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  1. Lesta J. Irey: Birth: 14 APR 1888 in West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 14 AUG 1971 in Ohio Valley General Hospital, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia


Sources
1. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - West Finley Cemetery
Text:   Given name/Middle initial/Maiden surname
Author:   Contributed by Karen Hucko
Url:   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pawashin/cemetery/wfinley.html
2. Title:   Obituary of Lesta J. Sprowls
Text:   Given name/Maiden surname/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:   1860 Federal Census
Text:   Location [State]
5. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - West Finley Cemetery
Text:   Date [Year]
Author:   Contributed by Karen Hucko
Url:   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pawashin/cemetery/wfinley.html
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
7. Title:   Washington County Genealogy Project Obituary Board - John Jason Irey
Text:   Date
Author:   posted by Carol C. Eddleman
Url:   http://www.pa-roots.org/data/profile.php?820,1128

Notes
a. Note:   N5768 Given name (Caroline), maiden surname (Sprowls) and status (not deceased) in January, 1943, from the Washington County Genealogy Project Obituary Board - John Jason Irey, posted by Carol C. Eddleman, March 6, 2003, http://www.pa-roots.org/data/profile.php?820,1128
  Given name (Caroline), maiden surname (Sprowls) and married surname (Irey) from the obituary of Lesta J. Sprowls - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Monday, August 16 , 1971, pages A-2 and D-3
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 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 14) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 5 years old and had attended school within the year. She was living with her parents, 2 sisters and what appears to be a laborer working on the farm. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. Her given name is listed as "Caroline" in this census.
  1870 (July 6) census data from the census images for West Finley Township (Post Office-Claysville), Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 25 - Image 25 - line 4) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 14 years old and attended school within the year. She was living with her parents, 1 brother, 3 sisters and 2 boarders. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. Her given name is listed as "Caroline" in this census.
  There were two other individuals listed as making home in this household. They were Charles Wallace (line 8), who was 36 years old and listed as having been born in Pennsylvania, and Elmus Sprowls (line 9), who was 22 years old and also listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. This was probably a cousin, the son of her fatherÕs brother, Nelson.
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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: Caroline A.
 Parents: d/o Alexander & Jane Montgomery Sprowls
 Date of Death: 1949
 Date of Birth: 10 Jan 1854
 Place of Death:
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