First, I apologize for the tardiness in this month’s posts. Once again, too much going on!!!
Second, I would like to wish you all the happiest holiday season possible. I’d also like to invite you to share any pictures you might take of your families celebrating the season with the rest of us. E-Mail your digital pictures to me and, if I get enough, I will put up a slide show.
For the December, 2010 quiz, let’s get back to more recent history. You may notice in December’s birthdays, I’ve listed Beeley Blanchford Pendleton’s birthday on the 13th. He was born on Deer Island, New Brunswick in 1824 and died in La Crosse, Wisconsin on 29, Mar 1906. How many different places did he live during his lifetime?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
For extra credit, name the places he lived in chronological order.
Check back next month for the answer!
-- ANSWER
Count along with me… He was born in Deer Island, New Brunswick (1.)
From there, he moved to Darlington, Wisconsin (2) where he married Catherine Newkirk on 30, Oct 1855 and where their first son, James, was born in 1856.
In 1858, he and Catherine were living in Blanchardville, Wisconsin (3) where their second son, Isaac, was born.
From there, they moved to Kirksville, Missouri (4) where their first daughter, Florence, was born in 1862. Sadly, Isaac died there in 1862 just shy of his 4th birthday.
By 1864, they were in Blanchard, Wisconsin (5) where their second daughter, Pleasant Emma, was born and where Florence died in 1865.
Finally, by 1867, they were living in La Crosse, Wisconsin (6) where the last four of their children were born: George (1867), Elmaria (Elmira?) (1869 – 1870), Lily (1871) and Roy (1879.)
So, the correct answer is: B) 6.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
November 2010 Quiz
This month, I’m still playing off September’s quiz that dealt with the significance of September 8th, 2010.
One of the multiple choice answers was that it was the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Brian Pendleton in North America. We know that was not correct, so this month’s question is: When did Brian Pendleton arrive in America?
a. Before 1610
b. Between 1610 and 1625
c. After 1625
Check back next month for the answer.
-- ANSWER
Although I have scoured the passenger lists of all the pilgrim ships transcribed so far, I have not found the exact date or ship on which Brian came to America.
The earliest record I can find of Brian being in America comes from: “Brian Pendleton and his Descendants” (1910) aka, “the Book.” In that work, Everett Hall Pendleton states on page 2, “The earliest notice of him [Brian] in the colonies appears in the records of Watertown, Mass., which show that at the first meeting of the citizens there, 23, August, 1634, William Jennison, Brian “Pembleton,” and John Eddie were chose by the freemen to order the civil affairs of the town.”
He was later made a freeman of the Colony which established that he was a member of a Puritan church and thus was able to be a full citizen of the Colony. At that time, only members of the Puritan church were allowed to be full citizens and have any voice in the government of the Colony.
So, the correct answer to the quiz is “C. After 1625.”
I will continue my search for the name of the ship and the exact date he arrived in America. If you are interested in researching passenger lists from Pilgrim ships, check out this site:
http://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shipnames.htm
One of the multiple choice answers was that it was the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Brian Pendleton in North America. We know that was not correct, so this month’s question is: When did Brian Pendleton arrive in America?
a. Before 1610
b. Between 1610 and 1625
c. After 1625
Check back next month for the answer.
-- ANSWER
Although I have scoured the passenger lists of all the pilgrim ships transcribed so far, I have not found the exact date or ship on which Brian came to America.
The earliest record I can find of Brian being in America comes from: “Brian Pendleton and his Descendants” (1910) aka, “the Book.” In that work, Everett Hall Pendleton states on page 2, “The earliest notice of him [Brian] in the colonies appears in the records of Watertown, Mass., which show that at the first meeting of the citizens there, 23, August, 1634, William Jennison, Brian “Pembleton,” and John Eddie were chose by the freemen to order the civil affairs of the town.”
He was later made a freeman of the Colony which established that he was a member of a Puritan church and thus was able to be a full citizen of the Colony. At that time, only members of the Puritan church were allowed to be full citizens and have any voice in the government of the Colony.
So, the correct answer to the quiz is “C. After 1625.”
I will continue my search for the name of the ship and the exact date he arrived in America. If you are interested in researching passenger lists from Pilgrim ships, check out this site:
http://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shipnames.htm
October 2010 Quiz
Last month’s quiz dealt with the significance of the date September 8, 2010. We learned that it was the date that Mary [Pendleton] Ryan became the longest lived relative on record. This, of course, leads to this month’s quiz. Who was the previous “record” holder? This is not multiple choice, but as a hint, remember this site is dedicated to both Roy AND Sophie [Hanifl] Pendleton… (Enough of a hint????)
