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1. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - West Finley Cemetery
Text:   Given name/Maiden surname
Author:   Contributed by Karen Hucko
Url:   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pawashin/cemetery/wfinley.html
2. Title:   1860 Federal Census
Text:   Given name/Maiden surname
3. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - West Finley Cemetery
Text:   Date [Month]
Author:   Contributed by Karen Hucko
Url:   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pawashin/cemetery/wfinley.html
4. Title:   1900 Federal Census
Text:   Date [Month/Year]/Location [State]
5. Title:   Some descendants of Francis Lindsley (1639)
Text:   Date [Day/Month]
6. Title:   Greene County, Pennsylvania Area Cemeteries CD-ROM
Text:   Date [Year]
Author:   James Fordyce
7. 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
8. Title:   Some descendants of Francis Lindsley (1639)
Text:   Date/Location
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:   1900 Federal Census
Text:   Date [Estimated]
12. Title:   Some descendants of Francis Lindsley (1639)
Text:   Date

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a. Note:   N5909 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 11) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 6 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 ÒJemima" 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 7) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 16 years old and had attended school within the year. 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 "Jemima" 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 31) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 26 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 "Jemima" in this record.
  1900 (June 18) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (ED 179 - sheet 2B - image 36 - line 64) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that she was 45 years old and born in August, 1854. She was the mother of no children. She had been married for 13 years and was living with her husband and 2 servants on a farm which was rented. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name is listed as "Jemima" in this record.
  One servant was Ella Dague (line 65) who was 27 years old and born in December, 1872. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. The other was Bert (?) Patterson (line 66) who was 20 years old and born in April, 1880. He is listed as having been born in Ohio as were his father and mother. Both servants were single.
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 Mrs. Robert Clark
  Jemima Sprowls, wife of Robert Clark, died at her home near Good Intent, at half past five o'clock, Friday evening, March 6, 2908, of tuberculosis, aged 52 years, six months, and 8 days. The funeral service was held on Sunday, the interment being in West Finley cemetery.
  She was a daughter of the late Henry and Mary Stollar Sprowls and was born August 15, 1855 (NOTE: THE YEAR OF BIRTH CONFLICTS WITH INFORMATION LISTED IN THE 1860 AND 1900 FEDERAL CENSUSES). Nine brothers and sisters survive: Clinton C. Sprowls, of Jefferson; George W. Sprowls, Riley Sprowls, Morgan E. Sprowls, Daniel Sprowls, and Miss Elmira Sprowls, of East Finley; Jeannette, wife of Junius Scott, of East Finley; Margaret, wife of J. Smith, of Wheeling.
  The deceased was married in 1886 to Robert Clark, who survives with no children. At the age of fifteen she united with the Windy Gap church, remaining a faithful member throughout life. Her pastor, Rev. G. W. Hawley, conducted the funeral service.
  Source - RootsWeb World Connect Project, ÒSome descendants of Francis Lindsley (1639),Ó jghts, James B. Lindsley, June 30, 2006
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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: Clark
 Given name: Jemima
 Parents: d/o Henry & Mary Stollar Sprowls
 Date of Death: 6 Mar. 1908
 Date of Birth: 27 Aug. 1855 (NOTE: THE DAY OF BIRTH CONFLICTS WITH THAT LISTED IN HER OBITUARY AND THE YEAR OF BIRTH CONFLICTS WITH INFORMATION LISTED IN THE 1860 AND 1900 FEDERAL CENSUSES)
 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)
  CLARK
  R. R. CLARK
 1846 - 1918
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 JEMIMA - His Wife
 1856 - 1908 (NOTE: THE YEAR OF BIRTH CONFLICTS WITH INFORMATION LISTED IN THE 1860 AND 1900 FEDERAL CENSUSES)

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