This line stems from the area of Islesboro, Waldo County, Maine.
The earliest ancestor listing here is JOHN L.
PENDLETON, who was born 23 January 1843 and grew up to marry
another person from Maine, MELISSA MICHAELS,
on 28 May1864 in Maine. Note that John was a Sailor in 1910 on a
Merchant Vessel.
FIRST GENERATION
JOHN L. PENDLETON and MELISSA MICHAELS PENDLETON
SECOND GENERATION
JOHN and MELISSA had three children, all sons:
Their oldest son is GEORGE BRITTON PENDLETON,
who was born on August 8th in 1865 in Maine. George married
IDA M. LAWRENCE on Christmas Eve in 1890
Maine. Ida was born Feb 16th 1874, Maine and she died on Halloween in
1916 in Maine. Many years later George married a "LILLER?"
TUCKER on November 7th, 1935.
Their second son, JAMES
L. PENDLETON, was born on the 22nd of Nov 1867, Maine.
James died in 1955. His wife was ADELMA JANE
SMITH who he married on November 9th 1890. Adelma was born
4 Aug 1864 in Maine & died in 1950.
Their third and last child was LYMAN LINWOOD
PENDLETON born 10 May 1869 in Maine. Lyman died in 1952.
His wife was HATTIE E. SMITH whom he
married about 1894. Hattie was born 16 Oct 1875 in Maine; she
died 6 Jul 1972 in Pittsfield, ME.
THIRD GENERATION
The descendants of George
Britton Pendleton are highlighted below:
Ida and George had several children. One of particular interest is
CLARENCE BRITTON PENDLETON:
CLARENCE was born on October 27th
(or 17th) in 1896 and lived a long life - to 83 years of age - when he died on February 19, 1980 in Islesboro
ME.(Source: Maine Death Index; Certificate
Clarence married Goldie E. Rolerson,
also of Islesboro, on March 31, 1928.
(Source: Maine Marriages, 1892-1996)
During his life he served in the military as shown
by the following record from "Maine Military Men, 1917-1918"
Ancestry.com:
Name:
Clarence B. Pendleton
Serial Number: 152-64-06 Birth Place: Islesboro, Maine Birth Date: 17 Oct 1896
Comment: Enrolled: USNRF Rockland, June 4/18. Sea 2c 160 days.
Served at: NT Cp Hingham Mass July 25/18 to Aug. 22/18; Section Hq
Rockland Me Aug. 22/18 to Nov. 11/18. Inactive duty District Detail Office
Boston Mass: Feb. 26, 1919.
In the 1930 Census for Islesboro, Waldo County ME, he is listed with
his wife, GOLDIE ROLERSON PENDLETON. He was 32 per the Census and she was
born about 1910
They are living on Hughes Point
Road in Islesboro. Each of them was born in Maine to Maine-born
parents. Note that they have a son, Earl G. who is an infant, 9
months of age. This Census was taken on April 4, 1930, so Earl was
born in 1929. When Clarence and Goldie married he was 31 and she was
18 per the census, so they must have been married only a couple of years,
perhaps around 1927 or so. Clarence B. Pendleton is working as a
"general laborer".
All known children of Ida and George Britton
Pendleton were:
CLARENCE BRITTON
PENDLETON, b. 27 Oct 1896, Islesboro; d. 19 Feb 1980,
Islesboro age 83; m. GOLDIE E. ROLERSON,
31 Mar 1928, Islesboro; b. 14 Nov 1909, Islesboro; d. 11 Mar 1981,
Camden ME.
ARLINE MAY
PENDLETON, b. 09 Nov 1892, Islesboro; d. 11 Feb 1983,
Rockport, Maine; m. JUSTIN H. PENDLETON,
(cousins?)16 Mar 1920, Maine; b. 08 Mar 1883, Maine; d. 01 Jul 1967,
Islesbor.
HOMER H.
PENDLETON, b. 24 Jul 1895, Islesboro.
SIDNEY MAYNARD
PENDLETON, b. 03 Oct 1906, Islesboro; d. 06 Jan 1974, died
Islesboro. Buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Islesboro; m.
CHARITY E. TUCKER, 29 May 1926, Maine;
b. 10 Apr 1905, Dexter, ME; d. 28 Jul 1966, Gardiner, ME; Buried in
Maple Grove Cemetery, Islesboro.
OLIVE M.
PENDLETON, b. 1910, Islesboro; m.
THEODORE C. PENDLETON (cousins?), 12 May 1926, Maine.
FOURTH GENERATION
The descendants of CLARENCE AND
GOLDIE PENDLETON highlighted below:
Children of CLARENCE PENDLETON and GOLDIE ROLERSON are:
EARL G. PENDLETON, b. 03 Jul
1929, Islesboro m. TOYOKO YAMAGUCHI;
b. Abt. 1929; d. 20 Jan 1995.
GEORGE W. PENDLETON, b. 26 Mar
1941; d. 02 Apr 1984, Sedgewick, ME.
Five more PENDLETON children who may still be living and are not
included.
MORE INFORMATION ON
GOLDIE ROLERSON PENDLETON
Goldie's grandparents were Willard and Fannie
Yeaton Stockbridge. Willard and Fannie had three children:
Velma
Stockbridge (Goldie's mother), who was born in Maine;
Edmund E. Stockbridge; and
Bessie E. Stockbridge who married
George Willey.
Goldie's parents were VELMA STOCKBRIDGE
and GEORGE ROLERSON, son of
PHINEAS ROLERSON and
ANNETTE DAVIS. GEORGE was born on September 16, 1880 in
Maine. Phineas Leslie Rolerson
was born on September 5, 1856 in Maine. He died on September 23, 1946.
Annette Davis was born on 26 Sept 1857.
Phineas was also married a second time around 1873 to
FLORA ELLA SMALL who was born March 5, 1873
(his second wife). Phineas was a Mariner in 1900 and in 1910 he was
Captain of a Merchant Vessel. In 1920 Phineas was a Yacht Club Agent;
his residence in 1920 was Main Road in Islesboro.
Children from the Phineas and Annette marriage were:
George W. ROLERSON b: 16 Sep 1880 in
Maine; Celia M. ROLERSON b: Oct 1883 in
Maine; and Nettie or Nellie ROLERSON b:
Sep 1890 in Maine
Children from the Phineas and Flora marriage were:
Rose Rolerson, born Dec 3 1893 in Maine;
Leslie Lamont Rolerson, born 18 October
1896; Charles Ira Rolerson born December
10, 1897; Prince Edward Rolerson born in
1902; Clyde A. Rolerson born December
13, 1910. (Busy Decembers!)
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