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SPROUSE, Martin

SPROUSE, Martin

Male 1784 - 1874  (90 years)

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  • Name SPROUSE, Martin 
    Birth 1784  Louisa, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997
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    Gender Male 
    Burial Mar 1784  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military 1812  [1
    War of 1812 Veteran 
    Death 23 Mar 1874  Wilkesville Township, Vinton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11359  1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2016 

    Father SPROUSE, James,   b. Bet. 1727-1735, Fluvanna, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt. 1800, Louisa, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother THACKER, Massie 
    Family ID F3789  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 PACE PIERCE PIERSON, Frances,   b. Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef. 03 Sep 1840, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. SPROUSE, William
    +2. SPROUSE, Sophia T.,   b. Abt. 1825, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. SPROUSE, Mary Jane,   b. 17 May 1827, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1918, Jefferson,​ Fayette,​ Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     4. SPROUSE, Charlotte,   b. Abt. 1830, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. SPROUSE, Caroline,   b. Abt. 1838, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. SPROUSE, James H.,   b. Abt. 1839, Wilkesville Township, Vinton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3786  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2012 

    Family 2 MCLANE, Polly,   b. Abt. 1804 
    Marriage 03 Sep 1840  Gallia County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. SPROUSE, Steward,   b. Abt. 1842, Wilkesville Township, Vinton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. SPROUSE, Henry,   b. Abt. 1844, Wilkesville Township, Vinton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. SPROUSE, Hiram,   b. Abt. 1846, Wilkesville Township, Vinton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. SPROUSE, Josephine,   b. Abt. 1849, Wilkesville Township, Vinton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3787  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 May 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1784 - Louisa, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Mar 1784 - Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 03 Sep 1840 - Gallia County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Mar 1874 - Wilkesville Township, Vinton, Ohio Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S102] Archives - www rootsweb, (http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/).
      http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sprouse/Record%20War.HTM
      SPROUSE WAR RECORDS
      War of 1812 Sprouse Pension Files in the National Archives

      *Martin Sprouse S.O 14795, S.C. 9407 W.O 33178, W.C. 24005
      83y/o as of 29 Apr 1871. At that time a resident of Wilkesville, Vinton Co., Ohio. Married to Polly Holcomb 3/Sept/1840 in Vinton Co., Ohio(previously married to Benjamin Holcomb w/one son William who was 49 y/o on Aug 28, 1879). Was in Huntington Township in Gallia Co., Ohio and moved to Jeffersonville, Fayette Co., Ohio. He and Polly had four children Steward (born 1 year after marriage), Henry (born 2-3 years after marriage), Hiriam? and Josephine (married William Marks) in order of age. Steward and Hiriam both served in the Army, both in listed in 1861 and served three years. Both died after returning home, not sure how long after, but both died about the same time. Henry and Josephine both still alive in 1880. Henry and his wife had five children, he lived in Huntington Township in Gallia Co., Ohio. A letter in his pension file that stated that he was a poor man who could have used the money. Also stated that he moved from farm to farm due to money problems.

    2. [S129] AVS-Marriages - 1800-1958 - Ohio (ancestry.com), (ancestry.com), 3 Sep 1840, Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993.
      MARRIAGE - 3 Sep 1840, Gallia County, Ohio
      Name: Martin Sprague Or Sprouse
      Spouse: Mary Holcomb
      Film Number: 000317652