Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Freedom:

William Sproul, farmer, Sec. 11; has 157 acres in northwest quarter, Township 11 Range 5-a splendid farm; born in Monroe Co., Ohio, March 12, 1822; moved to Indiana about 1829, and to Sauk Co., September, 1848; located on what is called Bear Creek, and entered 40 acres; from there he moved to his present farm in 1849, where he has always lived; like a great many of his neighbors, was poor, and had to make rails, and sell them for $1 per hundred to pay for his present farm, and his flour he bought by working for 75 cents per day; his meat was procured by the use of his gun. He was married July 1, 1843, to Miss Mary Stotser; she was born in Switzerland; they have had four children-James, John W., Mary J., who is deceased, and Alice M. Mr. Sproul is a Republican in politics. The son James enlisted Oct. 5, 1864, in Co. A, 19th W. V. I., and served till the close of the war. He was at the capture of Richmond; the flag of his regiment was the first that was raised on the rebel capitol.

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