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James Mathew Sproul

Born 2 Jan 1882 in West Wawanosh Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Son of Matthew Sproul and Nancy (Reid) Sproul

Brother of David Henry Sproul, Margaret (Sproul) McIntyre, John Sproul, Andrew Sproul, Matthew Shepard Sproul and Mary (Sproul) Gillespie

Husband of Margaret Finette (Mason) Sproul — married 9 May 1906 in Huron, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Father of Myrtle Agnes (Sproul) Mugford, James Clifford Sproul, Mary Edna (Sproul) Garniss, Olive Florence Sproul, Lillian (Sproul) McNee, Elmer Leslie Sproul, Bill Sproul, Harvey Franklin Sproul, David Sproul, [private son (1920s - unknown)] and Mathew Sproul

Died 17 Oct 1953 at age 71 [location unknown]

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Biography

James was the son of Matthew Sproul and Agnes "Nancy" Reid. Most vital records give his birth as 1882, however his headstone and a local genealogy both give birth James' birth as 1884.^[1]

James resided at Lot 15, Con 3, West Wawanosh Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Canada.

He married Margaret Finette Mason at Huron County.^[2]

According to his headstone James passed away in 1953 and is buried with his wife Margaret at Dungannon Cemetery, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada.^[3]

Sources

Footnotes

↑ Ref: Reflections of West Wawanosh, p.100
↑ Ref: Marriage Registration
↑ Headstone Photo

Full References

1891 Census of Canada, Huron County, Ontario, Schedule No. 1 Nominal Return of the Living, Wawanosh West Twp., pp. 18, ED 78 Sub G Div 1, family 92 (amended), line 8, James Sproal; [digital image], Library and Archives Canada, (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 2 January 2014). [enumerated 13 Apr 1891, by John Bowes]

1901 Census of Canada, Huron County, Ontario, Schedule No. 1 Population, West Wawanosh Twp., pp. 4, ED 75 Sub G Div 1, household 40, family 40, line 34, James Sproul; [digital image], Library and Archives Canada, (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 2 January 2014). [enumerated 8-9 Apr 1901, by Thos. McCann]

1911 Census of Canada, Huron County, Ontario, Schedule No. 1 Population by Name, Personal Description, etc., West Wawanosh Twp., pp. 5, ED 83 Sub 15 Div 1, household 52, family 52, line 1, James Sproule; [digital image], Library and Archives Canada, (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/ : accessed 2 January 2014). [enumerated by W. A. Stewart.]

1921 Census of Canada, Huron County, Ontario, Form 1 Population, Wawanosh West Twp., pp. 2, ED 91, Sub 27, household 16, family 16, line 16, James Sproul; [digital image], Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.ca/ (free registration required) : accessed 2 January 2014); citing Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, Series RG31. Folder 64. [enumerated C. Earl Wilson. James is listed as the owner of a deatched 6 room wooden home.]

"Ontario Births, 1869-1912," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FMDQ-V9Q : accessed 02 Jan 2014), James Mathew Sproul, 1882. Registration 012626 (Huron Co.)

"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KSZQ-B42 : accessed 02 Jan 2014), James Sproul and Maggie Mason,

West Wawanosh Township Historians, Reflections of West Wawanosh, ( Natural Heritage/Natural History Inc., 1996), ISBN 1-896219-19-5. pp.100.

1931 Census of Canada, Huron North, (Page 2), Library and Archives Canada, Found in: Genealogy / Census, Item ID number: 80222117: : https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=census&IdNumber=80222117

Headstone photo hosted by CanadaGenWeb Cemtery Project

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James: