John Gerald Sproat

Brief Life History of John Gerald

When John Gerald Sproat was born in February 1886, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Christopher Wilson Sproat, was 26 and his mother, Alverette Brown, was 25. He married Grace Florence Elwell on 5 June 1919, in San Francisco, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in San Francisco, California, United States in 1920 and San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 22 May 1936, in Santa Clara, California, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Gerald Sproat
1886–1936
Grace Florence Elwell
1893–1990
Marriage: 5 June 1919
John Gerald Sproat Jr
1921–2008
Barbara Grace Sproat
1926–1980

Sources (19)

  • John G Sproat Sr. in household of Virginia Mills, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John G. Sproat - Government record: birth-name: John G. Sproat
  • John G Sproat, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Sprott .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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