- Gender
- Male
Prentiss, William
Biography
1801–23 Dec. 1852. Farmer, U.S. marshal. Born in Kentucky. Moved to Washington DC. Married first Maria Stribling Brown, 18 June 1829, in Washington DC. Wife died, 13 Mar. 1831, in Washington DC. Married second Sarah Ann. Moved to New York, by 1833; to New Orleans, by 1836; and to Sangamon Co., Illinois, by 1840. Secretary of Board of Public Works in Illinois. Served as U.S. marshal for northern district of Illinois, 1841–1844. Moved to Shelby Co., Illinois, by 1850. Likely died in Shelby Co.
Links
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Docket Entry, Return of Habeas Corpus, Bond, and Order, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft
- History Draft [1 January–3 March 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Introduction to United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A and United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–B
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Order, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Order, 31 December 1842, Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Report of United States Marshal, 23 January 1844 [ United States v. Haws et al. ]
- Report of United States Marshal, 24 January 1843 [ United States v. Haws et al. ]
- Summons, 25 April 1842 [ United States v. Haws et al. ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, 6 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 11 June 1842 [ United States v. Haws et al. ]
- Warrant, 21 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith ]