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. >