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Family HistoryFamily History - Edith E. Geer


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Edith E. Geer and 16 of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Edith E. Geer,1 born 9 March 1868 in Connecticut (parents not determined);1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 9 June 1936.1 Edith married, ca. 1885, Frank Everett Pendleton2, 10 (born 23 July 1865 in Connecticut, the son of Nathan Franklin Pendleton and Adeline R. Dunbar;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Frank died 19606). Edith and Frank are buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.1, 6

 2i. James E. Pendleton, born June 1885 in Connecticut.2, 4
+3ii. Rose Mabel Pendleton, born September 1887 in Rhode Island; died 1964. Married Alphonso J. Thompson.
 4iii. Rupert E. Pendleton, born April 1890 in Rhode Island;2, 3, 4, 5 died 26 February 1951.11 Rupert is buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington Borough, New London County, Connecticut.11
 5iv. John L. Pendleton, born January 1892 in Rhode Island.2, 3
 6v. Grace L. Pendleton, born December 1893 in Rhode Island.2, 3
 7vi. William E. Pendleton, born May 1896 in Connecticut.2, 3, 4
+8vii. Carl A. Pendleton, born January 1898 in Rhode Island; died 1970. Married Gladys Church.
+9viii. Frank Leslie Pendleton, born 9 June 1900 in Rhode Island; died 26 March 1981. Married Martha Grace Hunt.
 10ix. Ella May Pendleton, born 1903 in Rhode Island.3, 4
+11x. Delmar Rufus Pendleton, born 18 September 1905; died 2 October 1990. Married Mona I. Hunt.

