Julie, I think I am missing something. Is this James R. in this message the one for whom you are looking for some guardianship papers, estate settlement or something? On page 2 of the Modified Register for William Lowe Mason, mentions William married Virginia A. Sparks, daughter of James "Jim" Sparks & Susan Harbin or Downs ---- Virginia was born 25 Mar 1842 in AL etc. I see on page 3 that Virginia is on 1850 census in Missouri with John Price & Georgeana Price. But what confuses me is before that on the 1860 Saline Co., MO census showing Virgini Sparks age 7 with her parents James M. & Mrs. M. R. Sparks. IS THIS NOT THE ONE FOR WHOM YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PAPERS IN TALLAPOOSA CO., AL? I may have misunderstood (but heck I am 71 yrs old & have earned the right to misunderstand things, huh?) Sorry to be so complicated, but I am very interested in this family. Thanks for sharing with me. Glenda ----- Original Message ----- From: <neatstuffgifts@aol.com> To: <ALTALLAP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 9:25 AM Subject: [ALTALLAP] James R. Sparks and Susan Harbin > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Sparks, Harbin > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SU.2ADI/2421 > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for any information on the above families. I doubt that James R. > Sparks left a will but it is said that he died about 1848 and he all of > his children were still minors so there might be guardianship papers or > estate settlement or something. His wife also died before 1850. Can anyone > help? Julie in Wichita Falls TX > > Be sure to check out the Tallapoosa Co. AL USGenWeb Archives: > http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/al/tallapoosa.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALTALLAP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >