George B. Sprowls and Carrie A. Stillwagon
Husband George B. Sprowls 1 2
Born: 5 Mar 1862 - East Finley Twp, Washington Co, PA 2 3 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Simeon Sprowls (1822-1878) 1 2 4 Mother: Mary Montgomery (1828-Aft 1893) 4 5 6
Marriage:
Wife Carrie A. Stillwagon 2
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Father: A. J. Stillwagon ( - ) 2 Mother:
Children
1 M Harry V. Sprowls 2
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2 F Lena F. Sprowls 2
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3 M George B. Sprowls 2
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4 M Thomas Roy Sprowls 2
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5 F Helen G. Sprowls 2
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6 F Margaret Sprowls 2
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7 F Mary M. Sprowls 2
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General Notes: Husband - George B. Sprowls
He attended the schools of his native township and later a private normal school at West Finley, going from there to Washington and Jefferson College, at Washington, Pennsylvania, where he was graduated in the class of 1884. Before entering into business, he taught a term of school and then combined farming with dealing in vehicles and agricultural implements, and succeeding well in his merchandising. In the autumn of 1890, he came to Claysville and established his store in February, 1891. He did an annual business of over $100,000 and carried an immense stock, including all necessities for the farm and home. He handled the McCormick binders and mowers; fertilizers; Oliver chilled plows; grain drills; engines and threshers; gas fittings, stoves and ranges; cooking utensils; bicycles, paints, oils, varnishes, hardware, vehicles, machine repairs, buggies, carriages, and farm wagons; harness and saddles; whips, robes; wood and force pumps; lime and cement; woven wire fencing and sewing machines.
In politics he was a Democrat. He served one term as burgess, also served on the school board and for fourteen years or more was a notary public.
General Notes: Wife - Carrie A. Stillwagon
from West Finley Twp, Washington Co, PA
1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 487, 1395.
2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 928.
3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1395.
4 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 776.
5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 487, 733, 1395.
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Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1200.
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