Brief Life History of William Gaines
When William Gaines Pendleton was born in 1813, in Rye Cove, Scott, Virginia, United States, his father, John Pendleton, was 31 and his mother, Jamima Kilgore, was 19. He married Charlotte Bell Coupland on 10 October 1842, in Knox, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Knox, Tennessee, United States in 1850. He died on 11 May 1879, in Texas, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Pendleton Cemetery, Bell, Texas, United States.
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- William Y Pendleton, "United States Census, 1850"
- W G Pendleton, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- William Gaines Pendleton, "Find A Grave Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1824 · "Mary Randolph Publishes ""The Virginia Housewife"""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from either of two places in Lancashire (in Eccles and Whalley, respectively) called Pendleton, from the hill name Pendle + Old English tūn ‘enclosure, estate, settlement’.
History: The Pendleton family were established in Caroline County, VA, by Philip Pendleton, a schoolmaster from Norwich, England, who immigrated to North America in 1682.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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