This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MLSopp Surnames: Sprinkle, Bauguess, Holbrook Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.wilkes/7265.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jason, thank you for posting the date of Oliver Holbrook & Fannie Elizabeth Sprinkle's Wilkes Co. marriage. I notice the marriage record shows that her middle name was Elizabeth. Now, more than ever, I think the Fannie Holbrook who died in Wilkes Co. in 1986 was indeed this identical Fannie Holbrook, as the NC death index entry indicates she was Fannie Elizabeth. For some peculiar reason, her date of birth (or at least year of birth) is incorrect in the SSDI & death index entry. I wonder if she had an obituary? As far as Fannie's birth is concerned, the 1900 census shows that each family member in the household was born in April. Hummm...lazy enumerator? Jason indicates that mom Sarah Bauguess Sprinkle was born 18 Aug 1859, so she definitely wasn't born Apr 1862 as on the census. The twins (Lillie & John Amie) are shown on the census as born Apr 1889 and that is correct; they were born 28 Apr 1889, as shown on Lillie's death certificate and on John's WWI Draft registration (date of birth is blank on his death certificate). If Fannie is the Fannie Elizabeth Holbrook who died in 1986, then rather than being born Apr 1887 as indicated on the census, her day & month of birth of 25 Oct in the SSDI & NC death index entry are quite possibly correct; however, rather than being born in 1897, perhaps she was born in 1887. Jason indicated that the marriage record shows that Fannie was 22 when she married 20 Aug 1910. That would be consistent with an October 1887 birth. (And the 1910, 1920! & 1930 censuses suggest a year of birth around 1886 or 1887.) Jason asks: "Sarah Bauguess married Robert Sprinkle on 10/28/1884. In 1900, she was listed as a widow, age 38. When did she die?" Tracy's post at the Sprinkle GenForum back in 2002 provides some additional information on Sarah Bauguess Sprinkle. See: http://genforum.genealogy.com/sprinkle/messages/537.html I do not know if she died after the tragic incident or not. If so, I'd guess she was deceased by 1910. Margaret Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.