Meredith Spence Sparkman (1833 - 1863)

Born 1833 in White County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Cynthia Adaline (Holder) Sparkman — married 19 Apr 1857 in White County, Tennessee

Died 19 Sep 1863 at about age 30 in Chickamauga, Walker Co., Georgia

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Biography

Meredith Sparkman was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Meredith Sparkman was born in White County.

Died at age 30. Meredith was a Confederate Soldier during the Civil War 1861-1865. Meredith was killed at the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

Married Cynthia Adaline Holder on April 19, 1857 in White, Tennessee by the Reverend Thomas E. Hutson. Meredith was 24 years old.

1850 United States Federal Census shows Meredith living in District 10, Coffee, Tennessee. Meredith was 17 years old and living with his father Hardy Sparkman, age 42 and step-mom Mary, age 42.

From ancestry.com: Of the wounded in the Battle of Chickamauga, several died, among them Meredith Sparkman, Nich. Carrick, and others. The English Tennessee bore a conspicuous part in the entire engagement. Taken from "The Military Annals of Tennessee Confederate. First series: Embracing a review of military operations, with regimental histories and memorial rolls".

Children

1. Josephine Sparkman Teeters (1858-1936). Died at age 77. Memorial #118645182.

2. William B. "Wiley" Sparkman (1860-1929). Died at age 68. Memorial #91654486.

3. Mira Elizabeth Sparkman Phifer (1862-1894). Died at age 32. No cemetery.

Burial

Chickamauga Cemetery

Chickamauga

Walker County

Georgia, USA

Sources

• Findagrave.com http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143604029
• Marriage Record https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN4F-RDD