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Peleg Prentice, Madison, IN
Winter 1998 and Revised 7 Dec 2002

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NOTE: This article has been replaced by the later article in our Winter 1999 issue about Peleg. See now Peleg Printis of Daviess Co., Indiana .

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1. Peleg Prentice appears in the 1860 Madison Twp., Daviess Co., IN census where his name is spelled PRINTIS.

A farmer, he was born c. 1822 in Indiana and appears with his wife, Christiana Peyton, b. c. 1822 in Indiana. Their children are:

1. Eliza Printis, b. c. 1845, IN.
2. Elijah Andrew Prentice (per Pansy Girton), b. c. 1846, IN. He appears in the 1880 Madison, Daviess Co., IN census with his wife, Nancy Jand Mayfield, \ b. c. 1861, IN and children:
   1. Auburn Prentice (son), b. 12 Sep 1877, IN.
   2. Enola Prentice, b. 10 Apr 1880, IN.
   3. Daisy Prentice, b. 25 Aug 1885. She m. Frank X. Kassler on 29 Oct 1913.
3. John M. Printis, b. c. 1847, IN. . . . . . . . . . [2]
4. Alexander Printis, b. c. 1848, IN. He does not appear in the 1880 census.
5. Mary Eliza Printis, b. c. 1851, IN. . . . . . . . . . [3]
6. Margaret E. Printis, b. c. 1853,IN.
7. Sarah A. Printis, b. c. 1857, IN. (per 1880 census)
8. Nancy L. Printis, b. c. 1859, IN (per 1880 census). She m. Mr. Wilkinson and in 1931 lived in Seattle, WA.
9. Hannah A. Printis, b. c. 1860, IN (per 1880 census). She m. Mr. Howard and in 1931 lived in Bloomfield.
10. Emma R. Prentice, b. c. 1862, IN (per 1880 census). She m. Mr. Counterman and in 1931 lived in Linton.
11. Henrietta (per Pansy Girton)
12. George B. Prentice, b. c. 1868 (per 1880 census). In 1931 he lived in Cairon, IL.

2. John M. Prentis appears in the 1880 census of Madison, Daviess Co., IN where his name is spelled "Prentice" and his occupation is that of a farmer. Also shown is his wife, Phebe C., b. c. 1859, IN and children:

1. Anne Eliza Prentice, b. c. Mar 1880.

3. Mary Eliza Printis was b. 13 Jan 1851, Salem, IN and d. 3 May 1931 of stomach cancer in Linton, IN where she made her home with her daughter. By email of 7 & 8 Dec 2002, Pansy Girton has provided additional information about this family. Mary m. John "Henry" McBride on 27 Jul 1888---She was his second wife. Henry d. in 1922 in a coal mine accident. Mary's obituary reads as follows:

Mrs. Mary E. McBride, who rsided on Fifth street southwest, died last night about eleven o'clock, the sad climax of an illness for more than six months, and from which she had been a sufferer for many years. She was born in Indiana, on January 13, 1851, and was 80 years, three months and 21 days of age. She had spent most of her life in and around Linton, and was well known and highly respected in this community. She was a member of the Christian church at Odon, and lived a life befitting a follower of Christ.
...She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. William Franklin of this city and three sisters, Mrs. Hanna Howard of Bloomfield, Mrs. Nancy Wilkinson of Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. Emma Counterman of Linton, also one brother, George Prentice of Cairo, [Illinois). Her husband, Henry McBride, was killed in the Coal Ridge mine in 1922.
...The body was taken to the Clayton funeral home where it was prepared for burial and taken to her home this afternoon.
...Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the home. Rev. E. E. Kranz officiating. Burial in Fairview cemetery.

Children of Mary Eliza and John:

1. PerMealie Ann McBride, b. 26 May 1892, Odon, IN. . . . . . . . . . . [4]

4. PerMealie Ann "Mealie" McBride, b. 26 May 1892, Odon, IN and d. 17 Nov 1937 of stomach cancer. She m. William Archie Franklin on 14 Apr 1914 in Linton, Stockton Twp., Greene Co., IN. William d. 20 Aug 1966. Children:

1. William "Clifford" Franklin, b. 4 Jul 1916, Linton, and d. 16 May 199?.
2. Virginia Lucille Franklin, b. 22 Aug 1918 Linton. . . . . . . [5]

5. Virginia Lucille Franklin, b. 22 Aug 1918 Linton and d. 15 Jul 2002 of a heart condition at the age of 83 in Terre Haute, IN. Virginia m. Virgil Edward Yates on 21 Apr 1938. He died May 20, 1981. Children:

1. Pansy Mae Yates, b. 22 Dec 1938. . . . . . . . . . . [6]
2. Beverly Ann Yates, b. 19 Mar 1941. . . . . . . . . . . [7]
3. Sheila Ruth Yates, b. 28 Jan 1944. . . . . . . . . . . [8]

6. Pansy Mae Yates, b. 22 Dec 1938. She m. Jack Girton on 24 Dec 1958 and later divorced. Children:

1. Michael Wayne Girton, b. 8 Oct 1959. He m. Naree Pharakarn in Hawaii. She was b. 5 May 1963 in Thailand.

7. Beverly Ann Yates, b. 19 Mar 1941 and d. 20 Aug 1997 at the age of 56. She m. Raymond Lee Smith on 22 Aug 1958. Children:

1. Cathy Leeann Smith, b. 16 Apr 1960. She married and had 3 children in 2002.
2. Virginia Rose "Ginger" Smith, b. 13 Jul 1961. She married and has 2 children in 2002.
3. Raymond Joseph "Joe" Smith, b. 15 Sep 1963. He married and has 1 child in 2002.
4. Greg Alan Smith, b. 22 Oct 1969. He married and has 1 child in 2002.

8. Sheila Ruth Yates, b. 28 Jan 1944 and d. 7 Jan 2000. She m. Robert Lee Taylor on 18 Nov 1962. Children:

1. Angela Rebecca Taylor, b. 1965. She married and has 1 child in 2002.
2. Vicki Lynn Taylor, b. 1968. She married, and has 4 children in 2002.
3. Dawn Marie Taylor, b. 1970 married and has 1 child in 2002.

If you have any information which can help us identify any of the folks mentioned above, please contact us at dewald@prenticenet.com..

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