Family Group Sheet
NameLevi Hansford Sparks
Birth31 May 1834, Lawrence Co., Kentucky
Death20 May 1911, Elliott Co., Kentucky
FatherGeorge G. Sparks (1796-1879)
MotherNancy Short (~1800-1879)
Marriage7 Jul 1860, Carter Co., Kentucky
SpouseNancy Jane Lawson
Birth6 Nov 1838, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death11 Sep 1906, Elliott Co., Kentucky
FatherJames P. Lawson (1794-1865)
MotherMary “Polly” Ward (1804-?1880)
Children
SpouseLaura Belle Waddell
SpouseLou Ann Pelfrey
SpouseWilliam Messer
Birth25 Feb 1876, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death16 Aug 1965, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseNancy Bell Branham
SpouseWilliam F. Scaggs
Notes for Levi Hansford Sparks
His death certificate records Levi Sparks, age 77 years 6 months 11 days, born 31 May 1834 in Kentucky, died 20 Nov 1911 in Sinking precinct, Elliott Co., Ky, widowed, farmer & preacher, father George Sparks, born in North Carolina, mother’s maiden name Nancy Short, born in Virginia, cause of death angina pectoris, informant James H. Harper, Gimlet, Ky, burial in Sparks Cemetery.
Census Notes for Levi Hansford & Nancy Jane (Family)
1880 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Moccasin precinct, enumerated 3 June, lists on p. 4 as family #24:
Sparks, L.H., 46, b. Ky NC NC, farmer; Nancy J., 42, wife, b. Ky Va Ky; Leborn, 19, son; Almedy, 15, dau; Ashby, 14, son; Sarah S., 11, dau; Juda L., 9, dau; Hansford, 7, son; Colby, 4, son; Nancy J., 2, dau. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
The following household is headed by John Lawson, age 39, with wife Mary (nee Sparks), age 35.
Sparks, L.H., 46, b. Ky NC NC, farmer; Nancy J., 42, wife, b. Ky Va Ky; Leborn, 19, son; Almedy, 15, dau; Ashby, 14, son; Sarah S., 11, dau; Juda L., 9, dau; Hansford, 7, son; Colby, 4, son; Nancy J., 2, dau. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
The following household is headed by John Lawson, age 39, with wife Mary (nee Sparks), age 35.
