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David Sprong (M)
b. 19 October 1795, d. 2 April 1838
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Relationship=2nd great-grandfather of Cynthia Lee Sprong.

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     Pedigree for Cynthia Lee Sprong

     David Sprong, son of John Sprong and Mary Clark, was born on 19 October 1795 in Egg Harbor, New Jersey.

On 22 December 1827, David Sprong married Susannah Schumacher, daughter of Jesse Schumacher, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

David Sprong died on 2 April 1838 in Kensington, Pennsylvania, at age 42.

     Children of David Sprong and Susannah Schumacher:
Alfred John Sprong   b. 15 Oct 1825, d. 1849
David Henry Sprong+   b. 2 Aug 1832, d. 4 Jul 1924
Charles Wesley Sprong   b. 16 Mar 1835, d. 3 Jan 1837
Emma Lavina Sprong   b. 19 Apr 1837, d. Aug 1839


    David Sprong (M)
    b. April 1824

         

    David Sprong was a farmer.1 He was born in April 1824 in Ohio.

    Circa 1868, David Sprong married Mary (--?--).1 Select a Role for the 1900 Census.1

    Citations

    1. [S407] 1900 U.S. census, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, Belmont Township, enumeration district 183, supervisor's district 4, sheet 11, dwelling 181, family 181, online <www.genealogy.com>.

    David Henry Sprong (M)
    b. 2 August 1832, d. 4 July 1924
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    Relationship=Great-grandfather of Cynthia Lee Sprong.

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         Pedigree for Cynthia Lee Sprong
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    David Henry Sprong
    Taken at the Sprong reunion in Potter, Kansas, on 30 October 1919
         David Henry Sprong, son of David Sprong and Susannah Schumacher, was born on 2 August 1832 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1,2

    David Henry Sprong graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, with honors from the law department.2

    David settled the Sprong farm in Atchison, Kansas, in 1858; the exact date of the entry in the homestead book kept at the Atchison County Clerk's office is 26 August 1858. The land patent is dated August 1st of the following year and reads as follows:

    [the left margin reads "Patent US To David H Sprong"]
    The United States of America
    To all to whom these presents shall come greeting
    Whereas in pursuance of the act of Congress approved
    September 28 a850 entitled "An act granting Bounty land to
    certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in
    the Military service of the United States["] Warrant no 15,654
    for 160 acres issued in favor of Ebenezer Swift assistant
    Surgeon United States army Mexican War has been
    returned to the General Land office with evidence that the
    same has been duly located upon the Sourth West
    quarter of Section twenty-two in Township seven
    of Range Twenty-one in the district of lands subject
    to sale [of? or?] Kickapoo Kansas containing one
    hundred and sixty acres according to the official
    plat of the survey of the said land returned to the general
    land office by the surveyor General which has been
    assigned to David H Sprong. Now knowing that
    there is therefore Granted by the United States unto the
    said David H Sprong the tract of land above
    described. To have and to hold the said tract of land
    with the appurtenances thereof until the said David
    H Sprong and to his heirs and assigns forever.
    In testimony whereof I, James Buchanan, President
    of the United States of America have caused these
    letters to be made Patent and the seal of the General land
    office to be hereunto affixed.
    Given under my hand at the City of Washington the first day of
    August in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty
    nine and of the independence of the United States the Eighty fourth
              By the President James Buchanan
                   By JB Leonard [--?--]
                        J. McGranger [--?--]
                        of the General land office.3,4

    On 4 June 1860, David Henry Sprong married Caroline Amelia King in St. Louis, Missouri.

    On 30 September 1862, David Henry Sprong married Rachel Marie Halladay, daughter of Dandridge Halladay and Ann Maria Carson, in Round Prairie, Kansas.2

    An article appeared in the Topeka Capital on 20 September 1914 that celebrated the number of years David had been a Mason. It read, in part, "Potter boasts of a citizen who has several records that probably cannot be beaten in this state. David H. Sprong, of this place, has been a Mason for sixty-one years, and was secretary of Kickapoo Lodge No. 4, A. F. & A. M., for thirty-two years. Kickapoo Lodge, which now has its headquarters in Potter, is the fourth oldest Masonic lodge in Kansas. It was originally organized at the old town of Kickapoo, east of here, in November, 1855, and later moved to Potter. Mr. Sprong has been a member of Kickapoo Lodge for more than half a century. He first became a Mason in Philadelphia in 1853. He was at one time a Philadelphia lawyer. He was admitted to the bar under Judge William D. Kelley, of national fame, who afterwards was known in Congress as "Pig Iron Kelley." On account of poor health Mr. Sprong came to Kansas in 1857, abjured the law, and engaged successfully in farming. He is now retired and living in Potter at the age of 82."5

