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    "Hogg" as "Prentiss"
    By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
    Spring 2006 and Revised 2 Jan 2012

    Introduction: The following information comes from (1) C. J. F. Binney's 1883 Prentice book, (2) the website of Diana Newton Wood at Ancestry.com , (3) the website of Robert Basil Prentiss at http://www.angelfire.com/mn/coney/index.html#change (see Appendix A ), (4) Census records, (5) correspondence with descendants who have provided information to the PRENTICE NEWSLETTER, and (6) other sources as shown by links in the article.

    Hogg to Prentice: How, one might ask, did Hoggs become Prentiss? C. J. F. Binney, in his 1883 PRENTICE book, provides the following information about the above family of Robert Hogg and Margaret Gregg:

      There were six or seven brothers with the surname, Hogg. It is said that the Hogg family was of Scotch descent and from the North of Ireland and were connected with one of the Prentice name there. Four of the brothers petitioned the New Hampshire Legislature to change their surname to Prentiss, supposedly after a relative of that name in Ireland. Of the remaining brothers, one took the name Huntley and another took the name Hall.

      Another of the Hogg brothers refused to change his name, saying he was born a Hogg, lived as a Hogg and he was determined to die a Hogg. It is interesting to compare his determination with that of a different, unrelated Prentice who changed his name to Prentiss to conform to the misspelling of his name on a sign for his store rather than spend a small sum to repaint the sign.

    A further explanation is given by Robert Prentiss' website which relates that:

      ... there were 2 unrelated Hogg families in the same general area of New Hampshire. The family of Alexander Hogg was already in New Hampshire by the time the Hogg/Prentiss family arrived there.

      The Hogg/Prentiss family tended to be very responsible and had many civic and community leaders as well as American patriots. This becomes clear as the documents are traced from New Hampshire to Ohio, and from the Revolutionary War through the War of 1812 and beyond.

      The unrelated Hogg family descended from Alexander seems to have had more than their share of scalawags and scoundrels, however, such as Alexander's son George. Of George it is written in the 1770's, "He and his family were public charges for many years and caused a good deal of trouble." George was a deserter from the army on 3 occasions. "At one time when the officers were pursuing him for his desertion, he and his family lay out on the ice of Dudley Pond in Deering in the dead of winter, and his young daughter Mary so suffered from the exposure that she was crippled for life."

      Two of the brothers were locked up in jails on more than one occasion. And one of the Hogg families caused so much trouble that the entire town rose up and physically threw the entire family out of town. One of the Hogg brothers changed his surname 4 times within a year, apparently trying to stay a step ahead of the law.

      Thus it was that, in 1808, all but two of the children of Robert Hogg of Ireland and grandchildren of James Hogg of Scotland changed their surname to Prentiss. Only Abner, proud of his heritage, retained the name Hogg.

    The Hogg-Prentiss Genealogy:

    1. James Hogg is the earliest known ancestor in this line. A quick search of Ancestry.com shows hundreds of entries for the surname, "Hogg", in the 40 year time span between 1680 and 1720, many, of course, being duplicate entries. James Hogg was b. in Scotland perhaps about 1690 to 1710 and d. in Ireland at an unknown date. A search for the period 1690-1710, when James was likely born, shows at least 4 different men named James Hogg.

    We know that James almost cetainly married because he had sons, but the name of his wife is not yet known. He had 2 or more children, including the following sons (see Appendix A, Error 3 ), :

    1. Robert Hogg, b. 25 Feb 1732 in Londonderry, Ireland . . . . . . . [2]
    2. Joseph Prentice, b. c. 1830, Ulster, Ireland. . . . . . . . . [3]

    2. Robert Hogg, b. 25 Feb 1732 in Londonderry, Ireland, and d. 23 Jan 1795 in New Boston, NH. Robert Hogg came to Londonderry, New Hampshire in 1754, but then settled in New Boston prior to 1764, where he became a prominent citizen. In 1790 his family contained three males over 16, one under 16, and three females.

    He m. Margaret Gregg in 1757. She was b. c. 1738 in Londonderry, NH, and d. 1785 in New Boston, NH. She was the dau. of Samuel Gregg (b. c. 1704 and d. 1 Oct 1778, Mulasky, Antrim, Ireland) and Mary Moore (b Newbury, MA). An Ancestor Chart for Margaret can be found at Ancestry.com: One World Tree

    Children of Robert and Margaret:

    1. Nancy Hogg Prentiss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [4]
    2. Abner Hogg b: 15 Feb 1759. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [5]
    3. William Hogg Prentiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[6]
    4. John Hogg Prentiss b: 1 May 1767, New Boston, NH. . . . . . . [7]
    5. James Hogg Prentiss b: 1760 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[8]
    6. Samuel Hogg Prentiss b: 1775. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [9]
    7. Robert Hogg Huntley. He m Eleanor Clough. No further information in Ancestry.com as of Feb 2008.
    8. Mary Hogg. No further information.
    9. Betsey Hogg. No further information.
    10. Margaret Hogg. No further information.
    11. Sarah Hogg. No further information.

    3. Joseph Hogg, b. c. 1730 in Ulster, Ireland. Joseph came to Londonderry, NYH in 1754 with his brother Robert. Joseph became a man of property and prominence in Londonderry, holding town office occasionally. He served in the Revolutionary War at Bunker Hill. In 1790 his family contained two males over 16, one under 16, three females and a negro slave. He probably died in Londonderry. The name of his wife is not yet known. Children:

    1. Agness Hogg, b. c. 1758, Londonderry, NH and d. 13 Sep 1849, Henniker, NH. She m. Thomas Stuart. They had ten children. No further information in Ancestry.com as of Feb 2008.
    2. Thomas Hogg.
    3. James Hogg, b. March 17, 1766. The 1790 census shows Joseph and James separately, James having one female in his household. James would have been 24 at this time, and his father Joseph around 60 years of age.
    4. William Hogg, b. October 10, 1769. No further information in Ancestry.com as of Feb 2006.
    5. Mary Hogg.
    6. Sarah Hogg, m. William Dickey of Hillsborough. No further information in Ancestry.com as of Feb 2006.
    7. Hugh Hogg, b. 1783. No further information in Ancestry.com as of Feb 2006.

    4. Nancy Hogg Prentiss. Subject to further investigation for confirmation, she is tentatively identified as the Nancy Prentice shown in Ancestry.com who d. 17 Oct 1845.

    She m. Thomas Patterson. He is tentative identified as Thomas Bell Patterson who d. 13 Mar 1835 in Orange, Delaware Co., OH, and bur. Williamsonville Cem., Delaware Co., OH. Children per Ancestry.com :

    1. David Patterson, b. 25 Jul 1797 in Acworth, Cheshire Co., NH. For his family and descendants, see Ancestry.com .
    2. Samuel Patterson, b. 4 Apr 1803 in Acworth, Cheshire Co., NH. For his family and children, see Ancestry.com .
    3. James Patterson, b. 1793 in Acworth, Cheshire Co., NH?
    4. Hoffman Patterson
    5. (dau.) Patterson
    6. (dau.) Patterson
    7. Abigail Patterson.

    5. Abner Hogg, b. 15 Feb 1759 in Londonderry, NH, and d. 16 Oct 1856, New Boston, Hillsborough Co., NH. In the 1850 New Boston census, at the age of 91, Abner and his wife were living with the family of his son, Robert.Abner saw much service in the War of the Revolution, including the building of Fort Independence on Mount Independence (formerly called Rattlesnake Hill) in Vermont, across the lower arm of Lake Champlain from Fort Ticonderoga in New York. He was there when General Benedict Arnold took his flotilla up the lake.

    Abner remained a substantial citizen of New Boston all his life. At age 78, Abner gave testimony supporting the blind widow of a soldier he had served with, seeking a pension, one Asa Burnham who had gone with Gen. Arnold on the flotilla for a brief period. Abner died at age 97 and was buried in the New Boston Cemetery near his parents, Robert and Margaret Gregg Hogg.

    Regarding the rest of the family changing the surname to Prentiss, Abner, proud of his heritage, did not do so. He stated, "I have always lived a Hogg and I shall die a Hogg." His son Robert, less proud of that name and more flexible in his views, later changed his own name to "Bentley."

    Abner m. Rosannah/Roxanna McPherson (aka Ferson) on 21 Oct 1784 in New Boston. She was b. 30 Jun 1762 in New Boston, Hillsboro Co., NH, and d. there 20 Aug 1855. She was the dau. of James McPherson and Janet Leslie.

    Abner and Rosannah had a baby they named Hannah in 1790 that died shortly afterward. They then named their next daughter Hannah, who was born in 1792. Children of Anner and Rosannah:

    1. Sarah F. Hogg, b. 1785; d. 1842; m. David Tewksbury, New Boston, NH. He was b. 12 Sep 1776 in Weare, Hillsboro Co., NH and d. 22 Mar 1855, New Boston, Hillsboro Co., NH. He was the son of Henry Tewksbury and Sarah Calfe. An extensive Ancestor Chart for David can be found at Ancestry.com . They had 1 or more childen, including:
      1. Roxanne Tewksbury. She m. David Jones. More on her family can be found at Ancestry.com .

    2. Robert Hogg Bentley, b. 1787; d. 1852; m. Joanna Langdell. Robert appears in the 1850 census in New Boston as Robert Bentley/Bently, Farmer, without his wife, but with his children:
      1. William Bently, b. c. 1819, NH. He appears in the 1860 and 1870 New Boston census with his wife, Sarah, b. c. 1819, NH, and son:
        1. William W. Bentley, b. c. 1850, NH. At home in 1860 and 1870
        .
      2. Mary P. Bently, b. c. 1814, NH (per 1850 census). She might be the wife of William, above.
      3. Abner Bently, b. c. 1924, NH, Lawyer.
      4. Lucy A. Bently, b. c. 1928, NH.

    3. Hannah Hogg, b. 1790 and d. before 1792.
    4. Hannah Hogg, b. 1792; m. Stephen Bennett, b. c. 1792, NH, farmer. They appear in the 1850 and 1860 New Boston census. Census:
      1. Jacob Bennett, b. c. 1825, NH. At home in 1850 and 1860.
      2. John J. Bennett, b. c. 1829, NH. At home in 1850.
      3. Andrew J. Bennett, b. c. 1835, NH. At home in 1850. In 1860 New Boston census with his wife, Esther A., b. c. 1837, NH. Also shown in the household is James Brooks, b. c. 1849, NH, whose relationship to them, if any, is unknown.

    5. Jannette/Jane F. Hogg, b. 1799, NH. She m. Asa Andrews, Johnson, He was b, c, 1797, VT. They appear in the 1850 and 1860 census in Johnson, Lamoille Co., VT. Asa and Jane are shown living with the family of their son, John, in the 1870 Johnson census. Children:
      1. John A.(Atwood?) Andrews, b. c. 1825, NH, Farmer. At home in 1850 and 1860. He m. Lydia A., 1827, VT. Children:
        1. Sumner A. Andrews, b. c. 1845, VT. At home in 1850. Not in 1870 census.
        2. Lydia J. Andrews, b. c. 1848, NH. At home in 1850 and 1870.
        3. Wallace G. Andrews, b. c. 1856, VT. At h ome in 1870.

    6. Mary/Polly L. Hogg, b. 1802; m. Samuel Andrews. He was b. c. 1806, NH. They appear in the 1850 and 1860 census in Johnson, Lamoille Co., VT. No children shown at home.

    7. Rebecca Hogg, b. 1806, New Boston, NH, and d. the following year in 1807, New Boston, NH.

    6. William (Hogg) Prentiss was b. in New Hampshire. For his probable descendants, see the Prentice Newsletter article of Spring 2009 at http://prenticenet.com/news/2009/william_prentice_moretonvt.htm.

    He m. Eliza Ferson in New Boston, Hillsborough Co., NH. The first census of the United States in 1790 shows William's household having three females in his family. He moved to Acworth, NH in 1799. In 1808, he and his wife and children all changed their surnames to Prentiss. Eliza Ferson is quite possibly the sister of Abner Hogg's wife, Rosannah Ferson of New Boston. Children:

    1. Margaret G. Prentiss
    2. Anna G. Prentiss
    3. Robert Prentiss. For his probable descendants, see the Prentice Newsletter article of Spring 2009 at http://prenticenet.com/news/2009/william_prentice_moretonvt.htm.
    4. William Prentiss Jr. For his probable descendants, see the Prentice Newsletter article of Spring 2009 at http://prenticenet.com/news/2009/william_prentice_moretonvt.htm.

    7. John Hogg Prentiss b: 1 May 1767, New Boston,http://prenticenet.com/news/2005/hoggs.htm#top NH, and d. in Plainfield, Washington Co., VT. John was a patriot in the Revolutionary War and fought at the Battle of Bunker (Brede's) Hill. He moved to Acworth in 1799 where they lived until at least 1817. Later they moved to Moretown, Vermont, and then settled in Plainfield, Vermont. In 1808, the parents and children changed their surnames to Prentiss. Burial: Plainfield, Washington, Vermont

    He m. Mary "Polly" Brown in 1797 in Acworth, NH. Mary is often referred to as Polly. Genealogist Dr. Childs even recorded that John married "Polly" Brown. It is possible that John married both a Polly Brown and a Mary Brown, but it does not appear likely. Rather it appears that Polly was a nickname by which others referred to Mary. In her many letters to her son Luther in Ohio, she invariably signs her name as his mother, Mary. Burial: Plainfield, Washington, VT. Children:

    1. Elizabeth C. Hogg Prentiss.

    2. Sarah Hogg Prentiss.

    3. John Hogg Prentiss Jr. John, Jr. and his brother Luther moved from New Hampshire to Warrensville, Ohio in 1819. John moved away from Warren Township in 1834, but Luther stayed on. Without a birth date, It is unclear whether he is in the 1850 or 1860 census.

    4. Luther R. Hogg Prentiss, b. c. 1803, Acworth, New Hampshire; d. 1897, Twinsburg, OH. He m. Abigail McKinney on 6 Jan 1837, Warrensville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. In 1819 John and Luther R. Prentiss travelled from NH to OH with a one-horse team, the journey [to Warrensville, Ohio] occupying twenty-eight days. John settled on lot thirty-eight, but in 1834 removed from the township. Luther R., when he began life for himself on lot sixty- three, had nothing (aside from one outfit of wearing apparel,) but an extra pair of shoes and a razor. He persevered, however, until he became the owner of seventy acres of land . On Jan. 6, 1837 Luther R. Prentiss married Abigail McKinney in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He had 6 children. At the time a later article was written on these pioneers, it noted that Luther was still a resident living near the center of Warrensville, and that of the 6 children and their families, three of the families were still living in Warrensville. As of Feb 2006 there is no information about the children in Ancestry.com.

      Luther appears in the 1850 and 1860 Warrensville census as Luther R. Prentis with his wife, Abigail, b. c. 1806, NH. They do not appear in the 1870 Warrensville census. Children per 1850 and 1860 census:

      1. Zelina (Selina?) A. Prentis, b. c. 1837, OH. Not home in 1860.
      2. Mendora I. Prentis, b. c. 1839, OH. Not home in 1860.
      3. Mineda Prentis, dau., b. c. 1841, OH. At home in 1860.
      4. Willard Prentis, b. c. 1843, OH. At home in 1860. Not in 1870 US census. He appears in the 1880 Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH census as a Carpenter with his wife, Jenette E., b. c. 1847, and children:
        1. Abigail/Abbie J. Prentis, b. c. 1870, OH.
        2. Ella E. Prentis, b. c. 1873, OH.
        3. Luther A. Prentis, b. c. 1878, OH
        Also living with Willard's family in 1880 was Henry O'Neal, b. c. 1853, called a brother in law but it is unclear which of Willard's sister married Henry.

