Eddy Ira Sprague

1865 - 1949  (83 years)

• Name	Eddy Ira Sprague  [1, 2]
  Born	8 Mar 1865  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Feb 1949  [2]
  Buried	Bedford Cemetery, Urbandale, Calhoun Co., MI, USA   [3]
  Notes	From F. Jeanne Johnson, correspondent, note of October 20th, 2007 Grandpa Sprague died at 34 Hinman Street in Battle Creek.  He was choir director at Upton Ave Methodist Church for many years.  When he worked at Eaton Mfg Co he made valves for automobiles.  While he worked there he bought a new 1927 4 door Oldsmobile Which he parked next to his model T ford Truck in the drive way of his home.  He never drove the truck. From F. Jeanne Johnson, correspondent, note of October 20th, 2007 From cousin Paul Tice:  Since mother (Madge Sprague Tice) was born on the [Sprague] farm south of the Sonoma Church, it would lead me to think he [Grandpa Sprague] was a farmer in his younger years.  He owned a Grocery Store at the SW corner of Jefferson (now Capital Ave, SW) and Goguac  in [Battle Creek]- Clark gas station is now on that corner...I remember Mother mentioning that as a girl they lived in an upstairs apartment which could have been over the grocery store. When I first knew him, in his 50s/60s, he was working at the Wilcox Rich (later Eaton Mfg Co.) on 20th Street - as his last employment; and before Social Security! Physical charactaristics:  One ear had a notch out of the top.  We were told a horse had kicked him! ?? (Sidelight:  Our 3rd child, Ronnie, 11 yrs after Joy, also was born with a notch in the same place!!)   He always walked with a limp and used a cane...He apparently had a bone disease which required surgery that left a large indentation on his heel. [4]
  Person ID	I40456	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Rev. Thomas Sprague,   b. 11 Mar 1812, Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY, USA ,   d. 26 Oct 1879  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Lucy Ann Millen,   b. 24 Aug 1821, Wyoming Co., NY, USA ,   d. 11 Feb 1905, LeRoy Twp., Calhoun Co., MI, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1851	Wyoming Co., NY, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F15230	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Franc Mae Canright,   b. 15 Dec 1866,   d. 10 Jun 1926, Urbandale, Calhoun Co., MI, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1885  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Ethel Floy Sprague,   b. 23 May 1887, LeRoy Twp., Calhoun Co., MI, USA ,   d. 1 Dec 1971, Waterford Twp., Oakland Co., MI, USA  (Age 84 years) + 2. Theda Catherine Sprague,   b. 2 Mar 1890, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, USA ,   d. 9 Mar 1965, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, USA  (Age 75 years)   3. Thera May Sprague,   b. 10 Apr 1891, LeRoy Twp., Calhoun Co., MI, USA ,   d. 8 Sep 1915, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, USA  (Age 24 years) + 4. Madge Crystal Sprague,   b. 2 Jan 1894, East Leroy, Calhoun Co., MI, USA ,   d. 6 Jun 1985, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, USA  (Age 91 years) + 5. Thomas Eldon Sprague,   b. 17 Dec 1895, East Leroy, Calhoun Co., MI, USA ,   d. 11 Apr 1990, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F98517	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Bedford Cemetery, Urbandale, Calhoun Co., MI, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Sprague, Eddy Ira (1865-1949), and his wife, Canright, Franc Mae (1866-1926)

  
  

  Headstones

  Sprague, Eddy Ira (1865-1949) Grave stone in Bedford Cemetery, Urbandale, Calhoun Co., MI

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Correspondent: Johnson, F. Jeanne, note of August 7th, 2006. [S112] Correspondent: Johnson, F. Jeanne, note of July 22nd, 2007. [S112] Correspondent: Johnson, F. Jeanne, note of August 16th, 2007. [S112] Correspondent: Johnson, F. Jeanne, note of 10/20/2007. [S429] Correspondent: Sprague, Charles.