Patricia (Sparkman) Thomas
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My father had a career in the Navy, so my family frequently moved up and down the east coast of the country. I think because of these moves and having to constantly lose friends and then trying to make new ones all over again, I turned out to be a somewhat shy and timid little girl. However, I loved to chase fire flies and little birds and pet anything with fur. I did have a bit of a daring streak because I once attempted to fly off a third story staircase using an open umbrella as a parachute (like Mary Poppins), but thought better of it at the last moment. Whew! I was a "Brownie" in the Girl Scouts, was in the school chorus, was on the gymnastic team, and was voted May Queen in 6th grade.
In high school I enjoyed being a member of the Future Business Leaders Of America Club and the Drama Club (in an attempt to overcome my innate shyness & also to meet cute boys). To be accepted into the Drama Club I had to perform on stage, so I memorized Juliet's balcony soliloquy from Romeo & Juliet. I was shaking like a leaf on stage, but I knew that soliloquy backwards and forwards. The Drama teacher took pity on me, and let me join the club. It did wonders for my shyness. I have always believed in facing my fears and doing the best I could to overcome them.
I graduated from Arizona State University Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Journalism. I then obtained my MBA, also from ASU, and graduated Magna Cum Laude. Again, to improve my confidence and professionalism, I sought out Toast Masters, and was one of its founding members at the corporation where I worked. I ended up being the Marketing Manager for several financial institutions, many, of which, went out of business (especially the Savings & Loan institutions).
My main hobby is writing short stories, and a few of them have won awards and have been published. I also enjoy working on my family's financial investments, traveling, hiking, kayaking, dancing to rock & roll, reading, gardening, interior decorating, cooking, genealogy, lunching with friends and adopting stray cats -- but I only have one at present. I have not yet turned into "The Cat Lady" thank God.
Life has been good.
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We're definitely cousins, Patricia (via Elizabeth Woodson (Venable) Wilson & her husband Goodridge). Thank you SO much for managing their profiles (& others of interest)! I look forward to being in touch! Margi Bird
I am Anna Pritchard. I have been researching Robert Simeon Pritchard. Seems like he just appeared one day in Lake City. I did find a family in Carroll County Georgia that I think are related to him - maybe his brother William Pritchard. RSP had on his land grant that he was from Coweta County (next to Carroll County). But after that no records. He had in the Family Bible that he was born in Spartanburg SC but I cannot find any connections after that. Which Sparkman are you related to? RSP is my great great grandfather. His son Robert William married Anna Lee Morgan and their son James Ernest married Mary Emma Stalvey (my grandparents). Anna P Hord
Some years ago while constructing a Glenn Family Tree now containing over 6,000 names, I included the following line back from a known great grandparent, Lavinia Fitzgerald, to William the 1st by using Ancestry’s green leaf method.
The specific included line
1 Robert R Glenn 1930, 2 Marjorie McNair 1906, 3 Alice F. Smith 1884, 4 Lavina Robb 1837, 5 Susan Finch 1801, 6 Lavinia Fitzgerald, 7 Kitturah “Kitty” Neville 1736, 8 John Neavill 1689, 9 Col. John Neville 1662, 10, James Neville 1640, 11 John Neville 1612, 12 Edward Neville 1551, 13 Edward Neville 1518, 14 Sir Edward Neville 1471, 15 George Neville 1440 , 16 Edward Neville 1417, 17 Joan DeBeaufort 1375, 18 John of Gaunt 1340, 19 Edward III 1312, 20 Edward II 1284, 21 Edward I 1239, 22 Henry III, 23 John I 1167, 24 Henry II 1133, 25 Maltilda 1102, 26 Henry I 1068, 27 Wm the Conqueror 1024
The accuracy of Ancestor’s info and this line now appears to be questionable in the following respects.
While appearing to be accurate from Lavinia Fitzgerald down to the present living person, from Ralph and Joan Beaufort Neville back to William the 1st, and from Edward, son of Ralph and Joan, # 16, down to the last Edward b. 1551, #12, doubt arises as to some of the other Neville family members shown in between and specifically as to whether or not individual # 11, John Neville, an apparent Neville family immigrant, was the son of individual # 12, Edward Neville, and also, whether individual # 7, Kitty Neville Fitzgerald, was a daughter of individual # 8, John Neville (spelled Naevill).
Even though individual #12, the last Neville father in the line to remain in England, is shown to have had a son named John who could have been the immigrant John Neville (individual #11), and the birth dates for these two look as that being a possibility, there is no clear or really any evidence of this being a fact.
I believe one of the comments on Wikitree indicates that the last Edward’s son named John died at a young age. Also see the disputed parents comments on Wikitree under John Neville (abt. 1612-1664).
And, while the records may indicate that the last Neville father shown in the U.S. had a daughter named Kitturah or “Kitty”, I have also seen evidence of there being another U.S. Neville daughter by another U.S. Neville father with the same name.
Bob Glenn
I edited the bio of Hardy Raulerson to read Hardee Raulerson, based on the birth/death dates you gave. I also sent you a private e-mail about Sarah Elizabeth Raulerson Cook, and Sarah Eliza Sparkman Raulerson.
Kevin Boldenow
Thanks for your help in maintaining James Markham.
However, in your edits here and again here, you repeatedly inadvertently removed some <ref name=xxx> definitions. Please be sure you understand how these footnote references work so that you do not inadvertently remove them as we don't want to lose source information from our profiles. If you need any help with this, please let me know. In general, please never remove a definition like <ref name=MySource1>Some source information</ref> and if it is in a section you wish to remove, relocate the source to another place in the profile, such as a place it is referenced such as in this example, replacing one like this: <ref name=MySource1 />.
You can read more about them here.
Thanks again.
-William
edited by William Foster Jr
A related note, per our style guide, we use location of the time and do not give parenthetical phrases to describe how its name has changed since then. I raise this in response to this edit you made.
Please also see Database Error 613 and Database Error 643.
Thanks.
-William
Darien (Stadden-44)
Im not very skilled at this platform on wiki and hope someday to figure it out..Dennis
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I agree with your mission and will abide by your rules. I wrote a genealogy book on my family tree in 2000 (and will be happy to share info and pictures), but I am sure there is much more info available now.