Check back next month for the answer!
-- ANSWER
In September, 2010’s quiz, I asked about the significance of September 8, 2010. Last month, we learned that was the date Mary [Pendleton] Ryan became the longest lived relative on record. The question was then, who was the previous “record” holder?
The answer to that question is Sophie [Hanifl] Pendleton’s sister, Mary [Hanifl] Brey. She was born 23, March 1886 in Oggau, Austria-Hungary and passed away on 5, December 1987 which is 37,146 days or 101 years, 8 months, 13 days.
Allow me to add a little personal info into one of these quizzes… Aunt Mary Brey was another of the amazing women in our family.
In my family, we always called her “Aunt Mary Brey”, never just “Aunt Mary” - mainly to distinguish her from Aunt Mary Ryan who was also always called “Aunt Mary Ryan.” (My daughter once told me that, when she was young, she thought “Mary Brey” and “Mary Ryan” were both just unusual first names… Marybrey… Maryryan!) I also recall that we called her “Tunte Brey”, which is the German form.
In 1891, at age 5 years, she immigrated with her parents to the US and settled in La Crosse, Wisconsin where she lived the rest of her life. She worked for a time at the La Crosse Rubber Mills making shoes.
In 1923, she married Casimir Brey, the widower of her best friend, Catherine, who died at a young age leaving 2 daughters, Genevieve [Brey] Morehead and Jeanette [Brey] Erbes. Mary raised these two girls as her own.
If you’ve followed this blog, you are aware Roy and Sophie had a large family during the Great Depression of the 1930’s. Aunt Mary Brey and her husband (along with Mary Ryan) took over much of the responsibility of raising my dad, Joe. Sophie died when I was 2 years old, so I thought of Tunte Brey as my “grandma.”
Mary was very involved with Holy Trinity Catholic Church in La Crosse. She walked the 4 or 5 blocks each way to attend Mass almost every day well into her 90’s. As a member of the “Lady’s Club,” she hand knitted scarves and bandages to send to the “leper’s colony” in Louisiana.
She never owned a TV, but during the 1960’s and 1970’s she looked forward each week to going across the street to Mrs. Hemmelsbach’s house to watch “Gunsmoke”. She thought James Arness was a very handsome fellow and she loved the antics of the character, “Festus.”
She did have a 1930’s vintage radio that she liked listening to. Her radio was about 3 feet tall and about a foot and a half wide and about a foot deep and it had a tiny lighted dial. Her favorite radio program was a daily local talk show called “Vox Pop” which was hosted by Jim Lafky, who happened to be my best friend’s dad. She thought Mr. Lafky sounded like the nicest guy.
Keep in mind this was the early 1970’s and Mr. Lafky, who would have been in his 40’s at the time, was a professor at UW-L. I arranged for Mr. Lafky to drop by my parent’s house one night when Aunt Mary Brey was there for supper. I don’t know what mental image she had of Mr. Lafky, but when he showed up with his long hair and blue jeans, she had NO time for him and never listened to his radio program again!
Another thing I remember about Aunt Mary Brey is the incredible potato pancake suppers she made. She would peel and hand grate pounds of potatoes and fry the pancakes on the cast iron gas stove she had in her basement. Sometimes I would ride the bus to her house early to help. What a treat for me! It’s hard to believe that a meal of potato pancakes all by themselves, or maybe with some wieners, could be quite the feast!
I mentioned earlier that she was active in Holy Trinity Church. It was on the steps of that church that her hip broke. I don’t remember the exact date, but it must have been around 1980, or when she was about 95. After this, she had to go into assisted living because she was no longer able to take care of herself.
She spent the last years of her life in nursing homes, but, for the most part, she was fully in control of her senses. She had my dad bring her a piece of doweling and she would tie a rag on the end so she could clean the inside of the radiator in her room because the janitors never got it clean enough.
My daughter, Michelle, and I visited her many times in the home and each time we’d stop by, Tunte Brey had a quarter for Michelle… and sometimes, one for me, too!
She truly was a kind and gentle woman.
Thanks for letting me share this brief biography of Mary [Hanifl] Brey.
Check back next month for the answer!
-- ANSWER
In September, 2010’s quiz, I asked about the significance of September 8, 2010. Last month, we learned that was the date Mary [Pendleton] Ryan became the longest lived relative on record. The question was then, who was the previous “record” holder?
