Parents
Festus Sprague
Barbara Ann Lindenberger
Spouses
Lydia Nickerson Barrus m. 1 Apr 1857 Salt Lake City, Utah
Mary Lucinda Wetherbee m. 31 Mar 1865 Salt Lake City, Utah
Age 39
Grantsville Police Department
Homicide: Handgun
Officer Sprague was killed during a gun battle with a homicide suspect. The 39-year-old victim was a member of a posse pursuing the killer of U.S. Marshal William Story, who was shot to death the day before in Grantsville. Upon cornering the suspect in a canyon south of town, shots were exchanged and both the suspect and Officer Sprague were killed. A second posse member was wounded. Officer Sprague was married and the father of four children. He is buried in Grantsville City Cemetery. His bronze name plaque is sponsored by the Grantsville Police Department.
*This information was found on utahsfallen.org and posted here with their permission.
Salt Lake City Deseret Evening News, May 7, 1870, Page 3
Funeral.-The funeral of Lieutenant Festus Sprague took place on the 4th inst. at Grantsvile. The remains were conveyed to the meeting-house, under a military escort, and by a large number of citizens, and at the funeral many of his most intimate acquaintances spoke and testified to the pure life that the deceased had led and offered kind and consoling remarks to the bereaved. The remains were conveyed to the place of interment and buried with military honors.
Lieut. Sprague was a man in whom no fault was found, and died a saint, a hero and a martyr. He was a native of Delaware County, Ohio, and lived to the age of 39 years, 5 months and 15 days. He leaves a wife and four children to lament his loss.
Name:Sprague, Festus
ID:1949.00
Block:BLK G
Section:SEC 3
Lot:L- 3
Grave:ASW
Father:Sprague, Festus
Mother:Lindenberger, Barbara Farnum
Birth Date:18 Dec 1830
Birth Place:Delaware CO. Ohio
Death Date:3 May 1870
Spouse:Barrus, Lydia N.
Hs_Name:No Headstone Found
Source Information
Halladay, Lucas, comp.. Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah Cemetery, 1846-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Lucas Halladay created this database through visiting the Grantsville Cemetery. Cemetery information was cross-referenced with records at the Grantsville City records office.
Festus Sprague
Barbara Ann Lindenberger
Spouses
Lydia Nickerson Barrus m. 1 Apr 1857 Salt Lake City, Utah
Mary Lucinda Wetherbee m. 31 Mar 1865 Salt Lake City, Utah
Age 39
Grantsville Police Department
Homicide: Handgun
Officer Sprague was killed during a gun battle with a homicide suspect. The 39-year-old victim was a member of a posse pursuing the killer of U.S. Marshal William Story, who was shot to death the day before in Grantsville. Upon cornering the suspect in a canyon south of town, shots were exchanged and both the suspect and Officer Sprague were killed. A second posse member was wounded. Officer Sprague was married and the father of four children. He is buried in Grantsville City Cemetery. His bronze name plaque is sponsored by the Grantsville Police Department.
*This information was found on utahsfallen.org and posted here with their permission.
Salt Lake City Deseret Evening News, May 7, 1870, Page 3
Funeral.-The funeral of Lieutenant Festus Sprague took place on the 4th inst. at Grantsvile. The remains were conveyed to the meeting-house, under a military escort, and by a large number of citizens, and at the funeral many of his most intimate acquaintances spoke and testified to the pure life that the deceased had led and offered kind and consoling remarks to the bereaved. The remains were conveyed to the place of interment and buried with military honors.
Lieut. Sprague was a man in whom no fault was found, and died a saint, a hero and a martyr. He was a native of Delaware County, Ohio, and lived to the age of 39 years, 5 months and 15 days. He leaves a wife and four children to lament his loss.
Name:Sprague, Festus
ID:1949.00
Block:BLK G
Section:SEC 3
Lot:L- 3
Grave:ASW
Father:Sprague, Festus
Mother:Lindenberger, Barbara Farnum
Birth Date:18 Dec 1830
Birth Place:Delaware CO. Ohio
Death Date:3 May 1870
Spouse:Barrus, Lydia N.
Hs_Name:No Headstone Found
Source Information
Halladay, Lucas, comp.. Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah Cemetery, 1846-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Lucas Halladay created this database through visiting the Grantsville Cemetery. Cemetery information was cross-referenced with records at the Grantsville City records office.
