1131	Keenan, John	58	(M)	Ireland	Farmer	$800
	Ward, Susan	22	(F)	Ohio		/$200
	" James	8/12	(M)	Illinois
	Sparks, Adison	25	(M)	Indiana	Farm laborer
	Patten, Charlotte	7	(F)	Ohio
	" Matilda	5	(F)	"

(Same township; Ward 2 in Terre Haute; enumerated July 16, 1860, by G. Wasson)

(page 710)

(Same township; Ward 3 in Terre Haute; enumerated July 23, 1860 by J. G. Wasson)

(page 731)

(Lost Creek Township; (P.O. Terre Haute); enumerated August 22, 1860)

(page 780)

(Riley Township (P.O. Riley) enumerated September 10, 1860)

(page 803)

1081-1001	Sparks, Albert W.	29	(M)	Indiana	Farmer	--/$600
	" Letitia A.	29	(F)	Kentucky
	Miles, Catharine	11	(F)	Indiana
	" Edw.	10	(M)	"
	Sparks, Mary A.	6	(F)	"
	" Laura V.	5	(F)	"
	" Hiram W.	2	(M)	"
	" Otis O.	4/12	(M)	"

(Same township and post office; enumerated September 25, 1860)

(page 836)

(Note: The following family immediately follows that of Wm. and Eveline Sparks; the census taker did not fill in this family's last name nor did he make ditto marks to indicate that the name was the same as the preceding name, i.e., Sparks. Mrs. Heppen believes that he simply forgot to make ditto marks and that the family probably had the name Sparks.)

Page 1412

Whole Number 74

   Washington Township (town of Washington) enumerated June 26, 1860, by T. A. Baker
(page 646)

408-406	Force, Thos	30	(M)	Indiana	Farmer    $2000/	$1000
	"      Rebecca	30	(F)	"
	"      Mary	5	(F)	"
	"      Gertrude	2	(F)	"
	"      Lydia	9/12	(F)	"
	Sparks, Calvin	22	(M)	"	Farm Laborer	$800

   (Same Township; same date)
(page 646)

   (Same Township; same date)
(page 649)

   (Same Township, enumerated July 6, 1860, by T. A. Baker)
(page 678)

   (Barr Township; town of Black Oak Ridge;  enumerated June 18, 1860 by James S. Morgan
(page 775)

(Note:   Sparks families found on the 1850 census of Daviess County were published on Page 404 of the Quarterly, June, 1959, Vol. VII, NO. 2, Whole No. 26.)

Pages 4439-4452

Whole Number 169

PERSONS NAMED SPARKS FOUND ON THE

1860 CENSUS OF INDIANA

By Russell E. Bidlack

With the compilation that follows, we begin a major, long-term research and publication effort to record in The Sparks Quarterly the names and personal data of persons named Sparks who appeared on the 1860 census of the United States.  As most of our members are aware, we have, over the past 42 years, published a record of Sparkses found on extant census records from 1790 through 1850.  To do this for Sparkses listed on the 1860 census will be a formidable task--our nation's population totaled nearly 31+ million then.  Only through the use of indexes prepared by others will this compilation be possible, of course.

For the 1860 census of Indiana, we are fortunate to have available an excellent index published a few years ago on microfiche by the Indiana Historical Society, called "The 1860 Indiana Census Project."  Countless hours of dedicated effort by a number of talented researchers made this index possible.  We doubt that an index of equal quality exists for the 1860 census of any other state at this time.

Using this index, your editor believes he has been able to locate on the microfilm of the original 1860 census of Indiana, preserved by the National Archives in Washington, D.C., every individual named Sparks recorded therein.

A brief history of census taking in the United States may be appropriate before describing the nature of the 1860 census.  The first federal census was taken in 1790 in accordance with a provision in Article I, Section 2, of the Unites States Constitution.  The purpose was to determine how membership in the House of Representatives should be divided among the states, based on the population of each.  This remains today as the basic reason for the census being taken every ten years.  The marshals of the U.S. judicial districts were assigned responsibility for taking not only the 1790 census, but those that followed until 1850, when responsibility was assigned to the Department of Interior.  In 1790, the marshals were directed to visit every household in the original thirteen states, plus the districts of Kentucky, Maine, and Vermont, as well as the Southwest Territory (Tennessee).  Marshals were to record the name of the head of each household, followed by an enumeration of the members of the household, including the head, under the following descriptions:  (1) free white males of 10 years and upwards;  (2) free white males under 16 years;  (3) free white females of all ages;  (4) all other free persons (by sex and color);  and (5) slaves. While everyone living in each household was to be enumerated, only the name of the head was recorded.  The completed census for the district was then to be posted at a public place for all inhabitants to examine if they chose.

As each federal census was taken after 1790 (at ten-year intervals), more detailed questions were asked, but it was not until 1850 that the name of anyone other than the head of each household was recorded.  It must also be kept in mind that each enumeration represented a household, not a family; all persons living in the household were counted as members, including employees.

Besides recording the name of each member of each household, the census taker in 1850 and thereafter was directed to record, also, each person's sex, color, age, and his/her place of birth.  The occupation for free males over the age of fifteen was to be recorded; the occupation of employed women was also to be given, although census takers were often unsure of whether the work of a wife or mother at home was an occupation.  Real estate owners were required in 1850 to report the dollar value of that property.

Essentially the same questions were asked for the 1860 census as in 1850, except that in addition to the dollar value of real estate, the dollar value of one's personal property was also required.

In 1860, as in 1850, marriages within the year (between June 1, 1859, and June 1, 1860) were to be noted, and space was provided to note whether a child had attended school during the year past.  It appears that this question was not always asked, however.  Persons over twenty years of age who could not read or write any language were to be identified, as was anyone who was deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, a pauper, or a convict.  The census taker in 1860, as in 1850, was directed to ask in each household whether a member had died during the previous year (between June 1, 1859, and June 1, 1860); if so, this information was to be recorded on a separate form.

The printed forms, called schedules, provided for taking the 1860 census, measured 12 1/2 X 17 1/2 inches; they were printed on two sides, with space for 40 entries on each side.  (There was a separate schedule for slaves.)  Each page contained blank spaces for the township or town to be filled in, as well as the name of the county, the nearest post office, and the date.  Each sheet was to be signed by the census taker.

In order to distinguish families from households, the census taker in 1860 was to assign a number to each "Dwelling House, numbered in the order of visitation."  He was also to assign a number to each separate family "in the order of visitation."  Many census takers failed to make this distinction, however.  Although a blank space was provided for each page number, as these schedules were assembled by state in the Department of the Interior, an overall numbering system was assigned, and it is this number that we give in the following record of Sparkses.

While the directions to census takers were fairly detailed, we know that the "Assistant Marshals," as they were called, differed in the degree of their exactitude in following those directions.  The quality of their handwriting varied greatly, of course, as did the blackness of their ink.  In most in stances, the census taker would copy the information he had obtained in each household after he returned to his home.  There are known instances where a wife performed this task for her husband, and it was this final copy of the schedule that was sent to Washington.  Each time a record is copied, of course, there is further opportunity for error.

In recording names of a household in 1860, the census taker was directed as follows:  "The names are to be written, beginning with the father and mother; or if either, or both, be dead, begin with some other ostensible head of the family; to be followed, as far as practicable, with the name of the oldest child residing at home, then the next oldest, and so on to the youngest, then the other inmates, lodgers and boarders, laborers, domestics, and servants."

