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1796 - 1884 (88 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Nancy Ann BRYSON was born on 13 May 1796; died on 19 Jun 1884 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina; was buried in Jun 1884 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. Notes:
!Marshall 0017, Pg. 192
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 3 - "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. She is buried in Salem
Methodist Church Cemetary Near Mt. Airy, North Carolina,
Nancy married William W. SPARGER on 6 Jul 1817 in Surry County, North Carolina. William (son of John W. SPARGER, (3) and Christina FREY) was born in 1797 in Surry County, North Carolina; died in 1836 in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
7. | William S. SPARGER (1.Nancy1) was born in 1833; died in 1915. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 71; Marshall 0017, Pg. 192
The marriage date recorded here came from "Marriages of Surry County, N.
C.; 1779 - 1868" (1982) by Brent H. Holcomb.
William married Sarah M. WITCHER on 19 Dec 1854. Sarah was born in 1831; died in 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
13. | Sarah A. SPARGER (4.James2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1847; died in 1930. Notes:
!The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association, Fall, 1995, p. 30.
!The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association, Dobson, NC, Spring, 2001, ISSN 1064-4024, page 30.
Sarah married John T. JOHNSON on 22 Mar 1877 in Surry County, North Carolina. John was born in 1831; died in 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | SPARGER (4.James2, 1.Nancy1) was born about 1852. Notes:
!This child was left off the bottom of my source document during the copying
process. I need to get another copy of the page (67).
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19. | William A. SPARGER (6.John2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1858; died in 1915. Notes:
!Marriage date from: The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association, Dobson, NC, Spring, 2001, ISSN 1064-4024, page 30.
William married Mary Ann INMAN on 12 Feb 1882 in Surry County, North Carolina. Mary was born in 1860; died in 1927. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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20. | Jobe W. SPARGER (6.John2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1860; died in 1923. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 70
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From: JAKNPAT@VISUALLINK.com (Pat Bell)
Date: 3/6/2002
David
Found your website and thought I had hit the jackpot.
You are researching so many of the same lines that I am.
Jobe W. Sparger married Nebraska King also a daughter of Louise Jane Venable and John C. King. They also had another daughter Arillie King who married my great grandfather William Richardson. Nebraska and Arillie were born in Pulaski County Va .
I know that one of Louisa Jane's children went to Indiana because on the 1910 carroll county Va. census two grandchildren both male are living with them. I cannot make out the names would love to know who they belonged too.
Any information appreciated.
Thanks
Pat
received from Kathy Stafford Baird on July 31, 2001
My great-grandfather was Armstead King, the older brother of John and my Great-grandmother, his wife, was Charity Venable, sister of Louisa Venable King. I wondered what happened to John & Louisa after 1870. I thought maybe the had followed Charity to Indiana where their twin brothers, Jesse & Augustus had gone. charity went there sometime after 1864 following the death of Armstead in the Civil War. she remarried in 1867. I have a lot of information the the Venable family. Do you know what may have become of Squire Venable, younger brother of Louisa and Charity? The last anyone can seem to find is when he was living in Carroll County with his mother and step-father. The Stafford line enters in when Laura, my grandmother and daughter of Armstead and Charity married my grandfather, Olive Stafford in Indiana Oliver's father was Levi Stafford, son of Robertson & Hannah Johnson Stafford from Kernersville, Forsythe County North Carolina. I live in Jackson Michigan. Kathy Stafford Baird.
Children of LOUISA VENABLE and JOHN KING are:
2. i. JAMES F.3 KING, b. Bet. 1856 - 1858.
3. ii. OCTAVIA V. KING, b. September 17, 1857, Virginia; d. March 1884, Carroll county Virginia.
4. iii. LEVA ANN KING, b. March 1861, Carroll County Virginia.
iv. SQUIRE GIDEON KING, b. 1864.
v. SARAH J. KING, b. 1866.
5. vi. SUSAN EMILY KING, b. 1869, Carroll County Virginia; d. 1937, Mercer Co. Missouri.
6. vii. ORILLA A. KING, b. 1871, Virginia; d. September 11, 1949, Keystone, West Virginia, McDowell county WV.
7. viii. NEBRASKA FLORENCE KING, b. 1875, Carroll County Virginia.
7. NEBRASKA FLORENCE3 KING (LOUISA JANE2 VENABLE, WILLIAM1) was born 1875 in Carroll County Virginia. She married JOBE W. SPARGER April 16, 1891 in Carroll County Virginia, son of JOHN SPARGER and NANCY COOK. He was born August 1860 in Surry County, North Carolina, and died 1923 in Missouri.
Notes for JOBE W. SPARGER:
Jobe W. Sparger (age 31 and single) married Nebraska Florence King (age 16 and single) in Carroll County, Virginia on 16 April 1891. Jobe was the son of John and Nancy Jane Sparger. I do not find a marriage record for any children of J. W. & Nebraska Sparger in Carroll County. The only child I find is the daughter Willie who died 4 September 1893 of fever, and this information is found in the death register.
Sparger, Willie (fem), 4 Sep 1893, cause: fever, age: 1 years 7 months 12 days, parents: J.W. & Nebraski Sparger, informant: ------- informant: father
possible family for Job Sparger
Census Place: Westfield, Surry, North Carolina
Source: FHL Film 1254983 National Archives Film T9-0983 Page 127A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
John SPARGER Self M W W 48 NC Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: VA
E. Ann SPARGER Dau F S W 23 NC Occ: Keeps House Fa: NC Mo: NC
William SPARGER Son M S W 22 NC Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: NC Mo: NC
Job SPARGER Son M S W 20 NC Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: NC Mo: NC
Allen SPARGER Son M S W 14 NC Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: NC Mo: NC
1880 United States Census the above taken from census
2/22/02
I have not confirmed this but this is original spelling of the name before Sparger
1 Jacob WOLFENSBERGER b: 1550 d: 1588
+ Elsbeth KNECHT b: 29 Apr 1554 d: 1588
2 Erhart WOLFENSBERGER b: 12 Feb 1580/1581 d: 1621
+ Margaretha LUTZ b: 1595
3 Hans WOLFENSBERGER b: 28 Apr 1615 d: 15 Feb 1687/1688
+ Margret BANWART b: 1619
4 Ulrich WOLFENSBERGER b: 14 Nov 1637 d: 1678
+ Catharine KINDLEMAN
5 Hans WOLFENSBERGER b: 5 Apr 1674
5 Jacob WOLFENSBERGER b: 18 Mar 1676/1677 d: 15 Dec 1677
+ Anna KAGI b: 1638 d: 13 Jan 1672/1673
5 Jacob WOLFENSBERGER b: 21 Oct 1655
5 Elizabeth WOLFENSBERGER b: 1657
5 Mathus WOLFENSBERGER b: 28 Aug 1659
5 Ann WOLFENSBERGER b: 1 Dec 1661
5 Hans WOLFENSBERGER b: 30 Oct 1664
5 Johann Erhart WOLFENSBERGER b: 16 Nov 1666 d: 12 Jul 1740
+ Ursula EMM b: 1670
6 John , Sr. WOLFESBERGER b: 1695 d: Jul 1761
+ Anna Margaretha ENTSMINGER b: 21 Sep 1697 d: 1 Dec 1775
5 Maria WOLFENSBERGER b: 23 Jan 1670/1671
These are the Grandparents of Jobe
2 William W. SPARGER b: 1797 d: 1836
+ Nancy Ann BRYSON b: 13 May 1786 d: 19 Jun 1884
3 Sallie Sarah SPARGER b: 1818 d: 1893
+ Ausborn CHILDRESS
3 James SPARGER b: 8 Nov 1821 d: 13 Jun 1903
+ Mary Francis PAGE
3 Mary Ann SPARGER b: 1828 d: 1912
+ James Allen BINGHAM
3 John SPARGER b: 1831 d: 1913
+ Vergenita Brent BOBBITT
+ Nancy Jane COOK b: 1831
4 William Anderson SPARGER b: 1 Jan 1859 d: 15 Sep 1916
+ Mary INMAN b: 29 Jun 1859 d: 5 Feb 1927
5 Mary Jane SPARGER b: 7 Nov 1882 d: 25 Apr 1926
+ Lewis Andrew ARMSTRONG
5 Ada Belle SPARGER b: 29 Feb 1884 d: 24 Nov 1964
+ Floyd RIDDLE
6 Living RIDDLE
+ John Thomas INMAN b: Private
5 Sally Ann SPARGER b: Mar 1885 d: 1916
+ Vestal VAUGHN
5 Zora SPARGER b: 5 Mar 1889 d: 16 Sep 1911
+ Jesse Franklin VAUGHN
5 John SPARGER b: Oct 1891
5 Ira J. SPARGER b: 20 Oct 1894 d: 6 Dec 1913
5 William Nathaniel SPARGER b: 9 Feb 1900 d: 14 Jan 1971
+ Living REEVES
3 William Simpson SPARGER b: 25 Apr 1833 d: 24 Jul 1915
+ Sarah M. WITCHER
3 Margaret Jane SPARGER b: 1836 d: 1880
+ Hiram Leonadus PERKINS b: 1837 d: 1917
King, Nebraska
Birth : 1873
Gender: Female
Family:
Marriage: 1890
Spouse:
Sparger, Job W.
