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FRANK M. SPONABLE. His farm consists of 400 acres of valuable wheat and corn land, well improved, with good buildings. His wheat crop for 1882 consisted of 200 acres, yielding 5,280 bushels, while the corn crop was fair. Mr. Sponable is a native of McHenry county, Ill., born Nov. 25, 1849, being a son of William and Arnettie Sponable, who settled in McHenry county, Ill., in an early day, from New York State. They improved a farm in McHenry county, where they spent the remainder of their days. The above subject was reared and educated in his native county, but in 1870 came to Jasper county, Mo., and engaged in fanning. He was married May 20, 1873, to Mrs. Martha A. Smith, a native of McHenry county, Ill., born in 1839, being a daughter of Proctor M. and Ruth E. Smith, natives of New York, but settled in McHenry county, Ill., in about 1838. Martha A. was first married Nov. 30, 1856, to Mr. D. L. Smith, a native of New York, born in 1826. They moved to Iowa, afterwards to Minnesota and Nebraska, and in 1862 went to California, living there some six years; then went by steamer to New York City, and while there stopped at the Astor House. In 1868 they came to Jasper county, Mo., and purchased a farm and began to improve the same. Mr. Smith died in 1871, leaving a family of four children, as follows; Lester, born Dec. 2, 1857; Helena, born Sept. 13, 1860; Effie C., born Feb. 28, 1862; and Byron D., born April 15, 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Sponable settled where they now reside, having a family of three children, as follows: Edmond B., born March 81, 1874; Bertha L, born Nov. 11, 1876; and Astella L., born Nov. 6, 1879.