Please help me find his parents and grandparents?

Question

Harmon Pendarvis

b. Feb 17 1833 d. Jan 6 1896

m. Margaret (possibly Margaret Knight)

Harmon married a Rachel Jane Knight before Margaret.

Their son was Charles Asbury Pendarvis (1860-1930) who married Minnie Lee Pendarvis (1880-1971). Both were born in Dorchestor County, South Carolina, USA.

I need Harmon's parents and grandparents. Thanks.

Answer 1

I don't often do this, but please use the search box above for Pendarvis, since we had a discussion on this family, a few months ago.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/...

Not sure if this is your Harmon or not.  The birth year agrees, the death does not.  You need to verify your sources against this one.

The history back is very very intriguing.  At one point, one of the men married a Black woman, which created a stir, and is supported in court records, because the legitimacy of the children was in question. Thus, SOME of the family will have mixed ancestry, but others will not.  The documentation for this is online/ available.

email me if you need help on it further.

Answer 2

www.rootsweb.com

Harmon (Herman?) Pendarvis

Birth: 17 FEB 1833

Death: 13 JUL 1907

Burial: Indian Field Cemetery, Dorchester County, SC

           Married:

Jane

b. ABT 1831

d.

      Children

1Charity Pendarvis-- b: ABT 1850

2. Charles Pendarvis-- b: ABT 1860

3. Martha Pendarvis-- b: ABT 1864

4.John Pendarvis-- b: ABT 1865

5. Mary Pendarvis-- b: ABT 1866

6.Daniel P. Pendarvis-- b: 25 SEP 1870

www.ancestry.com--1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Jos Pendarvis  (Joseph??)

Age: 41

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809

Gender: Male

Home in 1850--St Georges Parish, Colleton, South Carolina

Household Members: Name-- Age

Abraham Pendarvis --1  

Allen Pendarvis --13  

Charity Pendarvis-- 5  

Daniel Pendarvis-- 8  

Harmon Pendarvis --17(occupation: laborer)

Isabella Pendarvis-- 15  

Jos Pendarvis-- 41  (occupation: farmer)

Lawrence Pendarvis-- 16  

Zibley Pendarvis-- 42 (b.  abt 1808)



Family tree listings: ancestry.com

Harmon Pendarvis

Born: February 17, 1833--Harleyville, Dorchester County, South Carolina

Died: January 6, 1896--Harleyville, Dorchester County, South Carolina

        Married:

Margaret Knight

b.

d.

Harmon's father:--Parents

James Pendarvis  (why Jos. above, is uncertain)

1808-1870 and

Mother--Isabel (Zibby; b.  abt 1808), along with  several children moved to Alachua Florida just prior to the Civil War.

There was a rift between him and my GGrandfather Harmon Pendarvis. (David L. Evans <[e-mail]>   at site

http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~...

(**just follow the messages on down the page for more info.)

About Margaret Knight--a page on ancestry,com lists her mother as being a woman named Jane Knight. Could this be where the confusion is?? I only saw Margaret listed as Harmon's wife.

Charles Asbury Pendarvis

Born: November 23, 1860--Harleyville, Dorchester County, South Carolina

Died: February 25, 1930--Charleston, South Carolina

(Parents:  Harmon Pendarvis  &  Margaret Knight )

       Married:

Minnie Lee Pendarvis

Birth:  September 22, 1880 --Rosinville, South Carolina

Death:  October 28, 1971 --Charleston, South Carolina

         Children:

Edith Ella Pendarvis

b. July 29, 1904 in Harleyville, Dorchester County, South Carolina,

d. October 25, 1980--Charleston, South Carolina,

South Carolina Death Records, 1821-1955

Name: Charles A Pendarvis

Death Date: 25 Feb 1930

Age (Years): 65

Estimated Birth Year: 1865  

Gender: Male  

Color: White

County of Death: Charleston  

Volume Number: 4

Certificate Number: 1946

PS--Wendy C. is right about this family's history. I tried to help someone else decipher the family generations pages, etc. and downloaded the file. It is quite lengthy, and even shows the last wills of several of the family members going back to the 1600's. I didn't see Harmon listed in it however, but then it only goes to like 1810 or so. I can send it to you if you send me your email address. Mine is in my profile.