Contra Costa County CA Archives Biographies.....Sproll, John 
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Author: W. A. Slocum & Co., Publishers (1882)

JOHN SPROLL.—Was born in the North of Ireland. On account of leaving his parents
at an early age, he was unable to tell his exact age, but is about forty years
old. When very young he, with his parents, emigrated to America, making his home
at Jackson, Missouri. From there he visited many places until he came to
California, via Panama, in the year 1858. After a few months spent in San
Francisco, he came to Contra Costa county, and located in the San Joaquin
valley, there being, at that time, but a few settlers in the valley. Mr. Sproll
is engaged in farming about three miles from Byron, and is unmarried.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

HISTORY OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA,
INCLUDING ITS GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATOGRAPHY AND DESCRIPTION;
TOGETHER WITH A RECORD OF THE MEXICAN GRANTS; THE BEAR FLAG WAR; THE MOUNT
DIABLO COAL FIELDS; THE EARLY HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT, COMPILED FROM THE MOST
AUTHENTIC SOURCES; THE NAMES OF ORIGINAL SPANISH AND MEXICAN PIONEERS; FULL
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; SEPARATE HISTORY OF EACH TOWNSHIP, SHOWING
THE ADVANCE IN POPULATION AND AGRICULTURE;
ALSO,
Incidents of Pioneer Life; and Biographical Sketches
OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
AMD OF ITS TOWNS, VILLAGES, CHURCHES, SECRET SOCIETIES, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO: W. A. SLOCUM & CO., PUBLISHERS
1882.



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