Parents
Festus Sprague
Barbara Ann Lindenberger
Spouses
Lydia Nickerson Barrus m. 1 Apr 1857 Salt Lake City, Utah
Mary Lucinda Wetherbee m. 31 Mar 1865 Salt Lake City, Utah
Age 39
Grantsville Police Department
Homicide: Handgun
Officer Sprague was killed during a gun battle with a homicide suspect. The 39-year-old victim was a member of a posse pursuing the killer of U.S. Marshal William Story, who was shot to death the day before in Grantsville. Upon cornering the suspect in a canyon south of town, shots were exchanged and both the suspect and Officer Sprague were killed. A second posse member was wounded. Officer Sprague was married and the father of four children. He is buried in Grantsville City Cemetery. His bronze name plaque is sponsored by the Grantsville Police Department.
*This information was found on utahsfallen.org and posted here with their permission.
Salt Lake City Deseret Evening News, May 7, 1870, Page 3
Funeral.-The funeral of Lieutenant Festus Sprague took place on the 4th inst. at Grantsvile. The remains were conveyed to the meeting-house, under a military escort, and by a large number of citizens, and at the funeral many of his most intimate acquaintances spoke and testified to the pure life that the deceased had led and offered kind and consoling remarks to the bereaved. The remains were conveyed to the place of interment and buried with military honors.
Lieut. Sprague was a man in whom no fault was found, and died a saint, a hero and a martyr. He was a native of Delaware County, Ohio, and lived to the age of 39 years, 5 months and 15 days. He leaves a wife and four children to lament his loss.
Name:Sprague, Festus
ID:1949.00
Block:BLK G
Section:SEC 3
Lot:L- 3
Grave:ASW
Father:Sprague, Festus
Mother:Lindenberger, Barbara Farnum
Birth Date:18 Dec 1830
Birth Place:Delaware CO. Ohio
Death Date:3 May 1870
Spouse:Barrus, Lydia N.
Hs_Name:No Headstone Found
Source Information
Halladay, Lucas, comp.. Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah Cemetery, 1846-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Lucas Halladay created this database through visiting the Grantsville Cemetery. Cemetery information was cross-referenced with records at the Grantsville City records office.
Festus Sprague
Barbara Ann Lindenberger
Spouses
Lydia Nickerson Barrus m. 1 Apr 1857 Salt Lake City, Utah
Mary Lucinda Wetherbee m. 31 Mar 1865 Salt Lake City, Utah
Age 39
Grantsville Police Department
Homicide: Handgun
Officer Sprague was killed during a gun battle with a homicide suspect. The 39-year-old victim was a member of a posse pursuing the killer of U.S. Marshal William Story, who was shot to death the day before in Grantsville. Upon cornering the suspect in a canyon south of town, shots were exchanged and both the suspect and Officer Sprague were killed. A second posse member was wounded. Officer Sprague was married and the father of four children. He is buried in Grantsville City Cemetery. His bronze name plaque is sponsored by the Grantsville Police Department.
*This information was found on utahsfallen.org and posted here with their permission.
Salt Lake City Deseret Evening News, May 7, 1870, Page 3
Funeral.-The funeral of Lieutenant Festus Sprague took place on the 4th inst. at Grantsvile. The remains were conveyed to the meeting-house, under a military escort, and by a large number of citizens, and at the funeral many of his most intimate acquaintances spoke and testified to the pure life that the deceased had led and offered kind and consoling remarks to the bereaved. The remains were conveyed to the place of interment and buried with military honors.
Lieut. Sprague was a man in whom no fault was found, and died a saint, a hero and a martyr. He was a native of Delaware County, Ohio, and lived to the age of 39 years, 5 months and 15 days. He leaves a wife and four children to lament his loss.
Name:Sprague, Festus
ID:1949.00
Block:BLK G
Section:SEC 3
Lot:L- 3
Grave:ASW
Father:Sprague, Festus
Mother:Lindenberger, Barbara Farnum
Birth Date:18 Dec 1830
Birth Place:Delaware CO. Ohio
Death Date:3 May 1870
Spouse:Barrus, Lydia N.
Hs_Name:No Headstone Found
Source Information
Halladay, Lucas, comp.. Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah Cemetery, 1846-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Lucas Halladay created this database through visiting the Grantsville Cemetery. Cemetery information was cross-referenced with records at the Grantsville City records office.
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