By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Summer 2002 and Revised 22 Jan 2009
1. Nathan Prentice was b. c. 1827 in NY with both parents b. in NY. He does not appear in the 1850, 1860 or 1870 census. Nathan does later appear in the 1880 census in Frederika, Bremer Co., IA as a farmer. Not in the 1900 census
He m. Adell C., b. c. 1843 in NY. She appears without her husband in the 1910 census in Jefferson, Fayette Co., IA. Children:
- Florence L. Prentice, b. c. 1877, IA. Not in 1900 census. At home in the 1910 census in Jefferson, Fayette Co., IA.
- Edgar L. Prentice, b. c. 1879-80, IA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]
2. Edgar L. Prentice, b. c. 1879-80, IA. Not in the 1900 census. At home, single, in the 1910 census in Jefferson, Fayette Co., IA.He appears in the 1920 Jerome, Jerome Co., ID census with his wife, Della M., b. c. 1892 in IA. No children shown. Neither Edgar nor Della appear in the 1930 census. Edgar does not appear in the Social Security Death Index.
The only clue we have so far is from the 1880 census saying that both of Nathan's parents were b. in NY.
Investigation is continuing.
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