William Thomas Pring

William Thomas PRING, son of Mary Ann KEAR and Richard PRING, was born 2 September 1834 in Van Wert County, Ohio, to [note 1], and died 15 Apr 1913 in Polk County, Iowa [note 2]. He married Adeline Brown on 28 February 1855 in Van Wert County, Ohio [note 3]. William and Adeline are buried in Franklin Cemetery, Santiago, Polk County, Iowa.
Moving to Polk County, Iowa, in 1857, William and his family purchased 40 acres near Mitchelville, Iowa [note 4]. "In all probability he remained with his parents while the land [Richard's] was being cleared and the double cabin being built, and then they built on the land that Uncle Tom [the subject] had claimed, which was just south of the farm where the double cabin was located. . . . the house where they lived until their death was built of native walnut and was never painted. When I [Grace Crane] saw it as a little girl it was black from weathering, and with Aunt Adeline's flowers around it, the picture was very pleasing [note 5]."
Before her family moved to Van Wert, Ohio, Adeline lived in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania [note 6].

William and Adeline PRING had seven children:

1. Emma Jane PRING, b. 26 April 1857, Van Wert County, Ohio.

2. Mary Mollie PRING, b. Abt. 1859; m. Isaac WOODROW, 9 November 1878, Polk Co, Iowa5; b. Abt. 1850.

3. Leona B. PRING, m. Lovell J. APPLEBY.

4. Laura L. PRING.

5. Obediah Wellington PRING married Florence A. JOHNSON on 25 February 1885 in Polk County, Iowa [note 7].

6. Frank G. PRING, died 3 December 1919, Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota.

7. Richard PRING disappeared in North Dakota and no other information is known about him.

Notes:

1. Grave Records, Polk County, Iowa, Iowa Graves Registration Project W.P.A., Vol. 3, p. 707. [Return to text]

2. Ibid. [Return to text]

3. History of Polk County, Iowa, (Union Historical Company, 1880), p. 1009. [Return to text]

4. Ibid. [Return to text]

5. Johnson Family History, Grace Crane, 1976. [Return to text]

6. History, p. 1009. [Return to text]

7. Iowa Marriages, Polk County, Iowa,1871-88. Flora JOHNSON was a sister to Oscar JOHNSON, who married Almina McQUEEN (go there)and Catherine JOHNSON, who married Wesley PRING. [Return to text]

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