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Arthur Harland Sproul

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  • Name Arthur Harland Sproul  [1, 2
    Born 5 Apr 1878  Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • birth date & year from WWI draft registration
    Gender Male 
    Residence 27 Feb 1914  Toledo, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    residence at time of marriage to Anna Gelis 
    Residence 12 Sep 1918  Maumee, Lucas, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    WWI Draft Registration; living at 124 East Wayne Street; District Line Inspector for AT&T in Maumee, Ohio; nearest relative: wife Anna at same address; medium height & build; gray eyes & hair 
    Residence 1920  Waynesfield, Lucas, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    124 Wayne Street; age 40; born Maine to Maine parents; Inspector for Telephone Company; Renter 
    Buried Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Concordia Cemetery - Section 7 Lot 66
    Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery
    Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery
    Gelis - Sproul Family Plot - Concordia Cemetery - Section 7 Lot 66
    Gelis - Sproul Family Plot - Concordia Cemetery - Section 7 Lot 66
    Person ID I307  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Family Anna Augusta Sophia Henrietta Gelis,   b. 9 Feb 1884, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1927, Harrison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 28 Feb 1914  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • by H. Engelbrecht, pastor [of German Evangelical Lutheran Matthews Church] 2116 West 21st -- see image in Media Gallery
    Marriage of Arthur Sproul & Anna Gelis
    Marriage of Arthur Sproul & Anna Gelis
    Children 
     1. Living Sproul  [natural]
     2. Esther A Sproul,   b. 29 Aug 1917, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1994, Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Apr 1878 - Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Feb 1914 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - WWI Draft Registration; living at 124 East Wayne Street; District Line Inspector for AT&T in Maumee, Ohio; nearest relative: wife Anna at same address; medium height & build; gray eyes & hair - 12 Sep 1918 - Maumee, Lucas, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 124 Wayne Street; age 40; born Maine to Maine parents; Inspector for Telephone Company; Renter - 1920 - Waynesfield, Lucas, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Marriage of Arthur Sproul & Anna Gelis
    Marriage of Arthur Sproul & Anna Gelis
    Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery
    Gelis Family Lots at Concordia Cemetery
    Gelis - Sproul Family Plot - Concordia Cemetery - Section 7 Lot 66
    Gelis - Sproul Family Plot - Concordia Cemetery - Section 7 Lot 66

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini;), Registration Location: Lucas County, Ohio; Roll: 1832512; Draft Board: 0.
      Birth date: 5 Apr 1878
      Birth place:
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Lucas, Ohio
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ww1draft&h=32769196&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Registration Location: Lucas County, Ohio; Roll: 1832512; Draft Board: 0.


    2. [S8] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago C;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Waynesfield, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: T625_1407; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 551.
      Birth date: abt 1880
      Birth place: Maine
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Waynesfield, Lucas, Ohio
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=21204185&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Waynesfield, Lucas, Ohio; Roll: T625_1407; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 551.