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Ozias Grant Prentice of Sandford, Broome Co., NY
By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Fall 2004 and Revised 17 May 2008

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Original Article:

1. Ozias Grant Prentice was b. c. 1787, CT and d. 2 Jan 1855. He is interred in the E. Afton Cemetery, Afton, Chenango Co., NY. He m. Laura Griswold who was b. c. 1791, MA. In reviewing the 1840 and 1850 NY census, we find Ozias G. Prentice in 1840 in Cincinnati, Cortland Co., NY and in 1850 in Sandford, Broome Co., NY. The 1850 census shows the family unit as follows:

1. (son) Prentice, b. before 1810. He might be Virgil Prentice who is discussed in our Summer 2000 Newsletter.
2. Samuel G. Prentice, b. c. 1820, NY. He is shown as a Carpenter in the 1880 Sandford census Living with his brother, Ransom.
3. Roxana L. Prentice, b. c. 1822, NY. She died 10 Jun 1862 and is interred in the E. Afton Cemetery.
4. Ransom L. Prentice, b. c. 1829, NY. . . . . . [2]
5. Emeline Prentice was b. c. 1826 in NY. . . . . . . . [3]
6. Lawry L. Prentice, b. c. 1832, NY.

2. Ransom L. Prentice, b. c. 1829, NY. He is living at home with his parents in the 1850 and 1860 census in Sandford, Broome Co., NY. He is shown as an unmarried Milwright in the 1880 census in Sandford Living with his brother, Samuel.

3. Emeline Prentice was b. c. 1826 in NY (per 1880 census, above). Her father was b. in CT and her mother was b. in MA. She m. William H. Page. He d. in NY. After his death, Rosabelle followed her family's migration and eventually settled in Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS (per Becky Siple, email, 1 Mar 2004). Emeline and William had at least 4 childen, including:

1. Rosabella Page, b. 19 Apr 1850 in Cedarville, Broome Co., NY. . . . . . . . . [4]
2. Addie F. Page, b. c. 1852 in NY (per Stacy Moorhead, 10 Dec 2001).
3. Virgil Grant Page, b. c. 1854 in NY (per Stacy Moorhead, 10 Dec 2001). . . . . . . . . . [5]
4. Charles Page, b. c. 1861, NY (per Becky Siple, email, 1 Mar 2004). He was living with his brother, Virgil, and was unmarried in the 1880 census in Sanford, Broome Co., NY. Although additional investigation is needed for confirmation, he is probably the Charles W. Page, age 60, shown in the 1920 Greene, Chenango, NY census with his wife, Ida, b. c. 1857, NY. No children are shown.

4. Rosabella Page, b. 19 Apr 1850 in Cedarville, Broome Co., NY and d. 18 Jul 1808, Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS. She m. Daniel Dibble in 1847. He was b. 24 Feb 1847 in Delphi, Delaware Co., NY and d. 20 Nov 1927, Oxford, Chenango Co., NY Children (per Stacy Moorhead, email, 15 Jun 2004):

1. Minnie May Dibble, b. 25 Jun 1869, Ninevah, Broome Co., NY. . . . . . . . . . [6]
2. Emma Jeanette Dibble, b. 4 Jan 1872, Afton, Chenango Co., NY. . . . . . . . [4.1]
3. D. Phillip Sheridan Dibble, b. 5 Feb 1874
4. Frank Bird Dibble, b. 28 Sep 1875, Afton, Chenango Co., NY, d. 20 Jan 1959, Cherokee, Alfalfa Co., OK
5. Florence Elsie Dibble, b. 21 Nov 1877, d. Aug 1911. She m. John Wyatt Parker on 29 Jan 1893 in Olive, Decatur Co., KS and later divorced. Children:
   1. Benjamin Wyatt Parker b: 28 Feb 1894 in Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS
   2. Vernie Ray Parker b: 11 Apr 1896 in Howell County, Mo
   3. Ruby Grace Parker b: 9 Nov 1898 in Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS
   4. Lela Constance Parker b: 9 Apr 1903 in Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS
   Florence m. 2nd Lige Cozad.
6. Josephine Dibble, b. 27 Jun 1880.
7. Ruby Ester Dibble, b. 11 Jul 1882. She m. Burton Hubbard.
8. Myrtle M. Dibble, b. 10 Jun 1885, d. 10 Jun 1885.
9. Raymond Delos Dibble, b. Sep 1887.
10. Fay Heneretta Dibble.
11. Inez Lovey Dibble, b. 17 May 1894, Olive, Decatur Co., KS and d. 31 Dec 1912, North Platte, Lincoln Co. NE. She m. Milford Leverton Van Buren and had:
    1. Cecil Van Buren

