Person

John F. Sparks (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer.)

b. 1799-05-26 d. 1871-09-21

Henry County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Patsy Thulkill Sparks in Henry County, Kentucky, in September 1822. Father of Henry C. Sparks. Married to Eleanor Sparks. Father of George F. Sparks, Amanda Sparks, Isabella Sparks, Francis A. Sparks, and Patsy F. Sparks. Farmer in Henry County in 1850. Owned ten enslaved persons in 1850. Farmer in Henry County in 1860. Owned ten enslaved persons in Henry County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 2, p. 456B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 2.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Subdivision 1, p. 350.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Subdivision 1, p. 177B.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Henry County Marriages, Film 000259283.

"John F. Sparks (1799-1871)," Find A Grave, Memorial 53163708, accessed September, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53163708.

"Patsy Sparks (1803-1836)," Find A Grave, Memorial 53163913, accessed September 22, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53163913.

Citation

Sparks, John F.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206578 (January 18, 2026).

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