76. Millie Jane PRENTICEwas
born on Apr 28 1882 in ARAB, MARSHALL CO., ALABAMA. She died on Feb 12
1940 in Wilburton, Latimer Co., Oklahoma. She was buried on Feb 12 1940
in Elias Chapel, Wister, LeFlore Co., Oklahoma. Cecil Prentice Sr remembers
that her husband, Ike's father or g-father was a Civil War veteran.
Cecil and his uncle Henry Prentice used to play with Ike's civil war musket.
Ike and Millie were living west north west of the Arab High
School. When the land openned in Oklahoma for the Boomers, Ike and
Millie got the fever and moved out there. Several Prentice Families were
already living in Cato, Ok at the time.
Isaac Smith BROWN (son of Isaac
B. BROWN and Sophronia A. UNKNOWN) was born on May
5 1879 in Alabama. He died on Apr 2 1959 in Corona, Riverside Co., California.
He was buried on Apr 5 1959 in Sunnyslope Cem., Corona, Riverside Co.,
California. Cecil Prentice Sr. remembers that his aunt, Millie Prentice,
did not live
much beyond 55 years. When she died, Ike must have joined his son,
Willie, in CA. Willie owned some houses out there in California.Ike
was a
confederate army veteran. Cecil remebers playing with Ike's civil was
musket. Cecil may have confused him with his father or another Issac.
This
Ike was too young to have been in the War.J. A. Thompson wrote an article
in the Guntersville Democrat later called the Advertiser then the Gleam
called the South Fry News. In it he gave histories and stories of the
people and families and events living in Marshall county. In an article
writen may 21, 1952 titled New Friendship Church, he writes, "When
this
history was given Mrs F C Lee said, "I went to school to the late Isaac
Brown about 45 years ago. It was built in 1886. That was the date of
the
organization of the Church". Later in this article he writes, " There
is
a school named Friendship. Among the teachers: .......... J W Prentice
and others". Millie Jane PRENTICE and Isaac Smith BROWN had the following
children:
+131 i. Willie
Franklin BROWN.
132 ii. Lillie
Clovice BROWN was born on Jul 27 1903 in ARAB, MARSHALL CO., ALABAMA.
She died on Oct 12 1918 in Wister, LeFlore Co., Oklahoma.
133 iii. Beaulah
S. BROWN was born about 1906 in ARAB, MARSHALL CO., ALABAMA. She died
in 1923 in Summerfield, LeFlore Co., Oklahoma.
+134 iv. Elvin
Wellington BROWN.
+135 v. Clara
Elnora BROWN.
+136 vi. Velva
Lou BROWN.
+137 vii. Madie
Estelle BROWN.
