Barham Sparks was born on January 7, 1830, and died on December 4, 1900. He was married to Rosa Elizabeth Hill on January 5, 1853, and, according to Claude E. Sparks, they became the parents of eight children. On the 1860 census, Barham Sparks appeared with his wife and their first three children, as a household immediately following that of his mother. Barham enlisted in the Confederate Army on November 12, 1861, to serve in Company A of the 18th Cavalry Regiment. The children of Barbara and Rosa Elizabeth Sparks, according to Claude E. Sparks, were: Alice Delia Sparks, Florence Elizabeth Sparks, Octavia Sparks, Walter Barham Sparks, Emma Tecora Sparks, Mary Esther Sparks, Mattie Tullulah Sparks, and Lizzie Elinor Sparks. Rosa Elizabeth Sparks appears to have been called by her middle name as shown on the 1860 census. John Franklin Sparks, the last child named in the will of Mitchell Sparks, was born about 1834. He was living with his mother, Holly Sparks, when the 1860 census was taken. He did not marry. He died on November 21, 1862, while he was a soldier in the Confederate Army. His military record in South Carolina's "War Accounts," lists him as John F. Sparks of Union District. [Holly Sparks, widow of Mitchell, was called "Woby Sparks" on the 1860 census. The census taker probably misunderstood her name. Two of her and Mitchell'S children, Susan and John F., were living with her in 1860. A Martha Sparks, age 16, as also living in Holly's household, then, as were two Sparks children, Jesse, age 14, and Jane, age 9, each both of whom was identified as "student." We have not identified the parentage of Jesse and Jane, although Claude E. Sparks informed the present writer many years ago that Martha Sparks was a daughter of Holly, she having been born to Holly out of wedlock some eight years following Mitchell Sparks's death, but it was not known who Martha's father may have been, although she took the name Sparks. Entries in the official records of the Lower Fairforest Baptist Church confirm Martha's illegitimacy. [Holly Sparks had been "received by experience" as a member of this church on July 21, 1832, and a month later, Mitchell O. Sparks was, likewise, "received by experience." After Holly Sparks gave birth to Martha, she was excluded from membership for "immoral behavior." On November 24, 1849, however, the church "restored Sister Holly Sparks." Claude also noted that some years later, Martha bore an illegitimate son named Thomas Sparks. [William J. Sparks, the second son of John and Elizabeth Sparks, was born in Union District on August 5, 1790, according to a record contained in his own family Bible that was inherited by his great-grandson, Claude E. Sparks. William died on January 11, 1877. As shown on the map of Union District (County) on page 5660, William J. Sparks's home was located on the north side of the Tiger River, in what became Bo-gansville Township. He was still living there, with his second wife, when the 1860 census was taken. His first purchase of land had been in 1822. In this deed, recorded in Union County Deed Book W, pages 165-66, he was called "William Sparks, son of John." It adjoined land owned by Nevel and Jesse Holcomb and by John Boatman. William J. Sparks served for many years as captain of the local militia. [William J. Sparks was married, first, to Mildred Boatman, daughter of Jesse and Sarah Boatman. She was a sister of Holly Boatman, wife of William J.'s brother, Mitchell Sparks. Mildred had been born on August 16, 1792, in Union District. She died in 1833 a few months following the birth of her ninth child. Within a year or two, William J. was married (second) to Mary Lee, who had been born on January 23, 1803. She was a widow of Thomas Lee. Mary lived until May 1, 1862. Two children were born to this latter union. William J. Sparks, son of John and Elizabeth Sparks, continued: [On October 28, 1858, at age 68, William J. Sparks joined the Lower Fairforest Baptist Church and was baptized. In August 1876, when he was 86 years old, he was sent by this church as a delegate to the Bethel Baptist Association. When he died five months later, he was buried in the Padgett's Creek Church Cemetery beside the grave of his second wife. [The following record of the children of William J. Sparks was copied for us by Claude E. Sparks from the family Bible of William J. Sparks, the first nine having been born to his union with his first wife, Mildred Boatman, and the last two with that of his second wife, Mary, whose first husband had been Thomas Lee. Claude E. Sparks supplemented the Bible record with his own personal knowledge of these children and grandchildren of William J. Sparks. 1. John Sparks, born April 23, 1813. He was married to Amy Bailey, daughter of William Bailey Both,Iohn and Amy apparently died at about the same time in 1844. John's father administered John's estate, and among the bills that he paid was one for two coffins. Information about John and Amy's four daughters was published on page 456 of the March 1960 issue of the QUARTERLY. 2. Elizabeth Sparks, born April 3, 1816, died April 6, 1896. She was married to Jonathan Lee. Information regarding their children appeared on page 458 of the March 1960 issue of the QUARTERLY. 3. Sarah Sparks, born August 24, 1818, died February 10, 1905. She was married to William Bailey. Information regarding their children appeared in the March 1960 issue of the QUARTERLY, page 458. 4. Jesse Sparks, born May 12, 1020, died February 21, 1875. He was married to Mary Maybery Gibbs; a photograph of them appears on page 450 of the March 1960 issue of the QUARTERLY. They were shown on the 1060 census Of Union District with their 15-year-old daughter, Mary Sparks. Jesse was actually 40 years old, although he was reported as 45. He served in the Confederate Army in the Civil War, in Company C of the 18th Infantry Regiment; his age at enlistment was recorded as 35, also in error. He was discharged at Charleston--date not known. Extracts from the obituary for Jesse Sparks, written by C. B. Bobo, follow: It becomes our painful duty to record the death of one of our most esteemed citizens, Jesse Sparks, who departed this life on the 21st of February 1875, from typhoid pneumonia, in the 55th year of his age. We seldom have occasion to notice the death of a man of such exemplary character... About 26 years ago he made a public profession of Religion, by uniting with Lower Fairforest Church. For nearly 15 years he served as Deacon in New Prospect Church. In the death of Bro. Sparks the church has lost one of its brightest ornaments; Union County, and especially Cross Keys Township, has lost one of its best Citizens... Jesse and Mary Sparks were the parents of a son and a daughter. The son, James Franklin Sparks, was born in July 1842; he died before his 16th birthday. Their daughter, Mary Louise Sparks, was born on June 7, 1845; she was married to Lemuel J. Bobo. They were the parents of Jesse F. Bobo and Cotrte Bobo.