The data contained in the census of 1860 were to represent each household and/or family as it existed on June 1, 1860, regardless of the date on which a given schedule was completed.  Any family member who had died after June 1, 1860, was to be included, but anyone who had died prior to June 1, 1860, was to be omitted.  (Those who had died during the previous year, as noted above, were to be recorded on a separate mortality schedule.)   Census takers often erred in making this distinction among the recently deceased, as they did, also, in recording ages.  The directions received by census takers indicated that ages should be calculated as of June 1, 1860.  While we can assume that in most instances this was explained to whomever the census taker interviewed in each household, that individual was often unsure of the age of each child or employee.  On some occasions, misinformation was given deliberately.  (Mary Todd Lincoln's age on the 1860 census of Springfield, Illinois, appears as "35," but Mrs. Lincoln was actually 41 years old at the time.  May we speculate that it was she who was interviewed by the Springfield census taker on July 14, 1860, rather than Honest Abe?)

Marshals and assistant marshals taking the 1860 census were not required to interview personally the head of each household. A wife at home the day the census taker came might provide the information, or even a mature child might be the one questioned.  Finding no one at home, the census taker might even acquire his information from a neighbor, although this was not a common practice.  We must, therefore, use census data as tentative until verified through other sources, including earlier or later census records.

The spelling of names on census records, especially unusual names, often reflects a census taker's use of his imagination.  The name "Sparks" was common enough, however, that its spelling was usually written correctly, although the alternative "Spark" or "Sparkes" may or may not have been the choice of the family involved.

In copying the information found on the 1860 census for households headed by a person named Sparks, your editor has included all members, whether or not their name was Sparks.  Likewise, where one or more persons named Sparks appear in households headed by someone of a different name, those entire households have been copied (except where a Sparks is listed in a hotel or institution).  The "other names" in these households often provide clues for discovering family relationships.  It was not until the 1880 census that a question regarding the relationship of each member to the head of that household was provided.

In order to make effective use of our space, data from the 1860 census is presented under each county in Indiana in the following sequence:  Township or town, the local post office, followed by page number and the name of the census taker with the date.  The line below these data begins with the number that the census taker assigned to the "dwelling house" and to the family.  This is followed by the individual's name and his/her age and sex (M or F).  Census takers in 1860 were directed to leave blank the space provided for color "in all cases where the person is white," but "where the person is black, insert the letter B; if mulatto, insert M."  The entry for "Profession, Occupation, or Trade" follows, then the dollar value of real estate and that for "Personal Estate."   This is followed by place of birth.  Census takers were instructed here to give the state, territory, or country.  They were permitted to abbreviate these place names, and we find a great variety of such abbreviations.  Here we use the two-letter abbreviation for each state as established by the U .S. Post Office.

The answers to the questions regarding whether individuals had been married within the year, whether attended school within the year, whether able to read and write (if over the age of 20), and whether deaf and dumb, blind, etc., have been transcribed here in notes following each household where present.

Adams County, Indiana --1860 Census

Kirkland Township Post Office: Decatur

Page 39. Census taken by John M. McConnel on June 14, 1860
268-263

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Sabra	60	(F)	Housekeeper	$400 - 4100	SC
"	Ransom	36	(M)			NC
"	Mary	24	(F)			IN

(Note: Neither Sabra nor Ransom could read and write.)

Root Township Post Office: Decatur
Page 88. Census taken by John M. McConnel on July 5, 1860
618-612

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Warner	Sarah	37	(F)	Housework	$750 - $150	Pa
"	Mary C.	14	(F)			IN
"	George W.	13	(M)			IN
"	John H.	8	(M)			IN
Sparks	Jesse	6	(M)			IN
"	Elizabeth A.	5	(F)			IN

(Note: The last four children had attended school.)

Bartholomew County, Indiana --1860 Census

Sand Creek Township Post Office: Elizabeth Town
Page 437. Census taken by S. W. Smith on August 21, 1860
1899-1910

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Nathan B.	40	(m)	Physician	$500 - $800	OH
"	Harriet E.	36	(F)			IN
"	Amos H.	19	(M)			IN
"	Miltiedes M.	16	(M)			IN
"	Laura B.	13	(F)			OH
"	James W.	11	(M)			IN
"	Missouri R.	9	(F)			IN
Osborn	Sarah J.	17	(F)			IN

(Note: All six children had attended school.)

1900-1911

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Reuben H.	37	(m)	Meth E. Minister	- $300	IN
"	Rachel	23				IN
"	Anna Belle	4	(F)			IN
"	Horace B.	2	()			IN
"	Charles H.	20	(M)	Shoemaker		IN
Vanwye	John	61	(M)	Farmer	$400 - $400	PA
"	Mary	55	(F)			NC
"	Rachel	22	(F)			IN
"	Francis [sic] L.	17	(F)			IN
"	William O.	14	(M)			IN
"	Ellen	7	(F)			IN
"	Laura A.	5	(F)			IN
"	Mary A.	3	(F)			IN
Sparks	Frank	2	(M)			IN

(Note: Francis L., Wm. 0., and Ellen Vanwye had attended school.)

1901-1912

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Joseph C.	29	(M)	Physician	$150	IN

(Note: Joseph C. Sparks was the only person shown in his household.)

German Township Post Office: Taylorsville
Page 406. Census taken by S. W. Smith on August 11, 1860
1679-1690

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Edwar [sic]	36	(M)	Butcher	$300 - $300	PA
"	Catherine	26	(F)			PA
"	Lewis F.	4	(M)			PA
"	David W.	1	(M)			PA

Boone County, Indiana --1860 Census

Sugar Creek Township Post Office: Thorntown
Page 877. Census taken by Geo. E. Hanford on June 25, 1860
568-554

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Benj.	40	(M)	Tailor	$400 - $100	OH
"	Mary	40	(F)			KY
"	Henry	18	(M)	Day Laborer		IN
"	Benjamin	15	(M)			IN
"	Amos	12	(M)			IN
"	Laura B.	8	(F)			IN
"	Charly [sic]	7	(M)			IN
"	Thomas	4	(M)			IN
"	Alvin	1	(M)			IN

(Note: Henry, Benjamin, Amos, and Laura B. Sparks had attended school.)

Brown County, Indiana --1860 Census

Hamlin Township Post Office: Mt. Mariah & Cleona
Page 91. Census taken by James A. McKinny on July 12, 1860.
635-635

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Edward	25	(M)	Farmer	$400 - $225	IN
"	Mary A.	22	(F)			IN

Cass County, Indiana --1860 Census

Jefferson Township Post Office: Logansport
Page 823 (92). Census taken by A.
672-667

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Lyman	28	(M)	Carpenter	- $100	NY
"	Lavinia E.	19	(F)			OH
"	Frances E.	1	(F)			IN

Clark County, Indiana --1860 Census

City of Jeffersonville Post Office: Jeffersonville
Page 329 & 330. Census taken by M. Van Howard on June 2, 1860
38-39

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Clinkenbeard	Joseph	54	(M)	Carpenter	- $100	TN
"	Marenda	29	(F)			KY
"	Mary	12	(F)			KY
"	Virginia	10	(F)			KY
Sweet	James	17	(M)	Clerk		KY
Gourman	Patrick	21	(M_	Cooper		MD
Sparks	Benj. F.	34	(M)	Laborer	$300 -	KY

Page 372. Census taken by M. Van Howard on June 19, 1860

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Levi	44	(M)	Merchant	$6000 - $6500	MD
"	Mary	33	(F)			VA
"	Mary M.	13	(F)			IN
"	Thomas	24	(M)	Salesman		IN
"	Nathen [sic]	22	(M)	Salesman		IN
"	Jane	15	(F)			IN
Wagener	Mary	24	(F)			IL

Town of Utica Post Office: Utica
Page 526. Census taken by M. Van Howard on August 16, 1860
240-241

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Samuel	36	(M)	Laborer	- $100	KY
"	Josephine	22	(F)			IN
"	Chas.	6	(M)			IN
"	Franklin	3	(M)			IN
McGill	Franklin	7	(F) [sic]			IN

Clay County, Indiana-- 1860Census

Township of Washington Post Office: Bowling Green
Page 557. Census taken by Albertus L. Lansing on June 7, 1860
156-156

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Merritt	51	(M)	Master Blacksmith		NY
"	Angelica	47	(F)	Tailoriss [sic]	$500 -	NY
"	Anna M.	19	(F)	Seamstress		NY
"	Amanda	16	(F)	Seamstress		PA
	Merritt A.	10	(M)			PA

(Note: 10-year-old Merritt had attended school.)

