John was born about 1797. He passed away in 1855. He was County Commissioner 1849.
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43160370/john-sprout : accessed 18 April 2022), memorial page for John Sprout (1796–14 Mar 1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43160370, citing Silver Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651) .
"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3WN-XRK : 10 March 2018), John Sproat in entry for Mary S. Loose, 07 Aug 1921; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,570,846.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HH-ZXS : 22 December 2020), John Sprout, Hampden Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
Sprout-119 and Sprout-21 appear to represent the same person because: Sprout-21 doesn't have any sources or indicators that he is different from Sprout-119