      5. Mary J. Prentis, b. c. 1845, OH. At home in 1860.
      6. Ella Prentis, b. c. 1848, OH. At home in 1860.

    5. Lewis B. Prentiss, b. 21 Apr 1834, Plainfield, Washington Co., VT and d. 25 Jan 1875. He married Maria Amanda Reed on 26 Jul 1843 in Cuyahoga Co. OH. She was b. c. 1827 in Acworth, NH. Lewis B. Prentiss was born about 20 years after his brother Luther R. Prentiss was born. There has been some question, therefore, as to whether Lewis was in fact part of this family. Thanks to Larry and Betty Kelly of Vermont who possess a photocopy of a letter written by Luther from Ohio to his parents, we know that he was. In the letter, Luther addresses one section to Lewis, in which he wrote: "Lewis be a good boy bring in the wood pickup chips and learn your Book. this is from your brother Luther R. Prentiss."

      Lewis B. Prentiss married Maria Amanda Reed on July 25, 1843 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Children:

      1. Harriet E. Prentiss, b. 31 Oct 1844, Cuyahoga Co., OH and d. 19 Jul 1883, WI. She m. 1st Herman Chase and 2nd James Harvey Berkins. Harriet died shortly after childbirth in 1883 and her baby Maude was taken in by her brother Charles and his wife Margaret Prentiss. Daughter:
        1. Maude Eleanor Berkins, b. 1883 and d. c. 1903.

      2. Charles Filmore Prentiss, b. 1849, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH. . . . . [9.1]

    8. James (Hogg) Prentiss, b. c. 1757 in NH and died 1817 in Warren Twp, Warrensville, Cuyahoga Co., OH. The History of Warrensville, Cuyahoga Co., OH relates that he was a Revolutionary War soldier as a Sergeant in Captain Kidder's Company at West Point in 1780. He may also have been the James Hogg who went from Londonderry on the Concord Alarm on April 24, 1775, and who signed the Association Test there in 1776. He removed to Francestown about 1780 where he was a prominent citizen, serving as Selectman in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788. His family in the 1790 census contained himself, two males under 16, and three females.

    After 1793 he moved to Acworth, thence to Langdon, where he was living in 1808 when he, his wife, and his children Betsey, Robert, James, Sally, Cyrus, Samuel M., and Margaret had their names changed to Prentiss. He moved to Warren Township, settling on Lot 32, what became Warrensville (named after the Warren family) , OH around 1810 and settled on land near his daughter Margaret Prentiss Warren and her husband Daniel Warren. James and his family residing there until his death in 1817. The History of Warrensville also mentions John and Luther R. Prentiss from New Hampshire who settled on lots 38 and 63. Their relationship to James was not given, but they may be James' brothers.

    There is also a fascinating account here about Margaret Prentiss Warren and 2 of her young children pursued through the woods by wolves and barely escaping as Daniel came running out of the log cabin to meet them in the dark. And that it was Margaret Prentiss Warren who named the settlement Warrensville in Ohio.

    James m. Jennet Morrison in Londonderry, NH Children:

    1. Robert Prentiss, b c. 1790. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [10]
    2. Samuel M. Prentiss, b. c. 1790-95. . . . . . . . . . . [11]
    3. Betsey Prentiss. Not listed in Binney's 1883 work, she is mentioned in the History of Warrensville which says she died in 1813, the first adult death in Warren Township..
    4. Cyrus Prentiss, b. 10 Feb 1797. . . . . . . . . . . . . . [12]
    5. James Prentiss Jr., b. 10 Dec 1798. . . . . . . . . . . [13]
    6. Margaret Prentiss, b. NH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [13.1]

    9. Samuel Prentiss; he was a brother to James (#1, above) ;and the youngest of the 6 or 7 Hogg brothers whose name was changed to Prentiss by act of the NH Legislature. Samuel was b. 8 Oct 1775 in New Boston, NH and d. in Walpole, NH.

    Samuel m. Lydia Clark c. 1795-1800. She was b. in Methuen, MA 12 May 1776; and d. in Walpole, NH 4 Mar 1849. She was the dau. of Ephraiim Clark. Children:

    1. Mary C. Prentiss, b. 31 May 1800. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [14]
    2. Ephraim Prentiss, b. 25 Sep 1860 Walpole, NH . . . . . . [15]
    3. Margaret Prentiss, b. 10 Dec 1806; d. 25 Dec 1864, Walpole, NH.
    4. Theron Prentiss, b. 9 May 1808; d. 18 Jan 1858 in Walpole, NH; m. Mary Seavy. They appear in the 1850 census in Walpole, Cheshire Co., NH. Children:
      1. Frances Prentiss; lived with her mother in Saco, ME.
    5. Samuel Prentiss Jr., b. 17 Nov 1812 in Alstead, NH. . . [16]
    6. Nancy Prentiss, b. 25 Feb 1817; m. Mark Chase who was b. 17 Nov 1817, NH, and d. 4 Oct 1871. He was a policeman in Boston. They appear in the 1870 Boston census without children, their daughter, Mary, having died the previous. Children:
      1. Mary Ellen Chase, b. 21 Nov 1849; d. 9 Nov 1869.
    7. John Willard Prentiss, b, c 1811-12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [17]

    9.1 Charles Filmore Prentiss, b. 1849, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, and d. 24 Oct 1922, Rochester, Olmsted Co., MN. He is bur. in Center Grove Cemetery, Douglas, Olmsted Co., MN.

    He married Margaret Ann Peck on 23 Mar 1869 in Rochester, Olmsted Co., MN. She was the dau. of James Peck and Mary Luke and was b. 2 Oct 1852 in Plymouth, Sheboygan Co., WI and d. 1 Jul 1938 in Mantorville, Dodge Co., MN. Bur. with her husband in Center Grove Cemetery.

    Charles Prentiss came from Cuyahoga Co., OH to southern MN when he was 20 years of age. He was accompanied by his mother/ It is not known whether this was Maria Amanda Reed Prentiss, or if Charle's parent(s) had remarried. His mother, called "Grandma Allen" spent much of her time living with Charle's sister Harriet in WI. isconsin.

    Charles met 15-year-old Margaret Peck when she was clerking in a store in Rochester, MN. They were married and homesteaded land in rural Douglas, MN in the north part of Olmsted County. In addition to their own 3 children, Charles and Maggie took care of Charle's neice, Maud Eleanor Berkins, known as Eleanor. Eleanor was a pretty child, very frail, and suffering from a congenital heart defect. She died at age 20 and is buried in the Douglas cemetery with Charles and Margaret. Charles turned their log cabin homestead into a workable farm and was a hard worker.

    In the last days of his life he suffered dementia and was admitted to the Rochester State Hospital in 1922, where he died after only 5 days in their custody. I have a family portrait photo of Charles, Margaret, Wesley, Sylvia, Lewis, and Eleanor.

    Margaret "Maggie" Peck was a wiry little woman about whom all the relatives spoke with absolute awe. She was midwife for the Douglas MN area and also prepared bodies for burial before there were any undertakers up there. When the first funeral parlor came to Rochester MN they continued to pay Maggie as needed to help them out up in the Douglas area. Maggie knew everything, could do anything, and wasn't afraid of anything or anybody the way her family saw it.

    At the time of one incident, she had only a log cabin with a dirt floor, but she kept it swept and clean. One day Charles decided to bring a colt into the cabin to show his wife some trick he had taught the colt to perform. Maggie took after him with the broom, yelling at him to "Get that horse out of my house!" and like to beat Charlie and the animal half to death with the broom before they could get away from her.

    Wesley and Eva's daughter Clare told me a most wonderful story years ago. As the year 1900 approached there were all kinds of wild rumors that the world was about to end by some cataclysm or other, and many people were frightened. Eva Prentiss became so frightened that, on the afternoon of New Year's Eve, she bundled up Clare and all the other children, loaded them into the wagon, hitched up the horse and set out for Maggie's farm. Because Grandma Maggie would be able to save them from the end of the world. Margaret/Maggie is bur in Center Grove Cemetery, Douglas Co., MN. Children:

    1. Wesley Wallace Prentiss. b. 21 Sep 1872, Olmsted Co., MN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[9.2]
    2. Sylvia P. Prentiss, b. 1876 and d. 1948, Rochester, MM, where she is buried. She m. Dewey M. LeBarron. Not in Ancestry.com as of 1 Mar 2006. Not in census records.
    3. Lewis Gilson Prentiss, b. 22 Dec 1880, New Haven Twp, Olmsted Co., MN. . . . . [9.3]
    4. Eleanor Maude Berkins (Niece).

    9.2 Wesley Wallace Prentiss, b. 21 Sep 1872, Olmsted Co., MN, and d. 14 Oct 1923, Goodhue Co., MN. Wesley's daughter Clare related that her father Wesley had a job gathering a specific type of wood in the Mississippi River that was used for the manufacture of wooden matches or clothespins. The job required that he work waist-deep in the muddy water every day with the result that he contracted typhoid fever and died. He is bur in Center Grove Cemetery, Douglas, MN. He appears in the 1900 census in Zumbrota, Goodhue Co., MN.

    He married Eva Jeanette Wright on 24 Mar 1896 in Rochester, Olmsted Co., MN. She was born 29 Jun 1876 in Seymour, WI and d. 20 Aug 1967 in Rochester, MN. She was the dau. of George McGill Wright and Euretha Wray and granddaughter of William J. Wray per Ancestry.com: Public Member Trees.

    Children of Wesley and Eva:

    1. Cecil (Cecille?) Violet Prentiss, dau., b. June 17, 1897, MN, and d. 5 Dec 1983. She m. Walter Emery Kohn on 8 Mar 1916, Red Wing, Dakota Co., MN. He was b. 1889. Daughter:
      1. Violet Kohn, b. c. 1918, MN. She m. Norman King. Daughter:
        1. (Miss) King. She m. Mr. Brown and had a dau:
          1. (Miss) Brown. She m. 1st Caryl Eugene Ackman and had a daughter:
            1. (Miss) Ackman. She m. Jeffrey LIttlefield (son of Mr. Littlefield and Miss Doerge).
            Miss Brown m. 2nd Mr. Taylor.
    2. (child) Prentiss, b. 1898 and d. 1908.
    3. Claire Margaret Prentiss, b. February 25, 1902, MN, and d. 24 Feb 1991. She m. Ralph Threodore Burnette on 6 Mar 1920, Red Wing, Dakota Co., MN.
    4. (infant) Prentiss, b. and d. 1905.
    5. Winnifred Leone Prentiss, b. May 11, 1907, MN, and d. 16 Oct 1984. She m. Merle Franklin Hawer.
    6. Victor Charles Prentiss, b. April 21, 1909, Olmsted City, MN, and d. 11 Jul 1976. He appears in the 1930 census in Cascade, Olmstead, MN, as an unmarried helper in the home of Owen O. and Nadine A. Brause. He is shown in the SSDI as obtaining his SS# in WI and d. c. Jul 1976 in Hudson, Saint Croix Co., WI. He m. Irene Hanson. Children:
      1. (son) Prentiss.
      2. (dau.) Prentiss. She m. Joseph Phillip McDonald. He was b. 28 Nov 1944 in Grafton, Walsh Co., ND, and d. 24 Jun 1990, Jamul, CA. They had a daughter.
    7. Vivian Jeanette Prentiss, b. February 25, 1911, M, and d. 22 May 1989. She m. Carl William Elford.
    8. Bethel Wray Prentiss, b. July 25, 1912, MN. She m. Walter Franklin Harms.

    9.3 Lewis Gilson Prentiss, b. 22 Dec 1880, New Haven Twp, Olmsted Co., MN and d. 1 Apr 1962, Stewartville, MN. Bur. in Center Grove Cemetery, Douglas Co., MN.

    He and Pearl farmed 80 acres near Mantorville, MN. He was an excellent stockman and was frequently sought out for his knowledge of horses. When he bought his first Model T Ford, Pearl and the kids heard the auto chugging down the dirt road and ran outside, excited to see it. Lewis couldn't seem to slow it down as he approached the driveway so he ran it into the ditches on both sides of the road before he finally made the turn into the driveway. As he drove across the barnyard he was yelling, "Whoa, you [s.o.b.], WHOA!" He drove it into the machine shed and right through the back wall and wound up in the pasture before the car came to a stop.

    Lewis was known to drink a bit. Not long after this he was in a Mantorville tavern, inebriated and boasting about his new automobile which he had backed up to the boardwalk outside. A couple of scoundrels sneaked out and raised the rear axle a few inches onto wood blocks. Lewis came out, cranked the vehicle, got in, put it in gear and raced the engine, cursing a blue streak as the rear wheels spun madly. The miscreants offered to give him a push, pushed the car off the blocks, and sent the car and Lewis racing across the street and through the plate glass window of the hardware store.

    Lewis was reported to be a man of exceptional physical strength. At a time when he owned a tavern in Mantorville, he was known to grab drunks two at a time by their shirt collars and throw them out the door into the street. Lewis was also Constable in Mantorville.

    He m. Pearl Hunn on 31 Dec 1902 in Mantorville, MN. She was the dau. of William Hunn and Fanny Harris. Pearl was born August 18, 1884 in Mantorville Twp, Dodge Co., MN, and d. 15 Nov 1961 in San Diego, California. Bur. in Evergreen Cemetery, Mantorville, Dodge Co., MN near her parents' gravesites.

    Pearl's mother Fanny Harris Hunn, was the daughter of Robert Harris and Elizabeth Kelsford who emigrated here from England. Pearl bore Lewis 5 children and finally divorced him. Children:

    1. Marion Beatrice Prentiss, b. January 04, 1904, Rochester, MN; d. August 28, 1965, Rochester, MN; m. Joseph Rauchenstein, July 21, 1926, Dodge County, MN; b. Switzerland. Not in 1930 census. Joseph is not in the SSDI.

    2. Vera Maude Prentiss, b. September 04, 1906, Danesville, MN; d. February 08, 1983, Rochester, MN; m. Edwin Harry Brown, October 15, 1927, Kasson, MN. He was b. c. 1908 in MN. He is likely the Edwin H. Brown shown in the SSDI as b. 3 Jul 1907, who obtained his SS# in MN, and who d. 30 May 1993 in Oronoco, Olmstead Co., MN. They appear in the 1930 census in Rochester with their daughter:
      1. Doris Brown, b. c. 1928, MN.

    3. Tressie Myrtle Prentiss, b. March 20, 1909, Danesville, MN; d. March 29, 1992, Fairmont, MN; m. Allen Jay Dunford, April 07, 1934, Rochester, Olmsted, MN. The SSDI shows him b. 24 Dec 1912 and d. 7 Dec 1991 in an unspecified location, perhaps MN since that is where he obtained his SS#,

    4. Basil Lloyd Prentiss, b. January 14, 1913, Dodge Co., MN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [9.4]

    5. Lola Ethel Prentiss, b. October 12, 1920, Danesville, MN; m. Raymond Glenn Randle on 5 Nov 1939, Kasson, MN. The SSDU sgiws sge d, 5 Nat 2005 in Rochester, Olmstead Co., MN age the age of 84+.

    9.4 Basil Lloyd Prentiss, b. January 14, 1913, Dodge Co., MN, and d. March 05, 1981, Wanamingo, MN. Basil and his wife are both bur. in Trinity Lutheran Cem., Wanamingo.

    He married Doris Evelyn Walker on 6 Aug 1936 in Cresco, IA. Doris was b. 10 Dec 1914 in Wasioja Twp, Dodge Co., MN and d. 5 Apr 1975 in Zumbrota, MN. She was the dau. of Bennett Walker and Pearl Ruport. Children:

    1. Robert Basil Prentiss, b. 25 Feb 1937, Rochester, Olmsted Co., MN. He m. Phyllis Louise Messersmith on 23 Oct 1954 in San Pablo, California. She was b. 17 Mar 1936, Castleton,Stark Co., IL.

    2. Janelle Pearl Prentiss, b. 28 May 1944, Rochester, MN.

    10. Robert Prentiss, b c. 1790. Binney’s 1882 Ed., pg. 368, said he had a “large family, unknown.” He is likely the Robert Prentis who m. Priscilla Warren in Cuyahoga Co., OH on 25 Jan 1816. Children:

    1. Sophronia Prentiss, b. 29 Mar 1817, Warrensville, Cuyhoga Co., OH and d. 23 Oct 1846, Portland, Van Buren Co., IA. Bur. Leandro Cem., Portland. She m. John Henderson Reid on 23 Oct 1846, Portland, Van Buren Co., IA.. He was b. 12 Dec 1815 in Maysville, KY , and d. 1862. Children (per Ancestry.com ):

      1. Joseph Sidney Reid b: 10 Oct 1838 in Clinton,, MO, and d. the following year, 1839, Quincy, Adams Co., IL.
      2. Almira Jane Reid b: 22 May 1840 in Woodsville,, Adams Co., IL, and d. 23 Jul 1912, Lago, Bannock Co., ID.. She 1st m. & div. Enos McMurray Huddleston. Son:
        1. Josephus Sidney Alford Huddleston (1855-1934)
        She m. 2nd William Wood Hall on 3 Oct 1858, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., IA. He was b. 23 May 1832, Much Cowarne, Herefordshire, England, and d. 23 Dec 1891, Snowville, Box Elder Co., UT. He was the son of William Hall (1785-1838) and Frances Hyde Wood (1795-1862). Children:
        1. Sophronia Almira Hall 1864 – 1921
        2. Cumorah Angus Hall 1867 – 1918
        3. William Tracy Hall 1869 – 1901
        4. Ether Mahonri Hall 1872 – 1893
        5. Alphonso Prentiss Hall 1874 – 1913
        6. Septema Ann Hall 1877 – 1877
        7. John Wood Hall 1881 – 1907
      3. Sophronia Priscilla Reid, b. 7 Jun 1842 in Nauvoo,, Hancock Co., IL, and d. 23 May 1870, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT. She m. Truman Root Barlow on 25 Dec 1856, Pottawattamie Co., IA. He was b. 9 Aug 1818, Granville, Hampden Co., MA, and d. Jan 1860, Caffeys Grove, Shelby, IA. He was the son of Jonathan Barlow (1769- 1820) and Annis Gillett (1784-1853).
      4. Elizabeth Louisa Reid b: 30 Jun 1845 in Nauvoo,, IL, and d. there the next year, 1846.

    2. Warren Prentiss, b. Sep 1818, Cuyahoga Co., OH. He d. 4 years later in 1822 in Warrensville.
    3. Almira Prentiss, b. 24 Sep 1820, Warrensville, Cuyahoga Co., OH and d. 3 Sep 1847 in Portland, Van Buren Co., IA. She m. John Henderson Reid on 24 Dec 1846, Village, Van Bruren Co., IA, after his 1st wife, her sister, died.
    4. Alphonso Prentiss, b. 23 Apr 1822, Warrensville, Cuyahoga Co., OH, and d. 4 Nov 1862, Helena, AR. There is some uncertainty. One source says he m. Sarah Weldon. She was b. c. 1826 in Warrensville. Another source at Ancestry.com says he m. Amildred Sarah on 10 Jan 1854, Jackson, MO , as her 3rd husband. She was b. c. 1822, KY. Son:
        Ancestry.com:
        1. Caroline L. Robbins, b. c. 1850, IL.
        2. Warren Wilson Robins, b. c. 1853, IL.
        3. Robert M. Robins, b. c. 1857, IL.
        4. Laura Robins, b. c. 1860, IL.
        5. Bruce Robbins, b. c. 1865.

      1. Alonzo Robert Prentiss, b. 19 Apr 1825, Warrensville, Cuyahoga Co., OH. . . . . . . . . . [10.1]
      2. Moses Warren Prentiss, 2 Feb 1827, Warrensville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [18]
      3. Margaret Warren Prentiss, 7 Feb 1830, Cuy., Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [19]

      10.1 Alonzo Robert Prentiss, b. 19 Apr 1825, Warrensville, Cuyahoga Co., OH. and d. Jan 1892 at a presently unknown location.

      He apparently joined the 1849 Gold Rush to California as he apparently is the Alonzo R. Prentiss who appears in the 1850 census at the Middle Fork of the American River, El Dorado Co., CA as b. c. 1825, OH. His wife is not shown there. If he was in CA, he may have later returned to IA where his son was b in 1854. For some reason Alonzo does not appear in the 1860, 1870 or 1880 census records.

      He m. Christina Margaret Ream on 14 Jul 1846 in Van Buren Co., IA. She was b. Jun 1830 in IL and was the dau. of George Ream (b. c. 1800 and d. c. 1850) and Ann Cuppy (no birth date or place, but she m. George Ream on 27 Feb 1829 in German, Montgomery Co., OH and may be the dau. of John Cuppy who appears in the 1830 census in Wayne, Montgomery Co., OH).

      An Ancestor Chart for Christina can be found at Ancestry.com: One World Tree tracing her father's roots back to Germany.

      Alonzo and Christena had 3 or more children, including (per Janice Hoehle, email, 2 Feb 2008):

      1. Lucretia Prentiss, b. & D 1847.
      2. Mary Louisa Prentiss, b. 1 Jan 1848, Hillsboro, Henry Co., IA, and d. 12 Feb 1935, Forest City, Holt Co., MO. She m. 1st Henry Litchliter on 14 Oct 1862, Lewis, MO. He was b. 1823, MO. She m. 2nd James DelaPlane Dunbar on 14 Sep 1868, Adams, IL. Children:
        1. Charles William Dunbar 1867 – 1949
        2. Margaret Etta Dunbar 1869 – 1949
        3. William A Dunbar 1872 – 1982
        4. Henry Burton Dunbar 1874 – 1945
        5. James Dunbar 1876 – 1881
        6. Samuel Dunbar 1879 – 1881
        7. David Elmer Dunbar 1881 – 1883
        8. Erastus Bradley Dunbar 1883 – 1949
        9. Mary Ellen Dunbar 1883 – 1909
        10. Emma Irene Dunbar 1887 – 1942
        11. Pearl Dunbar 1892 – 1902
      3. John William Prentiss was b. May 1854 in IA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [10.2]

      10.2 John William Prentiss was b. May 1854 in Van Buren, IA, and d. 28 Oct 1906 in Quincy, Adams Co., IL. He is buried in Graceland Cemetery in Quincy, IL. His father was born in OH and his mother was born in IL. 1880 census in Walker, Hancock Co., IL. Interesting biographical information about John can be found at Ancestry.com .

      John m. Eliza M. Raney on 18 Jan 1874, Cooper Co., MO. She was b. c. 1856 in OH with her father b. in PA and mother in England. She appears in the earlier 1860 census in Emerald, Paulding Co., OH, as Eliza. M. Raney, b. c. 1855, OH, dau. of George Raney (b. c. 1818, NY) and Jane (b. c. 1827, England). An Ancestor Chart for her can be found at Ancestry.com .

      John and Eliza had at least 2 children:

      1. Christine Prentis, b. 31 Jan 1877. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[10.3]
      2. Robert Prentis, b. 21 Aug 1879. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [10.4]

      John also married a 2nd time to Ellen Kennedy and had a daughter, Lillie Prentiss.

      10.3 Christine J. Prentiss, b. 31 Jan 1877, Stillwell, Hancock Co., IL, and d. 15 Dec 1918 , Cottopnwood Island near West Quincy, MO.

      She m. Oliver P. Hedrick on 10 or 18 Dec 1891, Hancock County, IL. He was b. 25 Dec 1871near Tioga, IL, son of John Hedrick and Anna. Ancestry.com says he d. 24 Aug 1933 at Big Bear, CA.

      Children of Christena and Oliver:

      1. Nellie Hedrick, b. 1892 and d. 25 Jan 1893.
      2. Tracy Hedrick, b. 1899 and d that same year.
      3. Truman Bloice Hedrick, b. 1901. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [10.5]

          Note: We had earlier included, as a son of Christine Prentice and Oliver Hedrick, Troy C. Hedrick, b. 14 Jul 1910, Sesser, IL. By email of 8 Jan 2008, Troy C. Hedrick advises that his father, the 1910 Troy C. Hedrick, was the son of Arthur W. Hedrich, b. c. 1871 IL (per 1930 census) and Ophelia Resh. See Footnote 1

      4. Tony Z. Hedrick, b. c.1904, MO. He m. Ida Brewer, b. 1901, IL, per Ancestry.com.

      10.4 Robert Prentis, (aka Henry Charles Hoehle) was b. 27 Aug 1879, Stillwell, Hancock Co., IL. He d. 21 Nov 1951 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., IA and was bur. in Washington, Washington Co., IA.

      Robert was informally adopted about 1882-1883 at the age of 3 or 4, by Henry and Julia Huffman Hoehle of Canton, Lewis Co., MO , because his parents, John Prentiss and second wife, were sent to Prison for the attempted murder of Henry Ebben, John William Prentiss' stepfather. Robert was then renamed Henry Charles Hoehle, Jr. Robert is the grandfather of Janice Hoehle's husband.

      He appears, unmarried and age 17, in the 1870 Hancock Co., IL census living with the James Dunbar family and working as a farm laborer. He appears with his wife and 2 children in the 1880 census in Hancock County. In the 1900 census John is living in the home of his daughter, Christena Hedrick, in Lewis County, MO.

      Robert m. Fidella May "Della" Benner on 6 Jul 1897, in Lewiston, Lewis County, MO. She was b. 25 Jan 1897, Brown, IL, and d. 3 Jul 1966, Muscatine, Muscatine Co., IA. Buried Washington, Washington Co., IA. Children per Ancestry.com :

      1. Wade Herbert Hoehle 1898 – 1970
      2. Mabel Maurine Hoehle 1900 –
      3. Robert Leroy Hoehle 1904 – 1939
      4. Clyde Watson Hoehle 1907 – 1974
      5. Evelyn Mary Hoehle 1909 – 1995
      6. Clifford Charles Hoehle 1912 –

      10.5 Truman Bloice Hedrick, b. 1901 near LaGrange, Lewis Co. MO. He m. Minnie LaVeta Brumbaugh Stice on 14 Dec 1928, Lewistown, Lewis Co., MO. Truman d. 14 Jan 1982 in Moline, IL. He was a longtime riverboat pilot on the upper Mississippi River. Children:

      1. (son) Hedrick. Died in infancy.
      2. Basil Calvin Hedrick, b. 17 Mar 1932, Lewistown, Lewis Co. MO. In 2001 he was living in Bellevue, WA.

      11. Samuel M. Prentiss, b. c. 1790-95. Binney’s 1882 Ed., pg. 368, said he had a “large family; of Cleveland, OH in 1876.”

      He may be the Samuel Morrison Prentiss who m. Anna Wilcox Warren in Cuyahoga Co., OH on 26 Oct 1820. She was b. c. 1800 in NH. Children (per 1850 LaGrange, Lorain, OH census):

      1. (probably) Perry Prentiss, b. Apr 1834, OH (per 1900 Cleveland census). He may be the Perry Prentiss who appears in the 1880 Cleveland census with his wife, Helen M., b. c. 1836, NY, with both parents b. in Engand; no children shown. In the 1900 census he is widowed and living with his sister, Emily. In the 1910 Cleveland census he appears with Emily and a 2nd wife, Emeline P., b c. 1834, NY; no children shown.
      2. Susan Prentiss, b. c. 1839, OH
      3. Emily Prentiss, b. Jul 1841, OH

      Children per Ancestry.com :

      1. Elizabeth Prentiss
      2. Loren Prentiss, b. c. 1823-24, OH. . . . . . . . . . [11.1]
      3. Lucy Prentiss
      4. Solon Prentiss, b. c. 1828 in OH . . . . . . . . . . . [11.2]
      5. Sophia Prentiss
      6. Laura Prentiss
      7. Chauncey Prentiss. He may, or may not, be the Chauncy Prentiss shown in the 1880 census in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, as b. c. 1832, OH, and who m. Emily Hanks (b. c. 1841, VT with her father b. in NJ) and had:
        1. Gertrude Prentiss, b. c. 1868, OH. At home in 1880 census.
        2. Jennie Warren Prentiss, b. 17 Oct 1870 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH. She m. William Rankin Ward on 16 Jun 1903, Cleveland. He was b. 9 Dec 1870 in Clinton Twp, Essex Co., NJ. Children:
          1. Caroline Prentiss Ward b: 27 Mar 1905
          2. Elizabeth Baldwin Ward b: 04 Sep 1906
          3. William Rankin Ward b: 13 Sep 1907
      8. Martha Prentiss
      9. Mary Prentiss
      10. Perry Prentiss, b. c. 1840, OH. See above.
      11. George Prentiss, b. c. 1842, OH. Not in 1880 census.
      12. Susan Prentiss
      13. Emily Prentiss Living with her brother, Perry, in the 1900 and 1910 Cleveland census, and unmarried.

      11.1 Loren Prentiss was b. c. 1823-24, OH and d. c. 6 Jun 1900 at his residence, No. 273 Princeton St., at the age of 78. He is bur. at Lakeview Cemetery Cleveland, OH. . He appears in the 1870, 1880 and 1900 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH census (spelled Loran Printis in 1870 and Loren Prentiss in 1900). A lawyer, he was born c. Aug 1822 in OH.

      He married Ellen R. Rouse at Cuyahoga Co., OH on 26 Jul 1849. Ellen was b. Oct 1830 in NY (called Ella R. in 1900) and d. c. 10 Apr 1908. Children:

      1. C. C. Prentice, b. c. 1852, OH.

      2. Irving Rouse Prentice, b. 1856, OH and d. 13 Mar 1935, Philadelphia,PA. He appears in the 1920 Philadelphia, PA census (surname spelled Prentiss) with his wife, Harriet Doan., b. c. 1863, OH. She d. 25 Mar 1951. Bur. at Lakevoew Cemetery. Children (per census and obituary):
        1. Marion Prentice, b. c. 1890, OH. At home in 1920. Not in SSDI.
        2. Gladis Prentice, b. c. 1894, OH. At home in 1920.
        3. Thomas Prentice, b. c. 1896, OH. At home in 1920. Not in 1930 census. Not in SSDI.
        4. Norman Prentice, b. c. 1902, OH. At home in 1920. Not in 1930 census. Not in SSDI.
        5. Frances Prentice, b. c. 1904, OH. At home in 1920.
        6. Ann Prentice, b. c. 1908, OH. At home in 1920.
        7. Florence Prentice. She m. Mr. Millar (per parents' obituary)

      3. Adell/Adella Prentice, b. Nov 1870, OH. By email of 27 Mar 2002, Sandy Canterbury provides a copy of the following article from the Cleveland Encyclopedia of History:

          HUGHES, ADELLA PRENTISS (29 Nov. 1869-23 Aug. 1950), best known as the founder of the CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA, was born in Cleveland to Loren and Ellen Rouse Prentiss, graduated from Miss Fisher's School for Girls in 1886, and from Vassar College in 1890 with a degree in music. After a grand tour of Europe, returning to Cleveland in 1891, she became a professional accompanist. Though successful in this role, Prentiss became interested in the broader aspects of musical promotion in Cleveland, and in 1898 began bringing various performers and orchestras to the city.

          By 1901, she was one of Cleveland's major impresarios, regularly engaging orchestras to perform at GRAYS ARMORY. During the next 17 years she supplied the city with a series of musical attractions, including orchestras, opera, ballet, and chamber music. Seeing the need for a permanent orchestra, Hughes created the MUSICAL ARTS ASSN.. in 1915 from a nucleus of business and professional men to furnish support for her projects. It was through her influence that NIKOLAI SOKOLOFF came to Cleveland. In 1918, she, Sokoloff, and the Musical Arts Assoc. joined forces to create the Cleveland Orchestra. She served as its first manager, holding that position for 15 years. She also held administrative positions in the Musical Arts Assoc. for 30 years, retiring in 1945 only to continue her philanthropic work.

