Name |
Ross Ray Sprague [1] |
Born |
14 Oct 1888 |
Jefferson Twp., Mercer Co., OH, USA [2, 3] |
- Ohio Birth Index
Name: Ross Sprague
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 Oct 1888
Birth Place: Jefferston Township, Mercer, Ohio
Father: Frank Sprague
Mother: Olive Reeves
FHL Film Number: 914953
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Gender |
Male |
Census |
1900 |
Celina, Mercer Co., OH, USA [2] |
Sprague, John, Head, 43, born Aug 1856, married 25 year,born OH, father born OH, mother born VA, Bartender (yes the1880 census has Pa for mother's birthplace but this censushas Virginia written out)
Sprague, Olive, Wife, 47, born Apr 1853, married 25 years,8 children, 7 still living, born OH, parents born OH
Sprague, Ethel C., 17, born Sep 1882, born OH, parents bornOH
Sprague, J. A. (could be Jet) Earle, Son, 15, born Sep1884, born OH, parents born OH, Day labourer (Cracker (?)fac.)
Sprague, Ross R., Son 11, born Oct 1888, born OH, parentsborn OH, At school
Sprague, Jessie L., Daughter, 9 born May 1891, born OH,parents born OH, At school
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Census |
26 Apr 1910 |
Lima, Allen Co., OH, USA [3] |
ED20P3, 319 Hallen |
Ross Sprague head 25 mx1 2y OH OH OH checking clerk Ry,
Lucy wife 22 mx1 2y children 0/0 OH OH OH
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Draft Registration |
5 Jun 1917 |
Lima, Allen Co., OH, USA [3] |
World War I |
Name: Ross Sprague
Race: White
Marital status: Married, wife and 2 children
Birth Date: 14 Oct 1888
Birth Place: Celina Ohio
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: 551 No McDonald
Residence Place: Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA
Occupation: Checkman Penncy. R/R Co.
Build/Height: Medium/Medium
Hair/Eye: Dark/Brown
Date: 5June1917
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Census |
5 Jan 1920 |
Lima, Allen Co., OH, USA [3] |
ED22P3, 551 McDonald Street |
Ross Sprague head 31 rents OH US OH foreman R/R
Lucy wife _[written over] OH OH OH
Marjorie dtr ?9?[written over] OH
Eugene son 4 _/12 OH
Leo Gallagher BIL 18 single OH OH OH truckman R/R Co.
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Census |
17 Apr 1930 |
Lima, Allen Co., OH, USA [3] |
ED20P18S#210, 434 Hazel |
Ross Sprague head owns home $3600 owns radio 39 m18y OH USUS foreman freight house veteran?-no
Lucy wife 39 m18y OH Ireland OH waitress lunch stand
Marjorie C. dtr 19 single OH clerk drug store
Eugene J. son 15 OH
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Census |
12 Apr 1940 |
Lima, Allen Co., OH, USA [3] |
ED2-27AP8, 434 Hazel |
Ross Sprague head 51, owns home $3800, educ-H4, OH,foreman, Penn Freight
Lucy wife 49, educ-5, OH
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Social Security Number |
717-09-1386 [3] |
U. S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Name: Ross Sprague
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 14 Oct 1888
Birth Place: Celina Merce, Ohio
Father: Frank Sprague
Mother: Olive Reeves
SSN: 717091386
Notes: May 1937: Name listed as ROSS SPRAGUE
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Died |
22 Dec 1962 |
Lima, Allen Co., OH, USA [3] |
- Ohio Death Index
Name: Ross R Sprague
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 74
Birth Date: Est 1888
Residence Place: Lima, Allen, Ohio, USA
Death Date: 22 Dec 1962
Death Place: Lima, Allen, USA
Inquest Hospital: St Ritas Medical Center
Registrar's Certificate Number: 85909
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Buried |
Gethsemani Cemetery, Lima, Allen Co., OH, USA [3] |
- Record ID 79372592
URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79372592
Name Ross Ray Sprague
FullName Ross Ray Sprague
GivenName Ross Ray
Surname Sprague
Birth Date 14 October 1888
Birth Place Ohio, USA
Death Date 22 December 1962
Death Place Lima, Allen County,Ohio, USA
Cemetery Name Gethsemani Cemetery
City Lima
County Allen County
State Ohio
Country USA
Plot Section: d Plot: 115
Source.Title Find a Grave
Source.Maintainer Name corgilover
Source.Maintainer ID 46859310
Source.Date Added 27 October2011
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Notes |
- From Jane Sanderman Mason, correspondent, note of 19November 2020
Lima City Directory (Ohio)
1911: Sprague Ross (Lucy) checker h 319 Haller
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Lima City Directory (Ohio)
1914: Sprague Ross (Lucy) clk Penn RR, h 542 N McDonel
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The Lima News (Ohio) Friday 27 Feb 1914 p2
...Mrs. Olive Sprague, Lima lady who diedWednesay,...survive...The sons are Messrs. J. E., Ross andWarren Sprague, all of this city, and the daughters areMrs. William Osterhout of Independence; Mrs. WilliamVermillion, of Jefferson; Mrs. Thomas Makley and Mrs. J. S.Dallinger, of this city...
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Lima City Directory (Ohio)
1956: Sprague Ross (Lucy) formn Penn RR h 434 Hazel
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The Lima News (Ohio) Monday 28 Jan 1952 p2
Warren Sprague, 76, ...Surviving are ... two brothers, Jett591 Harrison-sv and Ross 424 Hazel-sv; three sisters, MrsMaggie Makely. Montpelier; Mrs Grace Osterhaut IndependenceKans., and Mrs Jessie Dellinger, Toledo...
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The Lima Citizen (Ohio) Sunday 23 Dec 1962 p2
Ross Ray Sprague, 74, of 434 Hazel Ave, retiredPennsylvania Railroad freight foreman, died at 6 pmSaturday in St Rita's Hospital where he had been a patientfor four days.Mr Sprague had been ill since June. He was born in Celinain 1888 and had been a Lima resident for 60 years. Heretired in 1957 from his job as foreman with the railroadafter completing 50 years of service.
He was a member of St Rosd Catholic Church, the Brotherhoodof Railroad Trainmen and was a 50-year member of thePennsylvania Railroad Employes honor roll.
Surviving in addition to his wife I Lucy are a daughter MrsHarold C (Marjorie) King Baltimore Md and one son E J(Gene) Sprague 570 Courtlandt Ave; two sisters Mrs JessieDellinger of Toledo and Mrs Maggie Makley of MountPleasant; one brother J E Sprague 591 Harrison Ave and fourgrandchildren.
Requiem High Mass will be at 930 a m Wednesday in St RoseCatholic Church with the Rt Rev W J McKeown as celebrant.Burial will be in Gethsem-ani Cemetery.
Friends may call at Cantwell-Sweet Mortuary after 8 pmMonday. [3]
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Person ID |
I130951 |
Sprague Project |
Last Modified |
21 Nov 2020 |
Family / Spouse |
Lucy Galliger, b. 2 Jul 1890, Washington Court House, Fayette Co., OH, USA , d. 21 Feb 1978 (Age 87 years) |
Married |
1909 [3] |
Children |
+ | 1. Marjorie Cecelia Sprague, b. 12 Jun 1910, Lima, Allen Co., OH, USA , d. 6 Sep 1992, Lima, Allen Co., OH, USA (Age 82 years) |
| 2. Kenneth John Sprague, b. 16 May 1913, Lima, Allen Co., OH, USA , d. 29 May 1913, Lima, Allen Co., OH, USA (Age 0 years) |
+ | 3. Eugene Joseph Sprague, b. 24 Jan 1915, Lima, Allen Co., OH, USA , d. 22 Apr 2007, Lima, Allen Co., OH, USA (Age 92 years) |
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Last Modified |
20 Nov 2020 |
Family ID |
F173691 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |