By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Fall 2004 and Revised 26 Jul 2004
Update of 26 Jul 2006: James Prentiss is a descendant of Robert Prentice of Roxbury, and is #45.2 in our eBook.
1. James Prentiss was b. c. 1887 in VA. He appears in the 1920 census in Denver, Denver Co., CO and in the 1930 census in Garden Home, Arapahoe Co., CO with his wife, Rosalee/Rosalle, b. c. 1896, CO, and children:
- Florence Prentiss, b. c. 1914, CO. At home in 1930.
- Jane Prentiss, b. c. 1917, CO. At home in 1930.
- Harold Prentiss, b. c. 1921, CO. At home in 1930.
- James Prentiss, b. c. 1922-23, CO. . . . . . . [2]
2. James Prentiss, b. c. 1922-23, CO. Although further investigation is needed for confirmation, he might be the James Douglas Prentiss Jr. whose obituary relates that he d. on Sunday, 3 Jul 2004, at the age of 82 in Wichita Falls, (TX?).
James served in the Air Force. He m. Vinnie "Butch" of Wichita Falls. Children named in the obituary:
- Allen Prentiss of Denver, CO.
- Allen Green (Prentiss?) of Wichita Falls.
- Laura Prentiss who m. Mr. Pryor of Denver, CO.
- Belinda Prentiss who m. Mr. Wilson of Wichita Falls.
James' obituary mentiones that he left 8 grandchildren BS 5 great-grandchildren. Memorial services WERE HELD at 10 a.m. Saturday at Liberty Baptist Church with Mike Evans officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Hampton Vaughan Crestview Funeral Home.
The only clue we have so far as to the identity of James Prentiss' parents is from the 1920 census showing that James' father was b. in NY and his mother was b. in VA.
On the supposition that perhaps James' father, b. in NY, had moved to VA by 1910, we checked the 1910 census. We found a single person, James D. Prentiss, b. c. 1845-46 in NY, who was in 1910 living in Richmond, Henrico Co., VA.
James may, or may not, be the James Prentice, b. c. 1844-45 who appears in the 1870 census in Giles, Ameila Co.,VA with his wife, Sarah, b. c. 1847, NY. No children are shown. It may, or may not, be that same James Prentice who later appears in the 1880 census in Clover Hill, Chesterfield Co.,VA, as b. c. 1845-46, with both of his parents b. in NY, and with his wife, Mattie, VA, b. c. 1852, and children:
- Charles Prentice,b. c. 1879, VA.
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