Brief Life History of Hopkins Carl
When Hopkins Carl Pender was born on 7 October 1824, in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States, his father, Robert C Pender, was 24 and his mother, Phebe Wilson, was 20. He married Mary Jennette Drake on 17 March 1851, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1880 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1857. In 1880, at the age of 56, his occupation is listed as police officer in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He died on 2 July 1910, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Centerville City Cemetery, Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Hopkins C Pender, "United States Census, 1880"
- Hopkins C. Pender, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Hopkins C. Pender, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for an official who was responsible for rounding up stray animals and placing them in a pound, from Middle English pinder(e), pender(e), ponder(e), punder(e), puindere, poindere. See Pounder .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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