Township of Jackson Post Office: Brazil
Page 794 (123). Census taken by David C. Studdard on July 17, 1860
897-889

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Leonard	39	(m)	Laborer	- $300	IN
"	Malinda	38	(F)	Housekeeper		IN
"	Francis M.	19	(M)	Laborer		IN
"	Nancy	16	(F)	Domestic		IN
"	Lyman C.	12	(M)			IN
"	Mary E.	10	(F)			IN
"	Lucinda J.	8	(F)			IN
"	Sarah E.	5	(F)			IN
"	Israel L.	1/12	(M)			IN

(Note: The four oldest children had attended school.)

Clinton County, Indiana --1860 Census

Township of Perry Post Office: Colfax
Page 86. Census taken by s. D. Armstrong on July 16, 1860
624-624

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Allen	46	(M)	Farmer	$4300 - $900	PA
"	Nancy	33	(F)			KY
"	Elisha	16	(M)			IN
"	Sarah A.	4	(F)			IN
	Thomas J.	8/12	(M)			IN

(Note: Nancy Sparks could not read or write; Elisha had attended school.)

Township of Perry Post Office: Colfax on July 16, 1860

Page 86. Census taken by J. D. Armstrong
625-625

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Thomas	49	(M)	Farmer	$3200 - $660	PA
"	James A.	22	(M)	Farmer	- $185	IN
"	Elizabeth	19	(F)			IN
	Mary A.	17	(F)			IN
	Emaline	14	(F)			IN
	Margaret F.	11	(F)			IN
	Joseph	9	(M)			IN

(Note: The above household of Thomas Sparks immediately follows that of Allen Sparks given on the previous page. The four youngest children in the above household had attended school.)

Daviess County, Indiana --1860 Census

Township of Barr Post Office: Black Oak Ridge
Page 775. Census taken by Samuel Morgan on June 18, 1860
298-298

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparkes	James	35	(M)	Farmer	$4000 - $500	IN

299-299

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
McDoniel	Abselum [sic]	22	(M)	Farmer	- $300	IN
Sparkes	Darkis	32	(F)			IN
"	William	11	(M)			IN
"	Henary Louisa	8	(F)			IN
"	Maryan	1/12	(F)			IN

Township of Washington Post Office: Washington
Page 646. Census taken by Thos. A. Baker on June 26, 1860.
408-406

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Force	Thos.	30	(M)	Farmer	$2000 - $1000	IN
"	Rebecca	30	(F)			IN
"	Mary	5	(F)			IN
"	Gertrude	2	(F)			IN
"	Lydia	9/12	(F)			IN
Sparks	Calvin	22	(M)			IN

Note:  Mary Force was shown as having attended school.

411-409

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Storms	Daniel J.	46	(M)	Farmer	$4500 - $1500	OH
"	John J.	43	(M)	Farmer	$4500 - $1500	OH
"	Eliza	40	(F)			OH
"	Mary	16	(F)			OH
	Jonathan	14	(M)			IN
	Eva	10	(F)			IN
	Lida	4	(F)			IN
	Ella	2	(F)			IN
Sparks	Sanford	28	(M)	Farm Laborer	- $700	IN

(Note: Another researcher has copied the name "Storms" as "Jones." The children named Mary, Jonathan, and Eva in this family had attended school.)

Page 649. Census taken by Thos. A. Baker on June 26, 1860
428-426

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	John T.	28	(M)	Farmer	$800 - $300	IN
"	Martha	23	(F)			IN
"	Wiley	2	(M)			IN
"	Daniel	1	(M)			IN
"	Daniel	60	(M)			KY

Township of Washington, continued  Post Office: Washington
Page 678. Census taken by Thos. A. Baker on July 6, 1860
658-656

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Jones	Wilson	36	(m)	Druggist	$1200 - $2000	IN
"	Eliza	37	(F)			PA
"	Ophelia	9	(F)			IN
"	Charles	8	(M)			IN
"	Mary	4	(F)			IN
"	Walton	2	(M)			IN
Sparks	Nancy	37	(F)	Domestic		IN

Note: Ophelia and Charles Jones were shown as having attended school.)

Dearborn County,Indiana -- 1860 Census

Township of Sparta (No post office recorded; probably also Sparta.)
Page 189. Census taken by James D. English on June 26, 1860
236-236

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Hamlett	64	(M)	Farmer	$300 - $100	VA
"	E.Y.	63	(F)			VA
"	N.G.	22	(M)			IN
	C.B.	20	(M)			IN
	Wm.	17	(M)			IN
	L.	29	(F)			IN
	Americk	26	(F)			IN

(Note: On the 1850 census of Dearborn County [see the Quarterly of March 1985, Whole No. 129, page 2725] Hamlett's wife's name appears as Elizabeth T.; the son named here as N . G. was given as Novel, i.e., Norval In 1850; the son named as C.B. was given as Charles B.; the daughter shown as L. Sparks was Liberty; and the daughter called "Americk" was shown as America.)

Township of Center, City of Aurora Post Office: Aurora
Page 457. Census taken by Marcus Levy on -- June 1860
492-530

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Elijah	46	(M)	Laborer	$1500 - $300	KY
"	Elizabeth	40	(F)			KY

Township of Hogan Post Office: Wilmington
Page 505 (115). Census taken by Marcus Levy on August 1, 1860
822-874
 

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Kerr	Elias	33	(M)	Farmer	- $300	IN
"	Jane A.	39	(F)			IN
"	Jeremiah S.	6	(M)			IN
"	Daniel F.	5	(M)			IN
"	Elias S.	3	(M)			IN
"	Clarisa S.	2	(F)			IN
Sparks	Jesse	78	(M)			MD

(Note: Jeremiah S. Kerr had attended school.)

City of Lawrenceburg Post Office: Lawrenceburg
Page 6. Census taken by Jacob P. Dunn on June 5, 1860
33-36

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Norval	59	(M)	Grocer	- $600	KY
"	Margaret	33	(F)			IN
"	David E.	31	(M)	Merchant	$2000 - $2000	IN
"	Ann	24	(F)			IN
"	John	20	(M)	Grocery Clk.		IN
Depri [Depew]	John	15	(M)	Merchts. Clk		OH

Page 9. Census taken by Jacob p. Dunn on June 6, 1860
59-62

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Hawkins	Wm.	30	(M)	Blacksmith	- $100	PA
"	Rachel	27	(F)			PA
"	Eben. [?] J.	4	(M)			IN
Sparks	Wm.	11	(M)			IN
Mattocks	Eli	32	(M)	Bag Master I & C	-$1000	PA
"	Elizabeth	24	(F)			PA

(Note: William Sparks had attended school.
  Occupation of Eli Mattocks probably intended for Barge Master.)

