William Thomas Sparks (1843-1906)

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William Thomas Sparks was born 2 February 1843 in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States to George Washington Sparks (1819-1906) and Lusianna Roberds (1818-1895) and died 3 January 1906 Anaheim, Orange County, California, United States of unspecified causes. He married Sallie Mathews (1845-1887) in California.

Numbered amoung the participants in the Mississippi Saints 1846 Pioneer Company, a early Mormon pioneer wagon train that left Mississippi in 1846 to join the Mormon exodus to Utah. This group Brigham Young's vanguard company and spent the winter of 1846/47 at Fort Pueblo where the were joined by soldiers of the sick detachment of the Mormon Battalion. They reached Salt Lake City in late summer of 1847.

Offspring of William Thomas Sparks and Sallie Mathews (1845-1887)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Luanna Temperance Sparks (1863-1910)
Celeta Caroline Sparks (1865-1880)
George Sparks (1867-)
William Thomas Sparks (1870-)
Sarah Ellen Sparks (1872-1940)
Cyrus Sparks (1874-)
Benjamin Franklin Sparks (1874-1936)
John Albert Sparks (1875-1937)
Mary Sparks (1877-1944)
Adaline Behtsaida Sparks (1879-1960)
Walter Hiram Sparks (1881-1940)
Robert Harel Sparks (1884-1896)

Offspring of George Washington Sparks (1819-1906) and Lusianna Roberds (1818-1895)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
William Thomas Sparks (1843-1906)	2 February 1843 Monroe County, Mississippi, United States	3 January 1906 Anaheim, Orange County, California, United States	Sallie Mathews (1845-1887)
Mary Ann Sparks (1846-1858)	18 January 1846 Monroe County, Mississippi, United States	8 January 1858 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, United States
George Franklin Sparks (1848-1916)	12 September 1848 Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States	28 June 1916 Anaheim, Orange County, California, United States	Cynthia Elizabeth Fabun (1851-1913) Mary Rose Letien (1893-1987)
Harriet Caroline Sparks (1850-1922)	24 September 1850 Diamond Springs, El Dorado County, California, United States	29 November 1922 Santa Monica CA, Ocean Park, Los Angeles County, California, United States	Thomas William Carter (1845-1927)
Eli Amon Sparks (1855-1927)	10 February 1855 Sonoma County, California, United States	4 April 1927 Anaheim, Orange County, California, United States	Rosetta Theresa Stiles (1863-1944)
Bethsadie Sparks (1857-1932)
Cyrus Green Sparks (1859-1942)
Robert Jefferson Sparks (1861-1939)