4.1 Emma Jeanette Dibble, b. 4 Jan 1872, Afton, Chenango Co., NY and d. 15 Jan 1967, Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS. She appears with her family in the 1900 census in Olive, Decatur Co., KS. She does not appear in the 1910 census. She appears in the 1920 and 1930 census in Kingman, Mohave Co., AZ, with a 2nd husband, Charles Bly, b. c. 1860, CO.

She m. Andrew Franklin Hatch who was b. 13 Jul 1863, McDonough, IL (Father b. in NY and mother in KY). He appears in the 1910 census in Cedaredge, Delta Co., CO. as "Frank A. Hatch", divorced.Children of Emma and Andrew::

1. Mike Marshell Lional Hatch. He m. Gladys and had:
   1. Pam Hatch
   2. Unknown Hatch
2. Gladys Pearl Hatch, b. 2 Nov 1888. She apparently d. bef. 1893 as a later daughter has the name Gladys.
3. Gladys Winifred Hatch, b. c. 1893, KS. She is called "Glidas Hatch" in the 1900 census in Olive, Decatur Co., KS. Living with her father in the 1910 census in CO. She m. Robert Myers. He was b. c. 1892, KS. 1920 census as "Gladie" Myers" in Coldwater, Grant Co., OK. Not in 1930 census. Children:
   1. Cecil Myers, b. c. 1919, OK. At home in 1920 in Coldwater, Grant Co., OK.
   2. Robert "Robbie" Myers, b. c. 1918, OK. At home in 1920 in Coldwater, Grant Co., OK.
   3. Harry Myers, b. c. 1916, OK. At home in 1920 in Coldwater, Grant Co., OK.
   4. Opal Myers. Not in 1920 census. She m. and had 1 or more children, including:
      1. Yvonne Nutsch per her email of 7 Dec 2008. It is not yet clear whether Nutsch is her maiden surname or her married surname.
   5. Stella Myers. Not in 1920 census.
   6. Neil Myers, b. c. 1922 and living in 2008, age 86 per Yvonne Nutsch, email, 7 Dec 2008.
4. Edward Washington "Wash" Hatch, b. 22 Feb 1890, KS, and d. 7 Apr 1956. At home in Olive, Decatur Co., KS in the 1900 census and called "Wash". Living with father in the 1910 census in CO. He m. Mildred. She was b. c. 1903, IL. They appear in the 1920 census in Coldwater, Grant Co., OK. Children:
   1. Eldon Hatch
   2. Frank Hatch
   3. Ivan Hatch
   4. Francis Hatch
   5. Vera Hatch
   6. Irene Hatch
5. Dudley Martin Hatch, b. 21 Jan 1894.
6. Kieser Lional Hatch, b. c. 1897, KS. He is probably the "Kersen Hatch", b. c. 1897, KS, and at home in 1900 in Olive, Decatur Co., KS. Living with his father in the 1910 CO. census. In the 1930 census he is called "Keeier L. Hatch" and is living with his mother and stepfather in Kingman, Mohave Co.,AZ. He was living with his brother, Edward and his wife, Mildred, in the 1920 census in Coldwater, Grant Co., OK.
7. Marshall Nelson Hatch, b. 15 Jun 1898, KS. He is called "Marchel Hatch" in the 1900 census in Olive, Decatur Co., KS. Living with his father in the 1910 CO census.
8. Beatrice Jennette Hatch, b. c. 1903, OK. Living with her father in the 1910 census in CO. She m. Charles Lloyd Branson on 6 Apr 1916 in Alva, Woods Co., OK. He was b. 16 Nov 1891, Harper, KS. They had 1 or more children, including:
   1. Maxine Branson

5. Virgil Grant Page, b. c. 1854 in NY (per Stacy Moorhead, 10 Dec 2001). He appears in the 1880 Sanford, Broome Co., NY census as a farmer with his wife, Hattie (Panna?), b. c. 1856, NY. The 1920 census shows him widowed and living in Afton Twp.,Chenango Co., NY in the home of Leon Hinman, apparently no relation. He does not appear in the 1930 census. Children (per 1880 census):

1. Frank "Frankie" Page, b. c. 1876, NY. . . . . . . . . . [7]
2. Arthur Page, b. c. 1878, NY. . . . . . . . . . . . [8]
3. Miller Page, b. NY. . . . . . . . . . . . [9]

Also living with Virgil's family in 1880 was Roxie Panna, called his mother in law, b. c. 1814, NY, as were both of her parents.

