Ralph Howard Pendleton1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 17286, (1870 - 1945)
FatherDaniel Pendleton4,2,5 (abt 1851 - )
MotherPhilena Triff6,2,5 (abt 1853 - )

Key Events:

Birth: 8 Aug 1870, Clermont, Fayette Co., Iowa7,8,9
Marriage: 29 Aug 1897, Rock Rapids, Lyon Co., Iowa, Minnie Irene Arnold (12 Dec 1875 - 17 Mar 1946)10,11,12
Divorce: before 1929, Minnie Irene Arnold (12 Dec 1875 - 17 Mar 1946)13,14,15
Marriage: 7 Feb 1929, Rock Rapids, Lyon Co., Iowa, Mildred Ione Dell (17 Jul 1900 - 12 Aug 1991)16,17
Death: 4 Oct 1945, Grant Co., Oregon18,19
Burial: Canyon City Cemetery, Canyon City, Grant Co., Oregon20
AncestryThe Reigel Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Ralph Howard Pendleton was born on 8 Aug 1870 in Clermont, Fayette Co., Iowa.7,8,9
     He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Pleasant Valley Twp., Fayette Co., Iowa, in the household of his parents, Daniel Pendleton and Philena Triff. He appeared on the 1885 State Census of Pleasant Valley Twp., Fayette Co., Iowa, in the household of his parents.21
     Ralph married Minnie Irene Arnold, daughter of Willis L. Arnold and Margaret Beck, on 29 Aug 1897 in Rock Rapids, Lyon Co., Iowa.10,11,12
     Ralph and Minnie appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Pleasant Valley Twp., Fayette Co., Iowa, enumerated 23 Jun 1900, reporting that they rented their home.22
     Ralph and Minnie moved to Minnesota by 1903, then to North Dakota by 1905. They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Marshall Twp., Williams Co., North Dakota, enumerated 3 May 1910, reporting that the family owned its farm. Their children Sybol, Ralph and Lucile were listed as living with them.23
     Ralph and Minnie appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Marshall Twp., Williams Co., North Dakota, enumerated 20 Jan 1920, reporting that the family owned its home. Their children Ralph, Lucile, Paul and Doris were listed as living with them.24
     Ralph and Minnie appeared on the 1925 State Census of Marshall Twp., Williams Co., North Dakota. Their children Paul and Doris were listed as living with them.25
     Ralph and Minnie were divorced before 1929.13,14,15
     Ralph married second Mildred Ione Dell, daughter of Eddie Dell and Christina Montgomery [surname unknown], on 7 Feb 1929 in Rock Rapids, Lyon Co., Iowa, with Rev. Harry M. Burns officiating.16,17
     Ralph and his second family have not been found in the 1930 census, but were apparently still living in Williams Co., North Dakota, as their son was born there in late 1929. When he moved to Oregon is not known. He has not been found in the 1940 census either. His second wife and two sons were then living with her family in Cass Co., North Dakota.
     He was a day laborer in 1900, but had become a farmer on his own farm by 1910. By 1929 he had become a merchant.26,27,28,29
     Ralph died on 4 Oct 1945 in Grant Co., Oregon, at age 75.18,19 He was buried in Canyon City Cemetery, Canyon City, Grant Co., Oregon.20

Children:
     Children with Minnie Irene Arnold:

  • Sybol Pendleton23 (abt 1901 - )
  • infant son Pendleton30 (9 May 1903 - 18 May 1903)
  • Ralph Sherwood Pendleton23,24,31 (30 Mar 1905 - 17 Jun 1978)
  • Lucile A. Pendleton23,24 (28 Sep 1907 - 3 Dec 2002)
  • Paul Pendleton24,32 (abt 1912 - 1949)
  • Doris Leona Pendleton33,24,32 (24 Jan 1914 - 8 Oct 1993)

Children:
     Children with Mildred Ione Dell:

  • William Eddy Pendleton34,35 (24 Sep 1929 - 23 Jun 1994)
  • Charles L. Pendleton34 (29 Sep 1931 - 25 Jun 2013)