  1. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Edith E. Geer Pendleton, born: 9 March 1868; died: 9 June 1936 (from record, which provides the names and links for her mother, one sibling, spouse, and four children).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton Town, E.D. 233, Sheet No. 13A, Frank E. Pendleton, 34, Connecticut, July 1865, cotton carder; wife of 15 years Edith E. Pendleton, 32, Connecticut, March 1868, 8 children, 8 living; son James E. Pendleton, 15, Connecticut, June 1885, cotton spinner; daughter Rose M. Pendleton, 12, Rhode Island, September 1887; Rupert E. Pendleton, 10, Rhode Island, April 1890; son John L. Pendleton, 8, Rhode Island, January 1892; daughter Grace L. Pendleton, 6, Rhode Island, December 1893; son Willie E. Pendleton, 4, Connecticut, May 1896; son Carl A. Pendleton, 2, Rhode Island, January 1898; mother-in-law Phebe Geer, 72, Rhode Island, November 1827, widowed, 9 children, 4 living.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly Town, E.D. 309, Sheet No. 28A, Frank E. Pendleton, 44, Connecticut, foreman, woolen mill; wife of 26 years Edith E. Pendleton, 42, Connecticut, 12 children, 10 living; son Rupert E. Pendleton, 20, Rhode Island, picker, woolen mill; son John L. Pendleton, 18, Rhode Island, finisher, woolen mill; daughter Grace L. Pendleton, 16, Rhode Island, weaver, woolen mill; son William E. Pendleton, 13, Connecticut; son Carol A. Pendleton [sic, most likely an enumerator error; this is son Carl], 11, Rhode Island; Frank L. Pendleton, 9, Rhode Island; daughter Ella May Pendleton, 7, Rhode Island; son Delmoor R. Pendleton, 4, Rhode Island; mother-in-law Phebe Geer, 82, Rhode Island, widowed, nine children, 4 living.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 360, Sheet No. 6B, Frank E. Pendleton, 54, Connecticut, stripper, woolen mill; wife Edith E. Pendleton, 51, Connecticut; son James E. Pendleton, 34, Connecticut, divorced, finisher, woolen mill; son Robert E. Pendleton, 29, Rhode Island, spinner, woolen mill; son William E. Pendleton, 23, Connecticut, yard man, woolen mill; son Frank L. Pendleton, 19, Rhode Island, carder, woolen mill; daughter Ella M. Pendleton, 17, Rhode Island, spooler, woolen mill; daughter Delma M. Pendleton [sic, likely an enumerator error; this is son Delmar] 14, Rhode Island; granddaughter Amie T. Pendleton, 8, Rhode Island; border Jeremiah Foley, 56, Connecticut, widowed, carder, woolen mill.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 5-15, Sheet No. 4B, Frank E. Pendleton, 64, Connecticut, first married age 19, laborer, odd jobs; wife Edith E. Pendleton, 62, Connecticut, first married age 16; son Rupert E. Pendleton, 40, Connecticut, spinner, woolen mill; son Delmer R. Pendleton, 24, Rhode Island, laborer, woolen mill. Living next door: Frank L. Pendleton, 29, first married age 21, laborer, odd jobs; wife Martha G. Pendleton, 24, Rhode Island, first married age 18; son Raymond E. Pendleton, 8, Rhode Island; son Donald L. Pendleton, 5, Rhode Island; son Robert R. Pendleton, 8/12, Rhode Island.
  6. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Frank E. Pendleton, born: 1865; died: 1960 (from record, which provides the names and links for his spouse and four children).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, New London County, North Stonington, Page 7, family of Nathan F. Pendleton, 28, Connecticut, farm hand; Adaline Pendleton, 41, Connecticut; John Pendleton, 13, Connecticut [this is believed to be John Stanton, a son of Adeline and her first husband Joseph Stanton]; Frank Pendleton, 5, Connecticut; Jane Pendleton, 5/12, Feb[ruary], Connecticut [The age of this daughter corresponds closely with daughter Nellie Maude, born 27 January 1870, shown in later records]. This family is on the same census page as the family of Albert and Amelia Sisson; Adeline Pendleton and Amelia Sisson are believed to be sisters (surname Dunbar).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, New London County, North Stonington, E.D. 123, Page No. 3, Nathan F. Pendleton, 39, Connecticut, laborer; wife Adaline Pendleton, 50, Connecticut; son Frank E. Pendleton, 14, Connecticut; daughter Nellie M. Pendleton, 8, Connecticut; [relationship appears to show as “none” but he is Adaline’s son from her first marriage] John E. Stanton, 19, Connecticut, boxes checked for Deaf and Dumb; Idiotic; Maimed, Crippled, Bedridden, or Otherwise Disabled; Cannot Read; Cannot Right.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 5-31, Sheet No. 6B, Delmar Pendleton, 34, Rhode Island, laborer, W.P.A. railroad const.; wife Mona Pendleton, 28, Rhode Island; son Gary Pendleton, 4, Rhode Island; son Roger Pendleton, 2, Rhode Island; son Neil Pendleton, 1, Rhode Island. Living next door: Frank Pendleton, 74, Connecticut, widow, carder, woolen mill.
  10. Brian Pendleton and His Descendants, 1599-1910, compiled by Everett Hall Pendleton. Privately Printed, MCMX. Copyright 1911 by E. H. Pendleton. Volume I. Available at books.google.com. Page 580, entry for 1942. Nathan Franklin Pendleton, married to Adeline R. Dunbar, daughter of James and Mary (Beebe) Dunbar, and listing four children with their birth dates, and Nathan’s parents and siblings. The entry notes that Adeline was “given as Adeline Stanton in the No. Stonington records.”
  11. Find a Grave (website). Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington, Connecticut, Rupert E. Pendleton, born: unknown; died: 26 February 1951 (from record, which includes the inscription “14th CO 152 Div D.B. World War age 60.”
Second and Third Generations
3. Rose Mabel Pendleton2 (Edith1), born September 1887 in Rhode Island;1, 2 died 1964.1 Rose married Alphonso J. Thompson (born 1883, parents not determined;3 Alphonso died 19593). Rose and Alphonso are buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.1, 3

8. Carl A. Pendleton2 (Edith1), born January 1898 in Rhode Island;2, 4, 5 died 1970.4 Carl married Gladys Church (born 1898, parents not determined;6 Gladys died 19586). Carl and Gladys are buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.4, 6

9. Frank Leslie Pendleton2 (Edith1), born 9 June 1900 in Rhode Island;5, 7, 8, 9 died 26 March 1981.7 Frank married Martha Grace Hunt (born 7 December 1902, parents not determined;9, 10 Martha died 14 May 199510). Frank and Martha are buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.10, 7

 12i. Raymond E. Pendleton, born ca. 1922 in Rhode Island.9
 13ii. Donald L. Pendleton, born ca. 1925 in Rhode Island.9
 14iii. Robert R. Pendleton, born 1929 in Rhode Island.9

11. Delmar Rufus Pendleton2 (Edith1), born 18 September 1905;5, 8, 9, 11, 12 died 2 October 1990.11 Delmar married Mona I. Hunt (born 1911 in Rhode Island, parents not determined;12, 13 Mona died 197913). Delmar and Mona are buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.11, 13

 15i. Gary Pendleton, born ca. 1936 in Rhode Island.12
 16ii. Roger Pendleton, born ca. 1938 in Rhode Island.12
 17iii. Neil F. Pendleton, born 5 January 1939 in Rhode Island;12, 14 died 6 November 2001.14 Neil is buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.14