6. Minnie May Dibble, b. 25 Jun 1869, Ninevah, Broome Co., NY and d. 22 Nov 1896, Oberlin, Decatur, Co., KS. The following article appeared pertaining to her death:

Oberlin Herald (Nov. 26, 1896)

A SUPPOSED SUICIDE
Trouble Tragically Terminated
Crazed by a Quarrel, Mrs. Minnie Hatch Kills Herself w i t h a Revolover

Mrs. Minnie Hatch, wife of Charles W. Hatch, was shot at h e r home in Sherman township, nine miles northeast of Oberlin , Sunday morning. From indications the woman died instantly . Justice Parker was summoned from Oberlin and when he arrived late in the afternoon at the home of the deceased he found the body lying full length on the floor of the kitchen in a pool of clotted blood. The body lay on th e back , inclined to the right side, the left arm was folded over the breast, and her right arm was extended on the floor. The third and fourth fingers of each hand were closed; the other fingers and thumb were open. The knuckle of the index finger of the left hand was abraded.

A thirty- two revolver was lying close to the right hand, the muzzle pointing toward the head. One chamber was empty, the one on which the hammer rested. There was a bullet wound in the head at the inside corner of the right eye. The body was almost nude. The neighbors stated that the body had not been touched since they came in the early morning.

Mr. Hatch had left home Thursday night and on Friday morning took the train at Oberlin. He returned Saturday night and his story is that Sunday morning he and his wife had some words and that he charged her with infidelity and told her he should leave her. At about six she got out of bed and went into the kitchen. He heard a shot and ran into the room to find her laying there. He hurriedly put on some of his apparel and went and aroused his neighbor Aaron Biscoe's telling them that Minnie had shot herself. He had a revolver, a thirty-eight caliber and said he would kill himself with it, but he at once gave the weapon to Mrs . Briscoe when she asked for it.

Justice Parker on Monday empaneled a coroner's jury and held an inquest on the body. After a careful examination of witnesses and consideration of all testimony adduced the jury brought in a verdict that the deceased came to her death from a wound caused by a shot from a pistol held in her own hand and fired by her with suicidal intent.

The dead woman was a daughter of D. K. Dibble and was about twenty-seven years old. She had been married about ten years and leaves four children the oldest nine and the youngest only three or four months old. The husband and wife lived very unhappily together, there being frequent bickerings and contentions between them. (Transcribed from Oberlin paper by Patsy (Bixby) Parkin 19 9 9)

The following additional information appears at Ancestry.com :

According to Bill Brandenburg, on his death bed, Charles admitted to murdering his wife. Most family members believed that Charles killed her because he believed that she was having an affair with a neighbor who might have also been related by marriage. Charles sued Delancey Ewing for alienation of affections just a few months after his wife's d eath but later dropped the case.

She m. Charles Warren Hatch who was b. 7 Apr 1870, McComb, McDonough Co., Illinois and d. 23 Dec 1955, Ralston, Pawnee Co., OK. Children:

1. Arthur Warren Hatch, b. 30 Nov 1887, Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS. . . . . . . [10]
2. Edith Martha Hatch, b. 21 May 1892, Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS and d. Dec 1960, Moshan, OK.
3. Ruth Hatch
4. Clara Mabel Hatch, b. 25 Jun 1894, Oberlin, Decatur Co. KS and d. 14 Oct 1992, Ralston, Pawnee Co., OK. She m. Patterson Brandenburg. He was b. 14 Feb 1890 and d. Mar 1970, Ralston, Pawnee Co., OK
5. Charles Ellis Hatch, b. 1 Aug 1896, Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS and d. 5 Apr 1990.