Birth : 1860
Death : 1923
Gender: Male
Parents:
Father: Sparger, John
Mother: Cook, Margaret Jane
Children:
Sparger, Willie
Birth : 1894
Death : 1896
Gender: Male
Sparger, Verna
Birth : 1896
Death : 1918
Gender: Female
Sparger, Harvey
Birth : 1899
Gender: Male
Sparger, Jesse
Birth : 1903
Gender: Male
Children of NEBRASKA KING and JOBE SPARGER are:
i. WILLIE4 SPARGER, b. January 22, 1892, Carroll County Virginia; d. September 04, 1893, Carroll County Virginia.
ii. VERNA SPARGER, b. 1896, Missouri; d. 1918.
iii. HARVEY SPARGER, b. 1899.
iv. JESSE SPARGER.
Jobe married Nebraska Florence KING in 1890. Nebraska (daughter of John C. KING and Lousia Jane VENABLE) was born in 1875 in Carroll County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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27. | Lou SPARGER (6.John2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1888; died in 1953. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 70
!Marshall 0007, Pg. 511 - "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina",
Volume I, 1983 - Editor, Hester Bartlett Jackson.
Lou married Grover Cleveland ATKINS in 1916. Grover was born in 1884; died in 1950. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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28. | John Frank SPARGER (6.John2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1890; died in 1956. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 70
!Marshall 0007, Pg. 511 - "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina",
Volume I, 1983 - Editor, Hester Bartlett Jackson.
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29. | Lee R. SPARGER (6.John2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1892; died in 1945. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 70
!Marshall 0007, Pg. 511 - "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina",
Volume I, 1983 - Editor, Hester Bartlett Jackson.
Lee married Sallie COLLINS in 1913. Sallie was born in 1896; died in 1944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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30. | Dewitt Talmage SPARGER (6.John2, 1.Nancy1) was born on 14 May 1894 in Round Peak, Surry County, North Carolina; died in 1972. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 70
!Marshall 0007, Pg. 511 - "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
Dewitt married Laura Jean WAGONER in 1925. Laura was born in 1896; died in 1981. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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31. | Walter Creasy SPARGER (6.John2, 1.Nancy1) was born on 28 Sep 1898 in Beulah, Surry County, North Carolina; died in 1982. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 70; Marshall 0007, Pg. 505
!Marshall 0007, Pg. 510 - "The Heritage of Surry County, North Carolina",
Volume I, 1983 - Editor, Hester Bartlett Jackson. In 1954 two men robbed
Walter's store and shot him. After operations and months of recovery he was
able to walk again. The injury followed him the rest of his life.
Walter married Sarah Jane SNOW [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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33. | Annie SPARGER (7.William2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1857; died on 14 Sep 1870. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 71
!"The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association", October 1994, p. 6.
From the diary of Rev. Marquis Lafayette Wood who married John and Matilda. He
wrote her obituary on the 14th. She may have died a day or two earlier.
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37. | Mary SPARGER (7.William2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1864; died in 1902. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 72
Her children are shown here with the last name "Sparger" because after her
death they were adopted by her brother Joseph B. Sparger. He had their names
legally changed from King to Sparger.