          Adella Prentiss married Felix Hughes in 1904. The couple divorced in 1923. for a photo of Adella, see Hall of Fame .

        Also living in the home in 1880 was Rebecca E. Rouse, Ellen's mother, and Martha A. Chaddock, Ellen's sister.

      11.2 Solon Prentiss, also known as Salon Prentice. was b. c. 1828 in OH and d. 8 Aug 1882 (per Cleveland obituary). In 1891 his wife was listed in the Detroit directory as a widow living at 83 Pitcher. Solon had moved to MI at some date prior to 1856 when his daughter, Mary, was born. Solon appears in the 1870 and 1880 Detroit, Wayne Co., MI census, as a hardware merchant, with his wife.

      He m. Sarah Elizabeth Fiske who he m. 24 Nov 1853 in either Cazenovia, Madison Co., NY or in Cuyahoga Co., OH. She was b. c. 1827-30 in NY. They had at least 1 daughter:

      1. Mary E. Prentice, b. Jul 1856, MI. She was unmarried and living at home with her mother in the 1900 Detroit census.

      12. Cyrus Prentiss, b. Francestown, NY 10 Feb 1797. Minister; lived in Ravenna, OH. Cyrus moved with his father’s family to Cuyahoga Co., OH in 1804. Died at Ravenna, Portage, OH on 29 Jul 1829 after a short illness. He became the first president of the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad. A glowing obituary appeared in the Ravenna Democrat.

      He m. Clarissa Wetmore, in Sep 1827. She was b. 18 Mar 1804, Middletown, CT, and was the dau. of Judge William Wetmore and Anna Ogden. An Ancestor Chart for Clarissa can be found at Ancestry.com .

      Children of Cyrus and Clarissa:

      1. Harriet W. Prentiss, b. 20 Apr 1829, Francestown, Hillsboro Co., NH. She m. Samuel J. Hopkins, produce dealer, on 11 Oct 1852 in Ravenna, OH where they lived. He was b. 1822 in Nelson Twp., Portage Co., OH. They had two sons and a daughter. They appear in the 1970 census in Ravenna, Portage Co., OH with their children:
        1. C. Prentiss Hopkins, son, b. c. 1854, OH.
        2. Carrie Hopkins, b. c. 1863, OH.
        3. Arthur P. Hopkins, b. c. 1869, OH.
        Harriet m. 2nd Sidney Barlow Mills who was b. in VT. Son per Ancestry.com: One World Tree :
        1. George Wales Mills, b. 8 Apr 1857, OH, and d. 3 Jan 1929, Walthill, NE. He m. Emma Jane Beaudette on 20 Jan 1894. She was b. 10 Apr 1876, Union, NE, and d. there 4 Aug 1904. Daughter:
          1. Alga Cecil Mills, b. 3 Jun 1896, Union, NE, and d. 18 Mar 1977, Phoenix, AZ. She m. Charles Russell Huff on 7 Jun 1919. He was b. 21 Feb 1900 in Winnebago, NE, and d. 19 Jul 1955, San Diego, CA.

      2. Eliza C. Prentiss, b. 20 Sep 1838, OH. She m. Harlan Page Bradford, son of Grafton Bradford and Sharlane Rice, originally of CT and who moved to OH c. 1832-33. Harlan was a farmer, and lived near Ravenna, OH. In 1861, Harlan enlisted in 1861, in Battery I, 1st OH Volunteer Artillery. He served until 1864 when he was wounded at the siege of Atlanta. On 11 Jun 1865 he m. Eliza C. Prentiss. Harlan was for a time a partner with B. F. King in the operation of Atlantic Mills, but subsequently sold his share of the partnership and moved to his farm. Harlan d. in Sep 1881. Eliza died at an unknown later date.
        1. Clifford P. Bradford.
        2. Nellie W. Bradford
        3. William H. Bradford
        4. Edith A. Bradford, b. ???? and d. Oct 1942.
        5. (deceased) Bradford.

      13. James Prentiss, Jr., b. 10 Dec 1798 at Walpole, NH. He d. 19 Apr 1839 in Vermillion Twp., OH. He lived some time in Talmage, OH, about half-way between Vermilion and Huron, on Lake Erie shore in Huron County, later Erie County;’ moved about 1831 to Vermilion Twp., OH were he died. Farmer. His daughter, Sarah related, in a letter of 3 Jul 1882, ”Father has often told us of coming from his native State of New Hampshire at the age of sixteen, driving an ox-cart with household good for Grandpa (Daniel) Warren, who was 21 or 22 years old.”

      He had a taste for music, taught a singing school, and his wife, Betsey, had a good voice, and both were members of the Presb. Church. In 1838 he fell and broke two ribs which cause his death on 19 Apr 1839. Calling his children around his bed, he told them to “Serve God and keep his commandments and all will be well.”

      He m. Betsey Brooks? of NY State on 7 Mar 1816, Huron Co., OH. She d. 16 Apr 1845. Children:

      1. Lovina Prentiss, b. 21 Dec 1816; d. 28 Feb 1817.
      2. Cyrus Prentiss, b. 19 Feb 1818; drowned in Lake Erie 3 Oct 1840 when his vessel and all hands were lost near Buffalo, NY.
      3. Sarah/Sally/Hally Prentiss, b. 19 Sep 1820; m. 1st Daniel Nelson Davis on 7 Mar 1838 in Vermillion, Huron Co. OH. He was b. 20 Jan 1817 in Cutchogue Village, Suffolk, NY. Thought drowned 10 Sep 1858. Children of Sarah and Daniel:
        1. Lovina Davis, b. 26 Aug 1839; m. A. M. Grover, farmer; she was a widow in 1882 on Catawba Island, Ottawa, OH.
        2. Melissa Davis, b. 7 Dec 1840; d. 10 Jan 1841.
        3. Cyrus Nelson Davis, b. 9 Dec 1841; farmer and fisherman. Lived near Willoughby, Lake, OH.
        4. Eveline Davis, b. 2 May 1844; m. Albert Heying and lived in Ogden, Lenawee, MI. Farmer.
        5. Theresa Elizabeth Davis, b. 20 Jan 1846; m. Alonzo Simerson, farmer; lived at Green Creek Twp., Sandusky, OH.
        6. George Isaac Davis, b. 2 Mar 1848; farmer; lived near Willoughby, Lake, OH.
        7. Alice Rosetta Davis, b. 22 Oct 1850; school-teacher in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH.
        8. Herbert Eugene Davis, b. 22 Mar 1852; railroad-bridge builder in Clyde, Sandusky, OH.
        9. Warren Prentiss Davis; b. 10 Dec 1854; d. 13 Nov 1855.
        10. Warren Prentiss Davis, farmer, near Clyde, Sandusky, OH.
        11. Daniel De Coursey Davis, b. 7 Mar 1859; fisherman at Willoughby, Lake, OH.

        Sarah (Prentiss) Davis m., 2nd, John Grubbs? on 1 Jan 1868; farmer, b. in Savannah, Stark, OH 10 Oct 1820; d. 3 May 1871. In 1882 Sarah lived at Clyde, Sandusky, OH. No children of that marriage.

      4. Warren P. Prentiss, b. 16 Sep 1823. He appears with his brother, Luther, in the 1850 Vermillion Twp., Erie, OH census. Warren later appears in the 1860 Fairfield, Lenawee Co., MI census with his wife, Mary, b. c. 1821, NY. Living with them is Luther. Children of Warren and Mary:
        1. Clarissa Prentice, b. c. 1854, OH.
        2. James Prentice, b. c. 1858, MI. He is probably the James A. (or C.) Prentiss, b. Apr 1858, MI who appears in the 1900 and 1910 Lenawee Co. census with his wife, Jennie E., b. May 1856, MI and daughter:
          1. Lela G. Prentiss, b. Feb 1888, NY.

          Living with James and his family in the 1900, but not 1910, census is Phoebe A. Osgood, called "mother" and Harry C. Osgood, called "nephew." It is unclear whether Phoebe is James' mother, or mother to his wife, Mary.

      5. James Calvin Prentiss, b. 4 Sep 1825, Talmage, OH; m. Miss Trella. He sang in the church choir 20 years. After 1839 lived with his uncle Cyrus and was there in 1882. Traveling agent for the Enamel Paint Co., of Cleveland; in 1865, when alone in the store, he was struck on the head by a robber with an iron poker, knocked senseless, dragged down to the cellar, and pounded on the head with a large stone and left for dead. He survived, the robber was captured and punished, and after that James was called a “hard-shell” Baptist.
      6. Clarissa Prentiss, b. 8 Aug 1829; m. Joseph L. Pierce, farmer, of Mt. Vernon, Doane, WI and lived there in 1882.
      7. Luther Prentiss, b. 28 Sep 1832. He appears in the 1850 census with his brother, Luther. Lived in Ogden Twp., Lenawee, MI in 1882; farmer. The 1900 Lenawee census describes him as a boarder in the home of Jarvis C. Pierce. (See his brother, Warren, above.)

      13.1 Margaret Prentiss was b. 1786 in Langdon, NH and d. Oct 1869 in Warrensville, Ohio.

      She married Daniel Warren before 1808 in NH. He was b. 17 Mar 1786, Acworth, NH and d. 1862 in OH.the son of Moses Warren and An Ancestor Chart for Daniel can be found at Ancestry.com ..

      Margaret and Daniel came from New Hampshire to Painesville, Ohio in the fall of 1808. They were very poor with few household effects. A barrel set on end with the end board of the wagon served as their table. Margaret did all of the cooking and baking in a 5-quart iron kettle. In the fall of 1809 they removed to Newburg, and soon after began building a cabin in Warren Township, less than 3 miles away. Warren built the cabin, finishing it without the use of a nail. He moved Margaret and the children in on the 4th day of January, 1810, in the following manner, as related by Daniel Warren himself:

        "I procured a horse on which Mrs. Warren with her babe, about three weeks old, rode; my two-year old boy [Hiram] I carried on my back, and my neighbor Prentiss carried our few 'traps' in an ox-team; and in this way we arrived safe, two and a half miles from any other house. Mrs. Warren remarked: 'WE left New Hampshire to go into the wilderness, and I guess we have made it out now.' The first run of sledding after this, our friends from Newburg and Cleveland (everybody was a friend in those days) came out to the number of fifty to give us a house-warming, and although they crowded the cabin, a jollier lot never graced a palace. Inasmuch as Mrs. Warren was the first woman in the township the company gave her the privilege of naming it, and she proposed Warrensville, which was adopted by acclamation. . ."

      Thus it was Margaret Prentiss Warren who named Warrensville, Ohio in Cuyahoga County. The infant child spoken of above died the following year, in 1811, thus being the first death in Warren Township. Margaret's sister Betsey was the first ADULT death in the township. Children of Margaret and Daniel:

      1. William H. Warren, b. 26 Dec 1812.
      2. Hiram V. Warren.
      3. Moses N. Warren.
      4. James M. Warren.
      5. Othello Warren.
      6. Paulina Warren.
      7. Julia C.Warren.

      14. Mary C. Prentiss, b. 31 May 1800; d. in Cambridge, VT 31 Jul 1880.

      She m. Gardner Watkins on 29 Apr 1828, NH. He is likely the Gardner Watkins shown in the IGI as b. 26 Feb 1800 in Walpole, Cheshire Co., NH, son of Allen Watkins (1771-1831) and Martha Drury. An Ancestor Chart for Gardner can be found at Ancestry.com: One World Tree .

      Children of Mary and Gardner:

      1. David Howard Watkins, b. 27 Jan 1829, Walpole; m. Harriet A. Holmes and had five children:
        1. Samuel P. Watkins.
        2. Harley F. Watkins.
        3. Elmer H. Watkins.
        4. Eloine H.Watkins.
        5. Joe A. Watkins.
      2. Samuel P. Watkins, b. 4 Mar 1831 in Walpole, NH; d. 6 Dec 1875; he m. Beatrice E. Elliot and had three children:
        1. Fannie L. Watkins.
        2. Mary E. Watkins.
        3. John G. Watkins.
      3. Fannie A. Watkins, b. 3 Jul 1833, Walpole, NH; d. 9 Dec 1875; she m. George B. Miner and had two children.

      15. Ephraim Prentiss, b. 25 Sep 1806, Walpole, NH.

      He m. Olive Ware Hixon, b. 30 Oct 1806. She was the dau. of Ezra Hixon and Eunice Ware. An Ancestor Chart for Olive can be found at Ancestry.com .

      Ephraim and Olive had two daughters:

      1. Eunice Maria Prentiss, b. 23 Apr 1829; m. James Patterson; lived in Hyde Park, MA, 25 Jul 1851., and later in Nantucket, MA. Children:
        1. Annie Eloine Patterson, b. 28 Apr 1852.
        2. Frederic Lawrence Patterson, b. 26 Nov 1863.

      2. Nancy Prentiss, b. 19 Apr 1836; m. Charles Stephen Norton on 18 Feb 1863; he was b. 28 Nov 1834; d. 12 Jan 1882. Children:
        1. Charles Stephen Norton Jr., b. 12 Dec 1865.
        2. Florence Elizabeth Norton, b. 9 Jan 1868.

      16. Samuel Prentiss Jr., b. 17 Nov 1812 in Alstead, NH. He died 19 Mar 1865 at Reading, MA from disease contracted in the army during the Civil War; he was a fife major in the 13th MA Regt. and also in the 50th MA Regt. of Volunteers; by occupation he was a cabinet-maker and wood carver.

      He m. Cornelia Ruggles 16 Apr 1843 in Reading, MA. She was b. 4 Mar 1820, Walpole, NH, and d. 4 Dec 1880. Bur. Laurel Hill Cem., Reading, MA. She was the dau. of Samuel Taft Ruggles and Almira White. An Ancestor Chart for Cornelia can be found at Ancestry.com .

      Cornelia appears in the 1870 census as a widow in Reading, Middlesex Co., MA, living with Emily Ruggles. Cornelia was living with her son, Harley, in the 1880 census. Children:

      1. Harley Prentiss, b. 20 Jan 1844, Reading, MA and where he later lived; commercial traveler, office was at 207 State St., Boston, MA. Served two years in army during the Civil War; he was sergeant in 50th MA Volunteers in 1862; re-enlisted 1864 in 1st Batt. Heavy Artillery. He m. Helen Campbell Lindsay on 16 Oct 1866; b. in Edinburgh, Scotland on 1 May 1847. Children:

        1. Harley Lindsay Prentiss, b. 24 Mar 1868, Reading, MA, and d. 17 Mar 1937, Reading, MA. He was a Public Accountant and Bookkeeper. He m. Elvy Perkins Low on 19 Feb 1896 in Brookline, MA. She was b. 1 Jun 1873 and d. 1942, dau. of Albert Burrill Low and Mary Jane "Jennie" Gilman. Ancestor charts for her can be found at Ancestry.com .
          1. Dorothy Low Prentiss, b. 19 Feb 1897 and d. 4 May 1979. She m. Alexander "Perry" Glover. He was b. 3 Apr 1895 and d. 31 Dec 1971. Bur in Laurel Hill Cem., Reading, MA. Daughters:
            1. Pauline Glover.
            2. Barbara Glover.
          2. Helen Lindsey Prentice, b. 23 Jun 1900, Reading, MA, and d. 1988, Sudbury, MA. Bur. Westborough, MA. She m. Francis Chandler Newton. He was b. 30 Jun 1893 in Winchester, MA, and d. 14 Feb 1967, Sudbury, MA..
            1. Francis Chandler Newton, b. 25 Oct 1925, Boston, MA. He m. Elizabeth White on 8 Jun 1950, Amsterdam, NY. She was b. 17 Feb 1927, Amsterdam, NY.
            2. Robert Augustine Newton, b. 17 Sep 1928, Boston, MA. He was a Physician/Urologist. He m. Miss Wheet and had 1 or more children.
            3. Thomas Howard Newton, b. 21 Nov 1937, Boston, MA, and d. 18 Feb 1997, Boston..
        2. Archer Ruggles Prentiss, b. 27 Dec 1870, Reading, MA. He m. Mabel Thomas on 28 Jun 1894. She was the dau. of Charles D. Thomas and E. Josephine Temple. Children:
          1. Hilda Cameron Prentiss.
          2. Donald Prentiss.
          3. Norton Prentiss
        3. Marian Helen Prentiss, b. 8 Feb 1877, Reading, MA.
        4. Cornelia Prentiss, b. 20 Jul 1881, Reading, MA.