The answer to that question is Sophie [Hanifl] Pendleton’s sister, Mary [Hanifl] Brey. She was born 23, March 1886 in Oggau, Austria-Hungary and passed away on 5, December 1987 which is 37,146 days or 101 years, 8 months, 13 days.
Allow me to add a little personal info into one of these quizzes… Aunt Mary Brey was another of the amazing women in our family.
In my family, we always called her “Aunt Mary Brey”, never just “Aunt Mary” - mainly to distinguish her from Aunt Mary Ryan who was also always called “Aunt Mary Ryan.” (My daughter once told me that, when she was young, she thought “Mary Brey” and “Mary Ryan” were both just unusual first names… Marybrey… Maryryan!) I also recall that we called her “Tunte Brey”, which is the German form.
In 1891, at age 5 years, she immigrated with her parents to the US and settled in La Crosse, Wisconsin where she lived the rest of her life. She worked for a time at the La Crosse Rubber Mills making shoes.
In 1923, she married Casimir Brey, the widower of her best friend, Catherine, who died at a young age leaving 2 daughters, Genevieve [Brey] Morehead and Jeanette [Brey] Erbes. Mary raised these two girls as her own.
If you’ve followed this blog, you are aware Roy and Sophie had a large family during the Great Depression of the 1930’s. Aunt Mary Brey and her husband (along with Mary Ryan) took over much of the responsibility of raising my dad, Joe. Sophie died when I was 2 years old, so I thought of Tunte Brey as my “grandma.”
Mary was very involved with Holy Trinity Catholic Church in La Crosse. She walked the 4 or 5 blocks each way to attend Mass almost every day well into her 90’s. As a member of the “Lady’s Club,” she hand knitted scarves and bandages to send to the “leper’s colony” in Louisiana.
She never owned a TV, but during the 1960’s and 1970’s she looked forward each week to going across the street to Mrs. Hemmelsbach’s house to watch “Gunsmoke”. She thought James Arness was a very handsome fellow and she loved the antics of the character, “Festus.”
She did have a 1930’s vintage radio that she liked listening to. Her radio was about 3 feet tall and about a foot and a half wide and about a foot deep and it had a tiny lighted dial. Her favorite radio program was a daily local talk show called “Vox Pop” which was hosted by Jim Lafky, who happened to be my best friend’s dad. She thought Mr. Lafky sounded like the nicest guy.
Keep in mind this was the early 1970’s and Mr. Lafky, who would have been in his 40’s at the time, was a professor at UW-L. I arranged for Mr. Lafky to drop by my parent’s house one night when Aunt Mary Brey was there for supper. I don’t know what mental image she had of Mr. Lafky, but when he showed up with his long hair and blue jeans, she had NO time for him and never listened to his radio program again!
Another thing I remember about Aunt Mary Brey is the incredible potato pancake suppers she made. She would peel and hand grate pounds of potatoes and fry the pancakes on the cast iron gas stove she had in her basement. Sometimes I would ride the bus to her house early to help. What a treat for me! It’s hard to believe that a meal of potato pancakes all by themselves, or maybe with some wieners, could be quite the feast!
I mentioned earlier that she was active in Holy Trinity Church. It was on the steps of that church that her hip broke. I don’t remember the exact date, but it must have been around 1980, or when she was about 95. After this, she had to go into assisted living because she was no longer able to take care of herself.
She spent the last years of her life in nursing homes, but, for the most part, she was fully in control of her senses. She had my dad bring her a piece of doweling and she would tie a rag on the end so she could clean the inside of the radiator in her room because the janitors never got it clean enough.
My daughter, Michelle, and I visited her many times in the home and each time we’d stop by, Tunte Brey had a quarter for Michelle… and sometimes, one for me, too!
She truly was a kind and gentle woman.
Thanks for letting me share this brief biography of Mary [Hanifl] Brey.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
“Add that number!!!”… or… “Then why are all the generation numbers smaller???"
I am very confident I have found the father of Thomas Pendleton (1). His name was Henry Pendleton and he was born in the Manchester, Lancashire area (probably Eccles or Salford) of England about 1474. I found his name on the LDS (Mormon) genealogy site a few weeks ago. According to the information on that site, one of his sons was named Thomas who was married to a Margerie. One of Thomas’ sons was named Edward who was married to Ann Newton. Thomas, Margerie, Edward and Ann Newton all match my records.
There is so much bad genealogical information on the internet that I didn’t feel comfortable announcing this until I found at least 2 other sources verifying the link, which I did.
