John Stanley Sprague

Abt 1916 - 1954  (~ 37 years)

• Name	John Stanley Sprague  [1, 2]
  Born	Abt Jul 1916	PA, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Jack Sprague  [3]
  Census	3 Jan 1920	Milford, Pike Co., PA, USA   [1]
  219 Broad Street, Dwelling 17, Family 18
  Sprague, Frank H. (I68252), H/H, Rents, M, W, 33, Married, NY, NY, NY, Banker National Bank. Sprague, Susan M., Wife, F, W, 29, Married, NJ, NJ, NJ, None. Sprague, John S., Son, M, W, 3 years and 6 months old, Single, PA, NY, NJ, None.
  Census	5 Apr 1930	Wawarsing, Ulster Co., NY, USA   [1]
  27 Hickory Street, Dwelling 27, Family 33
  Sprague, Frank H. (I68252), H/H, Owns, $7000, Radio, M, W, 43, Married @ 28, NY, NY, NY, Agent Real Estate & Insurance. Sprague, Susan A., Wife, F, W, 39, Married @ 23, NJ, NJ, NJ, None. Sprague, John S., Son, M, W, 13, Single, Attending School, PA, NY, NJ, None. Sprague, Donald A., Son, M, W, 6, Single, Attending School, NY, NY, NJ, None.
  Military	World War II   [3, 4]
  	U. S. Navy
  	Ensign, 1942 Lieut., 1944
  Residence	1947	Ellenville, Ulster Co., NY, USA   [2]
  Died	17 May 1954	Reisterstown, Baltimore Co., MD, USA   [5, 6]
  Buried	Fantinekill Cemetery, Ellenville, Ulster Co., NY, USA   [5]
  Notes	From William G. Sprague, correspondent, note of November 3, 2009 While attempting to find a different Jack Sprague in the newspaper database, I found a Jack Sprague who turned out to be John Stanley Sprague I287219. There is no question as to who he is as he was referenced with his parents numerous times and also always appeared in the Ellenville area news section of The Kingston Daily Freeman newspaper. It appears that he was known as Jack all of his life, although the census report calls him John which I am sure was his real name. It also appears that he was a Lt. in Aug. 1944, but the newspaper page won't open at this time. Probably in the Navy as he was an Ensign in 1942. Will check this later. I limited it to entries that I thought would add something to his life. There were probably 6 entries that said he was home from Colgate college, but I only included one to show that he attended the college. The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, NY, Monday, November 01, 1937, Page 18: Ellenville News Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Sprague and son, Donald Sprague, of the Village (Ellenville) and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sprague of Roscoe spent the weekend at Hamilton, where they attended the Duke-Colgate football game and visited with Jack Sprague (I287219), who is a student at Colgate University. The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, NY, Tuesday, November 05, 1940, Page 7: Ellenville News Jack Sprague, of Upper Montclair, N. J., spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Sprague and remained until Tuesday to vote. The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, NY, Friday, June 29, 1934, Page 18: Ellenville News Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sprague (I68253) and son, William (I257961), of Middletown, were in town (Ellenville) on Monday to attend the graduation of the former's nephew, Jack Sprague (I287219). The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, NY, Wednesday, July 31, 1935, Page 6: Ellenville News Jack Sprague, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Sprague, is spending summer at Lake Hopatcong, N. J. The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, NY, Tuesday, November 28, 1939, Page 4: The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, NY, Tuesday, April 2, 1935, Page 16: Ellenville News Jack Sprague, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sprague, who attends Suffield Academy at Suffield, Conn., is spending the spring vacation at his parent's home. The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, NY, Tuesday, February 06, 1940, Page 10: Ellenville News Jack Sprague, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Sprague, has accepted a position with the Curtis-Wright Corporation, manufactures of airplane motors and located in Paterson, N. J.  Jack left Tuesday to take over his new duties. The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, NY, Saturday, October 31, 1942, Page 9: Ellenville News Word has been received by Frank H. Sprague that his son, Ensign Jack Sprague, has arrived safely in Australia. The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, NY, Saturday, February 09, 1946, Page 9: Ellenville News Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sprague of Albany spent the weekend at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Raymond, of Warren street (Ellenville). Ellenville News Jack Sprague has left for Newark, N. J. where he has a position in the Hames department store. [3]
