Individual Details
Malcolm Hamilton Sproul
(9 Jun 1861 - 19 Mar 1930)
Posted at findagrave.com: The following biography was taken from the history of Butler county which is no longer under copyright.
M. H. SPROUL - For the past twenty-one years M. H. Sproul has been engaged in the lumber and implement business in Greene and today controls important interests along this line as a member of the firm of Cave, Sproul & Company. He is numbered among the progressive and substantial business men of Greene and among the prominent and public-spirited citizens of Butler county, where since 1882he has made his home. He was bom in Ontario, Canada, June 9, 1861, a son of W. J. Sproul, also a native of that province, his birth having occurred in 1833. The father grew to manhood in Ontario and there married Miss Sarah J. Ray. He engaged in farming in his native province for a
number of years but in 1882 moved with his family to Iowa, making a permanent location in Bennezette township, Butler county. There he and his sons purchased a tract of six hundred and forty acres of land which they improved and developed for a number of years. The father later moved to Greene where he lived retired. His wife passed away in 1904. In their family were five children, four sons and one daughter, all of whom are living and are heads of families.
M. H. Sproul grew to manhood in Ontario, acquiring his education in the public schools of that province. He accompanied his parents to Iowa in 1882 and settled in Butler county, where he has since remained a continuous resident. He engaged in farming in Bennezette township for ten years and then rented his farm and moved to Greene, securing a position as salesman for the firm of Cave, Tyler & Company, dealers in lumber and implements. At the end of ten years Mr. Sproul purchased an interest in this concern, which was then reorganized under the name
of Cave, Sproul & Company. This is his present business connection and his energy and well directed labor have been helpful factors in making 4;his one of the leading firms of its kind in Iowa. The company carries a complete stock of lumber and building materials, farm implements, assorted vehicles and coal and the members of the firm are ranked among the most progressive and substantial business men of Butler county. Mr. Sproul is in addition connected with the Greene Electric Light & Power Company, which he aided in promoting, and his name is a synonym for integrity and straightforward dealing along business
lines.
In Ontario, on the 19th of December, 1881, Mr. Sproul was united in marriage to Miss Eva Hanes, who was born in Minnesota but reared in Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Sproul are the parents of two sons. Charles F. grew to maturity and turned his attention to farming. He died August 31, 1911, at the age of twenty-seven, leaving a wife and two children. The younger son, Carl, is engaged in farming near Greene. Mr. Sproul is a Master Mason, belonging to the blue lodge at Greene, and is past grand of the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. For over twenty-one years he has been a resident of Greene and one of its most active and progressive citizens and during that time he has gained the esteem and high regard of all with whom he has come in contact.
M. H. SPROUL - For the past twenty-one years M. H. Sproul has been engaged in the lumber and implement business in Greene and today controls important interests along this line as a member of the firm of Cave, Sproul & Company. He is numbered among the progressive and substantial business men of Greene and among the prominent and public-spirited citizens of Butler county, where since 1882he has made his home. He was bom in Ontario, Canada, June 9, 1861, a son of W. J. Sproul, also a native of that province, his birth having occurred in 1833. The father grew to manhood in Ontario and there married Miss Sarah J. Ray. He engaged in farming in his native province for a
number of years but in 1882 moved with his family to Iowa, making a permanent location in Bennezette township, Butler county. There he and his sons purchased a tract of six hundred and forty acres of land which they improved and developed for a number of years. The father later moved to Greene where he lived retired. His wife passed away in 1904. In their family were five children, four sons and one daughter, all of whom are living and are heads of families.
M. H. Sproul grew to manhood in Ontario, acquiring his education in the public schools of that province. He accompanied his parents to Iowa in 1882 and settled in Butler county, where he has since remained a continuous resident. He engaged in farming in Bennezette township for ten years and then rented his farm and moved to Greene, securing a position as salesman for the firm of Cave, Tyler & Company, dealers in lumber and implements. At the end of ten years Mr. Sproul purchased an interest in this concern, which was then reorganized under the name
of Cave, Sproul & Company. This is his present business connection and his energy and well directed labor have been helpful factors in making 4;his one of the leading firms of its kind in Iowa. The company carries a complete stock of lumber and building materials, farm implements, assorted vehicles and coal and the members of the firm are ranked among the most progressive and substantial business men of Butler county. Mr. Sproul is in addition connected with the Greene Electric Light & Power Company, which he aided in promoting, and his name is a synonym for integrity and straightforward dealing along business
lines.
In Ontario, on the 19th of December, 1881, Mr. Sproul was united in marriage to Miss Eva Hanes, who was born in Minnesota but reared in Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Sproul are the parents of two sons. Charles F. grew to maturity and turned his attention to farming. He died August 31, 1911, at the age of twenty-seven, leaving a wife and two children. The younger son, Carl, is engaged in farming near Greene. Mr. Sproul is a Master Mason, belonging to the blue lodge at Greene, and is past grand of the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. For over twenty-one years he has been a resident of Greene and one of its most active and progressive citizens and during that time he has gained the esteem and high regard of all with whom he has come in contact.
Events
| Birth | 9 Jun 1861 | Winchester, Dundas Co., Ontario, Canada |  | ||
| Marriage | Bet 1920 and 1925 | Hattie A. Smith | |||
| Residence | 1 Jan 1925 | Age: 63; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - Butler Co., Iowa | | ||
| Death | 19 Mar 1930 | Greene, Butler Co., Iowa | | ||
| Alt name | ??? Sproul | | |||
| Race | White | | |||
| Burial | M. H. Sproul, Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene, Butler Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Hattie A. Smith (1863 - 1953) |
Endnotes
4. Family Search, Pedigree Resource File.
5. The Iowa Recorder, Obituary of Pryor Briscoe (n.p: November 30, 1949, n.d).
7. Family Search, Pedigree Resource File.