7. Frank "Frankie" Page, b. c. 1876, NY. He is likely the same person as the Frank E. Page, age 44, who apepars in the 1920 and 1930 Greene Twp. Chenango Co., NY census with his wife, Josephine E., b. c. 1886, KS, and sons:

1. Harley G. Page, b. c. 1912, NY. At home in 1930.
2. James L. Page, b. c. 1925, NY. At home in 1939.

8. Arthur Page, b. c. 1878, NY. He appears in the 1920 Afton, Chenango Co., NY census living with the family of his brother, Miller Page. He might, or might not, be the Arthur R. Page who appears in the 1930 Binghamton, Broome Co., NY census as b. c. 1876 with his wife, Hattie E., b. c. 1878, NY. No children are shown.

9. Miller Page, b. NY. He appears in the 1920 Afton, Chenango Co., NY census with his wife, Jennie, and children:

1. Lynn? Page, son
2. Catherine Page, b. c. 1918?

He is not shown in the 1930 census.

10. Arthur Warren Hatch, b. 30 Nov 1887, Oberlin, Decatur Co., KS and d. 30 Jun 1970, Montrose, Montrose Co., CO.

He m. Dora Jane who was b. 11 Sep 1887, Jewell Co., KS and d. 22 Sep 1968, Montrose, Montrose Co., CO. Children:

1. Sylvia Meda Hatch b. 5 Apr 1908, Oberlin, Decatur, Kansas, d. 13 Dec 1977, Newcatle, Weston Co., WY. She m. Frank Sytsma who was b. 26 Dec 1895, d. May 1977, Newcastle, Weston Co., WY.
2. Virgie Mae Hatch b. 29 Jan 1913, Oberlin, Decatur, Kansas, d. 27 Aug 1927, Montrose, Montrose Co., CO
3. Arvie V. Hatch, b. c. 1916, KS.
4. Dorothy I Hatch, b. c. 1919, OK.
5. Verni Warren Hatch b. 29 Sep 1920, Oberlin, Decatur, KS and d. Mar 1979, Englewood, Arapahoe Co., CO
6. Arthur L. Hatch, b. c. 1923, KS.
7. Daniel L. Hatch, b. c. 1923, KS.
8. Mary Lou Hatch b. Oct 1929. She m. Glen Albert Hutt b. 21 May 1930. Children:
   1. Cheryl Rosanne Hutt, b. 3 Nov 1949. . . . . . . . [11]
   2. Daniel Hutt. He m. Mary Mills and had Aven Sage Hutt.
   3. Ilene Avis Hutt. She m. Jim Ogle and had Christopher and Laura Ogle.
   4. Michael Glen Hutt.
   5. Mary Kathleen Hutt b. May 1954, Newcastle, Weston Co., WY and d. Sep 1954, Newcastle, Weston Co., WY.

11. Cheryl Rosanne Hutt, b. 3 Nov 1949. She m. Jim Lowe. Children:

1. Sheila Ann Lowe, b. 22 Jan 1967, Denver, CO, d. 18 Jul 1995, Pierre, SD
2. Jimmie Dean Lowe Jr., b. 29 Jan 1969, Great Bend, KS and d. 25 Mar 1969, Brighton, Adams Co., CO. She m. Robert Michael Thomas who was b. 7 Apr 1948. Childrenj:
   1. Stacy Jo Thomas b. 15 Aug 1971,
   2. Shannon Wayne Thomas b. 19 Sep 1972
   3. Stephanie Gayle Thomas b. 29 Dec 1978

Who are Ozias G. Prentice's Kin?

Although only speculation at this point, his rather unusual name, Ozias, suggests he may be the son of Ozias Prentis of Woodbury, CT, 419/9. However, that Ozias moved to ME and it appears that all of his children and descendants in the appropriate time frame were b. in ME.

We suggest 2 other possibilities based on Ozias Grant Prentice's b. c. 1787 in CT and d. 1855 burial in the E. Afton Cemetery, Afton, Chenango Co., NY:

1. He might be a son of Simeon Prentice, b. 1751 in CT who was living in nearby Oxford, Chenango Co., CT in 1810. However it is unclear whether he was still living in CT when Ozias was b. c. 1787 in CT.

2. He might be a son of Simeon's brother, Nathaniel Prentice, b. 1763 in CT, and his wife, Lucy Campbell. Nathaniel was living in Preston, CT at least until 1790 and at unknown dates later moved to Charlton in Saratoga Co., NY; Amsterdam in Schnectady Co., NY, Broadalbin in Fulton Co., NY and Attica, in Wyoming Co., NY.

That unusual name also suggests he may be related to two families appearing in the 1880 and 1900 WI census:

Family 1.

• Ozias G. Prentice, b. c. 1847 in NY. He is almost certainly a son, or grandson, of the 1787 Ozias G. Prentice. He was living in the town of Dale and shown in the 1920 census in Outagamie County, WI with his wife, Christine Prentice, b. Jun 1847, OH, and children:
  1. Aaron Prentice, b. Apr 1870, WI. He m. Mary (b. c. 1882, Wi) and had:
     • Arnold Prentice, b. c. 1905, WI
  2. Jettie/Zetta Prentice, b. Jul 1872 & m. James Running.
  3. Wesley Prentice, b. Mar 1875, WI. He m. Hilda (b. c. 1881, WI) and had:
     • Grace Prentice, b. c. 1906, WI.
  4. Martin Prentice, b. Aug 1880, WI. He appears in the 1920 Butternut, Ashland Co., WI census with his wife, Mabel, b. c. 1890 in IL, and children:
     • Howard Prentice, b. c. 1910, WI.
     • Agatha Prentice, b. c. 1916, WI.
  5. Frank L. Prentice, b. Dec 1883, WI. He m. Ida/Ilda (b. c. 1885, WI) and had:
     • Gerald Prentice, b. c. 1910, WI
  6. Floyd Prentice, twin, b. May 1886, WI. He appears in the 1920 Burlington, Racine Co., WI census with his wife, Rose, b. c. 1891, IL, and son:
     • Gordon Prentice, b. c. 1917, IL.
  7. Lloyd Prentice, twin, b. May 1886, WI. He m. Florence (b. c. 1895, WI). Children:
     • Rowland Prentice, b. c. 1916, WI
     • Ida Prentice, b. c. 1918, WI

Family 2.

• George D. Prentice (so named in the 1880 Outagamie, WI census, but shown as George W. Prentice in the 1900 Outagamie, WI census, also identified as George Washington Prentice by Rose Kulin and Deborah (Nye) Corgan) b. 10 Feb 1839, Smithville, NY (per Rose Kulin). The 1880 & 1900 Dale census, combined with information from Rose Kulin, shows the following family unit:
  • George D./W. Prentice, b. c. 1840, NY
  • Lydia Francis (Paddleford) Prentice, b. 7 Jan 1843, Greene, NY (per Rose Kulin).
  • Robert W. Prentice, b. Nov 1868, WI. Robert was a rural mail carrier in Dale, Outagamie, WI. He m. Maggie/Magdalene M. and had:
    • Faye Prentice, b. Mar 1897, WI
    • Foy B(?). Prentice, b. c. 1898, WI
    • Lyle Prentice, b. Oct 1898, WI
    • Daniel(?), b. c. 1901 WI
    • Pearl Prentice, b. 1904, WI
    • Robert Prentice, b. c. 1909, WI
  • Phebe E. Prentice, b. c. 1870, WI. She is probably the Ella Phoebe Prentice who Deborah Nye Corgan's email of 21 May 2000 says m. Irwin Raymond Nye: Children:
    • Gerald Prentice Nye, b. 1892 and d. 1971. Daughter:
      • Deborah Nye, b. c. 1950. She m. Mr. Corgan.
  • George D. (Denison) Prentice, b. 7 Jun 1873, Dale, Outagamie, WI and d. 17 Dec 1915 in Appleton, WI. He m. Carrie Alexander. Children:
    • Irna/Irene Prentice
    • Eugene Prentice
    • Francis Prentice
    • Alice Prentice
    • Ella Maurine Prentice, b. 10 Jul 1910, Hortonville, WI and d. Feb. 1988 at Oshkosh, WI. She m. Anton Paul Plashko III on 7 Nov 1936. Requests for information on her descendants will be forwarded to Rose Kulin for response.
  • Roxanna Prentice, b. c. 1875, WI. She married Joe Seftenberg Son:
    • Chester Seftenbert. He m. Margaret "Peg" (surname unknown). Children:
      • Steven Seftenberg.
      • (dau.) Seftenberg.

Ozias and George moved from NY to WI sometime before 1869; the oldest child of each was born 1869 or later.

However, Deborah (Nye) Corgan's email of 21 May 2000 says that George's father is Virgil Prentice, b. c. 1810 in Scotland. She also says Virgil Prentice died in 1889 at the age of 79 and is buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Dale, WI.

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