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William M. Prentice of Giles Co., TN


William M. Prentice of Giles Co., TN
By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Summer 2004 and Revised 31 Jul 2008

Update of 31 Jul 2008: William W.Prentice is William Wesley Prentice who is #46 in our article entitled Prentices of Halton, Buckingham, England . That article now replaces this article.

1. William W. Prentice was b. c. 1850 in AL, as were his parents (per 1880 census which incorrectly indexed him as "William M. Prentice"). He appears in the 1880 District 14, Giles Co., TN census with his wife and family.

He m. Rosa, b. c. 1857, TN. Children:

  1. Calvin Prentice, age 4 (b. c. 1876), TN. Not in 1900 and later census.
  2. Wiley J. Prentice, age 2 (b. c. 1878), TN. . . . . . . . [2]
  3. Willis Prentice, age 10 mos.) b. c. 1879), TN (see John W. Prentice, below).

He is probably the same William Prentice who appears in the 1900 Giles Co., TN census as b. Feb 1849,AL, with an apparent 2nd wife, Jane, b. Nov 1844, TN, and additional sons:

  1. John W. Prentice, b. Jul 1879. . . . . . . . . [3]
  2. William T. Prentice, b. Apr 1881. . . . . . . . . . [4]

He might be the same person as Will W.Prentice, b. c. 1850, who appears in the 1920 Giles Co., TN census with an apparent 3rd wife, Marey/Mary, b. c. 1886, TN. and son:

  1. Willie/William Prentice, b. c. 1913, TN. . . . . . . . [5]

2. Wiley J. Prentice, b. c. 1878, TN. He may, or may not, be the same person as Bud Prentice, b. c. 1878, TN who appears in the 1920 Giles Co., TN census with his wife, Ella, b. c. 1885. TN, and children:

  1. Grady Prentice, b. c. 1904, TN. He appears in the 1930 census in District 4, Davidson Co., TN with his wife, Helen, b. c. 1905, TN. Also living with them was his brother, Edward (below), sister, Geneva (below) and a25 year old female whose name might be Agnes, but her relationship to the family is illegible.
  2. Lloyd Prentice, b. c. 1905, TN. Apparently not in 1930 census.
  3. Geneva Prentice, b. c. 1906, TN. Living with her brother, Grady, in 1930.
  4. Edward Prentice, b. c. 1909, TN. Living with his brother, Grady, in 1930.

3. John W. Prentice, b. Jul 1879 (he may be the same person as "Willis Prentice", above). He appears in the 1920 and 1930 Giles Co., TN census with his wife, Maggie/Margaret, b. c. 1895, TN, and children:

  1. Ruth/Ruthie Pentice, b. c. 1913, TN. At home in 1930.
  2. Rosa/Rosie Prentice, b. c. 1915, TN. At home in 1930.
  3. Reba Prentice, b. c. 1917-18, TN. At home in 1930.
  4. John/Johnny Prentice, b. c. 1922, TN
  5. Annie S. Prentice, b. c. 1924, TN.

4. William T. Prentice, b. Apr 1881. Although additional investigation is needed for confirmation, he may be the same person as Will Prentice, b. c. 1883, TN, who appears in the 1910, 1920 and 1930 Giles Co., TN census with his wife, Joan Ella, b. c. 1883, TN, and children:

  1. Etta Prentice, b. c. 1906. Not shown in 1920 census
  2. Willie/William D. Prentice, b. c. 1908. Not shown in 1920 census.
  3. Virgie K. Prentice (dau.), b. c. 1909. Not shown in 1920 census and she may be the same person as Daisy, below.
  4. Daisy Prentice, b. c. 1908, TN
  5. Catherine Prentice, b. c. 1910, TN.
  6. Emma Prentice, b. c. 1913, TN. At home in 1930 census.
  7. W. Jackson Prentice, b. c. 1918, TN.
  8. J. Flournoy Prentice, b. c. 1920, TN.
  9. Louise R. Prentice, b. c. 1925, TN

5. Willie/William Prentice, b. c. 1913, TN. He may, or may not, be the William Thomas Prentice mentioned in the 23 Oct 2000 obituary of his son William Prentice Jr. . If he is the same person, he d. before 2000 and m. Alice Barnett and had children:

  1. William Thomas Prentice Jr., b. c. 1949, Pulaski, Giles Co., TN. . . . . . . . [6]
  2. John Prentice of TN.
  3. Geneva Prentice. She m. Mr. Colvett of TN.

6. William Thomas Prentice Jr., b. c. 1949, Pulaski, Giles Co., TN and d. 23 Oct 2000 at Allen Bennett Hospital. At the time of his death he was a widower, living at 3826 Jordan Road, Pulaski. He m. Helen Lucille Johnson who d. before 2000. He was employed by the Tex-Tube Mfg. Co. and was a member of the East North Street Baptist Church. William was bur. in the Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Son:

  1. James T. Prentice of Pulaski, Giles Go., TN.
William's obituary also mentions a grandson, Sam/Samuel Prentice of Pulaski.

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Footnote 1: Obituary of William 'Junior' Prentice, Greer

William Thomas Prentice Jr., 61, widower of Helen Lucille Johnson Prentice, of 3826 Jordan Road, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000, at Allen Bennett Hospital. A native of Pulaski, Tenn., he was a son of the late William Thomas and Alice Barnett Prentice Sr. Employer: Tex-Tube Mfg. Co. Member: East North Street Baptist Church.

Survivors: a son, James T. Prentice of the home; a brother, Johnny Prentice of Tennessee; a sister, Geneva Colvett of Tennessee; and a grandson, Sam Prentice of the home. Visitation: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Wood Mortuary. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Thursday at Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.


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