Mary Amelia Smiley

1851 - 1931  (~ 79 years)

• Name	Mary Amelia Smiley  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	May 1851	Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	22 Jul 1870	Placer Co., CA, USA   [3]
  Twp. 7 P.O.Bath R76P3S#448
  John Smiley 34 Ret. Grocer real estate $200/personal $1800 CanadaWest Naoma 29 CanadaWest children include Mary 19 CanadaWest
  Census	1880	Iowa Hill, Placer Co., CA, USA   [1]
  Sprague, S. M., 33, Keeps saloon, born VT, parents born VT Sprague, Mary A, Wife, 29, Keeps house, born Canada, parents born Canada Sprague, Elsworth, Son, 7, born CA, parents born VT and Canada Sprague, Burk, Son, 5, born CA, parents born VT and Canada Sprague, Orvill, Son, 2, born CA, parents born VT and Canada
  Census	1900	Placer Co., CA, USA   [1]
  Township 7
  Sprague, Sylvester M., Head, 52, born Apr 1848, married 27 years, born VT, parents born Canada and VT, Gold Miner Sprague, Mary A., Wife, 49, born May 1851, married 27 years, 8 children, 5 still living, born Canada, parents born Scotland and Canada, to USA 1870 Sprague, Orval L., Son, 22, born Mar 1878, single, born CA, parents born VT and Canada, Gold Miner Sprague, Delbert L., Son, 14, born Aug 1886, born CA, parents born VT and Canada, At school Sprague, Budd E., Son, 5, born Nov 1894, born CA, parents born VT and Canada
  Census	21 Apr 1910	Placer Co., CA, USA   [3]
  Twp 3 ED63P6AS#88
  Sylvester M. Sprague head 64 mx1 37y VT Germany VT butcher Mary A. wife 58 mx1 37y children 8/living 3 CanadaEng. Scotland CanadaEng. imm.1869 Adelbert L. son 23 single CA clerk bank Leland B. son 15 CA
  Census	1920	Sacramento Co., CA, USA   [1]
  Watts. Mildred, Head, 38, widowed, born CA, parents born VT and Canada Sprague, Mary, Mother, 68, widowed, born Canada, parents born Scotland and Canada, to USA 1869, alien Sprague, Delbert, Brother, 32, single, born CA, parents born VT and Canada, Bookkeeper '96   Flour Mill
  Census	1930	Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA   [1]
  Sprague, Delbert L., Head, 43, single, born CA, parents born VT and Canada, Bookkeeper '96   City School Dept Sprague, Mary A, Mother, 79, widowed, married 22 year, born Canada (English), parent born Scotland and Canada (English)
  Died	7 Feb 1931	Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA   [4]
  Notes	From Jane Sanderman Mason, correspondent, note of December 1, 2010 posted online by Betty Loose The Sacramento Union (California) 9 Feb 1931 Sprague-In this city, February 7, 1931, Mary A. Sprague, wife of the late Sylvester M. Sprague, mother of Mrs. Mildred E. Watts and Delbert L. Sprague of Sacramento, daughter of the late John and Delilah Smiley , sister of Mrs. William Black of Santa Cruz; a native of Canada, aged 80 years. Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral today (Monday) at 10:30 a.m. from the home of Clark, Booth and Yardley, 917 H Street. Entombment East Lawn mausoleum. [3, 4]
  Person ID	I319560	Sprague Family History on Guild
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	John Smiley,   b. Abt 1836, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Delilah [--?--],   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F121195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sylvester Moses Sprague,   b. 22 Apr 1846, VT, USA ,   d. 2 Jun 1916, Placer Co., CA, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1872	Sacramento Co., CA, USA   [1, 3]
  	From Jane Sanderman Mason, correspondent, note of December 1, 2010 posted online by Betty Loose Sacramento Daily Union (California) 1Jan1873 State and County Statistics for the year 1872 Marriages... 30 September S. M. Sprague to Mary A. Smiley ===== Record ID      70016::575505 URL      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=70016&h=575505 Name      S M Sprague Marriage License Place      Del Norte, California, USA Marriage Date       30 September 1872 Marriage Place      Sacramento Spouse      Mary A Smiley Notes      WT=Washington Territory; From Overland Monthly & Outwest Magazine Source.Title      Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2016 [4]
  Children	1. Ellsworth E. Sprague,   b. Jun 1873, CA, USA ,   d. Bef 1910  (Age ~ 36 years)   2. Burk Sprague,   b. Abt 1875, CA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Orville L. Sprague,   b. Mar 1878, CA, USA ,   d. 25 Feb 1903, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA  (Age ~ 24 years)   4. Mildred E. Sprague,   b. 1881, CA, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1946, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA  (Age 65 years)   5. Delbert Luther Sprague,   b. 4 Aug 1886, Iowa Hill, Placer Co., CA, USA ,   d. 26 Jan 1968, Sacramento Co., CA, USA  (Age 81 years)   6. Leland B. Sprague,   b. 2 Nov 1894, Iowa Hill, Placer Co., CA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2022
  Family ID	F114812	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - May 1851 - Canada Census - 1880 - Iowa Hill, Placer Co., CA, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of August 20, 2009. [S28] Correspondent: Mason, Jane Sanderman, note of November 28, 2010. [S28] Correspondent: Mason, Jane Sanderman, note of November 29, 2010. [S28] Correspondent: Mason, Jane Sanderman, note of December 1, 2010.