Edwin D. PRENTICE & Clara STODDARD

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Edwin D. PRENTICE
Clara STODDARD

Husband: Edwin D. PRENTICE/PRENTISS
Birth: 17 Dec 1821, Woodbury, Litchfield Co., CT
Death: 1861, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA
Occupation: merchant
Father: Rev. Charles PRENTICE (1778-1863)
Mother: Clarinda PARMALEE (c1782-)

Marriage: 23 Jun 1851, Litchfield Co., CT
Migration: 1853, to Sacramento, CA

Wife: Clara STODDARD
Birth: 21 Jul 1820, West Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT
Death: aft. 1880
Father: William STODDARD
Mother: Clara WILLIS

Children:

— born in CT, presumably in Litchfield Co., CT:
1. Mary Alice PRENTICE, b. Apr 1852

— born in CA, presumably in Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA:
2. Edwin H. "Ed" PRENTICE, b. 1854/5
3. Charles W. and/or D. PRENTICE, b. 1856/7
4. George W. PRENTICE, b. 1858/9 — did George die young, or was he adopted?
5. Clara Elizabeth PRENTICE, b. 1860 — by 1870, adopted by Clara's sister, Elizabeth (STODDARD) HUNTINGTON

Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Edwin D. PRENTICE
Birth: 17 Dec 1821, Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Death: 1861
Father: Rev. Charles PRENTICE (1778-1863); Mother: Clarinda PARMALEE
Marriage: 23 Jun 1851; Spouse: Clara STODDARD

2. 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #70 of 118): City of Sacramento (Ward 4), Sacramento Co., CA, Roll 63 (Book 1), p. 565, PN 279, 2331/2260, enumerated 10 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

E D Prentiss 32 M Mcht 2500 Conn

Clara   " 30 F "

Mary A " 8 F "

Ed H    " 5 M Cal

Chas W " 3 M "

Geo W   " 1 M "

3. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #67 of 98 — indexed as "Thomas Prentice" in what has to be a data entry mixup with the person two lines above her): Sacramento P.O., Sacramento (Ward 2), Sacramento Co., CA, Roll 77 (Book 1), p. 239A, PN 67, 579/567, enumerated 12 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Prentice Clara 40 F W Keeping house 1600 Conn

________ Mary A 18 F W None "

________ Edwin H 15 M W Attending School Cal

________ Charles D 13 M W " "

Scuppan John 30 M W Clerk in R.R. office 1000 200 NY

Hoffman William 30 M W Agt. for sewing Mach. 800 Penn

Jackson John 24 M W Printer 100 Maine

Hickley Robert 20 M W " Cal

Higgold Arnold 31 M W Saloon keeper 300 Prussia

Jameson William 14 M W Attending School Cal

_______ Mary 10 F W " "

Elwagner Herman 28 M W Jewaller 200 Bavaria

Wilder Eda 30 F W Music teacher 3000 NY

Gurst Catharine 20 F W Dress Maker Ohio

4a. LDS. Family Search: Census Records: 1880 United States (online at FamilySearch.org):

Census Place:2nd Ward, Sacramento, Sacramento, California

Source:FHL Film #1254071; NARA Film #T9-0071; Pg 54D

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Occupation Fa Mo

Richard A. MAYER Self M M W 49 MA Painter MA MA

Jane H. MAYER Wife F M W 45 NH Keeping House ME NH

Sarah J. MAYER Dau F S W 26 MA At Home MA NH

Minnie A. MAYER Dau F S W 23 MA At Home MA NH

Clara PRENTICE Other F S W 50 NY Keeping House CT CT

Charles PRENTICE Other M S W 23 CA Carpenter CT NY

Corlis EMMONS Niece F S W 23 WV Clerk In Store CT CT

Elizabeth BIRD Other F S W 52 NY House Keeper NY NY

Catherine JONES Other F S W 28 IRE Servant IRE IRE

In addition to the gross error of making Corlis female and a niece (see next source), these two families were probably living in a duplex and appear to have no relationship to one another (again, see next source). By combining them into one family, when there were clearly two, it makes it appear that Corlis is the "niece" of Richard MAYER, which he is not. I guess it's a lesson that the LDS extraction can only be used as an index — of course, for that purpose, it is an incredibly useful tool.

4b. 1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #8 of 39): 310 M Street, Sacramento City (Ward 2), Sacramento Co., CA, p. 54D, PN 8, SD 2, ED 80, enumerated 4 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 24 25 26

* 310 61 63 Mayer Richard G W M 49 / Painter MA MA MA

_____ Jane H W F 45 Wife / Keeping House NH ME NH

_____ Sarah J W F 26 Dau / at home MA MA NH

_____ Minnie A W F 23 Dau / at home MA MA NH

64 Prentice Clara W F 50 Keeping house NY CT CT

________ Charles W M 23 Son Carpenter CA CT NY

Emmons Corlis W M 23 Nephew Clerk in Store WV CT CT

Bird Elizabeth W F 52 House Keeper House Keeper NY NY NY

Jones Catharine W F 28 Servant Servant Ire Ire Ire

*M Street

These are two different families; Corlis EMMONS is Clara's nephew, not Richard's.

4c. LDS. Family Search: Census Records: 1880 United States (online at FamilySearch.org):

Census Place:8th Ward, San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Source:FHL Film #1254075; NARA Film #T9-0075; Pg 166D

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Occupation Fa Mo

Edwin H. PRENTICE Other M S W 26 CA Clerk In R. R. Office CT CT

One of many residents in a boarding house.

5. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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