    On 25 April 1923 his wife Rachel Marie Halladay died at age 84 in Potter, Kansas, leaving David a widower at 90 years old.6,2,7

    David Henry Sprong died on 4 July 1924 at the home of his son, George Sprong, Round Prairie, Kansas, at age 91.2 He was buried in Round Prairie Cemetery, which is located in Leavenworth County, Kansas.8

         Children of David Henry Sprong and Rachel Marie Halladay:
    Sarah Cole Sprong+   b. 18 Aug 1863, d. Mar 1952
    Alice Mary Sprong   b. 21 Sep 1864, d. Oct 1939
    Oliver Tilson Sprong+   b. 2 Apr 1866, d. 31 May 1951
    Caroline Amelia Sprong   b. 24 Oct 1867, d. 5 Feb 1952
    Alfred John Sprong   b. 14 Jun 1869
    David Henry Sprong Jr.+   b. 29 Jan 1871, d. 24 Sep 1950
    Alexander Bacon Sprong   b. 3 Sep 1873, d. 5 Oct 1874
    Martha Susan Sprong   b. 27 Apr 1875, d. 9 Aug 1903
    Charles Garfield Sprong+   b. 30 Jul 1877
    Rachel Halladay Sprong+   b. 12 Jun 1879
    George William Sprong+   b. 8 Nov 1881, d. 11 Dec 1958

    Citations

    1. [S208] Howard Griffith Burdge, Sprong and Allied Families 1656-1953, card # 40 (record of David Henry Sprong).
    2. [S510] Obituary of David Henry Sprong.
    3. [S197] Pat Karl, "'Eva Sprong' (Pat Karl)," e-mail to Elizabeth Churchett, 14 Mar 2002.
    4. [S508] United States Land Patent, 1 August 1859.
    5. [S509] The Topeka Capital, 20 September 1914.
    6. [S208] Howard Griffith Burdge, Sprong and Allied Families 1656-1953, card #40 (record of David Henry Sprong--provides date, place of death).
    7. [S160] Debra Graden, "Re: Seeking information about a relative's grave in the Round Prairie Cemetery," e-mail to Elizabeth (Karl) Churchett, 2 June 2002.
    8. [S160] Debra Graden, "Re: Seeking information about a relative's grave in the Round Prairie Cemetery," e-mail to Elizabeth (Karl) Churchett, 2 June 2002, source for memo.

    David Henry Sprong1 (M)
    b. 16 September 1895
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    Relationship=1st cousin 1 time removed of Cynthia Lee Sprong.

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         David Henry Sprong, son of Oliver Tilson Sprong and Alice Jane Edwards, was born on 16 September 1895 in Kansas.2,1 Apparently he was born in the oldest house in Kansas.3

    David Henry Sprong was listed as a son in the 1900 US Federal Census, enumerated 1 June 1900, in the household of Oliver Tilson Sprong and Alice Jane Edwards of Leavenworth County (Kickapoo Township), Kansas. They lived at a rented farm..2

    David Henry Sprong was a teacher.3

    During WWI, David served his country as an ensign in the U.S. Navy. In the second world war, he was a lieutenant. After leaving active duty with the service, he became a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserve.3

    On 20 December 1929, David Henry Sprong married Bertha Celia Berg, daughter of Olaf Halverson Berg and Nickulena Nulnes, in Pomona, California.3

    Citations

    1. [S208] Howard Griffith Burdge, Sprong and Allied Families 1656-1953, page 47.
    2. [S13] 1900 U.S. census, Leavenworth County, Kansas, population schedule, Kickapoo Township, enumeration district 89, supervisor's district 1, sheet 1, dwelling 8, family 8, online <www.genealogy.com>.
    3. [S208] Howard Griffith Burdge, Sprong and Allied Families 1656-1953, card #65 (record of David Henry Sprong).

    David Henry Sprong III (M)
    b. 1904, d. 7 January 1978
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    Relationship=1st cousin 1 time removed of Cynthia Lee Sprong.

