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Note: N5824 Prefix (Miss), given name (Elmira), surname (Sprowls), residence (East Finley) and status (not deceased) in March, 1908, from the obituary of Jemima Sprowls Clark from RootsWeb World Connect Project, ÒSome descendants of Francis Lindsley (1639),Ó jghts, James B. Lindsley, June 30, 2006
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1860 (October 1) census data from the census images for West Finley Township (Post Office-West Finley), Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 34 - Image 34 - line 9) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 8 years old and had attended school within the year. She was living with her parents, 5 brothers and 4 sisters. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. Her given name is listed as ÒElmira" in this census.
1870 (July 5) census data from the census images for West Finley Township (Post Office-Claysville), Washington County, Pennsylvania (page 24 - image 24 - line 5) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 19 years old. She was living with her parents, 5 brothers and 3 sisters. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. Her given name is listed as "Elmira" in this census.
1880 (June 3) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (ED 268 - page 5 - image 5 - line 30) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 29 years old and at home. She was single and living with her parents, 4 brothers and 2 sisters. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name is listed as "Elmira" in this record.
1900 (June 14) census data from the census images for West Finley Township (First Precinct), Washington County, Pennsylvania (ED 178 - sheet 6A - image 11 - line 46) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 48 years old and born in February, 1851. She was single (NOTE: THE CENSUS LISTS HER AS THE WIFE OF THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD BUT THIS IS NOT CORRECT) and living with her mother, 1 brother and 1 nephew in a house, which was owned. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name is listed as "Elmira" in this census.
1910 (May 4) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 254 - sheet 8B - image 16 - line 69) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 59 years old. She was the mother of no children. She was single and living with her brother, Morgan, her sister-in-law, 4 nephews and 1 niece on a farm, which was owned free of any mortgage, on the Claysville-Burnsville Road. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name, middle initial and surname are listed as "Almira Sprowles" in this census.
1920 (January 28) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 236 - sheet 11A - image 21 - line 14) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 65 years old. She was single and living with her sister-in-law, Mary Sprowls, 2 nephews and 1 niece 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 is listed as "ElmyraÓ in this census.
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MISS ELMIRA SPROWLS
West Finley, March 7. - Miss Elmira Sprowls, aged 74 years, one of the best known and most highly respected residents of this end of the county died at her home near here last night at 10 o'clock after a very brief illness. Her death was due to a paralytic stroke.
Miss Sprowls had been apparently in her usual health up to last Sunday morning when she was suddenly stricken. While she was able to talk up to this morning her life was despaired of. She grew worse today and gradually lapsed into unconsciousness.
Miss Sprowls was a daughter of Henry and Mary Sprowls and had been a lifelong resident of this community. She became a member of the Windy Gap Presbyterian church while a young girl and throughout her life took an active interest in the various church organizations and other charitable work of the community.
She leaves two brothers and a sister, Riley Sprowls of Burnsville, Wilson Sprowls of Waterford, Ohio, and Mrs. Annette Scott of East Finley township.
Source - "The Washington Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Friday, March 7, 1924, page fourteen
Funeral for Miss Elmira Sprowls
Claysville, March 8. - Funeral services for Miss Elmira Sprowls, aged 73 years, widely known and highly respected resident of West Finley township, who died Thursday evening following a stroke last Sunday, the first illness she had ever had, will be held Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock in the late home, the home in which she was born, reared and died, in charge of Rev. Samuel Davis. Interment will be in the West Finley cemetery.
Source - "The Washington Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, March 8, 1924, page three
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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: Elmira
Parents: d/o Henry & Mary Stollar Sprowls
Date of Death: 6 Mar. 1924
Date of Birth: 1851
Place of Death: W. Finley
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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)
ELMIRA SPROWLS
1851 --- 1924
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