      2. John Willard Prentiss, b. 9 Oct 1848 and d. 5 years later on 26 Mar 1853.

      3. Walter Samuel Prentiss, b. 27 Jan 1854, Reading, MA, and d. after 1930. Bur. Laurel Hill Cem., Reading, MA. He appears in the 1870 census at home in Reading, Middlesex Co., MA. Not in 1880 census. In 1882 he was a clerk in Fitchburg RR depot, freight office, Boston. In the 1900 Reading census he was living with the family of his brother, Harley. Not in 1910 census. 1920 and 1930 census he was a single Lodger in Reading.

      17. John Willard Prentiss, b, c 1811-12, appears in the 1850 and 1860 Walpole, Cheshire, NY census. In 1882 lived in Walpole on the old homestead. The 1850 census indicates he was living with his father and his sister, Margaret. No children are shown.

      He m. Emeline Slade, b. 14 Oct 1827, Alstead, NH (per Ancestry.com and 1860 census). An Ancestor Chartt for Emeline can be found at Ancestry.com . Children:

      1. Nancy M. Prentiss, b. 25 Apr 1854, Walpole, NH
      2. John Willard Prentiss Jr., b. 20 Nov 1857, Walpole, NH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [17.1]
      3. Walter Prentiss, b. May 1860 and d. 24 Jan 1861. Bur. Drewsville Cemetery.
      4. Emma Prentiss, b. 13 Dec 1861 and d. 10 May 1864. Bur. Drewsville Cemetery.
      5. Ella Prentiss, b. 1 Jul 1865 and d. 11 Nov 1867. Bur. Drewsville Cemetery.
      6. Fred Prentiss, b. 15 Jun 1868, Walpole, NH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [17.2]

      17.1 John Willard Prentiss Jr., b. 20 Nov 1857, Walpole, NH (per 1860 & 1900 census and Ancestry.com).

      He m. Katie Mabel Fisher in 1883. She was b. 22 Aug 1862 in Walpole. Known children:

      1. Flora Prentiss, b. Mar 1886, Walpole, NH. She m. William Roscoe Long. He was b. 1882, Keene, NH. Daughter:
        1. Ruth Florence Long, b. 23 Mar 1904, Walpole, NH.

      2. John Willard Prentiss Jr., b. 17 Jul 1889, Walpole, NH. He is shown in the 1920 Charleston, Sullivan Co., NH census as m. to Minnie B. In the 1930 census in Walpole, Cheshire Co., NH his surname is indexed as Plasters and his is wife is indexed as Gwennie B., b. c. 1901. Children per 1920 and 1930 census:
        1. John Willard Prentiss III, b. c. 1915, NH.
        2. Marion E. Prentiss, b. c. 1917, NH.
        3. Clark R. Prentiss, b. c. 1921, NH.
        4. Betty H. Prentiss, b. c. 1923, NH.
        5. Jerry A. Prentiss, b. c. 1925, NH (indexed as Jena A. Prentiss).

      3. Ethel Marion Prentiss, b. 6 Sep 1890, ,Walpole, NH. She m. Raymond Munroe Galloway on 27 May 1909 in Marlow,NH. He was b. 5 Apr 1888 in NY.

      17.2 Fred Prentiss, b. 15 Jun 1868. He was a farmer and blacksmith. He appears in the 1900 and 1920 Alstead, Cheshire, NH census.

      He m. Jennie Helen Roberts on 1 Jan 1895 in Putney, VT. She was b. in Putney, VT and d. 16 Oct 1908 in Walpole, NH. Bur. Walpole cemetery next to infant son, Paul Arthur. Children:

      1. Fred Robert Prentiss, b. 10 Jan 1896, Walpole, NH,
      2. Charles Willard Prentiss, b. 7 Feb 1898, Walpole, NH, and d. 23 Feb 1976 in Rutland, Rutland Co., VT, age 78 years (his death record at Vermont Death Records says he was b. 7 Jan 1898). He was a mechanic for John L. Caster Company. He m. Ruth Smith, who survived him, apparently after 1930 as he there appears in the 1930 Rutland census as single. At Charles' death, they had been living at 15 Butterfly Ave., Rutland. He is bur. Calvary Cem., Rutland, VT. She is likely the Ruth C. Prentiss who appears in the SSDI as b. 8 Feb 1905, obained her SS# in VT, and d. Dec 1992 in Rutland,Rutland Co., VT.
      3. Henry Ephraim Prentiss, b. 12 Jul 1900, Walpole, NH
      4. Dorothy Mary Prentiss, b. 7 Jul 1902, Walpole, NH
      5. Lawrence Moore Prentiss, b. 17 Mar 1904, Walpole, NH
      6. Paul Arthur Prentiss, b. 9 Mar 1906, Alstead, NH, and d. the following month in Apr 1906. Bur Walpole cemetery.
      7. Harley/Harlie Walter Prentiss, b. 1 Apr 1907, Alstead, NH

      Living with Fred’s family in 1900 was Emeline Prentiss, b. Mar 1829 in NH, probably Fred's mother.

      18. Moses Warren Prentiss, 2 Feb 1827, Warrensville. He d. at the age of 38 on 6 Jul 1865 at Corydon, Wayne Co., IA when a steam boiler exploded at a saw mill. He lies in the Boswell family lot at Corydon City Cemetery beneath a headstone with the inscription:


        Remember friends, as you pass by,
        As you now are, so once was I;
        As I am now, so shall you be;
        Prepare for death, and follow me.

      Moses m. Chloe Boswell on 18 Mar 1852 in Van Buren Co., IA. Chloe was b. 23 Aug 1833, Mason Co., WV She was the dau. of Peachy Gilmer Boswell and Caroline McDanial. They appear in the 1860 Corydon, Wayne, IA census. An Ancestor Chart for Chloe can be found at Ancestry.com .

      Children of Moses and Chloe:

      1. Eva L. Prentiss, b. c. 1855, IA and d.1938. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [20]
      2. Laura Rozella Prentiss, b. 1857 and d. 1944. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [21]
      3. Sarah Olive Prentiss , b. 1862 and d. 1935. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[22]
      4. Emma Caroline Prentiss, b. 1864 and d. 1894. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[23]
      5. Emma Caroline Prentiss, b. 1864 and d. 1894. Did not marry but had one daughter.

      After Moses died in 1865, Chloe m., as her 2nd husband, Joseph Brown on 17 Nov 1870 at Corydon. He had children by a prior marriage. They moved to Columbia, Marion Co., IA with her four daughters by Moses and Chloe and Moses had two additional children after they moved to Columbia:

      1. Joseph Ellis Brown.
      2. Jessie Frances Brown who m. Mr. Miller.

      (Note: Information on Moses’ family from Frank D.Myers, email, 29 Nov 1999.)

      19. Margaret Warren Prentiss, 7 Feb 1830, Cuyahoga Co., OH, and d. 16 Jun 1894 in Liberty, Gage Co., NE. Bur in Harris Ceme., Barada, Richardson Co., NE.

      He m. Benonay (Benoni) Freel on 15 May 1945, VanBuren Co., IA. She was b. 18 Nov 1821 in Strawtown, Harrison Twp, Hamilton Co., IN. Children, with additional descendant information at Ancestry.com:

      1. Charles Warren Freel b: 18 Jun 1846 in Polk Co., IA
      2. Albert Leonard (Morrison) Freel b: 19 Jan 1848 in Van Buren Co., IA
      3. "Perry" Oliver Humphrey Freel b: 3 Apr 1850 in Corydon, Wayne Co., IA
      4. Monford Herbert "Herb" Freel b: 20 May 1852 in Wayne Co., IA
      5. Mary Priscilla Jane Freel b: 24 Jul 1854 in Near Des Moines, Polk Co., IA
      6. Secretia Sovonia Freel b: 12 Jun 1856 in Polk Co., IA
      7. Otis Adel Freel b: 6 Apr 1858 in Richardson Co., NE
      8. George Edwin Freel b: 4 Oct 1860 in Richardson Co., NE
      9. Eva Lavisa Freel b: 23 Feb 1863 in Falls City, Richardson Co., NE
      10. Margaret Carre Freel b: 3 Ded 1864 in Richardson Co., NE
      11. Robert Benoni Freel b: 6 May 1866 in Barada, Richardson Co., NE
      12. "Linc" Abraham Lincoln Freel b: 19 Apr 1868 in Falls City, Richardson Co., NE
      13. William Willson Freel b: 12 Feb 1870 in Falls City, Richardson Co., NE
      14. Ida May Freel b: 14 Jan 1872 in Richardson Co., NE

      20. Eva L. Prentiss, b. c. 1855, Croydon Twp., Wayne Co., IA and d. 31 May 1938, Chariton, Lucas Co., IA. Her obituary reads as follows:

        MRS. EVA L. WEST

        Eva L., daughter of Moses and Chloe Prentiss, was born in Wayne county, Iowa, Feb. 25, 1855, and passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Olive Brewer, in Chariton, Iowa, on May 31, 1938, at the age of 83 years, 3 months and 6 days.

        She was united in marriage to John R. West on Sept. 1, 1880, and to this union seven children were born. Her husband preceded her in death on Nov. 17, 1907, and her youngest son, Walter, died in service during the world war, at Camp Pike, Arkansas, on Feb. 1, 1918.

        Her entire married life, and the years following the death of her husband, were spent in Lucas county with the exception of 8 years in Calhoun county and one year in Marion county.

        Mrs. West was converted when a small girl and joined the Methodist church, remaining a member of that church until 1920 when she transferred her membership to the Presbyterian church of Chariton and later transferring to the same church in Russell. She was always faithful to her church and devoted her life to her home and family.

        She leaves to mourn her passing her six children, Samuel P., of Chariton; Mrs. Bertha Tharp, of Leesville, Ohio; Mrs. Chloe Nussbaum, of near Lacona; Robert F., of Lamberton, Minn.; Charles J., of near Russell; and Mrs. Olive Brewer, of Chariton; and two sisters, Mrs. Laura Love, of Columbia, and Mrs. Jessie Miller, of near Williamson. Two sisters and one brother preceded her in death, Emma, who passed away Jan. 14, 1894; Joseph E., on Sept. 25, 1899; and Mrs. Olive McCorkle on Nov. 23, 1935. She also leaves 14 grandchildren and a host of friends and acquaintances.

        Funeral services were held from the Dunshee funeral home Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Paul H. Hicks of the Methodist church and interment was made in the Chariton cemetery. Those from out of town in attendance at the last rites were Mr. and Mrs. Robt. F. West, of Lamberton, Minn.; Mrs. Will Winslow, Mrs. W.W. Akers and son, Samuel, and grandson, Jimmy, of Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. Will Cox, of Seymour.

        - The Chariton Leader, 7 June 1938

      Eva m. John Rush West. He was b. 31 Jan 1853 in Greene Co., PA, and d. 17 Nov 1906 in English Twp., Lucas Co., IA. Bur. Chariton Cem., Cariton, Lucas Co., IA. His obituaries read as follows:

        Death Calls J.R. West

        J.R. West, of English township, died at his home on last Saturday, the funeral being held at the Presbyterian Church in that vicinity on Sunday. The fatal disease was consumption. Deceased was 53 years of age and leaves a wife and family of seven children. He had resided in English township a number of years, moving there from near Columbia. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. lodge of Columbia and the order participated in the funeral ceremonies, a number of Chariton being present.

        The Chariton Leader, 22 November 1906: John R. West

        Mr. John Rush West was the son of Jacob and Charity West, and was born in Green Co., Pa., on Jan. 31, 1853, and died last Saturday, Nov. 17, at his home in English township. He was one of ten children, he being the second child. He lived with his parents until he was of age, and then made a trip to Iowa and later located in Wayne Co.

        On Sept. 1, 1880, he was married to Miss Eva Prentiss, Columbia, Marion Co. To this happy union seven children were born, four boys and three girls. They lived for two years in Wayne Co., then moved to Calhoun County, where they lived for eight years; then moving to Marion County, near Columbia, then to English township, Lucas County, where they have lived for five years.

        He leaves a widow and seven children, an aged father, two sisters and four brothers to mourn their loss. Mr. West was converted when a mere boy. He joined the Baptist church and remained a member until he came west, and finding no church of his choice he united with the M.E. church and remained a member until his death. He was always found in the house of God when in reach of one and health permitting. He was also a member of Marion Lodge No. 660, I.O.O.F.

        Funeral services were held at the Cain church, conducted by Rev. Bolton, and the body was interred in the Cain cemetery.

        The Chariton Herald, 22 November 1906

      An Ancestor Chart for Eva and John, starting with their sonb, Samuel, can be found at Ancestry.com .

      Children of Eva and John, with additional descendant information to be found at Ancestry.com .

      1. Samuel Prentiss West b: 10 FEB 1882 in Near Derby, Lucas County, Iowa
      2. Bertha Love West b: 8 OCT 1884
      3. Chloe Charity West b: 17 SEP 1885 in Pleasant Township, Lucas County, Iowa
      4. Robert Forest West b: 7 AUG 1887
      5. Charles Jacob West b: 3 AUG 1889 in Marion County, Iowa
      6. Olive Ina West b: 27 DEC 1891 in Marion County, Iowa
      7. Walter West b: 24 JAN 1895 in Near Columbia, Marion County, Iowa

      21. Laura Rozella Prentiss, b. 2 Jul 1857 in Corydon Township, Wayne Co., IA and d. 21 Nov 1944 in Columbia, Marion Co., IA. Bur in Columbia Cemetery, Washington Twp., Marion Co., IA. Her obitary reads as follows:

        MRS. LAURA LOVE: Mrs. Laura Prentiss Love, daughter of Moses and Chloe Prentiss, was born near Corydon, July 2, 1857, and died at her home in Columbia, November 21, 1944, at the age of 87 years, 3 months and 19 days.

        On July 7, 1873, she was united in marriage to A. E. Love, who preceded her in death in October, 1934 (sic). To this union five children were born. One son, Johnny Nelson Love, and one daughter, Mrs. Alma Linn, preceded her in death. Surviving are three sons, Byron, of Rudyard, Mont.; Eugene of San Francisco, Calif; and Ray V. of Sheridan, Mont. She also leaves one sister, Mrs. Jessie Miller, of Williamson, and five grandchildren, Donald Clouse, whom she raised and who is now working in a defense plant in River Rouge, Mich.; Lee Linn, now in the air force at Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. Dorothy Hall of Great Falls, Mont.; Iver B. Love, who is in the forest service at Del Monte, Colo.; and Orville D. Love, of Rudyard, Mont. There are five great-grandchildren and many other relatives and a host of friends.

        Early in life, Mrs. Love united with the Belinda Christian church and remained a true and devoted member these many years. For seventy-five years she lived in Columbia, where she was highly respected and loved by her many friends.

        Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon, Nov. 25, at 2 o'clock from the Columbia church by Rev. M. M. Pigg, of the First Christian church of Knoxville, assisted by Rev. John Bebout, of Columbia. Interment was in the Columbia Cemetery.

      She m. Alpheus Elkanah Love on 7 Jul 1873, Columbia, Marion Co., IA. He was b. 17 Mar 1854 in Guilford Co., NC, and d. 5 Nov 1934, Columbia, Marion Co., IA. Bur Columbia Cem., Washington Twp., Marion Co., IA. His Obituary reads as follows:

        OBITUARY: A. E. LOVE: Undated clipping, files of Frank D. Myers

        A. E. Love, who conducted music lessons in Chariton for several years, died at his home in Columbia, Iowa, on Monday, Nov. 5, 1934, at the age of 80 years, 7 months and 19 days. He had been in failing health for some time.

        Funeral services, conducted by Rev. W. A. Purdy, of the Chariton Christian church, were held at the church in Columbia on Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock. By request of the deceased, Mrs. Marcella Bebout had charge of the music and appropriate hymns were rendered, one of which, "Abide With Me," had been requested by Mr. Love. At the Columbia cemetery, the Masonic order took charge of the rites. His body was laid to rest by the side of a daughter who had preceded him in death.

        Alpheus Elkanah Love, son of Nathan and Licena Love, was born at High Point, Guilford county, North Carolina, on March 17, 1854. He was the last survivor of a family of five children. He and his mother and two sisters came to Iowa in 1872. They came as far as Indianapolis, Ind., in a covered wagon, then by train to Melrose, Iowa, and walked most of the way from Melrose to a place south of Columbia where his father and older brother had located two years previously and had established a home. After coming to Iowa, he was engaged in mining for ten years and then studied photography at Knoxville. He followed that business for twenty years and most of the time conducated a studio at Columbia.

        Being an ardent lover of music, he had played some music instruments from early childhood. Although he was not able to take professional lessons or attend musical seminaries, he studied musical literature and magazines and anything that would add to his knowledge of music, and by constant effort and persistent practice he was soon able to play the most difficult musical compositions of "masters," executing them with a degree of efficiency equal to that of professionals. He won prizes in "fiddling" contests in different parts of the state, broadcasted from KFNF, also from Des Moines, gave musical entertainments and in the course of his musical career helped organized and instructed five bands, at Belinda, Dallas, two in Columbia, and one in Valentine, Nebr. Many years ago he traveled with Warren Noble's Dramatic company for some time, playing first violin. For the past few years he had given most of his time to music lessons, and even gave lessons after being confined to his bed during his last illness. Genius that he was, he never capitalized on his ability and at the time of his death did not possess a musical instrument.

        Mr. Love was married on July 7, 1873, to Laura Rosella Prentiss at Columbia, who survives him. To this union five children were born, two of whom, John and Alma, preceded him in death. Those living are Charles Byron, of Rudyard, Mont.; Eugene Walter, of San Francisco, Calif.; and Raymond Vasco of Havre, Mont. There are also five grandchildren.

      An Ancestor Chart for him can be found at Ancestry.com .

      Children per Ancestry.com :

      1. John Nelson Love b: 9 Sep 1873 in Pleasant Township, Lucas County, IA, and d. the following year on 1 Sep 1874.
      2. Charles Byron Love b: 2 Aug 1875 in Pleasant Township, Lucas County, IA, and d. 2 Jan 1960, Greybull, Big Horn Co., WY. He m. Maud Dusenberry on 30 Nov 1905, Bozeman, Gallatin Co., MT.
      3. Eugene Walter Love b: 27 Dec 1877 in Pleasant Township, Lucas County, Iowa
      4. Raymond Vasco Love b: 5 Mar 1892 in Columbia, Marion County, IA. He m. Hazel Roberts.
      5. Alma Beatrice Love b: 20 Jul 1894 in Columbia, Marion County, IA.

      22. Sarah Olive "Olive/Ollie" Prentiss, b. 9 Mar 1862 in Corydon Township, Wayne Co., IA, and d. 23 Nov 1935 in Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE. Bur. Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE.

      She m. Samuel Prosper McCorkle on 23 Feb 1882, Marion Co., IA. He was b. 31 Mar 1862 in Washington Township, Marion Co., IA. Sam's birth date, 31 Mar 1862, is a calculation based upon the age at death inscribed on his tombstone: "Samuel P., husband of Sarah O. McCorkle, Died May 19, 1899, Aged 37y, 1m, 19d."He d. 19 May 1899 in Bostwick, Nickolls Co. NE. Bur. Evergreen Cem. Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE. He was the son of John Gooding McCorkle and Susan Katherine Runsey. n Ancestor Chart for Samuel can be found at Ancestry.com .

      Death notice for Samuel McCorkle:

        C. C. McCorkle, of Columbia, received a telegram last Saturday that his brother, Samuel, of Bostwick, Neb., had been struck by lightning the evening before and instantly killed. The aged father and mother of the deceased, who live near here have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community in their sad affliction. Interment was made last Monday, at 1 p.m., at Superior, Neb. --- Knoxville Reporter, June 2. Chariton Patriot, 8 June 1899.

      Children of Sarah and Samuel with additional descendant information to be found at Ancestry.com :

      1. Adalina Lena McCorkle b: 1 Jun 1883, Columbia, Marion Co., IA.
      2. Alma Laticia McCorkle b: 19 Mar 1885, Columbia, Marion Co., IA.
      3. Lessie Mable McCorkle b: 10 May 1887 in Bostwick, Nuckolls Co. NE.
      4. Katherine Susan McCorkle b: 21 Dec 1894. She m. Wilford Riley and had 1 or more children, including:
        1. Lessie Kathryn Riley, b. Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE.
      5. Eva Lois McCorkle b: 31 May 1895.
      6. Mary Eunice (or Eunice A.) McCorkle b: 19 Jan 1897 in Bostwick, Nuckolls Co., NE.

      23. Emma Caroline Prentiss, b. 12 Sep 1864. Columbia, Marion Co., IA and d. 14 Jan 1894. Bur. there. Did not marry but had one daughter:

      1. Verna Jones Prentiss Brown, b. 27 Oct 1887 in Columbia, Marion Co., IA, and d. 12 May 1979 in Chariton, Lucas Co., IA. Bur. in Columbia Cemetery, Washington Township, Marion Co., IA.

      Source notes from Ancestry.com read as follows:

        Sources:

        1. Emma's date of birth is taken from a family record page in the Bible of her mother, Chloe (Boswell) Prentiss/Brown: "Emma Caroline Prentiss, Born Sept. 12, 1864." The Bible now is in the possession of Dean Miller of Truckee, California.

        2. Emma's date of death is taken from a Bible record William Ambrose Miller conserved but that was lost at the time of his death. In addition to Emma's dates of birth and death, the record page contained the death date of her grandmother, Caroline (McDaniel) Boswell, and the birth date of her daughter, Verna. This also was the date of death given by Jessie Frances Brown in her family notes. A reference in the The Chariton Herald's Pleasant Township news of 18 January 1894 reads as follows: "Miss Emma Prentiss died of consumption, at her home in Columbia, Saturday. The funeral was preached Monday." Saturday would have been Jan. 13, 1894. It is possible the news reference is wrong, or that Emma died during the night of Jan. 13/14. Family stories attribute Emma's death to injuries suffered in a runaway; tuberculosis never has been cited as a cause.

      The following additional information for Verna can be found at Ancestry.com :

        Verna Jones Prentiss, always known to her family as Vern Brown, was born to Emma Caroline Prentiss on 27 October 1887 at the home in Columbia, Marion County, Iowa, that Emma shared with her mother and stepfather, Chloe (Boswell) Prentiss/Brown and Joseph Brown. The only record of her birth was a page from a family Bible, conserved by William Ambrose Miller but lost at the time of his death, that contained the entry "Verna Jones Prentiss, Born Oct. 27, 1887." Someone had attempted unsuccessfully to obliterate the "Jones" portion of her name from the record with several strokes of a pen, but it still was visible on the several occasions when Frank D. Myers examined the record and eventually transcribed it. This implies that the surname of Verna's father was Jones, but no one has been able to confirm this speculation. If Verna knew, she did not tell. According to family stories, Verna's parents had wished to marry, but Emma's stepfather, Joseph Brown, forbade it.

        As a baby, Verna contracted what was known in that time as infantile paralysis, now polio, which left her handicapped for life. Her body was twisted and her speech, impaired. Polio, however, affected neither her spirit nor her intelligence. Her memory was intact and her spirit burned brightly until the moment of her death.

        Verna was only 6 when her mother died, and so she was raised in Columbia by her grandmother, Chloe, and her aunt, Jessie. Jessie married William Ambrose Miller on 3 July 1905, when Verna was 18; and the next spring, during April of 1906, Verna and her grandmother left their home in Columbia and moved to English Township, Lucas County, to live with Jessie and Will. Chloe died there on 15 June 1914 and Verna remained - always a member of the family, helping with household chores and fully involved in the activities of a large and lively young family.

        In the Miller household, elder daughters Mae and Mary shared a bedroom, and when younger daughter, Reefa, came along, she became Verna's companion in the northwest bedroom, at the head of the stairs, where also resided the imposing cherrywood bureau that Chloe and her first husband, Moses Prentiss, had bought second-hand in Van Buren or Wayne County soon after their 1852 marriage. Verna and Reefa remained close throughout Verna's life, and it eventually fell to Reefa to safeguard Verna in old age, seeing to it that she was well taken care of wherever she lived, finally at what now is the Chariton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

        Verna's Aunt Jessie died of complications of diabetes on 7 January 1945, and Verna remained with her uncle, Will, cooking and keeping house, getting around by leaning on a wheeled utility chair, one hand on the chair, the other containing a broom. Vern always traveled with the family, which went west occasionally after daughter Mary and son Joe moved to Colorado and daughter Mae and son Owen moved to Wyoming. Grandpa and Vern continued to travel, although by train, after Jessie died.

        The after-effects of polio continued to plague Verna, and occasionally she would "get down" to the point that she had to live briefly with Reefa and her husband, Daniel Myers, or at the White Nursing Home in Chariton. She always rallied, however, and returned home to the farm northeast of Williamson. A very determined lady, Verna agreed very reluctantly as old age closed in, to give up daily trips up and down a very steep flight of stairs and to sleep downstairs in the single bed that her Uncle Will ordered for her, built from native walnut harvested on the farm.

        During the early 1960s, Verna moved into Chariton to the new house on South 11th Street that her Uncle Will, whom she always called "Dad," had constructed. While living there she suffered an apparent stroke, and went to live with Will's sister, Cynthia (Miller) Abrahamson. A year or two later, Grandpa decided he was no longer able to keep house for himself and moved in with Cynthia, too.

        Nearly blind and incapable of getting around on her own, Verna then moved first to the Riggs Nursing Home, just up the street from Cynthia's house, and when it closed, to the new Chariton nursing home near the hospital on Chariton's north edge. There, she treasured her Bible, the portable radio to which she listened constantly, her rocking chair, visits from friends and relatives and homemade chocolate-covered mints from Piper's Grocery. Every trip from the farm to Chariton that Reefa and Daniel Myers made included a stop at the nursing home to visit Verna. After Verna's death, Reefa said that the car still automatically turned toward what was known at that time as Chariton Manor whenever it reached Chariton.

        Verna had a remarkable memory, which remained intact, and was a living archive of family information, which she always was glad to share. Verna became especially ill during May of 1979, and was taken to Lucas County Memorial Hospital. On the morning of 12 May, with Daniel and Reefa Myers and Richard Miller at her side, Verna noted that it was Marie Miller's birthday, asked Richard how Marie's trip to Detroit was going, visited a little more about other people, and then died. At 91, she had outlived her generation.

        Verna had hoped to be buried beside her mother on the Brown family lot in the Columbia Cemetery. Years before, she had saved enough money to buy a tombstone for Emma, as well as one for herself that was to be placed after she died. But the old portion of the Columbia Cemetery is unplatted, and because all tombstones on the Brown lot had been placed many years after its occupants died, their graves could not be located precisely. As a result, Verna was buried on the lot of Will and Jessie, not far away, between her uncles, William Ambrose Miller and Joseph Ellis Brown.

      If you have any information about the folks mentioned in this article, please send your information to us at the Prentice Newsletter. Be sure to give the full title and date of this article in the Subject line of the email.

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      APPENDIX A: Material from Bob Prentiss, Sartell, MN

      HOGG - PRENTISS FAMILY

      FOR MY COUSINS AND THEIR FAMILIES, here's the basic line of descent through seven generations: 

      1.   JAMES HOGG, born 1696 in Scotland. Emigrated to Ireland. Wife unknown.
2.   ROBERT HOGG, 1732-1795, son of James, born in Ireland. Emigrated to New Hampshire. Wife Margaret Gregg.
3.   JOHN HOGG PRENTISS, 1767-1842, son of Robert, born in New Hampshire, died in Vermont. Wife Mary (“Polly”) Brown.   Changed family surname from HOGG to PRENTISS Iin 1808.
4.   LEWIS B. PRENTISS, 1824-1875, son of John, born in Vermont, died in Ohio. Wife Maria Amanda Reed.
5.   CHARLES FILMORE PRENTISS, 1849-1922, son of Lewis B., born in Ohio, died in MN. Wife Margaret Ann Peck.
6.   LEWIS GILSON PRENTISS, 1880-1962, son of Charles, MN. Wife Pearl Hunn.

Children of Lewis G. and Pearl:
Marion Beatrice Prentiss, 1904
Vera Maude Prentiss, 1906
Tressie Myrtle Prentiss, 1909
Basil Lloyd Prentiss, 1913
Lola Ethel Prentiss, 1920

There are 3 pages on this site:
1. Full Genealogy Report presented below.
2. Basic Tree Outline
3. Supporting Documents

      This account seeks to correct certain flaws found in other histories of this family that have been published on the internet. Because these errors occur so early in the lineage, they have the potential to confuse the entire family tree. Hopefully what is presented here will provide a solid foundation on which to build in researching your own lineage from this family.

      ERROR #1

      Some accounts on the internet totally flaw this genealogy by mixing two (2) unrelated Hogg families at the outset of the lineage. If you encounter the names Alexander, Follansbee, Church, Dana, Pettingill, etc., please understand that they are in no way part of this lineage. THAT Hogg family William(1) was already in New Hampshire as early as 1724, whereas the descendants of the second Hogg family James(1) on this page did not arrive in New Hampshire until 1754, in the persons of Robert and Joseph Hogg from Ireland, sons of James Hogg of Scotland/Ireland. Adding to the confusion is the fact that Alexander(2) of William(1) was born in 1732, the same year as Robert(2) of James(1), with the difference being that Alexander was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire, whereas Robert was born in Ulster, Ireland and would not arrive in New Hampshire until 22 years later.

      Writing in 1933, Historian and Genealogist Dr. Francis Lane Childs covers the older William Hogg family in detail and then concludes by writing: "We now come to a family that is not related, unless distantly, to any of the preceding Hoggs." He then proceeds with the second, unrelated, family of James(1) Hogg which is presented on this site.

      In reading the detailed accounts of these two separate Hogg families living in the same general area of New Hampshire, it becomes apparent that one of the reasons for nearly all of the family presented here changing its surname to Prentiss in 1808 was for the purpose of separating itself, and from being mistakenly associated with the other family, and this was not without many good reasons for doing so. See The Name Change.

      ERROR #2

      Some accounts on the internet show Daniel Warren being the father-in-law of James Hogg Prentiss which is precisely backwards. James Hogg Prentiss was the father-in-law of Daniel Warren, who married James' daughter Margaret Prentiss. This is well documented here by a number of accounts in documents from Early Ohio Settlers, Pioneer Women of America, etc.

