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1. James H. Prentice, b. c. 1837 in OH, appears in the 1870 Saginaw census with his wife, Maria, b. c. 1846, Canada, and apparent sister, Lotta W. Prentice, b. c. 1854, and in the 1880 Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI census as a Lumber Inspector with his wife, Mary C.. Mary appears to have been previously married as stepsons John C. Copeland (b. c. 1865, MI) and John R. Copeland (b. c. 1871, MI) are living with them in 1880. Children of James and Mary:

1. Edward V. Prentice, b. c. 1871, MI. Edward appears in the 1910 Lansing, Ingham Co., MI census, and the 1920 Flint, Genesee Co., MI census with his wife, Grace C., b. c. 1872, MI and children:
   1. Albert J. Prentice, b. c. 1891, MI. . . . . . . . [2]
   2. Fannie Prentice, b. c. 1893, MI. She m. Walter L. Beach, b. c. 1896, OH. They were living with her parents in the 1920 Flint, MI census with their daughter:
      • Grace Beach, b. c. 1918, MI.
2. Daniel K. Prentice, b. c. 1876, MI. Not in 1910 or 1920 census.
3. John H. Prentice, b. c. 1878, MI. John appears in the 1900 Ann Arbor, MI census, unmarried. He may be the same person as the John H. Prentis who appears in the 1910 and 1920 Wayne Co., MI census with his wife, Etta N., b. c. 1880, MI. He may, or may not, be the same John Prentice who appears in the 1920 census in Ocanto, WI as b. c. 1877, MI, and with his wife, Elizabeth, b. c. 1857, Canada

2. Albert J. Prentice, b. c. 1891, MI. He appears in the 1920 and 1930 Flint, Genesee Co., MI census with his wife, Beatrice Grebe, b. c. 1894, MI. Also in their home in 1920 was her father, Charles W. Grebe. Albert and his wife later ppear in the 1930 Flint census with their children:

1. Jane Prentice, b. c. 1920, MI.
2. Betty Jean Prentice, b. c. 1929, MI.

James H. Prentice might be the James H. Prentice, son of John and Amanda/Ameransa Prentice shown as b. c. 1837 in the 1850 Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., OH census.

John's roots are not yet known but may be related to Noyes R. Prentice Noyes R. Prentice who appears in the 1850 Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., OH census.

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