Thomas Sparks
2 January 1839–1850 (Age 10)
Pavell Island, Orange, Texas, United States
The Life of Thomas
When Thomas Sparks was born on 2 January 1839, in Pavell Island, Orange, Texas, United States, his father, John Sidney Sparks, was 27 and his mother, Malinda Jones, was 19. He died in 1850, at the age of 11.
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Family Time Line
John Sidney Sparks
1811–1868
Malinda Jones
1819–1885
Julia Ann Sparks
1836–1925
Thomas Sparks
1839–1850
Albert Sparks
1841–1865
Elizabeth Jane Sparks
1843–1880
John F Sparks
1846–
Sarah C. Sparks
1848–
Arabella Sparks
1852–1906
James Christian Sparks Sr
1854–1899
Worthy Cryndon Sparks
1856–1946
Henry E L Sparks
1860–1860
Parents and Siblings
John Sidney Sparks
1811–1868Male
1819–1885Female
siblings
(10)
1836–1925Female
1839–1850Male
1841–1865Male
1843–1880Female
1846–Male
+5 More Children
World Events (3)
1844 · German Immigration to Texas
Age 5
Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.
1846
Age 7
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846 · Mexican-American War
Age 7
Known in the United States as the Mexican War. President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna did not officially acknowledge the secession of Texas, and interpreted the US involvement with Texas as an invasion of borders. Mexican forces attacked American forces in an event called the Thornton Affair, prompting President James K. Polk to send a request for war to Congress. The war ended when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed on February 2, 1848, which required the Mexican Cession of the northern territories and acceptance of the Rio Grande as the southern border of the United States. At the same time, the U.S. committed to pay Mexico $15 million for war damages and assumed roughly $3.25 million of their existing debt.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Spark 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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