Wm. H. Sprague - Married Jane Clark
Found several US Census records that tell a bit of a story about this man William H. Sprague. He was a farmer married at least 45 years. He and his wife Jane had three children, but only one survived into adulthood - a daughter, Sarah, who became a school teacher. We couldn't find an 1870 record for them, but they appear in every Census after that, until 1910. The records show that his parents were born in OH and his wife's in DE.
Since the 1900 Census shows he was married 45 years, he likely got married right around the time the photo on this CDV was taken.
1880 Census - La Rue - Marion Co., OH: William H. Sprague, age 39, born in OH, "retired farmer"; wife Jane, age 33, born in OH; and daughters Nettie, age 12 - and Sarah, age 6.
1900 Census - Montgomery Twp., Marion Co., OH - William Sprague, age 59, born Oct. 1840 in OH, "day laborer"; with wife Jane, age 52, born June 1847 in OH, mother of 3 children, only 1 still living; couple married 36 years; and daughter Sarah Sprague, age 22, born Aug. 1877 in OH, "school teacher."
1910 Census - OH, Marion Co. - Montgomery Twp. - William Sprague, age 69, born in OH, retired; and wife Jane, age 63, born in OH, mother of 3 children, only 1 still living; couple married 45 years.