Arkansas Family Groupsheet for John Nixon PENDERGRASS Family *********************************************** Copyright © by the submitter. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Lola L. Allen Email address: llallen@onramp113.org Husband: John Nixon PENDERGRASS Birthdate: 04 April 1838 Birthplace: Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee Death date: 23 June 1918 Place of death: Bakersfield, Ozark County, Missouri Father: John Calvin PENDERGRASS Mother: Elizabeth Marriage date: 1860 Marriage place: Harrison, Hamilton County, Tennessee Wife: Sarah Agnes CARR Birthdate: About 1841 Birthplace: (Hamilton County?) Tennessee Death date: 08 May 1873 Place of death: Texas County, Missouri Father: William CARR Mother: Sarah CHILDREN Child No. 1: Margaret Isabel PENDERGRASS Sex: F Birthdate: 27 May 1861 Birthplace: Tennessee Death date: 18 August 1931 Place of death: Arkansas Marriage date: 23 April 1880 Marriage place: Sharp County, Arkansas Spouse's name: Elijah W. GODWIN Child No. 2: Harriet E. PENDERGRASS Sex: F Birthdate: 01 January 1863 Birthplace: Death date: Before 1870 Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 3: William N. PENDERGRASS Sex: M Birthdate: 26 June 1865 Birthplace: Tennessee Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 4: Emily M. PENDERGRASS Sex: F Birthdate: 16 January 1867 Birthplace: Tennessee Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 5: John W. PENDERGRASS Sex: M Birthdate: 12 November 1868 Birthplace: Tennessee Death date: 22 June 1945 Place of death: Arkansas Marriage date: 06 June 1889 Marriage place: Sharp County, Arkansas Spouse's name: Nancy E. SHELLEY Child No. 6: Samuel N. PENDERGRASS Sex: M Birthdate: 21 April 1870 Birthplace: Missouri Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: About 1891 Marriage place: Arkansas Spouse's name: Elva ESTES Child No. 7: Joe M. PENDERGRASS Sex: M Birthdate: 22 February 1873 Birthplace: Missouri Death date: Before 1880 Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Documentation: [1] 1850 U.S. Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee (Hixson): 252/252 PENDERGRASS, John, 62 (42?), mw, M. Preacher, TN; PENDERGRASS, Elizabeth, 38, fw, TN; PENDERGRASS, James, 21, mw, farmer, TN; PENDERGRASS, Oliver, 18, mw, farmer, TN; PENDERGRASS, Mary, 16, fw, TN; PENDERGRASS, Elizabeth, 14, fw, TN; PENDERGRASS, John, 12, mw, TN; PENDERGRASS, Harriet, 11, fw, TN; PENDERGRASS, Martha, 09, fw, TN; PENDERGRASS, Margaret, 07, fw, TN; PENDERGRASS, Ginnet, 05, fw, TN; PENDERGRASS, Emily, 02, fw, TN. [2] 1850 U.S. Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee (Harrison): 355/787 CARR, William, 50, mw, farmer, TN; CARR, Sarah, 45, fw, TN; CARR, Martha, 23, fw, TN; CARR, Isabel, 23, fw, TN; CARR, Margaret, 16, fw, TN; CARR, John, 14, mw, TN; CARR, Agnes, 12, fw, TN; CARR, Richard, 16, mw, laborer, TN. [3] 1860 U.S. Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee (District 12 - Soddy Post Office), p. 291, Line 11. Date: 04 Aug 1860: 2151/2153 PENDEGRASS, John, 22, mw, farm laborer, TN, married within the year; PENDEGRASS, Agnes, 20, fw, TN, married within the year. [4] 1870 U.S. Census, Dent County, Missouri (Texas Township - Salem Post Office), Volume 08, p. 01 & 02, Line 38 & 01. Date: 07 Jul 1870: 07/07 PENDERGRASS, John, 32, mw, farmer, TN; PENDERGRASS, S.A., 29, fw, keeping house, TN; PENDERGRASS, Margaret, 09, fw, at home, TN; PENDERGRASS, William, 05, mw, at home, TN; PENDERGRASS, Emily, 03, fw, at home, TN; PENDERGRASS, John, 01, mw, at home, TN; CARR, Nancy J., 33, fw, keeping house, TN; CARR, S.A., 14, fw, at home, TN; CARR, N.J., 13, fw, at home, TN; CARR, Tabitha, 11, fw, at home, TN; CARR, W.M., 09, mw, at home, TN; CARR, Margaret, 06, fw, at home, IL. [5] Obtained from Civil War pension file (Certificate Number 785,559) of John N. PENDERGRASS, Company C, 7th East Tennessee Infantry Regiment (File Designation: John