64. James Jefferson PRENTICEwas
born on Jun 16 1871 in Campbell County, Tennesse. He died on Aug 26 1950
in Precinct 2, Brown County, Texas. He was buried in May Cemetery, Brown
County, Texas. Cecil H. Prentice noted that oral history of family
noted that James J. was a in a prisoner of war camp in Georgia indicating
that he served in the army during the civil war.
Leota Miller sent an article, "James Jefferson and Ada Madora (Bowden)
Prentice and Related
Families" by Marjorie (Prentice) Cade. She quoted from that source,
"James Jefferson Prentice and Ada Madora Prentice were married at Clio,
Texas, by the Methodist Minster, Rev. John Wesley Bowden. J. J. (Jeff)
was born 16 June 1871 at Clarksville, Tennessee. He was the son of Daniel
Wesley Prentice, who was from Blount Springs, Alabama, and Mary "Mollie"
Lou (Nowlin) Prentice, who was from Bedford County Tennessee. Jeff had
one sister and two brothers. The Prentice family moved to Whitney, Texas
in 1885.. D. W. Prentice had a jewelry store and a farm there. Jeff and
Ada were married 15 June 1891. Ada was born in Moreland, near Dover, Pope
County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Charles Winston and Mary Jane
(Austin) Bowden. They were both born near Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Ada
had four sisters and five brothers. The Bowdens moved to Clio, Texas in
1890. C. W. was a farmer and all were Methodist."
He was married to Ada or Ida Madora BOWDEN (daughter of Charles
Winston BOWDEN andMary Jane AUSTIN) on Jul 15 1891 in
Brown County, Texas.Ada or Ida Madora BOWDEN was
born on May 10 1874 in Arkansas. She died on Mar 11 1973 in Brownwood Community
Hospital, May, Brown Co., Texas. She was buried on Mar 13 1973 in May Cemetery,
May, Brown County, Texas. Her name is spelled Ada on her marriage licence.
Have a copy of her
mariage license and a letter written by her. The letter reads as follows:
May, TexasMay 28, 1953 Ala. State Department of Archives and History.
I am truying to do some genealogical research work through correspondence.
My deceased husband's father Daniel Wesley Prentice, was born at Blount
Springs, Ala. in Blount Co., I do not know the date, perhaps 115 years
ago. His father, John Prentice was sheriff there for 30 years. John
Prentice married Mariah Green or Greene. Mariah had a brother, Alec Green
who was a commissioned officer, who helped to drive the Indians from Ala.
to another state. Elec. for this expidition was given a tract of land,
or
a plantation where he settled. I think it was near a place called Edgefield,
not far from Nashville. I do not know whether it was in Ala. or Tenn. where
he settled. I want to get the dates of John Prentice's birth and death,
also his parents and his wife, Mariah Green's date of birth and death,
also her ancestors. If you can help me, I'll pay a reasonable charge, for
certified copies of the records, or anuy information you can give. I wast
to know more about Alec Green and if I can trace one of the
families back to the Revolutionary War, I'll be happy. Thanks in advance,
Mrs. J. J. Prentice".
James Jefferson PRENTICE and Ada or Ida Madora BOWDEN had the following children:
119 i. Melvin
Jefferson PRENTICE was born after 1891 in Whitney, Texas. She died
in 1926. Served in the US Army's Thrid Division in WWI. Was gassed in France
and died in 1926..
+120 ii. Ralph
C. PRENTICE.
+121 iii. Noble
Winston PRENTICE.
122 iv. Marjorie
PRENTICE (Private).
123 v. Mack
C. PRENTICE (Private).
