Jean, Yes. The Lawrence County Historical Society published Kenneth Ackley's transcription of the 1900 Lawrence County Census in 2 volumes in 1997. It is listed on the Lawrence County GENWEB page http://www.rootsweb.com/~molawre2/index.htm under Lawrence County Historical Society. http://www.rootsweb.com/~molawre2/society.htm The census volumes listed there are: Census and Death Records Title Volume Subtitle Price Order Lawrence County Federal Census 1850 $ 8.00 Lawrence County Federal Census 1860 $ 9.00 Lawrence County Federal Census 1870 $12.00 Lawrence County Federal Census 1880 $14.50 Lawrence County Federal Census 1900 -- Volume I Aurora, Buck Prairie, Greene, Lincoln, Mt Pleasant, East Mt. Vernon Townships $20.00 Lawrence County Federal Census 1900 -- Volume II West Mt. Vernon, Mt. Vernon City, Ozark, Pierce City, Red Oak, Spring River, Turnback, Vineyard, and Freistatt Townships. $20.00 Deaths,Births,& Stillbirths for Lawrence County, Mo. 1883 - 1893 Includes Lawrence County Federal Mortality Schedules 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 $6.00 So far as I know these volumes are still available for purchase from the LCHS, P. O. Box 406, Mt. Vernon, MO 65712. The LCHS does not have email, a phone number, or an official website. The website above is unofficial and is not completely up to date. The marriage records, cemetery records, funeral home records, probate records, etc., are also listed there. Ross Cameron >>> Jean Mayfield Cuevas <jmayfield@jps.net> 06/28 9:21 AM >>> Ross, You quote from the 1900 Census for Lawrence County. May I ask if it is a transcribed version and if so, is it for sale? Thank you. Jean Mayfield Cuevas At 07:42 AM 6/28/00 -0400, you wrote: >Susan, > >Lawrence County Tombstone Inscriptions, Vol. 5, Buck Prairie Township, p. >42, Marionville IOOF Cemetery, Old Part, Block 5, Lot 12: >Sparks, Verne, 7 Mar 1904 - 4 Nov 1918, son of E. C. & H. J. > Henry J., 1863 - 1950 > Virginia, 1857 - 1933 (same stone as Henry J.) > >It appears that Verne is the son of Henry by his first wife, Emma C. >Seamans from whom he was divorced by the 1920 census. Usually the >father's initials are listed before the mother's on such tombstone >inscriptions, but the opposite appears to be the case this time. Perhaps >Virginia is his second wife whom he married after 1920. > >Here are some of the published transcriptions of records on him: > >Lawrence County, Missouri, Marriage Records, Vol. VII, 1897-1900, p. 46: >Sparks, H. J., 32, Marionville, to Emma C. Seamans, 23, Liberal, Barton >Co., 28 Dec. 1899, by J. A. Boster, J. P., at Mt. Vernon, Book H, p. 268. > >As you will note in the 1900 census record below, even though he and Emma >were apparently married 28 Dec. 1899, she apparently was not living with >him at the time of the census. Perhaps they married secretly at the >justice of the peace in Mount Vernon and she was still living at home with >her parents in Barton Co., Mo., not far away. > >1900 Census, Missouri, Lawrence Co., Buck Prairie Township, Marionville: >8. Sarah Sparks (f) Aug 1843-56 Yr. 7-6 Ga. Ga. Ga. Wd. Laundry > Henry J. (m) Jun 1863-36 Yr. N.C. Ga. Ga. Day lab > Fred M. (m) Jan 1880-20 Yr. Mo. Ga. Ga.Salesman D-g > >There is not a published transcription of the 1910 census, but that should >show Henry, Emma, and Verne. > >1920 Census, Missouri, Lawrence Co., Buck Prairie Township, Town of >Marionville: >90. Henry J. Sparks 61-yr N.C. Ga. Ga. Div. > Sarah 76-yr Ga. Ga. Ga. Wd. > >The Lawrence County Historical Society, P. O. Box 406, Mt. Vernon, >MO 65712, has published census records 1850-1880, and 1900, Marriage >Records volumes through 1912, nine volumes of all known tombstone >inscriptions in the county, and many other books which you can >order. Check out the Society through the Lawrence County web site: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~molawre2/index.htm > >You will probably be able to find records on the other members of the >Sparks family who stayed in the area. > >Ross Cameron > > >>> Susan Sparks <susansk@netscape.net> 06/27 4:55 PM >>> >Ross, >You mentioned that Henry J. Sparks wife and son were buried at the Marionville >IOOF cemetery. Do you have their names and birth and death dates? > > > >Susan Sparks >susansk@netscape.net > >Researching: ABEL, BARTON, BLACKETER, FOX, AND SPARKS > >____________________________________________________________________ >Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at >http://webmail.netscape.com. >
