Wood & Torbert Families

John William Prine

b. 1 January 1882, d. 21 September 1941

John William Prine was born on 1 January 1882.
John William Prine appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 John W. Prine in Corsicana, Navarro County, son of James & Harriet, born January 1882 in Texas, parents missouri & Ohio.
He married Mary LeGrand Goree, daughter of Langston James Goree Jr. and Martha Frances P. Wood, say 1906.
John William Prine became a widower at the 13 October 1909 death of his wife Mary LeGrand Goree.
He married Glenn (?) circa 1912.
John William Prine registered for the draft on 11 September 1918 in McLennan County, Texas, while living in Mart, and working ther as a conductor on the I&GNRR.
John William Prine died on 21 September 1941 at age 59 in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas.
His wife Glenn (?) became a widow at his death.
He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.
The following appeared on 24 September 1941 in The Dallas Morning News: John W. Prine, 59, died in Palestine Sunday and funeral services were held at Mart Tuesday with burial in Oakwood Cemetery in [Corsicana]. He was reared in Corsicana but moved to Mart about thirty years ago. He leaves his wife, a son, John W. Prine Jr., Washington, D.C; two daughters, Mrs. M. Slay, Valley Mills, and Miss Kathleen Prine, Washington, D.C; two brothers, H. J. Prine, Wichita Falls, and Lawrence Prine, Corsicana, and three sisters, Mrs. J. L. Sutton, Drane; Mrs. G. H. Ferrell, Corsicana, and Miss Irene Prine, Corsicana.