James Temple Sparkman (1839 - 1926)

Born 11 Jul 1839 in White, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia Margaret (Witt) Sparkman — married about 1859 in White Co., Tennessee

Husband of Mary Ann (Cooper) Sparkman — married 27 Jan 1878 in White, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Hermine (Slatton) Sparkman — married 25 Aug 1915 in Warren, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Mar 1926 at age 86 in Warren, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Temple Sparkman was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

James Sparkman was born on July 11, 1839 in White county, Tennessee, United States.

His parents were Hardeman Sparkman and Mira Coffey.

He married Lydia Witt about the year, 1859

Together they had 5 children:

1. Alice Sparkman
2. Meredith Sparkman
3. Thomas Sparkman
4. Joseph Sparkman
5. Edith Sparkman
6. Ermine Sparkman (1865–1936)
7. William C Sparkman (1871–1879)

He married Mary Cooper on January 27, 1878 in White county, Tennessee, United States^[1]

Together they had 6 children:

1. James Sparkman
2. Albert Sparkman
3. John Sparkman
4. Charles Lowry Sparkman (1881–1968)
5. Lyla A. Sparkman (1889–1961)
6. Henry Woodfin Grady Sparkman (1892–1977)

He married Hermine Slatton on August 25, 1915 in Warren county, Tennessee, United States

In 1850, he is living in Coffee county, Tennessee, United States with father, Hardeman, stepmother, Mary, siblings, Meredith, James, William, Amanda, step siblings, Elizabeth, Houston, Ann,^[2]

In 1860, he is living in White county, Tennessee, United States with wife, Lydia, Lydia's mother, Susannah, Lydia's siblings, Jeremiah, Mary, George, he is listed as a Farmer in the 1860 census^[3]

In 1870, he is living in White county, Tennessee, United States with wife, Lydia, children, Alice, Meredith, Thomas, Joseph, boarders/relatives, Sarah Brown, Robert Lee Brown, he is listed as a Farmer in the 1870 census^[4]

In 1880, he is living in White county, Tennessee, United States with wife, Mary, children, Ermine, Meredith, Thomas, Joseph, William, Edith, John, he is listed as Works on a Farm in the 1880 census^[5]

In 1900, he is living in White county, Tennessee, United States with wife, Mary, children, John, Charles, James, Albert, Lyla, Henry, he is listed as a Farmer in the 1900 census^[6]

In 1910, he is living in White county, Tennessee, United States with wife, Mary, children, Albert, Henry, he is listed as a Farmer in the 1910 census^[7]

In 1920, he is living in Warren county, Tennessee, United States with wife, Hermine, mother in law, Elizabeth, he is listed as a Farmer in the 1920 census^[8]

He died on March 11, 1926 in Warren county, Tennessee, United States^[9][10]

Note: He was a Confederate Civil War Soldier. Served in Company D, 8th Calvery. also his first wife, Lydia, has death as August 17, 1887 in White county, on 2 different FAG Find A Grave: Memorial #28986080 in Greenwood cemetery, and Find A Grave: Memorial #30446138 in Witt cemetery, There is a marriage record that Mary Cooper married Temple in 1878 so there is some conflicts on records

Sources

1. ↑ Citation "Tennessee, White County Records, 1809-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQX-SKSR : 18 February 2021), Temple Sparkman and Mary Cooper, 27 Jan 1878; citing Marriage, White, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 005701174.
2. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDC-ZDK : 23 December 2020), Sempler Spackman in household of Hardy Spackman, Coffee, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TY-52N : 1 August 2021), Temple Sperkner in entry for S T Witt, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD88-BCY : 29 May 2021), Temple Sparkman, 1870.
5. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWK-V1K : 15 January 2022), Temple Sparkman, District 10, Grainger, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZV-DQ3 : 11 March 2022), Temple Sparkman, Sr., 1900.
7. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGNV-8GV : accessed 1 August 2022), Templeton Sparkman, Civil District 4, White, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 191, sheet 9B, family 182, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1526; FHL microfilm 1,375,539.
8. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNGR-X2S : 3 February 2021), Temp Sparkman, 1920.
9. ↑ Citation "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS2L-H4L : 1 March 2021), Templeton Sparkman, 11 Mar 1926; Death, Campaign, Warren, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54318974/temple-sparkman: accessed 01 August 2022), memorial page for Temple “Red Temp” Sparkman (11 Jul 1839–11 Mar 1926), Find A Grave: Memorial #54318974, citing Preston Heights Cemetery, Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Roy D Sparkman (contributor 47626026).