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Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
3. | Bethania COOK (2.John2, 1.Henderson1) was born on 14 Jan 1817 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 27 Apr 1884 in Surry County, North Carolina. Notes:
!Marshall 0017, Pg. 191
!Marshall 0007, Pg. 510 - "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina",
Volume I, 1983 - Editor, Hester Bartlett Jackson
!Marshall 0223, p. 2
Bethania married Murlin SPARGER on 6 Dec 1838 in Surry County, North Carolina. Murlin (son of John W. SPARGER, (4) and Sarah LYON) was born on 15 May 1817 in White Plains, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 16 Nov 1877 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Elizabeth Jane SPARGER was born on 1 Jan 1840; died on 1 May 1899.
- 6. John Henry SPARGER was born on 4 Oct 1841 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 1 Jul 1925 in Surry County, North Carolina.
- 7. William A. SPARGER was born on 11 Jun 1844 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jan 1916 in Bristol, Tennessee.
- 8. Margaret Frances SPARGER was born on 25 May 1846 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 6 Apr 1923 in Surry County, North Carolina.
- 9. Edith Eliza SPARGER was born on 19 Sep 1847 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 31 Jan 1931 in Surry County, North Carolina.
- 10. James Henderson (Sawnie) SPARGER was born on 10 Sep 1849 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 28 Apr 1922 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina; was buried in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina.
- 11. Sarah Priscilla SPARGER was born on 25 Aug 1851; was buried in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.
- 12. Benjamin Franklin SPARGER was born on 9 Sep 1853 in Surry County, North Carolina; died in Oct 1946.
- 13. Mary Emily SPARGER was born on 10 May 1856 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 6 Feb 1903 in Surry County, North Carolina.
- 14. George Washington SPARGER was born on 10 Apr 1859 in Surry County, North Carolina; died in 1936 in Baltimore, Maryland; was buried in 1936 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina.
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4. | Mary Ann COOK (2.John2, 1.Henderson1) was born on 12 May 1827 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 29 Nov 1901 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas. Notes:
!Marshall 0017, Pg. 191; Sparger 0001, Pg. 44 - She was the sister of Bethania
Cook who married Henry's brother, Murlin Sparger.
!Her birth & death date along with their marriage information comes from "The
Journal of the Surry County Genealogical Association", November, 1993, page 8. Her death date was not actually given but the "Mt. Airy News" article was
dated December 19, 1901 (Thursday) and said that she died Friday night. That
would have been December 13, 1901.
!Marshall 0146, p. 5 - She is buried with her husband in the Willow Wild Cemetery.
!Marshall 0303, p. 1 - This source gives her death date as 11/29/1901.
!The following source was posted in the Surry Co. NC Obituaries Post (5/8/2001)(http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NC/SurryObits)
Mrs. Henry Sparger nee Cook
Posted by P.J. Overturf on Tue, 08 May 2001
Surname: Sparger, Cook, Newman, Lowry
Abstracted from 6 Dec 1901 Fannin Co., Tx. "Bonham News"
Mrs. Mary A. Sparger, wife of Henry Sparger, d. last Friday at home on N. Center St.;Services at Methodist church by Rev. J. R. Wages of Decatur, bur. Willow Wild cem.;Methodist for 52 years;Maiden name: Mary Ann Cook;b. Surry County, N.C. 12 May 1827;Then lived in Surry Co. until 1876, to Bonham that year;Survivors: husband & 5 of 7 children, Jeff, John, Miss Mattie Sparger, Mrs. NEWMAN and Mrs. LOWRY of N.C.
Mary married Henry SPARGER on 2 Dec 1846 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. Henry (son of John W. SPARGER, (4) and Sarah LYON) was born on 25 Feb 1826 in White Plains, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 6 Dec 1905 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas; was buried on 7 Dec 1905 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Allen Jefferson SPARGER was born on 26 Nov 1848 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 9 Jan 1928 in Durant, Angelina County, Texas; was buried on 10 Jan 1928 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas.
- 16. Martha Jane SPARGER was born on 15 Feb 1851 in Surry County, North Carolina; died in Jun 1932.
- 17. Minerva Ann (Nancy) SPARGER was born on 14 Mar 1853 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 19 Feb 1943 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina.
- 18. John Caruthers SPARGER was born on 10 May 1855 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 12 Sep 1938 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas; was buried on 13 Sep 1938 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas.
- 19. Eli Franklin SPARGER was born in 1857 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 7 Feb 1858.
- 20. Annice Malissa SPARGER was born on 25 Aug 1859 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 7 Nov 1932 in Pueblo, Colorado; was buried in Nov 1932 in Pueblo, Colorado.
