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Prescott family of Tawas City, Michigan

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George Allen Prescott (1862-1927) — also known as George A. Prescott — of Tawas City, Iosco County, Mich. Born in Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, Pa., March 1, 1862. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1895-98; secretary of state of Michigan, 1905-08; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924. Died in Tawas City, Iosco County, Mich., October 19, 1927 (age 65 years, 232 days). Interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Tawas City, Mich.

		Relatives: Son of Charles Holden Prescott (1828-1913) and Sarah (Barnard) Prescott (1839-1912); married 1883 to Effie May Test (1861-1949); father of Charles Test Prescott and George Allen Prescott, Jr.; grandfather of George Allen Prescott (1913-1988).
		Political family: Prescott family of Tawas City, Michigan.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Charles Test Prescott (1884-1961) — also known as Charles T. Prescott — of Prescott, Ogemaw County, Mich. Born in Tawas City, Iosco County, Mich., October 1, 1884. Republican. Merchant; lumber business; real estate broker; rancher; cattle breeder; member of Michigan state senate 28th District, 1947-61; died in office 1961; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1952. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died, from a pulmonary embolism, in University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., October 24, 1961 (age 77 years, 23 days). Interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Tawas City, Mich.

		Relatives: Son of Effie (Test) Prescott (1861-1949) and George Allen Prescott (1862-1927); brother of George Allen Prescott, Jr.; married, October 3, 1906, to Mary Dulany Fitzhugh; uncle of George Allen Prescott (1913-1988).
		Political family: Prescott family of Tawas City, Michigan.
		Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58

George Allen Prescott, Jr. (1887-1951) — also known as George A. Prescott, Jr. — of Tawas City, Iosco County, Mich. Born in Tawas City, Iosco County, Mich., August 13, 1887. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928. Died in 1951 (age about 63 years). Interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Tawas City, Mich.

		Relatives: Son of Effie (Test) Prescott (1861-1949) and George Allen Prescott (1862-1927); brother of Charles Test Prescott; married to Lois Edna Taylor; father of George Allen Prescott (1913-1988).
		Political family: Prescott family of Tawas City, Michigan.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

George Allen Prescott (1913-1988) — also known as George A. Prescott — of Tawas City, Iosco County, Mich. Born in Tawas City, Iosco County, Mich., March 6, 1913. Republican. Real estate broker; Iosco County Clerk, 1951-66; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1967-78 (102nd District 1967-72, 105th District 1973-78). Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau. Died in February, 1988 (age 74 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of George Allen Prescott, Jr. (1887-1951) and Lois Edna (Taylor) Prescott (1890-1954); nephew of Charles Test Prescott; grandson of George Allen Prescott.
		Political family: Prescott family of Tawas City, Michigan.

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