GENEALOGICAL RECORDS

 THE SPARKMAN FAMILY

 This family sprang originally from old English stock.
There were three brothers who came to America from England,
prior to the Revolutionary War. Settling in South and Norti
Carolina, their descendants are scattered all over the Unit d
States. The pioneer of the family in Florida, Stephen Spar -
man, was a native of North Carolina, born in 1782, who came
from Southeast Georgia to Florida in 1824, being the first
white settler on the site of what was afterwards called "Ai-
gator," but later acquired the more euphonious designation f
Lake City, and has been from its organization the county seot
of Columbia County. Stephen Sparkman lived there for the re-
mainder of his life and died there.
 He married Keightly. They had six children ; namely,
 (1) Louis S.
 (2) Ann, who married John Niblack.
 (3) Nathaniel K. (See below.)
 (4) Harriet, who married William Niblack.
 (5) Elijah Byrd. (See below.)
 (6) Stephen, who married Miss Henderson.
 Nathaniel K. Sparkman was born in Georgia, and married
Mary Cason, a native of that state. They became the parent
of eight children, only four of whom grew to maturity. Their
names were as follows:
 (a) Stephen M. (See below.)
 (b) Mary, who married John Niblack.
 (c) E. Byrd, who married Mattie Moody.
 (d) Sarah, who married John W. Hawkins.
 Hon. Stephen M. Sparkman was born in Hernando County,
Florida, July 29, 1849. He married in Polk County, Florida
Ellen Hooker, daughter of John I. and Cuthbert (Lanier) Hookr.
(See Hooker family.) They have had nine children, the first
of whom was born in Fort Meade, the others 'in Tampa.
 (1) E. Lamar, who married Daisy N. Smith. One child,
Ellen Lavinia.
 (2) Mary C., who married Edward H. Hart.
 (3) Julia, who married Charles E. Ball, of Tampa. The
have two children, Geraldine and Sparkman.
 (4) Ellie Louise, who married Victor H. Knight. (See
Knight family.) /
 (5) Stephen M., Jr., who married Corris Knight, daughter
of Jonathan J. and Alice (Parker) Knight. (See Knight fami ).
They have no children.
 (6) Cuthbert Wayne*, married Dr. Roland Jefferson, of
Tampa. They have one ohild, Curtis.
 (7) Curtis Lamar, unmarried.
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