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John Prentice and Dicy Janes of Adair Co., KY
We are helping some of our correspondents in trying to identify the parents of John Prentice who married Dicy Janes. This is a compilation of information gathered to date, including that in an E-mail of 10 Mar 1999 from James Prentice.
For John's possible ancestry, see North Carolina Prentices
- John Prentice was b. c. 1799-1800 in NC and d. 1893 in luff City, IL, age 94. He was a farmer. He moved to Adair Co., KY at some date before 1824 when he was shown paying taxes.
John married Dicy Janes in Adair County on May 6, 1826, and d. 1855, age 45. She was b. c. 1810 in KY and is the daughter of William Janes. John and Dicy were still living in Adair Co. at the time of the 1850 census. Children:
- William S.(?) Prentice, a farmer, was b. 9 Nov 1827, Adair County. He m. Nancy Roach (b. 29 Jul 1826, Rockingham, NC) on 10 Nov 1853 in Adair County. They moved to Schuyler Co., Ill in 1856. Wm was in the Civil War with his brother Berry. He and his wife appear in the 1960 Butlerville, Schuyler, IL census and 1880 Schuyler Co. census
- John Anderson Prentice, b. c. 1831, KY, and d. 1 Jan 1877, IN, age 46, Farmer. He m. Lovisa Luorca Gibson 18 Jul 1855 in Adair County. She was b. 10 Jul 1832, and d 13 Jul 1908, age 76, bur. Adair, KY. Dau of James Gibson and Lucy Street. In 1861 they moved to Martin Co., IN. Son:
- Marshall A. Prentice, b. 1859, KY. He m. Nannie Jones on 6 Sep 1899. Lived in Evansville, IN, in 1904. Ancestry.com appears to indicate that he m. 2nd Mamie Jones, b. 1879 in IN and d. 18 Dec 1914 in WAm age 35,
- Mildred Prentice, b. c. 1833, Adair Co., KY.3. She moved to Schuyler Co, IL in 1856 and m. Berryman Breaden on 2 Apr 1857.
- Berry Prentice, b. c. 1838, Adair Co., KY, and d. young on 27 Jun 1864, Kennesaw, GA, age 26. He moved to Fulton Co. IL in 1856 and married Margaret Shaffer in Fulton Co on 13 May 1858. He enlisted in the Civil War Army and served with his company through all the battles in which it was engaged, untill killed in the assault on Kennesaw Mountain, GA, on 27 Jun 1864. They had two children:
- Ruth Prentice, b. 12 Apr 1859, and d. 1896, Mason City, IL, ad bur. there, age 37. She m. George W. Lane on 12 Sep 1878, Mason City, IL. He was b. 8 Apr 1856, Lynchburg, IL and d. 28 Nov 1936, and bur. there, age 80. Children:
- Isaac Henry Lane
- Rosa Amy Lane
- John William Lane
- Margaret Ann Lane
- Bessie Mable Lane
- Harry Lane
- Thomas Washington Lane
- Harry C. Lane
- Grace L. Lane
- Isaac Prentice, b. 4 Feb 1862 and d. 4 May 1932, Mason City, IL, bur. there, age 70 (grandfather of James, above). He m. Etta Pearl Clanin on 3 Nov 1901, Browning, IL.
- Emery Edison Prentice, b. January 23, 1917, in Mason City, Illinois, his father, Isaac, was 54 and his mother, Rosa, was 26. He married Mary Ellen Beebe on October 1, 1943, in his hometown. They had one child during their marriage. He died on January 9, 1991, in Mason City, Illinois, at the age of 73, and was buried in Manito, Illinois. Son:
- Emery Dean Prentice, b. June 2, 1945, his father, Emery, was 28 and his mother, Mary, was 24. He married Jeri Bea Petty on September 17, 1977, in Mason City, Illinois. They had two children during their marriage. He died on June 23, 2017, at the age of 72. Children:
- Son Prentice, b. after 1977.
- Dau. Prentice, b. after 1977.
- William Henry Prentice was born on April 4, 1919, in Lynchburg, Illinois, his father, Isaac, was 57 and his mother, Rosa, was 28. He had five brothers and two sisters. He died on July 13, 1997, in Tempe, Arizona, at the age of 78, and was buried in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Evelen Ellen Prentice was born on February 2, 1921, in Mason City, Illinois, her father, Isaac, was 58, and her mother, Rosa, was 30. She had six brothers and one sister. She died on February 17, 1921, in her hometown within a year of her birth, and was buried there.
- Eva Prentice was born on January 14, 1922, in Lynchburg, Illinois, her father, Isaac, was 59, and her mother, Rosa, was 31. She had six brothers and one sister. She died on January 17, 1922, in her hometown within a year of her birth, and was buried in Mason City, Illinois.
