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DESCENDANTS OF LEWIS NAPOLEAN & OLIVIA PITTMAN PATRICK SPARKMAN REUNION When: October 14 & 15th, 2006
Where: V. F. W. Hall
East Road
Stephenville, Texas The children of George Sparkman will furnish the meat for both Saturday and Sunday and everyone else is
asked to bring vegetables, salads, or deserts.
Please RSVP to
Sue Sparkman
817-453-8906 or
suesgenes@aol.com Hope you all can come! Dear Family and Cousins: We hope that you will be able to join us the 1th and 15th of October in Stephenville at the VFW hall for the every other year descendants of Lewis Napolean and Olivia Pittman Patrick Family Reunion: There are several motels in town for those of you who need lodging. Below is a list of them and their telephone numbers: Best Western 1625 W. South Loop 254-068-2114 Toll Free: 800-528-1234 Days Inn 701 East Road 254-968-3392 Holiday Inn 2865 W. Washington 254-968-5256 Toll Free: 800-465-4329 Budget Inn 2591 W. Washington 254-965-7225 Caravan Inn 811 East Road 254-965-5043 (next to VFW Hall) Texan Inn 3030 W Washington 254-968-5003 The Inn 2925 W Washington 254-965-7162 Please bring your old photos, and memories of Grandma and Grandpa Sparkman,so that we can share and remember the good ol' days!
Lunch on Saturday will be sandwich fixings and Sunday lunch will be Brisket. We are asking that each family bring salads, veggies, and/or desserts for both days.
Please call Sue to confirm your attendance at 817-453-8906 or e-mail her at suesgenes@aol.com
Just in case we have missed letting someone know about this please forward this invitation to your family members.
Thanks! Look forward to seeing you all. 
Uncle George a.k.a. Papa, Bobby, Sue, George, Vickie & Duane Sparkman
2005 More Information on the extended Sparkman Family Reunion:
Hi Rod
Here are the details.
All Sparkman Decedents are welcome to come.
The decedents of Thomas Bryant Sparkman meet the third Saturday in September every year.
We meet at Camp Clements just south of Sparta Tennessee. This year we have reserved the
camp from 10am to 3pm on September 17th. Bring a dish and join the family. We will have
some activities for the kids, wiffle ball, sack races ... We will have an open discussion about
growing the event so that all age groups can enjoy family time just like we use to at our grandfather's,
Lansford Sparkman.
Why Camp Clements? Ray Sparkman Ward -or his parents- granted to the State of Tennessee or the Future Farmers of America ... the land on which Camp Clement stands. The grant from the Wards would have been made, probably in the early 1930's.
The deed should be on file in Spencer in the office of the Van Buren County Registrar of Deeds. We will obtain a copy this year so that we know exactly what our rights to use the camp and facilities are.
Camp Clements is located on the river where it is the border between Van Buren and White County Tennessee. At one time the land grants possessed by the Sparkmans in this area was sizable. This is also where my father use to jokingly tell the story about the federal government coming in and telling the Sparkmans that they had to spread out and quit marrying their cousins!
We are very proud of our roots and the heritage of the Sparkman Name. Come join us to make certain that the past is not lost in the future.
Best regards,
Bill Sparkman
**************************************************************************************************** There will be an extended Sparkman Family reunion in White County Tennessee in September. Contact Bill Sparkman at the email address below for more information: Hey Rodney
My name is William L Sparkman (Bill, Billy). We will be having the Sparkman
reunion the 3rd weekend of September in White County Tenn. This is a yearly
event. If you would like more details please write me. We want the word to
spread as far as possible.
Thank you for this research! I will be back. Did you work with Sue Eagle? We
communicated for a while in 1998 and 1999. She is who I have most of my early
details from.
Sparkman - White County Tenn Reunion. Occurs the third weekend in September
every year. Location - Camp just outside of Sparta TN.
