George Washington Sparkman (1794 - 1875)

Born 1794 in North Carolina, United States

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Died 1875 at about age 81 in Sparkman, Van Buren, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Squire was born in 1794.

George T. Sparkman II was a slaveholder and had at least one known child by one of his female slaves. That child was Ben Sparkman. George had seven slaves listed in the 1850 Tennessee Slave Schedule.

1850 U.S. Census. Van Buren Co., TN

1. George Sparkmon Male 56 Tennessee
2. Betheny Sparkmon Female 57 Virginia
3. George Sparkmon Male 19 Tennessee
4. Moses Sparkmon Male 17 Tennessee
5. John B Sparkmon Male 15 Tennessee
6. Solomon Sparkmon Male 13 Tennessee
7. Edmond Sparkmon Male 10 Tennessee
8. Thomas Sparkmon Male 7 Tennessee

1860 U.S. Census. Van Buren Co., TN

1. George Sparkman Male 63 Virginia
2. Theney Sparkman Female 60 Virginia
3. Moses Sparkman Male 26 Tennessee
4. John Sparkman Male 25 Tennessee
5. Edmon Sparkman Male 19 Tennessee
6. Thomas Sparkman Male 16 Tennessee

He passed away in 1875.

Sources

• 1850 U.S. Census. Van Buren Co., TN https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC69-GYJ

• 1860 U.S. Census, Van Buren Co., TN. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TT-RMQ

• 1870 U.S. Census. Tennessee. G. Sparkman head of household 76. Wife, Thena 76.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19885165/george-washington-sparkman

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19885165/squire-george-sparkman: accessed 22 August 2022), memorial page for Squire George Sparkman II (1794–1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19885165, citing Sparkman Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Jenifer Crone (contributor 47360533).