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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Lavina Sprowls: Birth: 21 AUG 1857 in Pennsylvania. Death: 1945

  2. John Elliott Sprowls: Birth: ABT 1860.


Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. James Harvey Sprowls: Birth: 16 APR 1866 in Bentleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 29 OCT 1941 in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital, Charleroi, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  2. Elmer E. Sprowls: Birth: 20 FEB 1867 in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 18 JUN 1900

  3. Florence E. Sprowls: Birth: 11 FEB 1870 in West Virginia. Death: 6 JAN 1896

  4. George W. Sprowls: Birth: 2 JUL 1871 in Pennsylvania. Death: 22 APR 1932

  5. John A. Sprowls: Birth: 9 MAY 1873 in Pennsylvania. Death: 1 MAR 1914

  6. Richard Lester Sprowls: Birth: 9 JUL 1876 in Pennsylvania.

  7. Jesse Sprowls: Birth: 11 OCT 1882. Death: 18 NOV 1897

  8. Elizabeth Pearl Sprowls: Birth: 12 JUL 1885 in Bentleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 27 MAR 1964 in Washington Hospital, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania


Sources
1. Title:   Decs. of John Sprowls
Text:   Given name (sp)/Surname
Author:   Ruth Sprowls
2. Text:   Given name/Surname
Author:   Joseph F. McFarland
Publication:   Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co., Chicago, Illinois
3. Title:   Find A Grave
Text:   Given name/Surname
Url:   http://www.findagrave.com
4. Title:   Decs. of John Sprowls
Text:   Date [Month/Year]/Location
Author:   Ruth Sprowls
5. Title:   Find A Grave
Text:   Date
Url:   http://www.findagrave.com
6. Title:   Decs. of John Sprowls
Text:   Date
Author:   Ruth Sprowls
7. Title:   Find A Grave
Text:   Date
Url:   http://www.findagrave.com
8. Title:   Find A Grave
Text:   Location
Url:   http://www.findagrave.com
9. Title:   Decs. of John Sprowls
Text:   Date [Estimated]
Author:   Ruth Sprowls

Notes
a. Note:   N1311 CONFLICTING GIVEN NAME (Obadiah) and surname (Sprowls) from posting on RootsWeb Sprowls Message Board ("Margaret Virginia Sprowls" posted by Ruth Sprowls on January 25, 2002).
  Location of interment from "Decs. of John Sprowls" (Ruth Sprowls email - February 17, 2004). This source also indicates that on July 10, 1863, he enlisted as a Private in Company F, 46th regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry.
  Given name (Obediah) and surname (Sprowls) from 20th century history of the city of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and representative citizens, Joseph F. McFarland, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1910, pages 886-887
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 Given name (Obediah) and surname (Sprowls) from the obituary of Mrs. Robert A. Roupe - ÒThe Washington ObserverÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, March 28, 1964, page 18
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 1870 (July 8) census data from the census images for Clinton Township (Post Office-Morgantown, W. Va.), Monongalia County, West Virginia (Page 20 - Image 20 - line 17) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 39 year old farmer and living with his wife, 2 sons and 1 daughter. The value of his real estate was $450 and the value of his personal estate was $200. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name is listed as "Obadiah" in this census.
  1880 (June 4) census data from the census images for Somerset Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 263 - page 6 - image 6 - line 1) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 49 year old farmer. He was married and living with his wife, 4 sons and 1 daughter. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as was his mother. His father is listed as having been born in Ireland, His given name and surname are listed as "Obe Spoll" in this census.
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 The following inscription is from a picture of his monument on Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com), Newkirk Cemetery, Bentleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Obediah Sprowls, added May 06, 2010, Memorial #52047189, created by LF:
  OBEDIAH
 SPROWLS
 JULY 16, 1831
 FEB. 18, 1898

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