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 1828 - 1910

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• Birth	15 Jul 1828	, , Tennessee, USA
  Gender	Female
  Obituary	Friday, July 29, 1910	Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  	Fulton Weekly Gazette
  	Aged Woman Dead Mrs. Mary Allen, aged 82 years, widow of John K. Allen, died Monday of senile debility at her home, two miles southeast of Dixie. Funeral and burial occurred Tuesday at Mount tabor Christian church, of which she was a member. The funeral was by Eld. Paul Wright. Mrs. Allen was born in Tennessee and came to Callaway county with her parents when four years old. She was married in 1844 to Henry Sparks, who died a few years later, leaving two sons, Clifford and John Sparks, both of whom now live near Dixie. She was married again in 1853 to John K. Allen, a justice of the peace, who officiated at her first wedding. He died in 1876. Mrs. Allen is survived by the following children; Mrs, G.W. Herring, south of fulton; Mrs. Sarah McKague, of Kansas City; H.G. Allen of Phillipsburg, Mont., and John W, Allen, of Dixie.
  Time of Death	10:00 p.m.
  Died	25 Jul 1910	Caldwell Township, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  	Cause: dysentary
  Buried	26 Jul 1910	Mount Tabor Cemetery, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Person ID	I555	Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2009
  Father	Thomas Walker,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Bettie Langley,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1660	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Samuel Sparks,   b. Abt 1822, , , Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef 1852, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Married	31 Dec 1846	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Children	> 1. Henry Clifford Sparks,   b. 18 Oct 1848, , , Missouri, USA ,   d. 10 Jan 1916, Caldwell Township, Callaway, Missouri, USA   2. John T. Sparks,   b. 23 Jun 1849, , , Missouri, USA ,   d. 7 Jul 1927, St. Aubert Twp., , Callaway, Missouri, USA   3. Elizabeth Sparks,   b. Abt 1851, , , Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2005
  Family ID	F103	Group Sheet
  Family 2	John Karah Allen,   b. 23 Nov 1813, , , Kentucky, USA ,   d. 5 Jun 1875, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Married	21 Mar 1853	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Children	> 1. Josima McNerva Allen,   b. 16 Apr 1854, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. 6 Dec 1922, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA   2. Hamilton Gamble Allen,   b. Abt 1855, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. 1914, , , Montana, USA   3. Mary Ellen Allen,   b. Abt 1857, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. Bef 1910 > 4. Sarah Allen,   b. Abt 1861, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 5. John Wesley Allen,   b. 8 Jan 1864, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. 17 Jun 1929, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2008
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet

• Headstones		Mary Walker Sparks Allen Mary Allen, Died July 25, 1910, Aged 82 Yrs. May she rest in peace. Allen. This was Mary L. Walker, born July 15, 1828 in Tennessee, daughter of Thomas Walker and Bettie Langley. She 1st married Samuel Sparks of Virginia on Dec. 31, 1846 in Callaway Co., Missouri. They had 3 children. She then married John Karah Allen, son of Joseph Darby Allen…
  Death Certificates		Death certificate of Allen, Mary Walker 15 Jul 1828 - 25 Jul 1910. She was my 2nd great grandmother.

• Notes

  Sparks, Samuel E - Walker, Mary - Dec 31 1845 1850 United States Federal Census about Samuel Sparks Name: Samuel Sparks Age: 28 Estimated birth year: abt 1822 Birth Place: Virginia Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 12, Callaway, Missouri Samuel Sparks 28 M Farmer 300 VA Mary W Sparks 20 F Ten Heinrick L Sparks 2 M MO John T Sparks 1 M MO Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 12, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: M432_393; Page: 247; Image: 491. From her obituary in 1910; She was married again in 1853 to John K. Allen, a justice of the peace, who officiated at her first wedding. 1860 United States Federal Census about John K Allen Name: John K Allen Age in 1860: 50 Birth Year: abt 1810 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1860: Cote Sans Dessein, Callaway, Missouri Gender: Male Post Office: Cote Sans Dessein Household Members: Name Age John K. Allen 50 M W Farmer 300/300 KY Mary L. Allen 31 F W Tenn Henry L. Sparks 13 M W MO John Sparks 11 M W MO Elizabeth Sparks 9 F W MO Josima Allen 6 F W MO Hamilton Allen 4 M W MO Mary E. 2 F W MO Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Cote Sans Dessein, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: M653_610; Page: 0; Image: 446. Living with daughter Sarah Allen Goff in Callaway County 1880 and is listed as 57 years old. 9 children born 7 living on 1910 census 1910 United States Federal Census about Mary A Sparks Name: Mary W Sparks Age in 1910: 81 Estimated birth year: abt 1829 Birthplace: Tennessee Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Tennessee Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee Home in 1910: Caldwell, Callaway, Missouri Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Female Household Members: Name Age Mary W Sparks 81 Listed by wrong last name John T Sparks 59 son by first marriage Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Caldwell, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T624_774; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 68.

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  Event Married - 31 Dec 1846 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA Married - 21 Mar 1853 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA Obituary - Fulton Weekly Gazette - Friday, July 29, 1910 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Died - Cause: dysentary - 25 Jul 1910 - Caldwell Township, Callaway, Missouri, USA Buried - 26 Jul 1910 - Mount Tabor Cemetery, Callaway, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth