1. William James Sparkman was born 1 in 1790 in North Carolina. He died 2 in Aug 1887 in Hazard Co.,KY. (1860 Letcher Co KY Census).
[Notes]
William married 1 (1) Drucilla Harris on 19 Aug 1819 in Floyd Co.,KY. Drucilla was born about 1800 in North Carolina. She died in 1836.
They had the following children:
+ 2 M i Uriah Sparkman was born in 1820. + 3 M ii Ira Goff Sparkman was born in 1824. He died on 12 Feb 1911. + 4 M iii John S. Sparkman was born on 26 Feb 1826. He died in 1920. + 5 F iv Melvina Sparkman was born in Aug 1826. She died after 1900. 6 F v Nancy Sparkman was born 1 in 1829 in Line Fork,Perry (now Letcher) Co.,KY. + 7 M vi William James Sparkman was born on 16 Nov 1830. He died on 22 Nov 1918. + 8 M vii Thomas Sparkman was born in 1832. He died in 1867. + 9 M viii Samuel Sampson Sparkman was born on 27 Oct 1832. He died on 27 Oct 1924. + 10 M ix Richard Sparkman was born in 1836. He died in 1865.
William married (2) Jerusha Yeary about 1839 in Kentucky. Jerusha was born 1 about 1800 in North Carolina. She died after 1850 in Kentucky.
They had the following children:
11 F x Mary Sparkman was born 1 in 1840 in Line Fork,Letcher Co.,KY. [Notes] 12 F xi Elizabeth Sparkman was born 1 in 1843 in Line Fork,Letcher Co.,KY. Elizabeth married 1 Robert Thacker on 6 Sep 1859 in Letcher Co.,Kentucky.