Samuel died in the Brentwood home of his daughter, Mrs. May (Sparkman) Rushton at the age of 89. He is buried in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Franklin, TN.
Sources
1860 U.S. Census. Maury Co., TN. Head of household: E. [Elizabeth] H. [Hill] Oakley. Daughter: S.S. Oakely 14 years old. Daughter: E. H. Oakley 22 years old. Son: S.D.M. Oakley 11 years old. S. [Samuel] T. [Thompson] Sparkman 25 years old. Daughter: E. [Eliza] A. [Oakley] Sparkman 21 years old.
1880 Census. Williamson Co., TN. Sam T. Sparkman 46 years old, born in TN. Wife, Eliza A. Sparkman 43 years old, born in TN. Daughters: May 19 years old, born in TN. Axa 13 years old, born in TN.
1920 Census. Williamson Co., TN. William J. Rushton 65 born in TN. wife, Mary [Sparkman] Rushton 59 born in TN. Samuel T. Sparkman (Father-In-Law). Eliza Sparkman (Mother-in-law). Son: Samuel S. Rushton 22 born in TN.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel: