Quartus
Sparks
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Holland (Hamilton) Wandell
— married
3 Aug 1844 in Connecticut, United States
Father of
Quartus S. Sparks
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
In November 1843, he was charged by the Nauvoo High Council for having seduced and impregnated Mary Abner. [1] After this happened, he left Nauvoo for Connecticut. [1]
He married Mary H. Hamilton on 3 August 1844 in Connecticut. [2]
In 1846, he traveled on the ship Brooklyn from New York to California with his wife and son Quartus. [3]
He appeared in the 1852 California Census in San Francisco County, California. [4] He was living with his wife, his mother-in-law Mary Hamilton, and his children Quartus S., Mary E., Edward H., and Maria L. [4] He was a hotel keeper. [4]
He appeared in the 1860 US Census in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California. [5] He was living with Lucy J. Sparks. [5] He was a lawyer. [5]
He appeared in the 1870 US Census in San Bernardino. [6] He was living with Ann, Jessie, and Albert Sparks, and Sarah Stout. [6] He was a lawyer. [6]
He appeared in the 1880 US Census in San Bernardino. [7] He was living with his wife Lizzie. [7] He was a lawyer. [7]
He died in 1891. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gary James Bergera, John Whitmer Historical Association Journal, "Illicit Intercourse," Plural Marriage, and the Nauvoo Stake High Council, 1840-1844, p. 87-88.
- ↑ "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7G6-2PT : 11 January 2020), Quartus S. Sparks, 1844.
- ↑ Lorin K. Hansen, Dialogue, Voyage of the Brooklyn.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "California State Census, 1852," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4N6-83V : 30 July 2017), D S Sparks, San Francisco, California; citing p. 506, State Archives, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 909,232.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDKX-Y49 : 18 February 2021), Quartus S Sparks, 1860.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN6G-9CZ : 28 May 2021), Quartas Sparks, 1870.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6P7-DXW : 13 January 2022), Q. S. Sparks, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
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