- Isaac Duane Prentice was born on May 31, 1925, in Lynchburg, Illinois, his father, Isaac, was 63 and his mother, Rosa, was 34. He had five brothers and two sisters. He died on October 16, 2005, in Urbana, Illinois, at the age of 80. He m. Margaret Marie Hacker was born on February 9, 1932, in Cook, Illinois. She married Isaac Duane Prentice. She died on April 22, 2009, in Urbana, Illinois, at the age of 77.
- Linis Duane Prentice was born on March 28, 1927, in Mason City, Illinois, his father, Isaac, was 65 and his mother, Rosa, was 36. He had two sons with Gloria A Thompson. He died on July 17, 2017, in Danville, Illinois, at the age of 90. He m. Gloria A Thompson was born on May 18, 1928. She had two sons with Linis Duane Prentice. She died on February 24, 2000, in Danville, Illinois, at the age of 71, and was buried there. 2 sons.
- Berry Caldmall Prentice was born on June 14, 1931, in Lynchburg, Illinois, his father, Lowell, was 28 and his mother, Rosa, was 40. He married on May 18, 1952, in Gardnerville, Nevada. He had eight children during his marriage. He died on January 17, 2008, in Augusta, Kansas, at the age of 76. He m. and had 4 sons and 4 daugters,
Isaac m. 2nd Rosa May Wright, b. 24 Dec 1890, Mason City, IL, and d. 3 Jun 1933,
Barry was killed in action in the Civil War on 27 Jun 1865. In 1879 his wife, Margaret, and children were living her 2nd husband, William B. Waddell. Both children appear in the 1880 Snicarte, Mason, IL census.
- Joseph Henry Prentice was born in 1840, his father, John, was 41 and his mother, Dicy, was 30. He had five brothers and two sisters. He died on November 18, 1861, in Missouri at the age of 21, and was buried in Springfield, Missouri. Probably Civil War.
- Hugh Thomas Prentice was born in 1843, his father, John, was 44 and his mother, Dicy, was 33. He had five brothers and two sisters. He died on April 3, 1862, in Shiloh, Tennessee, at the age of 19. Probably Civil War.
- James Prentice, b. c. 1845, Adair Co., KY and moved to Schuyler Co., IL in 1856. James m. Melvina Curless in 1864 and d. about 1880-82. He is probably the James Prentice who appears in the 1870 E. Fork, Barton Co., MO census as follows:
- James Prentice, b. c. 1844, KY, Farmer
- Malvina Prentice, b. c. 1842, IL
- Loua Alice Prentice, b. c. 1866, Schuylerm IL, and d. 1881, Bluff City, IL, age 15.
- Agnes Prentice, b. c. 1869, Bluff City, IL, and d, 1881 Bluff City, IL.
James' widow, Melvina, appears in the 1880 Schuyler Co. census.
- Julia A. Prentice, b. c. 1847, Adair Co., KY. She moved to Fulton Co., IL in 1856. She was living with her brother, Berry, in Summon, Fulton Co., IL at the time of the 1860 census. She m. William Lines on 29 Aug 1865.
- Emma May Lines
- William Lines
- Mary Etta Lines
- Laura Belle Lines
No other Prentice family appears in the 1850 Adair County census, but in Wayne County, abutting to the east, were:
- Hampton Prentice, single, b. c. 1822, KY, Laborer. He is the son of Daniel Prentice, born, 1782, in Botetourt Co., VA (see below). Hampton's mother was Levin Kinder who had married Daniel on 2 Dec 1805 in Madison Co., KY. Hampton and his parents are descendants of William Prentis of Williamsburg, VA.
If John is related to Hampton and Daniel, John's 1800 birth date would preclude him from being a son of Daniel and Levin since Daniel and Levin did not marry until 1805 (unless he had an unknown prior marriage).
John might be a grandson of Daniel's father, also named Daniel, who was b. c. 1750, probably in VA, who m. Isabel (surname unknown) at an unknown date. The elder Daniel would have been only about 50 in 1800, and Isabel, if somewhat younger than her husband, may still have been of child-bearing age.
- Daniel Pentice, b. c. 1782. Also in his Wayne Co. household is an Isabella Prentice, b. c. 1812. She cannot be the mother of this Daniel's children because they were all born before 1812. She is, therefore, likely a granddaughter or the widow of one of Daniel's sons. Also in the household is an Emily Prentice, b. c. 1839, perhaps Isabella's daughter. Daniel is a descendant of William Prentis of Williamsburg, VA.
John m. 2nd Margaret Gaffney on 30 Jul 1864. John and his 2nd wife, Peggy, appear in the 1870 and 1880 Schuyler Co., IL census.
If you have any information which can help us identify any kin of the folks mentioned above, please contact us at dewald@prenticenet.com..
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