Decatur County, Indiana --1860 Census

Township of Washington Post Office: Greensburg
Page 772 (139). Census taken by Wm. M. English on August 3, 1860
1046-1046

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Amos	49	(M)	Huckster	- $400	OH
"	Mary	45	(F)			PA
"	Allen W.	12	(M)			IN
	Margaret	10	(F)			IN
	Amos	8	(M)			IN
	Martha	5	(F)			IN
	Jerome	3	(M)			IN

(Note: The four oldest children had attended school.)

Elkhart County, Indiana --1860 Census

Township of Clinton Post Office: Goshen
Page 298 (128). Census taken by C. S. Hascall on July 27, 1860
873-873

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Isaac	59	(M)	Farmer	$2000 - $328	OH
"	Eleanor	54	(F)	Housekeeper		PA
"	Mary B.	20	(F)	Housework		IN
"	Isaac	18	(M)	Laborer		IN
"	George	15	(M)			IN
"	Sarah	13	(F)			IN
"	Ruth	10	(F)			IN
Nelson	Margaret E.	12	(F)			IN
Sevarz [Swartz],	Joseph	24	(M)	Laborer		OH

(Note: Isaac, George, Sarah R., and Ruth Sparks had attended school,
  as had also Margaret E. Nelson.)

Page 359 (187). Census taken by C. S. Hascall on August 2, 1860
1255-1255

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
	Simon	40	(M)	Laborer		PA
"	Catherine	35	(F)			OH
"	Caroline	13	(F)			IN
"	Simon	1	(M)			IN
Sparks	Joseph	29	(M)	Laborer		IN
Jacobs	Samuel	29	(M)	Blacksmith	$6000 - $200	IN
"	Catherine	60	(F)			PA
"	Edwin	6	(M)			IN
"	George	37	(M)	Laborer		IN

Fayette County, Indiana-- 1860 Census

Township of Jackson Post Office: Everton
Page 588. Census taken by William Kerr on June 7, 1860
133-133

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks,	Elizabeth	54	(F)		- $1050	NJ
"	James	21	(M)	Farmer	- $150	IN
Rously,	Ann	27	(F)	Teacher C. S.		IN

Township of Connersville Post Office: Connersville
Page 627. Census taken by William Kerr on June 22, 1860
424-421

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Wm.	47	(M)	Farmer	$23,640 - $2,314	IN
"	Elizabeth	46	(F)			IN
"	Mary Ann	25	(F)			IN
	John E.	24	(M)	Farmer		IN
	William L.	22	(M)	Farmer		IN
	Catherine	20	(F)			IN
	Sarah E.	18	(F)			IN
	Milton P.	16	(M)			IN
	Emaline L.	14	(F)			IN
	Hirum L.	12	(M)			IN
	Pheba	8	(F)			IN
	Martha E.	6	(F)			IN
	Stephen	4	(M)			IN
Childers	Hiram	1	(M)			IN

(Note: All Sparks children from William L. through Martha B. had attended school.)

425-422

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Hirum	39	(M)	Farmer	$9,750 - $3,905	IN
"	Elizabeth	37	(F)			IN
"	Francis M.	17	(M)	Farm Laborer		IN
"	Albert	12	(M)			IN
"	Wm.	88	(M)		- $1,500	SC

(Note: Francis M. and Albert had attended school.)

Floyd County, Indiana --1860 Census

City of New Albany, 1st Ward, Post Office: New Albany
Page 171. Census taken by W. W. Bradley on July 3, 1860
1220-1220

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Preston	33	(M)	Farmer		TN
"	Mary	32	(F)			TN
"	John	10	(M)			TN
"	Henry	9	(M)			TN
"	George	6	(M)			KY
"	William	5	(M)			TN
"	Sylvester	2	(M)			TN

City of New Albany, 6th Ward Post Office: New Albany
Page 418 (102) Census taken by Samuel H. Owen on June 25, 1860
773-792

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Richard	27	(M)	Brick Mason	- $300	KY
"	Ellen	24	(F)			IN

Page 428 (112). Census taken by Samuel H. Owen on June 27, 1860
787-806

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Armstrong	David	49	(M)	Teamster	$2000 - $1000	KY
"	Jane	54	(F)	Seamstress		VA
Sadler	Joshua	14	(M)			IN
Sparks	John	49	(M)
"	May [Mary ?] E.	21 [or 29]	(F)
"	Thomas J.	9	(M)
"	William	8	(M)

(Note: The two Sparks children had attended school.)

Franklin County, Indiana --1860 Census

Township of White Water Post Office: New Trenton
Page 141. Census taken by E. Barber on July 16, 1860
973-954

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Kennedy	Jas. E.	31	(M)	Farmer	- $650	IN
"	Sarah	29	(F)			IN
"	Wilber	11/12	(M)			IN
Sparks	Amy	29	(F)			IN
Whipple	Joseph	12	(M)			IN

(Note: Joseph Whipple had attended school.)

Township of White Water Post Office: Drewesburgh
Page 151. Census taken by E. Barber on July 16, 1860
1049-1027

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	John	52	(M)	Farmer	$5,500 - $2,500	MD
"	Almira	51	(F)			OH
Thompson	Abram	18	(M)	Farm Hand		IN

Township of White Water Post Office: New Trenton
Pages 157 & 158. Census taken by E. Barber on July 18, 1860
1093-1071

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Wright	76	(M)	Farmer	$9,600 - $1,100	MD
"	Ann	73	(F)			MD
"	Isabel	42	(F)			MD

1094-1072

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Samuel	30	(M)	Farmer	- $800	IN
"	Martha Ann	30	(F)			IN
"	Silestia	9	(F)			IN
"	Clarrissa	5	(F)			IN
Lackheart	James	30	(M)	School Teacher		PA

(Note: Silestia and Clarrissa Sparks had attended school.)

Township of Laurel: Post Office: Laurel
Page 506 (170). Census taken by Alfred Slater on August 23, 1860
1261-1156

Fulton County, Indiana-- 1860 Census

Township or Liberty Post Office: Fulton
Page 566 (57). Census taken by B. N. Banks on June 26, 1860
374-374

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Jeremiah B.	26	(M)	Farmer	$1,500 - $300	IN
"	Margaret J.	26	(F)			OH
"	Prarie Birds	5/12	(M)			IN

Page 567. Census taken by Em N. Banks on June 26, 1860
379-379
 

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Jesse	53	(M)	Farmer	$2,000 - $300	OH
"	Jemima	53	(F)			NY
"	Stephen	23	(M)			IN
"	Philora	8	(F)			IN

(Note: Stephen Sparks had attended school.)
380-381

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Theodore	29	(M)	Farmer	- $300	IN
"	Christina	26	(F)			OH
"	Jesse	9	(M)			IN
"	Philora J.	7	(F)			IN
"	William H.	3	(M)			IN

(Note: Jesse and Philora J. Sparks had attended school.)

Greene County, Indiana-- 1860 Census

Township of Center: Post Office: Jonesburgh
Page 676.  Census taken by John D. Killian on June 29, 1860
627-627

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Hardy	63	(M)	Farmer	$1,600 - $600	NC
"	Martha	50	(F)			NC
"	Martha	19	(F)	Serving		IN
"	Merit	17	(M)	Farm Laborer		IN
"	Nancy J.	11	(F)			IN
"	Hardy	7	(F) [sic]			IN

(Note: The parents in this family, Hardy and Martha, could not read and write; Merit Sparks had attended school.)

