
James Sperry Sr. and Elizabeth Rowley
Husband James Sperry Sr. [2511]
Born: 23 Dec 1779 - , Waterbury, New Haven, CT 1 2 3 4 5
Christened:
Died: 19 Jan 1842 - , Coal Grove, Lawrence, OH 1 2 6 7 8 9 10
Buried: 1842 - Bruce Graveyard, Little Ice Creek, Lawrence, OH 1 11
Father: Samuel Sperry Jr. [2659] (Abt 1730-1801)
Mother: Mary Roberts [4119] (1735-)
Married: 12 May 1826 - , , Lawrence, OH 11 12 13 14 15
Other
Spouse: Sarah Ferguson [2660] (Abt 1782-1824/1826) 5 - , Haverhill, Scioto, OH 5 14More records for this person:
Military, War of 1812, soldier of the Ohio Militia, 13 Jul 1813
Will 16, 16 Apr 1842 - , , Lawrence, OH
Other references 11 17 18 19
Wife Elizabeth Rowley [2510]
Born: Abt 1790 - , , Allegheny, PA 2 11 14 20
Christened:
Died: 9 Aug 1866 - , Coal Grove, Lawrence, OH 11 20 21
Buried: Aug 1866 - , Coal Grove, Lawrence, OH 11
Father: Joseph Langrell Rowley [445] (1750-1849)
Mother:More records for this person:
Other references 11 17 18 22 23 24
Children
1 F Mary Jane Sperry [2513] 5 14 22 26
AKA: Mary Ann Sperry 25
Born: 12 Aug 1827 - Ice Creek, Perry, Lawrence, OH 1 2 5 11 14 26
Christened:
Died: 19 Jul 1869 - , Sheridan, Lawrence, OH 1 11 14
Buried: 1869 - Bruce Graveyard, Little Ice Creek, Lawrence, OH 1
Spouse: Isaac Skelton [2516] (1822-1896) Marr: 31 Jul 1845 - , , Lawrence, OH 11 14 26 27 28
2 F Lucinda Alice Sperry [2514]
Born: 12 Sep 1829 - Ice Creek, Perry, Lawrence, OH 2 5 11 14 29 30 31
Christened:
Died: 25 Jun 1910 - , Coal Grove, Lawrence, OH 30 32 Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Buried: 27 Jun 1910 - Woodland Cemetery, Coal Grove, Lawrence, OH 11 32
Spouse: John William Mayhew [2517] (1830-1867) Marr: 18 May 1853 - Ice Creek, Perry, Lawrence, OH 11 28 33
Spouse: Dr. Willis Gills [2518] (1820-1901) Marr: 25 Oct 1868 - , Coal Grove, Lawrence, OH 34 35 36. (Divorced)
3 M Thomas Rowley Sperry [2515]
Born: 19 Aug 1833 - Ice Creek, Perry, Lawrence, OH 2 5 11 14 18 20 37 38 39 40
Christened:
Died: 1 Apr 1917 - , , , CA 18 37 39 41
Buried: Apr 1917 - Wheatland Cem, Wheatland, Yuba, CA 18 37 39
Spouse: Almeda Scott Shaler [2519] (1841-1890) Marr: 31 May 1862 - , Nevada City, Nevada Co, CA 2 11 14 20
Sources:
1 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/.
2 L1899.1. Rowley-Sperry Family Memoirs, (letter) by Thomas Rowley Sperry, 1899, California written to George Steele Skilton (6 pp); papers compiled by George Steele Skilton; on file at Whitney Library, New Haven, CT (Mss. No. B35, Box XIX, Folder J, letter dated 15 Oct. 1899.)
3 L1981.1. 'Sperry Family Genealogy' ( aka Sperry Family Collection, 1839-1981, Document Number 3), (manuscript) by Donald Lines Jacobus; with papers by Skilton, George Steele; kept with Skilton's papers on file at Whitney Library, New Haven, CT (Mss. No. B35, Box II, Folder C, pp. 16-17, 627-628 and 1162-3.); also available scan at http://newhavenmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_igallery&view=igcategory&id=225&Itemid=94, abt 1778.
4 M062. Skelton Family Genealogy File (Gedcom), (database) A Gedcom Genealogy computer file, by Skelton, Earl, compiler, Washington D.C, 1999; A digital copy is in my computer files, abt 1778.
5 "Tree Tracer", Rootsweb Family Tree (genealogy) by Caroline Marshall Hall Stanton, compiler, database "emerson-milam" (Aug. 2006); published on the internet by the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=rompina&surname=Sperry.
6 A161. Lawrence County Administration Records, 1840s (OH), V. ?, 1842 Apr 16, "James Sperry's Will";, kept by the Lawrence County Probate Court; duplicates at Ohio University Libraries, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, abt 1842.
7 B200. History of the State of California and Biographical Record of the Sacramento Valley, by Guinn, J.M, compiler (The Chapman Publishng Co.: Chicago IL, 1906), abt 1842.
8 L1981.1. 'Sperry Family Genealogy' ( aka Sperry Family Collection, 1839-1981, Document Number 3), (manuscript) by Donald Lines Jacobus; with papers by Skilton, George Steele; kept with Skilton's papers on file at Whitney Library, New Haven, CT (Mss. No. B35, Box II, Folder C, pp. 16-17, 627-628 and 1162-3.); also available scan at http://newhavenmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_igallery&view=igcategory&id=225&Itemid=94, abt 1842.
9 M062. Skelton Family Genealogy File (Gedcom), (database) A Gedcom Genealogy computer file, by Skelton, Earl, compiler, Washington D.C, 1999; A digital copy is in my computer files, abt 1842.
10 "Tree Tracer", Rootsweb Family Tree (genealogy) by Caroline Marshall Hall Stanton, compiler, database "emerson-milam" (Aug. 2006); published on the internet by the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project, at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=rompina&surname=Sperry, abt 1842.
11 M062. Skelton Family Genealogy File (Gedcom), (database) A Gedcom Genealogy computer file, by Skelton, Earl, compiler, Washington D.C, 1999; A digital copy is in my computer files.
12 A066. Lawrence County Marriage Records (OH), V 1-3, 1817-1857, kept by Lawrence County Courthouse, OH; A transcription is published online by USGenweb at http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/lawrence/marriages/mb1thru3/atoz.txt; also online index at http://lawrencecountyohio.com/marriages/marriages/1_2_3/1_2_3csnew.htm.
13 A213. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997" (database and scans of original records), by Various County Courts throughout Ohio; published on the internet by at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614804, by 'John Jones, Minister of the Gospel'.
14 L1981.1. 'Sperry Family Genealogy' ( aka Sperry Family Collection, 1839-1981, Document Number 3), (manuscript) by Donald Lines Jacobus; with papers by Skilton, George Steele; kept with Skilton's papers on file at Whitney Library, New Haven, CT (Mss. No. B35, Box II, Folder C, pp. 16-17, 627-628 and 1162-3.); also available scan at http://newhavenmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_igallery&view=igcategory&id=225&Itemid=94.
15 M009. International Genealogical Index, database kept by LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.
16 A161. Lawrence County Administration Records, 1840s (OH), V. ?, 1842 Apr 16, "James Sperry's Will";, kept by the Lawrence County Probate Court; duplicates at Ohio University Libraries, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, 1842 Apr 16.
17 A063. Lawrence County Administration Records (OH), V. 2, 1850 June 8, kept by the Ohio University Libraries, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701.
18 CM038. Yuba County Cemeteries (CA), transcribed by the DAR, 1991, California DAR Genealogical Records, Committee Report; Published paper.
19 L1872.1 "Memories of Lawrence County, Ohio," (letter) by Reverand Gilruth, James, a Methodist Minister; published in the Irontown Register Newspaper Feb-Jul 1872; and re-published on the internet at http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/lawrence/letters/gilruth.txt.
20 B200. History of the State of California and Biographical Record of the Sacramento Valley, by Guinn, J.M, compiler (The Chapman Publishng Co.: Chicago IL, 1906).
21 N35. Cincinnati Daily Times Newspaper, (OH), 1866.
22 A161. Lawrence County Administration Records, 1840s (OH), V. ?, 1842 Apr 16, "James Sperry's Will";, kept by the Lawrence County Probate Court; duplicates at Ohio University Libraries, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701.
23 B200. History of the State of California and Biographical Record of the Sacramento Valley, by Guinn, J.M, compiler (The Chapman Publishng Co.: Chicago IL, 1906), p. 693.
24 M066. Historical Sketch of Lawrence, OH: "Grandfather's Diary," (journal) by Mr. Edwards sr; published by The Ironton Evening Tribune: Ironton, OH, Oct 8, 1949; copy transcribed by grandson H.M. Edwards, 2001, and published on the internet at http://lawrencecountyohio.com/townships/index/township_index.htm.
25 A213. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997" (database and scans of original records), by Various County Courts throughout Ohio; published on the internet by at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614804.
26 M142. "Families Related to V. Arlo and Glenna M (Skelton) Henderson," (message board) by Henderson, Glenna, published on the internet by oregontrail.net at http://www.oregontrail.net/~vernon/pafg54.htm, 2002.
27 A213. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997" (database and scans of original records), by Various County Courts throughout Ohio; published on the internet by at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614804, by James Kelley (" M.E.", Methodist Episcopal).
28 M224. Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958 (database) available on the internet at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681001.
29 A021. Ohio Death Certificates, kept by the Ohio State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Columbus, OH, Uses last name Mayhew; states b. Sept. 11th, 1820.
30 A232. Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001 (database and scanned records), by FamilySearch.org, available on the internet at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2128172.
31 C90. United States Federal Census, year 1900.
32 A021. Ohio Death Certificates, kept by the Ohio State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Columbus, OH.
33 A213. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997" (database and scans of original records), by Various County Courts throughout Ohio; published on the internet by at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614804, May 18, 1853 by 'Marcus L King'.
34 L1981.1. 'Sperry Family Genealogy' ( aka Sperry Family Collection, 1839-1981, Document Number 3), (manuscript) by Donald Lines Jacobus; with papers by Skilton, George Steele; kept with Skilton's papers on file at Whitney Library, New Haven, CT (Mss. No. B35, Box II, Folder C, pp. 16-17, 627-628 and 1162-3.); also available scan at http://newhavenmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_igallery&view=igcategory&id=225&Itemid=94, says Sept 1868.
35 M062. Skelton Family Genealogy File (Gedcom), (database) A Gedcom Genealogy computer file, by Skelton, Earl, compiler, Washington D.C, 1999; A digital copy is in my computer files, says Sept 1868.
36 A213. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997" (database and scans of original records), by Various County Courts throughout Ohio; published on the internet by at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614804, says Oct. 25th, 1868 by "E. Shacker Bap. Minister."
37 CM081. Wheatland Cemetery (Yuba, CA) (cemetery records) published on the internet by rootsweb.com at http://www.yubaroots.com/births/, transcribed by Kathy Sedler, 2003.
38 M065. "California Genealogical Records Committee Report, Feather River Chapter," (report) by the Genealogical Records Committee, 1993. A reprint of The Great Register of Yuba County, CA, 1890, Part II, V. 52.
39 M290. Yuba County Death Index, (database) published on the internet at http://www.yubaroots.com/deaths/, last updated Sept 2007.
40 M292. 1892 Great Register of Yuba County (CA) (database) by Rosemary Tonjes, transcriber; published on the internet at http://www.yubaroots.com/registers/gr1892-17.htm, 1892. 2003-2005.
41 N187. Sacramento Union (Sacramento, CA), (newspaper) with scans published on the internet by the Caliufornia Digital Newspaper Collection at http://cdnc.ucr.edu.
Rowley Genealogy Site & Family Charts, compiled by I. Rowley, version of Nov. 10, 2016.
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