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James Rueben Sprague 1859–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1859

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 19 Nov 1926

Death Location: Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Daniel Jr

Mother: Mary Bird

Spouse(s): Ida Sadler

Children(s): Jay Sprague, Ruth sprague, Ray Sprague, Dayle Sprague, Lawrence Sprague, John Sprague, Jessie Sprague

The story of James Rueben Sprague began in 1859 in Iowa. In 1860, James Rueben Sprague resided in Leopold, Perry, Indiana. James Rueben Sprague married Ida Ellen Sadler, and had children including Dayle Reuben Sprague, Jay Orio Sprague, Jessie Mildred Sprague, John Russell Sprague, Lawrence Alfred Sprague, Ray M Sprague, Ruth Pearl Sprague. James Rueben Sprague passed away in 1926 in Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Rueben Sprague began in 1859 in Iowa.
  • In 1860, James Rueben Sprague resided in Leopold, Perry, Indiana.
  • James Rueben Sprague married Ida Ellen Sadler, and had children including Dayle Reuben Sprague, Jay Orio Sprague, Jessie Mildred Sprague, John Russell Sprague, Lawrence Alfred Sprague, Ray M Sprague, Ruth Pearl Sprague.
  • James Rueben Sprague passed away in 1926 in Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Jr
1825–1895
Birth Location: Kentucky
DJ
Mary Bird
1827–1898
Birth Location: Perry County, Indiana, United States of America
MB

Spouses(s)

Ida Sadler
1865–1943
Birth Location: Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States of America
IS

Children(s)

Jay Sprague
1895–1933
Birth Location: Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
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Ruth sprague
1890–1956
Birth Location: Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
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Ray Sprague
1893–1894
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
RS
Dayle Sprague
1901–1930
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
DS
Lawrence Sprague
1907–1962
Birth Location: Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
LS
John Sprague
1903–
Birth Location: Grant, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
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Jessie Sprague
1906–1936
Birth Location: Iowa
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James Sprague's Ancestors

Self
James Sprague
1859–1926
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
Daniel Sprague Jr
1825–1895
Kentucky
Mary (Jane) Bird
1827–1898
Perry County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
Daniel (Sr) Sprague
1796–1827
Killingly
Charlotte hare
1800–1879
new york
Great-Grandparents
daniel sprague
1740–1826
Sibyl hutchins
1751–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Sprague
1707–1777
Experience DNA
1709–
Ezra Hutchens
1714–1794
Abigail Leavens
1718–1801

James Sprague's Descendants

1.
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James (Rueben) Sprague (abt 1859–19 Nov 1926) m. Ida (Ellen) Sadler (14 December 1865–26 July 1943)
  1. 1. Jay (Orio) Sprague 1895–1933 m. Mary (Ethel) Fudge 1904–
  2. 2. Ruth (Pearl) sprague 1890–1956 m. George (Everett) Davis 1890– m. Fred (W) Jarboe 1884–
    1. 1. Everett (Winifred) Davis 1915–
    2. 2. Owen (J) Davis 1919–
    3. 3. Benny (Richard) Davis 1922–
    4. 4. Dennis Davis 1924–
    5. 5. John Hyde 1909–
  3. 3. Ray (M.) Sprague 1893–1894
  4. 4. Dayle (Reuben) Sprague 1901–1930
  5. 5. Lawrence (Alfred) Sprague 1907–1962 m. Julia Sander 1910–
    1. 1. Dorothy (Marie Sprague) newburg 1929–1996
  6. 6. John (Russell) Sprague 1903–
  7. 7. Jessie (Mildred) Sprague 1906–1936

James Sprague's Timeline

10 Records

1856
01 Oct 1856
Birth of James Rueben Sprague in Indiana
Indiana
1859
abt 1859
Birth of James Rueben Sprague in Iowa
Iowa
1860
1860
Age 1
James Rueben Sprague resided here in Leopold, Perry, Indiana
Leopold, Perry, Indiana
1870
1870
Age 11
James Rueben Sprague resided here in Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 21
James Rueben Sprague resided here in Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 41
James Rueben Sprague resided here in Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 51
James Rueben Sprague resided here in Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 61
James Rueben Sprague resided here in Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 66
James Rueben Sprague resided here in Grant, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
Grant, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
1926
19 Nov 1926
Age 67
Death of James Rueben Sprague in Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1856
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection
    [2] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: T625_504; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 110; Image: 10
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: 357; Family History Film: 1254357; Page: 284C; Enumeration District: 143; Image: 0569
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: M593_413; Page: 1B; Image: 34736; Family History Library Film: 545912
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: 450; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1240450
    [7] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Leopold, Perry, Indiana; Roll: M653_288; Page: 886; Family History Library Film: 803288
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: T624_415; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1374428
    [9] Iowa, Deaths and Burials
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Iowa, Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101784578

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1859
    Event Place: Iowa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Leopold, Perry, Indiana
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Leopold, Perry, Indiana; Roll: M653_288; Page: 886; Family History Library Film: 803288

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: M593_413; Page: 1B; Image: 34736; Family History Library Film: 545912

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: 357; Family History Film: 1254357; Page: 284C; Enumeration District: 143; Image: 0569

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: 450; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1240450

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: T624_415; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1374428

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: T625_504; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 110; Image: 10

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Grant, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1926
    Event Place: Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Deaths and Burials
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Iowa, Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101784578

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Deaths and Burials
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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