The Newtown bee., 1903-05-29
Ten Pages.
William Beers Prindle ENTERS INTO REST ON SATURDAY, MAY 23, At the Ripe Age of Eighty
 Eight Years. A MAN NOTED FOR HIS IN TEGRITY AND UP
 RIGHT LIFE.

William Beers Prindle, one of New towns most highly esteemed citizens, entered into rest, Saturday, May 23, in the 8Sth year of his age. For the past few years he had been in failing health, but had been attentively and kindly cared for by his son and daugh- ter, MT and Mrs w. H. Prindle. Throughout his long life he was par ticularly noted for his honesty and in tegrity in all his business dealings, and his kindly bearing toward all he came in contact with. MT Prindle had been identified with the best interests of the locality in which he had so long lived. He was born May l, 1915, at Newtown Center, and is of Scotch descent on the paternal side.
 Cyrus Prindle, the grandfather of our subject, resided at Canaan, Vest chester Co.,, N. Y., and he and his wife, Polly (Beers), reared family of three children, viz.: Louis Beers, our subjects father; Charles w., who made his home at Pine Plains, Duchess Co.,, N. Y.; and Polly Ann, who remained single.
 Louis Beers Prindle was born February 2, 17s3, in Newtown, and in early manhood engaged in business there as cabinet and wagon maker. Removing to the site of Johnson s mill, he there for some time conducted a gristmill and wagon shop, and later en- gagged in undertaking, which business has since his death been continued by his son and grandson, making three generations of the family to follow that line of business in the same place. Louis B. Prindle was man of good gaining high reputation in the com munity, both as "a business man and as citizen, but he was never especially interested in political affairs. He died December 19, 1850. His wife, Betsey (FerriS), who passed away September 2l, 1856, was daughter Of Nathan Ferris, of Newtown; her grandfather Ferris is supposed to have been a native of Scotland. Five children were born of this marriage, to wit: Albert s born August 20, 1910, mar ried Polly J. Thirk, and made his home in Newtown; Maria, born February 2S, 1913, married Daniel Pickett of Bethel, and both are now deceased; William Beers, our subject, is mentioned more fully below; Angeline, born August B, 1877, died January 12, 1894, married (tirst) Czar Plumb, (second) Homer Hayes, (third) Harson Twitchell, and (fourth) c. c. Warner; and Mary, born February 23, 1920, married s. W. Trowbridge, of Waterbury, Conn.,, at one time bookkeeper by occupation. William Beers Prindle, the subject of this sketch, began at an early age to assist his father, thus securing a thorough knowledge of wagon making and also of the undertaking business, as until the latter's death he was associated with him in both lines of work; from 1850 to 1866 he continued the manufacture of wagons exclusively In the latter year he removed to his Id CC PldCC O1 OuollCoo CllCl1 It. sumed undertaking, making that a speciality until his retirement from business in 1890. In all he was en- gagged in undertaking for more than 50 years, and for some time he was the | only one in NeWtOwn in that line. As result of industry and good manage ment he met with substantial success. In politics he had not taken an active part, though for one year he held the office of constable. He and his family are identified with Trinity Episcopal church., in which he had been an official for many years. On January g., 1852, MT Prindle married Miss Maria Shepard, by whom he had one son, William H., who survives him. Mrs Prindle passed from earth October 1, 1897, aged 76 years, and was inferred in Newtown cemetery. She was one of l the oldest cOmmunicantS of Trinit V church, Newtown, and was esteemed and beloved for her fervent piety, and her many virtues which adorned the the faith she professed.
 The Shepard family is well known in this county, and Abraham Shepard, the grandfather of Mrs Prindle, was a prosperous farmer in the Head of the Meadow district, town of Newtown
 He was born in 1744, and September g., l769, married Rhoda Ferris, by whom he had the following named children: Betty, born in.: September, ITO, bap- tized November II, ITO; Truman, born September II, 1772, died June 23 1799; Lazarus, born October 5, 1774; Nathan 1 born May }, l711: Samuel born Lulu 10