Paul Raymond Sprague

1895 - 1966  (70 years)

• Name	Paul Raymond Sprague  [1]
  Born	31 Aug 1895	Tiger Fork Twp., Shelby Co., MO, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Jun 1905	Beloit, Rock Co., WI, USA   [3]
  Wisconsin State Census
  Census	16 Apr 1910	Rock Twp., Rock Co., WI, USA   [4]
  page 264
  Paul, Maurice, Gladys, Ralph, Earl, Alta and Claude (baby)were included on this census.
  Draft Registration	15 Jun 1917  [4]
  	World War I
  Military	Abt 1918	World War I   [5]
  	Pvt., Co. C, 332nd Machine Gun Battalion, 86th Division, U. S. Army
  	Fought in the battle of the Argonne and served in theGerman Occupation. Service Number was 2826587.
  Census	1 Jul 1920	Beloit, Rock Co., WI, USA   [1, 3]
  Paul and Hazel and Paul's brother Ralph, 17 were in Beloit,Rock, WI in the 1920 US census. Paul was managing agrocery store and Ralph was a machinist at a farm supply.
  Census	4 Apr 1930	Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL, USA   [1, 6]
  Sprague, Paul R., Head, 34, married at 22, born MO, parentsborn WI and MO, Salesman – Radio something Sprague, Hazel L., Wife, 31, married at 18, born WI,parents born WI and IL Arwood, Luella B., Mother-in-law, 57, widowed, married at24. born IL, parents born VA and MO, Servant - Housekeeping
  Census	9 Apr 1940	Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL, USA   [3]
  Draft Registration	26 Apr 1942	Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL, USA   [1]
  	World War II
  	Address: 305 Franklin St., Rockton, Winnebago, Ill DOB: 31 Aug 1895 Born: Bethel. Missouri NOK: Hazel Sprague, Rockton, Ill. Employer: Sears, Roebuck Co. Place of Employment: Rockton, Winn., Ill Processed: 26 Apr 1942, Winn. Comments:
  Membership	A. F. & A. M, Morning Star Lodge 10  [5]
  Social Security Number	IL, USA   [1, 2]
  	344-05-9448
  	SSDI Name:Paul Sprague SSN: 344-05-9448 Last Residence: 61072 Rockton, Winnebago, Illinois, UnitedStates of America Born: 31 Aug 1895 Died: Jul 1966 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)
  Occupation	Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL, USA   [5]
  	Merchant, Radio and Television Sales
  Died	14 Jul 1966	Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL, USA   [2]
  	Cause: Heart Failure
  Buried	18 Jul 1966	Rockton Township Cemetery, Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL, USA   [2]
  		I12946 Sprague, Paul Raymond (1895-1966), and wife, Arwood, HazelLeone (1898-1966), grave stone at Rockton Cemetery,Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL
  Notes	EARLY PLACE NAMES OF SHELBY CO., MO Tiger Fork-In Bethel Township on Section 3, Township 59N,Range 9W. It was named for the Tiger Fork of North River,which was so called because of the two panthers or "tigers"killed in the winter of 1835 along this stream. ===== From Dale E. Sprague, Jr., correspondent, note of June 16,2018 Brother Paul R. Sprague, a member of Morning Star Lodge No.10, F. & A.M, passed away on Thursday, July 14 at his home. Funeral services were held Monday, July 18 at 1:30 P.M. atthe Old Stone Church, Rockton, Ill., with the Rev. RankinShrewsbury, officiating. Masonic services were conducted Sunday, July 17 at 8:00P.M. at Rosman-Uehling-Kinzer Central Chapel by W. M.Brother Lester W. Piedlow and assisted by Brother Arthur R.Karstaedt, Chaplain. Burial was in Rockton cemetery. ===== Paul R. Sprague ROCKTON--Services for Paul R. Sprague, 70, 305 W. FranklinSt., owner-operator of Radio Doctor Shop who died Thursdaynight in his home, will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Old StoneChurch. Burial will be in Rockton Cemetery. Friends maycall in Chilson Funeral Home, Beloit, Wis., from 7 to 8:30p.m. Sunday. Masonic rites will be at 8 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. He was a radio and television repairman in Rockton andRockford for 37 years. Survivors include four brothers, including Maurice, Beloit,and three sisters, Mrs. Dale Thompson and Mrs. MelEvanson, both of Beloit, and Mrs. Don Wingert, Rockton. ===== Paul R. Sprague ROCKTON--Paul R. Sprague, 70, of 305 W. Franklin St., diedunexpectedly Thursday evening at home. The son of Harold and Annabelle Sprague was born Aug. 31,1895, in Shelby County, Mo. He formerly owned and operatedThe Radio Doctor in Rocton. Mr. Sprague married Hazel L.Arwood in 1917 in Beloit. A Verterans (sic) of World War I, he was a member of theRockton American Legion, Rockton Lodge, 74, F&AM and OldStone Church. Surviving are four brothers, Maurice of Beloit, Ralph B. ofVan Nuys, Calif., Earl E. of Daytona Beach, Fla, and ClaudeM. of San Barnadino, Califrl, and three sisters, Mrs. Dale(Gladys) Thompson of Beloit, Mrs. Don (Marjorie) Wingert ofRockton and Mrs. Mel (Mildred) Evenson of Belit. He waspredeceased by a sister. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Old Stone Church,the Rev. Rankin Shrewsbury officiating. Friends may callfrom 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Childon Funeral Home. Burialwill be in Rockton Cemetery. Beloit Daily News: 7-15-1966 [7]
