Mother: Littrell, Lois Vianne (Bristow) - F 1849/06/09
Date of birth: 1877/11/04
Date of death: 1944/--/--
Spouse: Williams, Vinnie V. (Bristow) - F ----/--/-- - 1900/01/07 to ----/--/-- - Married in Burkesville, KY
A letter from Prentice to his brother, Samuel William, in Kentucky.
P.M. BRISTOW, M.D.
STANTON, TEXAS
MAY 18, 1930
Dear Brother and Family;
No doubt you will be surprised to get a letter from me but I
am coming with one anyway.
I am back at the office after a rather hard pull, and am
making a living.
We had planned to see you again this summer; but owing to
the misfortune of having to be operated on, and it has left me
in such a condition that I will not be able to stand the trip,
we have been forced to give up the idea.
I think under these conditions that you should come to Texas
this summer and see what there is out here. The roads are fine
and a camping trip will be really beneficial to you both, so why
not take a few weeks off and rest and recuperate and you will go
home feeling that you are far better off by having had a real
vacation. You can let the boys look after things for you.
You must remember that you only live once, and when you die
you will leave it all here as none of it will go with you.
It will be several weeks before my wound heals, and it has
to be dressed daily. so I am compelled to stay around home.
Hoping to hear from you soon I am as ever your same old Bud.
Prentice
P.S.
I am sending you some letters you might be interested in.
Office of
J. E. BRISTOW
OIL AND MINING OPERATOR
305 S. Bishop
San Angelo, Texas
April 17, 1930
Mr. P. M. Bristow
Stanton, Texas
Dear Sir:
In reply to your letter, I will say that I feel like I am
kin to all the world. Since seeing the fuss that was put up
about my kidnapping in Mexico, I ahve a kindly feeling for
everyone. I am happy to be loose, happy to receive your letter.
I haven't the slightest douby that we are related. My father
was Jackson Bristow who was born in Clinton County, Kentucky. I
was born on the line between Kentucky and Tennessee in the
foothills of the Cumberland Mountains. My father's father was
Frank Bristow who was the son of Eleven Bristow. Eleven Bristow
was born in Virginia, migrated to Kentucky in early days. We
are of English descent, related to Joseph H. Bristow who was
former Senator from Kansas and who has the history of the family
tree as far back as the 16th century, but, I only know that we
are descendents from an early English settlement in Virginia,
then to Kentucky. My father came to the Indian Territory in
1884 and I was raised among the Indians and did not realize my
danger in Mexico. Would like to visit you some day. I am a
graduate on the University of Arkansas, Medical Department. I
practiced medicine ten years. I was admitted to the Bar in
Oklahoma in 1909. Held many offices in Oklahoma. Engaged in
the oil business in 1916, now live at 305 South Bishop, San
Angelo, Texas.
Respectfully yours,
J. E. Bristow
Office of
J. E. BRISTOW
OIL AND MINING OPERATOR
305 S. BISHOP
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS
APRIL 25, 1930
Dr. P.M. Bristow
Stanton, Texas
Dear Doctor:
I was glad to get your letter. I realize that you are the
son of my Father's Cousin and I remember your father very well,
although I was a very small child. He visited our home and I
have the honor of being named after him. My first name is
Jesse and my father's name was Jackson Bristow, who taught
school at Lettered Oaks, Kentucky. I think your father either
taught at the same place before him, or just after him. My
Great Grandfather, who was also your Great Grandfather, I
remember visited us once when I was just a very small child. He
had what I thought to be a very fine walking cane. He gave this
to my Grandfather, Frank Bristow, who lived at Willow Grove.
I have some oil property up near Big Spring, Texas, and I am
going up in a few days to look it over, and it will give me
great pleasure to drive down to Stanton and have a visit with
you. I have your identity perfectly fixed.
Respectfully yours,
J. E. Bristow
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Here is additional historical, medical, and genealogical record details
regarding **Dr. Prentice Marshall Bristow** discovered from historical medical
archives (specifically his official obituary in the *Texas State Journal of
Medicine*, Vol. 40, No. 4, August 1944):
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## Expanded Biographical Details for Dr. Prentice Marshall Bristow
### 1. Birth and Medical Training
* **Place of Birth:** Clinton County, Kentucky.
