Pendleton, John (1843-1920)

PENDLETON, THOMAS, ALKIRE, SMITH OGDEN

Posted By: Linda Linn (email)
Date: 3/12/2011 at 11:30:57

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
1-4-1921

SERVED IN CIVIL WAR.
John Pendleton Was Widely Known in t h e County

Akron Register-Tribune: A feeling of deep regret and individual loss came to the people of this community when it became known that John Pendleton had passed away at his home in this city at about six o'clock Monday morning, after an illness of only fifteen hours. He had been in his usual rugged health and partook of a hearty dinner Sunday, but at three o'clock he suffered a paralytic stroke from which he never rallied.

John Pendleton was born January 21, 1843, a t Oldham, England, and died in Akron, Iowa, December 27, 1920, aged 77 y e a r s , 11 m o n t h s and 6 days. When he was five years old, his parents decided to emigrate to the United States. During the long voyage across the Atlantic his father died and was buried at sea. His widowed mother located at Elk Grove, Lafayette county, Wisconsin, and he resided there until October 4, 1861, when he enlisted for three years’ service in the Civil war in Company G, Third Wisconsin cavalry. He was discharged at Fort Smith, Ark., on January 14, 1864, and the next day he re-enlisted and was honorably discharged September 8, 1865, after the close of the war , constituting an unusual term of active service.
He then returned to Wisconsin and on November 29, 1865, was united in marriage with Sarah Jane Thomas, in Grant county, Wis., who has remained his faithful helpmate for a period of fifty-five years. In 1881 the moved to a farm near Le Mars, Iowa, and a few years later to a farm south of Akron, where they resided until retiring from active farm life sixteen years ago, since which time they have made their home at Akron.

Eight children were born to them, six of whom are now living—Mrs. Emily Alkire, who has resided with her parents and assisted in the care of her mother for several months; Mrs. Hattie Smith, of LeMars ; Mrs. Carrie Ogden, Edward, Jesse and William, all of Akron and vicinity. Besides the sorrowing wife and children, he leaves twenty grandchildren, and six greatgrandchildren, also one brother and one sister, who live at Elk Grove, Wis.

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the Akron M. E. church, the edifice being filled with friends in a last tribute of respect. The pastor, Rev. Carl Hammer, conducted the service a n d paid a splendid tribute to t h e life and character of t h e deceased. The W. R. C.
attended the service in a body. Civil war veterans acting as honorary , pallbearers were J. F. Kennedy, O. A. Stoel, R. A. Broadbent , W. A. Neal and E. Spittle. Active pall bearers were
members of the local American Legion Post, Lowell Burrill, Lyle Strong, Rudolph Anderson, Lester Stinton, GraydonTaylor and Wm. Halverson.

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