Thelma
Lee
(TL)
Pendergrass
Born in Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Violet Pendergrass [half], Thelon Lee Pendergrass [half], Volie N Pendergrass [half], Gracie M Pendergrass [half], Ernest Joseph Pendergrass [half], [private brother (1920s - unknown)] [half], Harvie Pendergrass [half], Harvie Pendergrass and Martha Pendergrass [half]
Husband of
Violet L (Edmondson) Pendergrass
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Donnie T Pendergrass
Died
at age 87
in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jan 2023
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Biography
- Thelma Lee was born 28 March 1915 in Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, United States. He was the son of John Wiley Pendergrass and Wincie Angela Ennis
- In the 1920 census Thelma (age 4) was the son of John W Pendegrass in Bosharts, Marshall, Alabama.[1]
Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place John W Pendegrass M 39 Married Head Farmer Alabama Wincia A Pendegrass F 23 Married Wife None Alabama Violion Pendegrass F 6 Single Daughter None Alabama Thelinu L Pendergrass M 4 Single Son None Alabama Volley O Pendegrass M 2 Single Son None Alabama
- In the 1930 census Thelon (age 15), Laborer, was the single son of John W Pendergrass in State Highway, Claysville, Marshall, Alabama, United States.[2]
Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place John W Pendergrass M 50 Married Head Farmer Alabama Wincie A Pendergrass F 35 Married Wife Alabama Violet Pendergrass F 16 Single Daughter Alabama Thelma L Pendergrass M 15 Single Son Laborer Alabama Vollie O Pendergrass M 12 Single Son Alabama Gracie M Pendergrass F 9 Single Daughter Alabama Earnest J Pendergrass M 7 Single Son Alabama Hugh J Pendergrass M 6 Single Son Alabama Harvie C Pendergrass M 3 Single Son Alabama Martha V Pendergrass F 1 Single Daughter Alabama
- In the 1940 census TL (age 25), Farmer, was the single son of Wency Pendergrass in Thompsons, Marshall, Alabama.[3]
Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Wency Pendergrass F 44 Widowed Head Farmer Alabama T L Pendergrass M 25 Single Son Farmer Alabama Gracy Pendergrass F 19 Single Daughter Alabama Earnest Pendergrass M 17 Single Son Farmer Alabama Hue J Pendergrass M 16 Single Son Farmer Alabama Harvey Pendergrass M 13 Single Son Alabama Virginia Pendergrass F 11 Single Daughter Alabama Johnie Pendergrass F 7 Single Daughter Alabama
- TL registered for the WW II draft on 16 October 1940 in Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, United States.[4]
- TL enlisted in the military 17 April 1942 and was discharged 28 July 1943 as a corporal in the Army Air Corp.[5][6]
- In the 1950 census Thelma (age 35) was the married head of household in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States.[7]
Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Thelma L. Pendergrass M 35 Married Head Alabama Violet Pendergrass F 24 Married Wife Alabama Linda Lee Pendergrass F 7 Never married Daughter Alabama Sandra Kay Pendergrass F 5 Never married Daughter Tennessee Dannie T. Pendergrass M 3 Never married Son Alabama Carolyn Jean Pendergrass F 2 Never married Daughter Tennessee
- Thelma was recorded as a resident in 1994 in Marietta, GA.[8]
- TL died on 3 April 2002 and was buried in Flintville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States.[9][10]
- TL's obituary appeared on 6 April 2002 in The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, United States. T died (age 87) on 3 April 2002.[11]
Sources
- ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1920; Census Place: Bosharts, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: T625_28; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 132
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #1324666 (accessed 2 February 2023)
Thelinu L Pendergrass (4), single son, in household of John W Pendegrass (39) in Bosharts, Marshall, Alabama. Born in Alabama. - ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1930; Census Place: Claysville, Marshall, Alabama; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2339774
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #118918702 (accessed 2 February 2023)
Thelma L Pendergrass (15), single son, Laborer, in household of John W Pendergrass (50) in State Highway, Claysville, Marshall, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama. - ↑ 1940 Census:
"1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Thompsons, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00061; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 48-24
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #63870387 (accessed 2 February 2023)
T L Pendergrass (25), single son, Farmer, in household of Wency Pendergrass (44) in Thompsons, Marshall, Alabama. Born in Alabama. - ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 213
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #11748934 (accessed 2 February 2023)
Name: T L Pendergrass; Race: White; Age: 25; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 28 Mar 1915; Birth Place: Marshall, Alabama, USA; Residence Place: Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA; Employer: Espy Ridgeway; Height: 5 4; Weight: 125; Complexion: Dark; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Wincie Angeline Pendergrass;
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
T L Pendergrass 25 Self (Head)
Wincie Angeline Pendergrass Mother. - ↑ Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
Ancestry Record 2441 #3625327 (accessed 2 February 2023)
Name: T. L Pendergrass; Birth Date: 28 Mar 1915; Death Date: 3 Apr 2002; Enlistment Date: 17 Apr 1942; Discharge Date: 28 Jul 1943. - ↑ Burial: "U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019"
National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
Ancestry Record 8750 #5551407 (accessed 2 February 2023)
T L Pendergrass burial (died on 3 Apr 2002) in Tennessee, USA. - ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: 4147; Sheet Number: 1; Enumeration District: 52-3
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #104516462 (accessed 2 February 2023)
Thelma L Pendergrass (35), married head of household in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA. Born in Alabama. - ↑ Residence:
"U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1"
Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings
Ancestry Record 1788 #229390489 (accessed 2 February 2023)
Name: Thelma Pendergrass; Birth Date: 16 Jul 1913; Residence Date: 1994; Address: 1016 James St NW; Residence: Marietta, GA; Postal Code: 30060-6921; Second Residence Date: 1994; Second Address: 1016 James St NW; Second Residence: Marietta, GA; Second Postal Code: 30060-6921. - ↑ Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
Ancestry Record 60901 #18795425 (accessed 2 February 2023)
Name: Thelma Lee Pendergrass [T L Pendergrass]; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 28 Mar 1915; Birth Place: Guntersville, Alabama; Death Date: 3 Apr 2002; Father: John W Pendergrass; Mother: Wincie A Ennies; Notes: May 1945: Name listed as THELMA LEE PENDERGRASS; 12 Apr 2002: Name listed as T L PENDERGRASS. - ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current"
Find a Grave™. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #62157969
Ancestry Record 60525 #32567120 (accessed 2 February 2023)
T L Pendergrass burial (died on 3 Apr 2002) in Flintville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America. - ↑ Obituary:
"U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
The Tennessean; Publication Date: 6 Apr 2002; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/112659873/?article=9b5bb763-ba23-46d5-8216-87c1a189b8ad&focus=0.6116731,0.5172783,0.7279026,0.5553639&xid=3355
Ancestry Record 61843 #630173410 (accessed 2 February 2023)
Name: T. I. Pendergrass; Death Age: 87; Birth Date: abt 1915; Residence Place: Fayetteville, TN; Death Date: 3 Apr 2002; Obituary Date: 6 Apr 2002; Obituary Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Newspaper Title: The Tennessean.
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