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Lafayette Calvin Pendergrass

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Lafayette Calvin Pendergrass

Birth
Barry County, Missouri, USA
Death
28 Aug 1927 (aged 86)
Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Trail, Ozark County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Lafayette was born in Sugar Creek, Barry Co, MO. His parents were:
Henry James Pendergrass (1802 – 1874)
Mary Oliver "Polly" Beaver (1807 – 1889)

Lafayette's siblings were:
William Pendergrass 1827 – 1897
Jesse Pendergrass 1830 – 1900
Charlotte Elizabeth Pendergrass 1835 – 1914
Mary Ann Pendergrass 1838 – 1928
Louisa Sissy Pendergrass 1842 – 1887
Henry Pendergraft 1845 – 1929
Paul Pendergrass 1848 – 1918

When he was 19 years old he married Spicey Elizabeth Cornelison in Sugar Creek, Barry Co, MO on July 12, 1860. Spicey, age 18, was the daughter of James Harrison & Celia "Cealy" W. (Womack) Cornelison.

Their children were:
Isom Percy Pendergraft 1865–1918
Henry Y Pendergraft 1866–1921
Helen Victory Pendergraft 1869–1954
George Walter Pendergraft 1870–
Walter Lee Pendergraft 1871–1928
Delia Pendergrass 1873–
Minnie R Pendergraft 1876–1974
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On July 15, 1870,
Lofat (Lafayette( & Sipicy Eliz Pendergraft, ages 28, owned a farm in Cedar, Carroll Co, AR. Their land & personal estate were valued at $600 & $596.
Their children were:
Isam Pendergraft 7
Henry Pendergraft 4
Heeling (possibly Ybeeling) Pendergraft 10/12 (born in Aug.)
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Spicey had died sometime before the following census was taken.

On June 1, 1880,
Lafayette Pendergraft, age 39, widowed, a farmer, lived in Roaring River, Barry Co, MO with his children:
Isam Pendergraft - 15
Henry Pendergraft - 14
Hellen Victory Pendergraft - 10
Walter Pendergraft - 8
Delia Pendergraft - 7
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His second marriage was to Polly Louisa Mayberry (daughter of George William & Nancy (Loftis) Mayberry) in 1888.

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name Lafayette Pendergrass
Gender Male
Birth Place AR
Birth Year 1840
Spouse Name Polly Louisa Mayberry
Spouse Birth Place TN
Spouse Birth Year 1861
Marriage State AR
Lafayette Pendergrass
Polly Louisa Mayberry
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Their children were:
Edward (1880 – 1962)
Orestes (1889 – )
Willie Mabel (1902 - 1953)

On June 14, 1900,
Lafayette & Polly (Lofall), ages 49 & 38, (Nov. 1840), & Polly (Polla L.), age 38 (Nov. 1861), lived in Richland, Ozark Co, AR, where he supported them by farming. They had been married 12 years.
Their sons were shown as: Edward, age 18 (June 1880), & Orestes, 11 (Jan. 1889).

On April 27, 1910
Fayette & Polly (shown as Eliza), ages 69 & 49, owned a farm, mortgage free, in Pine Creek, Ozark Co, MO. They had been married 24 years; both second marriages. She had given birth to 3 children.

Other members of the household included their son & daughter, Orastis & Willie, ages 23 & 7. A servant, Winford R. Mayberry, age 10, lived with them.
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On February 16, 1920,
Lafayette & Lizzie, ages 79 & 59, were still living on their farm in Pine Creek, Ozark Co, MO.
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Lafayette died on August 28, 1927.

On April 16, 1930,
Polly L.Pendergrass, age 69, widowed, lived with her step-daughter, Minnie M. Fleetwood, age 28, & her husband, Cal S. Fleetwood, age 36, in Red Mound, Seminole Co, OK where they rented a home & Cal had a job as an oil well pumper. They had two sons, Thurvin D., age 7, & Gene C., age 4 years, 7 months.

