Doddridge County Roots

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Francis SPRAY

Francis SPRAY

Male 1800 - 1890  (~ 90 years)

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  • Name Francis SPRAY 
    Born CA 1800  Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Birth date on headstone is May 2 1793. But age 50 and 60 in the 1850 and 1860 censuses put it in about 1800, while age 65 in the 1870 Census puts it in about 1805.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 10 Mar 1890  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried St. Clare Catholic Cemetery, St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I30299  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2018 

    Family Mary Katherine ___,   b. 6 Mar 1816, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1862  (Age 46 years) 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      Francis Spray, 50, b. Germany, farmer; Catharine, 25, b. Germany; Francis, 14, b. Germany.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      Francis Spray, 60, b. Germany, farmer; C. (female), 50, b. Germany; J. (male), 9, b. Virginia.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp):
      Francis Spray, 65, b. Germany, farmer; John, 19, b. Va, farmer. [5]
    Children 
    +1. Francis SPRAY,   b. CA 1835, Hanover, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1864, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years)
    +2. John H. SPRAY,   b. 30 Sep 1850, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1924, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F11656  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    2. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    3. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S5] Headstone.

    5. [S1567] Marriage record of son.