!The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association, Fall, 1995, p. 35.
!The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association, Dobson, NC, Spring, 2001, ISSN 1064-4024, page 30.
Mary married Granville B. KING on 20 Feb 1899 in Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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38. | Joyce SPARGER (7.William2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1867. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 72
!Marriage date from: The Journal of Surry County Genealogical Association, Dobson, NC, Spring, 2001, ISSN 1064-4024, page 30.
Joyce married Walter D. WALL on 24 Aug 1890 in Surry County, North Carolina. Walter was born in 1864. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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42. | Laura Jane PERKINS (8.Margaret2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1876. Notes:
Sparger 0001, Pg. 75
From: Allison Parrott
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2018 4:37 PM
To: david@marshallgenealogy.org
Subject: Re: Genealogy
This is so exciting to connect with my first distant cousin through my genealogy research. I am keeping my fingers crossed your info can help provide proof for the DAR, and I am most happy to share what I know about my closer relatives in relation to the Spargers/Spargurs.
My maiden name is Allison Hope Smith, married name Parrott. My parents are Judith Carolyn Goad and Joseph Vaden Smith, both originally from Surry County, N.C. My father, who goes by Joe V. Smith, is the son of Howard Albert Smith and Verda Elizabeth Vaden. Albert, my grandfather, was the son of Joseph Smith and Laura Jane Perkins. Laura Jane was the daughter of Margaret Jane Sparger and Leonadus/Leonzo/Leander Smith (there seems to be several variations of his first name in public documents, but he seemed to go by Lee). Margaret Jane was his first wife, and she was the daughter of William W. Sparger, son of John W. Sparger. William had numerous brothers and sisters, one of whom was Murlin Sparger. Murlin's descendants are linked in the DAR. William appears to have died at a relatively early age, and the story I found is that he was murdered by robbers while running a wagon transport between Surry County and Fayetteville. There is a date of 1836 as an estimated death, but Margaret Jane was born in 1839, so I suspect that wherever that date is from it may be incorrect. Margaret Jane also was living with the Murlin Sparger family in one census.
The Perkins family Margaret Jane married into appears to have had many Quakers. I know much more about the Smiths. There is a Smith family cemetery in Surry County on the outskirts of Mt. Airy, and family members had small houses all in that area. Many of those older relatives were living when I was a kid, and their properties are now owned by other non-family members (which must seem a little weird considering that cemetery is in their backyards). But the largest portion of the property which is undeveloped is now owned by my dad. The little four room house he grew up in is still there, too, where my grandmother lived by herself for many years after my grandfather died. And she just died last year at the age of 101.
Going back to the Spargers, my father was surpised when I told him about John W. 's wife, Christina Frey. I am sure you know that Christina came out of the Moravian community and my dad was unaware he had that lineage in his tree. There are many Moravians on my mom's side. What was even more exciting for me was to find that Christina's mother is buried in the cemetery at Old Salem in Winston-Salem. I had been to Old Salem many times and it was thrilling to realize I had a family connection there. My mom and I (she lives about 10 minutes from Winston) have visited the gravesite. Her Moravian ancestors are mostly buried in Bethania, and I am hoping to get back up to NC soon to visit there, but also the Salem Methodist cemetery where so many of the Spargers are buried.
A little about myself: I live in Dalton, Ga. with my husband. I have two sons, one married and living in Chicago, the other currently in Orlando doing an internship. I have four siblings: one full sister, Jennifer Vaden Smith, married with one son and living in California. My parents are divorced, and my dad remarried and had two more children: my half-sister Laure Elizabeth Smith DeDominco, who passed away last year from breast cancer, and Dr. Joseph Andrew (Andy) Smith, married with two kids in Wilmington, NC.
I've kind of jumped all over the place here, but it's such a huge topic to cover. I would love to know more about the Spargers as well, although I did find one extensive website under the original German name. Bitsy sent off to Raleigh requesting a copy of the marriage bond for Margaret Jane Sparger and Lee Perkins, because they often listed the parents, so we are hoping to have that link soon.