- 21. Mary Elizabeth SPARGER was born on 26 Nov 1867 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 19 Feb 1870 in Surry County, North Carolina.
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Generation: 4
6. | John Henry SPARGER (3.Bethania3, 2.John2, 1.Henderson1) was born on 4 Oct 1841 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 1 Jul 1925 in Surry County, North Carolina. Notes:
!He spent the last years of his life in the old Murlin Sparger home just three
and one half miles from Mount Airy, North Carolina.
!"The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association", October 1994, p. 6.
From the diary of Rev. Marquis Lafayette Wood who married John and Matilda.
!The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association, Dobson, NC, Spring, 2001, ISSN 1064-4024, page 30.
John married Mary Matilda SMITH on 5 May 1870. Mary was born on 17 Sep 1844; died on 24 May 1917. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | William A. SPARGER (3.Bethania3, 2.John2, 1.Henderson1) was born on 11 Jun 1844 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jan 1916 in Bristol, Tennessee. Notes:
!Marshall 0017, Pg. 192 - Bristol, Tennessee is on the border between Tennessee
and Virginia In "Marriages of Surry County, N. C.; 1779 - 1868" (1982) by Brent
H. Holcomb his marriage date is given as 12/23/1867.
William married Mary Eliza FULTON on 24 Dec 1867. Mary was born on 9 May 1849; died on 21 Feb 1925. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | James Henderson (Sawnie) SPARGER (3.Bethania3, 2.John2, 1.Henderson1) was born on 10 Sep 1849 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 28 Apr 1922 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina; was buried in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. Notes:
!Marshall 0007, Pg. 510 - "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina",
Volume I, 1983 - Editor, Hester Bartlett Jackson
!"The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association", October 1994, p. 5.
!Marshall 0217, p. 2
!Marshall 0223, p. 2
!Marshall 0241, p. 40 - Buried in Oakdale cemetery.
!Marriage date from: The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association, Spring, 2002, page 30. - Taken from Surry County, NC Marriage Records.
James married Louisa Diana (Di) MITCHELL on 13 Nov 1873 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. Louisa (daughter of William Henderson MITCHELL and Louisa CASEY) was born on 20 May 1851 in Henry County, Virginia; died on 30 Apr 1929 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; was buried in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 60. Samuel Wolfenbarger SPARGER was born on 16 Aug 1874 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 29 Jul 1951 in Durham, North Carolina; was buried in Durham, North Carolina.
- 61. Mary Alice SPARGER was born on 27 Aug 1876 in Surry County, North Carolina.
- 62. Elizabeth Bethania (Lizzie) SPARGER was born on 31 Jan 1879 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina.
- 63. Annie Louise SPARGER was born on 16 Apr 1881 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 20 Jan 1969.
- 64. Frederick James SPARGER was born on 27 Apr 1884 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 25 Apr 1958 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina; was buried on 27 Apr 1958 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.
- 65. Roff T. SPARGER was born in 1887 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 9 Nov 1888.
- 66. Edwin Mitchell SPARGER was born on 26 Jan 1890 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 17 May 1947.
- 67. Alma Mitchell SPARGER was born on 29 May 1892 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina.
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12. | Benjamin Franklin SPARGER (3.Bethania3, 2.John2, 1.Henderson1) was born on 9 Sep 1853 in Surry County, North Carolina; died in Oct 1946. Notes:
!Marshall 0241, p. 47
!Marriage date from: The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association, Spring, 2002, page 30. - Taken from Surry County, NC Marriage Record.
Benjamin married Elizabeth Ann DUNCAN on 18 Feb 1878 in Surry County, North Carolina. Elizabeth was born on 29 Jan 1858; died on 2 Apr 1927. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | George Washington SPARGER (3.Bethania3, 2.John2, 1.Henderson1) was born on 10 Apr 1859 in Surry County, North Carolina; died in 1936 in Baltimore, Maryland; was buried in 1936 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. Notes:
!Marshall 0241, p. 53; Marshall 0276, p. 1
!Marriage date from: The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association, Spring, 2002, page 30. - Taken from Surry County, NC Marriage Records.
George married Jessie Slade GILMER on 15 May 1889 in Surry County, North Carolina. Jessie (daughter of Samuel GILMER, Jr. and Matilda Caroline MOORE) was born in Jun 1866 in Surry County, North Carolina; died in 1963 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina; was buried in 1963 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 86. Helen Gilmer SPARGER was born on 31 Oct 1890 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; died in 1965 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.
- 87. George Washington SPARGER, Jr. was born on 1 Jan 1894 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; died in 1956.
