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William Prentiss of Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada


William Prentiss of Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada
By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Winter 2014 and Revised 12 Dec 2014

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Another Black Prentiss Family

1. William Prentiss, b. c. 1880, MS, per the 1930 census. 1930 in Beat 5, Warren, MS, perhaps 5 miles south of Jackson, MS

He m. ???, b. MS. She d. before the 1930 census They had 1 or more children, including:

  1. William Prentiss was b. 4 or 15 Apr 1916, MS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]
  2. Marie Prentiss, b. c. 1919, MS. 1930 at home in Beat 5, Warren Co., MS.

2. William Prentiss was b. 4 or 15 Apr 1916, MS, per the NV Death Index. He died 9 Apr 2010 in Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada. 1930 in Beat 5, Warren, MS, perhaps 5 miles south of Jackson, MS. Son of William Prentiss, b. c. 1880, MS, as was his widowed father as shown in the 1930 census. The 1916 William's obituary reads as follows:

    PRENTISS JR., WILLIAM: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice, Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV) - Thursday, April 15, 2010

    WILLIAM PRENTISS JR. William Prentiss, Jr., 93, of Las Vegas, passed away April 9, 2010. He was a retired carpenter and served in the U.S. Army. Interment will be at noon Monday, April 19, at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, in Boulder City.

The name of his wife is presently Unknown. Children per the obituary of their son, Richard, below:

  1. Richard Felton Prentiss, b. 15 Nov 1943, Fordyce, AR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3]
  2. William Prentiss. 2002 in Las Vegas, NV.
  3. John Prentiss. 2002 in Las Vegas, NV.
  4. Donald Prentiss. 2002 in Las Vegas, NV.
  5. Darrell Prentiss. 2002 in Las Vegas, NV.
  6. Michael Prentiss. 2002 in Seattle, WA.
  7. Sadie Prentiss. 2002 in Las Vegas, NV.
  8. Dorothy Prentiss. 2002 in Las Vegas, NV.
  9. Debra Prentiss. 2002 in Las Vegas, NV.
  10. Renay Prentiss. She m. Mr. Jones and in 2002 lived in MD.

3. Richard Felton Prentiss, b. 15 Nov 1943, Fordyce, AR. His obituary reads as follows:

    Richard Prentiss: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice, Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV) - Friday, October 11, 2002

    Richard Felton Prentiss, 58, died Monday in Orange County, Calif. He was born Nov. 15, 1943, in Fordyce, Ark. A heavy-equipment operator, he was a 33-year resident of Las Vegas.

    He is survived by his wife, Linda Nelson of Orange County; father, William Sr. of Las Vegas; brothers, William Jr., Johnny, Donald and Darrell, all of Las Vegas, and Michael of Seattle; and sisters, Sadie, Dorothy and Debra, all of Las Vegas, and Renay Prentiss-Jones of Maryland.

    Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at American Burial & Cremation Services, where services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery.

He m. Linda Nelson, 2010 living in Orange Co., CA.

No children are named in Richard's obituary, above:

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