Allison Parrott
Family/Spouse: Joseph SMITH. Joseph was born in 1874. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
61. | Mary Jane SPARGER (19.William3, 6.John2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1882; died in 1927. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 69
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From: "Sabrina"
To:
Subject: armstrong
Date: Sunday, March 17, 2002 10:24 PM
Hi David:
I came across your website doing a Google search for Armstrongs in Surry County, North Carolina. Your hard work is evident and fasinating. My name is Sabrina Cook, and I am the granddaughter of the late Laymon Armstrong who is listed on your site (son of Mary Jane Sparger). I called my grandmother (Eva Key Armstrong) who is 84 and grew up knowing this history to confirm this information. Here are some revisions for you to consider:
Lewis Andrew Armstrong and Mary Jane Sparger were married in 1909 in Surry County. Lewis Andrew Armstrong died in 1961. The dates of birth of their children are correct, but names are note quite accurate. In order:
Coy Lendo (not Ledo) Armstrong
d. early 1980's
James Laymon Armstrong
d. December 6, 1993
William Ray (not Roy)
living
Geneva Zora Armstrong Key
living
Elizabeth Ophelia Armstrong Simmons
living
Lewis Hardin (not -en) Armstong
died in WWII, earned purple heart
Dorothy Magolia (Goldie) Armstrong Simmons
living
Please email me if you have further questions.
Sabrina Cook (daughter of Frances Armstrong Cook, grand-daughter of James Laymon Armstrong)
scook2@triad.rr.com
BTW, my grandmother Eva Ann Key Armstrong was born 1917 and is one of the 11? children of John Gabriel Key and Ida May Boyles who are also listed on your site.
Mary married Lewis ARMSTRONG in 1909 in Surry County, North Carolina. Lewis was born in 1877. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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67. | Willie SPARGER (20.Jobe3, 6.John2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1894; died in 1896. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 70
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From: JAKNPAT@VISUALLINK.com (Pat Bell)
Date: 3/6/2002
Children of NEBRASKA KING and JOBE SPARGER are:
i. WILLIE4 SPARGER, b. January 22, 1892, Carroll County Virginia; d. September 04, 1893, Carroll County Virginia.
ii. VERNA SPARGER, b. 1896, Missouri; d. 1918.
iii. HARVEY SPARGER, b. 1899.
iv. JESSE SPARGER.
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68. | Verna SPARGER (20.Jobe3, 6.John2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1896; died in 1918. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 70
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From: JAKNPAT@VISUALLINK.com (Pat Bell)
Date: 3/6/2002
Children of NEBRASKA KING and JOBE SPARGER are:
i. WILLIE4 SPARGER, b. January 22, 1892, Carroll County Virginia; d. September 04, 1893, Carroll County Virginia.
ii. VERNA SPARGER, b. 1896, Missouri; d. 1918.
iii. HARVEY SPARGER, b. 1899.
iv. JESSE SPARGER.
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69. | Harvey SPARGER (20.Jobe3, 6.John2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1899. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 70
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From: JAKNPAT@VISUALLINK.com (Pat Bell)
Date: 3/6/2002
Children of NEBRASKA KING and JOBE SPARGER are:
i. WILLIE4 SPARGER, b. January 22, 1892, Carroll County Virginia; d. September 04, 1893, Carroll County Virginia.
ii. VERNA SPARGER, b. 1896, Missouri; d. 1918.
iii. HARVEY SPARGER, b. 1899.
iv. JESSE SPARGER.
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93. | William E. SPARGER, (Adopted) (36.Joseph3, 7.William2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1899. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 71, 72
William was really a child of Joseph's sister, Mary and her husband, Granville
King. After Mary's death, William and his sister, Mary Lillian were adopted by
Joseph and their names legally changed to Sparger.
William married Mary FORBES in 1931. Mary was born in 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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95. | Mary Lillian SPARGER, (Adopted) (36.Joseph3, 7.William2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1901. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 71, 72
Mary Lillian was really a child of Joseph's sister Mary and her husband
Granville King. After Mary's (the mother) death, Joseph adopted Mary Lillian
and her brother William and legally changed their names to Sparger.
