By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Spring 2001 and Revised 19 Aug 2009
Update of 19 Aug 2009: James Prentice is #5iii in our Spring 2001 article entitled Daniel Prentice of Tryhon Co., NY, and Charlottenburgh, Ontario, Canada . That article now replaces this one.
1. James Prentice was born c. 1845 in Ontario, Canada. He d. after 1930 and before 1951 as he is not mentioned in his wife's 1951 obituary. He appears in the 1881 Carrick, Bruce South, Ontario census with his wife and family. The census identifies him as being of Irish ethnic origin and a Weslyan Methodist.
He does not appear in the 1881 Canada census. He first appear in the 1910 census in Zanesville, Muskingham Co;, OH with his wife and family. He later appears in the 1930 census in Akron Summit Co., OH, with his 2nd wife.d. after 1930 and before 1951 as he is not mentioned in his wife's 1951 obituary.
According to the IGI, he m. Barbara G. Biehn in 1865 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada. She was b. Jun 1846, Canada. According to the IGI, they had the following children:
- Roland E. Prentice, b. c. 1870, Blansford, Oxford, Ontario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]
- Minnie B. Prentice, b. 1872, Ontario. At home in 1881 in Carrick, Bruce South, Ontario.
- Orlando Andrew Prentice, b. Aug 1872, Ontario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3]
- Clarence L. Prentice, b. Aug 1874, Ontario, Canada. He appears in the 1900 Zanesville census with his wife, Minnie.
They later appear in the 1910, 1920 and 1930 Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV census. Children:
- Lloyd R. Prentice, b. 23 Mar 1900, OH. At home in the 1910 census. The SSDI shows he d. in Jul 1962 at an unspecified location in OH.
- Ethel Prentice, b. c. 1902-03 in OH. At home in 1920.
Also living in Zanesville, apparently alone, is Mary E. Prentice, b. c. 1845 in PA. Her age is such that she might be a sister to James.
2. Roland E. Prentice, b. ac. 1870, Blansford, Oxford, Ontario. Unmarried and living with his mother in the 1910 Belmont Co., OH census. he does not appear in our copy of the 1920 OH census. He may, or may not, be the Roland Prentiss who m. Kathryn Rushton and had the following children:
- Russell Prentiss, b. 10 May 1919 and d. Mar 1987, Jacksonville Beach, Duval Co., FL (per SSDI).
- Rod Prentiss. Died before 2004.
- Ruby Prentiss. Died before 2004. She m. Mr. Childre. She may, or may not, be the Ruby M. Childre shown in the SSDI as b. 19 Oct 1926, who obtained her SS# in FL, and who d. 4 Jul 1994 in Andalusia, Covington Co., AL.
- Darrell George Prentiss, b. 7 Feb 1921 in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. . . . . . . [4]
3. Orlando A. Prentice was b. c. 1873 or Aug 1876 (per 1900 census)in Canada (as were both his parents) and
He does not appear in the 1881 Canada census. He first appear in the 1910 census in Zanesville, Muskingham Co;, OH with his wife and family. He later appears in the 1930 census in Akron Summit Co., OH, with his 2nd wife.d. after 1930 and before 1951 as he is not mentioned in his wife's 1951 obituary.
He m. 1st Lillian at the age of 19 in about 1892. She was b. Nov 1870 in OH (per 1900 census). Both of her parents were b. in Germany. They had 1 or more children, including:
- Fern Prentice, b. c. 1896, English Canada. At home in 1900 and 1910 in Zanesville, Muskingham Co;, OH.
Orlando appears, without his family in the 1920 Akron, Summit Co., OH as a lodger in the home of William Stricker.
He m. 2nd Anna L.. She was b. c. 1875-6, OH, and d. c. 5 May 1951 with both parents b. in Germany 1930 census and obituary). No children shown at home (per 1930 census). Her obituary reads as follows (per Obituary provided by Sandra Canterbury's email of 16 Mar 2007):
- Mrs. Anna L. Prentice Cuyahoga Falls -- Mrs. Anna L. Prentice, 76 [b. c. 1875], of 1505 Chestnut Blvd.,
died Friday in Akron City Hospital where she had been a patient nine days. Mrs. Prentice, a resident of the Falls
19 months, had been in failing health for the last year. She formerly lived in Akron and Zanesville and was memeber
of the Evangelical Church at Zanesville.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Fern Paddison, with whom she had been making her home, and two grandchildren. Friends may call at the Weller Funeral Home until 10 p.m. Saturday when the body will be removed to Hearing-Bryan-DeLong Funeral Home in Zanesville for services at 2 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery at Zanesville.
4. Darrell George Prentiss, b. 7 Feb 1921 in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada and d. 23 Apr 2004 at Jacksonville Beach, FL (per obit. of 29 Apr 2004 in the Beaches Leader). He was an ordained minister with the General Council of the Assemblies of God. He pastored First Assembly of God in Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach Assembly of God, and in Exeter, New Hampshire. He served 21 years in the United States Navy including WWII in the Pacific theater.
Services were held at First Assembly of God located at 325 10th Ave. S., Jacksonville Beach on Thursday, April 29. Bur. at the Magnolia Cemetery on Kingsley Avenue in Orange Park. Arrangements by Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home.
He m. Mary Delves of Jacksonville Beach. Children:
- Nancy Prentiss. She m. Mr. Hicks from Lakeland.
- Margo Prentiss. She m. Mr. Peterson from Topsham, ME.
- Richard Prentiss from Madison.
His obituary also mentioned, without names, that Roland had 4 grandsons, 1 granddaughter, and 3 great granddaughters.
A check of the 1881 Ontario census does not disclose any other Prentice family living in either Carrick or Bruce South, Ontario. That suggests that perhaps James was perhaps born in another part of Ontario.
We also checked the 1881 Oxford North, Ontario census since that is where James Prentice m. in 1865. We found the following family in the 1881 census in Blenheim, Oxford North:
- Joseph Prentice, Irish, b. c. 1846, Ontario, Methodist.
- Mary Prentice, b. c. 1855, Scottish, Methodist.
- Arthur Prentice, b. c. 1880, Ontario.
Another family living in Blandford, Oxford North was:
- William Prentice, b. c. 1851 in England, Irish origin, Blacksmith, Weslyan Methodist.
- Margeitt Prentice, b. c. 1857 in Ontario, Irish origin, Weslyan Methodist.
- William Prentice, b. c. 1879, Ontario.
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