Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Henry County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Mariah Sparks. Father of Abram Sparks. Married to Mildred Sparks in Owen County, Kentucky, on November 10, 1856. Farmer in Henry County in 1850. Farmer in Henry County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Henry County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 1, p. 426B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Subdivision 1, p. 340.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Subdivision 1, p. 187A.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Owen County Marriages, Film 000272769.

Citation

Sparks, Thomas J.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205597 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
J. P. Sparks et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-09

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