Prevost Family Page

My married name is WOODSIDE, but the WOODSIDE patriarch, James Nevin Woodside, was actually born into this world as a Prevost.

James Nevin Woodside's birth certificate provides the following information:

• Date of Birth:  June 17, 1916

• Full Name:  Harold Edwin Prevost

• Father's Name:  Sylvester Prevost

• Father's Residence: Unknown

• Father's Birthplace:  Muskingum Co., O

• Father's Occupation:  Laborer

• Mother's Maiden Name:  Mary Smith

• Mother's Residence:  Licking County Infirmary

• Mother's Birthplace:  Indiana

• Mother's Occupation:  Domestic

• Number of children born to this mother:  7

• Number of children of this mother living:  6

[Note:  See article on the Licking County Infirmary.]

In the 1910 census, the following family is found in Licking County, OH [see original]:

• Sylvester Prevost, M, W, 37, Head of Household, Birthplace: Indiana, Blacksmith at a Glass Factory

• Catherine, Wife, 32, Birthplace:  Ohio

• Thelma, daughter, 8

• Gracie, daughter, 3

• Minnie, daughter, 10 months

In the 1920 census, the following separate entries are found:

Franklin County, OH [see original]:

• Thelma M. Prevost, 17, Inmate, Institution for the Feeble Minded

• As daunting as the name of this place sounds, apparently it was a school for those that struggled in regular schools.  Here is some information on the institution from the Ohio Historical Society.

Licking County, OH [see original]:

• Grace Prevost, 15, Inmate, Licking County Children's Home

• Minnie Prevost, 9, Inmate, Licking County Children's Home