628-628 Census taken by John D. Killian on July 3, 1860

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Alfred	23	(M)	Farmer	$800 - $200	IN
"	Sarah	25	(F)			IN
"	Mary E.	8/12	(F)			IN

(Note: Alfred and Sarah Sparks could not read and write.) Page 690.
 

737-737

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Calvin	50	(M)	Farmer	$1,000 - $400	OH
"	Rebecca	46	(F)			OH
"	Sarah C.	16	(F)	Serving		IN
"	James L.	13	(M)			IN
"	Joseph T.	9	(M)			IN
"	Alonzo	6	(M)			IN

(Note: Rebecca Sparks could not read and write; Sarah C., James L.,
  and Joseph T. Sparks had attended school.)

Page 693.  Census taken by John D. Killian on July 4, 1860
760-760

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Calvin	32	(M)	[Blank
"	Mahala	32	(F)
"	Matilda J.	13	()
"	William R.	11	(M)
"	Dianna	9	(F)
"	Susanna	7	(F)
"	Maria E.	3/12	(F)

(Note: The parents in this family, Calvin and Mahala Sparks,
  could not read and write; the four oldest children had attended school.)

Page 695. Census taken by John D. Killian on July 6, 1860
773-773

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Jerome	24	(M)	Farmer	$400 - $200	OH
"	Melissey	24	(F)			IN
"	Martha E.	5	(F)			IN
"	Deletinia [?]	3	(F			IN
"	John D.	1	(M)			IN

 

(Note: Jerome and Melissey were shown as unable to read and write.)

Page 698. Census taken by John D. Killian on July 6, 1860
789-789

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	James A.	22	(M)	Farmer	$800-	OH
"	Nancy A.	21	(F)			IN
"	Mary M.	3	(F)			IN
"	Joseph H.	1	(M)			IN

(Note: Nancy A. Sparks was shown as unable to read and write.)

Township of Richland Post Office: Bloomfield
Page 724. Census taken by John D. Killian on July 17, 1860
952-952

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	David W.	46	(M)	Farmer	$3,500 - $700	OH
"	Nancy	44	(F)			VA
"	Joseph S.	19	(M)	Farm Laborer		IN
"	Malissa	12	(F)			IN

Page 727. Census taken by John D. Killian on July 18, 1860
972-972

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Andrew		(M)	Farmer	$700 - $100	OH
"	Elizabeth		(F)			IN
"	Nancy J.		(F)			IN

973-973

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Andrew S.	69	(M)	Farming	$1,000 - $450	NJ
"	Jane	65	(F)			PA
"	Mary E.	27	(F)	Serving		OH
Dobbins	David M.	13	(M)			IN

Page 735. Census taken by John D. Killian on July 21, 1860
1025-1025

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Charles	29	(M)	Farmer	- $200	OH
"	Ann	33	(F)			IN
"	Eli	10	(M)			IN
"	Mary	10	(F)			IN
"	James	8	(M)			IN
"	Rebecca A.	5	(F)			IN
"	Eliza J.	3	(F)			IN
"	John	8/12	(M)			IN

(Note: Charles and Ann Sparks were shown as unable to read and write.)

Hamilton County, Indiana -- 1860 Census

Township of White River Post Office: Cicero
Page 85. Census taken by George Kreng on June 26, 1860
600-600

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	James	39	(M)	Farmer	$2,000 - $747	NC
"	Rebecca	39	(F)			OH
Baily	Margaret	11	(F)			IN

(Note: Rebecca Sparkes was shown as unable to read and write.)

Township of Noblesville Post Office: Noblesville
Page 229. Census taken by Wm. T. Messick on June 1, 1860
30-30

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Ferguson	Archille	44	(M)	Sheriff	$4,000 - $500	KY
"	A. V. [?]	34	(F)			OH
Stark	George	18	(M)	Laborer		OH
"	Mary K.	15	(F)			OH
Doll	Caroline	15	(F)			OH
"	Sallie	14	(F)			IN
Sparks	Frederick	14	(M)			IN
Kane	Thomas J.	28	(M)	Lawyer	- $100	OH
Sawyer	Peter C.	38	(M)	Express Agent	$1,700 - @100	NJ

(Note: George and Mary K. Stark, as well as Caroline Doll, had attended school.)

This record of persons named Sparks appearing on the 1860 census of Indiana will be continued in future issues of the Quarterly.

Page 4529-4541

Whole Number 171

[Compiler's Note: A transcription of data from the 1860 census of Indiana pertaining to all persons named Sparks was begun in the Quarterly of March 1995, No. 169, page 4439. Households headed by persons with names other than Sparks, but which included one or more Sparkses, have also been included . The following Indiana counties in which one or more Sparkses were found were included in the March 1995 issue: Adams, Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Cass, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Elkhart, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, and Hamilton. In the June 1995 issue, No. 170, we included the following counties : Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Jackson, Jasper, Johnson, Lagrange, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Marshall , Martin , Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Ohio, Orange, Parke, Perry, and Putnam. We now continue this transcription . Note that the first number before the name of the head of each household is that which the census taker assigned to dwellings in sequence; the second number is that of the family . These numbers differ from the point that two families occupied a single dwelling. Following each name is his/her age as reported to the census taker by whomever he interviewed in that particular dwelling, with an indication whether male or female . Next is the occupation, usually limited to males considered to be of legal age; then the value of that individual's real estate, if any, followed by a hyphen. Preceded by the hyphen is the value of his/her personal property, if any. The place of birth is the final item.]
 

Adams Township. Post Office: Hermann
Page 205. Census taken June 21, 1860, by C. A. Korbly.
450-439

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparke	Frederick	48	(M)	Farmer	$900-	Bavaria
"	Cattherine	42	(F)			Bavaria
"	Frederick	16	(M)			OH
"	Philapoena	13	(F)			OH
"	Louisa	11	(F)			OH
"	Phillip [sic]	6	(M)			OH
"	Catherine	5	(F)			IN
"	Henry	3	(M)			IN

(Note: In all probability, Frederick Sparke, the head of this household, did not have the surname "Sparke" when he came to the United States from Bavaria; perhaps he adopted the name because his German name was difficult for his English- speaking neighbors to pronounce , or because it had a pronunciation similar to "Sparke".   An immigration official may even have assigned the name to him.  Philopoena, Louisa, and Phillipp had attended school within the year.)

Richland Township . Post Office : Richland
Page 783. Census taken June 16, 1860, by Thos. B. Robinson.
273-275

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	James	33	(M)	Farmer	-$100	IN
"	Mahetable	30	(F)			IN
"	John W.	12	(M)			IN
"	William F.	10	(M)			IN
"	Edward	8	(M)			IN
"	Margaret	6	(F)			IN
"	Amanda	4	(F)			IN
"	James	3	(M)			IN
"	Charles	50	(M)	Farm Hand		IN

(Note: John W. , Wm F. , Edward, and Margaret attended school within the year. Charles Williams shown as unable to read and write.)

Center Township . Post Office : South Bend
Page 73. Census taken June 22, 1860, by John Gallagher.
501-501

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Robt.	34	(M)	Farmer	-$1200	OH
"	Martha	24	(F)			OH
"	Josiah	13	(M)			OH
"	Mary	9	(F)			OH
"	Susan	7	(F)			OH
"	Martha	5	(F)			OH
	Ematien [sic]	3	(M)			OH
	Mathew	2/12	(M)			IN

                   

(Note: Josiah , Mary , Susan , and Martha attended school within the year.)

