By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Summer 2008 and Revised 7 Aug 2011
Update of 7 Aug 2011: This article is now replaced by our Summer 2008 article entitled John Prentiss of Ireland and Scotland .
1. Barney Prentice was b. c. 1850, Scotland, with both parents b. in Ireland. He appears in the 1910 census in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY.
He m. Mary, b. c. 1851, NY. Children per 1910 census:
- May Prentiss, b. c. 1884, NY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]
- John Prentiss, b. c. 1885, NY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3]
- Barney Prentiss, b. 14 Mar 1888, NY, and d. Mar 1974, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY (per SSDI). He appears in the 1910 Buffalo, Erie Co., NY census living with the family of his sister, May, above. Not in 1920 census.
- Emma Prentice, b. c. 1894, NY. At home in Buffalo in 1910 census. Not in 1920 census.
- Patrick Prentice, b. c. 1896, NY. At home in Buffalo in 1910 census. Not in 1920 census.
- Helen Prentice, b. c. 1899, NY. At home in Buffalo in 1910 census. Not in 1920 census.
- Joseph Prentice, b. c. 1902, NY. At home in Buffalo in 1910 census. Not in 1920 census.
- Lillian Prentiss, b. c. 1905, NY (per 1910 census where she was living with the family of her brother, John, above). Not in 1930 census and probably married.
2. May Prentiss, b. c. 1884, NY. She m. William Jones, b. c. 1877, PA. They appear in the 1910 Buffalo, Erie Co., NY census. Not in 1920 census. Son (per 1910 census):
- Joseph F. Jones, b. c. 1909, NY.
3. John Prentiss was b. c. 1885 in NY. He appears in the 1910 census living with the family of his sister, May, above, in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, with his wife, Nellie,b. c. 1892, MI, as were her parents.. No children shown. They later appear in the 1920 and 1930 census in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI with their children:
- James Prentiss, b. c, 1913, MI. At home in 1930. Not in SSDI.
- John Prentiss Jr., b. c. 1915, MI. At home in 1930.
- Ralph Prentiss, b. c. 1922, MI. At home in 1930. Not in SSDI.
- Phyllis Prentiss, b. c. 1926, MI. At home in 1930.
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