James W. Sproul
James W. Sproul was born around 1833 in New Jersey to James and Julia Sproul. His father was a farmer and carpenter who owned $7,000 of real estate and $1,200 of personal property by 1860. Sproul grew up and attended school in Raritan, New Jersey, and by 1850, he was working as a “merchants clerk.” He moved to Brooklyn, New York, by the early 1860s and earned a living as a grocer.
 
He married Elizabeth Newton around 1864, and they had three children: Ida, born around 1868; Albert, born around 1871; and James, born around 1874. They settled in New York City, and in 1870, they were living with Elizabeth’s father, a retired merchant who owned $5,000 of real estate and $80,000 of personal property. By 1880, he was working as a customs collector. His wife died in the early 1900s, and he died sometime after 1910.
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(1388)Sproul, James W.1833
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 15

  • (3150) [recipient] ~ Jonathan Sproul to James W. Sproul, 8 December 1862
  • (3160) [recipient] ~ Jonathan Sproul to James W. Sproul, 16 May 1862
  • (3162) [associated with] ~ Jonathan Sproul to Alice Sproul, September 1862
  • (3177) [recipient] ~ Jonathan Sproul to James W. Sproul, 10 July 1862
  • (3182) [recipient] ~ Wilson Sproul to James W. Sproul, 4 August 1864
  • (3186) [recipient] ~ Wilson Sproul to James W. Sproul, 2 May 1862
  • (3187) [recipient] ~ Jonathan Sproul to James W. Sproul, 21 September 1862
  • (5595) [recipient] ~ Wilson Sproul to James W. Sproul, 23 December 1861
  • (5599) [recipient] ~ Wilson Sproul to James W. Sproul, 20 September 1862
  • (5604) [recipient] ~ Wilson Sproul to James W. Sproul, 21 August 1863
  • (5612) [recipient] ~ Jonathan Sproul to James W. Sproul, 26 January 1862
  • (5613) [recipient] ~ Jonathan Sproul to James W. Sproul, 22 February 1862
  • (5614) [recipient] ~ Jonathan Sproul to James W. Sproul, 15 March 1862
  • (5629) [recipient] ~ Jonathan Sproul to James W. Sproul, 28 July 1862
  • (6281) [recipient] ~ Jonathan Sproul to James W. Sproul, 9 September 1862

People - Records: 6

  • (1388) Sproul, James W. is the [sibling of] (1351) Sproul, Jonathan
  • (1388) Sproul, James W. is the [sibling of] (1372) Sproul, Wilson
  • (1388) Sproul, James W. is the [sibling of] (1373) Sproul, Alice
  • (1391) Sproul, James is the [parent of] (1388) Sproul, James W.
  • (1412) Sproul, Garret is the [sibling of] (1388) Sproul, James W.
  • (1631) Sproul, Elizabeth is the [sibling of] (1388) Sproul, James W.

Places - Records: 1

  • (415) [birth] ~ New Jersey

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SOURCES

1850, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 8 March 1864