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96. | William E. KING (37.Mary3, 7.William2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1899. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg. 71, 72
After his mother's death, William and his sister, Mary were adopted by their
mother's brother, Joseph B. Sparger. Their last names were legally changed to
Sparger.
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97. | Mary Lillian KING (37.Mary3, 7.William2, 1.Nancy1) was born in 1901. Notes:
!Sparger 0001, Pg, 71, 72
After her mother's death, Mary and her brother, William were adopted by their
mother's brother, Joseph B. Sparger. Their last names were legally changed to
Sparger.
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128. | Howard Albert SMITH (42.Laura3, 8.Margaret2, 1.Nancy1) was born on 23 Aug 1910; died on 15 Sep 1963 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. Notes:
From: Allison Parrott
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2018 4:37 PM
To: david@marshallgenealogy.org
Subject: Re: Genealogy
This is so exciting to connect with my first distant cousin through my genealogy research. I am keeping my fingers crossed your info can help provide proof for the DAR, and I am most happy to share what I know about my closer relatives in relation to the Spargers/Spargurs.
My maiden name is Allison Hope Smith, married name Parrott. My parents are Judith Carolyn Goad and Joseph Vaden Smith, both originally from Surry County, N.C. My father, who goes by Joe V. Smith, is the son of Howard Albert Smith and Verda Elizabeth Vaden. Albert, my grandfather, was the son of Joseph Smith and Laura Jane Perkins. Laura Jane was the daughter of Margaret Jane Sparger and Leonadus/Leonzo/Leander Smith (there seems to be several variations of his first name in public documents, but he seemed to go by Lee). Margaret Jane was his first wife, and she was the daughter of William W. Sparger, son of John W. Sparger. William had numerous brothers and sisters, one of whom was Murlin Sparger. Murlin's descendants are linked in the DAR. William appears to have died at a relatively early age, and the story I found is that he was murdered by robbers while running a wagon transport between Surry County and Fayetteville. There is a date of 1836 as an estimated death, but Margaret Jane was born in 1839, so I suspect that wherever that date is from it may be incorrect. Margaret Jane also was living with the Murlin Sparger family in one census.
The Perkins family Margaret Jane married into appears to have had many Quakers. I know much more about the Smiths. There is a Smith family cemetery in Surry County on the outskirts of Mt. Airy, and family members had small houses all in that area. Many of those older relatives were living when I was a kid, and their properties are now owned by other non-family members (which must seem a little weird considering that cemetery is in their backyards). But the largest portion of the property which is undeveloped is now owned by my dad. The little four room house he grew up in is still there, too, where my grandmother lived by herself for many years after my grandfather died. And she just died last year at the age of 101.
Going back to the Spargers, my father was surpised when I told him about John W. 's wife, Christina Frey. I am sure you know that Christina came out of the Moravian community and my dad was unaware he had that lineage in his tree. There are many Moravians on my mom's side. What was even more exciting for me was to find that Christina's mother is buried in the cemetery at Old Salem in Winston-Salem. I had been to Old Salem many times and it was thrilling to realize I had a family connection there. My mom and I (she lives about 10 minutes from Winston) have visited the gravesite. Her Moravian ancestors are mostly buried in Bethania, and I am hoping to get back up to NC soon to visit there, but also the Salem Methodist cemetery where so many of the Spargers are buried.
A little about myself: I live in Dalton, Ga. with my husband. I have two sons, one married and living in Chicago, the other currently in Orlando doing an internship. I have four siblings: one full sister, Jennifer Vaden Smith, married with one son and living in California. My parents are divorced, and my dad remarried and had two more children: my half-sister Laure Elizabeth Smith DeDominco, who passed away last year from breast cancer, and Dr. Joseph Andrew (Andy) Smith, married with two kids in Wilmington, NC.
I've kind of jumped all over the place here, but it's such a huge topic to cover. I would love to know more about the Spargers as well, although I did find one extensive website under the original German name. Bitsy sent off to Raleigh requesting a copy of the marriage bond for Margaret Jane Sparger and Lee Perkins, because they often listed the parents, so we are hoping to have that link soon.
Allison Parrott
Howard married Verda Elizabeth VADEN on 4 Feb 1942 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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