By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Summer 2000 and Revised: 19 Feb 2014
James Prentice, b. Jun 1857 in "Northern Ireland (per 1930 census), appears in the 1900 Westmoreland Co., PA census with his wife, Anna/Annie , b. Apr 1867 in PA Annie appears in the 1930 census in Turtle Creek, Allegheny Co.,PA as the head of the household without her husband, but with her son, James, below. Children:
- James Prentice, b. Sep 1886, PA. . . . . . . . . . . .[2]
- Kate/Katherine Prentice, b. Dec 1888, PA.
- Bridget Prentice, b. Dec 1891, PA. Not in 1930 census and not in 1930 Turtle Creek census under first name.
- William F. Prentice, b. Feb 1894, PA. . . . . . . . . . . [3]
- Lawrence Prentice, b. c. 1911, PA. Not in 1930 census. Not in SSDI.
- Anna Prentice, b. c. 1914, PA
2. James Prentice, b. Sep 1886, PA. He is likely the James Prentice shown in the 1930 census in Turtle Creek, Allegheny Co., PA, as b. c. 1886 in PA. He is was a laborer on a "Steam Rail Road", single, age 43, and living with his mother, Annie, above. He appears in the 1940 census in Turtle Creek with his wife and family.
He m. Lenora, b. c. 1892, PA. Children by her prior marriage:
- Robert Hoag, b. c. 1916, PA.
- John Hoag, b. c. 1923, PA.
- Paul Hoag, b. c. 1929, PA.
3. William F. Prentice, b. Feb 1894, PA. He is likely the William Prentice shown in the 1930 census in Turtle Creek, Allegheny Co., PA, as b. c. 1894 in PA. Also shown was his wife, Mary, b. c. 1896, PA, and children:
- William F. Prentice, b. c. 1918, PA. He may be the William F. Prentice shown in the SSDI as b. 19 Apr 1917 and d. 10 Aug 2002, Monroeville, Allegheny Co., PA.
- Vivian M. Prentice, b. c. 1920, PA.
- John R. Prentice, b. c. 1924, PA. He may be the John R. Prentice shown in the SSDI as b. 13 Jan 1924 and d. 11 Feb 2005 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA.
- Doris A. Prentice, b. c. 1927, PA.
In reviewing the 1900 Westmoreland Co., PA census, we found William Prentiss, b. Jan 1833 in Ireland, with his wife, Mary, b. Feb 1846 in Ireland, and their children:
- Jennie Prentiss, b. Jun 1877, Ireland.
- Nettie Prentiss, b. Jan 1882, Ireland.
- Shallar Prentice, (male) b. Oct 1885, PA. Not in SSDI.
In 1900, James was 45 years of age while William was then 67 years of age, a gap of 24 years. William would have been 24 when James was born, and William was still living in Ireland in 1857 when James was born in 1857 in Ireland. From the birth dates and places of William's children, it appears William emigrated between 1877 and 1882; that is consistent with James's eldest son, James Jr., being born in 1886 in PA.
One might infer that William is James' father, but it is possible that they might be brothers. Further investigation is needed.
We also found in the SSDI the following Prentices/Prentisses whose last residence was in Allegheny Co., PA and might, in some presently unknown manner, be related to James and/or each other:
Name Birth Death Last Residence Last Benefit SSN Issued Record? SAMUEL J PRENTICE 08 May 1921 28 Dec 2003 (V) 15235 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 042-14-0534 Connecticut ROBERT S PRENTISS 28 Feb 1922 23 Mar 2005 (V) 15208 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 067-18-4592 New York TONI PRENTISS 22 Apr 1941 Jul 1980 15210 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) 15219 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) 165-34-7693 Pennsylvania GEORGE PRENTICE 22 Mar 1897 Apr 1970 15143 (Sewickley, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 167-05-7316 Pennsylvania VERNA C PRENTICE 01 Jan 1928 04 Apr 1996 15237 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 168-22-3003 Pennsylvania JANE PRENTICE 07 Oct 1918 15 Jun 2005 (V) 15146 (Monroeville, Allegheny, PA) 15146 (Monroeville, Allegheny, PA) 169-10-1438 PA CHARLES E PRENTICE 26 May 1934 09 Nov 2000 (V) 15218 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 169-28-2502 Pennsylvania ADDIE PRENTICE 25 Aug 1906 Oct 1978 15206 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) 15206 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) 174-22-4130 Pennsylvania JAMES PRENTICE 17 Mar 1905 Aug 1984 15206 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 175-18-4003 Pennsylvania MARY PRENTICE 13 Nov 1894 Jan 1977 15235 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 177-50-0481 Pennsylvania WINIFRED J PRENTICE 07 Oct 1899 15 Dec 1970 (V) 15221 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 178-30-9836 Pennsylvania HELEN H PRENTISS 02 Jun 1905 10 Jul 1997 (V) 15238 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 179-03-0919 Pennsylvania HENRY PRENTISS 10 Apr 1890 Mar 1973 15228 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 180-05-6454 Pennsylvania LENORA PRENTICE 17 Sep 1891 Oct 1974 15145 (Turtle Creek, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 181-22-5971 Pennsylvania CHARLES W PRENTICE 07 May 1934 03 Feb 1997 (V) 15226 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 184-26-1600 Pennsylvania DOLORES PRENTICE 12 Mar 1936 12 Feb 2001 (V) 15120 (Homestead, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 184-50-0377 Pennsylvania CHRISTINE PRENTER 09 Jun 1887 Apr 1976 15143 (Sewickley, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 188-36-9412 Pennsylvania JOHN R PRENTICE 13 Jan 1924 11 Feb 2005 (V) 15237 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 194-14-5707 Pennsylvania REBECCA PRENTICE 15 Mar 1918 Dec 1985 15201 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) 15201 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) 200-01-2185 Pennsylvania JEANNE PRENTISS 18 Jul 1897 Feb 1980 15234 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 202-18-4583 Pennsylvania BETTY J PRENTER 24 Jul 1931 25 Nov 2003 (V) 15147 (Verona, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 203-22-5151 Pennsylvania DAVID PRENTICE 22 Mar 1915 Sep 1977 15143 (Sewickley, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 206-03-7248 Pennsylvania WILLIAM F PRENTICE 19 Apr 1917 10 Aug 2002 (V) 15146 (Monroeville, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 210-03-0798 Pennsylvania ALBERT PRENTICE 01 Jan 1910 Jun 1987 15201 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 210-07-6369 Pennsylvania JAMES T PRENTICE 19 Jan 1927 04 Jan 1996 15221 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 210-14-7179 Pennsylvania MARY C PRENTICE 07 Nov 1923 21 Jan 1988 15218 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) 15218 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) 233-30-9320 WV LEMOYNE H PRENTICE 11 May 1923 04 Dec 1998 (V) 15216 (Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 364-22-4023 Michigan ALICE PRENTICE 20 Mar 1906 15 Sep 1990 (V) 15102 (Bethel Park, Allegheny, PA) (none specified) 420-40-9300 Alabama
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