By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Summer 2016 and Revised 24 Jul 2016
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Update of 24 Jul 2016: John Wesley Prentice is a descendant of Henry Prentice of Cambridge, MA. That eBook now replaces this article.
1. John Wesley Prentice, b. January 1845 in Michigan. He died in 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the age of 85.
Called Wesley Prentice, b. c. 1845, OH, in the 1870 census in Nelson, Kent Co., MI, with his wife and 2 children. He may be the Wesley Prentice who is the son of Isaac Prentice (b. 30 Jan 1803, VT) and Maria/Mary Martin (b. 1812), m. 1831 in Philipsburg, Quebec.
Called Wesley J. Prentice, b. c. 1837, MI, in the 1880 census in Day, Montcalm Co., MI, with his wife and 6 children.
He m. Catherine Butler on 7 Nov 1865. She was b. Apr 1846 her father, William, was 28 and her mother, Mary, was 25. She died in 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the age of 84. An extensive Ancestor Chart for her can be found at Ancestry.com . They had seven children in 21 years.
- Eva Prentice, b. Sep 1866, MI. She was married four times and had one son per Ancestry.com .
- Charles William Prentice, b. c. 1869, MI. 1880 at home. 1930 census in Manistique, Schoolcraft Co., MI, widowed and a laborer in a paper mill.
- Ernest Clyde Prentice, b. c. 1873, Kent Co., MI. 1880 at home. He m. Maud Wing on 8 Jul 1900, Mesick, Wexford Co., MI. She was b. Jun 1879, Remies, MI. 1930 census in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI, widowed and a musician living with his parents.
- Claude Wesley Prentice
- Stella Prentice, b. c. 1876, MI. 1880 at home.
- Guy Grover Prentice
- Lloyd Manuel Prentice, b. 27 May 1887, Grand Rapids,MI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]
2. Lloyd Manuel Prentice, b. 27 May 1887, Grand Rapids,MI, and d. 6 May 1945 or 1946, Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., CA, age 57 or 58. (Ref: Soc. Sec. Appl. & Claims Index) 1920 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, and a Foreman in an auto factory. 1930 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI. 1940 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., CA: an Engineer Inspector with 4 years of High School.
He m. Etta E. Shafter in 1911, Mackinac Co., MI. She was b. 25 Sep 1889, Walkerton, Ontario, and d. 19 Oct 1977, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa Co., CA, 1 of the 8 children of Jacob Schafter and Emma Himmelsbach, both parents b. in Canada. Children:
- Norman Lloyd Prentice, b. 17 Oct 1913, Pontiac, MI, and d. 14 May 2001, Van Nuys, Los Angeles Co., CA,
age 87. 1940 living with parents,
in Santa Monica, CA, an Electrician with 4 year of High School, and wife, Helen Berner, b. 7 Aug 1914, MI,
and d. 25 Jun 2004, Los Angeles, CA, age 89: 4 years of High School. Children:
- John Prenticee b. c. 1937, WI.
Also living with Norman and his wife in the 1940 census was Norman Wasikowski, b. c. 1937, WI, and called a grandson of Lloyd. It is unclear whether is a son of Helen by a prior marriage, or whether he is Norman's son and that Wasikowski is only a middle name. - Delia H/K. Prentice, b. Sep 1915, Pontiac, MI. 1940 not home.
- John Jacob Prentice, b. 12 Oct 1917, Trout Lake, MI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3]
3. John Jacob Prentice was b. 12 Oct 1917, Trout Lake, MI, and d. 8 Aug 1995, Penn Valley, Contra Costa Co., CA, age 87. (Ref: CA Death Index) His obituary reads as follows:
- Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA) - Friday, August 11, 1995: John J. Prentice, Penn Valley, Oct. 12,
1917 Aug. 8, 1995
John Prentice, a retired contractor and developer, died Tuesday at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Walnut Creek. He was 77. The native of Trout Lake, Mich., lived in Lafayette for 30 years before moving to Penn Valley 11 years ago. He was a past Master of Orinda Masonic Lodge No. 494 Free and Accepted Masons and an avid golfer.
He is survived by his daughter, Penny J. Pickett of Alamo; brother, Norman Prentice of Santa Maria; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church Lafayette with private burial. Arrangements are by Hull's Walnut Creek Chapel. Memorial gifts: American Cancer Society East Bay Region, 1700 Webster St., Oakland, CA 94612.
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