Town of South Bend. Post Office: South Bend
Page 324. Census taken June 11, 1860, by Elmer Ross.
217-205

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Whitman	William	30	(M)	Teamster	-$300	NY
"	Mary A.	28	(F)			Ireland
"	Mary H.	6	(F)			NY
"	Margaret A.	5	(F)			NY
"	John F.	3	(K)			NY
"	Louisa M.	1	(F)			NY
Sparks	Clarrica [sic]	66	(F)			NY

Lexington Township . Post Office : Lexington
Page 959. Census taken June 21, 1860, by James E. Fouts.
347-338

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Rawlings	AAron	50	(M)	Farmer	$2200 - $700	KY
"	Sara J.	38	(F)			IN
"	Eliza A.	18	(F)			IN
"	Nathan H.	15	(M)			IN
"	Emily J.	12	(F)			IN
"	Martha E.	10	(F)			IN
"	William J.	6	(M)			IN
"	Thomas E.	1	(M)			IN
Sparks	Sarah	68	(F)			VA
Rawlings	Lusella	81	(F)			VA

                   

(Note: Nathan H. , Emily J. , Martha E. and Thomas E. Rawlings attended school within the year.)

Vienna Township . Post Office : Vienna
Page 1012. Census taken July 14, 1860, by James E. Fouts.
745-721

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Applegate	George J.	34	(M)	Farmer	$2000 - $720	IN
"	Martha J.	33	(F)	Housework		IN
"	Sarah	10	(F)			IN
"	Rachel	9	(F)			IN
"	Thomas	7	(M)			IN
"	Andrew	5	)M)			IN
"	John	3	(M)			IN
"	George	1	(M)			IN
Sparks	Rachel	69	(F)			VA

(Note: Sarah, Rachel, and Thomas Applegate attended school within year. Rachel Sparks shown as unable to read and write.)

Township of Jennings. Post Office : New Frankfort
Page 1062. Census taken August 4, 1860, by James E. Fouts
1115-1081

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	William R.	27	(M)	Cooper	- $75	IN
"	Elizabeth	26	(F)			IN
"	Melvina	6	(F)			IN
"	Henry	5	(M)			IN
"	William	3	(M)			IN
"	James	4/12	(M)			IN
"	Catherine	73	(F)			NC

(Note: William R. and Elizabeth Sparks, as well as Catharine Taylor, shown as unable to read and write.)

2nd Ward in Shelbyville . Post Office : Shelbyville
Page 811. Census taken June 7, 1860, by wm Mortimer.
131-134

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Noah	53	(M)	Cooperer	- $75	OH
"	Nancy	29	(F)	Tailoress		OH
"	Lafayette	23	(M)	Cooper		OH
"	Theodore	19	(M)	Cooper		IN
"	Mary	16	(F)			IN
"	Herchell	14	(M)			IN
"	Laura B.	11	(F)			IN
"	James	8	(M)			IN
"	Amanda	3	(F)			IN

(Note: Laura B. and James Sparks attended school within the year.)

Cotton Township . Post Office : Allensville
Page 131. Census taken August 25, 1860, by John S. Green.
978-957

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	J. B.	50	(M)	Clergyman	- $800	OH
"	Eliza	50	(F)			IN
"	H. B.	18	(M)			IN
"	Mary E.	20	(F)			IN
"	William	16	(M)			IN
"	John S.	14	(M)			IN
"	Martha A.	9	(F)			IN

(Note: The four oldest Sparks children, not including Martha, were shown as attending school within the year.)

Posey Township. Post Office: Patriot
Page 10. Census taken June 13, 1860, by J. S. Green.
72-70

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Wm.	58	(M)	Basket Maker	- $150	OH
"	Terrissa	37	(F)			VA
Cole	Nancy J.	18	(F)			IN
Sparks	T. J.	16	(M)			KY
"	W. J.	14	(M)			KY
"	Danl	11	(M)			KY
"	Terrissa	8	(F)			KY
"	John M.	6	(M)			IN
"	Elizabeth A.	4	(F)			KY

(Note Wm Sparks shown as unable to read and write.)

City of Lafayette. Post Office: Lafayette
Page 732. Census taken June 2, 1860, by John Tilly.
53-59

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Francis	27	(M)	Laborer	- $150	OH
"	Mary	20	(F)			IN
"	Wm.	1/12	(M)			IN
Lamb	Elisabeth [sic]	45	(F)			OH
"	Jas.	50	(M)	Laborer		NY
"	Jas.	15	(M)	Laborer		IN

(Note: Jas. Lamb, age 50, shown as unable to read and write; Jas. Lamb, age 15, shown as attending school within the year.)

City of Lafayette; Post Office : Lafayette
Page 736. Census taken June 4, 1860, by John Tilly
77-84

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	James	25	(M)	Farmer	- $50	OH
"	Sarah	28	(F)			OH
Tayton [sic]	Rebecka	51	(F)			OH

(Note Following household on the same page , but continuing on page 737.)

85-92

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	William	61	(M)	Brick Mason	$1300 - $200	PA
"	Catherine	52	(F)			PA
"	Peter	22	(M)			IN
"	Catherine	16	(F)			IN
Sparks	Israel	14	(M)			IN
"	Ellen	12	(F)			IN
"	Thos.	7	(M)			IN
"	Benjamin	13	(M)			IN
"	Francis	28	(M)	Brick Maker	- $25	OH
"	Mary	20	(F)			IN
"	William	1/12	(M)			IN

(Note: The household headed by Francis Sparks appearing on page 4532, 2nd from bottom of page, comprised of Francis, himself, with Mary Sparks (doubtless his wife) and the one-month-old wm Sparks, (and with three members of a Lamb family), appears to have been repeated (but not the Lambs) in the household of William Sparks, beginning at the bottom of page 4532. While the age of Francis Sparks appears as 27 when he was first shown and 28 in the second instance , ages were frequently estimated by whomever the census taker interviewed . It seems likely that Francis was a son of William and Catharine Sparks who still considered him to be a member of their household when reporting to the census taker. In the second listing of Mary , she was shown as unable to read and  write.)

City of Lafayette. Post Office: Lafayette
Page 791. Census taken June 9, 1860, by
557-511

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Snider	Joseph	40	(M)	Boarding house	$150 - $100	Saxweimar
"	Margaret	24	(F)			Belgium
"	George	6	(M)			IN
"	Louisa	5	(F)			IN
"	John	2	(M)			IN
"	William	2/12	(M)			IN
Shellinger	George	23	(M)	Laborer		Unknown
"	Rachell	22	(F)			MI
Sparks	B. S.	41	(M)	Tailor		OH
"	Julia	30	(F)			OH
"	Sonora	5/12	(F)			IN
Kirshner	Andrew	24	(M)	Carpenter		Wertenburg
Strosser	Frank	23	(M)	Laborer		Switzerland
Myer	Michael	35	(M)	Stone Cutter		Switzerland

City of Lafayette. Post Office: Lafayette
Page 796. Census taken June 10, 1860 by John Tilly
599-552

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Ward	Sarah	53	(M)	Widow	$1000 -	England
Sparks	Warren	20	(F)	Painter		OH
"	Sarah J.	19	(F)			IN
Sprague	Rachael	32	(F)			Unknown

City of Lafayette. Post Office: Lafayette
Page 923. CensuB taken June 26, 1860, by John Tilly.
1473-1502

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Hollam	William	41	(M)	Carpenter	$1500 - $100	VA
"	Emily	52	(F)			NY
"	Vans [?]	6	(M)			VA
"	Emily J.	4	(F)			VA
Carney	Catherine	16	(F)	Domestic		Ireland
Sparks	Orange	21	(M)	Printer		OH
Charter	Orange	40	(M)	Carpenter		NY

(Note: Vans [?] Hollam was shown as attending school within the year.)