      To turn this fact around and then suggest that James Hogg Prentiss married Paulina or Julia C. Warren, has old James marrying one of his own granddaughters about six years before he died. Carrying the lineage forward from this flawed assumption results in a terrible mess.

      The documents here will clearly show that Daniel Warren (the son of Moses Warren) married Margaret Prentiss (daughter of James Hogg Prentiss) in New Hampshire, then set out for "the wilderness" of Ohio, as Margaret tells it in one account provided at this site.

      ERROR #3

      Some accounts on the internet posit that James(1) had a son "John" who was the father of Robert(2) Hogg in Ireland. My sources show that Robert(2) was the direct son of James(1). They show no "John" as an intermediary sire of Robert. If 1696 is reasonably close to James(1) year of birth, there would scarcely be room timewise for a John to exist between James and Robert, and would call for James to be a teenager when "John" was born, and for "John" to be a teenager when Robert was born. Old James(1) may well have had other children besides Joseph and Robert (including one named John), but sources I researched state that Joseph and Robert are the direct sons of James(1).

      What is happening here, perhaps, is that once again the unrelated William(1) Hogg family is being mixed in with the family of James(1). There are early John Hogg's having sons named Robert, but they are in the wrong family.

      SOURCES

      My source for much of the lineage at this site is from an unpublished work, "Genealogy By Childs," written by historian and genealogist Dr. Francis Lane Childs (1884-1973). Dr. Childs was associated with Dartmouth College for over 50 years, from the Class of 1906 to his long tenure as Professor of English. Many of his various works and papers are currently at Dartmouth "housed in 11 boxes utilizing approximately 14 linear shelf feet." Photocopies of many of his papers can be purchased from the Henneker Historical Society in Henneker, New Hampshire, which happens to be his birth site.

      Copies of supporting documents here are from various pages of books and papers including Scotch-Irish Settlers in America, 1500s-1800s Immigration Records; Colonial Gravestone Inscriptions; Gravestone Inscriptions in New Hampshire List of Towns and Cemeteries; Vital Records of Londonderry New Hampshire Deaths; Vital Records of Londonderry New Hampshire Marriages; Patten's History of Deering; The Military History of New Hampshire; Pension Rolls of the Revolutionary War; Early Settlers of Ohio; Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the War of 1812; Pioneer Women of America; Pioneer Women of Warrensville, Cuyahoga County 1800-1850; First Census of the U.S. 1790 and succeeding years; General History of Cuyahoga County Ohio; The Townships of Cuyahoga County; Cuyahoga County Civil List; Cuyahoga County Ohio Tax Lists; Adjutant General's Report; and documents obtained through LDS familysearch.org.

      HOGG – PRENTISS FAMILY 

      Generation No. 1

1.  JAMES1 HOGG was born 1696 in Scotland, and died in Ireland.  He married UNKNOWN.  

Notes for JAMES HOGG:
James was born in Scotland c. 1696, emigrated to Ireland, and lived and died in the north 
of Ireland.  He had at least two sons:
                        1. Robert  
                        2. Joseph
  There was no son John found as recorded in some Hogg Prentiss histories, and no intermediary 
sire between Robert and Joseph and their father James.  Robert and Joseph emigrated from Ireland 
to Londonderry, New Hampshire in 1754.


	
Children of JAMES HOGG and UNKNOWN are:
2.	i.	ROBERT2 HOGG, b. February 25, 1732*, Ulster Province, Ireland; 
d. January 23, 1795, New Boston,  Hillsborough, New Hampshire.
3.	ii.	JOSEPH HOGG, b. Abt. 1730, Ulster, Ireland.

      Generation No. 2

      2. ROBERT2 HOGG (JAMES1) was born February 25, 1732* in Ulster Province, Ireland, and died January 23, 1795 in New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. He married MARGARET GREGG 1754 in New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, daughter of SAMUEL GREGG and MARY MOORE. She was born Abt. 1733 in New Hampshire, and died September 01, 1786 in New Boston, Hillsborough, NH.

      Notes for ROBERT HOGG: Robert Hogg came to Londonderry, New Hampshire in 1754, but then settled in New Boston prior to 1764, where he became a prominent citizen. In 1790 his family contained three males over 16, one under 16, and three females. He married Margaret, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Moore) Gregg of Londonderry. They had eleven children plus two others who died young.

      Note: All of my sources but one indicate Robert was born in 1732. The Colonial Gravestone Inscriptions source, however, states he died January 23, 1795 at the age of 66 years. If this is true, he would have been born in 1729.

      More About ROBERT HOGG: Burial: New Boston Cemetery, NH

      More About MARGARET GREGG: Burial: New Boston Cemetery, Hillsborough, New Hampshire

      Children of ROBERT HOGG and MARGARET GREGG are: 

      4.	i.	JAMES (HOGG)3 PRENTISS, b. Abt. 1757, New Hampshire; d. 1817, Warren Twp, 
			Warrensville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
	ii.	MARY (HOGG) PRENTISS.
5.	iii.	ABNER HOGG, b. February 15, 1759, Londonderry, New Hampshire; d. October 16, 
			1856, New Boston,  Hillsborough, New Hampshire.
6.	iv.	WILLIAM (HOGG) PRENTISS, b. New Hampshire.
	v.	NANCY (HOGG) PRENTISS.
7.	vi.	JOHN (HOGG) PRENTISS, b. 1767, New Boston,  Hillsborough, New Hampshire; 
			d. 1842, Plainfield, Washington, Vermont.
	vii.	MARGARET (HOGG) PRENTISS.
	viii.	ROBERT (HOGG) HUNTLEY, m. ELEANOR CLOUGH.

      Notes for ROBERT (HOGG) HUNTLEY: Robert and Eleanor had 8 children. He moved to Acworth, NH before 1799, and before 1807 to Marlow, NH where he was living when in that year he and his family changed their surnames to Huntley. He is said to have died in Alstead, NH. 

      	ix.	SARAH (HOGG) PRENTISS.
8.	x.	SAMUEL (HOGG) PRENTISS.
	xi.	BETSEY (HOGG) PRENTISS.

      3. JOSEPH2 HOGG (JAMES1) was born Abt. 1730 in Ulster, Ireland. Notes for JOSEPH HOGG: Joseph came to Londonderry in 1754 with his brother Robert. Joseph became a man of property and prominence in Londonderry, holding town office occasionally. He served in the Revolutionary War at Bunker Hill. In 1790 his family contained two males over 16, one under 16, three females and a negro slave. He probably died in Londonderry. Children of JOSEPH HOGG are: 

      i. AGNES3 HOGG, b. Abt. 1758, Londonderry, New Hampshire; d. September 13, 1849,
Henniker, New Hampshire; m. THOMAS STUART. Notes for AGNES HOGG: Agnes, born about 1758, married Thomas Stuart and lived in Henniker, where she died Sept. 13,
1849 at the age of 91. They had ten children. 
ii. THOMAS HOGG. 
iii. JAMES HOGG, b. March 17, 1766. Notes for JAMES HOGG: The 1790 census shows Joseph and James separately, James having one female in his household.
James would have been 24 at this time, and his father Joseph around 60 years of age. 
iv. WILLIAM HOGG, b. October 10, 1769. 
v. MARY HOGG. 
vi. SARAH HOGG, m. WILLIAM DICKEY. Notes for SARAH HOGG: "Sarah married Capt. Dickey of Hillsborough." 
vii. HUGH HOGG, b. 1783. 


      Generation No. 3 


      4. JAMES (HOGG)3 PRENTISS (ROBERT2 HOGG, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1757 in New Hampshire, and
died 1817 in Warren Twp, Warrensville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He married JENNET MORRISON
in Londonderry, NH. Notes for JAMES (HOGG) PRENTISS: James served in the Revolutionary War as a Sergeant in Captain Kidder's Company at West Point
in 1780. He may also have been the James Hogg who went from Londonderry on the Concord Alarm
on April 24, 1775, and who signed the Association Test there in 1776. He removed to
Francestown about 1780 where he was a prominent citizen, serving as Selectman in 1785, 1786,
1787, and 1788. His family in the 1790 census contained himself, two males under 16,
and three females. After 1793 he moved to Acworth, thence to Langdon, where he was living in 1808 when he, his
wife, and his children Betsey, Robert, James, Sally, Cyrus, Samuel M., and Margaret had their
names changed to Prentiss. He moved to Warren Township in what became Warrensville, Ohio
around 1810 and settled on land near his daughter Margaret Prentiss Warren and her husband
Daniel Warren. JAMES' DAUGHTER MARGARET PRENTISS MARRIED DANIEL WARREN, who became the founder of
Warrensville, Ohio, while they were still living in New Hampshire.

      There is also a fascinating account here about Margaret Prentiss Warren and 2 of her young children pursued through the woods by wolves and barely escaping as Daniel came running out of the log cabin to meet them in the dark. And that it was Margaret Prentiss Warren who named the settlement Warrensville in Ohio. More About JAMES (HOGG) PRENTISS: Burial: 1817, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Children of JAMES PRENTISS and JENNET MORRISON are: 

      i. BETSEY4 PRENTISS. Notes for BETSEY PRENTISS: Betsey died in 1813, this being the first adult death in Warren Township, Warrensville, Ohio. 
ii. ROBERT PRENTISS. (see War of 1812 document) 
iii. JAMES PRENTISS. (see War of 1812 document) 
iv. SALLY PRENTISS. 
v. CYRUS PRENTISS. Notes for CYRUS PRENTISS: Cyrus removed from Warrensville to Ravenna, where he became the first president of the
Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad. (See documents.) 
vi. SAMUEL M. PRENTISS. 9. 
vii. MARGARET PRENTISS, b. New Hampshire; d. October 1869, Warrensville, Ohio.

      5. ABNER3 HOGG (ROBERT2, JAMES1) was born February 15, 1759 in Londonderry, New Hampshire, and died October 16, 1856 in New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. He married ROSANNAH FERSON October 21, 1784 in New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Notes for ABNER HOGG: Abner saw much service in the War of the Revolution, including the building of Fort Independence on Mount Independence (formerly called Rattlesnake Hill) in Vermont, across the lower arm of Lake Champlain from Fort Ticonderoga in New York. He was there when General Benedict Arnold took his flotilla up the lake. Abner remained a substantial citizen of New Boston all his life. He and Rosannah had a baby they named Hannah in 1790 that died shortly afterward. They then named their next daughter Hannah, who was born in 1792. At age 78, Abner gave testimony supporting the blind widow of a soldier he had served with, seeking a pension, one Asa Burnham who had gone with Gen. Arnold on the flotilla for a brief period. Abner died at age 97 and was buried near his parents, Robert and Margaret Gregg Hogg. Regarding the rest of the family changing the surname to Prentiss, Abner, proud of his heritage, did not do so. He stated, "I have always lived a Hogg and I shall die a Hogg." His son Robert later changed his own name to Bentley. More About ABNER HOGG: Burial: 1856, New Boston Cemetery, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Children of ABNER HOGG and ROSANNAH FERSON are: 

      i. SARAH F.4 HOGG, b. 1785; d. 1842; m. DAVID TEWKSBURY, New Boston, NH. 
ii. ROBERT HOGG BENTLEY, b. 1787; d. 1852; m. JOANNA LANGDELL. 
iii. HANNAH HOGG, b. 1792; m. STEPHEN BENNET. 
iv. JENNET F. HOGG, b. 1799; m. ASA ANDREWS, Johnson, Vermont. 
v. POLLY L. HOGG, b. 1802; m. SAMUEL ANDREWS, Johnson, Vermont. 
vi. REBECCA HOGG, b. 1806, New Boston, NH. d. 1807, New Boston, NH. 6. WILLIAM (HOGG)3 PRENTISS (ROBERT2 HOGG, JAMES1) was born in New Hampshire.
He married ELIZA FERSON in New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Notes for WILLIAM (HOGG) PRENTISS: The first census of the United States in 1790 shows William's household having three females
in his family. He moved to Acworth, NH in 1799. In 1808, he and his wife and children all
changed their surnames to Prentiss.

      Notes for ELIZA FERSON: Eliza Ferson is quite possibly the sister of Abner Hogg's wife, Rosannah Ferson of New Boston. Children of WILLIAM PRENTISS and ELIZA FERSON are: 

      i. MARGARET G.4 PRENTISS. 
ii. ANNA G. PRENTISS. 
iii. ROBERT PRENTISS.
 iv. WILLIAM (JR.) PRENTISS.

      7. JOHN (HOGG)3 PRENTISS (ROBERT2 HOGG, JAMES1) was born 1767 in New Boston, NH, and died 1842 in Plainfield, Washington, Vermont. He married MARY (POLLY) BROWN 1797 in Acworth, NH. Notes for JOHN (HOGG) PRENTISS: John was a patriot in the Revolutionary War and fought at the Battle of Bunker (Brede's) Hill. John married "Polly" aka Mary Brown and had eight children. He moved to Acworth in 1799 where they lived until at least 1817. Later they moved to Moretown, Vermont, and then settled in Plainfield, Vermont. In 1808, the parents and children changed their surnames to Prentiss. More About JOHN (HOGG) PRENTISS: Burial: Plainfield, Washington, Vermont Notes for MARY (POLLY) BROWN: Mary is often referred to as Polly. Genealogist Dr. Childs even recorded that John married "Polly" Brown. It is possible that John married both a Polly Brown and a Mary Brown, but it does not appear likely. Rather it appears that Polly was a nickname by which others referred to Mary. In her many letters to her son Luther in Ohio, she invariably signs her name as his mother, Mary. More About MARY (POLLY) BROWN: Burial: Plainfield, Washington, Vermont Children of JOHN PRENTISS and MARY BROWN are:

      i. ELIZABETH C. (HOGG)4 PRENTISS. ii. SARAH (HOGG) PRENTISS. iii. JOHN (HOGG, JR.) PRENTISS. Notes for JOHN (HOGG, JR.) PRENTISS: John, Jr. and his brother Luther moved from New Hampshire to Warrensville, Ohio in 1819. John moved away from Warren Township in 1834, but Luther stayed on. iv. LUTHER R. (HOGG) PRENTISS, b. Abt. 1803, Acworth, New Hampshire; d. 1897, Twinsburg, Ohio; m. ABIGAIL MCKINNEY, January 06, 1837, Warrensville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Notes for LUTHER R. (HOGG) PRENTISS: "In 1819 John and Luther R. Prentiss came from New Hampshire with a one-horse team, the journey [to Warrensville, Ohio] occupying twenty-eight days. John settled on lot thirty-eight, but in 1834 removed from the township. Luther R., when he began life for himself on lot sixty- three, had nothing (aside from one outfit of wearing apparel,) but an extra pair of shoes and a razor. He persevered, however, until he became the owner of seventy acres of land . . ." (See document this site from Early Ohio Settlers.) On Jan. 6, 1837 Luther R. Prentiss married Abigail McKinney in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He had 6 children. At the time a later article was written on these pioneers, it noted that Luther was still a resident living near the center of Warrensville, and that of the 6 children and their families, three of the families were still living in Warrensville. (See documents.)

      8. SAMUEL (HOGG)3 PRENTISS (ROBERT2 HOGG, JAMES1) He married LYDIA CLARK. Notes for SAMUEL (HOGG) PRENTISS: Samuel moved to Acworth with his brothers in 1799. After 1808 he and his family moved to Walpole. In 1808, he, his wife, and their children changed their names from Hogg to Prentiss. Children of SAMUEL PRENTISS and LYDIA CLARK are: 

      i. POLLY C.4 PRENTISS. 
ii. SAMUEL (JR.) PRENTISS. 
iii. EPHRAIM C. PRENTISS. 
iv. MARGARET G. PRENTISS. 
v. THARON PRENTISS.