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         David Henry Sprong III, son of David Henry Sprong Jr. and Myrtle Grable, was born in 1904.1

    David Henry Sprong III married Eloise Richards.1

    David Henry Sprong III was a doctor.2

    During World War II, he served as a major in the Marine Corps.2

    David Henry Sprong III died on 7 January 1978 in Los Angeles, California.3

         Child of David Henry Sprong III and Eloise Richards:
    David Henry Sprong IV   (excluded)

    Citations

    1. [S208] Howard Griffith Burdge, Sprong and Allied Families 1656-1953, card #67 (record of David Henry Sprong, III).
    2. [S208] Howard Griffith Burdge, Sprong and Allied Families 1656-1953, card #67 (record of David Henry Sprong, III--this information in Aaron Sprong's handwriting).
    3. [S208] Howard Griffith Burdge, Sprong and Allied Families 1656-1953, card #67 (record of David Henry Sprong, III--the death date and place were handwritten in by Aaron Sprong).

    David Henry Sprong Jr. (M)
    b. 29 January 1871, d. 24 September 1950
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    Relationship=Granduncle of Cynthia Lee Sprong.

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    David Henry Sprong, Jr.
    From a photograph taken with his four brothers
    Photographs in possession of Cynthia Sprong Karl and Lyn Braden Mueller
         David Henry Sprong Jr., son of David Henry Sprong and Rachel Marie Halladay, was born on 29 January 1871 in Round Prairie, Kansas.1 Select a Role for the 1900 Census.2

    David Henry Sprong Jr. was teacher at ?? Campbell University in 1900.

    On 6 November 1901, David Henry Sprong Jr. married Myrtle Grable, daughter of Charles Austin Grable and Lucy Critchfield, in Effingham, Kansas.

    David and Myrtle went to California because of "the Bradens--they had been friends in Kansas, and Arthur Braden offered "Hal" a job teaching languages at Cal Christian College, where he was president. I think it was 1923. My parents (Norman and Alma Nell) were in high school at the time."3

    On 24 September 1950 David died in Los Angeles, California, at age 79, leaving Myrtle a widow.1 He was buried in Los Angeles, California.1

         Children of David Henry Sprong Jr. and Myrtle Grable:
    Wilbur Laverne Sprong   b. 23 Dec 1902, d. 23 Nov 1934
    David Henry Sprong III+   b. 1904, d. 7 Jan 1978
    Alma Nell Sprong+   b. 5 Mar 1908, d. 10 May 2003
    John Grable Sprong   b. 13 Oct 1917, d. c 1997

    Citations

    1. [S208] Howard Griffith Burdge, Sprong and Allied Families 1656-1953, card #49 (record of David Henry Sprong, II).
    2. [S405] 1900 U.S. census, Jackson County, Kansas, population schedule, town of Holton City, enumeration district 57, supervisor's district 1, sheet 12, dwelling 25x (Campbell University dormitory), family 26x, online <www.genealogy.com>.
    3. [S205] Lyn Mueller, "'Some answers' (Lyn Mueller)," e-mail to Elizabeth Churchett, 7 Apr 2002.

    Dirck Sprong (M)
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    Relationship=5th great-granduncle of Cynthia Lee Sprong.


      Edith Sprong (F)
      b. 12 May 1906, d. 12 May 1906
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      Relationship=1st cousin 1 time removed of Cynthia Lee Sprong.

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           Descendant Chart for David Henry Sprong

           

      On 12 May 1906 Edith Sprong died in Kansas, at age 0.1 She and a twin sister, children of Charles Garfield Sprong and Clara C. Hastings, were born on 12 May 1906 Kansas.1 She was buried on 15 May 1906 in Round Prairie Cemetery, which is located in Leavenworth County, Kansas.2

      Citations

      1. [S208] Howard Griffith Burdge, Sprong and Allied Families 1656-1953, card #50 (record of Chas. Garfield Sprong).
      2. [S160] Debra Graden, "Re: Seeking information about a relative's grave in the Round Prairie Cemetery," e-mail to Elizabeth (Karl) Churchett, 2 June 2002.

      Eightje Sprong (F)
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      Relationship=5th great-grandaunt of Cynthia Lee Sprong.


        Emma Lavina Sprong (F)
        b. 19 April 1837, d. August 1839
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        Relationship=Great-grandaunt of Cynthia Lee Sprong.

             Emma Lavina Sprong, daughter of David Sprong and Susannah Schumacher, was born on 19 April 1837.

        Emma Lavina Sprong died in August 1839 at age 2.



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