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    John H. Prentice of Canada and Moorhead, Clay Co., Minnesota
    By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
    Summer 2008 and Revised 24 Apr 2008

    1. John H. Prentice was b. c. 1876-1877 in Canada and d. 5 Sep 1945 in Moorhead City, Clay Co., MN. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Moorhead City, Clay Co., MN, with his wife and son, James. He appears in the 1920 census in Moorhead, Clay Co., MN, with his wife and family. He does not appear in a U. S. census before 1920, but does appar in the 1930 census inMoorhead as "Jock H Prentice."

    He m. Mary L.,. She was b. c. 1872-1875, WI. She is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Moorhead City, Clay Co., MN, with her husband wife and son, James.

    John and Mary had 1 or more children, including:

    1. James Prentice, b. c. 1902-1904, MN, and d. 21 May 1971 in Moorhead City. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Moorhead City, Clay Co., MN, with his parents. At home in Moorhead, MN, in the 1920 census. He does not appear in the 1930 census.

    Who are John H. Prentice's Parents?

    It is unclear whether he is the John H. Prentice shown in the 1881 Louth, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada, census as b. c. 1878, son of James Prentice (b. c. 1840, England, Farmer) and his wife, Margaret, (b. c. 1843, Scotland). Other children appearing in the household in the 1881 census are: Household:

    1. James Prentice , b. c. 1871, Ontario.
    2. Caroline Prentice, b. c. 1872, Ontario.
    3. Jane Prentice, b. c. 1873, Ontario.
    4. Nellie Prentice, b. c. 1876, Ontario.
    5. May E. Prentice, b. c. 1877, Ontario.
    6. (John H. Prentice, above, b. c. 1878, Ontario.)
    7. Frederick W. Prentice, b. c. 1880, Ontario.

    If he is that John H. Prentice, then he might be a brother to George Prentice of Louth, Lincoln, Ontario who is discussed in our Winter 2007 newsletter.

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