Bio: Sprague, Adelbert
"Delbert" A. & Frankie Viola (Hatch)
Contact: Stan
----Source: Federal Census Records,
The Clark Co., WI History Buff Researchers, Helen Barber
Surnames:
Adelbert
"Delbert" A. & Frankie Viola (Hatch) Sprague Adelbert A. Sprague was born on Aug.
23, 1847 in New York, the youngest son of Hiram and Elizabeth Knapp Sprague. He
had two brothers, Oscar and Charles, and a sister named Mary. On December 26, 1874, he married Frankie Viola Hatch, the
daughter of Earlman Rogers and Lucina Wendell Hatch, in Clark County, Wisconsin
and he became a farmer. They had three children. The middle child, Florence
Della, born June 26, 1880, died on December 6, 1881. Mabel Deane was born on
August 28, 1877 and Ray Thornton was born on November 27, 1883. Ray married
Edith Ellen Rice and Mabel married Wesley F. Bolton. On October 5, 1888,
Adelbert was issued 93.94 acres in Section 4, Township 25-N in Clark County, by
the Eau Claire Land Office. On January 26, 1899, Adelbert died of consumption
and he is buried in the Neillsville City Cemetery, Pine Valley Township in Clark
County, Wisconsin. Census Records
1860 U. S. Federal Census - West Bend,
Washington County, Wisconsin
Name
Relation
Sex
Race
Age
Marital Status
Birth Place
Real Estate Value
Personal Estate Value
Occupation
Sprague, Hiram
head
m
w
48
m
New York
890
708
farmer
Sprague, Elisabeth
wife
f
w
40
m
New York
Sprague, Charles H.
son
m
w
18
s
New York
cooper
Sprague, Mary
daughter
f
w
16
s
New York
Sprague, Oscar
son
m
w
14
s
New York
Sprague, Delbert
son
m
w
12
s
New York
1870 U. S. Federal Census - West Bend,
Washington County, Wisconsin
Name
Relation
Sex
Race
Age
Marital Status
Birth Place
Real Estate Value
Personal Estate Value
Occupation
Sprague, Hiram
head
m
w
56
m
New York
1000
375
farmer
Sprague, Elisabeth
wife
f
w
48
m
New York
keeps house
Sprague, Mary
daughter
f
w
26
s
New York
Sprague, Delbert
son
m
w
22
s
New York
cooper
1880 U. S. Federal Census - Weston,
Clark County, Wisconsin
Name
Relation
Sex
Race
Age
Marital Status
Birth Place
Father Birth Place
Mother Birth Place
Occupation
Sprage, Delber
head
m
w
32
m
Wisconsin
farmer
Sprage, Frankie
wife
f
w
23
m
Wisconsin
keeps house
Sprage, Mabel
daughter
f
w
2
s
Wisconsin
The information regarding the subject individual being in the Civil War is
incorrect.
The data included in your website indicates Adelbert Sprague was 12 years
old in the 1860 Federal census for West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin.
While there were a very few drummer boys that were
accepted at the age of 13, who lied about their age, I hardly think he would
have been a 1st Sgt.
The official Illinois records indicate that A. A. Sprague (the name he used
when he signed up, was 21 years old on December 10, 1861 and that he joined
in Hudson. MI, which was where he lived at the time.
I am trying to find the date of death and place of burial for the individual
that did serve in the Civil War. I'll be glad to forward further
information if desired to prove your information is incorrect.
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