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David Sprinkle

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David Sprinkle

Birth
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Death
21 May 1876 (aged 70)
Adams County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Stout, Adams County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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David Sprinkle was the son of Henry Sprenkle, who was originally from York Co., PA and gradually moved down the Shenandoah Valley during the 1780's, eventually settling in Shenandoah Co. Henry was married 2 or 3 times and David is a son of Henry's last wife, Mary.

Mary was widowed about 1814. She left VA in 1816 and brought her children to Highland Co., OH, where she is enumerated on the 1820 census as head of household in Brush Creek Twp.

David was a blacksmith and moved over into Adams Co. He married Elizabeth Metz on 14 Aug 1826 (family records) or 1828 (transcribed marriage records). They made their home in the little village of Jacksonville until about 1854, when David & Elizabeth and their children who were still at home, moved to the vicinity of Rome (also known as Stout), Green Twp., Adams Co.

David & Elizabeth had twelve children: Mary Catherine (McNary); George J.; Elizabeth (Porter); William Harrison; David K.; Thomas Jefferson; Samuel Marion; Louisa M. (Walker); Anna May (Bennett); Albert Jesse; John R.; & Martha Ellen (Test).

Elizabeth died in 1864 and David married Sarah McGovney before 1870.

David's gravestone was "missing" for many years. It was definitely not visible in the late 1960's when my parents & I walked the cemetery looking for it. And it was not visible in the 1980's when Adams Co. genealogical society members walked the cemetery and recorded the gravestones. Find A Grave volunteer Debbie J. was at the cemetery looking for another gravestone and came across David's and noticed it wasn't in the genealogical society's booklet. Apparently the tombstone had fallen and was covered by soil & grass for many, many years. Perhaps freezing and thawing brought it to the surface. Thanks to Debbie for finding it. (And now wife Elizabeth's gravestone, which was also "missing," has been found; see her memorial.)
David Sprinkle was the son of Henry Sprenkle, who was originally from York Co., PA and gradually moved down the Shenandoah Valley during the 1780's, eventually settling in Shenandoah Co. Henry was married 2 or 3 times and David is a son of Henry's last wife, Mary.

Mary was widowed about 1814. She left VA in 1816 and brought her children to Highland Co., OH, where she is enumerated on the 1820 census as head of household in Brush Creek Twp.

David was a blacksmith and moved over into Adams Co. He married Elizabeth Metz on 14 Aug 1826 (family records) or 1828 (transcribed marriage records). They made their home in the little village of Jacksonville until about 1854, when David & Elizabeth and their children who were still at home, moved to the vicinity of Rome (also known as Stout), Green Twp., Adams Co.

David & Elizabeth had twelve children: Mary Catherine (McNary); George J.; Elizabeth (Porter); William Harrison; David K.; Thomas Jefferson; Samuel Marion; Louisa M. (Walker); Anna May (Bennett); Albert Jesse; John R.; & Martha Ellen (Test).

Elizabeth died in 1864 and David married Sarah McGovney before 1870.

David's gravestone was "missing" for many years. It was definitely not visible in the late 1960's when my parents & I walked the cemetery looking for it. And it was not visible in the 1980's when Adams Co. genealogical society members walked the cemetery and recorded the gravestones. Find A Grave volunteer Debbie J. was at the cemetery looking for another gravestone and came across David's and noticed it wasn't in the genealogical society's booklet. Apparently the tombstone had fallen and was covered by soil & grass for many, many years. Perhaps freezing and thawing brought it to the surface. Thanks to Debbie for finding it. (And now wife Elizabeth's gravestone, which was also "missing," has been found; see her memorial.)

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He lived and died an honest man.
DAVID SPRINKLE
Born
Jan. 21, 1806
Died
May 21, 1876
Dear wife weep not for me.

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