Frances Melissa Brown and William Titus Sprague

WILLIAM TITUS SPRAGUE was born November 13, 1844 in New York,⁴¹¹² and died September 21, 1915 in Ellington, Chautauqua, New York.⁴⁵⁶ He is buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Ellington, Chautauqua, New York.^{456, 4112}

He married (1) FRANCES MELISSA BROWN, daughter of ELIZA MERRILL and WILLIAM MERRILL BROWN. She was born in 1848 in New York.

He married (2) VIOLA T. HUNTINGTON on October 12, 1876 in Ellington, Chautauqua, New York.³⁵⁷⁶ She was born February 3, 1851 in Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York,^{3576, 456} and died February 25, 1935 in Ellington, Chautauqua, New York.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Ellington, Chautauqua, New York.⁴⁵⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • William Merrill Brown Descendant Report (Ancestor of Frances M. Brown)

Children of FRANCES MELISSA BROWN and WILLIAM TITUS SPRAGUE:

1. EDNA SPRAGUE, d. before June, 1875.
2. CHARLES SPRAGUE, d. before June, 1875.
3. ELVA EVELYN SPRAGUE, b. March 15, 1870, Ellington, Chautauqua, New York;^{3576, 6314} m. (1) WILLIE R. FULLER on October 4, 1888 in Ellington, Chautauqua, New York⁷³⁷⁶, m. (2) LEE HARRIS DIXON in 1898, m. (3) FRANK CARPENTER ADAMS; d. October 13, 1945, East Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York.⁶³¹⁴

Newspaper Articles

Randolph Register, July 17, 1914³⁷⁵¹

Mrs. Elva Dickson of Philadelphia arrived Monday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Titus Sprague.

Obituaries

Jamestown Journal, September 21, 1915⁴¹¹²

TITUS SPRAGUE

Ellington, Sept. 21 — Titus Sprague, a retired farmer who has spent his entire life in Ellington town and village, died at his home here at an early hour today, after a six months' illness, only the last day or two being critical. Mr. Sprague was a successful farmer and about ten years ago retired and moved to the village. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Olive Huntington Sprage, and by four children, Mrs. Elva Dixon of Philadelphia, Archie Sprague of Gary, Ind., Mrs. Arlie Gates of Ellington and Harry Sprague of Newark, N. J.

Mr. Sprague was aged 70 years, 10 months, and 8 days. The funeral services will be held at the late home Friday at two o'clock.

Jamestown Evening Journal, October 2, 1915¹²⁷⁹⁷

Titus W. Sprague was born in the township of Ellington on Jan. 26, 1845, and died in this village on Sept. 21, 1915, where he had spent the past 21 years. With the exception of seven years at Steamburg his entire life was passed in Ellington. He was married on Oct. 12, 1875, to Miss Viola Huntington, who with the four children, Elva Sprague Dixon of Philadelphia, Pa., Arlie Sprague Gates of Ellington, Harry of Newark, N. J., and Archie of Cary, Ind., survives him. He was an unusually friendly boy, an honorable and upright man, known and liked by all. He was a farmer through most of his life and was well until last spring when he suffered a slight stroke. Since then he had been unable to work, although up and about until the morning of his death, when he was unable to dress and called assistance, passing away within a few minutes of hardening of the arteries.

The funeral was held at the home on Friday at 2 p. m., conducted by Ellington lodge No 915, I. O. O. F., who marched from their hall in a body. In the absence of Rev. Snyder pastor of the M. E. church, of which Mr. Sprague was a member, Ref. John Merrill, a friend of the family, spoke words of comfort and cheer in his usual pleasing manner. Two beautiful hymns were sung by Mrs. Curtis and Mrs. Benedict, and the flowers given by friends and neighbors completely covered the casket. Interment was made in the Pioneer cemetery in this village.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
18503272	South Valley, Cattaraugus, New York	William Merrill Brown Eliza Merrill Charles Luther Brown George Porter Brown Hiram Lazell Brown James F. Brown Jane Brown Frances Melissa Brown
June 25, 18603285	Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York	Eliza Merrill Hiram Lazell Brown James F. Brown Frances Melissa Brown
June 24, 18656052	Cold Spring, Cattaraugus, New York	Charles Luther Brown Eliza Merrill Hiram Lazell Brown Frances Melissa Brown
July 8, 18703249	Conewango, Cattaraugus, New York	Frances Melissa Brown William Titus Sprague Elva Evelyn Sprague Eliza Merrill
June 1, 187512798	Ellington, Chautauqua, New York	Frances Melissa Brown William Titus Sprague Elva Evelyn Sprague
June 5, 18803577	Ellington, Chautauqua, New York	William Titus Sprague Elva Evelyn Sprague