  Person ID	I12946	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Harold Arthur Sprague,   b. 19 Oct 1874, Milton, Rock Co., WI, USA ,   d. 4 Oct 1953, Elgin State Hospital, Elgin, Kane Co., IL, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Anna Belle Morriss,   b. 20 Aug 1876, Tiger Fork Twp., Shelby Co., MO, USA ,   d. 20 Apr 1953, Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1894	Hawthorne Home, Tiger Fork Twp., Shelby Co., MO, USA   [8]
  	From Dale E. Sprague, Jr., correspondent, note of July19th, 2003 Tiger Fork - In Bethel Township on Sect .3 T. 59N. R. 9W.It was named for the Tiger Fork of North River, which wasso called because of the two panthers or "tigers" killed inthe winter of 1835 along this stream. ===== Spragues Observe 55th Anniversary Nest Sun. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Sprague will observe their 55th weddinganniversary Sunday. They were married in Shelby County,Missouri, on Dec. 11/ 1894. For the past 22 years theyhave resided in Rockton. Mr. and Mrs. Sprague plan to spend the day with their sonand daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Sprague ofBeloit, who will be observing their 30th weddinganniversary. [5, 6]
  		F4399 Death Record
  		F4399a Announcement of 55th Wedding Anniversary.
  Family ID	F4399	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Hazel Leone Arwood,   b. 23 Dec 1898, Whitewater, Walworth Co., WI, USA ,   d. 21 Feb 1966, Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Married	25 Aug 1917	Beloit, Rock Co., WI, USA   [2]
  	From Dale E. Sprague, Jr., correspondent. Marriage License issued 20 August 1917. [4]
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F4985	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Census - Wisconsin State Census - 1 Jun 1905 - Beloit, Rock Co., WI, USA Married - 25 Aug 1917 - Beloit, Rock Co., WI, USA Military - Pvt., Co. C, 332nd Machine Gun Battalion, 86th Division, U. S. Army - Abt 1918 - World War I Census - 1 Jul 1920 - Beloit, Rock Co., WI, USA Census - 4 Apr 1930 - Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL, USA Census - 9 Apr 1940 - Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL, USA Draft Registration - World War II - 26 Apr 1942 - Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL, USA Social Security Number - 344-05-9448 - - IL, USA Occupation - Merchant, Radio and Television Sales - - Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL, USA Died - Cause: Heart Failure - 14 Jul 1966 - Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL, USA Buried - 18 Jul 1966 - Rockton Township Cemetery, Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Sprague, Harold (1874-1953) & sons, Ralph (1902-1984), Paul (1895-1966), Claude (1910-1983), Maurice (1897-1974) and Earl Sr. (1904-1983)
  		I11365 Sprague, Harold (1874-1953) & sons, Ralph (1902-1984), Paul(1895-1966), Claude (1910-1983), Maurice (1897-1974) andEarl Sr. (1904-1983)
  		I11365c Sprague, Harold Arthur (1874-1953), wife, Morriss, AnnaBelle (1876-1953), and children, Sprague, Paul Raymond(1895-1966), Sprague, Maurice (1897-1974) and Sprague, VeraGladys (1900-1982)

  
  

  Headstones

  Sprague, Paul Raymond (1895-1966), and wife, Arwood, Hazel Leone (1898-1966) Grave stone at Rockton Township Cemetery, Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of August 24, 2010. [S138] Correspondent: Sprague, Dale E., Jr. [S138] Correspondent: Sprague, Dale E., Jr., note of January 13, 2019. [S138] Correspondent: Sprague, Dale E., Jr., note of November 16, 2019. [S5275] Correspondent: Sprague, Maurice. [S138] Correspondent: Sprague, Dale E., Jr., note of July 19th, 2003. [S138] Correspondent: Sprague, Dale E., Jr., note of June 16, 2018. [S138] Correspondent: Sprague, Dale E., Jr., "m. in "Hawthorne Home.".