Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Tombstone Tuesday -

 
LAURA M. SPARKS
MAY 12, 1890
OCT. 6, 1969
 
Laura May Clements was born 12 May 1890 to James Thomas Clements [1843-1897] and Anne Caroline Tennille [1858-1936]. She was the 8th born of 11 children to this family.
 
Laura May married William Jacob Sparks [1883-1944] on 15 Apr 1906 in Bandera County, Texas. The couple had 4 children:
Beulah Bessie [1905-1975]
Lela V. [b. 1906]
Newton Jacob [1910 - 1991]
Ora Lee [1914-1982]
 
The couple divorced and in 1930 Laura May married Zachiria T. Langford [1894-1962].
 
After this marriage, Laura May married yet again, to an unknown with the last name of Clewis.
 
The last two marriages ended in divorce.
 
Laura May died on 6 Oct 1969 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.
 
She is buried at ...
Sunset Cemetery
Mountain Home, Kerr County, Texas.
 
Laura May was my dh's great-grandmother. He grew up with her in the home. She was lovingly known as "Big Grandma".
 

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