James
Madison
Sparkman
Jr.
Born in Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Angeline Ray Sparkman, John R. Sparkman, Hardeman Sparkman, William Soloman Sparkman Sr., George Sparkman, Nancy (Sparkman) January, Martha Sparkman, Frances Narcissa (Sparkman) Morris and Henry Sparkman
Husband of
Elizabeth (McElroy) Sparkman
— married
26 May 1840 in Van Buren Co., TN
Descendants 
Father of
James Monroe Sparkman, Fanny J. Sparkman, John T. Sparkman, Viney E. (Sparkman) Steakly, Martha A. (Sparkman) Johnson, Mary C. Sparkman, Julia B. (Sparkman) Smith, Adaline (Sparkman) Miller and Frank Sparkman
Died
at age 70
in Van Buren, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Sep 2014
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Biography
James, Elizabeth "Eliza" and their growing family live with Elizabeth's parents, Andrew & Martha McElroy, for a couple of decades.
In the 1860 Census in Van Buren Co., TN, John R. Sparkman & Lavina (McElroy) Sparkman are living next door to James Madison Sparkman & Eliza (McElroy Sparkman. John R. is brother to James Madison Sparkman & Lavina is sister to Eliza (McElroy) Sparkman.
In the 1870 Census there is no sign of James Madison Sparkman. His wife, Eliza is the head of the household and bringing up several children on her own. Plus, you never see James Madison Sparkman after that, so I think he died prior to 1870, not in 1889 as most people claim.
Sources
- Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002
- 1850 U.S. Census. Warren, TN. Andrew McElroy 62 born in TN. Martha McElroy 57 born in SC. James Sparkman 31 born in TN. Eliza Sparkman 25 born in TN. Children: James M. 8; Fanny J. 6; John T. 4; Andrew J. 1849. All of the children were born in Tennessee.
- 1860 U.S. Census. Van Buren Co., TN. Andrew McElroy 70. Martha McElroy 68. James Sparkman 39. Eliza Sparkman 35. Sparkman children: J.M.M. 18; F.J. 16; John T. 13; A.J. 11; V.E. 10; M.A. 6; M.C. 4; J.B. 1 year old. All children born in Tennessee.
- 1870 U.S. Census. Van Buren Co., TN. Eliza Sparkman 45 years old & head of the household. Children: Andrew 21; Martha 16; Mary 14; Julia 10; Adaline 8; Frank 4. [No sign of Eliza's husband, James Madison Sparkman, in this Census or in any later Census. What happened to him. Everyone says he died in 1889, but it does not look like it unless he left Eliza to provide for all of those children herself.]
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5826343/james-madison-sparkman: accessed 15 March 2023), memorial page for James Madison Sparkman Jr. (16 Jun 1819–7 Sep 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5826343, citing McElroy Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Ken Anderson (contributor 46503547).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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~1.56%
Wesley Franklin
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23andMe, GEDmatch M170459 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #81528
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~1.56%
Joshua Sparkman :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Nancy Sparkman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a957775 [compare], Ancestry member nsbrownlee
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~1.56%
Tracy (Walker) Morales :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A341533 [compare], Ancestry member tracymmorales
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~1.56%
Sandra Nowak :
AncestryDNA
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MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Linda (Carey) Ahearn :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Darlene Franklin :
23andMe
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