+144 i. Cecil
Howard PRENTICE.
80. Daniel Washington PRENTICEwas
born in Aug 1891 in Marshall Co., Alabama. He died on Jan 20 1961 in Huntsville,
Madison Co., Alabama. He was buried on Jan 21 1961 in Brashiers Chapel
Methodist Church Cemetery, Marshall Co., Alabama. Owned his father's home
place and about 80 acres of land. Taught school and was a school principal.
Taught at Summit, Al. Sold land during the depression to make ends meet.
Loved University of Alabama baseball. Listened to the games on radio
in his kitchen in the dark. Quiet, humerous man. His grandson remembers
a whistle that Grandpa Dan carved for him. Kept a cow and a mule well into
the 1950s. In the loft of the old home place, there were Kentucky flintlocks,
Civil War muskets, a brass Blunderbuss and rabbit eared double barreled
shotgun. His mother's spinning wheel and loom were in the loft along with
three chests of clothing and papers. An English side saddle sat on the
bannister along the
openning to the bottom floor. The entrance to the loft was through
a false wall in the hall closet. His son, Cecil H., had his golden glove
boxing equipment in the loft as well. All of the above was lost through
thieft after the old place was when the house was put up for rent. Only
one of the chests remained after Dan's death. Gail Clark Sheppard
of Arab, Al has a picture of the old school house at Green Brier where
he taught from 1946 through 1952-53 school year.
He was married to Ruth Ann SKELTON (daughter of Asa Jones SKELTON and Nancy Carolyn CLEVELAND) about 1913 in Alabama. Ruth Ann SKELTON was born on Apr 5 1894 in Cullman County, Alabama. She was buried in 1918 in New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery, Cullman Co., Alabama. She died on Mar 4 1918. Have a post card that she wrote for her five year old son on her death bed. Her pictures present a young and very attractive woman to the eye of the beholder. Her father left her 500 acres in his will. Her son stayed with relatives near Shoal Creek Church while she was ill with TB. They were afraid that he might contract it if he remained near her. He has only very vague memories of her. Her post card was carried to Russia by Baptist Missionaries. There it had a strong impact that a dying mother should worry about her son's salvation to the point that her last communication for him was to urge him to come to know Jesus.
Daniel Washington PRENTICE and Ruth Ann SKELTON had the following children:
+144 i. Cecil
Howard PRENTICE.
He was married to Tera HUDSON after 1925 in Marshall County, AL. Daniel Washington PRENTICE and Tera HUDSON had the following children:
145 i. Daniel
Washington PRENTICE.
146 ii. Doris
Glenda PRENTICE.
147 iii. ILA
Fay PRENTICE.
148 iv. Robert
Henry PRENTICE was born on Jul 15 1930 in Arab, Marshall County, Alabama.
He was buried in 1951 in Korean soil as the result of an artillery round.
His body was never found.. He died on Dec 31 1951 A memorial plaague was
placed in the Brashiers Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery. Was a tall, red
haired man with a gentle disposition. His family tried to talk him
out of joining the Alabama National Guard but he was determined to do his
duty. His unit was one of the first to be called into action when
the "Police action in Korea" began. His brother learned of the facts
of Robert's death from a member of his unit. Cecil Sr. ran into that
fellow at the Guntersville Courthouse while doing genealogy research and
began chatting. Cecil was making arrangements for the memorial for
Robert at the time..