N. PENDERGRASS, WC 875-262): (1) Date & place of marriage for John Nixon PENDERGRASS & Sarah Agnes CARR; (2) Birth, death & burial information for John Nixon PENDERGRASS & Sarah Agnes CARR; (3) Childrens' names and dates of birth. [6] Marriage of John Nixon PENDERGRASS & Nancy J. SHORT: (1) Index to Sharp County Record Newspaper, Evening Shade, Arkansas, 1877-1883. Transcribed by Desmond Walls ALLEN, P.O. Box 303, Conway, AR 72032 (Conway, Arkansas: Rapid Rabbit Copy Company, 1986): p. 139: PENDERGRASS, J.N., Local News, 26 Feb 1880, p. 01, column 02. Marriage license to Miss Nancy J. SHORT. (2) Marriage Records of Sharp County, Arkansas. Transcribed & indexed by Joyce Hambleton WHITTEN, Route 01, Box 80, Monette, AR 72447-9726. Date: 1988: p. 161: PENDERGRASS, J.N. & SHARP [SHORT], Nancy; 41 Sharp County / 27 Sharp County; 24 Feb 1880; by A.N. SASSEEN; E.W. GODWIN. Marriage Book C, p. 20. [7] 1880 U.S. Census, Sharp County, Arkansas (Richwood Township), p. 88D. Source: 1880 Census of Sharp County. Transcribed & indexed by Joyce Hambleton WHITTEN (Mt. Morris, Michigan: Jan 1980), p. 30: 107 PENDERGRASS, John N., wm, 41, head, farmer, TN TN __; PENDERGRASS, Nancy J., wf, 27, wife, keeping house, TN TN __; PENDERGRASS, Margaret I., wf, 19, dau, keeping house, TN TN __; PENDERGRASS, Wm. N., wm, 14, son, farmer, TN TN __; PENDERGRASS, Emily, wf, 12, dau, at school, TN TN __; PENDERGRASS, John W., wm, 10, son, farmer, TN TN __; PENDERGRASS, Sam'l N., wm, 08, son, MO TN __. [8] Margaret Isabel PENDERGRASS: (1) MARRIAGE: Marriage Records of Sharp County, Arkansas. Transcribed & indexed Joyce Hambleton WHITTEN, Route 01, Box 80, Monette, AR 72447- 9726. Date: 1988: p. 80: GODWIN, E.W. & PENDERGRASS, Margaret; 22 Richwoods Township/ 19 Richwoods Township; 23 Sep 1880; by Rev. J.L. SHORT; W.A. ROBERTS. Marriage Book C, p. 79. (2) DEATH & BURIAL: Death date obtained from, Sharp County Arkansas Cemeteries (Revision 97.07.10), p. 216. Compiled by: Thomas Neal BURGE and Family. Edited by: Lola A. CARAWAY, P.O. Box 2137, Liberal, KS 67095. [NOTE: Margaret Isabel GODWIN's date of birth is 21 May 1861in this book.]. Buried Old Baptist Cemetery. (3) MISC: Middle name of Margaret GODWIN obtained from, Sharp County Arkansas Cemeteries (Revision 97.07.10), p. 216. Compiled by: Thomas Neal BURGE and Family. Edited by: Lola A. CARAWAY, P.O. Box 2137, Liberal, KS 67095. [9] John W. PENDERGRASS: (1) MARRIAGE: Marriage Records of Sharp County, Arkansas. Transcribed & indexed by Joyce Hambleton WHITTEN, Route 01, Box 80, Monette, AR 72447- 9726. Date: 1988: p. 161: PENDERGRASS, John N. & SHELLEY, Nancy; 20 Ash Flat / 17 Ash Flat; 06 Jan 1889; by J.L. SHORT Sr.; E.W. GODWIN. Dec the 5th 1889 - to the county cleark of sharp county you are here by authorised to isue licinse for my daughter Nancy SHELLEY age 17 respectfully Thomas H. SHELLEY. Marriage Book E, p. 178. (2) DEATH & BURIAL: Death date & burial place obtained from, Cemeteries of Fulton County, Arkansas. Published by Extension Homemakers Council, 1999. Buried Agnos Cemetery. [10] Samuel N. PENDERGRASS: 1910 U.S. Census, Fulton County, Arkansas (Bennett Bayou Township), Volume 22, Supervisor's District 02, Enumeration District 14, Sheet 03A, p. 15, Line 30. Date: 18 Apr 1910: 44/44 PENDERGRASS, Samuel, head, mw, 38, married-18yrs, MO TN TN, farmer, general farm, own, free, farm, Farm Schedule 41; PENDERGRASS, Elva, wife, fw, 38, married-18yrs (mother of 09 children-08 living), AR GA GA; PENDERGRASS, William D., son, mw, 17, single, AR MO AR; PENDERGRASS, Homer, son, mw, 15, single, AR MO AR; PENDERGRASS, Joe, son, mw, 13, single, AR MO AR; PENDERGRASS, Effie B., dau, fw, 12, single, AR MO AR; PENDERGRASS, Maggie, dau, fw, 10, single, AR MO AR; PENDERGRASS, John, son, mw, 07, single, AR MO AR; PENDERGRASS, David, son, mw, 03, single, AR MO AR; ESTES, Sarah, mother-in-law, fw, 63, widowed (mother of 07 children-04 living), GA GA GA.