  1. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Rose Mabel Pendleton Thompson, born: 1887; died: 1964 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, three siblings, and spouse).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton Town, E.D. 233, Sheet No. 13A, Frank E. Pendleton, 34, Connecticut, July 1865, cotton carder; wife of 15 years Edith E. Pendleton, 32, Connecticut, March 1868, 8 children, 8 living; son James E. Pendleton, 15, Connecticut, June 1885, cotton spinner; daughter Rose M. Pendleton, 12, Rhode Island, September 1887; Rupert E. Pendleton, 10, Rhode Island, April 1890; son John L. Pendleton, 8, Rhode Island, January 1892; daughter Grace L. Pendleton, 6, Rhode Island, December 1893; son Willie E. Pendleton, 4, Connecticut, May 1896; son Carl A. Pendleton, 2, Rhode Island, January 1898; mother-in-law Phebe Geer, 72, Rhode Island, November 1827, widowed, 9 children, 4 living.
  3. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Alphonso J. Thompson, born: 1883; died: 1959 (from record, which provides the name and link for his spouse).
  4. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Karl Pendleton, born: 1898; died: 1970 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, three siblings, and spouse).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly Town, E.D. 309, Sheet No. 28A, Frank E. Pendleton, 44, Connecticut, foreman, woolen mill; wife of 26 years Edith E. Pendleton, 42, Connecticut, 12 children, 10 living; son Rupert E. Pendleton, 20, Rhode Island, picker, woolen mill; son John L. Pendleton, 18, Rhode Island, finisher, woolen mill; daughter Grace L. Pendleton, 16, Rhode Island, weaver, woolen mill; son William E. Pendleton, 13, Connecticut; son Carol A. Pendleton [sic, most likely an enumerator error; this is son Carl], 11, Rhode Island; Frank L. Pendleton, 9, Rhode Island; daughter Ella May Pendleton, 7, Rhode Island; son Delmoor R. Pendleton, 4, Rhode Island; mother-in-law Phebe Geer, 82, Rhode Island, widowed, nine children, 4 living.
  6. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Gladys Church Pendleton, born: 1898; died: 1958 (from record, which provides the name and link for her spouse).
  7. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Frank Leslie Pendleton, born: 9 June 1900 in Rhode Island; died: 26 March 1981 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, three siblings, and spouse).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 360, Sheet No. 6B, Frank E. Pendleton, 54, Connecticut, stripper, woolen mill; wife Edith E. Pendleton, 51, Connecticut; son James E. Pendleton, 34, Connecticut, divorced, finisher, woolen mill; son Robert E. Pendleton, 29, Rhode Island, spinner, woolen mill; son William E. Pendleton, 23, Connecticut, yard man, woolen mill; son Frank L. Pendleton, 19, Rhode Island, carder, woolen mill; daughter Ella M. Pendleton, 17, Rhode Island, spooler, woolen mill; daughter Delma M. Pendleton [sic, likely an enumerator error; this is son Delmar] 14, Rhode Island; granddaughter Amie T. Pendleton, 8, Rhode Island; border Jeremiah Foley, 56, Connecticut, widowed, carder, woolen mill.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 5-15, Sheet No. 4B, Frank E. Pendleton, 64, Connecticut, first married age 19, laborer, odd jobs; wife Edith E. Pendleton, 62, Connecticut, first married age 16; son Rupert E. Pendleton, 40, Connecticut, spinner, woolen mill; son Delmer R. Pendleton, 24, Rhode Island, laborer, woolen mill. Living next door: Frank L. Pendleton, 29, first married age 21, laborer, odd jobs; wife Martha G. Pendleton, 24, Rhode Island, first married age 18; son Raymond E. Pendleton, 8, Rhode Island; son Donald L. Pendleton, 5, Rhode Island; son Robert R. Pendleton, 8/12, Rhode Island.
  10. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Martha Grace Hunt Pendleton, born: 7 December 1902; died: 14 May 1995 (from record, which provides the name and link for her spouse).
  11. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Delmar Rufus Pendleton, born: 19 August 1905; died: 2 October 1990 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, three siblings, spouse, and one child).
  12. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 5-31, Sheet No. 6B, Delmar Pendleton, 34, Rhode Island, laborer, W.P.A. railroad const.; wife Mona Pendleton, 28, Rhode Island; son Gary Pendleton, 4, Rhode Island; son Roger Pendleton, 2, Rhode Island; son Neil Pendleton, 1, Rhode Island. Living next door: Frank Pendleton, 74, Connecticut, widow, carder, woolen mill.
  13. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Mona I. Hunt Pendleton, born: 1911; died: 1979 (from record, which provides the names and links for her spouse and one child).
  14. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Neil F. Pendleton, born: 5 January 1939; died: 6 November 2001 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents).