OLD SPARTA CEMETERY

(Submitted by Lynelle Stevenson)

Once the parish seat of Bienville Parish, Sparta was a thriving town with its own courthouse, newspaper, etc. There is no trace of it now except for the cemetery.

----------NAME-------------------------------------------------BORN---------------------------------DIED

Bates, Annie Hamm ----------------------------- 8/31/1880

Bates, Annie May ------------------------------ 05/10/1898 -------------------------- 10/04/1900

Bates, Arnold H. -------------------------------- 07/08/1888 -------------------------- 12/04/1968

Bates, Emma Fisher ---------------------------- 01/02/1897--------------------------- 04/15/1979

Bates, Fannie -------------------------------------------- 1858 ---------------------------------- 1945

Bates, Jewel D. ---------------------------------- 10/09/1882 -------------------------- 02/19/1912

Bates, Joe ----------------------------------------- 11/14/1873 -------------------------- 02/06/1954

Bates, Mrs Arvia I. ----------------------------- 08/30/1865 -------------------------- 06/28/1944

Bates, Nancy Ellen Strickland ----------------11/13/1883 --------------------------- 03/14/1971

Bates, Oscar L. ---------------------------------- 02/26/1856 ---------------------------- 04/18/1898

Bates, W.J. ---------------------------------------- 08/30/1866 ---------------------------- 05/25/1931

Blackstock, Kenneth ---------------------------- 07/18/1898 --------------------------- 08/21/1920

Crowson, Lamar

Crowson, Mattie

Crowson, Richard Moore ----------------------- 12/20/1812 --------------------------- 04/27/1885

Davis, Eula ----------------------------------------- 07/17/1874 ---------------------------- 12/06/1890

Durham, Fannie

Durham, Phill

Edwards, Dudley ---------------------------------- 05/20/1878 ---------------------------- 10/12/1880

Fouts, Thomas Jefferson Jr.--------------------- 06/26/1862 --------------------------- 08/01/1866

Freeman, Floye S. --------------------------------- 05/03/1924---

Freeman, John C. --------------------------------- 03/28/1918---

Givens, Nettie Elsie ------------------------------ 10/31/1925 ------------------------------ 10/31/1925

Givens, Thomas Monroe ------------------------ 10/31/1921 ------------------------------ 10/31/1921

Gregory, W.W. --------------------------------------------------------------------- age 65 --- 10/13/1950

Gregory, William Louis -------------------------- 07/30/1905 ------------------------------ 12/01/1929

Ham, Annie Bates --------------------------------- 08/31/1880 ------------------------------ 08/15/1958

Ham, Fannie Mae --------------------------------- 05/25/1919 ------------------------------ 02/01/1965

Ham, Irene Plunkett ------------------------------ 08/17/1924

Ham, Joe B. ----------------------------------------- 11/14/1873 ------------------------------ 02/06/1954

Ham, William J. ------------------------------------ 03/12/1914 ------------------------------ 09/19/1974

Hamilton, Marvin ------ 02/28/1981---

Hamm, infant son of J.C. ------------------------- 02/02/1919 ------------------------------ 02/02/1919

Hamm, infant son of J.C. ------------------------- 07/01/1922------------------------------- 07/01/1922

Hamm, Melton -------------------------------------- 09/05/1897------------------------------ 06/22/1918

W.J. Harrison ---------------------------------------- 06/18/1811 ----------------------------- 12/30/1884

Head, James Robert (judge) --------------------- 06/25/1824 ------------------------------ 01/27/1874

Hightower, E.H. ------------------------------------- 08/27/1856------------------------------- 02/04/1884

Hightower, T.J. -------------------------------------- 09/28/1830------------------------------- 02/15/1885

Howell, Robert B. Sr ------------------------------- 08/17/1838 ------------------------------ 02/18/1890

Huckaby, Carl Sr ------------------------------------ 08/19/1924 ------------------------------ 06/23/1978

Huckaby, Grace C. --- 09/30/1947---

Huckaby, Jim ----------------------------------------- 03/29/1901------------------------------ 06/29/1934

Huckaby, Joe J. -------------------------------------- 09/05/1874 ----------------------------- 11/19/1951

Huckaby, Mrs Della --------------------------------- 02/20/1874 ---------------------------- 07/06/1920

James, Amanda

James, Amee J. --------------------------------------- 10/17/1848 ---------------------------- 02/03/1898

James, Billie

James, Henry J. --------------------------------------- 11/10/1866 --------------------------- 08/21/1946

James, Johnnie

James, Leah

James, Mattie

James, Sallie Moon ----------------------------------- 10/20/1869 --------------------------- 11/13/1947

James, William

Mays, Elizabeth Williamson

Mays, William C.

McCrary, James H. ----------------------------------- 05/06/1827 --------------------------- 06/27/1851

Moon, G.W. --------------------------------------------- 04/06/1839---------------------------- 08/14/1906

Moon, Mrs G.W. -------------------------------------- 07/21/1837 ---------------------------- 02/27/1915

Murphy, Durwood G. --------------------------------- 11/01/1909 ---------------------------- 05/02/1973

Murphy, Edrie H. --- 11/29/1915

Murphy, Joe Henry ----------------------------------- 02/01/1871---------------------------- 01/08/1953

Murphy, Lela May Stewart ------------------------- 10/06/1878 --------------------------- 02/27/1941

Murphy, Letcher Cox --------------------------------- 05/04/1910---------------------------- 11/29/1913

Murphy, Minnie Bates -------------------------------- 08/06/1890---------------------------- 09/14/1954

Murphy, Thomas J. ------------------------------------- 09/03/1882--------------------------- 03/09/1962

Pipes, Ada A. (w/o A.G.) --- 02/21/1880---

Pullig, Cliffie Murphy ---------------------------------- 10/10/1893---------------------------- 02/01/1959

Pullig, Lillian Murphy ---------------------------------- 02/09/1896 --------------------------- 03/29/1960

Pullig, Missouri Ann Southern ------------------------02/14/1854 --------------------------- 05/22/1921

Pullig, R.A. ------------------------------------------------ 01/01/1882 -------------------------- 10/26/1910

Pullig, Thomas A. ---------------------------------------- 11/22/1819 -------------------------- 09/29/1896

Pullig, Thomas G. ---------------------------------------- 06/02/1886 -------------------------- 09/17/1970

Pullig, Wyatt Elmer ------------------------------------- 08/19/1888 --------------------------- 11/18/1985

Richardson, Algie C. Tarver--------------------------- 02/06/1853 -------------------------- 03/10/1890

Richardson, Jesse D. -------------------------------------------- 1883 --------------------------------- 1904

Rowell, Barna Harrell ------------------------------------------- 1915 --------------------------------- 1917

Rowell, Caleb M. ------------------------------------------ 09/29/1833------------------------- 01/10/1914

Rowell, infant son of BC and Jennie

Rowell, Leolie ----------------------------------------------- 10/21/1916 ----------------------- 11/28/1916

Sheen, Henry ------------------------------------------------ 11/10/1881 ----------------------- 09/11/1883

Sprawls, F. M. ----------------------------------------------- 11/20/1849 ----------------------- 09/01/1879

Stewart, Carrie dau of John and Orie

Stewart, Jimmie son of John and Orie

Stewart, John E. ---------------------------------------------- 03/29/1841 ----------------------- 09/09/1900

Stewart, Orrie Ann ------------------------------------------- 06/23/1845 ----------------------- 02/11/1911

Strickland, Henry Clay -------------------------------------- 04/19/1888------------------------ 09/30/1962

Strickland, Nancy Ellen -------------------------------------- 11/13/1883----------------------- 03/14/1971

Upshaw, Eric Denver ------------------------------------------------ 1906 ------------------------------- 1981

Vise, Harvard ------------------------------------------------- 10/23/1905------------------------ 01/16/1972

Vise, Henry K. ------------------------------------------------- 12/29/1899----------------------- 04/29/1975

Vise, James M. ------------------------------------------------ 11/08/1879----------------------- 07/02/1918

Vise, Judy --- 11/04/1922---

Vise, Para Lee --- 02/18/1912---

Whitley, Delitha Loe ----------------------------------------- 12/09/1824 ---------------------- 05/08/1907

Whitlow, C.P. ---------------------------------------------------- 02/08/1845 --------------------- 10/30/1884

Wise, James M. ------------------------------------------------- 11/08/1879 --------------------- 07/02/1915

Womack, Ava Lue --- 11/13/1921---

Womack, John D. --- 05/05/1914 --- 06/02/1984

End of Old Sparta Cemetery, Sparta, La.

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