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1. William C. Prentiss was b. c. 1831 in Monroe Co., New York and d. 1864 in Virginia per Ancestry.com .

He m. Catharine Fritz. She was b. c. 1836 in Lockhaven, PA. They had 1 or more children, including:

1. William Frank Pentiss, b. 31 Jan 1858, Flemington, Clinton Co., PA. , , , . . . . . . . [2]

2. William Frank Prentiss, b. 31 Jan 1858, Flemington, Clinton Co., PA and d. 18 Apr 1941, Washington D.C.

He m. Bertha Merhling Crouse, b. 18 Jul 1875, Frederick, MD and d. 18 Nov 1961, Laurel, MD. Bertha was the dau. of Thomas Crouse (b. PA) and Wilmehlia Merhling (b. Germany). They appear in the 1910 census in Washington DC. Children:

1. Charles Franklin Prentiss, b. 25 Aug 1896 and d. 29 May 1961. Ancestry.com shows him as b. 12 Feb 1894, Frederick, MD, and d. 30 May 1965, DC.
2. Corabell Prentiss, b. 1898, DC per Ancestry.com .
3. William McKinley Prentiss, b. 18 Jul 1902. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [293]
4. Mary Margaret Prentiss, b. 6 Nov 1904, DC, and d. 20 Apr 1974.
5. Walter Crouse Prentiss, b. 11 Jan 1910, DC, and d. 7 Jan 1972, DC. Not in SSDI.
6. James Clark Prentiss, b. 25 May 1912, DC, and d. 27 Feb 1965, Dade Co., FL. He m. Alma Vermel Stiller (1914-1989).
7. George Curtain Prentiss, b. 25 Jan 1913, DC, and d. 19 Mar 1973, Halethorpe, Baltimore Co., MD. 1940 census: a cook in the Coast Guard aboard the Patrol Boat Calypso in Baltimore, MD. Had 2 years of High School.
8. Harry Aurturo Prentiss, b. 3 Jan 1915, DC, and d. 3 Dec 1988 in Ft. Walton Beach, Okaloosa Co., FL (per SSDI).

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