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William Samuel Prince

Born 15 Dec 1870 in Woodville, Jackson, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Son of Laston Marion Prince and Eliza Jane Butler

Brother of Nancy Jane (Prince) Reid, Jesse Lee Prince, Wade Hampton Prince, James Thomas Prince, Priscilla Prince and Albert Roy Prince

Husband of Rosa Lee (Cobb) Prince — married 12 Feb 1896 in Woodville, Alabama

Descendants

Father of Willie Irene (Prince) Abbott, William Samuel Prince Jr., Jinny Daisy Prince, Nannie Pearl (Prince) Maples, Thomas Laston Prince, Delma Ray Prince, Zelma Mae (Prince) Kennamer, Ernie Montell (Prince) Hodges and Lou Ella (Prince) Hodges

Died 24 Nov 1941 at age 70 in Woodville, Jackson, Alabama, United States

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Biography

William was born in Woodville, Alabama on 15 Dec 1870 to Laston Prince and Eliza Butler.

He married Rosa (Cobb) Prince on 12 Feb 1896 in Jackson, Alabama. ^[1]William engaged in farming near Woodville, Alabama. They had nine children: Willie Irene, William Samuel, Jinny Daisy, Nannie Pearl, Thomas Laston, Delma Ray and Zelma Mae (twins), Ernie Montell, and Lou Ella.

United States Census 1920, Woodville, Alabama ^[2]

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
William S Prince	Head	Male	50	Alabama
Rosa Prince	Wife	Female	48	Alabama
Willie Prince	Daughter	Female	22	Alabama
Sam Prince	Son	Male	19	Alabama
Daisy Prince	Daughter	Female	15	Alabama
Namie Prince	Daughter	Female	14	Alabama
Thomas Prince	Son	Male	11	Alabama
Delmar Prince	Son	Male	8	Alabama
Zelma Prince	Daughter	Female	8	Alabama
Montell Prince	Daughter	Female	4	Alabama
Luella Prince	Daughter	Female	1	Alabama

During the time that daughter Willie and John Abbott were dating, the family moved to Clovis, New Mexico to take advantage of the government land that was given to anyone who was willing to farm and settle on the land. They couldn't make a living and the family had to return to Woodville and farm there. John Abbott visted for a while and helped, but was called away to his railroad job. (See image)

He passed away 24 Nov 1941, at the age of 71, as a widower and farmer. ^[3]^[4]

Sources

↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ9-25KC : 4 November 2017), William Prince and Rosa Cobb, 12 Feb 1896; citing Jackson, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,018,436.
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXZ1-5LK : accessed 4 July 2020), William S Prinse, Woodville, Jackson, Alabama, United States; citing ED 37, sheet 8A, line 35, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 19; FHL microfilm 1,820,019.
↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDBT-9LT : 20 May 2020), William S. Prince, 1941.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95137585/_), memorial page for William Samuel “Will” Prince (15 Dec 1870–25 Nov 1941), Find a Grave Memorial no. 95137585, citing Union Cemetery, Woodville, Jackson County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Carol Davis-Ulmer (contributor 47145101) .

Alabama Death Index, Census records for 1880-1940, Family Bible

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: