William Harris Sprake

1895 - 1971  (75 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	William Harris Sprake  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Born	15 Dec 1895	Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Jun 1971	Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	Laurel Hill Cemetery
  Age	75 years
  Person ID	I52461	Tree2020
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Charles Edwin Sprake,   b. 5 Jul 1868, Wales, England ,   d. 20 Sep 1896, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 28 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rachael H. Harris 2x ,   b. 6 Jul 1869, Cadoxton, Glamorganshire, Wales ,   d. 22 Jul 1931, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	9 Apr 1891	Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
  Notes	Newspaper Article - Monday, April 13, 1891 Wilkes-Barre Record - Took A Wilkes-Barre Bride - Charles Edwin Sprake of Plymouth was united in marriage to Miss Rachael Harris of Wilkes-Barre on Thursday at Snowden Cottage, Edmonston, at 8 o'clock p.m. by Rev. E. H. Snowden. The young people will reside in Edwardsville. Marriages - Sprake-Harris - In Forty Fort, April 9, 1891, Charles Edwin Sprake of Plymouth and Miss Racheal Harris of Wilkes-Barre, by Rev. E. H. Snowden of Forty Fort.
  Family ID	F19719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hazel S Kleintob,   b. 1895, Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Dec 1971  (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Charles G. Sprake,   b. 12 Jan 1928, Pennsylvania ,   d. 20 Aug 1998, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA  (Age 70 years)  [natural] 2. Robert C Sprake,   b. 15 Dec 1918, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Usa ,   d. 5 Oct 1985, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 66 years)  [natural] 3. William Harris Sprake,   b. 27 Jun 1916, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania ,   d. 29 May 1994, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States of America  (Age 77 years)  [natural]   4. Donald Jacgue Sprake,   b. 22 Dec 1934, Pennsylvania ,   d. 4 Dec 1973, Hollywood, Broward, Florida, USA  (Age 38 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F19821	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Newspaper Obituary - Jun 29, 1971 Wilkes-Barre Times Evening News - Obituaries - William H. Sprake - The death of William H. Sprake, 75, of 1830 W. 14th St., Erie, occurred yesterday in St. Vincent's Hospital, Erie, after an illness. He was born December 15, 1895 in Plymouth, and for 30 years lived in Erie where he was an auto mechanic with Dailey Chevrolet Company 19 years. He was a member of Delaware Avenue Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Hazel Klinetob Sprake; sons, William H., Jr., Wilkes-Barre; Robert C., Charles D., Erie; Donald J., West Hollywood, Fla.; 14 grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Viewing at the Burton Funeral Home, 602 W. 10th St., Erie, today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Services will be held Wednesday at 2 in Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, Erie. Interment will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery, there. Newspaper Obituary - June 29, 1971 Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Evening News - William H. Sprake - William H. Sprake, 75, of 1830 W. 14th St., Erie, died yesterday in St.Vincent's Hospital, Erie, after an illness. He was born in December 15, 1895, in Plymouth, and for 30 years lived in Erie where he was an auto mechanic with Dailey Chevrolet Company 19 years. He was a member of Delaware Avenue Baptist Church. Surviving are his widow, Hazel Klinetob Sprake; sons, William H., Jr., Wilkes-Barre; Robert C., Charles D., Erie, Donald J., West Holywood, Fla; 14 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home, 602 W. 10th St., Erie, today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Services will be held Wednesday at 2 in Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, Erie. Interment will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery, there.

  
  

• Sources

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