This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3gG.2ACEB/998 Message Board Post: In Chautauqua Co. KS, George W. McKINNEY Jr. married Belle M. SPARKS3 June 1883. Belle's parents, James E. and Carrie are buried there (Carrie buried as Carrie E. SPARKS). I had been told that James E. SPARKS' wife's maiden name was ELLIS but have recently found in the Martin Co. IN Marriage Database at Rootsweb that James E. SPARKS married a Carrie (Cary) BURCH on March 28, 1852. Am looking for information both on the BURCH and SPARKS families. The only thing I have on Carrie SPARKS' parents are that they are James SPARKS and a Mary. James is seen in the 1850 Martin County Perry Township census: 148/151 James SPARKS 46 farmer 300 b. KY Mary 43 b. KY George T. 20 b. IN James E. 18 Otho 16 William 13 Benj. 10 Mary Ellen 5 149/152 Richard A. CRANE 23 Farmer $200 Elizabeth CRANE 22 James S. 2 Richard 49 farmer $650 b. KY 150/153 Elizabeth CRANE 42 John C. 23 farmer Thomas 22 farmer $400 Isaac E. 19 Elizabeth 17 Benjamin J. 16 Susan R. 16 Charles H. 3 Elisa E. 2 Cary A. BIRCH 2 John A. BIRCH 13 Isaac T. BURCH 12 Martha S. BIRCH 7 George H. CRANE 10 151/156 James and Percilla QUEEN NOTE: Cary A. BIRCH would appear to be Carrie BIRCH SPARKS, her age miswritten as she whould have been abt. 15 at the time. Anyway, that's it for what I have on the SPARKS. Am also interested in hearing from descendants of these BIRCH/SPARKS/MCKINNEY families. I have no photos of any of these families and would dearly love to hear from someone who might have some and could send me some scans. In exchange, I do digital photo retouching and in the case of damaged photos could do retouching. Thanks, Juli