Contact Bill for more information:
Bill Sparkman
WORK: 251-433-3235 CELL: 251-379-6098
bill@epiphanydev.com
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2004 The next Lewis Napoleon Sparkman reunion is scheduled for October 2-3, 2004. Uncle George, Dad's youngest brother, is the only surviving member of this generation. Let's all make an effort to be there and celebrate this time with our wonderful family! You need to R.S.V.P. as soon as possible. Mr.-Jumping-Alarm-Clock can hardly wait! Click on him for details! George Sparkman (254) 965-3965 P.O. Box 157 Stephenville, TX 76401 e-mail: resparkman@yahoo.com or Sue and George Sparkman (817) 453-8906 e-mail: suesgenes@aol.com 2002Excerpt (e-mail) below is from Sue Eagle Sparkman of Stephenville, Texas. The date of the reunion is 19 Oct 2002. "The reunion was great--only 20 people there though. Melvin, Dora, Elizabeth Ann, and her half-sister Elaine and two boys, Bobby and Reba Mason, Wendell and Bernie Mason, Tommy and Linda Mason, Don and Glenna Sparkman, your Uncle George, George Lewis, me, Bobby, my oldest son Neil, Louise [your half sister] and her significant other Warren Singleton. We shared lots of pictures of course."
1968Photo below courtesy of George and Lorena Sparkman) Lewis Napoleon's and Olivia Pittman Patrick's 60th wedding anniversary, circa 27 Oct 1968. Back row left to right: Katie Sparkman, George Sparkman, Beatrice Sparkman, Rodney Sparkman Sr., George Sparkman, and Bill Sparkman; Front row left to right: Lewis Napoleon and Olivia Pittman Patrick Sparkman. 
Early 1960's(Photo below) Rodney Sparkman Sr. (back row, center standing tallest) at the Olivia Pittman Patrick Family Reunion circa early 1960's. Left of Rodney is Lewis Napoleon ("Pole") and in front and right of Rodney is Olivia Pittman Patrick. George Sparkman is on the back row to the right of Grandpa Pole and Lorena Sparkman is to Uncle George's left (back row). Anyone know any more of the family in the picture? Let me know. (Photo courtesy of George and Lorena Sparkman, 1999). Note from Sue Eagle Sparkman, 02 Jan 2003: "Hi Rod,
You have done a fantastic job with this site. The black and white picture of a family reunion was Grandma Sparkman [maiden name Patrick] and her brothers and sisters. Need to have your uncle George identify some of the people for us. I know that Grandma's brother Raz and his wife Moree are in this picture. Back row left side is George Lewis, and it is early 1960's--before George and I met in 1965!"
Note from Louise Travao, 18 Jul 2008: "Hello, Rodney: The picture of the family reunion with no comment is from 1959. That was the year I married Jay. (Second row from top fourth person, is me, with the glasses.)
1954(Photo below) Far left, Rodney Sparkman (squinting and with hand covering his eyes) with his brother and sister-in-law George and Lorena Sparkman at Grandma and Grandpa's small home in Wichita Falls, Texas. Grandma and Grandpa Sparkman are in the center. See if you can find them. Can anyone identify the rest of them? Let me know (http://www.rodneysparkman.org/feedback.htm). (Photo is courtesy of Louise Sparkman). 
1911(Photo below) Squire George Washington Sparkman's sons at a family reunion in Van Buren County, Tennessee July 1911. Left to right: Thomas "Tommy" Bryant, William Lewis (Rodney's grandfather), Elijah, Jeremiah Monroe, and Rowan. Tennessee Sparkman Clan: 
Download a High-Definition .TIF File Identification by Homer Ansel Sparkman (deceased)Back row: Etta Sparkman, Charlie Sparkman, Mall Sparkman, Orvil Sparkman, Ellis Sparkman, Homer Sparkman, Less Sparkman, Roy Sparkman, Sallie Sparkman, Earnest Sparkman.
Second row: Peter Sparkman Deamis Sparkman, Elijah Sparkman, Thula Sparkman, Jerry Sparkman, Samantha Sparkman, Tommie Sparkman, Sarah Sparkman, Lewis Sparkman, Lizzie Sparkman, Vin Sparkman.
