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Update of 20 Jan 2018: This article is now merged into our Spring 2018 article entitled Samuel Prentice of Lithuania.

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1. Meyer Leon Prentis was b. 15 Jul 1886 in Kovno, Lithuania and Detroit, MI, and d. 15 Jul 1970 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, per Ancestry.com . Bur. in Birmingham, Oakland Co., MI (per Find a Grave).

He m. Anna Sylvia Steinberg. We have conflicting information about her place of birth:

1. One source says she was b. 27 Mar 1895, Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, and d. 27 Dec 1975, Southfield, MI.
2. Another says she was b. in Suwalki, Russian Poland.

She was the dau . of Jacob Steinbert (1857-1908) and Hannah Deborah (1857-1915). They had 2 or more children, including:

1. Jewell Doris Prentis, b. 8 Sep 1919, Detroid, Wayne Co., MI, and d. 13 Jul 2007 in Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., FL. She m. Lester Joseph Morris, b. 8 Jul 1915, Passaic, Morris Co., NJ, and d. 20 Oct 2000 in Bloomfield Hills, MI. He was the son of Moses Morris and Hattie M. Morris. They had a dau. who m. and had 2 daughters.
2. Barbara H. Prentis, b. 5 Jul 1927, Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, and d. in Stuart, Martin Co., FL. She m. Mr. Frankel and had 1 or more children. An Ancestor Chart for him can be found at Ancestry.com .

Meyer l. Pentis is the son of Samuel Prensky (b. 1844 and d. 15 May 1903) and Hannah (b. 1850 and d. 14 Apr 1940, St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO).

The search continues for their parents.

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