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Jerome H. Sprague (1835 - 1913)

Jerome H. Sprague
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Died at age 78 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USAmap
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Biography

Jerome Sprague, son of Josiah Sprague and Fanny (Stowell) Sprague, was born on 9 Feb. 1835 in Canada.[1] He appeared on the census of 1 Oct 1850 in the home of his parents at Wyoming, Lee County, Illinois.[2]

He married Susan McClure[3] about 1860.

He was a farm laborer when he and Susan appeared on the census of 23 June 1860 in the home of his parents at Wyoming, Lee County, Illinois.[4] He was a carpenter when he and Susan appeared on the census of 9 June 1880 at Paw Paw Grove, Wyoming Township, Lee County, Illinois.[5]

Jerome died on 4 Sep. 1913 at Aurora, Kane County, Illinois[6] and was buried at Wyoming Cemetery, Paw Paw, Lee County, Illinois. His memorial has a photo of his memorial monument and a link to that of Susan.[1]

Census

1 Oct 1850

Wyoming, Lee County, Illinois.

  1. Josiah Sprague 56 b. MA farmer.
  2. Fanny Sprague 45 b. NY.
  3. Austin Sprague 25 b. Canada.
  4. Lowsen Sprague 22 b. Canada.
  5. Norman Sprague 20 b. Canada.
  6. Sylvester Sprague 17 b. Canada.
  7. Jerome Sprague 15 b. Canada.
  8. Royal Sprague 11 b. Canada.
  9. Orange Sprague 9 b. IL.
  10. Oran Sprague 9 b. IL.
  11. Betsey Sprague 7 b. IL.
  12. Luther Sprague 5 b. IL.
  13. Elvira Sprague 23 b. OH.
  14. Darias Sprague 0 b. IL[2]
23 June 1860

Wyoming, Lee County, Illinois

  • Josiah Sprague 63 b. MA farmer.
  • Fanny Sprague 56 b. NY.
  • Jerome Sprague 24 b. Canada farm laborer.
  • Orange Sprague 19 b. IL.
  • Orin Sprague 19 b. IL.
  • Betsey E Sprague 17 b. IL.
  • Luther Sprague 15 b. IL.
  • Susan Sprague 20 b. OH.[4]
9 June 1880

Paw Paw Grove, Wyoming Township, Lee County, Illinois.

  • Jerome H. Sprague 45 b, Canada carpenter.
  • Susan E. Sprague 40 wife b. OH.
  • Mary E. Sprague 17 dau. b. IL.
  • Fannie Sprague 16 dau. b. IL.
  • Ernest A. Sprague 8 son b. IL.
  • Thursa A. Sprague 6 dau. b. IL.
  • Leonard F. C. Sprague 2 son b. IL.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave Memorial# 160092886 J H Sprague
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Year: 1850; Census Place: Wyoming, Lee, Illinois; Roll: M432_116; Page: 141B; Image: 137 1850 US Census Josiah Sprague
  3. ↑ Fanny J. Cornell. Fanny J. Sprague Ancestry.com. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Year: 1860; Census Place: Wyoming, Lee, Illinois; Roll: M653_198; Page: 619; Image: 617; Family History Library Film: 803198 1860 US Census Josiah Sprague
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Year: 1880; Census Place: Paw Paw Grove, Lee, Illinois; Roll: 225; Family History Film: 1254225; Page: 448A; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 0617 1880 US Census Jerome H. Sprague
  6. ↑ Office of the Illinois Secretary of State.
    • "SPRAGUE, JEROME H. 1913-09-04. AURORA. 78 YR. M. Vol.13. Page: 109. Cert Nov. 26647. County:KANE.




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