H. Vera Sparks, born in Bell Co., in 1894, lives at Waco, Texas. she
married Joe E. Warhol.
I. Robert Sparks, born in Bell County in 1897, retired from Border
Patrol, living in Del Rio, Texas.
II. Samuel Alexander Sparks, 12th child of Col. William C. Sparks, was
born in 1846; died in Bell County, Texas, in 1897. He married in 1865,
Mary Fisher, daughter of King and Mary Fisher. He served four
successive terms as Sheriff of Bell County, retired for one term and was
elected to a fifth, being sheriff when he died, Samuel Alexander and
Mary (Fisher) Sparks had nine children, as follows:
A. Elijah Sparks, born in Bell County in 1868, died in Eastland, Texas,
in 1951. He married Betty Levy who died in 1947. Their children:
1, Frank Sparks
2. Edgar Sparks
3. Sam Sparks
4. Polly Sparks
5. Crockett Sparks
B. George Sparks, a doctor of medicine was born in Bell County about
1870. He died many years ago,
C. Mary (Mollie) Sparks, was born in Bell County about 1872. She
married Ed Graves and is living in Temple, Texas.
D. Sam Sparks, born in Bell County on February 5, 1873, died in Austin,
Texas, on July 6, 1933, he married in Corsicana, Texas, on November 15,
1906., Mrs. Bertha (Jones) Mulkey. Sam Sparks attended Benton Male
Academy, Wedemeyer School at Salado, and Belton Business College. He
was City Secretary at Belton from 1894 to 1897 and Sheriff of Bell
County from 1897 to 1903, when he was elected president of the Texas
Sheriff's Association. During the time Sam Sparks was Texas State
Treasurer (1906-1912) he established residence in Austin where he later
was organizer and president of the Texas Trust Company.
He led drives for funds for building the stadium of the University of
Texas and the University Methodist Church.
E, Bess Sparks was born in Bell County and is living in the Methodist
Weslegan
Home, Georgetown, Texas. She married Sam McElroy who has died.
F. Fannie Sparks was born in Bell County in 1877, died at Belton, Texas,
in 1942. She married Newt Bigham,
G. Crocket Sparks, died many years ago at Belton. He never married.
H. Clara Sparks, born about 1884, died years ago.
I, Annie Sparks, lives in California with her children. She married
Herbert Morgan.
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