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Note: N5429 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 4) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was 9 years old and had attended school within the year. He was living with his parents, 3 brothers and 2 sisters. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name and middle initial are listed as "James M" 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 3) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 19 year old farmer and had attended school within the year. He was living with his parents, 4 brothers and 3 sisters. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name and middle initial are listed as "James M" in this census.
1880 (June 10) census data from the census images for Washington (Second Ward), Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 270 - Page 28 - Image 29 - line 7) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 29 year old attorney at law. He was married and living with his wife. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were his father and mother. His given name and middle initial are listed as "James M" in this census.
There was an Ann Wright (line 9) who was also living in this dwelling and listed as a separate family. She is listed as a 70 year old widow and keeping house. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother.
1900 (June 9) census data from the census images for Washington City, District of Columbia (Enumeration District 119 - sheet 16A - image 5016 - line 7) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 49 year old government clerk and born in April, 1851. He had not been employed for 0 months. He had been married for 20 years and was living with his wife, 1 son and 1 daughter in a house, which was rented, at 245 10th Street. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were his father and mother. His given name and middle initial are listed as "James M" in this census.
1910 (April 15) census data from the census images for Washington City, District of Columbia (Enumeration District 180 - sheet 1B - image 2 - line 74) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 59 year old clerk, working for the post office as an employee. He was not out of work on April 15, 1910, and he had been out of work for 0 weeks in 1909. He had been married for 31 years and was living with his wife and 1 son in a house, which was rented, at 1024 Massachusetts. The dwelling was owned free of any mortage by Bernard Walls. There were 5 other families who were also renting in this dwelling. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were his father and mother. His given name and middle initial are listed as "James M" in this census.
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J. MADISON SPROWLS
J. Madison Sprowls died at his home in Washington, D. C., Saturday morning, November 23, aged 62 years, after an illness of nearly two years following a cerebral hemorrhage. Mr. Sprowls was born near Burnsville and was a son of John and Mary Ann Sprowls. He was a graduate of Waynesburg college. He later studied law and was admitted to the Washington county bar. For the past thirty years he had been employed in the treasury department at Washington, D. C. Beside his wife he is survived by two children, Allen Sprowls and Mrs. Lucy Havol, both of Washington, D. C. There also survive his mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Wallace, of Burnsville, and two brothers and two sisters, Dr. J. N. Sprowls, of Claysville; A. H. Sprowls, of Elgin, Ill.; Mrs. Anna Smith, of Burnsville, and Mrs. Clara Warren, of South Dakota. The remains were brought to the home of his mother at Burnsville and the funeral services were held Monday afternoon. Interment in Windy Gap cemetery.
Source - ÒWaynesburg RepublicanÓ newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, November 28, 1912
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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
1851 JAMES M. SPROWLS D. C. L. 1912
JAMES M. SPROWLS, D. C. L.
(FOOTSTONE)
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