Levi Boots Pendroy [5564]

   Another name for Levi was L.B. Pendroy.

  General Notes:

1870 Marion Co., IA census (Summit township) at Pella Marion Co., IA P. O. [p. 267; ll. 5-12]: age 9, born IA; 1900 McHenry Co., ND census (township 156, range 76) [E.D. ?; Sh. 1; ll. 49-55]: age 39, born IA - a boarder is in household; "McHenry Co., ND: Its History & Its People" [1985] p. 472: 'hotel business at Towner, ND; later to MT; later to CA'; Jeanne Fanny Pendroy cache from Iona M. Loken [2000 A.D.]: children named; Marguerite Park to L. Ellingham [Minot, ND 13-VIII-2001] "Pendroy corrections": deathdate (no venue indicated)



The Choteau Montana county paper ran an article in 1955 on the death of James M. Pendroy's son Levi Boots Pendroy at age 93


A member of the Pendroy family contact some residents of Pendroy Montana. An older woman of the town of Pendroy Montana knew of them and this information was provided in the letter. "L.B. also had a brother named Jim (James A. Pendroy) who lived and farmed in this area. ....LB and Jim were called the Wheat Kings of Montana". They were some of the first farmers in this area to own tractors or combines. Jim had children by the names of Claude and Floyd. The Ritenour family bought the Pendroy land in 1924 and 1926. The original Pendroy home burnt down sometime in the late 20's or early 30's. It is believed that all the Pendroys moved to California."

Children:
One was listed from Canada and two other daughters were listed from California.

It is believed there were 4 children. They had children Luella, Martha and Charles identified in the picture. Another daughters first name mentioned in the obituary was Patricia. Their only son Charles (pictured above) died in a farm equipment accident as a young man in Pendroy Montana.

  Death Notes:

Article from 1955 "The Acantha" newspaper - Teton County Montana (Choteau)

Levi Boots Pendroy, 93 - Teton County pioneer and one-time associate of Jim Hill, died Jan. 25 at long Beach, Calif., and was entombed in the Los Angeles Abbey Mausoleum Feb. 2.

Pendroy was born in Otley, Ia., and as a young man in company with his fathers and three brothers, traveled in a covered wagon to the Mouse River of North Dakota and settled in that area. Later a post office was established and named Pendroy, North Dakota.

Subsequently L.B. Pendroy joined in building the Great Northern Railroad through North Dakota and his daughter, Mrs. Patricia M. of Long Beach, Calif., writes The Acantha that, "Dad was Jim Hill's right hand man. He helped him survey, and many nights slept under a tree or any other shelter he could find with Jim Hill." Hill was the world famous builder of the Great Northern Railway.

When this line pushed north of Choteau at a later date, they named the terminus Pendroy, in honor of L.B. Pendroy, as he was one of the early homesteaders and businessmen of that area of Teton County.

In 1911, Pendroy brought a huge Rumley engine out on the bench and broke sod, planting flax and wheat on the virgin land.

He and his family moved from Pendroy to California a number of years ago. Survivors are three daughters.

Levi married Jessie E. Robinson [5568] [MRIN: 2272] in 1884 in Marion Co., IA. (Jessie E. Robinson [5568] was born in Nov 1864 in , , Illinois, USA and died in ?CA.)