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William Sparks (Johnson County, farmer & private 14th KY Inf & 65th KY Militia USA)

b. 1838?

Johnson County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Lawrence County, Kentucky, native. Son of Elisha Sparks and Susan Sparks. Married to Martha Salyer Sparks on December 19, 1859. Father of James Sparks and Samantha Sparks. Resident in Johnson County in 1850. Farmer in Johnson County in 1860. Served in the 14th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from 1861 to 1865. Served in the 65th Regiment of Kentucky Militia (U.S.A.) as a private from May 21, 1864, to June 21, 1864.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 95B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 92.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, Precinct 10, p. 5.

Kentucky Marriage Records on Microfilm (1852-1914), KDLA, Roll #994027-994058, Johnson County Marriages, p. 9.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 279.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 895.

Citation

Sparks, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208009 (November 12, 2026).

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