John
Marion "Golddigger" Sparks b 11 Mar 1876 Cades Cove, Blount Co TN d 14 Jul
1958 TN buried Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount Co TN s/o
James Alexander
"Bud" Sparks and Katherine Russell. John Marion "Golddigger" Sparks m. 20 Jun 1901 to
Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie" Shuler b 5 Aug 1880 Dry Valley, Townsend TN d 8 Sept
1962 buried Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount Co TN d/o James Shuler and Modean "Dean" Fisher. Children of John Marion "Golddigger" Sparks and
Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie" Shuler;
I.
Dewey Sparks b 29 Jan 1902 Cades Cove, Blount Co TN d 13 Oct 1914 buried
Salem Baptist Cemetery, Blount Co TN
II.
Margie Modene Sparks b 3 Aug 1904 Cades Cove, Blount Co TN d 30 Mar 2002
buried Christy Hill Cemetery, Blount Co TN m. 4 Jan 1921 to Henry S Chapman
b 4 Sept 1898 d 17 Mar 1960. Children of Margie Modene Sparks and Henry S
Chapman;
i.
Cleatus Charles Chapman b 11 Dec 1921 d 16 May 1980 m. Bessie Christine
Smith b 11 Feb 1925 d 16 Dec 1981. Children;
1. Catherine Eugenia Chapman m.
Everett McNeal. Children;
1.i. Jerri Lynn McNeal m. Stanley King; Children; i.
Hayley Lynn King
1.ii. Sherrie McNeal m. Lamar Switzer; Children; i.
Corey Lamar Switzer ii. Shelby Lynn Switzer
1.iii. Chad Everett McNeal m. Sept
1995 to Stephanie McDonald.
2. Janice Laraine Chapman m. Leroy
"Jerry" Hickman; Children;
2.i. Jerry Lee Hickman II. Martha
Christine Hickman.
ii. Henry Clay Chapman b 14 Oct 1923
d 18 Apr 1993; Child;
1. Linda Sue Chapman
iii.
Ralph Clinton Chapman b 24 Jun 1925 d 25 Oct 1929
iv.
Claude Warren Chapman Sr b 15 Jan 1927 d 23 Jan 1990 m. 24 Nov 1947 to Mary
Joan Wolfe b 15 Feb 1930 d 7 Jan 1990. Children of Claude Warren Chapman and
Mary Joan Wolfe;
1. Claude Warren Chapman Jr
2. Claudia Jane Chapman
3. Sam Henry Chapman; Children; I. Justin Chapman II. Ron Henry Chapman
4. John Marion Chapman Sr b 16 Jun 1959 d 11 Jan 1987 m. Paula Blackburn d
11 Jan 1987. Child; John Marion Chapman Jr
v.
Clyde Marion Chapman b 25 Jan 1934 d 25 May 1934
vi.
Janie Gail Chapman m. Raymond Richard Misosky; Child;
1. Lisa Rae Misosky.
Janie Gaile Chapman m. John Kuphaldt. Child; 1.i. Lynn Michelle Kuphaldt.
vii.
Carmel Lee Chapman
III.
George Ollie "Dutch" Sparks b 26 Nov 1906 Cades Cove, Blount Co, TN d 18 Dec
1973, m. Helen TEFFETELLER b 10 Jan 1910 d 6 May 1986. George Ollie "Dutch"
SPARKS and Helen TEFFETELLER had the following children:
i.
Wilma SPARKS m. 5 Feb 1955 to Bruce Garner. Children;
1. Darlene Garner m.
Ronnie Cummings; children;
1.i. Rhonda Cummings
1.ii. Windy Leann Cummings
1.iii.
Justin Cummings
2. Terrie Ann Garner m. Melvin Lawson b 6 Apr 1952 d 13 Sept
1989; children
2.i. Timothy Lawson
2.ii. Michelle Renae Lawson
3. Karren Sue
Garner m. Ira Tyler; children;
3.i. Christopher Ira Tyler
3.ii. Allen Windell
Tyler
4. Lorana Gay Garner m. Kenneth Arp; children
4.i. Jason Kenneth
Arp
4.ii. Jennifer Leigh Arp
ii. Pauline SPARKS m. Lyle Garner; children;
1. Linda Kay Garner; child;
1.i. Chelsea Lecha
2. Larry Conovan Garner
iii. Geraldine Sue SPARKS m. Marshall E Hurst; Children;
1. Jefferey Scot
Hurst m. Rose Marie Borebeck
2. Michael Earl Hurst m. Donna Payne; Children;
2.i. Kayla Michele Hurst
2.ii. Holly Renee Hurst
iv. Judy SPARKS m. Dillon White; child;
1. Robert Scott White. Judy Sparks m. Tony Carpenter; child;
1.i. Anthony Shane Carpenter.
IV.
Maybelle Sparks b 10 Sept 1908 m. Paul Craig. Children;
i.
Marion Craig b 23 Jul 1930 d 28 May 1954 Blount Co TN buried Clarks Grove
Cemetery, Maryville, TN
ii. Shirley Craig m. Male Borden; Children;
1. Teresa Borden
2. Debbie Borden
3. Chris Borden
iii.
Patricia Craig
V. William Harty "Tige" Sparks b 21 Jun 1910 Cades Cove, Blount Co TN d 4
Jul 2005 Blount Co TN m. 3 Jan 1931 to Billie Revanda Rose b 8 Apr 1913
Fontana, NC d 5 Jan 2005 Blount Co TN d/o George Rose and Hattie Hampton.
