Re: ISO: Amanda L. SPARKS b. abt 1868 Missouri
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ISO: Amanda L. SPARKS b. abt 1868 Missouri
Jane Ikemura 8/23/12
I did some research for you on Amanda L. Sparks and after a lot of searching I found out who she is as follows:
Sparks Quarterly, June 1988, Whole number 142b
James R. T. Sparks son of George W. and Rachel (-----) Sparks, was born in Wright County, Missouri. He married Matilda Jane Moody on February 30 [sic] 1867, in Wright County.
He served in Morehouse's Provisional Company, Laclede County Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia. File Designations: Wid. Appl. No. 526,680; Minor Appl. No. 622,660.
On September 8, 1891, Matilda J. Luton, aged 45, a resident of Hartville, Missouri, made a declaration for a Widow's Pension. She said that she was the widow of James R. T. Sparks who had served in the Provisional Company commanded by D. A. W. Morehouse of the Laclede County Enrolled Missouri Militia from September 7, 1864, until December 1, 1864. She had been married to Sparks under the name of Matilda J. Moody on February 30, [sic] 1867, in Wright County, Missouri, by the Rev. Jonathan Owens, a minister of the Gospel. Her husband had died on December 10, 1869, of consumption leaving her with one child, Amanda L. Sparks, born on December 25, 1867. After her husband's death, she married James Kelly on May 30, 1876, and then she married John Luton. She appointed the firm of Charles and William B. King, Washington, D. C. , as her attorneys. Fred E. Townley and Samuel Coday witnessed her make her mark.
The War Department confirmed the military service of James R. T. Sparks on December 10,1891. He had served in Capt. D. A. W. Morehouse's Company, Laclede County Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia from September 7, 1864, until December 1, 1864, when he was relieved. His term of service totaled 84 days. The Laclede County Provisional E.M.M. had been called out under General Order #107.
On November 19, 1894, the law firm of Charles and William B. King wrote to the Pension Office to say it had heard nothing from this case since October 1, 1892, and they thought that perhaps their client was dealing directly with the Pension Office. The firm was informed that, according to word received from Samuel Coday of Hartville, Missouri, Mrs. Matilda J. Lewton [sic] had died.
On August 24, 1895, Amanda L. Sparks, now Smith, applied for a Pension for Children under Sixteen. She stated that she was the only child of James R. T. Sparks and Matilda J. Moody who had been married on February 30, [sic] 1867, and believed that she was entitled to a pension from that date until December 24, 1883. She appointed Charles and William B. King, Washington, D . C . , as her attorneys.
On December 26, 1895, the law firm of Charles and William B. King was notified that the claim of their client, Amanda L. Smith, had been rejected because "the organization in which the soldier served was a State organization and was not mustered into the service of the United States."
(Editor's Note: For further information about this branch of the Sparks Family, see pp. 661-65 of the September 1962 issue of the QUARTERLY, Whole No. 39; pp. 705-718 of the March 1963 issue, Whole No. 41; pp. 898-904 of the June 1965 issue, Whole No. 50; and pp. 925-27 of the September 1965 issue, Whole No. 51.)
I hope this solves your mystery of who Amanda was.
Pauline Hammond
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Jane Ikemura 9/02/12
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Re: ISO: Amanda L. SPARKS b. abt 1868 Missouri
Jane Ikemura 9/03/12
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Re: ISO: Amanda L. SPARKS b. abt 1868 Missouri
Pauline Hammond 9/03/12
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Re: ISO: Amanda L. SPARKS b. abt 1868 Missouri
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Re: ISO: Amanda L. SPARKS b. abt 1868 Missouri
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Re: ISO: Amanda L. SPARKS b. abt 1868 Missouri
Pauline Hammond 9/02/12
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Re: ISO: Amanda L. SPARKS b. abt 1868 Missouri