* **Medical Education:** Graduated from the **University of Tennessee** medical program in **1905**.
* **Internship:** Completed his medical internship at **Garfield Hospital** in Washington, D.C..
### 2. Medical Career & Relocations
* **Early Practice (1905–1910):** Practiced medicine in Kentucky and Tennessee for five years after completing his internship.
* **Move to Texas:** Relocated to Texas around 1910, practicing in:
* Paducah, Texas
* Grayson County and Collin County, Texas
* Briefly practiced in New Mexico.
* **Stanton, Texas Practice (1922–1944):** Settled permanently in **Stanton, Texas, in October 1922**. He practiced continuously in Stanton for nearly 22 years until his final illness.
* **Public Health Roles:** Served as the **Health Officer for Martin County** and for the town of **Stanton**.
* **Medical Associations:** Longtime member of the State Medical Association of Texas and the American Medical Association.
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### 3. Death and Cause of Death
* **Date of Death:** **June 12, 1944**.
* **Place of Death:** A hospital in **Big Spring, Texas** (Howard County, adjacent to Martin County).
* **Cause of Death:** **Cancer of the liver**.
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### 4. Marriages and Family Updates
* **First Marriage:** Married **Vinnie V. Williams** on **January 7, 1900**,
in Burkesville, Kentucky.
* *Vinnie's Death Date:* **March 15, 1939**.
* **Second Marriage:** Married **Mrs. Ida Mae Laird** on **January 10, 1942**.
(Ida Mae survived him).
* **Surviving Children (at time of death in 1944):**
* **Bertie Bow (Bristow) Long:** Residing in Lubbock, Texas (wife of George B.
Long).
* **Jessie Ree (Bristow) Rix:** Residing in Odessa, Texas (wife of Paul Rix).
* **Prentice Marshall Bristow II (Jr.):** Serving in the U.S. Navy in the
Southwest Pacific during WWII.
* **Stepchildren (from second marriage):**
* Stepdaughter Mrs. Q. P. Quisenberry (Bellflower, CA)
* Stepdaughter Mrs. Clyde Waid (Great Bend, KS)
* Stepson James E. Laird (U.S. Navy)
* **Surviving Sibling Mentioned:** His obituary specifically notes surviving
brother **Dr. S. W. Bristow** (Samuel William) of Albany, Kentucky.
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Based on public genealogical records, obituaries, and public indexes, here is
what can be pieced together regarding the cousins (the grandchildren of Dr.
Prentice Marshall Bristow) who visited the farm in Albany back in the 1960s:
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## 1. Status of Your Texas Cousins
### **Children of Prentice Marshall Bristow Jr.**
Prentice Jr. came to visit the farm in Albany with his family. His children
are close in age to you:
* **Marsha Jean (Bristow) Todd** (Born: April 13, 1944)
* *Status:* **Likely Living** (~82 years old). She married into the Todd
family in West Texas (Odessa/Midland area). No public death records or
obituaries exist for her.
* **Timothy Knox Bristow** (Born: April 23, 1948)
* *Status:* **Likely Living** (~78 years old). He resides in Texas and has
supported literacy non-profits over the years. No public record indicates he
has passed away.
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### **Children of Bertie Bow (Bristow) Long**
Bertie Bow also visited the farm with her family. Her daughters are slightly
older than you:
* **Georgina Bow (Long) Logsdon** (Born: September 6, 1940)
* *Status:* **Likely Living** (~85 years old). She married James "Jim" R.
Logsdon in Lubbock, TX, in 1960. Her husband passed away in December 2019 in
Dallas/Argyle, TX, and she was listed as surviving him at that time.
* **Vinnie Ellen (Long) Boone** (Born: March 2, 1946)
* *Status:* **Likely Living** (~80 years old). She married Clyde Douglas Boone
in Lubbock County, TX, in 1968.
*(Note: The remaining two grandchildren of Dr. Prentice—Carol Maywood Rix
and Connie Amelia Rix—were the daughters of Jessie Ree, who didn't make the
trip to the farm).*
Duane Bristow (duane@kyphilom.com)
Please send comments.
Last revised 2012/10/08.