Charles Sproul (1828 - 1911)

Born Jul 1828 in Glenties, Inishkeel, County Donegal, Ireland

Husband of Mary Ann (Darragh) Sproul — married 1865 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA, USA

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1911 at age 82 in Oakmont, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

When Charles Sproul was born in July 1828 in Glenties, Donegal, Ireland, to, John Sproul and, Jane Hanlon.

After Emigrating to the USA in 1849^[1], he Lived in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Charles enlisting in the US Navy 1862 during the Civil War aboard the USS Vindicator Steamer^[2][3]After being discarged 1 July 1865,^[4]

He married Mary Ann Darragh. They had 7 children in 25 years. It's possible Charles had a previous marriage to Rosemond Cain about 1851. His first 4 children would have been from that marriage.^{[5] [6]}1860 US Census has C Sproul as married to R Sproul with 3 children. Transcriped incorrectly as C Powell.^[7]

He died on 1 Jan 1911, in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, having lived a long life of 82 years, and was buried in Allegheny Cemetery, 4 Jan 1911.^[8][4]

Residences

1860 Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[7]

1870 Pittsburgh Ward 11, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[9]

1880 52 Bismarck Way, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA^[10]

1900 1219 Locust Street, Pittsburgh Ward 6, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[11]

1910 706 Virginia Avenue, Pittsburgh Ward 19, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.^[12]

Sources

• FindAGrave.org Memorial 34149328 for Charles Sproul, Find A Grave database, Created by: Dr. James M. Owston, Added: 23 Feb 2009

Sproul-297 created 25 Aug 2016 by Jenny Lawless through the import of Fisher Family Tree GEDCOM file

1. ↑ United States Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874 for Charles Sproule, 1849, database with images, FamilySearch.org ( : 13 March 2018); citing Immigration, NARA microfilm publication M334 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 418,325.
2. ↑ American Civil War Soldiers for Charles Sproul, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C.
3. ↑ 1890 Veterans Schedules for Charles Sproul, database with images, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C.; Census Year: 1890.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 for Charles Sproul, 1829-1911, database with images, FamilySearch.org, ( : 26 October 2019); citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985).
5. ↑ Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 for Archibald Sproul, 27 Mar 1942; database with Images FamilySearch.org ( : accessed 7 April 2018); Parents: Charles Sproul and Rosamond Kain, citing Oakmont, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
6. ↑ Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 for James C Sproul, 30 Dec 1941; database with Images FamilySearch.org ( : accessed 7 April 2018); Parents: Charles Sproul and Rascnna Cain, citing Oakmont, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} 1860 US Census for C Powell (C Sproull); database with images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 7 April 2020); Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny,Pennsylvania, United States; Page 20; database, Fold3.com: n.d.; citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 for Charles Sproul, database with images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
9. ↑ 1870 US Census for Chas Sproul, database with images, FamilySearch.org, ( :  : 18 March 2020); Pittsburgh, ward 11, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; image 66 of 124; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ 1880 US Census for Charley Sproal, database with images, FamilySearch.org, : 16 July 2017); Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 118, sheet 433C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,092.
11. ↑ 1900 US Census for Chas Sproul, database with images, FamilySearch.org. ( : accessed 29 March 2020); Precinct 2 Pittsburgh city Ward 6, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 115, sheet 4B, family 76, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,358.
12. ↑ 1910 US Census for Charles Sproul, database with images, FamilySearch.org, ( : accessed 29 March 2020); in household of Robert C Sproul, Pittsburgh Ward 19, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 535, sheet 2A, family 26, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1307; FHL microfilm 1,375,320.