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1. Title:   1860 Federal Census
Text:   Alias
2. Title:   Family Record of Ella Sprowls Shaw Carey
Text:   Alias
3. Title:   Obituary of Miss Minerva Sprowls
Text:   Given name/Surname
4. Title:   1850 Federal Census
Text:   Given name/Surname
5. Text:   Given name/Surname
 Monument - Fairmount Cemetery, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
6. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - Fairmount Cemetery
Text:   Date [Day/Year]
Author:   Contributed by Karen Hucko
Url:   http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/cemetery/fairmount.html
7. Title:   Family Record of Ella Sprowls Shaw Carey
Text:   Date
8. Title:   FamilySearchª Ancestral File v4.19
Text:   Date/Location [County/State]
Url:   http://www.familysearch.org/
9. Text:   Date
 Monument - Fairmount Cemetery, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
10. Title:   Obituary of Miss Minerva Sprowls
Text:   Date/Location
11. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - Fairmount Cemetery
Text:   Date
Author:   Contributed by Karen Hucko
Url:   http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/cemetery/fairmount.html
12. Title:   Family Record of Ella Sprowls Shaw Carey
Text:   Date [Year]
13. Title:   FamilySearchª Ancestral File v4.19
Text:   Date
Url:   http://www.familysearch.org/
14. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - Fairmount Cemetery
Text:   Location
Author:   Contributed by Karen Hucko
Url:   http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/cemetery/fairmount.html
15. Text:   Location
 Monument - Fairmount Cemetery, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania

Notes
a. Note:   N1096 CONFLICTING GIVEN NAME (Maneriva), surname, date (December 23, 1841) of birth, location (Washington County, Pennsylvania) of birth and date (May 17, 1892) of death from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ancestral File No. 42N9-RJ (Family Search Website at http://www.familysearch.org)
  Given name (Manerva) from attachment to Louis Sprowls letter dated February 20, 2004 from the Family Record of Ella Sprowls Shaw Carey
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 1850 (October 25) census data from the census images for East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 542 - image 11 - line 42) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 9 years old and had attended school within the year. She was living with her parents, 1 brother, Simon, and possibly her cousin. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. Her given name is listed as "Minerva" in this census.
  1860 (June 29) census data from the census images for East Finley Township (Post Office-East Finley), Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 44 - Image 15 - line 30) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 18 years old, born in Pennsylvania and living with her parents, 3 brothers and what appears to be a cousin, Susanna (line 34). She had not attended school within the year. Her given name is listed as "Manerva" in this census.
  1870 (August 19) census data from the census images for East Finley Township (Post Office-Claysville), Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 22 - Image 22 - line 24) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 29 years old and born in Pennsylvania. She was living with her parents and 2 brothers, David and Morgan. Her given name is listed as "Minerva" in this census.
  1880 (June 17) census data from the census images for East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 244 - page 21 - image 21 - line 10) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 34 (?) years old, at home and living with her parents and 1 brother, Morgan. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as was her father. Her mother is listed as being born in Virginia. Her given name and surname are listed as "Manerva Sprowl" in this census.
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 WEST FINLEY.
  Death Claims Two Highly Respected
 Women.
  The death of Miss Minerva Sprowls occurred at her home in Burnsville Tuesday night, May 17. She had been a constant sufferer for nearly seven months. For several years she was connected with the United Brethern (sic) church. Friends and neighbors followed her remains to their last resting place in Fairmont (sic) cemetery Thursday morning.
  Source - "The Washington Observer" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, May 21, 1892, page 1
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 Monument located in Fairmount Cemetery, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. This monument was observed by me and photographed.
  MINERVA
 DAU. OF
 W.J. & M. SPROWLS
 BORN DEC. 23, 1841
 DIED MAY 17, 1892
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 MORGAN
 SON OF
 W.J. & M. SPROWLS
 BORN SEP. 14, 1844
 DIED DEC. 19, 1896
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 The following information is found at the Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - Fairmount Cemetery, Contributed by Karen Hucko, http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/cemetery/fairmount.html:
  Last Name: Sprowls
 First Name: Minerva
 Spouse:
 Parents:
 Date of Birth: 23 Feb 1841 (NOTE THE MONTH OF BIRTH CONFLICTS WITH INFORMATION FOUND IN OTHER SOURCES)
 Date of Death: 17 May 1892
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