Ithamer Sprague

WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

ITHAMER SPRAGUE

(blacksmith)

BIOGRAPHY

In 1863, Ithamer was called to help settle Southern Utah. All but Sarah moved to Harrisburg. She was tired of moving. The couple divorced after this move, between 1863 and 1865. Ithamer and his son helped in the building of the St. George Tabernacle and St. George Temple.

Later Ithamer was called to help settle Mesquite Flats in Nevada. Eventually the town became Bunkerville. Ithamer was one of the first settlers and the first to die at Bunkerville.

Ithamer died on April 13, 1879 and was buried in the Bunkerville Cemetery.


FAMILY

Parents and Siblings:
    Hezekiah Sprague
    Abigail Jeffers Sprague
        Ithamer Sprague
        Abigail Sprague
        Henry Sprague

(11/10/1874-xx/xx/1847-1850)   (married xx/xx/xxxx)
(7/18/1872-1/22/1847)
(9/16/1807-4/13/1879)   (married as shown below)
(8/14/1813-1/16/1879)   (married Jehialn "Hial" Bradford and Archibald Gardner)
(8/30/1814-9/24/1898)   (married Elizabeth Moore)

First Wife and Children:
    Betsey Goodner Sprague
        Alonzo Sprague
        Xxxxxxx Sprague
        Xxxxxxx Sprague
        Xxxxxxx Sprague
        Xxxxxxx Sprague


(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/1846)   (married 1/24/1839)
(xx/xx/1840-xx/xx/1846)
(xx/xx/1841-xx/xx/1846)
(xx/xx/1842-xx/xx/1846)
(xx/xx/1842-xx/xx/1846)
(xx/xx/1943-xx/xx/1846)

Second Wife and Children:
    Sarah Steadwell Sprague
        Margaret Sprague
        Ithamer Smith Sprague
        Sarah Sprague
        Rebecca "Betsey" Sprague
        Solomon Abraham Sprague  


(3/31/1814-3/18/1893)   (married xx/xx/1848)
(xx/xx/1849-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Norton W. Curtis)
(12/10/1851-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Anna Maria Leavitt)
(12/15/1853-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Nephi James Bates)
(11/8/1855-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Lemuel S. Leavitt)
(8/10/1860-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Sarah Jane Giles)

Third Wife and Children:
    Mary Prince Sprague
        Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
        Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
        Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
        Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
        Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx


(2/25/1824-7/24/1883)   (married xx/xx/xxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)


PHOTOS

TBD


REFERENCES

Ithamar Sprague and the Bigfoot hoax in Bunkerville

Find-A-Grave entry for Ithamer Sprague

Find-A-Grave entry for Sarah Stedwell Wood Brown Sprague LeBaron Kelly Lewis

Find-A-Grave entry for Mary Prince Sprague