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Note: N6510 CONFLICTING GIVEN NAME name (Wyat), surname (Sprowls), residence (West Finley) and status (not deceased) in May, 1904, from the obituary of Arthur Sprowls - "Waynesburg Republican" newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, May 19, 1904
CONFLICTING GIVEN NAME (Wyatt), surname (Sprowls), residence (West Finley) and status (not deceased) in October, 1917, from the obituary of Mary Jane Jenkins - ÒThe Washington ObserverÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Monday, October 8, 1917, page 1
Given name (Wyit), surname (Sprowls), residence (West Finley) and status (not deceased) in October, 1917, from the obituary of Montgomery Sprowls - ÒThe Washington ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, October 20, 1917, page three
Given name (Wyit), surname (Sprowls), residence (West Finley) and status (not deceased) in June, 1919, from the obituary of Morgan V. Sprowls - ÒThe Washington ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, June 25, 1919, page ten
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1850 (October 16) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 457 - Image 16 - line 14) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was 3/12 year old and had not 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 is listed as "Wyatt" in this census.
1860 (September 29) census data from the census images for West Finley Township (Post Office - West Finley), Washington County, Pennsylvania (Page 33 - Image 33 - line 7) 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, 1 sister and a farm laborer. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name is listed as "Wyatt" 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 14) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 20 year old farmer. He was living with his parents, 1 brother, Morgan, 1 sister, Mary J., and a domestic servant. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name is listed as "Wyat" in this census.
1880 (June 5) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 268 - Page 11 - Image 11 - line 24) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was 30 years old and engaged in farming. He was married and living with his wife, 1 son and 3 daughters. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were his father and mother. His given name is listed as "Wyatt" in this census.
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 21) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 60 year old farmer and born in April, 1840 (NOTE: THE YEAR OF BIRTH CONFLICTS WITH INFORMATION FOUND IN THE 1850 FEDERAL CENSUS). He had not been employed for 0 months. He had been married for 28 years and was living with his wife, 2 sons and 3 daughters on a farm, which was owned and mortgaged. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were his father and mother. His given name is listed as "Wyatt" in this census.
1910 (April 28) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 254 - sheet 6A - image 11 - line 48) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 60 year old farmer, working on a general farm on his own account. There was no listing as to whether he was out of work on April 15, 1910, or the number of weeks he had been out of work in 1909. He had been married for 37 years and was living with his wife, 1 son, 3 daughters and 1 grandson on a farm, which was owned free of any mortgage, on the Claysville-Burnsville Road. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were his father and mother. His given name is listed as "Wyit" in this census.
1920 (January 28) census data from the census images for West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 236 - sheet11A - image 21 - line 25) on HeritageQuest. The census indicates that he was a 69 year old farmer, working on a general farm on his own account. He was married and living with his wife and 1 daughter, May, on a farm, which was owned and mortgaged. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His father and mother are listed as having been born in the United States . His given name is listed as "Wyatt" in this census.
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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: Wyatt
Parents: s/o James & Eliz. Montgomery Sprowls
Date of Death: 13 Dec. 1923
Date of Birth: 1851 (NOTE: THE YEAR OF BIRTH CONFLICTS WITH INFORMATION LISTED IN THE 1850 FEDERAL CENSUS)
Place of Death: W. Finley
Notes: Veteran
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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)
SPROWLS
WYIT
1850 - 1923
MARY H. HIS WIFE
1850 - 1930
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