  Person ID	I287219	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Frank Howard Sprague,   b. 5 Oct 1886, Livingston Manor, Sullivan Co., NY, USA ,   d. 3 Apr 1947, Veterans Memorial Hospital, Ellenville, Ulster Co., NY, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Susan Mae Ammerman,   b. 22 Aug 1890, Newark, Essex Co., NJ, USA ,   d. 10 Dec 1940, Ellenville, Ulster Co., NY, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1914  [1, 2]
  	From William G. Sprague, correspondent, note of March 4th, 2008 I recently sent you an obituary on Frank Howard Sprague I68252 and one for his 1st wife Susan Mae Amerman. In her obit it said they were married in Oct. 1916, but I found an article detailing their marriage and it was in Oct. 1914. Also her last name is spelled Ammerman instead of Amerman. Don't know which is correct. Orange County Times-Press, Middletown, NY, Tuesday, October 13, 1914, Page 2 Sprague –  Ammerman Port Jervis.  Oct. 9 –  Miss. Sue Ammerman, of Glen Gardner, N. J., and Frank Sprague, of Milford, Pa., were married at 5:30 o'clock Tuesday night at the First Presbyterian Church Glen Gardner, by Rev. E. B. England. Mrs. William Peters of Roscoe and Mrs. Edward Lance, of Glen Gardner, were matrons of honor; Miss Florence Skinner and Miss Emma Ley, of Orangewater, and Miss. Beulah Titman, of Phillipsburg were the bridesmaids.  Frank Sprague, of Roscoe, acted as best man.  The ushers were Charles Francisco, of Liberty; Kenneth Sprague and William Peters, of Roscoe, and Otto Keller, of Montclair. Tuesday night Mr. and Mrs. Sprague left for Old Point Comfort to spend their honeymoon.  They will reside in Milford, Pa. [7]
  Family ID	F102999	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Sarah Denman Raymond,   b. 1918,   d. 1991  (Age 73 years)
  Married	Y  [5]
  	From William G. Sprague, correspondent, note of July 10, 2010 There are two grave markers for John Stanley Sprague I287219. One is a standard funeral home metal marker with the name Pulling Service on it, but there is no such funeral home in Ellenville and in fact I can find no record of this funeral service any place. I thought it would lead me to where he died, but no such luck. I searched the local archives for an obituary on him with no luck so my guess is that he died in another area and the remaining family failed to put an obit in the Middletown newspaper. We know he was living in Albany in 1946 with his wife. Perhaps one will turn up some day, but nothing now. No luck with any social security records either. Cemetery records reflect he was buried on May 21, 1954. He is in Section 10, Lot 8 at Fantinekill Cemetery which is the Raymond family plot of his wife, Sarah Denman Raymond. I will send a separate photo of her marker as she is not listed yet. Although the Raymond family are Ellenville people, I have had little luck on finding information about them so far. Will have to dig further. I recall her father being Charles Denman Raymond who is not buried in the plot, but his wife and Sarah's mother (Frances M. Wentworth) is buried in this plot. Denman was a prominent family in the Neversink Grahamsville NY area so they must be connected to them somehow.  On John's military stone, there was some cement or something I could not clean up on his rank, but I believe it was LCDR, which I would guess stands for Lt. Commander. We know he was a Lt. but I am not a Navy guy and have guessed the rest. I would love to see somebody from this family pop up and fill in some blanks since I have come to admire this family and the role they played in the Village of Ellenville. There is a Sprague Court in the Village, but haven't found any relatives yet. For what I assumed was a fairly wealthy and prominent family, I would have thought that their markers would have been larger. [5]
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F118400	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt Jul 1916 - PA, USA Census - 219 Broad Street, Dwelling 17, Family 18 - 3 Jan 1920 - Milford, Pike Co., PA, USA Census - 27 Hickory Street, Dwelling 27, Family 33 - 5 Apr 1930 - Wawarsing, Ulster Co., NY, USA Residence - 1947 - Ellenville, Ulster Co., NY, USA Died - 17 May 1954 - Reisterstown, Baltimore Co., MD, USA Buried - - Fantinekill Cemetery, Ellenville, Ulster Co., NY, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones		Sprague, John Stanley (1916-1954) There are two grave markers for John Stanley Sprague. One is a standard funeral home metal marker with the name Pulling Service on it, but there is no such funeral home in Ellenville, Ulster Co., NY and in fact I can find no record of this funeral service any place. I thought it would lead me to where he died, but no such luck. I searched the local archives for an obituary on him with no luck so my guess is that he died in another area and the remaining family failed to put an obit in the Middletown newspaper. We know he was living in Albany in 1946 with his wife. Perhaps one will turn up some day, but nothing now. No luck with any social security records either. Cemetery records reflect he was buried on May 21, 1954. He is in Section 10, Lot 8 at Fantinekill Cemetery which is the Raymond family plot of his wife, Sarah Denman Raymond. I will send a separate photo of her marker as she is not listed yet. Although the Raymond family are Ellenville people, I have had little luck on finding information about them so far. Will have to dig further. I recall her father being Charles Denman Raymond who is not buried in the plot, but his wife and Sarah's mother (Frances M. Wentworth) is buried in this plot. Denman was a prominent family in the Neversink Grahamsville NY area so they must be connected to them somehow. On John's military stone, there was some cement or something I could not clean up on his rank, but I believe it was LCDR, which I would guess stands for Lt. Commander. We know he was a Lt. but I am not a Navy guy and have guessed the rest. I would love to see somebody from this family pop up and fill in some blanks since I have come to admire this family and the role they played in the Village of Ellenville. There is a Sprague Court in the Village, but haven't found any relatives yet. For what I assumed was a fairly wealthy and prominent family, I would have thought that their markers would have been larger. William G. Sprague 12 July 2010
  		Sprague, John Stanley (1916-1954) There are two grave markers for John Stanley Sprague. One is a standard funeral home metal marker with the name Pulling Service on it, but there is no such funeral home in Ellenville, Ulster Co., NY and in fact I can find no record of this funeral service any place. I thought it would lead me to where he died, but no such luck. I searched the local archives for an obituary on him with no luck so my guess is that he died in another area and the remaining family failed to put an obit in the Middletown newspaper. We know he was living in Albany in 1946 with his wife. Perhaps one will turn up some day, but nothing now. No luck with any social security records either. Cemetery records reflect he was buried on May 21, 1954. He is in Section 10, Lot 8 at Fantinekill Cemetery which is the Raymond family plot of his wife, Sarah Denman Raymond. I will send a separate photo of her marker as she is not listed yet. Although the Raymond family are Ellenville people, I have had little luck on finding information about them so far. Will have to dig further. I recall her father being Charles Denman Raymond who is not buried in the plot, but his wife and Sarah's mother (Frances M. Wentworth) is buried in this plot. Denman was a prominent family in the Neversink Grahamsville NY area so they must be connected to them somehow. On John's military stone, there was some cement or something I could not clean up on his rank, but I believe it was LCDR, which I would guess stands for Lt. Commander. We know he was a Lt. but I am not a Navy guy and have guessed the rest. I would love to see somebody from this family pop up and fill in some blanks since I have come to admire this family and the role they played in the Village of Ellenville. There is a Sprague Court in the Village, but haven't found any relatives yet. For what I assumed was a fairly wealthy and prominent family, I would have thought that their markers would have been larger. William G. Sprague 12 July 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of February 6th, 2008. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of March 2nd, 2008. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of November 3, 2009. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of May 15th, 2008. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of July 10, 2010. [S4544] Correspondent: Sprague, Susan Raymond, note of February 5, 2017. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of March 4th, 2008.