Posted on: McCurtain County, Ok Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ok/McCurtain/1121 Surname: sparks ------------------------- My great great great grandfather was Zerah Sparks and he was married to Luranna Sparks in 1835. It has been said that she was a Cherokee Indian. My grandfather was Early Sparks and he had a sister by the name of Vader. Any connection?