Annie Louise SPARGER

Female 1881 - 1969  (87 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Annie Louise SPARGER was born on 16 Apr 1881 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina (daughter of James Henderson (Sawnie) SPARGER and Louisa Diana (Di) MITCHELL); died on 20 Jan 1969.

    Notes:

    Marshall 0007, Pg. 510 - "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina", Volume I, 1983 - Editor, Hester Bartlett Jackson

    The Journal of the Surry County Genealogical Association, Summer, 1997, p 12

    Marshall 0241, p. 42




    Marshall 0402, pg. 2, 3


    Annie married Samuel Spencer STEELE on 29 Oct 1909. Samuel died on 27 May 1935. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Mary Elizabeth STEELE
    2. Annie Louise STEELE

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Henderson (Sawnie) SPARGER was born on 10 Sep 1849 in Surry County, North Carolina (son of Murlin SPARGER and Bethania COOK); 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]


  2. 3.  Louisa Diana (Di) MITCHELL was born on 20 May 1851 in Henry County, Virginia (daughter of William Henderson MITCHELL and Louisa CASEY); died on 30 Apr 1929 in Mount Airy, Surry 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

    Marshall 0217, p. 5 - Her death certificate. She is buried in Oakdale Cemetery.

    Marshall 0223, pp. 1, 2 - Another copy of her death certificate.

    Marshall 0241, p. 40

    Marriage date from: The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association, Spring, 2002, page 30. - Taken from Surry County, NC Marriage Records.

    Marshall 0402, pg 1 - This source is from her daughter's, Alma Sparger, memoir. It says that Louisa was born in Mississippi. When she was two years old her family moved to Henry County, Virginia and some sources wrongly state that she was born in Henry County. The family later moved to Surry County, North Carolina.


    Children:
    1. 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.
    2. Mary Alice SPARGER was born on 27 Aug 1876 in Surry County, North Carolina.
    3. Elizabeth Bethania (Lizzie) SPARGER was born on 31 Jan 1879 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina.
    4. 1. Annie Louise SPARGER was born on 16 Apr 1881 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 20 Jan 1969.
    5. 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.
    6. Roff T. SPARGER was born in 1887 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 9 Nov 1888.
    7. Edwin Mitchell SPARGER was born on 26 Jan 1890 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 17 May 1947.
    8. Alma Mitchell SPARGER was born on 29 May 1892 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Murlin SPARGER was born on 15 May 1817 in White Plains, Surry County, North Carolina (son of John W. SPARGER, (4) and Sarah LYON); died on 16 Nov 1877 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    !Marshall 0017, Pg. 191
    !Marshall 0007, Pg. 509 - "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina",
    Volume I, 1983 - Editor, Hester Bartlett Jackson
    !Marshall 0149, p. 24
    !Marshall 0223, p. 2

    Murlin married Bethania COOK on 6 Dec 1838 in Surry County, North Carolina. Bethania (daughter of John COOK and Edith JESSUP) was born on 14 Jan 1817 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 27 Apr 1884 in Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Bethania COOK was born on 14 Jan 1817 in Surry County, North Carolina (daughter of John COOK and Edith JESSUP); 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

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Jane SPARGER was born on 1 Jan 1840; died on 1 May 1899.
    2. John Henry SPARGER was born on 4 Oct 1841 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 1 Jul 1925 in Surry County, North Carolina.
    3. William A. SPARGER was born on 11 Jun 1844 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jan 1916 in Bristol, Tennessee.
    4. Margaret Frances SPARGER was born on 25 May 1846 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 6 Apr 1923 in Surry County, North Carolina.
    5. Edith Eliza SPARGER was born on 19 Sep 1847 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 31 Jan 1931 in Surry County, North Carolina.
    6. 2. 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.
    7. Sarah Priscilla SPARGER was born on 25 Aug 1851; was buried in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.
    8. Benjamin Franklin SPARGER was born on 9 Sep 1853 in Surry County, North Carolina; died in Oct 1946.
    9. Mary Emily SPARGER was born on 10 May 1856 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 6 Feb 1903 in Surry County, North Carolina.
    10. 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.

