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1.  William J. Prentice, born about 1877-1878 in PA, appears in the 1910 Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO census with his wife, Lena, b. c.1893 in MO, and daughter:

1. Florence Prentice, b. before 1910, MO.

There is an outside chance he is the same William J. Prentice who is a descendant of James Prentice of Beaver Co., PA since he has the same name and birth year, but there is some evidence that such other person died in prison.

No other "William J. Prentice" appears in our excerpts from the 1880 PA census. The 1900 PA census shows a number of men of that name, but none born c. 1877-1878. No man of that name appears in our excerpts from the 1900 MO census.

Updated information for review

From William's grandson:

- Parents: John Kirkpatrick Prentice and Martha Brewer
- First wife: Nina Alene Howard. They were married 5 Sep 1900.
- Son of William and Nina - William David Prentice born Nov 1902
- William and Nina divorced sometime between 1906 and 1909 in Swickley PA.
- William had 2 children: William Davis Prentice and Florence Prentice

Various seemingly related records:

- 1880 Census, Sewickley, PA.
	* John K. Prentice (Head) - 27, b. PA, fb. PA, mb. PA, laborer.
	* Martha J. Prentice (Wife) - 36, b. PA, fb. PA, mb. PA.
	* Liza M. Prentice (Daughter) - 5, b. PA.
	* Wm. J. Prentice (Son) - 2, b. PA.

- 1900 Census, Sewickley, PA.
	* John K Prentice (Head) - 47, b. Jul 1853, in PA, fb. PA, mb. PA, carriage builder.
	* Jane Prentice (Wife) - 46, b. Nov 1854 in PA, fb. PA, mb. PA, married 27 years, 
		4 of 4 children living.
	* William Prentice (Son) - 22, b. Jun 1878 in PA, fb. PA, mb. PA, day laborer.
	* Mamie Prentice (Daughter) - 17, b. Oct 1883 in PA, fb. PA, mb. PA.
	* Thomas Prentice (Son) - 12, b. Jan 1888 in PA, fb. PA, mb. PA.
	* Lila McDonald (Daughter) - 25, b. May 1875 in PA, fb. PA, mb. PA, married 8 years, 
		1 of 1 child living.
	* Samuel T McDonald (Son-in-law) - 50, b. Feb 1850 in PA, fb. PA, mb. PA, married 
		8 years, day laborer.

- 27 Sep 1900 - Marriage license (familysearch)

- 28 Sep 1900 - The Pittsburgh Post, Fri, Sep 28, 1900, Page 5
	* Marriage license for William J. Prentice and Nina Howard of Sewickley.

- 1910 Census. Kansas City, MO. (15 Apr 1910) (brothers in neighboring apartments?)
	* William J Prentice (Head) - 32, b. PA, fb. PA, mb. PA, married 1 year, house painter.
	* Lena Prentice (Wife) - 17, b. MO, fb. MO, mb. MO, married 1 year, 1 of 1 child living.
	* Florence Prentice (Daughter) - 1/12, b. (March?) MO, fb. PA, mb. MO.
	* Tom B. Prentice (Head) - 22, b. PA, fb. PA, mb. PA, married 2 years, book-keeper 
		at brewery.
	* Lillian Prentice (Wife) - 21, b. PA, fb. PA, mb. PA.

- 11 Jul 1912 - Kansas City Journal, Thu, Jul 11, 1912, Page 3.
	* Divorced Wife Takes "Loaned" Baby From Father Without Notice.
	* W.J. Prentice, father of Florence Prentice, 3-year old.

- 1918 - WWI Draft Registration
	* William James Prentice, b. 11 Jan 1878, painter
	* 1257 1/2 Lakeside Ave., Akron, OH
	* Mother: Martha Jane Prentice, Cincinatti, OH
	* "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", FamilySearch 
		(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7T3C-1NW2 : Fri Oct 31 21:56:47 UTC 2025), 
		Entry for William James Prentice and Martha Jane Prentice, from 1917 to 1918.

- 9 Sep 1922 - Marriage record
	* Runners, Cass Township, Richland, Ohio
	* William J. Prentice - 43y 11m, b. Sewickley, Pa.
		+ son of John Prentice and Jane Brewer
		+ married once, divorced (hmm .. just once?)
	* Isabelle W. (Smith) Forester - 44 (or 46y 6m?), b. Butler Co., Pa.
		+ dau. of Philip Smith and Clara Bell
		+ married once, divorced

- 1930 Census, Sewickley, PA.
	* William Prentice (Head) - 53, b. PA.
	* Isabel Prentice (Wife) - 53, b. PA, fb. PA, mb. PA.
	* Elvin Forester (Step-son) - 22, b. PA, fb. PA, mb. PA.
	* Kenneth Forester (Step-son) - 17, b. PA, fb. PA, mb. PA.
	* Lester Forester (Step-son) - 17, b. PA, fb. PA, mb. PA.

- 24 Jan 1932 - death
	* "United States, National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938", 
		FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4X6-717 : 
		Mon Jan 13 16:46:49 UTC 2025), Entry for William J Prentice, 1930.

- FindAGrave - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1092320/william_j-prentice

Proposed article

1.  William J. Prentice, son of John Kirkpatrick Prentice and Martha Jane Brewer, was born on 11 Jan 1878 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. He appears in the 1880 and 1900 census in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, with his parents and siblings.

William married first, about 27 Sep 1900, to Nina Howard, of Sewickley. They had one son and divorced by 1909.

Child of William and Nina:

1. William David Prentice, b. Nov 1902, possibly in Sewickley, PA.

William married second, in 1909, to Lena ______, likely in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born in 1893, in Missouri. (Her name is only found in the 1910 census, and may be incorrect.) They had one daughter, and divorced by 1912. William, Lena, and Florence, appear in the Kansas City 1910 census, living next door to William's brother, Tom B. Prentice, and his wife Lillian.

2. Florence Prentice, b. c.1910, in Missouri. (Possibly married _____ Searl.)

In 1918, William, registered for WWI draft.

William married third, on 9 Sep 1922, to Isabelle W. (Smith) Forester, in Cass Township, Ohio. She was the daughter of Philip Smith and Clara Bell and was born about 1878 in Butler Co., Pennsylvania. They appear in the Sewickley, Pennsylvania, 1930 census with three of her sons from a prior marriage.

William died about 24 Jan 1932, in Bath, New York, at the soldiers' home. he is buried at the Bath National Cemetery, in Bath, Steuben County, New York.