Cicero Township Post Office: Tipton
Page 45. Census taken June 11, 1860, by N. J. Jackson.
334-333

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	James	63	(M)	Farmer	$600 - $150	KY
"	Elizabeth	56	(F)			KY
"	Thomas	33	(M)	Day Laborer		KY
"	Clarisa	31	(F)			KY
"	James	19	(M)	Day Laborer		IN
"	Ellen	13	(F)			IN
"	Amanda	3	(F)			IN

                   

(Note: James and Ellen Sparks shown as attending school within the year.)

Pigeon Township , City of Evansville . Post Office : Evansville
Page 503. Census taken August 20, 1860, by John H. Bafendeck.
808-817

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Spark	C. A.	38	(M)	Upholster [sic]	$2000 - $2000	Prussia
"	Emilie	24	(F)			Bevaria
"	Luia [sic]	4	(M)			IN
"	C. A. H.	2	(M)			IN

809-818

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Spark	Heinrich	36	(M)	Upholster [sic]	- $75	Prussia
"	Louisa	28	(F)			Prussia
"	Wilhelmine	3	(F)			Prussia

(Note: In all probability, C. A. Spark and Heinrich Spark, heads of the above households , did not have the surname "Spark" when they came to the United States from Prussia; perhaps they adopted the name because their Prussian name was difficult for their English-speaking neighbors to pronounce, or because it had a pronunciation similar to "Spark".   An immigration official may even have assigned the name to them.   From the birth places of their children, it appears that Heinrich Spark followed C. A. Spark to America and adopted the name C. A. Spark was using.)

Clinton Township. Post Office: Clinton
Page 210. Census taken July 24, 1860, by James M. Hood.
775-78-

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Joseph	36	(M)	Farmer	- $200	MD
"	Phebe	31	(F)			KY
"	Martha	10	(F)			IN
"	Susan A.	8	(F)			IN
"	James	5	(M)			IN
"	William	2	(M)			IN
"	Charles B.	8/12	(M)			IN

(Note: Martha , Susan A . , and James Sparks shown as attending school within the year.)

Clinton Township . Post Office : Furnace
Page 231. Census taken July 31, 1860, by James M. Hood.
926-933

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sicknaiger	William	36	(M)	Carpenter	- $200	Germany
Sparks	Margaret	23	(F)			Germany
"	Irssey [sic]	3	(F)			OH
"	Mary	1	(F)			OH

Note : Margaret Sparks was probably a widow; having been born in Germany , her maiden name was surely not Sparks.)

Highland Township . Post Office : Perrysville
Page 77. Census taken July 7, 1860, by A. J. Adams.
174-181

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Daniel	55	(M)	Farmer	$4000 - $1600	MD
"	Mary A.	42	(F)	Keeping house		OH
"	Enoch G.	15	(M)			IN
"	Joseph F.	13	(M)			IN
"	Warner	11	(M)			IN
"	Edith	8	(F)			IN
"	Anna	2	(F)			IN

(Note: The four oldest Sparks children shown as attending school within the year.)

Highland Township. Post Office: Perrysville
Page 79. Census taken July 10, 1860, by A. J. Adams.
184-192

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Jacobs	Nathan	39	(M)	Farmer	- $300	OH
"	Mary	33	(F)			OH
"	Daniel	11	(M)			IN
"	John C.	9	(M)			IN
"	Rachel	7	(F)			IN
"	Maria	4	(F)			IN
"	Eliza J.	1	(F)			IN
Sparks	William	26	(M)	Farmer	- $15	IN

187-195

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Lacey	James M.	45	(M)	Farmer	$1500 - $800	NY
"	Ann M.	39	(F)			NY
"	Elisha A.	18	(M)			NY
Sparks	Samuel	24	(M)			IN

(Note: The census taker added "Idiotic"  following the name of Samuel Sparks; he was also shown as unable to read and write.)

Linton Township . Post Office : Prairieton
Page 407. Census taken July 5, 1860, by S. W. Rigney.
572-559

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Presley	41	(M)	Farmer	$1900 - $800	KY
"	Milly	35	(F)			IN
"	Scott	12	(M)			IN
"	Taylor	12	(M)			IN
"	Christopher	2	(M)			IN
"	Milly	4/12	(F)			IN
Mobly	Almira	9	(F)			IN
"	Isabell	7	(F)			IN
Sparks	Elizabeth	38	(F)			KY

(Note: Milly Sparks, 35, and Elizabeth Sparks were shown as unable to read and write.)

Page 419. Census taken July 10, 1860, by S. W. Rigney
657-631

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	R. M.	24	(M)	Farmer	$600 - $250	IN
"	Sarah	23	(F)			IN
"	Roselinda	3	(F)			IN
"	Cyras [sic]	1	(M)			IN

Page 421. Census taken July 10, 1860, by S. W. Rigney.
669-641

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Hiram	53	(M)	Farmer	$3000 - $900	KY
"	.Leura	50	(F)			KY
"	Naten [Vaton]	22	(M)	Farmer		IN
"	Peter	20	(M)	Farm Laborer		IN
"	Hilda	17	(F)			IN
"	Ira	15	(M)			IN
"	Leticia	12	(F)			IN
"	Darthula	10	(F)			IN
"	Silas	7	(M)			IN

(Note: The four youngest Sparks children shown as attending school within the year.)

Page 423. Census taken July 15, 1960, by S. W. Rigney.
656-658

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	C. B.	38	(M)	Shoemaker	- $200	IN
"	Meldaneta	25	(F)			IN
"	William	10	(M)			IN
"	Leaura [sic]	6	(F)			IN

(Note: William and Leaura A. Sparks shown as attending school wfthin the year.)
 

657-659

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Emily	43	(M)		$3000 - $1000	KY
"	William	20	(F)			KY
"	Thomas	17	(M)			IN
"	Sarah	15	(F)			IN
"	Caroline	12	(F)			IN

(Note: Thomas and Sarah Sparks shown as attending school within the year.)

Linton Township. Post Office: Pimento
Page 433. Census taken July 13, 1860, by S. W. Rigney.
751-719

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Darwin	24	(M)	Farmer	- $600	IN
"	Louisa	24	(F)			IN

Lost Creek Township. Post Office: Terre Haute
Page 780. Census taken August 22, 1860, by J. G. Sasson.
915-843

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Geo. W	39	(M)	Farmer	- $300	KY
"	Sallie	34	(F)			IN
"	John E.	16	(M)			In
"	Letitia [sic]	14	(F)			IN
"	Catherine	11	(F)			IN
"	Barbara E.	8	(F)			IN
"	Hardin	5	(M)			IN
"	Wm.	3	(M)			IN
"	Louisa	8/12	(F)			IN

Otter Creek Township. Post Office: Terre Haute
Page 631. Census taken August 14, 1860, by A. M. Pettengill.
1169-1169

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Keenan	John	58	(M)	Farmer	$800 - $200	Ireland
Ward	Susan	22	(F)			OH
"	James	8/12	(M)			IL
Sparks	Adison	25	(M)	Farm Laborer		IN
Patten	Charlotte	7	(F)			OH
"	Matilda	5	(F)			OH

(Note: Charlotte Patten shown as attending school within the year.)