  3. 6.  William Henderson MITCHELL was born in Mississippi.

    Notes:

    !Marshall 0223, p. 1

    William married Louisa CASEY. Louisa was born in Henry County, Virginia; died in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Louisa CASEY was born in Henry County, Virginia; died in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    !Her daughter's death certificate.

    Children:
    1. 3. Louisa Diana (Di) MITCHELL 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.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John W. SPARGER, (4) was born in 1778 in Friedberg, Surry County, North Carolina (son of John W. SPARGER, (3) and Christina FREY); died in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 98

    Notes:

    !Marshall 0001 - The date of his death is listed as 1833. The family records
    say that he was 55 at his death. That can't be correct because then he would
    Have been born the same year as his brother, Ruben. According to Creasy's
    Manuscript (page 2), John (4) is buried in "Taylor Grave Yard" just outside of Mount Airy, North Carolina. However, I have a letter from Gil Robertson, who lived in Mount Airy, that states he was buried with his wife in Salem Methodist Church Cemetery in Mt Airy. Friedburg, where he was born, is near Winston Salem, North Carolina.

    !Sparger 0001, Pg. 15 - "Genealogy of Sparger and Allied Families", by William M. Creasy, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 6, 1936. North Carolina State Library, Raliegh, North Carolina - # GR-929.Z-S736C

    !Marshall 0007, Pg. 509 - "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina",
    Volume I, 1983 - Editor, Hester Bartlett Jackson
    !Sparger 0002, p. 1
    !Marshall 0322, p. 61

    John married Sarah LYON in 1816 in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia. Sarah (daughter of William LYON) was born on 4 Feb 1791 in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia; died on 1 Jan 1860 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Sarah LYON was born on 4 Feb 1791 in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia (daughter of William LYON); died on 1 Jan 1860 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 99

    Notes:

    !Marshall 0001 - She is buried in the church yard at Salem Methodist Church. I have her birth date recorded as 1799 in one place and 1791 in another.
    Obviously one of them is wrong. I need to verify that.

    !Sparger 0001, Pg. 15 - "Genealogy of Sparger and Allied Families", by William M. Creasy, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 6, 1936. North Carolina State Library, Raliegh, North Carolina - # GR-929.Z-S736C

    !Marshall 0007, Pg. 509 - "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina",
    Volume I, 1983 - Editor, Hester Bartlett Jackson

    Children:
    1. 4. Murlin SPARGER 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.
    2. Eliza SPARGER was born about 1818 in White Plains, Surry County, North Carolina.
    3. Jane SPARGER was born on 16 May 1819 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 27 Feb 1892.
    4. Nancy SPARGER was born on 15 Jul 1821; died on 9 Dec 1895.
    5. Christina SPARGER was born on 26 Dec 1822 in White Plains, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 23 Feb 1904 in White Plains, Surry County, North Carolina; was buried in Feb 1904 in White Plains, Surry County, North Carolina.
    6. Benjamin W. SPARGER was born about 1824 in White Plains, Surry County, North Carolina.
    7. Henry SPARGER 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.
    8. John W. SPARGER, (5) was born on 13 Feb 1829 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 4 Mar 1909 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas; was buried on 5 Mar 1909 in Bonham, Fanning County, Texas.
    9. Mary SPARGER was born on 31 May 1834 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 19 Oct 1925 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas.
    10. James L. SPARGER was born on 1 Jan 1838 in White Plains, Surry County, North Carolina; died on 18 Apr 1902 in Surry County, North Carolina.

  3. 10.  John COOK (son of Henderson COOK).

    John married Edith JESSUP. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Edith JESSUP (daughter of Jacob JESSUP).
    Children:
    1. 5. Bethania COOK was born on 14 Jan 1817 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 27 Apr 1884 in Surry County, North Carolina.
    2. Mary Ann COOK was born on 12 May 1827 in Surry County, North Carolina; died on 29 Nov 1901 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas.