In about 1894, the 33 year old married 15-year old Murphy Cathalina Long. (Her name also appears as Allimurphy and Pensie on public documents.)
The couple took up farming Edgecombe County and would raise 8 known children (6 girls/ 2 boys) born between 1896-1919:
* Claire Pender HATHAWAY (1896-1989)
* Katie Pender JOHNSON (1901-1995)
* Fannie Pender O'Neal (1904-1990)
* Nannie Pender DRAKE (1907-2000)
* Lena Pender SMITH (1909-1989)
* Claudia Pender POPE (1912-1937)
* William Lee Smith (1915-1995)
* Johnnie Julian Pender (1919-2003)
James Pender died in 1946 at age 84. His wife of 52 years would survive him another 11 years, passing in 1957 at age 77.
In about 1894, the 33 year old married 15-year old Murphy Cathalina Long. (Her name also appears as Allimurphy and Pensie on public documents.)
The couple took up farming Edgecombe County and would raise 8 known children (6 girls/ 2 boys) born between 1896-1919:
* Claire Pender HATHAWAY (1896-1989)
* Katie Pender JOHNSON (1901-1995)
* Fannie Pender O'Neal (1904-1990)
* Nannie Pender DRAKE (1907-2000)
* Lena Pender SMITH (1909-1989)
* Claudia Pender POPE (1912-1937)
* William Lee Smith (1915-1995)
* Johnnie Julian Pender (1919-2003)
James Pender died in 1946 at age 84. His wife of 52 years would survive him another 11 years, passing in 1957 at age 77.
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