JOEL PENDERGRASSJackson Township Bio, Pike County, Ohio
Joel Pendergrass, fourth son of James and Mary Ann (Buxton) Pendergrass, was born in Athens County, Ohio, November 2, 1847. When he was six years of age, his father died, and he then lived in Ross County, Ohio, with Henry G. Dubois, till reaching his majority, when he went to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he remained two years and then returned to Pike County. He now resides on and superintends an extensive farm belonging to his father-in-law, Philip Houk. Mr. Pendergrass married Elizabeth A. Houk in 1872. They have had five children - Charles H., Ida M., James A., Elmer E. and Philip H., the latter now deceased. Mr. Pendergrass has served his township as Road Supervisor and School Director. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
fourth son of James and Mary Ann (Buxton) Pendergrass, was born in Athens County, Ohio, November 2, 1847. When he was six years of age, his father died, and he then lived in Ross County, Ohio, with Henry G. Dubois, till reaching his majority, when he went to Nodaway County, Missouri, where he remained two years and then returned to Pike County. He now resides on and superintends an extensive farm belonging to his father-in-law, Philip Houk. Mr. Pendergrass married Elizabeth A. Houk in 1872. They have had five children - Charles H., Ida M., James A., Elmer E. and Philip H., the latter now deceased. Mr. Pendergrass has served his township as Road Supervisor and School Director. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - 1884
Published by the Scioto County Genealogy Society
Pike Co. Genealogy Society a Chapter of O.G.S.
P. O. Box 224,
Waverly, Ohio 45690
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