      Generation No. 4

      9. MARGARET4 PRENTISS (JAMES (HOGG)3, ROBERT2 HOGG, JAMES1) was born in New Hampshire, and died October 1869 in Warrensville, Ohio. She married DANIEL WARREN Bef. 1808 in New Hampshire, son of MOSES WARREN. He was born in New Hampshire, and died 1862 in Warrensville, Ohio. Notes for MARGARET PRENTISS: Margaret Prentiss married Daniel Warren in New Hampshire. Daniel was the son of Moses Warren. Margaret and Daniel came from New Hampshire to Painesville, Ohio in the fall of 1808. They were very poor with few household effects. A barrel set on end with the end board of the wagon served as their table. Margaret did all of the cooking and baking in a 5-quart iron kettle. In the fall of 1809 they removed to Newburg, and soon after began building a cabin in Warren Township, less than 3 miles away. Warren built the cabin, finishing it without the use of a nail. He moved Margaret and the children in on the 4th day of January, 1810, in the following manner, as related by Daniel Warren himself: "I procured a horse on which Mrs. Warren with her babe, about three weeks old, rode; my two-year old boy [Hiram] I carried on my back, and my neighbor Prentiss carried our few 'traps' in an ox-team; and in this way we arrived safe, two and a half miles from any other house. Mrs. Warren remarked: 'WE left New Hampshire to go into the wilderness, and I guess we have made it out now.' The first run of sledding after this, our friends from Newburg and Cleveland (everybody was a friend in those days) came out to the number of fifty to give us a house-warming, and although they crowded the cabin, a jollier lot never graced a palace. Inasmuch as Mrs. Warren was the first woman in the township the company gave her the privilege of naming it, and she proposed Warrensville, which was adopted by acclamation. . ." Thus it was Margaret Prentiss Warren who named Warrensville, Ohio in Cuyahoga County. The infant child spoken of above died the following year, in 1811, thus being the first death in Warren Township. Margaret's sister Betsey was the first ADULT death in the township. (See documents this site re the above account and others regarding this family, including Margaret's flight to escape a pack of wolves.) Notes for DANIEL WARREN: Daniel Warren was the son of Moses Warren of New Hampshire. Daniel married Margaret Prentiss, daughter of James Prentiss, in New Hampshire. They subsequently moved to Ohio where Daniel founded Warrensburg.

      Children of MARGARET PRENTISS and DANIEL WARREN are: 

      i. WILLIAM H.5 WARREN, b. December 26, 1812. 
ii. HIRAM V. WARREN. 
iii. MOSES N. WARREN.
 iv. JAMES M. WARREN. 
v. OTHELLO WARREN. 
vi. PAULINA WARREN. 
vii. JULIA C. WARREN.

      10. LEWIS B.4 PRENTISS (JOHN (HOGG)3, ROBERT2 HOGG, JAMES1) was born April 21, 1824 in Plainfield, Washington County, Vermont, and died January 25, 1875. He married MARIA AMANDA REED on July 26, 1843 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. She was born Abt. 1827 in Acworth, New Hampshire. Notes for LEWIS B. PRENTISS: Lewis B. Prentiss was born about 20 years after his brother Luther R. Prentiss was born. There has been some question, therefore, as to whether Lewis was in fact part of this family. Thanks to Larry and Betty Kelly of Vermont who possess a photocopy of a letter written by Luther from Ohio to his parents, we know that he was. In the letter, Luther addresses one section to Lewis, in which he wrote: "Lewis be a good boy bring in the wood pickup chips and learn your Book. this is from your brother Luther R. Prentiss." Lewis B. Prentiss married Maria Amanda Reed on July 25, 1843 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. They had two children, Charles and Harriet.

      Children of LEWIS PRENTISS and MARIA REED are: 

      11. i. HARRIET E.5 PRENTISS, b. October 31, 1844, Cuyahoga County, Ohio;
d. July 19, 1883, Wisconsin. 
12. ii. CHARLES FILMORE PRENTISS, b. 1849, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio;
d. October 24, 1922, Rochester, Olmsted, MN.

      Generation No. 5

      11. HARRIET E.5 PRENTISS (LEWIS B.4, JOHN (HOGG)3, ROBERT2 HOGG, JAMES1) was born October 31, 1844 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and died July 19, 1883 in Wisconsin. She married HERMAN (1) CHASE, and later married James Harvey Berkins. Notes for HARRIET E. PRENTISS: Harriet died shortly after childbirth in 1883 and her baby Maude was taken in by her brother Charles and his wife Margaret Prentiss. See notes on Charles. Child of HARRIET PRENTISS and JAMES HARVEY BERKINS is: 

      i. MAUDE ELEANOR BERKINS, b. 1883; d. abt. 1903 
Notes for MAUDE ELEANOR BERKINS: See info on Maude Eleanor Berkins in notes on Charles F. Prentiss.
      12. CHARLES FILMORE5 PRENTISS (LEWIS B.4, JOHN (HOGG)3, ROBERT2 HOGG, JAMES1) was born 1849 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, and died October 24, 1922 in Rochester, Olmsted County, MN. He married MARGARET ANN PECK March 23, 1869 in Rochester, Olmsted, MN, daughter of JAMES PECK and MARY LUKE. She was born October 02, 1852 in Plymouth, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and died July 01, 1938 in Mantorville, Dodge County, MN. Notes for CHARLES FILMORE PRENTISS: Charles Prentiss came from Cuyahoga County, Ohio, to southern MN when he was 20 years of age. He was accompanied by his mother, whom my older second cousins told me years ago was known only as "Grandma Allen." It is not known whether this was Maria Amanda Reed Prentiss, or if Charle's parent(s) had remarried. Grandma Allen spent much of her time living with Charle's sister Harriet in Wisconsin. Charles met 15-year-old Margaret Peck when she was clerking in a store in Rochester, MN. They were married and homesteaded land in rural Douglas, MN in the north part of Olmsted County. In addition to their own 3 children, Charles and Maggie took care of Charle's neice, Maud Eleanor Berkins, known as Eleanor. Eleanor was a pretty child, very frail, and suffering from a congenital heart defect. She died at age 20 and is buried in the Douglas cemetery with Charles and Margaret. Charles turned their log cabin homestead into a workable farm and was a hard worker. In the last days of his life he suffered dementia and was admitted to the Rochester State Hospital in 1922, where he died after only 5 days in their custody. I have a family portrait photo of Charles, Margaret, Wesley, Sylvia, Lewis, and Eleanor. More About CHARLES FILMORE PRENTISS: Burial: Center Grove Cemetery, Douglas, Olmsted, MN

      Notes for MARGARET ANN PECK: Margaret "Maggie" Peck was a wiry little woman about whom all the relatives spoke with absolute awe. She was midwife for the Douglas MN area and also prepared bodies for burial before there were any undertakers up there. When the first funeral parlor came to Rochester MN they continued to pay Maggie as needed to help them out up in the Douglas area. Maggie knew everything, could do anything, and wasn't afraid of anything or anybody the way her family saw it. At the time of one incident, she had only a log cabin with a dirt floor, but she kept it swept and clean. One day Charles decided to bring a colt into the cabin to show his wife some trick he had taught the colt to perform. Maggie took after him with the broom, yelling at him to "Get that horse out of my house!" and like to beat Charlie and the animal half to death with the broom before they could get away from her. Wesley and Eva's daughter Clare told me a most wonderful story years ago. As the year 1900 approached there were all kinds of wild rumors that the world was about to end by some cataclysm or other, and many people were frightened. Eva Prentiss became so frightened that, on the afternoon of New Year's Eve, she bundled up Clare and all the other children, loaded them into the wagon, hitched up the horse and set out for Maggie's farm. Because Grandma Maggie would be able to save them from the end of the world. More About MARGARET ANN PECK: Burial: July 1938, Center Grove Cemetery, Douglas, MN

      Children of CHARLES PRENTISS and MARGARET PECK are:

      Generation No. 6

      13. WESLEY WALLACE6 PRENTISS (CHARLES FILMORE5, LEWIS B.4, JOHN (HOGG)3, ROBERT2 HOGG, JAMES1) was born September 21, 1872 in Olmsted County, MN, and died October 14, 1923 in Goodhue County, MN.

      He married EVA JEANETTE WRIGHT March 24, 1896 in Rochester, Olmsted, MN. She was born June 29, 1876 in Seymour, Wisconsin, and died August 29, 1967 in Rochester, MN. Notes for WESLEY WALLACE PRENTISS: Wesley's daughter Clare told me many years ago that her father Wesley had a job gathering a specific type of wood in the Mississippi River that was used for the manufacture of wooden matches or clothespins. The job required that he work waist-deep in the muddy water every day with the result that he contracted typhoid fever and died. Clare said that on the day they buried her grandpa Charles in 1922, her dad Wesley remarked at the gravesite in Douglas, "Well, Pa's gone. I'll be the next one to go." He was right. More About WESLEY WALLACE PRENTISS: Burial: 1923, Center Grove Cemetery, Douglas, MN

      Notes for EVA JEANETTE WRIGHT: See notes on Margaret Peck Prentiss.

      More About EVA JEANETTE WRIGHT: Burial: Center Grove Cemetery, Douglas, MN

      Children of WESLEY PRENTISS and EVA WRIGHT are: 

      i. CECIL VIOLET7 PRENTISS, b. June 17, 1897. 
ii. CLARE MARGARET PRENTISS, b. February 25, 1902. 
iii. WINNIFRED LEONE PRENTISS, b. May 11, 1907. 
iv. VICTOR CHARLES PRENTISS, b. April 21, 1909. 
v. VIVIAN JEANETTE PRENTISS, b. February 25, 1911. 
vi. BETHEL WRAY PRENTISS, b. July 25, 1912.

      14. LEWIS GILSON6 PRENTISS (CHARLES FILMORE5, LEWIS B.4, JOHN (HOGG)3, ROBERT2 HOGG, JAMES1) was born December 22, 1880 in New Haven Twp, Olmsted County, MN, and died April 01, 1962 in Stewartville, MN.

      He married PEARL HUNN December 31, 1902 in Mantorville, MN, daughter of WILLIAM HUNN and FANNY HARRIS. Pearl was born August 18, 1884 in Mantorville Twp, Dodge County, MN, and died November 15, 1961 in San Diego, California. More About LEWIS GILSON PRENTISS: Burial: April 04, 1962, Center Grove Cemetery, Douglas, MN. He and Pearl farmed 80 acres near Mantorville, MN. He was an excellent stockman and was frequently sought out for his knowledge of horses. When he bought his first Model T Ford, Pearl and the kids heard the auto chugging down the dirt road and ran outside, excited to see it. Lewis couldn't seem to slow it down as he approached the driveway so he ran it into the ditches on both sides of the road before he finally made the turn into the driveway. As he drove across the barnyard he was yelling, "Whoa, you [s.o.b.], WHOA!" He drove it into the machine shed and right through the back wall and wound up in the pasture before the car came to a stop.

      Lewis was known to drink a bit. Not long after this he was in a Mantorville tavern, inebriated and boasting about his new automobile which he had backed up to the boardwalk outside. A couple of scoundrels sneaked out and raised the rear axle a few inches onto wood blocks. Lewis came out, cranked the vehicle, got in, put it in gear and raced the engine, cursing a blue streak as the rear wheels spun madly. The miscreants offered to give him a push, pushed the car off the blocks, and sent the car and Lewis racing across the street and through the plate glass window of the hardware store. Lewis was reported to be a man of exceptional physical strength. At a time when he owned a tavern in Mantorville, he was known to grab drunks two at a time by their shirt collars and throw them out the door into the street. Lewis was also Constable in Mantorville.

      More About PEARL HUNN: Burial: November 19, 1961, Evergreen Cemetery, Mantorville, Dodge County, MN, near her parents gravesites. Pearl's mother Fanny Harris Hunn, was the daughter of Robert Harris and Elizabeth Kelsford who emigrated here from England. Pearl bore Lewis 5 children and finally divorced him. Children of LEWIS PRENTISS and PEARL HUNN are: 

      
i. MARION BEATRICE7 PRENTISS, b. January 04, 1904, Rochester, MN;
d. August 28, 1965, Rochester, MN; m. JOSEPH RAUCHENSTEIN, July 21, 1926, Dodge County,
MN; b. Switzerland. 
ii. VERA MAUDE PRENTISS, b. September 04, 1906, Danesville, MN; d. February 08,
1983, Rochester, MN; m. EDWIN HARRY BROWN, October 15, 1927, Kasson, MN. 
iii. TRESSIE MYRTLE PRENTISS, b. March 20, 1909, Danesville, MN; d. March 29,
1992, Fairmont, MN; m. ALLEN JAY DUNFORD, April 07, 1934, Rochester, Olmsted, MN.
      15. iv. BASIL LLOYD PRENTISS, b. January 14, 1913, Dodge County, MN; d. March 05, 1981, Wanamingo, MN. v. LOLA ETHEL PRENTISS, b. October 12, 1920, Danesville, MN; m. RAYMOND GLENN RANDLE, November 05, 1939, Kasson, MN.

      Generation No. 7

      15. BASIL LLOYD7 PRENTISS (LEWIS GILSON6, CHARLES FILMORE5, LEWIS B.4, JOHN (HOGG)3, ROBERT2 HOGG, JAMES1) was born January 14, 1913 in Dodge County, MN, and died March 05, 1981 in Wanamingo, MN.

      He married DORIS EVELYN WALKER August 06, 1936 in Cresco, Iowa, daughter of BENNETT WALKER and PEARL RUPORT. Doris was born December 10, 1914 in Wasioja Twp, Dodge County, MN, and died April 05, 1975 in Zumbrota, MN. More About BASIL LLOYD PRENTISS: Burial: March 09, 1981, Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Wanamingo, Goodhue, MN More About DORIS EVELYN WALKER: Burial: April 09, 1975, Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Wanamingo, Goodhue, MN Children of BASIL PRENTISS and DORIS WALKER are: 

      i. ROBERT BASIL PRENTISS, b. February 25, 1937, Rochester, Olmsted County, MN;
m. PHYLLIS LOUISE MESSERSMITH, October 23, 1954, San Pablo, California; b. March 17, 1936, Castleton,
Stark County, Illinois. ii. JANELLE PEARL PRENTISS, b. May 28, 1944, Rochester, MN.

      The Name Change to Prentiss in 1808

      There were two unrelated Hogg families in the same general area of New Hampshire. The family of Alexander Hogg was already in New Hampshire by the time the Hogg/Prentiss family arrived there.

      The Hogg/Prentiss family tended to be very responsible and had many civic and community leaders as well as American patriots. This becomes clear as the documents are traced from New Hampshire to Ohio, and from the Revolutionary War through the War of 1812 and beyond.

      The unrelated Hogg family descended from Alexander seems to have had more than their share of scalawags and scoundrels, however, such as Alexander's son George. Of George it is written in the 1770's, "He and his family were public charges for many years and caused a good deal of trouble." George was a deserter from the army on 3 occasions. "at one time when the officers were pursuing him for his desertion, he and his family lay out on the ice of Dudley Pond in Deering in the dead of winter, and his young daughter Mary so suffered from the exposure that she was crippled for life."

      Two of the brothers were locked up in jails on more than one occasion. And one of the Hogg families caused so much trouble that the entire town rose up and physically threw the entire family out of town. One of the Hogg brothers changed his surname 4 times within a year, apparently trying to stay a step ahead of the law.

      Some of the aliases and name changes of various members of the other Hogg family during the 1770's up to 1802 included the following surnames: 

          * Tenant
    * Church
    * Woodbury
    * Raymond
    * Wilber
    * Hodge
    * Wilder
    * Shepherd
    * Moore
    * Dana

      Thus it was that, in 1808, all but two of the children of Robert Hogg of Ireland and grandchildren of James Hogg of Scotland changed their surname to Prentiss. Only Abner, proud of his heritage, retained the name Hogg. Why they chose the surname Prentiss is not known.

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