- 88. Elizabeth SPARGER was born on 23 Apr 1900; died in 1980 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.
- 89. Matilda Caroline SPARGER was born after 1900; died in 1974 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.
- 90. Samuel Gilmer SPARGER was born on 8 Dec 1903 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 10 May 1972 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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15. | Allen Jefferson SPARGER (4.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Henderson1) was born on 26 Nov 1848 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 9 Jan 1928 in Durant, Angelina County, Texas; was buried on 10 Jan 1928 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas. Notes:
!Marshall 0303, p. 6 - Buried in Willow Wild Cemetery.
!Marshall 0322, p. 63
Family/Spouse: Betty GARM. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Allen married Letitia Jane BRAY on 10 Feb 1869 in Surry County, North Carolina. Letitia was born on 10 Feb 1869; died on 9 Jul 1902; was buried on 10 Jul 1902 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Allen married Alice MAYFIELD in 1911. Alice died on 27 Mar 1927; was buried on 28 Mar 1927 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Minerva Ann (Nancy) SPARGER (4.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Henderson1) was born on 14 Mar 1853 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 19 Feb 1943 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. Notes:
!Marshall 0146B, p. 11; Marshall 0149, p. 23
!The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association, Dobson, NC, Spring, 2001, ISSN 1064-4024, page 30.
Minerva married Thomas Jefferson LOWRY on 11 Apr 1876 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. Thomas (son of Thomas Jefferson LOWRY, Sr. and Mary MIDKIFF) was born on 9 Oct 1853 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 14 Sep 1929 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; was buried in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | John Caruthers SPARGER (4.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Henderson1) was born on 10 May 1855 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 12 Sep 1938 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas; was buried on 13 Sep 1938 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas. Notes:
!He out lived all three of his wives and was still living in Bonham, Texas in
1936.
!Marshall 0303, p. 2 - Buried in Williw Wild Cemetery.
!Marshall 0350
John married Leota Elizabeth BABB on 7 Aug 1880. Leota was born in 1863; died on 7 Jan 1887 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
John married Charlotte Jane (Lottie) WEMPLE on 16 Jan 1889. Charlotte was born on 20 Aug 1866; died on 28 Sep 1903 in Bonham, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
John married Lola Allen WOMBWELL on 28 Apr 1908. Lola died on 20 Mar 1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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20. | Annice Malissa SPARGER (4.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Henderson1) was born on 25 Aug 1859 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 7 Nov 1932 in Pueblo, Colorado; was buried in Nov 1932 in Pueblo, Colorado. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, p. 44, 45
!Marshall 0146, pp. 3, 21 - This source gives her birth month as October.
!Marshall 0149, pp. 21, 23
Annice married Thomas Alexander NEWMAN on 7 Jul 1880 in Bonham, Texas. Thomas (son of George Walter NEWMAN and Martha M. WHITE) was born on 12 Nov 1845 in Strawberry Plains, Knox County, Tennessee; died on 6 Jan 1927 in Pueblo, Colorado; was buried on 6 Jan 1927 in Pueblo, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 114. Mary Kate NEWMAN was born on 5 Apr 1881; died on 20 May 1881.
- 115. Luther Glenn NEWMAN was born on 12 Jan 1882; died on 2 Jun 1882.
- 116. Stacey Leona NEWMAN was born on 10 Apr 1883 in Bonham, Texas; died on 13 May 1939 in Oakland, California; was buried in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California.
- 117. Julia Maude NEWMAN was born on 1 Aug 1885; died in Jul 1965.
- 118. John Wesley NEWMAN was born on 2 Aug 1888 in Bonham, Texas; died on 8 Dec 1955 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Dec 1955 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
- 119. Walter Sparger NEWMAN was born on 27 Feb 1893 in Bonham, Texas; died in 1967.
- 120. Mattie Elaine NEWMAN was born on 27 Apr 1895 in Bonham, Texas; died on 1 Oct 1975.
- 121. Margaret Hazel NEWMAN was born on 21 Mar 1897 in Bonham, Texas; died in Feb 1994.
- 122. Henry Eugene NEWMAN was born on 29 Dec 1899 in Bonham, Texas; died on 7 Oct 1971.
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21. | Mary Elizabeth SPARGER (4.Mary3, 2.John2, 1.Henderson1) was born on 26 Nov 1867 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 19 Feb 1870 in Surry County, North Carolina. Notes:
!"The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association", October 1994, p. 6.
She fell into a kettle of hot on water on Thursday, February 17, 1870 and was so badly burned that she died Saturday, February 19, 1870.
!Marshall 0149, p. 23
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