Citations

  1. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 43904063, Ralph Howard Pendleton, includes tombstone photo showing same.
  2. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Ralph Howard Pendleton, Soc. Sec. No. 501-18-0895.
  3. [S1501] Interview, Monna Rae Wardell, 30 Jul 2008, reading from her maternal grandparents marriage certificate, gave name as Ralph Pendelton.
  4. [S6148] Daniel Pendleton household, 1880 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Iowa.
  5. [S6146] Ralph Pendleton and Mildred Ione Dell, Return of Marriage to Clerk of District Court and Certificate of Marriage.
  6. [S6148] Daniel Pendleton household, 1880 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Iowa, shows him as the son of her husband.
  7. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Ralph Howard Pendleton, Soc. Sec. No. 501-18-0895, shows date, town, county as "Fa," and state.
  8. [S6148] Daniel Pendleton household, 1880 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Iowa, shows age 9 and state.
  9. [S6146] Ralph Pendleton and Mildred Ione Dell, Return of Marriage to Clerk of District Court and Certificate of Marriage, shows age 58 at marriage 7 Feb 1929, town, and state.
  10. [S1501] Interview, Monna Rae Wardell, 30 Jul 2008, reading from her maternal grandparents marriage certificate, gave date, town, county, and state.
  11. [S4746] "County Marriages, 1838-1934," FamilySearch.org, record for Ralph H Pendleton and Minnie I Arnold, citing FHL #1434689, shows date, county, and state.
  12. [S1502] Ralph Pendleton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Iowa, shows married two years.
  13. [S6146] Ralph Pendleton and Mildred Ione Dell, Return of Marriage to Clerk of District Court and Certificate of Marriage, shows this as his second marriage.
  14. [S1506] Robert Knapp household, 1930 U.S. Census, Marion Co., Oregon, shows her as divorced.
  15. [S6150] Ernest C. Bryant household, 1940 U.S. Census, Douglas Co., Oregon, shows her as divorced.
  16. [S6146] Ralph Pendleton and Mildred Ione Dell, Return of Marriage to Clerk of District Court and Certificate of Marriage, shows date, town, county, state, officiant, and his second and her first marriage.
  17. [S6149] Lloyd Dell household, 1940 U.S. Census, Cass Co., North Dakota, shows her as married but no husband present.
  18. [S4085] "Oregon Death Index, 1898-2008," Ancestry.com, record for Ralph H Pendleton, citing cert. no. 7042, shows date and county.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 43904063, Ralph Howard Pendleton, shows date as 4 Oct 1945 and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  20. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 43904063, Ralph Howard Pendleton, includes tombstone photo.
  21. [S6147] Daniel Pendleton household, 1885 Iowa State Census, Fayette Co., Iowa, Pleasant Valley Twp.
  22. [S1502] Ralph Pendleton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Iowa.
  23. [S1503] Ralph Pendleton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Williams Co., North Dakota.
  24. [S1504] Ralph Pendleton household, 1920 U.S. Census, Williams Co., North Dakota.
  25. [S6145] Ralph Pendleton household, 1925 Kansas State Census, Williams Co., North Dakota, Marshall Twp.
  26. [S1502] Ralph Pendleton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Iowa, shows occupation as day laborer.
  27. [S1503] Ralph Pendleton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Williams Co., North Dakota, shows occupation as farmer, working on his own account.
  28. [S1504] Ralph Pendleton household, 1920 U.S. Census, Williams Co., North Dakota, shows occupation as farmer, on a general farm, and that he employed others.
  29. [S6146] Ralph Pendleton and Mildred Ione Dell, Return of Marriage to Clerk of District Court and Certificate of Marriage, shows occupation as merchant.
  30. [S3482] "Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," FamilySearch.org, record forPendleton, citing FHL #1404515 and bk C p104 #20.
  31. [S6151] Ralph Sherwoody Pendleton, Certificate of Death.
  32. [S6145] Ralph Pendleton household, 1925 Kansas State Census, Williams Co., North Dakota, Marshall Twp., shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  33. [S1501] Interview, Monna Rae Wardell, 30 Jul 2008, reading from her maternal grandparents marriage certificate.
  34. [S6149] Lloyd Dell household, 1940 U.S. Census, Cass Co., North Dakota, shows the boy as nephew of head of household and Ralph's wife as sister, both of them with surname Pendelton.
  35. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for William Eddy Pendleton, Soc. Sec. No. 501-20-3184.