Henry had several children other than our Thomas. I am in the process of verifying them. I am reasonably sure that he had a son named George, another son named Francis and at least one daughter, Elizabeth. Again, I won’t add these people to the tree until I can verify them.
At this point, I haven’t found any information about who Henry’s parents might have been, but, who knows, eventually, I may find his parents.
Because I’m working backward, all of the generation numbers might keep changing. To make it easy on ME (and that’s the important part!) I am now going to CHANGE my generation numbering system to the relationship to Roy and Sophie Pendleton. In other words, Roy and Sophie will now be Generation 0. Their children will be Generation 1. Their grandchildren will be Generation 2 etc…
Direct ancestors BEFORE Roy and Sophie will now be numbered with a negative number. Roy’s father, Beeley, will now be designated as Beeley Pendleton [-1]. Roy’s grandfather, John, will now be designated as John Pendleton [-2] etc… Sophie's father, Karl, will now be designated as Karl Hanifl (-1). Karl's parents will now be Andreas Hanifl (-2) and Rosalia Schaub (-2).
Click on "Genealogy" under "Categories" on the left side of this page to see a listing of all previous generations.
Oh, and by the way... It may take me a bit to update everything, so bear with me!
There is so much bad genealogical information on the internet that I didn’t feel comfortable announcing this until I found at least 2 other sources verifying the link, which I did.
Henry had several children other than our Thomas. I am in the process of verifying them. I am reasonably sure that he had a son named George, another son named Francis and at least one daughter, Elizabeth. Again, I won’t add these people to the tree until I can verify them.
At this point, I haven’t found any information about who Henry’s parents might have been, but, who knows, eventually, I may find his parents.
Because I’m working backward, all of the generation numbers might keep changing. To make it easy on ME (and that’s the important part!) I am now going to CHANGE my generation numbering system to the relationship to Roy and Sophie Pendleton. In other words, Roy and Sophie will now be Generation 0. Their children will be Generation 1. Their grandchildren will be Generation 2 etc…
Direct ancestors BEFORE Roy and Sophie will now be numbered with a negative number. Roy’s father, Beeley, will now be designated as Beeley Pendleton [-1]. Roy’s grandfather, John, will now be designated as John Pendleton [-2] etc… Sophie's father, Karl, will now be designated as Karl Hanifl (-1). Karl's parents will now be Andreas Hanifl (-2) and Rosalia Schaub (-2).
Click on "Genealogy" under "Categories" on the left side of this page to see a listing of all previous generations.
Oh, and by the way... It may take me a bit to update everything, so bear with me!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
September 2010 Quiz
This month’s quiz is a tough one… What significance does the date September 8, 2010 have?
A. When written in the European format, it is 8/9/10.
B. It is the date on which Mary [Pendleton] Ryan (1) becomes the oldest living relative on record.
C. It is the 400th anniversary of the date the first of our ancestors, Brian Pendleton (-9), landed in America.
Check back next month for the answer!
-- ANSWER
Although it is true that when written in the European format, it is 8/9/10, that’s hardly noteworthy.
I’m also just going to tell you that the date was NOT the 400th anniversary of Brian Pendleton landing in America, but I’m saving the correct answer to that question for another quiz.
That means the correct answer is that was the date Mary [Pendleton] Ryan became the longest lived relative on record. She was born 25, December 1908 and on 8, September 2010 had lived an incredible 37,147 days! That translates to 101 years, 8 months, 14 days, or to really blow your mind… 3.21 BILLION seconds! She is a truly remarkable lady. Let’s all hope that she lives another 3 billion seconds!
A. When written in the European format, it is 8/9/10.
B. It is the date on which Mary [Pendleton] Ryan (1) becomes the oldest living relative on record.
C. It is the 400th anniversary of the date the first of our ancestors, Brian Pendleton (-9), landed in America.
Check back next month for the answer!
-- ANSWER
Although it is true that when written in the European format, it is 8/9/10, that’s hardly noteworthy.
I’m also just going to tell you that the date was NOT the 400th anniversary of Brian Pendleton landing in America, but I’m saving the correct answer to that question for another quiz.
That means the correct answer is that was the date Mary [Pendleton] Ryan became the longest lived relative on record. She was born 25, December 1908 and on 8, September 2010 had lived an incredible 37,147 days! That translates to 101 years, 8 months, 14 days, or to really blow your mind… 3.21 BILLION seconds! She is a truly remarkable lady. Let’s all hope that she lives another 3 billion seconds!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Special Birthday Notice
It was just brought to my attention, today, that Gert Pendleton, wife of Arnie Pendleton (1), will be celebrating her 90th birthday on August 30th. Please consider giving her a call or dropping her a card to help her mark this milestone!
