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Surnames: Wilson, Sparks, Krebs
Classification: Query
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I am descended from Ephraim Wilson's daughter, Amy, born 23 Feb. 1781 in Fallowfield,
Washington Co., PA. She married Joseph Sparks on 19 Jan. 1798 in Bourbon Co., KY. (
marriage bond was signed by Ephriam Wilson). This marriage bond differs from the Bourbon
Co. marriage record which records the date of her marriage as 19 Jan. 1797 and her first
name as Anne. However, the marriage bond is the original record, signed by both Joseph
Sparks and Ephraim Wilson. The information was then incorrectly copied into the Bourbon
Co.,marriage records.Amy Wilson Sparks and Joseph Sparks had seven children and she died
ca. 1839 in Lewis Co., KY. Another interesting note: Ephraim Wilson gave his consent on
October 19, 1805 in a Bourbon County court document for his daughter, Rebecca Wilson, to
marry Caleb Sparks, she being under the legal age to marry unless a parent consented in
writing to the county court. Caleb Sparks, according to an apprenticeship document for him
following the early !
death of his father, was born on Dec. 3, 1786. According to the " Sparks
Quarterly" Vol. XLVII, NO. 4, page 5263, he was a son of William Sparks, Jr. who was
a brother of Joseph Sparks who married Amy Wilson.
Does anyone know any additional information about Ephraim Wilson and Catherine Krebs
Wilson, his wife?
Thanks,
Nancy Downey