Children of William Harty "Tige" Sparks and Billie Revanda Rose;
i. Robert "Bobby" Sparks b 6 Oct 1931 Blount Co
TN d 4 Apr 2002 Blount Co TN
ii. Edna Christine Sparks b 23 Aug 1935 d 15 Jul
1969 buried Mt View Christy Hill Church of God, Maryville, TN m. 25 Sept
1954 to Clyde S Clark; Children;
1. Kim Blake Clark m. Tresa Renee Laux; children;
i. Christopher Blake Clark ii. Samantha Renee Clark
iii. Velda Jean Sparks m. George Ernest Blevins;
Children;
1. Steve Ernest Blevins
2. Gary Gene Blevins m. Denise Hill; children i.
Megan Renee Blevins ii. Ashley Blevins
3. Teresa Darlene Blevins m. Bobby Wallace;
children; i. Melia Wallace ii. Mitchell Wallace
iv. Lester Keith Sparks m. Carolyn Smith;
children;
1. Michael Krohn Sparks m. Mary Joyce Graven;
children; i. Carolyn Marie Sparks ii. Michael Jean Sparks
2. Cherie Darlene Sparks m. Edward H Harbison;
child; i. Eric Christopher Harbison
3. Russell Keith Harbison
v. Neil Arthur Sparks m. Apr 1966 to Jean Everett
vi. Clell Elton Sparks m. Loretta Ridings.
Children;
1. Amanda Christine Sparks m. Alan Reid Cannon;
child; i. Drew Taylor Cannon
2. Traci Loretta Sparks
3. Travis William Sparks
vii. Carol Lynn Sparks m. Raymond Gregory;
children;
1. Brian Lester Gregory
2. Vance Raymond Gregory
VI. Mary Jane Sparks b 1 May 1912 d 6 May 1997 m. James Palmer b 5 Apr
1913 d Jun 1975. Children;
i. Linda Gail Palmer
ii. Jerry Spencer Palmer; children;
1. Jeffrey Spencer Palmer
2. Shannon Palmer m. Keith King; child; 2.i.
Mackenzie Morgan King
VII. Anna Louise Sparks m. 19 Mar 1930 to George Wiley Abbott Sr b 24 Jun
1906 d 4 Jun 1987 s/o Pleasant A Witt Abbott and Mary Catherine Myers.
Children of Anna Louise Sparks and George Wiley Abbott Sr;
i. Mattie Lee Abbott b 6 Jun 1931 d 24 Aug 1931
(not sure of dates
ii. Mildred Abbott b 22 Jul 1931 d 1 Jun 1935
iii. Rudy Delano Abbott m. Shirley Katherine
Willix; child;
1. John Webster Abbott m. Laverne Moore; child; i.
Nichole Abbott
iv. Buford Roland Abbott b 19 May 1937 d 20 Feb
1992 buried Grandview TN
v. Donald Ray Abbott b 24 Feb 1940 m. 13 Oct 1962
to Edith Hope Shields b 13 Sept 1934. Children;
1. Darla Kay Abbott m. Jay Bush; child; i. Dylan
Alexander Bush
2. Teresa Gay Abbott m. Johnny Monroe Hackworth;
children; i. Joshua Holden Hackworth ii. Jesse Logan Hackworth
3. Paula Abbott m. Timothy James Britton
vi. Jerry Victor Abbott Sr m. Linda Kay Webb;
Children;
1. Lena Margaret Abbott m. Dale Antony Tulloch;
children; i. Walter Dale Tulloch ii. Heidi Michelle Tulloch
2. Patricia Lee Abbott m. 4 Jan 1985 to Roy
Moore; children; i. Kishia Danelle Moore; Patricia Lee Abbott m. Tommy
Teefeteller; child; i Joni France Teefeteller
3. Jerry Victor Abbott Jr m. Jerry Thorpe;
children; i. Ambree Abbott ii. Dalton Abbott
vii. Thomas Lacey 'Tony" Abbott m. Cathy Vaughn.
Child;
1. Wendy Elaine Abbott.
Thomas Lacey "Tony" Abbott m. 30 Dec 1972 to Mary
Evelyn Ridings Long; Child;
2. Thomas Jefferson Abbott.
Thomas Lacey "Tony" Abbott m. Martha Daniel Webb
b 9 Mar 1952
viii. Anna Kay Abbott b 3 Apr 1947 m. 15 Jul 1967
to Marion C "Billy" Morgan b 30 Jul 1946 d 16 Sept 1977. Children;
1. Melissa Kay Morgan; child; Corey Morgan.
Melissa Kay Morgan m. Thomas Carpenter.
2. William Colby Morgan. Anna Kay Abbott m. 11
Apr 1981 to Pete Edens.
ix. Ruth Fredericka Abbott m. 3 Apr 1976 to Barry
John Groth b 12 Nov 1941; Children;
1. Ashley Nichole Groth
2. Travis John Groth
x. George Wiley Abbott Jr m. Lesa Rene Petree;
children;
1. Brandon Wiley Abbott
2. Megan Rene Abbott
3. Ethan Lee Abbott
VIII. Charles Roy Sparks m. Charlotte "Chick" Potter d/o George
Washington Potter and Susan Keller. Children of Charles Roy Sparks and
Charlotte "Chick" Potter;
i. Charles Roy Sparks Jr m. Marsha Henson;
Children;
1. Patricia Sparks m. Brian McCroskey; child; i.
Ryon McCroskey
2. Charles Thomas Sparks m. Sharon Whitmore;
children; i. Rebecca Kay Sparks ii. Alexander Thomas Sparks iii. Ashley
Melissa Sparks
3. Brian Roy Sparks m. Lori Ann Cruthers;
children; i. Brian Benjamin Sparks ii. David Christian Sparks
IX. Lester Sparks m. Ruth Kelso; m. Angela Unknown.