Rev Thomas Jackson Sparkman ^{1 3 4 5}

   Cause of his death was generalized severe peritonitis due to rupture of duodenal stump.⁶

  General Notes:

At the time of the 1930 census, Jackson was a preacher of a congregation in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas. He rented his home for $20 a month. He was a Baptist minister. His last residence was Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas.

  Additional Information:

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Thomas married Lena Wright Ellis, daughter of Joseph Lee Ellis and Mary Elizabeth Miles, on 11 Oct 1927 in , Mills County, Texas.¹ (Lena Wright Ellis was born on 7 Sep 1903 in Priddy, Mills County, Texas,⁹ died on 23 Jun 1953 in DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas ^{9 10} and was buried on 25 Jun 1953 in DeLeon City Cemetery, DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas ^{9 11}.). The cause of her death was metastatic carcinoma of the brain.⁶

Thomas next married Winnie Tom Raley, daughter of Sam Raley and Emma Frances Roper, on 7 Jun 1954 in Lyford, Willacy County, Texas.² (Winnie Tom Raley was born on 3 Oct 1904 in Alabama, United States,^{12 13} died on 19 May 1970 in Austin, Travis County, Texas ^{12 13} and was buried on 21 May 1970 in Cook-Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas ¹⁴.). The cause of her death was acute myocardial infarction.⁶

  Marriage Notes:

Rev. L. M. Burnett, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Lyford, performed the ceremony at the bride's home. Their attendants were Martha Stallings, daughter of the bride, and James Sparkman, son of the groom.