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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Eli Sprowls: Birth: 23 NOV 1823 in Pennsylvania. Death: 2 OCT 1888

  2. James T. Sprowls: Birth: 4 JAN 1825 in Pennsylvania. Death: 26 NOV 1850

  3. William W. Sprowls: Birth: 17 AUG 1826 in East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 20 APR 1888

  4. John Sprowls: Birth: ABT 1827 in Pennsylvania.

  5. Abigail Sprowls: Birth: ABT 1830. Death: 23 JAN 1847 in home, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  6. Henry C. Sprowls: Birth: ABT 1832 in Pennsylvania. Death: 24 MAY 1895 in home, West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  7. Elizabeth L. Sprowls: Birth: 24 SEP 1832 in Pennsylvania. Death: 20 FEB 1890 in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  8. Dorcas Ann Sprowls: Birth: 3 MAR 1834 in East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 20 SEP 1910 in home, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  9. Cyrus H. Sprowls: Birth: 4 APR 1838 in Pennsylvania. Death: 13 APR 1863

  10. Isaac H. Sprowls: Birth: ABT OCT 1840. Death: 24 JAN 1847 in home, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  11. Person Not Viewable


Sources
1. Title:   Her Mind Unbalanced by BrotherÕs Death
Text:   Alias
2. Title:   1850 Federal Census
Text:   Alias
3. Text:   Alias
Publication:   Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893
4. Text:   Given name/Married surname
 Monument - Sprowls Family Graveyard, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
5. Title:   Her Mind Unbalanced by BrotherÕs Death
Text:   Maiden surname/Married surname
6. Text:   Maiden surname
Publication:   Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893
7. Text:   Date [Calculated]
 Monument - Sprowls Family Graveyard, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
8. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - Sprowls Family Graveyard
Text:   Date [Calculated]
Author:   Copyright © 1999 by Mary McKain
Url:   http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/washington/cemeteries/sprowlscem01.txt
9. Text:   Date [Year]
Publication:   Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893
10. Title:   1860 Federal Census
Text:   Location [State]
11. Text:   Date
 Monument - Sprowls Family Graveyard, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
12. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - Sprowls Family Graveyard
Text:   Date [Day/Year]
Author:   Copyright © 1999 by Mary McKain
Url:   http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/washington/cemeteries/sprowlscem01.txt
13. Text:   Date
Publication:   Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893
14. Text:   Location
 Monument - Sprowls Family Graveyard, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
15. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - Sprowls Family Graveyard
Text:   Location
Author:   Copyright © 1999 by Mary McKain
Url:   http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/washington/cemeteries/sprowlscem01.txt

Notes
a. Note:   N1302 Given name (Dorcas) and maiden surname (Towne) from posting on RootsWeb Sprowls Message Board ("John Sprowls, father of William Sprowls" posted by Sandee Cogan on May 2, 2001.
  Given name (Dorcas), maiden surname (Towne), date (1797) of birth and date (January 30, 1870) of death from the Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893, page 653
  Given name (Dorcas), maiden surame (Towne), married surname (Sprowls) and status (deceased) in September, 1910, from ÒHer Mind Unbalanced by BrotherÕs DeathÓ - ÒThe Washington ObserverÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, September 21, 1910, page 6
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 1850 (October 24) census data from the census images for East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 541 - image 9 - line 18) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 52 years old. She was living with her husband, 5 sons and 2 daughters. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania (NOTE: HER LOCATION OF BIRTH CONFLICTS WITH THAT LISTED IN THE 1860 FEDERAL CENSUS). Her given name is listed as "Dorcas" in this census.
  1860 (June 29) census data from the census images for East Finley Township (Post Office - East Finley), Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 45 - Image 16 - line 14) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 62 years old. She was living with her husband, 3 sons and 2 daughters. She is listed as having been born in Massachusetts. Her given name is listed as "Dorcus" in this census.
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 The following information is found at the Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - Sprowls Family Graveyard, Copyright © 1999 by Mary McKain, http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/washington/cemeteries/sprowlscem01.txt:
  Dorcus - Wife of Wm. Sprowls
 Died June 30, 1870 Age 73 years 25 days (NOTE: THE MONTH OF DEATH CONFLICTS WITH THAT LISTED IN OTHER SOURCES)
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 Monument located in Sprowls Family Graveyard, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. This monument was observed by me.
  DORCUS
 wife of
 Wm. Sprowls
 died
 Jan. 30, 1870,
 Aged 73 yrs. 25 d.

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