Family Picnic
The annual family picnic was held today. The turnout was not quite as good as last year, but a good time was had by all who were there.
A raffle was held to help cover the cost of this year's picnic. I'm please to report that enough was raised to cover this year and there is a good "seed" fund for next year. Rhonda Reed (15) organized some games for the kids with prizes going to the winners. Luckily, ALL of the kids were winners!
Fortunately, the weather cooperated also. It was cloudy most of the afternoon which kept the temps in the low 80's rather than the upper 90's that had been predicted.
My sister, Sue [Pendleton] Ender (14), posted the pictures she took today. You will probably have to cut and paste the link into your browser.
https://cid-d6f11f791bfb0c12.photos.live.com/play.aspx/pictures?Bsrc=EMSHOO&Bpub=SN.Notifications
If it doesn't work, let me know and I will try sending you the link by E-Mail.
I just want to express my personal thanks to Sue [Roberts] Heath (15) for all the time and effort she put into pulling this off again this year. She is already planning next year's picnic. The date will be August 7, 2011 - MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!
A raffle was held to help cover the cost of this year's picnic. I'm please to report that enough was raised to cover this year and there is a good "seed" fund for next year. Rhonda Reed (15) organized some games for the kids with prizes going to the winners. Luckily, ALL of the kids were winners!
Fortunately, the weather cooperated also. It was cloudy most of the afternoon which kept the temps in the low 80's rather than the upper 90's that had been predicted.
My sister, Sue [Pendleton] Ender (14), posted the pictures she took today. You will probably have to cut and paste the link into your browser.
https://cid-d6f11f791bfb0c12.photos.live.com/play.aspx/pictures?Bsrc=EMSHOO&Bpub=SN.Notifications
If it doesn't work, let me know and I will try sending you the link by E-Mail.
I just want to express my personal thanks to Sue [Roberts] Heath (15) for all the time and effort she put into pulling this off again this year. She is already planning next year's picnic. The date will be August 7, 2011 - MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
2010 Family Picnic - Update
I received an E-Mail from Pam (Sue) Heath about the upcoming family picnic.
The date will be Sunday, August 8th from 10 AM to around 3 PM at the Holland Town Hall on McHugh Road just west of Holmen, Wisconsin.
Pam says that she will have BBQs and buns, but you are on your own for grilling. Please bring your own lawn chairs, beverages and a dish to pass.
She also said that she was planning to do a raffle for the kids, so if you would like to donate a small toy or any other item, it would be GREATLY appreciated.
If you need directions or if you have any questions, please feel free to E-Mail me and I will forward it on to Pam.
Hope to see you all there!
The date will be Sunday, August 8th from 10 AM to around 3 PM at the Holland Town Hall on McHugh Road just west of Holmen, Wisconsin.
Pam says that she will have BBQs and buns, but you are on your own for grilling. Please bring your own lawn chairs, beverages and a dish to pass.
She also said that she was planning to do a raffle for the kids, so if you would like to donate a small toy or any other item, it would be GREATLY appreciated.
If you need directions or if you have any questions, please feel free to E-Mail me and I will forward it on to Pam.
Hope to see you all there!
August 2010 Quiz
I had so much fun figuring out compiling the answer to last month’s quiz, I decided to look back at ancestors to see what the most common male and female names were. I limited the search to just relatives, not including spouses.
So this month’s quiz is what are the most common male and female names overall?
-- ANSWER
At this point in time, I have about 25,000 names in the tree. The results this time were not quite as surprising.
For women, the most common name was Mary (280 people.) The next most common names were Sarah (150) and Elizabeth (72.)
For men, the most common name was William (272 people.) The next most common names were Charles (195) and John (157.)
I think that’s about as far as I can go with names.
So this month’s quiz is what are the most common male and female names overall?
-- ANSWER
At this point in time, I have about 25,000 names in the tree. The results this time were not quite as surprising.
For women, the most common name was Mary (280 people.) The next most common names were Sarah (150) and Elizabeth (72.)
For men, the most common name was William (272 people.) The next most common names were Charles (195) and John (157.)
I think that’s about as far as I can go with names.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Congratulations Eddie and Joan!
This was just brought to my attention and merits a special posting.
Eddie (2) and Joan Pendleton celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on 9, July 2010. Please join me in congratulating them on this momentous occasion and wishing them another 50!
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