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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