Polly died in Ozark Co, MO on Oct. 13, 1942, and was buried beside Lafayette.
Lafayette was born in Sugar Creek, Barry Co, MO. His parents were:
Henry James Pendergrass (1802 – 1874)
Mary Oliver "Polly" Beaver (1807 – 1889)

Lafayette's siblings were:
William Pendergrass 1827 – 1897
Jesse Pendergrass 1830 – 1900
Charlotte Elizabeth Pendergrass 1835 – 1914
Mary Ann Pendergrass 1838 – 1928
Louisa Sissy Pendergrass 1842 – 1887
Henry Pendergraft 1845 – 1929
Paul Pendergrass 1848 – 1918

When he was 19 years old he married Spicey Elizabeth Cornelison in Sugar Creek, Barry Co, MO on July 12, 1860. Spicey, age 18, was the daughter of James Harrison & Celia "Cealy" W. (Womack) Cornelison.

Their children were:
Isom Percy Pendergraft 1865–1918
Henry Y Pendergraft 1866–1921
Helen Victory Pendergraft 1869–1954
George Walter Pendergraft 1870–
Walter Lee Pendergraft 1871–1928
Delia Pendergrass 1873–
Minnie R Pendergraft 1876–1974
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On July 15, 1870,
Lofat (Lafayette( & Sipicy Eliz Pendergraft, ages 28, owned a farm in Cedar, Carroll Co, AR. Their land & personal estate were valued at $600 & $596.
Their children were:
Isam Pendergraft 7
Henry Pendergraft 4
Heeling (possibly Ybeeling) Pendergraft 10/12 (born in Aug.)
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Spicey had died sometime before the following census was taken.

On June 1, 1880,
Lafayette Pendergraft, age 39, widowed, a farmer, lived in Roaring River, Barry Co, MO with his children:
Isam Pendergraft - 15
Henry Pendergraft - 14
Hellen Victory Pendergraft - 10
Walter Pendergraft - 8
Delia Pendergraft - 7
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His second marriage was to Polly Louisa Mayberry (daughter of George William & Nancy (Loftis) Mayberry) in 1888.

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name Lafayette Pendergrass
Gender Male
Birth Place AR
Birth Year 1840
Spouse Name Polly Louisa Mayberry
Spouse Birth Place TN
Spouse Birth Year 1861
Marriage State AR
Lafayette Pendergrass
Polly Louisa Mayberry
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Their children were:
Edward (1880 – 1962)
Orestes (1889 – )
Willie Mabel (1902 - 1953)

On June 14, 1900,
Lafayette & Polly (Lofall), ages 49 & 38, (Nov. 1840), & Polly (Polla L.), age 38 (Nov. 1861), lived in Richland, Ozark Co, AR, where he supported them by farming. They had been married 12 years.
Their sons were shown as: Edward, age 18 (June 1880), & Orestes, 11 (Jan. 1889).

On April 27, 1910
Fayette & Polly (shown as Eliza), ages 69 & 49, owned a farm, mortgage free, in Pine Creek, Ozark Co, MO. They had been married 24 years; both second marriages. She had given birth to 3 children.

Other members of the household included their son & daughter, Orastis & Willie, ages 23 & 7. A servant, Winford R. Mayberry, age 10, lived with them.
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On February 16, 1920,
Lafayette & Lizzie, ages 79 & 59, were still living on their farm in Pine Creek, Ozark Co, MO.
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Lafayette died on August 28, 1927.

On April 16, 1930,
Polly L.Pendergrass, age 69, widowed, lived with her step-daughter, Minnie M. Fleetwood, age 28, & her husband, Cal S. Fleetwood, age 36, in Red Mound, Seminole Co, OK where they rented a home & Cal had a job as an oil well pumper. They had two sons, Thurvin D., age 7, & Gene C., age 4 years, 7 months.

Polly died in Ozark Co, MO on Oct. 13, 1942, and was buried beside Lafayette.


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