Thank you, SO much! I appreciate the information. And, the prices are right! :-) Jean Cuevas At 10:05 AM 6/28/00 -0400, you wrote: >Jean, > >Yes. The Lawrence County Historical Society published Kenneth Ackley's >transcription of the 1900 Lawrence County Census in 2 volumes in 1997. It >is listed on the Lawrence County GENWEB page > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~molawre2/index.htm > >under Lawrence County Historical Society. > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~molawre2/society.htm > >The census volumes listed there are: > > > Census and Death Records > Title > > Volume > > Subtitle > > > Price > > Order > Lawrence County Federal Census > 1850 > > $ 8.00 Lawrence County Federal Census > 1860 > > $ 9.00 Lawrence County Federal Census > 1870 > > $12.00 Lawrence County Federal Census > 1880 > > $14.50 Lawrence County Federal Census > 1900 -- Volume > I > Aurora, Buck Prairie, Greene, > Lincoln, > Mt Pleasant, East Mt. Vernon > Townships > > $20.00 Lawrence County Federal Census > 1900 -- Volume > II > West Mt. Vernon, Mt. Vernon > City, Ozark, > > Pierce City, Red Oak, Spring > River, > Turnback, > Vineyard, and Freistatt > Townships. > > $20.00 Deaths,Births,& Stillbirths for > Lawrence County, Mo. > 1883 - 1893 > Includes Lawrence County Federal > Mortality Schedules 1850, > 1860, 1870, > 1880 > > $6.00 >So far as I know these volumes are still available for purchase from the >LCHS, P. O. Box 406, Mt. Vernon, MO 65712. The LCHS does not have email, >a phone number, or an official website. The website above is unofficial >and is not completely up to date. The marriage records, cemetery records, >funeral home records, probate records, etc., are also listed there. > >Ross Cameron > > > >>> Jean Mayfield Cuevas <jmayfield@jps.net> 06/28 9:21 AM >>> >Ross, > >You quote from the 1900 Census for Lawrence County. May I ask if it is a >transcribed version and if so, is it for sale? > >Thank you. > >Jean Mayfield Cuevas > > > > > >At 07:42 AM 6/28/00 -0400, you wrote: > >Susan, > > > >Lawrence County Tombstone Inscriptions, Vol. 5, Buck Prairie Township, p. > >42, Marionville IOOF Cemetery, Old Part, Block 5, Lot 12: > >Sparks, Verne, 7 Mar 1904 - 4 Nov 1918, son of E. C. & H. J. > > Henry J., 1863 - 1950 > > Virginia, 1857 - 1933 (same stone as Henry J.) > > > >It appears that Verne is the son of Henry by his first wife, Emma C. > >Seamans from whom he was divorced by the 1920 census. Usually the > >father's initials are listed before the mother's on such tombstone > >inscriptions, but the opposite appears to be the case this time. Perhaps > >Virginia is his second wife whom he married after 1920. > > > >Here are some of the published transcriptions of records on him: > > > >Lawrence County, Missouri, Marriage Records, Vol. VII, 1897-1900, p. 46: > >Sparks, H. J., 32, Marionville, to Emma C. Seamans, 23, Liberal, Barton > >Co., 28 Dec. 1899, by J. A. Boster, J. P., at Mt. Vernon, Book H, p. 268. > > > >As you will note in the 1900 census record below, even though he and Emma > >were apparently married 28 Dec. 1899, she apparently was not living with > >him at the time of the census. Perhaps they married secretly at the > >justice of the peace in Mount Vernon and she was still living at home with > >her parents in Barton Co., Mo., not far away. > > > >1900 Census, Missouri, Lawrence Co., Buck Prairie Township, Marionville: > >8. Sarah Sparks (f) Aug 1843-56 Yr. 7-6 Ga. Ga. Ga. Wd. Laundry > > Henry J. (m) Jun 1863-36 Yr. N.C. Ga. Ga. Day lab > > Fred M. (m) Jan 1880-20 Yr. Mo. Ga. Ga.Salesman D-g > > > >There is not a published transcription of the 1910 census, but that should > >show Henry, Emma, and Verne. > > > >1920 Census, Missouri, Lawrence Co., Buck Prairie Township, Town of > >Marionville: > >90. Henry J. Sparks 61-yr N.C. Ga. Ga. Div. > > Sarah 76-yr Ga. Ga. Ga. Wd. > > > >The Lawrence County Historical Society, P. O. Box 406, Mt. Vernon, > >MO 65712, has published census records 1850-1880, and 1900, Marriage > >Records volumes through 1912, nine volumes of all known tombstone > >inscriptions in the county, and many other books which you can > >order. Check out the Society through the Lawrence County web site: > > > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~molawre2/index.htm > > > >You will probably be able to find records on the other members of the > >Sparks family who stayed in the area. > > > >Ross Cameron > > > > >>> Susan Sparks <susansk@netscape.net> 06/27 4:55 PM >>> > >Ross, > >You mentioned that Henry J. Sparks wife and son were buried at the > Marionville > >IOOF cemetery. Do you have their names and birth and death dates? > > > > > > > >Susan Sparks > >susansk@netscape.net > > > >Researching: ABEL, BARTON, BLACKETER, FOX, AND SPARKS > > > >____________________________________________________________________ > >Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at > >http://webmail.netscape.com. > >