John Patrick Prendergast1,2

M, #574, b. 18 November 1881, d. 25 May 1945
  • Birth*: 18 November 1881; Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts3,4
  • Death: 1945; Veteran's Hospital, Sawtelle, Los Angeles Co., California5
  • Death*: 25 May 1945; National Military Home - Rural, Los Angeles Co., California6
  • Burial*: Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino Co., California7
  • Note*: Obit:
    - Resident of Redlands 1893 - 1912
    - Graduated Redlands High School 1901. Graduated University of California, Berkeley 1905
    - Engaged in grain business in Redlands, then real estate in the Imperial valley
    - In World War I he became a lieutenant in the air corps.
    - After war engaged in contracting business, and in Los Angeles in the real estate business.
    - Never married.
    - Had been in bad health for five years.8
  • Note: University Club of Redlands, director & secretary-treasurer 19099
  • Note: Veterans Administration Master Index:
    Name     John Patrick Prendergast
    Residence Place     Los Angeles, Calif
    Birth Date     18 Nov 1881
    Event Type     Military Service
    Event Date     18 Apr 1919
    Event Place     St. Louis, Missouri, United States
    Affiliate Publication Number     76193916
    Affiliate Publication Title     Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917 - 194010,11
Last Edited: 11 Dec 2023
Charts:
Descendants of John Patrick Prendergast
Descendants of John Child
Descendants of William Lane

Parents:

Father: Francis Ensor Prendergast1 d. 7 Dec 1897
Mother: Mary Abbie Childs1 b. 29 Aug 1849, d. 28 Feb 1912

Citations

  1. [S104] Prendergast, Caroline Mattingly, The Prendergasts, 1169 to 1969; the 800 year history of a family (Redlands, Calif.: J.S. Prendergast, 1972).   Prendergast-Caroline-Mattingly--The-Prendergasts-Study-of-a-Family.pdf
  2. [S105] Prendergast, Francis Ensor, Letters of Francis Ensor Prendergast 1858-1889. Over 1600 letters to his parents and uncle, typically four pages, weekly. Bound in fourteen volumes, missing only volume for 1861. Letter dated 20 Nov 1881.
  3. [S42] FindAGrave, online , Memorial ID 7987438, gravestone photo.
  4. [S4] Ancestry, online , "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007."
  5. [S104] Prendergast, Caroline Mattingly, Prendergasts, history of a family, p. 127.
  6. [S40] FamilySearch, online , California Death Certificate, John Patrick Prendergast, 25 May 1945https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP39-F1FP
  7. [S42] FindAGrave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial ID 798743.
  8. [S94] Newspapers.com, online , Redlands Daily Facts, 26May 1945, p. 5, Obit. John Prendergast.
  9. [S94] Newspapers.com, online www.newspapers.com, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan 1909, p. 11 "Redlands University Club."
  10. [S40] FamilySearch, online familysearch.org, "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940", https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W9PH-PYMM
  11. [S149] Website:, online , "Veterans Administration Master Index - Key to Codes and Prefixes ", https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/genealogy-fair/2018/…