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Pendleton Sisk

Male 1798 - 1875  (77 years)


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  • Name Pendleton Sisk
    Birth 27 Nov 1798  NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1800  Pendleton District, SC Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age < 10 (2) 
    Census 1810  Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 10-15 (12) 
    Census 1820  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 16-25(22), spouse age 16-25(21), 1 child & 1 other 
    Census 1830  Hopewell, Hopewell City, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    age 30-39(32), spouse age 30-39(31), 4 children & 2 others 
    Census 1840  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    - age 40-50(42), wife Nancy-age 40-50(41), 5 females age 3-18 
    Census 1850  District 1, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    age 51,wife Nancy-age 41, 4 children & a spouse 
    Census-State 1850  District 1, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    age 51,wife Nancy C 
    Occupation 1850  [1] 
    Merchant 
    Census 1860  Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    age 61,wife Nancy-age 60, 3 children 
    Census 1870  Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    age 68,no spouse listed, living with dau (?) Susan & Thomas Cardwell 
    Findagrave.com See Notes 
    Will 29 Aug 1872  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Recorded 1/16/1876 in Will Book 12 - p. 194 
    Death 13 Dec 1875  Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Grapevine Cemetery
    Person ID I1386  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father Barnabas Sisk, Sr,   b. 15 May 1769, Culpeper Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Sep 1841, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother ??? ???
    Relationship natural
    Marriage Abt 1789  Wilkes Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F87  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Catherine Merit-xx,   b. 19 Sep 1799, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1863, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Marriage 21 Jun 1818  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      The list below contains 10 children - Pendleton only named 6 children in his will:
      1 Nancy Randall (wife of Thomas Randall)
      2 Martha Brewer
      3 Mary Robertson (wife of Joseph Robertson)
      4 deceased dau Sallie Cardwell - her two children Ada & Martha Cardwell
      5 deceased dau Netta/Hetta Waitzell - her children - not named
      6 deceased son Milan Sisk - his children - not named
      - remainder of estate to son-in-law and executor T R Caldwell, presumably husband of deceased dau Sallie, and also dau Susan E Sisk

      dau Hennrietta L Sisk 6/29/1819 Hopkins Co, KY - 1/22/1867
      - married ??? Waitzell
      son Child Sisk 1820 Hopkins Co, KY ** not named in Will **
      dau Martha W Sisk 1822 Hopkins Co, KY
      - married ??? Brewer
      dau Nancy L Sisk 3/5/1825 Hopkins Co, KY - 1/30/1895
      - on 10/28/1845 in Hopkins Co, KY married Thomas Randall 8/10/1818 PA - 7/27/1887
      - ** See their findagrave.com pages **
      son David Emmitt Randall 1847 KY,
      - on 12/13/1865 in Hopkins Co, KY married Sarah Eliza Wilson b. abt 1850,
      - dau of George W Wilson 1821 KY - 3/3/1893
      and Rebecca ??? 1/10/1828 KY - 12/29/1890
      - both buried Grapevine Cemetery, Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY
      - they are listed on 1850 state census
      - Sarah was not listed on 1850 state census - must have been born after census taken
      dau Henrietta Randall 1849 KY
      dau Eleanor T Randall 1861 - 1933
      - married Benjamin Dudley O'Conner 1861 - 1896
      son Kendrick Randall O'Conner 1891 - 1946
      son Milan Meredith Sisk 7/4/1826 Hopkins Co, KY - 7/23/1864 Civil War- Camp Douglas
      - on 5/18/1848 in Hopkins Co, KY married Aramentha T Kendrick 1831 KY
      dau Florence Sisk 1849 KY
      - on 10/30/1874 in Hopkins Co, KY married Thomas Monroe Ashby 1837 KY
      - son of James Finley Ashby 1799 - 1876 and Anne Prather 1811 - 1875
      - son of Absalom Ashby and Jane Shumate
      - dau of Stephen Prather and Elizabeth Ashby
      son Morgan J Sisk 2/15/1862 Hopkins Co, KY - 7/24/1933 Webster Co, KY
      son Walter Sisk 1827 Hopkins Co, KY ** not named in Will **
      son Willis T Sisk 1828 Hopkins Co, KY ** not named in Will **
      - 1850 census lists him as age 23, spouse Cynthia A-age 17, living with his parents
      - 1860 census lists him as ??
      - bef 1850 married Cynthia A Kindrick 1833 Hopkins Co, KY
      son ??? Sisk 12/29/1855 Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See birth record later **
      son James F Sisk 2/13/1858 Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See birth record later **
      dau Sarah P Sisk 11/27/1829 Hopkins Co, KY - 8/5/1865
      - on 12/24/1860 married Thomas R Cardwell 3/24/1824 KY - 1/9/1915
      - ** See findagrave.com page **
      dau Ada Cardwell 1861 KY
      dau Martha Cardwell 1864 KY
      son Thomas P Cardwell 1863 - 1864
      dau Mary D Sisk 12/5/1831 Hopkins Co, KY
      - married Joseph Robertson
      dau Susan E Sisk 9/6/1837 Hopkins Co, KY - 1/19/1921 Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY ** not named in Will - but Thomas Cardwell is **
      - on 10/17/1867 married Thomas R Cardwell 3/24/1824 KY - 1/9/1915
      - ** See findagrave.com page **
      son Charles W Cardwell 1868 KY

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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJ4-RGW

      Name: Sisk
      Gender: Male
      Christening Date:
      Christening Place:
      Birth Date: 29 Dec 1855
      Birthplace: Hopkins, Kentucky
      Death Date:
      Name Note:
      Race:
      Father's Name: W. T. Sisk
      Father's Birthplace:
      Father's Age:
      Mother's Name: Kendrick
      Mother's Birthplace:
      Mother's Age:
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51751-1
      System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
      GS Film number: 216827
      Reference ID: 2:TXSH2N

      Citing this Record:
      "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJ4-RGW : accessed 25 May 2015), W. T. Sisk in entry for Sisk, 29 Dec 1855; citing Hopkins, Kentucky, reference 2:TXSH2N; FHL microfilm 216,827.
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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJ4-GTG

      Name: James F. Sisk
      Gender: Male
      Christening Date:
      Christening Place:
      Birth Date: 13 Feb 1858
      Birthplace: Hopkins, Kentucky
      Death Date:
      Name Note:
      Race:
      Father's Name: Willis T. Sisk
      Father's Birthplace:
      Father's Age:
      Mother's Name: Cynthia A. Kindrick
      Mother's Birthplace:
      Mother's Age:
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51751-1
      System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
      GS Film number: 216827
      Reference ID: 2:TXTPDB

      Citing this Record:
      "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJ4-GTG : accessed 25 May 2015), Willis T. Sisk in entry for James F. Sisk, 13 Feb 1858; citing Hopkins, Kentucky, reference 2:TXTPDB; FHL microfilm 216,827.
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    Family ID F1692  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Nov 1798 - NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age < 10 (2) - 1800 - Pendleton District, SC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 10-15 (12) - 1810 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Jun 1818 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 16-25(22), spouse age 16-25(21), 1 child & 1 other - 1820 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 30-39(32), spouse age 30-39(31), 4 children & 2 others - 1830 - Hopewell, Hopewell City, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - - age 40-50(42), wife Nancy-age 40-50(41), 5 females age 3-18 - 1840 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 51,wife Nancy-age 41, 4 children & a spouse - 1850 - District 1, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus-State - age 51,wife Nancy C - 1850 - District 1, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 61,wife Nancy-age 60, 3 children - 1860 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 68,no spouse listed, living with dau (?) Susan & Thomas Cardwell - 1870 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Recorded 1/16/1876 in Will Book 12 - p. 194 - 29 Aug 1872 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Dec 1875 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Sisk-Pendleton    		Sisk-Pendleton
    Sisk-Nancy-Catherine-(Merit)--(Pendleton-Sisk)    		Sisk-Nancy-Catherine-(Merit)--(Pendleton-Sisk)

  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

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      found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hollyhofmann&id=I74525

      •ID: I74525
      •Name: Pendleton SISK
      •Surname: Sisk
      •Given Name: Pendleton
      •Sex: M
      •Birth: 27 Nov 1798 in ,, North Carolina
      •Death: 13 Dec 1875 in , Hopkins Co., Kentucky
      •Burial: Grapevine Cemetery, Madisonville, Hopkins Co., Kentucky
      •_UID: DBE3982A28754441B70AE8FC94A19F254037
      •Note:
      NOTE: No proof of which children belong with which mother; just a guess until marriage records found...

