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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Margaret Sprowls: Birth: 10 SEP 1836 in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 10 FEB 1917 in Giles Township, Washington County, Nebraska

  2. William Arthur Sprowls: Birth: 5 JAN 1842 in near Burnsville, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 12 MAY 1904 in home, Burnsville, West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  3. Montgomery Sprowls: Birth: 22 NOV 1843 in West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 19 OCT 1917 in West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  4. Wilson Sprowls: Birth: 1844 in Pennsylvania. Death: 25 JAN 1858 in West Finley, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  5. Mary Jane Sprowls: Birth: AUG 1848 in West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 8 OCT 1917 in sonÕs home, RoneyÕs Point, Ohio County, West Virginia

  6. Wyit Sprowls: Birth: APR 1850 in Pennsylvania. Death: 13 DEC 1923 in West Finley, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  7. Morgan V. Sprowls: Birth: 27 APR 1854 in old Sprowls homestead, West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 24 JUN 1919 in daughterÕs home, Blaine Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania


Sources
1. Title:   Obituary of Morgan V. Sprowls
Text:   Given name/Surname
2. Title:   Greene County, Pennsylvania Area Cemeteries CD-ROM
Text:   Date
Author:   James Fordyce
3. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - West Finley Cemetery
Text:   Date
Author:   Contributed by Karen Hucko
Url:   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pawashin/cemetery/wfinley.html
4. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - West Finley Cemetery
Text:   Date/Location [Township]
Author:   Contributed by Karen Hucko
Url:   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pawashin/cemetery/wfinley.html
5. Title:   Greene County, Pennsylvania Area Cemeteries CD-ROM
Text:   Location
Author:   James Fordyce
6. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - West Finley Cemetery
Text:   Location
Author:   Contributed by Karen Hucko
Url:   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pawashin/cemetery/wfinley.html

Notes
a. Note:   N1355 Given name (James), surname (Sprowls), CONFLICTING DATE (abt 1809) OF BIRTH and location (West Finley Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania) of birth from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ancestral File No. 42NB-4D (Family Search Website at http://www.familysearch.org) (NOTE: THE COUNTY OF BIRTH IS INCORRECT IN THIS RECORD AS WEST FINLEY TOWNSHIP IS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY)
  Given name (James) and surname (Sprowls) from "Sprowls History", page 3 (Louis Sprowls letter dated February 20, 2004)
  Given name (James) and surname (Sprowls) from the obituary of Mary Jane Jenkins - ÒThe Washington ObserverÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Monday, October 8, 1917, page 1
  Given name (James) and surname (Sprowls) from the obituary of Montgomery Sprowls - ÒThe Washington ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, October 20, 1917, page three
  Given name (James), surname (Sprowls), residence and status (deceased) in June, 1919, from the obituary of Morgan V. Sprowls - ÒThe Washington ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, June 25, 1919, page ten
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 1850 (October 16) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 457 - Image 16 - line 7) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 41 year old farmer, who was living with his wife, 4 sons and 2 daughters. The value of real estate owned was $2.800. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name is listed as "James" in this census.
  1860 (September 29) census data from the census images for West Finley Township (Post Office - West Finley), Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 33 - Image 33 - line 2) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 48 year old farmer. He was living with his wife, 4 sons, 1 daughter and a farm laborer. The value of his real estate was $6,800 and the value of his personal estate was $2,265. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name is listed as "James" in this census.
  The farm laborer was G. Washington McDaid (line 9). He was 21 years old and is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. He had attended school within the year.
  1870 (June 29) census data from the census images for West Finley Township (Post Office - Claysville), Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 21 - Image 21 - line 11) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 59 year old farmer. He was living with his wife, 2 sons, Wyatt and Morgan, 1 daughter, Mary J., and a domestic servant. The value of his real estate was $19,600 and the value of his personal estate was $2,000. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name is listed as "James" in this census.
  The domestic servant was Nancy Miller (line 16). She was 29 years old and is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania.
  1880 (June 3) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 268 - page 6 - image 6 - line 10) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was 70 years old and engaged in farming. He was married and living with his wife, 1 son, Morgan, and a boarder. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His father and mother are listed as having been born in Ireland. His given name is listed as "James" in this census.
  The boarder was Cathrine Griffith (line 13). She was a 45 year old widow who was retired. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother.
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 The following information is found at the Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - West Finley Cemetery, Contributed by Karen Hucko, http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/cemetery/wfinley2_s.html:
  Surname: Sprowls
 Given name: James
 Parents: s/o John & Margaret Graden Sprowls
 Date of Death: 5 Dec 1894
 Date of Birth: 9 July 1810
 Place of Death: W. Finley Notes:
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 Monument in West Finley Cemetery (Section 2), West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania from "Greene County, Pennsylvania Area Cemeteries CD-ROM Volume 5" - James Fordyce (2004)
  S
  FATHER MOTHER
 JAMES SPROWLS
 BORN JULY 9, 1810
 DIED DEC. 5, 1894
  ELIZABETH, HIS WIFE
 BORN OCT. 16, 1812
 DIED JAN. 18, 1890
  SPROWLS

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