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  1. James Madison Sprowls: Birth: APR 1851 in near Burnsville, Washinton County, Pennsylvania. Death: 23 NOV 1912 in home, Washington, D. C.

  2. John Nelson Sprowls: Birth: 14 SEP 1852 in Pennsylvania. Death: 11 SEP 1925 in Claysville, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  3. Isaac Newton Sprowls: Birth: 1854 in Pennsylvania. Death: 1882

  4. Leroy Milton Sprowls: Birth: 22 DEC 1856 in Pennsylvania. Death: 17 JUN 1911 in Uledi, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

  5. Anna Margaret Sprowls: Birth: FEB 1858 in Pennsylvania. Death: 9 MAR 1950

  6. Clarretta Sprowls: Birth: 1859 in Pennsylvania. Death: 1940

  7. Alexander Harry Sprowls: Birth: 29 APR 1861 in Pennsylvania. Death: 9 SEP 1946 in Los Angeles County, California

  8. Lucy E. Sprowls: Birth: 23 JUN 1863 in Pennsylvania. Death: 6 SEP 1881 in West Finley, Washington County, Pennsylvania


Sources
1. Title:   Obituary of Mary Ann Wallace - ÒWaynesburg RepublicanÓ newspaper
Text:   Given name/Middle name/Married surname
2. Title:   Obituary of J. Madison Sprowls - ÒWaynesburg RepublicanÓ newspaper
Text:   Given name/Middle name/Married surname
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:   Obituary of Mary Ann Wallace - ÒWaynesburg RepublicanÓ newspaper
Text:   Location [Township/County]
5. Title:   1850 Federal Census
Text:   Location [State]
6. Title:   1900 Federal Census
Text:   Date [Month/Year]/Location [State]
7. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - West Finley Cemetery
Text:   Date [Month/Day]
Author:   Contributed by Karen Hucko
Url:   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pawashin/cemetery/wfinley.html
8. Title:   Obituary of Mary Ann Wallace - ÒWaynesburg RepublicanÓ newspaper
Text:   Date/Location [Town]
9. Title:   Greene County, Pennsylvania Area Cemeteries CD-ROM
Text:   Location
Author:   James Fordyce
10. 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
11. Title:   Obituary of Mary Ann Wallace - ÒWaynesburg RepublicanÓ newspaper
Text:   Date/Location
12. Title:   Obituary of Mary Ann Wallace - ÒWaynesburg RepublicanÓ newspaper
Text:   Date [Year]

Notes
a. Note:   N1366 Given name (Mary), CONFLICTING MAIDEN SURNAME (McVay) and CONFLICTING DATE (Abt 1819) OF BIRTH from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ancestral File No. CHSJ-03 (Family Search Website at http://www.familysearch.org)
  Given name (Mary) and maiden surname (McNay) from "Decs. of John Sprowls" (Ruth Sprowls email - February 17, 2004)
  Given name (Mary), middle name (Ann) and married surnames (Sprowls and Wallace), residence (Burnsville) and status (not deceased) in November, 1912, from the obituary of J. Madison Sprowls - ÒWaynesburg RepublicanÓ newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, November 28, 1912
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 1850 (October 17) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 461 - image 24 - line 3) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 26 years old and living with her husband. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. Her given name and middle initial are listed as "Mary A" in this census.
  1860 (September 28) census data from the census images for West Finley Township (Post Office - West Finley), Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 31 - Image 31 - line 3) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 37 years old. She was living with her husband, 4 sons and 2 daughters. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. Her given name and middle name are listed as "Mary Anne" in this census.
  1870 (June 29) census data from the census images for West Finley Township (Post Office-Claysville), Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 21 - Image 21 - line 2) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 46 years old and keeping house. She was living with her husband, 5 sons and 3 daughters. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. Her given name and middle initial are listed as "Mary A" in this census.
  1880 (June 1) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 268 - page 1 - image 1 - line 1) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 53 years old and keeping house. She was a widow and living with 3 sons, 3 daughters and a laborer working on the farm. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name and middle initial are listed as "Mary A" in this census.
  The laborer was Elmer Wallace (line 8), who was 18 years old. He was single and had attended school within the census year. He is listed as having been born in West Virginia as were his father and mother.
  1900 (June 21) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 178 - sheet 8B - image 16 - line 57 ) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 76 years old and born in March, 1824. She was a widow and living alone on a farm which was owned free of any mortgage. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name and middle initial are listed as "Mary A" in this census.
  1910 (May 7) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 254 - sheet 11B - image 22 - line 80) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 86 years old and the mother of 8 children, 6 of whom were living. She had been married (her second marriage) for 8 years and was living with her husband, 2 stepdaughters, 1 step son-in-law and a stepgrandson on a farm, which was owned free of any mortgage, on the Burnsville-Majorsville Road. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name and middle initial are listed as "Mary A" in this census.
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 MRS. MARY ANN WALLACE
  Mrs. Mary Ann Wallace died at her home, near Burnsville, Tuesday afternoon, April 2, aged 96 years, of infirmities incident to old age. Mrs. Wallace had suffered three strokes of paralysis and eight years ago fell and broke her hip. Through all her suffering she had been patient and cheerful. She was twice married, first to John Sprowls, whose death occurred 46 years ago. In 1901 she was united in marriage with Thomas Wallace, who died in 1910. Mrs. Wallace was born in Richhill township, this county, where she spent her early life. She had been a member of the Windy Gap Presbyterian church for 68 years and was a faithful attendant at all church services when her health would permit. She had a large circle of friends and was familiarly known as ÒAunt Mary Ann.Ó The following children survive: Dr. J. N. Sprowls, Claysville; Dr. A. H. Sprowls, Elgin, Ill.; Mrs. Anna M. Smith, South Dakota; Mrs. Clara Warner, South Dakota, and also by two brothers, Harry McNay, of Wind Ridge, and William McNay, Greenfield, Ia. The funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 oÕclock. Interment in the Windy Gap cemetery.
  Source - ÒWaynesburg RepublicanÓ newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, April 4, 1918
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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: Mary Ann
 Parents: d/o James & Anna Dickeson McNay
 Date of Death: 2 Apr 1917 (NOTE: THE YEAR OF DEATH CONFLICTS WITH THAT LISTED IN OTHER SOURCES)
 Date of Birth: 18 March 1824
 Place of Death:
 Notes:
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 Monument in West Finley Cemetery (Section 1), West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania from "Greene County, Pennsylvania Area Cemeteries CD-ROM Volume 5" - James Fordyce (2004)
  FAMILY OF
 JOHN SPROWLS
  1823 MARY ANN McNAY - HIS WIFE 1918
  (NOTE: THE YEAR OF BIRTH CONFLICTS WITH THAT LISTED IN THE WEST FINLEY CEMETERY RECORDS AND THE 1900 FEDERAL CENSUS)

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