Pearson Township . Post Office : Riley
Page 469. Census taken July 26, 1860, by S. W. Rigney
994-959

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Joseph	37	(M)	Farmer	$500 - $200	KY
"	Sarah	32	(F)			KY
"	Martha	11	(F)			KY
"	William	8	(M)			IN
"	James	6	(M)			IN
"	Mary	4	(F)			IN

(Note: The three oldest children shown as attending school within the year.)

995-960

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Asa	47	(M)	Farmer	$500 - $350	KY
"	Lucy	35	(F)			KY
"	James	18	(M)	Farm Laborer		KY
"	John	15	(M)			KY
"	Viniard [sic]	11	(M)			KY
"	Amanda	58	(F)			IN
"	Newton	3	(M)			IN
"	Margaret	6/12	(F)			IN

Riley Township. Post Office: Riley
Page 803. Census taken September 10, 1860, by J. G. Wassen.
1081-1001

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Albert W.	29	(M)	Farmer	- $600	[?]
"	Letitia A.	29	(F)		$1000 -	KY
Miles	Catherine	11	(F)			IN
"	Edw.	10	(M)			IN
Sparks	Mary A.	6	(F)			IN
"	Laura V.	5	(F)			IN
"	Hiram W.	2	(M)			IN
"	Otis O.	4/12	(M)			IN

(Note: Place of birth of Albert W. Sparks shown as "KY" but crossed out.)

Riley Township. Post Office: Riley
Page 836. Census taken September 25, 1860, by John G. Wasson.
1311-1230

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	William	44	(M)	Farmer	$1080 - $250	KY
"	Eveline	52	(F)			KY
"	Letitia	21	(F)			KY

Town of Terre Haute, 2nd Ward. Post Office: Terre Haute
Page 703. Census taken July 16, 1860, by J. S. Wasson
311-309

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Saml. K.	74	(M)	Preacher	$10,000 - $500	KY
"	Cath  [sic]	72	(F)			KY
Carr	Elizabeth	25	(F)			IN

Page 710
374-368

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Brokaw	George	34	(M)	Merchant		IN
"	Lizzie B.	27	(F)			IN
"	Frank C.	4	(M)			IN
Craft	Mrs. E. B.	45	(F)			OH
"	Wm. S.	21	(M)	Clerk		IN
"	Fannie A.	23	(F)			IN
"	Lucia	30	(F)			IN
Griswold	W. A.	37	(M)	Hardware		NY
"	Elizabeth	33	(F)			NY
Brunswick	Mary	23	(F)	[Color] Black		IN
Sparks	Mary	19	(F)			OH

Town of Terre Haute, 3rd Ward. Post Office: Terre Haute
Page 730. Census taken July 23, 1860, by J. G. Wasson
488-470

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Pence	Allen	40	(M)	Physician		OH
"	Louisa	25	(F)			Bavaria
Sparks	V. M.	22	(M)	Clerk		IN
Colter	Sarah	39	(F)			CT
Carr	Maggie	25	(F)	Domestic		Ireland
Henry	Frank	35	(M)	Saloon [?]		Ireland
"	Ellen	25	(F)			Ireland
"	Frank, Jr.	9	(M)			OH
"	Mary A., Jr.	9	(F)			OH
"	Kate	4	(F)			OH

(Note: The three Henry children, including 4-year-old Kate , shown as attending school within the year;

494-476

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Rich'd	33	(M)	Dept. Sheriff	- $150	IN
"	Mary	22	(F)			OH
"	Martha	7	(F)			IN
"	Frances M.	5	(M)			IN
Patrick	Eleanor	60	(F)		$200 - $100	CT
"	Septer [sic]	22	(M)	Painter		IN
"	Elizabeth	24	(F)			IN
Brown	[blank]	24	(M)	Carriage Trimmer	$1000 - $150	IN

(Note: Rich'd and Mary Sparks shown as having been married within the year.)

Town of Terre Haute, 3rd Ward. Post Office: Terre Haute
Page 734 Census taken July 23, 1860, by J. G. Wasson.
552-493

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	N. C.	51	(M)		$12,000 - $10,000	KY
"	Penelope C.	51	(F)	Miliner		KY
"	Catherine	14	(F)			IN
"	Marg't C.	13	(F)			MO
"	Martha	8	(F)			IN
Tilley	Mary	50	(F)			KY

(Note: All three Sparks children shown as attending school within year.)

Liberty Township . Post Office : Lagro
Page 409. Census taken in July, 1860, by E. B. Thomas.
1266-1266

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	John	53	(M)	Farmer & Minister	$8730 - $1500	SC
"	Elizabeth	53	(F)	Housewife		SC
"	Wm.	22	(M)	Laborer		IN
"	Elizabeth	18	(F)	Domestic		IN
"	John	17	(M)	Laborer		IN
"	Sarah	15	(F)			IN
"	Wm.	12	(M)			IN
Harton	John	30	(M)	Laborer		Ireland

(Note: John, Sarah, and Wm Sparks (12) shown as attending school within the year.)

Owen Township. Post Office: Boonville
Page 732. Census taken August 22, 1860, by C. Dalrymple.
209-212

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	John	30	(M)	Grocery Keeper	$125 - $300	NC
"	Elizabeth	28	(F)			IN
"	Joseph E.	6	(M)			IN
"	Sarah C.	9	(F)			IN
"	Mary	4	(F)			IN
"	Armer [sic]	2	(M)			IN

Note: Sarah C. Sparks shown as attending school within year.)

Jefferson Township. Post Office: Drusilla
Page 167. Census taken July 20, 1860, by Wm. M. Greendale.
677-634

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	James	50	(M)	Farmer	$2000 - $1800	KY
"	Rebecca	49	(F)			KY
"	Mary Ann	25	(F)			IN
"	Rebecca Jane	24	(F)			IN
"	Nancy	22	(F)			IN
"	Robert	17	(K)			IN

(Note: Robert Sparks shown as attending school within the year.)

Township of Rock Creek. Post Office: Bluffton
Page 796. Census taken June 8, 1860, by James Dailey.
164-160

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Andrew J.	26	(M)	Farmer	$4000 - $1000	IN
"	Mary	21	(F)			OH
"	Josiah	4	(M)			IN
"	Lydia	2	(F)			IN

-161

Sparks	Susannah	55	(M)	Farmer	$1000 - $5000	OH
Rain	Hannah	21	(F)			OH
Huff	Sylvester	15	(M)			IN

(Note: This is an example of the census taker assigning separate numbers to two families living in the same dwelling. Sylvester Huff shown as attending school within the year.)

166-163 [& p.797]

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Roberts	Robert	49	(M)	Farmer	$5000 -$1000	KY
"	Abigail	44	(F)			NC
"	James	31	(M)	Farmer		IN
"	Martha	17	(F)			IN
"	John	11	(M)			IN
"   [p. 797]	Nathan	8	(M)			IN
"	Robert D.	2	(M)			IN
Sparks	Mary Jane	19	(F)			IN
Morgan	Jacob S.	21	(M)	Laborer		IN
Jones	Thomas J.	21	(M)	Laborer		OH

(Note: James, Martha, John, and Nathan Roberts, as well as Mary Jane Sparks and Jacob S. Morgan, all shown as attending school within the year.)

Page 810. Census taken June 13, 1860, by James Dailey.
257-250

Last Name	First name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Property values	Born
Sparks	Solomon	35	(M)	Farmer	$3000 - $1000	IN
"	Susannah	31	(F)			IN
"	Henry C.	12	(M)			IN
"	Andrew J.	8	(M)			IN
"	Sarah I.	7	(F)			IN
"	Elvina	5	(F)			IN
"	Charles W.	2	(M)			IN
"	"Unknown"	2/12	(M)			IN