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Marriage: Children:

  1. Eli Sprowls: Birth: 23 NOV 1823 in Pennsylvania. Death: 2 OCT 1888

  2. James T. Sprowls: Birth: 4 JAN 1825 in Pennsylvania. Death: 26 NOV 1850

  3. William W. Sprowls: Birth: 17 AUG 1826 in East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 20 APR 1888

  4. John Sprowls: Birth: ABT 1827 in Pennsylvania.

  5. Abigail Sprowls: Birth: ABT 1830. Death: 23 JAN 1847 in home, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  6. Henry C. Sprowls: Birth: ABT 1832 in Pennsylvania. Death: 24 MAY 1895 in home, West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  7. Elizabeth L. Sprowls: Birth: 24 SEP 1832 in Pennsylvania. Death: 20 FEB 1890 in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  8. Dorcas Ann Sprowls: Birth: 3 MAR 1834 in East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Death: 20 SEP 1910 in home, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  9. Cyrus H. Sprowls: Birth: 4 APR 1838 in Pennsylvania. Death: 13 APR 1863

  10. Isaac H. Sprowls: Birth: ABT OCT 1840. Death: 24 JAN 1847 in home, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania

  11. Person Not Viewable


Sources
1. Text:   Given name/Surname/Suffix title
 Monument - Sprowls Family Graveyard, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
2. Text:   Given name/Surname
Publication:   Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893
3. Text:   Date [Calculated]
 Monument - Sprowls Family Graveyard, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
4. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - Sprowls Family Graveyard
Text:   Date [Calculated]
Author:   Copyright © 1999 by Mary McKain
Url:   http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/washington/cemeteries/sprowlscem01.txt
5. Title:   1850 Federal Census
Text:   Date [Estimated]/Location [State]
6. Text:   Date/Location
Publication:   Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893
7. Text:   Date
 Monument - Sprowls Family Graveyard, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
8. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - Sprowls Family Graveyard
Text:   Date
Author:   Copyright © 1999 by Mary McKain
Url:   http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/washington/cemeteries/sprowlscem01.txt
9. Text:   Date
Publication:   Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893
10. Text:   Location
 Monument - Sprowls Family Graveyard, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
11. Title:   Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - Sprowls Family Graveyard
Text:   Location
Author:   Copyright © 1999 by Mary McKain
Url:   http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/washington/cemeteries/sprowlscem01.txt
12. Text:   Date [Year]
Publication:   Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893

Notes
a. Note:   N1301 Given name (William) and surname (Sprowls) from posting on RootsWeb Sprowls Message Board ("John Sprowls, father of William Sprowls" posted by Sandee Cogan on May 2, 2001). Location (Pennsylvania) of birth from posting on RootsWeb Sprowls Message Board ("Sprowls" posted by Nova Weller on October 23, 2000)
  Given name (William), surname (Sprowls) and suffix title (Sr) from the death notices of Miss Abigail Sprowls and Isaac H. Sprowls - "The Washington Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, March 6, 1847, page 3
  Given name (William), surname (Sprowls), former residence (East Finley Township) and status (deceased) in September, 1910, from ÒHer Mind Unbalanced by BrotherÕs DeathÓ - ÒThe Washington ObserverÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, September 21, 1910, page 6
 -------------------- William Sprowls, youngest son of John Sprowls, was born October 5, 1794, in Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Penn., and on coming to East Finley township, Washington county, shared the privations of a frontier life. His passed his youth in assisting his father on the farm, and in 1823 was married to Dorcas Towne, who was born in 1797, a daughter of Eli Towne, of East Finley township, this county. Of the children born to them the following is a brief record: Eli (deceased) lived to an advanced age; James died at the age of twenty-four; John married Miss McCreary, and entering the war of the Rebellion, died in the service; William W. is husband of our subject; Abigail died at the age of seventeen; Elizabeth died at an advanced age, unmarried; Henry married Miss McClellan, and is now farming in West Finley township; Dorcas Ann is a resident of Washington, Penn.; Isaac and Ezra died in youth; Cyrus enlisted in the Civil war, in Company E, Eighty-fifth Regiment P. V. I., and died in the service. After his marriage Mr. Sprowls began to farm a place near that of his father, where he remained until his death, which occurred December 27, 1868. Mrs. Sprowls died January 30, 1870.
  Source - Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893, page 653
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 1850 (October 24) census data from the census images for East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 541 - image 9 - line 17) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 56 year old farmer. He was living with his wife, 5 sons and 2 daughters. The value of real estate owned was $1,000. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name is listed as "William" in this census.
  1860 (June 29) census data from the census images for East Finley Township (Post Office - East Finley), Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 45 - Image 16 - line 13) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 65 year old farmer. He was living with his wife, 3 sons and 2 daughters. The value of his real estate was $1,800 and the value of his personal estate was $600. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name is listed as "William" in this census.
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 The following information is found at the Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project - Cemeteries - Sprowls Family Graveyard, Copyright © 1999 by Mary McKain, http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/washington/cemeteries/sprowlscem01.txt:
  Sprowls - William
 Died Dec. 27, 1868 Age 74 years 2 mos. 22 days
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 Monument located in Sprowls Family Graveyard, East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. This monument was observed by me.
  WM. SPROWLS SR
 Died
 Dec, 27, 1868,
 Aged
 74 yrs 2 mo. 22 ds

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