For this month’s quiz, let’s go back to “immediate” family. How many siblings did Roy Wellington Pendleton (Grandpa Roy) have?
A. Three
B. Five
C. Seven
For extra credit, name them!
Check back next month for the answer.
-- ANSWER
Roy Wellington Pendleton (Grandpa Roy) was the eighth, and youngest, child of Beeley Blanchford Pendleton & Catherine [Newkirk] Pendleton. So, the correct answer is: C. Seven
You were also asked to name them for extra credit. They were: James (1856 – 1938), Isaac (1858 – 1862), Florence (1862 – 1865), Pleasant Emma (1864 – 1936), George (1867 – 1932), Elmaria (1869 – 1870) and Lily (1871 – 1956).
Monday, May 31, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
May 2010 Quiz
What distinction does Ann Williams [Pendleton] Rogers (1820 – 1861) hold?
A. She was the first Pendleton to hold a patent.
B. She was the first Pendleton woman to circumnavigate the world.
C. All of her immediate family (husband and children) died in different countries,
-- ANSWER
Ann Williams [Pendleton] Rogers was another in the long list of Pendletons who were involved in the maritime industries and traveled extensively. She and her husband, Richard J Rogers had 2 children, Allen and Ernest. Allen died in 1858 at age 12 in Havana, Cuba. Ernest died in 1857 at age 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ann died in 1861 at age 41 in Marseilles, France. I’m not sure exactly where Richard died, but everything indicates he died in the US. So… the correct answer is C. All of her immediate family died in different countries.
A. She was the first Pendleton to hold a patent.
B. She was the first Pendleton woman to circumnavigate the world.
C. All of her immediate family (husband and children) died in different countries,
-- ANSWER
Ann Williams [Pendleton] Rogers was another in the long list of Pendletons who were involved in the maritime industries and traveled extensively. She and her husband, Richard J Rogers had 2 children, Allen and Ernest. Allen died in 1858 at age 12 in Havana, Cuba. Ernest died in 1857 at age 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ann died in 1861 at age 41 in Marseilles, France. I’m not sure exactly where Richard died, but everything indicates he died in the US. So… the correct answer is C. All of her immediate family died in different countries.
New Feature
I have a couple housekeeping matters… First, I’m dropping Anniversaries as a regular monthly feature. I’d be more than happy to post an announcement if anyone is having an anniversary, though. Just send me an E-Mail.
Second, I have had a number of requests to start a posting of relatives who are on active duty in the armed forces. If you know of any relatives who are currently in the service, let me know and I will list them. You may want to include their mailing address or E-Mail address so people can contact them.
Second, I have had a number of requests to start a posting of relatives who are on active duty in the armed forces. If you know of any relatives who are currently in the service, let me know and I will list them. You may want to include their mailing address or E-Mail address so people can contact them.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
April 2010 Quiz
This month's Quiz deals with Yours Truly. Many of you may know that I have my own tax and accounting business, as well as holding down a full time job as a Controller for another business. And, since this is the end of Tax Season, this month's question is: Why isn't there a new Quiz?
A. I lost track of time and didn't prepare one.
B. I'm really sorry there is no new Quiz.
C. There will be a new Quiz in May.
Check back next month for the surprising answer!
-- ANSWER
The correct answer is D. All of the above. I prepare these questions and answers a few months in advance and I thought I had one prepared for April, but I didn’t.
A. I lost track of time and didn't prepare one.
B. I'm really sorry there is no new Quiz.
C. There will be a new Quiz in May.
Check back next month for the surprising answer!
-- ANSWER
The correct answer is D. All of the above. I prepare these questions and answers a few months in advance and I thought I had one prepared for April, but I didn’t.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
March 2010 Quiz
This month’s quiz borrows the theme from last December’s quiz: “Most Children.” In that quiz, I indirectly asked about the most children fathered by a Pendleton man. This month the question is what is the largest number of children born to a Pendleton woman?
A. 15
B. 17
C. 19
Check back next month for the answer...
-- ANSWER
First, I thought this one would be easy. I started looking for mothers who had 12 children and found that there were quite a number who had 13. So I narrowed the search to 13 or more and found quite a number who had 14 children. So, I narrowed again to 14 or more and found there were at least 4 Pendleton women (and one wife of a Pendleton) who gave birth 15 times! I didn’t find any who had more than 15 children, although, even though I now have about 25,000 people in the family tree, I still have a lot of missing “branches.”
I think the “winner” would have to be Deborah (-4) Pendleton and her husband, Joseph Clark. Deborah was born May 9, 1737 in Westerly, Rhode Island and died in Petersburg, New York – I’m not sure of the date of her death. Of her 15 children, all lived into adulthood the youngest dying at age 31. In fact, 12 of her children lived to be at least 69 and the longest lived child, Simeon Clark (-3), died at age 88 in 1850.
The other 3 Pendleton women who had 15 children were: Lydia (-3) Pendleton [1789 – 1873] and Elisha Bennett; Mary (0) Pendleton [1813 – 1892] and Henry Hooper; and Abigail (-2) Pendleton [1794 – 1869] and Francis Amy. Sadly, ten of Abigail’s children did not survive infancy.
Finally, the one “in-law” who had 15 children was Patience Little Rogers and Peleg (-2) Pendleton [1793 – 1874].
A. 15
B. 17
C. 19
Check back next month for the answer...
-- ANSWER
First, I thought this one would be easy. I started looking for mothers who had 12 children and found that there were quite a number who had 13. So I narrowed the search to 13 or more and found quite a number who had 14 children. So, I narrowed again to 14 or more and found there were at least 4 Pendleton women (and one wife of a Pendleton) who gave birth 15 times! I didn’t find any who had more than 15 children, although, even though I now have about 25,000 people in the family tree, I still have a lot of missing “branches.”
I think the “winner” would have to be Deborah (-4) Pendleton and her husband, Joseph Clark. Deborah was born May 9, 1737 in Westerly, Rhode Island and died in Petersburg, New York – I’m not sure of the date of her death. Of her 15 children, all lived into adulthood the youngest dying at age 31. In fact, 12 of her children lived to be at least 69 and the longest lived child, Simeon Clark (-3), died at age 88 in 1850.
The other 3 Pendleton women who had 15 children were: Lydia (-3) Pendleton [1789 – 1873] and Elisha Bennett; Mary (0) Pendleton [1813 – 1892] and Henry Hooper; and Abigail (-2) Pendleton [1794 – 1869] and Francis Amy. Sadly, ten of Abigail’s children did not survive infancy.
Finally, the one “in-law” who had 15 children was Patience Little Rogers and Peleg (-2) Pendleton [1793 – 1874].
Sunday, January 31, 2010
February 2010 Quiz
For this month’s question, I thought I might do something from the Hanifl (Grandma Sophie’s) side of the family… As you may know, Sophie was born in Oggau, Austria, or as it was known at that time, Austria-Hungary. Her parents, Karl and Theresa [Laschitz] Hanifl, decided to immigrate to the US.
What was the name of the ship that carried them to the US? (And, for extra credit, what year did they emigrate from Austria?)
A. HMS Pinafore
B. WS Graf Spee (pronounced “Grahf Shpee”)
C. SS Schiedam
You’re on your own for the date… It is, after all, extra credit!!!
Check back next month for the answer!
-- ANSWER
The correct answer is: C. SS Schiedam. The HMS Pinafore only existed in an operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan and the WS Graf Spee was a German "pocket battleship" that was scuttled by her captain off Montevideo, Uruguay after the Battle of the River Plate (Rio de la Plata) in December, 1939.
I’m not 100% sure of the source of the information about the SS Schiedam, but, I’m pretty sure it came from Karen [Currie] Hoel. Karen is a grand niece of Sophie [Hanifl] Pendleton. She has done a lot of research on the Hanifl side and I am thankful for the information that has filtered down to me from her.
There was also an “extra credit” portion to the quiz… When did Karl and Theresa emigrate? Karl, Theresa and 4 of their children (Sophie, Frank, John and Mary) arrived in New York on 11, May 1891. Three other children (Theresa, Rosalia and Josef) died prior to the time Karl and Theresa left Austria. Also, all the research I have done indicates that, at that time, a trans-Atlantic crossing took about 2 weeks!
What was the name of the ship that carried them to the US? (And, for extra credit, what year did they emigrate from Austria?)
A. HMS Pinafore
B. WS Graf Spee (pronounced “Grahf Shpee”)
C. SS Schiedam
You’re on your own for the date… It is, after all, extra credit!!!
Check back next month for the answer!
-- ANSWER
The correct answer is: C. SS Schiedam. The HMS Pinafore only existed in an operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan and the WS Graf Spee was a German "pocket battleship" that was scuttled by her captain off Montevideo, Uruguay after the Battle of the River Plate (Rio de la Plata) in December, 1939.I’m not 100% sure of the source of the information about the SS Schiedam, but, I’m pretty sure it came from Karen [Currie] Hoel. Karen is a grand niece of Sophie [Hanifl] Pendleton. She has done a lot of research on the Hanifl side and I am thankful for the information that has filtered down to me from her.
There was also an “extra credit” portion to the quiz… When did Karl and Theresa emigrate? Karl, Theresa and 4 of their children (Sophie, Frank, John and Mary) arrived in New York on 11, May 1891. Three other children (Theresa, Rosalia and Josef) died prior to the time Karl and Theresa left Austria. Also, all the research I have done indicates that, at that time, a trans-Atlantic crossing took about 2 weeks!
Monday, December 28, 2009
January 2010 Quiz
First, Happy New Year to all! I hope you all had a marvelous Holiday season! My holiday E-Cards should be going out sometime in the next six months or so. :-)
This month’s question deals with one of our direct ancestors. Grandpa Roy’s father, Beeley Blanchford Pendleton (1824 - 1906,) was born in New Brunswick, Canada. Beeley’s grandfather, Gideon Pendleton (1751 – 1847) was born in Rhode Island and lived for many years in Isleboro, Maine, where six of his twelve children were born. Why did Gideon move his family from Maine to New Brunswick?
A. He was a “Tory” (a person loyal to England during the Revolution) and was run out of town after the war.
B. He was caught by Customs while smuggling items into Maine after one of his voyages to the West Indies and fled to Canada.
C. His ship sank off the coast of New Brunswick and since his brother Stephen had already settled there, he decided to stay.
-- ANSWER
The correct answer is: B. He was caught smuggling items into Maine. But, before we all hang our heads in shame, let me explain.
Gideon was a mariner and made frequent trips from his home in Isleboro, Maine to the West Indies. On one of his trips, in about 1797, he brought back 2 pounds of tea which he failed to declare to US Customs. Apparently, he felt the reaction of the Customs inspector was so petty, he decided to take his family a few miles up the coast and resettle across the border in Canada (where the Customs officers must have been less stringent about collecting the tax on tea.) Could this have been the beginning of the famous Pendleton “bull-headedness”?
This month’s question deals with one of our direct ancestors. Grandpa Roy’s father, Beeley Blanchford Pendleton (1824 - 1906,) was born in New Brunswick, Canada. Beeley’s grandfather, Gideon Pendleton (1751 – 1847) was born in Rhode Island and lived for many years in Isleboro, Maine, where six of his twelve children were born. Why did Gideon move his family from Maine to New Brunswick?
A. He was a “Tory” (a person loyal to England during the Revolution) and was run out of town after the war.
B. He was caught by Customs while smuggling items into Maine after one of his voyages to the West Indies and fled to Canada.
C. His ship sank off the coast of New Brunswick and since his brother Stephen had already settled there, he decided to stay.
-- ANSWER
The correct answer is: B. He was caught smuggling items into Maine. But, before we all hang our heads in shame, let me explain.
Gideon was a mariner and made frequent trips from his home in Isleboro, Maine to the West Indies. On one of his trips, in about 1797, he brought back 2 pounds of tea which he failed to declare to US Customs. Apparently, he felt the reaction of the Customs inspector was so petty, he decided to take his family a few miles up the coast and resettle across the border in Canada (where the Customs officers must have been less stringent about collecting the tax on tea.) Could this have been the beginning of the famous Pendleton “bull-headedness”?
Sunday, November 29, 2009
December 2009 Quiz
What do Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Hubbard Pendleton (9) (c 1760 – c 1855) and Thomas Pendleton III (10) (1777-1845) have in common?
A. Both Hubbard and Thomas married great-granddaughters of JS Bach.
B. They all fathered 20 children.
C. They were all church organists.
-- ANSWER
“B. They all fathered 20 children.” Coincidentally, all three each had two wives.
As a side note, since I wrote this question in the middle of November, I have found another male relative who also fathered 20 children. His name was John Winchester (1783 – 1862.) He was a “cousin” of Dorcas Dodge who was the 2nd Great-grandmother of Roy Wellington Pendleton. My research into our collective past continues and I am currently working on the Dodge branch of the tree. So many leads, so little time!
A. Both Hubbard and Thomas married great-granddaughters of JS Bach.
B. They all fathered 20 children.
C. They were all church organists.
-- ANSWER
“B. They all fathered 20 children.” Coincidentally, all three each had two wives.
As a side note, since I wrote this question in the middle of November, I have found another male relative who also fathered 20 children. His name was John Winchester (1783 – 1862.) He was a “cousin” of Dorcas Dodge who was the 2nd Great-grandmother of Roy Wellington Pendleton. My research into our collective past continues and I am currently working on the Dodge branch of the tree. So many leads, so little time!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Holiday Pictures
It's time for my usual request... As you gather with your families for the holidays, think about sharing some pictures with the rest of us. The more candid, the better! E-Mail me your pictures and I will include them in a holiday slide show!
Jacob Birch wins horseshoe tournament
Eddie Pendleton sent me this newspaper clipping from the November 13, 2009 Kenosha News about his grandson, Jacob Birch.
Jacob (4) is the son of Daniel and Julie (3) [Pendleton] Birch. Julie is the daughter of Eddie (2) and Joan [Culver] Pendleton. Eddie is the son of Howard (1) and Merle [Hulett] Pendleton.
Congratulations, Jacob, and thanks to Eddie for sharing this news.
As I said to Eddie, one of the reasons I started this blog was to share family news. If you have any news to share, please send me an E-Mail!
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