By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Fall 2013 and Revised 14 Sep 2013
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1. William Prentice was b. c. 1876, Ireland, as were his parents. In 1898 he emigrated to the United States with his wife and family. He appears in the 1910 census in Paterson, Passaic Co., NJ, with his surname spelled "Prentice. 1940 census in Paterson with his surname spelled "Prentice".
He m. Jane O'Rourke who was b. c. 1878 in Ireland, as were her parents per census and Ancestry.com . She d. before the 1940 census where William was called a widower. Children per census records:
- Jennie Prentice, b. c. 1900, NJ. 1910 at home. 1920 not home.
- Charles Prentice, b. c. 1903, NJ. 1910, 1920 at home. 1940 census in Manatee, FL,
with his wife, Verna, b. c. 1903, NJ. Step children:
- Gloria Stone, b. c. 1924, NJ. 1940 at home.
- Ernest E. Stone, b. c. 1933, NJ. 1940 at home.
- John Prentice, b. c. 1905, NJ. 1910, 1920 at home.
- Sarah/Sadie Prentice, b. c. 1908, NJ. 1910,1920 at home.
- Helen Prentice, b. c. 1911, NJ. 1920 at home.
- Vincent Prentice, b. c. 1914, NJ. 1920 at home. 1940 at home.
- William B. Prentice, b. c. 1917, NJ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]
2. William B. Prentice, b. c. 1917, Paterson, Passaic Co., NJ, and d. 23 Oct 2006 in Forest Hill, Hartford Co., MD, per Ancestry.com . 1920, 1940 at home. He enlisted in the Army on 29 Oct 1942, Newark, NJ, being then married with 4 hears of high school.
He m. Jane Runz, after the 1940 census and before 1942 when William enlisted. She was b. 2 Jan 1919, NJ, and d. 26 Jan 2001 in Whiting, Ocean Co., NJ. She was the dau. of John Runz (b. c. 1889) and his wife, Jennie, b. c. 1889. Children:
- (dau.) Prentice.
- Carol Prentice, b. 1950, NJ. She m. Bruce Nagy, b. 1950, NJ.
In the 1910 census, a John Prentice, b. c. 1884(?), Ireland, was living with William and his family in Paterson, Passaic Co., NJ. He was called a Boarder but might be kin of some nature. Unfortunately the census microfilm is so light that it is difficult to tell his 1910 age and birth year.
The only clue we have for now is that both parents were born in Ireland. Investigation is continuing.
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