Third row: Avo Sparkman, Ethel Sparkman, Lydia Sparkman, Annie Sparkman, Viennie Sparkman, Katherin Sparkman, Mitchel Sparkman, Irvie Sparkman, Gertrude Sparkman, Clarence Hodge, Mary Hodge, Marion Hodge, Enzie Sparkman, Vin Sparkman, Lizzie Sparkman. Identification by Hoyte Cook (still kicking)1. Unidentified (probably hired hand)
2. Unidentified (probably hired hand)
3. Etta Sparkman (Sparkman), daughter of George Sparkman & Lou Roberts , wife of Charlie Sparkman
4. Charlie Sparkman, son of Rowan Peter Sparkman & Lodema McBride Spears
5. Mal Sparkman, son of Elijah Sparkman & Nancy Hollingsworth
6. Orvil (or Arvil) Sparkman
7. Ellis Sparkman, son of George Balias Sparkman & Eliza Collins
8. Homer Sparkman, son of Jeremiah Sparkman & Samantha Fergeson
9. Leslie Sparkman, son of Thomas "Tommy" Bryant Sparkman & Sarah Dodson
10. Roy Sparkman, son of Leslie Sparkman & Sally Mitchell
11. Unidentified
12. Sally Mitchell Sparkman, daughter of William & Margaret Cummings Mitchell, wife of Leslie Sparkman
13. Earnest Sparkman, son of George Balias & Eliza Collins Sparkman
14. Rowan Peter Sparkman, son of "Squire" George Sparkman & Malissa Hill
15. Lodema McBride Spears Sparkman, daughter of Rose McBride Hayes Yates, wife of Rowan Peter Sparkman
16. Elijah Sparkman, son of "Squire" George Sparkman & Malissa Hill
17. Darthula McBride Sparkman, daughter of James McBride & Mahala Vance, wife of Elijah Sparkman
18. Jeremiah Sparkman, son of "Squire" George Sparkman & Malissa Hill
19. Samantha Ferguson Sparkman, wife of Jeremiah Sparkman
20. Thomas "Tommy" Bryant Sparkman, son of "Squire" George Sparkman & Malissa Hill
21. Sarah Dodson Sparkman, son of William "Bucky" & Martha Peck Dodson, wife of "Tommy" Sparkman
22. Lewis Sparkman, son of "Squire" George Sparkman & Malissa Hill
23. Eliza Collins Sparkman, wife of Francis Vincent Sparkman, former wife of George Balias Sparkman
24. Francis Vincent Sparkman, son of Thomas "Tommy" Sparkman & Sarah Dodson
25. Avo Spears (Shockley), daughter of Drew Spears & Lodema McBride (Sparkman)
26. Ethel Sparkman (Plumlee), daughter of Rowan Peter Sparkman & Lodema McBride Spears
27. Lyda Sparkman (McCoy), daughter of Elijah Sparkman & Darthula McBride
28. Anna Sparkman (George), daughter of Elijah Sparkman & Darthula McBride
29. Unidentified (???) (or Katherine Sparkman???)
30. Veena Sparkman (DeLong), daughter of Elijah Sparkman & Darthula McBride
31. Mitchell Sparkman, son of Elijah Sparkman & Darthula McBride
32. Irvie Sparkman, son of Jeremiah Sparkman & Samantha Ferguson
33. Unidentified (???) (or Clarence Hodge???)
34. Gertrude Sparkman (Hollingsworth), daughter of William Sparkman & Lydia Hodge
35. Mary Oaks Johnson, wife of Melvin Johnson (???) (or Mary Hodge???)
36. Unidentified (???) (or Marion Hodge???)
37. Enzie Sparkman (Gist), daughter of Francis Vincent Sparkman & Eliza Collins
38. "Vin Lec" Sparkman, son of Francis Vincent Sparkman & Eliza Collins
39. Elizabeth Sparkman, daughter of Francis Vincent Sparkman & Eliza
Collins
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