Porter B. Sprague (1907)
SPRAGUE, PACKWOOD, MCCALL
Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 7/31/2007 at 09:21:01
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, January 3, 1907P. B. SPRAGUE DIES SUDDENLY
A Victim to Bright's Disease Was One of Winterset's Successful Merchants in Early Days
Porter B. Sprague, one of the early settlers and among Winterset's first successful business men, died at his home in the south part of the city at midnight, Monday the 31st. His death was due to Bright's disease with which he had been afflicted for some time, though he was able to be about town until within a few days of his death.
Mr. Sprague was born near Columbus, Ohio, in 1839. He came to Iowa in 1849 and first engaged in the mercantile business at Agency and it was here that he was married to Nancy S. Packwood, who with one son, Ernest and one daughter, Mrs. Blanch McCall survive him.
In 1864 he moved to Winterset and engaged in business with Ed Brown. He retired from active business life sixteen years later but continued to make Winterset his home where he enjoyed the quiet of declining years and the respect and esteem of his friends and old time associates.
He accumulated considerable property and was the owner of three store buildings occupied by J. F. Tate, Warren Smith and T. L. Mullinix.
_______________________The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Friday, January 4, 1907
Page 1, Column 1P. C. Sprague Dead.
Porter B. Sprague, one of the city’s pioneer merchants and substantial businessman, died at his residence near the South Ward school building with the passing of the old year, dying at midnight.
Mr. Sprague’s death was a shock to his many friends in this city, where he has lived so long. He was not seriously ill until Sunday. He had suffered several years from Bright’s disease and finally succumbed to it.
Porter B. Sprague was born February 24th, 1839, in Runnellsburg, a small town near Columbus, Ohio. The family moved to Iowa in 1840, settling on a farm in Wapello county from which they afterwards moved to Agency City, Iowa. Here Mr. Sprague first started in the mercantile business, and here it was United in marriage with Nancy S. Packwood, who survives him, on February 17th, 1861. To this union was born four children, two of whom died in infancy, and two survived him, Earnest C. Sprague and Blanche B. McCall.
Mr. Sprague moved to Winterset in 1861 and went into business in the building now occupied by J. F. Tate. For several years he was associated with Ed Brown. He was engaged in business for a year or two in Storm Lake. For many years he has been the owner of several business blocks in Winterset.
The funeral occurred at the residence Wednesday afternoon.
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