John Harrison Brendle

Brief Life History of John Harrison

When John Harrison Brendle was born on 14 September 1858, in Macon, North Carolina, United States, his father, Henry Pierson Brendle, was 29 and his mother, Martha Melinda Pilkington, was 26. He married Patsy Josephine Burns on 4 February 1877, in Swain, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Welch's Township, Macon, North Carolina, United States in 1860 and Charleston Township, Swain, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. In 1910, at the age of 52, his occupation is listed as farmer in Charleston Township, Swain, North Carolina, United States. He died on 31 October 1950, at the age of 92, and was buried in Gaston, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Harrison Brendle
1858–1950
Patsy Josephine Burns
1861–1920
Marriage: 4 February 1877
Elias Thomas Brendle
1879–1951
Henry Morris Brindle
1882–1960
George Coleman Brendle
1889–1943
Eliza Adeline Brendle
1892–1975

Sources (17)

  • John Brindle in household of H P Brindle, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John Brindle, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • John Brindle in entry for Henry Morris Brindle, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island

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1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

Name Meaning

South German: variant of Brendel . In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Brändle (see Brandle ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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