U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sprigg, Edward G. (d. 1880) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Pages 425-426 Edward G. Sprigg was born early in the 19th century in Maryland, and in 1831 married Martha J. Smith of Lewis county, who was a native of Maryland. Their children were, John S., Sarah Ann, Amanda E., James D., Mary E., William, Debora J., Morgan D., Frederick P., Anna and Martha J. and one child not named. Not long after the formation of Braxton county, Mr. Sprigg came to the county and settled on the Elk river near Sutton, and for many years there he owned and operated the Dyer mill, afterward called the Sprigg mill. The mill was washed away in the flood of 1861. The latter years of his life he spent on his farm near Boiling Green, where his son, Morgan D. Sprigg, now lives. Mr. Sprigg and his wife lived to a good old age, and were buried in the Skidmore cemetery, where rest several of their descendants. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Register of Deaths, Braxton County, WV (Page 46, Line Numbered 2) FULL-NAME: Edward G. Sprigg BIRTH-PLACE: Maryland DEATH-DATE: December 27, 1880 DEATH-PLACE: Braxton Co. MARITAL-STATUS: Husb. of Martha Sprigg OCCUPATION: Farmer PARENTS: Elizabeth & John Sprigg CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Miscellaneous INFORMANT: Martha Sprigg, his wife ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------