      1. http://kykinfolk.com/hopkins/hcgs/sisk-1.html
      Copied from papers found in the attic at Twin Maples Farm, originally the home of William E and Amanda Cardwell, believed to have been built in the 1840's. This article is believed to have been written by Susan E Sisk Cardwell, second wife of Thomas R Cardwell (sister to his first wife). Thomas R Cardwell was the brother of Amanda Cardwell and a first cousin to William E Cardwell.
      "Barnaba Sisk was born May 15th, 1769 - died September 6th, 1841
      Pendleton Sisk - born November 27, 1798
      Pendleton Sisk died December 13th, 1875
      Nancy C Sisk - born September 19, 1799 - died November 14, 1863
      Hettie L Sisk - born June 29, 1819 - died January 22, 1867
      Milan M Sisk - born July 4, 1820 - died July 23, 1864
      Nancy L Sisk - born March 5, 1824
      Louisa (Camsael or Cammel) Sisk - born December 4, 1827
      Sarah P Sisk - born November 27, 1829 - died August 5, 1865
      Sarah P Cardwell died August 5th, 1865
      Mary A D Sisk born December 5, 1831
      Mary A Robertson died February 10, 1883
      Martha W Sisk was borned December 1, 1834
      Martha W Fowler died August 6th, 1906
      Susan E Sisk was born September 6, 1837
      Susan E Sisk [Cardwell] died January 19th, 1921"
      1 2 3
      •Change Date: 28 Nov 2011 at 15:20:42

      Ancestry Hints for Pendleton SISK

      3 possible matches found on Ancestry.com

      Father: Barnabas SISK b: 15 May 1769

      Marriage
      1 Nancy C LNU b: 19 Sep 1799 in ,, Kentucky
      •Married: ABT 1818 in of Hopkins Co., Kentucky
      •Note: 1. Not found in "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979" on 28 Nov 2011.
      Children
      1. Hettie L SISK b: 29 Jun 1819
      2. Netta SISK challenged
      3. Milan M SISK b: 4 Jul 1820 in ,, Kentucky
      4. Nancy L SISK b: 5 Mar 1824/1825 in ,, Kentucky
      5. Willis SISK challenged b: 1826/1827 in ,, Kentucky
      6. Louisa Cam--el SISK b: 4 Dec 1827 in ,, Kentucky
      7. Sarah P SISK b: 27 Nov 1829 in ,, Kentucky
      8. Mary A D SISK b: 5 Dec 1831 in ,, Kentucky
      9. Martha W SISK b: 1 Dec 1834 in ,, Kentucky
      10. Susan E SISK b: 6 Sep 1837 in ,, Kentucky

      Sources: 1.Title: Kentucky Probate Records 1792 - 1977
      Page: Hopkins Co., Will Book 12, p 194
      Note: Will of Pendleton Sisk dated 29 Aug 1872, executor son-in-law T R Cardwell, witnesses O Waddill & C J Pratt. Proved 16 Jan 1876, clerk C W Crabtree.
      2.Title: 1850 U.S. Federal Census of Kentucky, Hopkins Co.
      Page: District 1, p 51B, #41
      Note: Sisk, Pendleton 51, merchant's clerk, NC
      , Nancy C 41, Ky
      , Sarah P 21, Ky
      , Mary D 18, Ky
      , Susan E 15, Ky, in school
      , Willis 23, grocer, Ky
      , Cynthia A 17, Ky
      Neighbors Milan & Hezekiah Sisk, Rebecca Campbell, Thomas Morton, John Ray, James T & Ann Hayden, Margaret Lynn & Thomas Cardwell.
      Date: 29 Jul 1850
      3.Repository: Name: http://www.findagrave.com/
      Title: Find A Grave
      Page: Memorial #67390142
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      found at findagrave.com on 7/27/2023

      P. Sisk

      Birth: 27 Nov 1798
      Death: 13 Dec 1875 (aged 77)
      Burial: Grapevine Cemetery #1, Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
      Memorial #: 67390142

      Family Members
      Spouse
      Nancy Sisk 1799-1863
      Children
      Nancy L. Randall 1825-1895
      Created by: Carl Lansden (46968416)
      Added: 24 Mar 2011
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67390142/p-sisk
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67390142/p-sisk: accessed 27 July 2023), memorial page for P. Sisk (27 Nov 1798-13 Dec 1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67390142, citing Grapevine Cemetery #1, Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Carl Lansden (contributor 46968416).
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      found at findagrave.com bef 7/27/2023

      P. Sisk

      Birth: Nov. 27, 1798
      Death: Dec. 13, 1875

      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Nancy Sisk (1799 - 1863)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Grapevine Cemetery
      Madisonville
      Hopkins County
      Kentucky, USA

      Created by: Carl Lansden
      Record added: Mar 24, 2011
      Find A Grave Memorial# 67390142
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  • Sources 
    1. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census.

    2. [S25] Findagrave.com.

    3. [S2] 1800 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S3] 1810 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census.

    6. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census.

    8. [S30] KY,Hopkins Co,1850 Census.

    9. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census.

    10. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census.

    11. [S43] Military documents.

    12. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.


 

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