Port Arthur in Jefferson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Sparks Settlement Cemetery
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, May 22, 2020
1. Sparks Settlement Cemetery Marker
John and Melinda Sparks and their family came to southeast Texas from Tennessee in 1838. They settled on the Jeremiah Mixon headright on Lake Sabine and later set aside land for a family burial ground. The land was acquired by the Port Arthur Land Company in 1896. Although Melinda and John Sparks, along with family members and neighbors, were buried in the cemetery, all that remains to mark the site is a monument erected in 1948 in memory of a ten-day-old child, Arthur Stilwell Smith, who was born and died in May 1896.
Erected 1989 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10569.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 29° 53.173′ N, 93° 55.103′ W. Marker is in Port Arthur, Texas, in Jefferson County. Marker is on DeQueen Bolevard near Lakeshore Drive, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Arthur TX 77640, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Trinity Lutheran Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Warne Gates (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sabine-Neches Canal (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Woodworth House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Old Aurora
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Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, May 22, 2020
2. Sparks Settlement Cemetery Marker
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, May 22, 2020
3. Memorial to Arthur Stilwell Smith
In Memory
Arthur Stilwell Smith
First Birth
First Death
In Port Arhur
May 1896.
Sparks Settlement Cemetery
Erected by Port Arthur Teen Canteen
1948
Arthur Stilwell Smith
First Birth
First Death
In Port Arhur
May 1896.
Sparks Settlement Cemetery
Erected by Port Arthur Teen Canteen
1948
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
