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William Harris Sprake

William Harris Sprake

Male 1895 - 1971  (75 years)


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  • Name William Harris Sprake  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Birth 15 Dec 1895  Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Jun 1971  Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    Person ID I59169  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Charles Edwin Sprake,   b. 5 Jul 1868, Wales, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1896, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rachael H. Harris,   b. 6 Jul 1869, Cadoxton, Glamorganshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1931, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 9 Apr 1891  Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F24763  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hazel S Kleintob,   b. 1895, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1971 (Age 76 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Harris Sprake,   b. 27 Jun 1916, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1994, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Robert C Sprake,   b. 15 Dec 1918, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Usa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1985, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Charles G. Sprake,   b. 12 Jan 1928, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1998, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Donald Jacgue Sprake,   b. 22 Dec 1934, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1973, Hollywood, Broward, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F19589  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • 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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    2. [S20] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Number: 177-05-5416; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    3. [S346] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2073; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0261; Image: 868.0; FHL microfilm: 2341807.

    4. [S247] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

    5. [S227] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Wilkes Barre Ward 6, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1370; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0140; FHL microfilm: 1375383.

    6. [S191] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Pennsylvania, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 563728; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147.

    7. [S31] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Wilkes-Barre Ward 9, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1597; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 238; Image: 671.