1. John SPARKS, son of Samuel SPARKS  and Hannah (SPARKS), was born in 1827 in Congresbury, England, was  baptized 22 Jul 1827 in England, and died on 10 Feb 1887 in England, at age 60.
    Occupation: Mason, ag labourer. Samuel's Baptism info lists John as labourer.
    1851 Somerset Census lists him as family 9 on census 1; age 23; born Congresbury; living in/on May's Green with "Mary, Sam, John and Sarah". John married Mary Ann HANCOCK, daughter of George HANCOCK  and AsYet Unknown (HANCOCK), 1 May 1845 in The Parish Church at Banwell, Somerst, England.. Mary was born cir 1825 in Congresbury, England. Mary Ann died 18 May 1871 of Kidney disease and dropsy.

Their children:
+ 2 M   i. Samuel SPARKS was born on 10 Oct 1845 in Congresbury, Somerset, England, was baptized 
6 Nov 1845 in Congresbury, Somerset, England, died on 29 Apr 1930 in Saugeen Twp, Ontario,
at age 84, and was buried on 3 May 1930 in Port Elgin, Ontario.  Samuel married  Mary Ann HARVEY
(b. 3 Aug 1846, d. 2 May 1930) on 9 Oct 1869 in Clevedon, Somerst, England. Mary Ann was the daughter of Emily CLARK and John HARVEYJr. Her obit says she was one of 13 children.

+ 3 M   ii. John SPARKS was born 7 May 1847 in Congresbury, England.
John married Jane WARD (b. 3 Aug 1850) on 24 May 1881 in Allanford, Bruce Township North. Jane was the daughter of Phyllis ROBINSON and Charles WARD. Jane was born in Michigan, but her parents moved to Amabel Township in Bruce County when she was young.

+ 4 F   iii. Sarah SPARKS was born August 1850. Sarah is listed in the 1851 census, as 7 months old. A month later, at 8 months, she died of "Debility"  Her namesake, Sarah Jane was born in 1860.

+5M   iv George SPARKS was born 29 Nov, 1851 in Puxton, Somerset, England. He is just newly discovered (Aug/04) after being noted in the 1861 census for Kenn, Somerset, with his family. At this point, nothing further is known about him. Stay tuned.














+ 8 F   vi. Sarah Jane SPARKS was born 30 Oct 1860 in Congresbury, England, and died 4 Nov 1942 in Portageville, New York. Sarah Jane married Richard Walter NOBLE (b. 20 Jul 1857, d 14 Mar 1920)
on 11 Jul 1882 in New York state.  Walter was born in England to Hannah SMITH and George NOBLE, and died in Clyde, New York.  There was some speculation as to whether George was actually Walter's natural father. Going by the 1857 birth date of Walter, we have George born in 1845, making him 12 at the time of Walter's birth. That's just ICKY! More when we figure it out.

+ 8A F vi .5 Hannah SPARKS was born C 1863 in Cleave, Somerset. She was located at 8 years old in the 1871 census. She lived with her family, and was attending school. In 1881 she was a domestic servant in the Coyle Household in Weston-Super-Mare. She is listed as 18 years old, and born in Congresbury. She is unmarried.

+9  F    vii. Elizabeth SPARKS was born 26 Nov 1865 in Cleeve, Yatton, Somerset, England, and died of Tuberculosis on 30 August 1920 and  in Buffalo, New York. Elizabeth married Albert E MINNS
(b. 1 Oct 1868, d. 14 Feb 1939) on 6 Jul  1888  in Geneva, New York.
Albert was born in Geneva New York to Anna Maria VINCE (aka VINCENT)
and Samuel MINNS of Belton, Suffolk, England.
SPARKS~ THE FIRST GENERATION
1.John SPARKS married Eleanor Ann PETERS 28 October 1872, in Congresbury, England. Eleanor was born 14 Apr 1832 in Chew Magna, Somerset, England to Samuel and Ann Peters. She died 25 Mar 1906 in Geneva, New York. The cause of death is listed as "Paralysis". I wonder if she had a stroke? Eleanor brought little Emma with her when she came to New York in 1888. They came on a Cattle Boat. It seems Eleanor was in a hurry to get here.  I'm speculating that she was trying to get to New York for  Elizabeth's wedding. "Ellen" is resting with Emma and Albert in Glenwood Cemetery. She had several siblings of whom we know very little.

Their child:
+10 F i Emma Eliza Annie SPARKS was born 28 Jun 1876 in Bedminster, Somerset, England, and died
20 Aug 1952 in Fayette, Seneca, New York, of a myocardial infarction. Emma married Albert ANDERSEN
(b. June 1873, d 12 Mar 1948) around 1898 in Geneva, New York. Albert was born in Denmark,
and died in Fayette. He was a general farmer, and came to New York in 1888.
Both he and Emma are resting in Glenwood Cemetery, Geneva, New York.
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+ 6 M   v. Henry SPARKS was born on 9 Jun 1854 in Yatton, Somerset, England  and died on 10 Jun 1930 in Waterloo Twp, New York, at age 76. Henry married Hannah HILLMAN (b. 26 May 1852, d. 17 Apr 1921)
on 15 Feb 1875 in Congresbury, England. Hannah was born in Puxton Somerset, England, to Elizabeth WILLIAMS and Henry HILLMAN. Hannah died in Geneva, New York, and she is resting in
Glenwood Cemetery with Henry.


+ 7 F   iv. Mary Ann SPARKS was born 18 December, 1858 in Claverham, Yatton, Somerset England, and died 30 Apr 1935 in Geneva, New York. Mary Ann married  Eleazer CRANDALL (b. c 1848, d. 6 Mar, 1902) on 29 Oct 1884 in Phelps, New York. Eleazer was born in New York. He was the son of Myriah BALLET/Violet WILSON (I think Myriah may have mothered the first half of the brood, and Violet the other half. More is needed on this (Aug 8/03)) and Eleazer F Crandall Sr. He died in Geneva, New York, of pneumonia. Eleazer's family history is rich and rather juicy, so I will be adding more about his clan. Stay tuned.
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