Elmadorus N Sprinkle (1810 - 1888)

Born Jun 1810 in Wythe County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail Sivley — married 1 Jan 1850 in Scioto County, Oh

Descendants

Died Mar 1888 at age 77 in Smyth County, Virginia

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Biography

Elmadorus was the son of William Sprinkle and Mary Terrell.

His first wife's name is unknown.

They were the parents of:

• Matilda Jane Sprinkle^[1]
• John William Sprinkle^[2]
• Memphis Tremain Sprinkle^[3]
• Latincy Jane Sprinkle^[4]

He married Abigail Sivley Williams on January 1, 1850 in Scioto County Ohio. They had no children

He married thirdly Martha McCollum.

They were the parents of:

• Myrtle Elmore Sprinkle (1858 - 1862)
• Okeno M Sprinkle^[5]
• Og Wilt (Willie) Sprinkle^[6]
• Emma W Sprinkle^[7]
• Onyx Curwen Sprinkle^[8]

Elmadorous worked in the family business ("William Sprinkle & Sons, Hatters"), as the "runner" or "travelling hatter." In this capacity, he peddled hats up the Wilderness Road to Pennsylvania, and down the Kanawha River to Ohio.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100383048/matilda-jane-killinger
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66360592/john-william-sprinkle
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100390633/memphis-tremain-bell
4. ↑ Latincy Jane Sprinkle
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71185121/okeno-molette-sprinkle
6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71184952/o-willie-sprinkle
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71184407/emma-w-sprinkle
8. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71184420/onyx-curwen-sprinkle

• United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7Q-VPH : 12 April 2016), E N Sprinkle, Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMQ-2G3 : 19 March 2020), Edmadorus N Sprinkle in entry for Henry E Sprinkle, 1860.
• United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFGZ-ZD7 : accessed 20 Aug 2014), Elmedorus Sprinkle, Virginia, United States; citing p. 24, family 155, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000553178.
• United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRW-B98 : 15 July 2017), E N Sprinkle, Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 81, sheet 24C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1390; FHL microfilm 1,255,390.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63237450/elmadorus-n.-sprinkle
• Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5KV-8FW : accessed 20 Aug 2014), E. N. Sprinkle in entry for Agonett Sprinkle, 28 Oct 1861; citing Smyth County, Virginia, reference p 46; FHL microfilm 2046967.
• Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5KV-FBB : accessed 20 Aug 2014), E. N. Sprinkle in entry for Okeuno Spinkle, 09 Dec 1859; citing Smyth County, Virginia, reference p 35; FHL microfilm 2046967.
• Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5KV-KJ6 : accessed 20 Aug 2014), E. W. Sprinkle in entry for Onyx Curvin Sprinkle, 26 Sep 1866; citing Middle Fork, Smyth County, Virginia, reference p 60; FHL microfilm 2046967.