Nellie May Sprague

1866 - 1944  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Nellie May Sprague  [1]
  Born	Jul 1866	NY, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Owego, Tioga Co., NY, USA   [1]
  Dwelling 106 & Family 107
  Bates, German A., Head, W, M, Born March 1861, Age 39, Married 13 years, Born NY, Both parents born NY, Farmer, Owns Farm with no mortgage. Bates, Nellie M., Wife, W, F, Born July 1866, Age 33, Married 13 years, Had 2 children, 1 living, Born in NY, Both parents born in NY. Bates, Mary L., Daughter, W, F, Born Sept. 1896, Age 3, Single, Born in NY, Both Parents born in NY. McDonald, G., Boarder, M, W, Born April 1880, Age 20, Single, Born NY, Both parents born in NY, Farm Laborer.
  Census	1910	Owego, Tioga Co., NY, USA   [1]
  Dwelling 114, Family 115
  Bates, German, H/H, W, M, Age 49, Married 23 years, Born NY, Father Mass, Mother NY, Engineer at Feed and Flour Mill, Owns a Home. Bates, Nellie M., Wife, W, F, Age 40, Married 23 years, Had 2 children, 1 child living, Born NY, Father born in NY, Mother born in NY. Occupation: None. Bates, Marion L., Daughter, W, F, Age 13, Single, Born in Penn, Father born NY, Mother NY, Occupation: None
  Census	1 Jun 1915	Owego, Tioga Co., NY, USA   [2]
  New York State Census, Creek Road. No Household Number.
  Bates, German A., H/H, W, M, 52, US Citizen, Engineer, Feed Mill. Bates, Nellie May, Wife, W, F, 47, US Citizen, Housework. Bates, Marion L., Daughter, W, F, 19, US Citizen, No Housework.
  Census	1920	Owego, Tioga Co., NY, USA   [1]
  Dwelling 70, Family 73
  Bates, German A., H/H, Owns Farm, W, M, Age 62, Married, Born NY, Father Mass. Mother NY, Engineer at the Mill, Working. Bates, Nellie M., Wife, W, F, Age 54, Married, Born NY, Father born NY, Mother born NY.
  Census	1 Jun 1925	Owego, Tioga Co., NY, USA   [2]
  New York State Census, Apalachin Creek Road. No Household Number.
  Bates, Nellie M., Wife, W, F, 58, US Citizen, Housework. Bates, German, H/H, W, M, 69, US Citizen, Engineer.
  Census	12 Apr 1930	Owego, Tioga Co., NY, USA   [3]
  Main Rd. from Penn. Line from Apalachin. Household 147 – Family 153.
  Bates, German, H/H, Owns, $2500, M, W, 73, Married @ 30, NY, NY, NY, Laborer, On Farm. Bates, Nellie, Wife, F, W, 63, Married @ 20, NY, US, NY, None.
  Census	11 Apr 1940	Apalachin, Tioga Co., NY, USA   [2]
  Little Meadow Road. Household 178.
  Bates, German, Owns, $3000, H/H, M, W, 83, Married, 10th Grade, Born NY. Bates, Nellie, Wife, F, W, 73, Married, 8th Grade, Born New York. Note: Residing at same residence in 1935.
  Died	1944  [4]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Apalachin, Tioga Co., NY, USA   [4]
  Notes	The 1924 obituary for George E. Sprague lists a surviving sister as NELLIE BATES of Appalachain, NY. From William G. Sprague, correspondent, note of October 26th, 2006    Nellie was born in July 1866, the same month that her mother, Cynthia Crosby Sprague died. It is highly probable that Cynthia Crosby Sprague may have died during the birth of Nellie Sprague. In the 1870 and 1880 census reports, Nellie Sprague is not found residing with any family members. Her name can not be found with certainty living in other homes.  It appears she was farmed out or orphaned throughout her youth. She first appears at age 33 in 1900 married to German Bates and living in the Town of Owego, Tioga County, NY. She is not found in the 1930 census.  Census reports state she had two children, Mary L. Bates, aka Marion L. Bates, and another unknown child who died in infancy. [1, 5] (Research): From William G. Sprague, correspondent, note of April 11, 2014 I know Nellie's age jumps around a little here, but her birth of July 1866 in the 1900 census matches her grave marker of 1866 –  1944. However, German's Birth year in 1900 is way off from what is cut into his grave marker. It looks to me like their age and birth dates didn't mean much to them over the years. [2]
  Person ID	I45030	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Francis Leander Sprague,   b. 1 Apr 1828, McDonough, Chenango Co., NY, USA ,   d. 13 Jul 1911, Boonville, Oneida Co., NY, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Cynthia Amelia Crosby,   b. 1832, NY, USA ,   d. 20 Jul 1866, McDonough, Chenango Co., NY, USA  (Age 34 years)
  Married	1852  [5]
  Family ID	F17493	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	German A. Bates,   b. 1857, NY, USA ,   d. 1947  (Age 90 years)
  Married	Abt 1887  [1, 5]
  Children	1. [--?--] Bates,   d. Infant + 2. Marian L. Bates,   b. 30 Sep 1896, Apalachin, Tioga Co., NY, USA ,   d. 20 Jan 1986, Auburn Memorial Hospital, Auburn, Cayuga Co., NY, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2014
  Family ID	F89272	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Jul 1866 - NY, USA Census - Dwelling 106 & Family 107 - 1900 - Owego, Tioga Co., NY, USA Census - Dwelling 114, Family 115 - 1910 - Owego, Tioga Co., NY, USA Census - New York State Census, Creek Road. No Household Number. - 1 Jun 1915 - Owego, Tioga Co., NY, USA Census - Dwelling 70, Family 73 - 1920 - Owego, Tioga Co., NY, USA Census - New York State Census, Apalachin Creek Road. No Household Number. - 1 Jun 1925 - Owego, Tioga Co., NY, USA Census - Main Rd. from Penn. Line from Apalachin. Household 147 – Family 153. - 12 Apr 1930 - Owego, Tioga Co., NY, USA Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, Apalachin, Tioga Co., NY, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones		Sprague, Nellie M. (1866-1944) Grave stone at Riverside Cemetery, Apalachin, Tioga Co., NY Contributor: Sprague, William G.
  		Bates, German A. (1857-1947) and wife, Sprageu, Nellie M. (1866-1944) Family stone at Riverside Cemetery, Apalachin, Tioga Co., NY Contributor: Sprague, William G.

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of October 26th, 2006. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of April 11, 2014. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of April 12, 2014. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of 9 April 2014. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of April 17th, 2006.