Pendroy Civil War Veterans from Jasper and Marion County Iowa

Pvt. James M. Pendroy - 40th Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Published Biography of James Martin Pendroy - born 1834 Civil War veteran

Pvt. James M. Pendroy - Otley, Iowa (Marion County)

Pvt. James M. Pendroy enlisted August 14, 1 862 in Newton, Iowa - Nativity Indiana. Mustered Oct. 20, 1862. Mustered out Aug. 2, 1865. Ft Gibson, Cherokee Nation.

James Martin Pendroy was the son of Jacob Pendroy (Sr.) and Margaret (Boots) Pendroy.

40th Iowa Volunteer Infantry - Company H - Enlisted Aug. 14, 1862 - James Martin Pendroy was the son of Jacob Pendroy (Sr.) and Margaret Boots Pendroy. He returned from the Civil War to the farm homestead near Otley, Iowa in Marion County.

The Campaigns of the 40th Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Source "History of Jasper County Iowa - 1878"

"The fortieth Infantry was organized in September, 1862 with John A. Garrett as Colonel. Arrived at Cairo December 19, 1862 and thence to Columbus, Ky. Moved March 3d to Paducah, Ky., and there performed garrison duty until May 31st when it moved down the Mississippi and up the Yazoo.  June 6 marched to Haines Bluff and remained until the surrender of Vicksburg.

July 23d took transports to Helena Ark. Went on Steele's celebrated expedition, bringing u p, September 10th at Little Rock. March 23d went on Bank's Red River expedition, participating in numerous minor engagements, with the enemy, and at Jenkin's Ferry was hotly engaged. August 24th moved by rail to Brownsville, and participated in all the marches and maneuvers of the Army until it was mustered out, at Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation, August 2, 1865."

In 1881 or 1882 James M Pendroy and sons and other Pendroy families traveled west in covered wagons to the Dakotas and founded Pendroy North Dakota in 1882. One of them, Levi Boots Pendroy later had the town of Pendroy Montana named after him in 1916.

Pendroy Civil War Veterans from Jasper and Marion County Iowa

John Wiseman Pendroy was the son of James and Mary Ann (Wiseman) Pendroy

(John W. Pendroy joined E Company - 14th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment in 1861).

View picture of John Wiseman Pendroy Civil War Stone.

The transcribed description of his Civil War enlistment says the following:

"Pvt. John W. Pendroy - Red Rock, Iowa - age 22 - 14th IA Vol. Infantry - Co. E"

Source "History of Jasper County Iowa - 1878"

"Fourteenth Infantry - Was organized by Col. William T Shaw, and mustered into the United States service in October 1861. Its operations extended over the various campaigns of General Grant in the west, and also in Louisiana, and participated with credit in the following engagements: Fort Donnellson, Shiloh, Pleasant Hill, Meridian, Fort De Russey, Tupelo, Town Creek, Tallahatchie, Pilot Knob, Old Town, Yellow Bayou, etc."

(Read the Military history portion of John R. Pendroy biography)

Known Civil War veterans who were men married to Pendroys.

Abraham P. Burns - Buried in Cyprus Hill National Cemetery, New York Grave #2445. Cause of death: Disease from Civil War.

Abraham P. Burns was born 1827 in Virginia. Abraham P. Burns died April 10, 1865, during the civil war on a hospital ship between Delaware and New York City.

The family information sent states the Civil War Archive Record of Abraham P. Burns records a letter from Capt. Thomas McMillan M.D., Assistant Surgeon of the USA Steamer and the (late) Capt. George Wheaton stating Abraham had died aboard the USA Hospital Transport "General Barnes" from illness in the war. Associated pension records stated widow Sarah Ann Burns was living at Elkhart, Polk County in 1865 and gave her address as Cambridge Iowa.

Sarah Ann Pendroy married Abraham P. Burns in Delaware Co. Indiana 01-20-1848. Sarah Ann Pendroy was born in Harrison County, (Corydon) Indiana August 5, 1825.

Sarah Pendroy lived to be 91 years and six months and 15 days, dying on the 20th of February 1917.

Margaret Jane Berry 12 F W born Indiana married Thomas S. Donnell - Thomas S. Donnell was a Civil War Veteran. Enlisted in Third Iowa Cavalry on Sept. 3, 1861. Discharged Sept. 18, 1862. Diasab.

Children of America Jane Pendroy and John Albin are:

• Mary Ann Albin born 29 August, 1850 in Monroe or Delaware Co. Indiana. Mary Ann died Dec. 08, 1925 in Burke, Gregory County, South Dakota. She is buried in Naper Boyd Co. Nebraska. Mary Ann Albin married Jesse Washington Cline April 16, 1868 in Newton in Jasper County Iowa.  Jesse Washington Cline was the son of Jesse Cline and Minerva West. Jesse Washington Cline was a private in the Civil War and a farmer. His burial was June 19, 1904 in Grand Junction Colorado - Mesa Co., 4 miles East, WRC Cemetery.

Joseph Stickels - Monroe’s Medal of Honor Recipient

(Don Pendroy -  www site author note: This information was provided to me by the G Grand daughter of David William Stickels.

David William Stickels, who lived in the Monroe Iowa area and is the brother of the   "Joseph Stickels - Monroe’s Medal of Honor Recipient".

David W. Stickels and Joseph Stickels are in Silent City Cemetery in Monroe Iowa.

David William Stickels married Mary Elizabeth Berry both of Monroe, Iowa.

Mary Elizabeth Berry was the daughter of William Preston and Rachel (Pendroy) Berry of Monroe, Iowa.

Rachel (Pendroy) Berry was the daughter of Jacob and Margaret (Boots) Pendroy who are buried at Monroe, Iowa.

Jacob Pendroy was a son of Eli Pendroy who was born in 1776 and died at Monroe Iowa at age 88 in 1865.

Eli Pendroy Sr. (born 1776 in Guilford Co. NC) is buried at Monroe Iowa. So are his two sons Jacob Pendroy (b 1795) James Pendroy (born 1798).

It is known most of Jacob Pendroy's family migrated out of Monroe, Iowa in the 1880's.  Around 30 of them went to McHenry County North Dakota where they founded the town of Pendroy, North Dakota in 1883. Later They also founded Pendroy, Montana, which still exists. Many went to other mostly western areas including South Dakota, Minnesota, Utah, Oregon Washington, and California.

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