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Tabitha Tennessee SPARKS

Female 1852 - 1934  (81 years)


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  • Name Tabitha Tennessee SPARKS 
    Born 6 Dec 1852  , Boone, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Birth 1854  Big Buffalo Valley, Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1860  , Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  , Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  , Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  , Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  , Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  , Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  , Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 4 Dec 1934  Boxley, Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried 5 Dec 1934  , Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Walnut Grove Cem
    Person ID I4286  Boyd / Villines Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2019 

    Father Joshua SPARKS,   b. 1820, , Roane, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1901, Boxley, Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Catherine EDGMON,   b. 1819, , Roane, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1858, , Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 26 Mar 1843  , Roane, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F598  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Francis Marion EDGMON,   b. 8 Nov 1855, ,, AR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1898  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 24 Feb 1875  Boxley, Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
    +1. John Turner EDGMON,   b. 16 Oct 1875, Boxley, Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1952, Walnut, Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +2. Marcas Lafayette EDGMON,   b. 12 Nov 1879, Boxley, Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1950, Boxley, Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. Dora EDGMON,   b. 1 Jan 1882, Boxley, Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1968, , Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Samuel EDGMON,   b. 23 May 1884, Boxley, Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1967  (Age 82 years)
     5. Viola EDGMON,   b. 30 Sep 1886, ,, AR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1970  (Age 84 years)
     6. Elizabeth Ella EDGMON,   b. 15 Sep 1888, Boxley, Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1983, Berryville, Carroll, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     7. Minerva Minnie EDGMON,   b. 1 Sep 1890, Boxley, Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1979, Harrison, Boone, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    +8. Jesse James EDGMON,   b. 16 Aug 1892, Boxley, Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1951, , Marion, OR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    +9. Maude Belle EDGMON,   b. 28 Feb 1895, ,, AR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1978, Albquerque, Bernalillo, NM Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +10. Frances Marrion EDGMON,   b. 12 Mar 1898, Boxley, Newton, AR Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1930, Rock Springs, Sweetwater, WY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2021 
    Family ID F591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary - Mrs. Eliza Villines of Green Forest
    Obituary - Mrs. Eliza Villines of Green Forest
    Harrison Daily Times, Harrison, AR; 26 Sep 1983
    Death Certificate - Tennesee Edmon, 1934
    Death Certificate - Tennesee Edmon, 1934
    Death Certificate - Elizabeth (Eliza) Ella Villines, 1983
    Death Certificate - Elizabeth (Eliza) Ella Villines, 1983

  • Notes 
    • 1860 Newton Co, AR Census - Boston Mountain Twp taken 13 Jul
      page 81 / 1027 line 9 house 527
      Sparks, Joshua 40 SC farmer $600 $252
      Samuel 18 TN farmer
      Susan 16 TN
      Martha J 14 TN
      James 10 TN
      Thomas 8 AR
      Tabitha 6 AR
      John 2 AR

      1870 Newton Co, AR Census - taken 20 Apr
      page 1 / 197 line 10 house 3 / 3
      Sparks, Joshua 50 TN farmer $1200 real $600 person estate
      Sarah E 31 AR
      Martha 24 TN at home
      Thomas 20 TN
      Tennessee fem 16 AR
      John 14 AR
      Sarah C 6 AR
      Amanda 4/12 AR
      Sarah Sparks 88 TN

      1880 Newton Co, AR Census - Van Buren Twp
      ED 114 page 14 line 15 house 84 / 86
      Edgmon, Francis M 24 AR TN TN farming
      Tennessee T wife 25 AR TN TN
      John T son 4 AR AR AR
      Lafayette son 7/12 AR AR AR

      1900 Newton AR - Van Buren twp
      ed 96 sht 8 line 33 10/11
      Edgmon, Tennessee 46 AR Dec 1853
      John T son 24 AR AR AR Oct 1875
      Dora dau AR AR AR Jan 1882
      Samuel son AR AR AR May 1884
      Violie dau AR AR AR Sep 1886
      Elisey dau AR AR AR Sep 1888
      Minie dau AR AR AR Sep 1890
      Jessie son AR AR AR Aug 1892
      Maudie B dau AR AR AR Feb 1895
      Francis M son AR AR AR Mar 1898
      William S Page border AR AR AR Jan 1883
      owns free, #115 on farm schedule

      1910 Newton AR - Van Buren twp
      ed 100 sht 13b line 51
      taken 10 May by Charles B Casey
      Edgmon, Tennessee 56 AR TN TN widow 10/10 kids
      Jesse J son 16 AR AR AR
      Maudie B dau 14 AR AR AR
      Frances dau 12 AR AR AR
      Loyd ??? hiredman 18 AR TN AR

      1920 Newton AR - Van Buren twp
      ed 103 sht 3 line 57 46/50
      Edgmon, Tennessee T 66 AR TN TN owns free, widow
      Maud dau 24 AR AR AR single
      lives next door to Robert Sparks age 25 on one side
      lives next door to Olive Bosworth age 70 widow on other

      1930 Newton Co, AR - Van Buren twp taken 12 Apr
      by Miles M Whishon ED 51-27 sht 2b page 111
      line 74 31/31
      Edgmon, Tennessee 72 AR TN TN widow
      Samuel son 45 AR AR TN farm laborer
      Ava gdau 14 AR AR AR
      owns, no value, no radio

  • Sources 
    1. [S35] Death Certificate, AR Cert #816.

    2. [S116] tombstone.

    3. [S49] Old Folks Talking, Historical Sketches of Boxley Valley on Buffalo River, Liles, Jim, (2nd printing, Jan 1999), p 49.

    4. [S47] Tennessee County Marriages, 1790 - 1950, (familysearch.org), Roane Co. Marriage Records Vol 1 Feb 1838 - Apr 1845, pg 89.

    5. [S185] AR County Marriage Records, 1837-1957, (familysearch.org), Newton Co, AR Marriage Book A, 1867-1920, pg 214.