Selina Christiana Pendleton

Selina Christiana Pendleton (maiden name: Dickson) was born on March 4, 1821, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Captain John Dickson and his wife, Selina. She married Alexander Garland Pendleton in Norfolk on September 25, 1840. They had seven children together: Selina D., born in 1844; Rose B., born in 1846; Edwin Conway, born in 1847; Alexander G., born in 1848; Frances, born in 1850; William G., born in 1855; and Douglas, born in 1857. The family lived in both Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland following the war. She did not apply for a pension following her husband's sudden death in 1865. She died on June 4, 1885, in Washington, D.C. and is buried alongside her husband in Oak Hill Cemetery.

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Name:Pendleton, Selina Christiana
Alternative names:
  • Dickson, Selina Christiana (alternative name)
  • Pendleton, Selina D. (alternative name)
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  • Spouse
  • UVA (Union)
Gender:F
Race:White
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Birth date:1821-03-04
Birth date certainty:Certain
Birth place:Norfolk, VA
Death date:1885-06-24
Death place:Washington, DC
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Person 1Relation TypePerson 2
Pendleton, Selina Christianaparent ofPendleton, Selina D.
Pendleton, Selina Christianaparent ofPendleton, Rose D.
Pendleton, Selina Christianaparent ofPendleton, Edwin Conway
Pendleton, Selina Christianaparent ofPendleton, Frances R.
Pendleton, Selina Christianaparent ofPendleton, Alexander G.
Pendleton, Selina Christianaparent ofPendleton, William G.
Pendleton, Selina Christianaparent ofPendleton, Douglas
Pendleton, Selina Christianawife ofPendleton, Alexander Garland
SOURCES

1850, 1860 United States Censuses, accessed through Ancestry.com; "Selina Christina Dickson," Will of Selina Christina Dickson, and "Alexander Garland Pendleton," accessed on Hopewell.org;"Selina C. Dickson Pendleton," FindAGrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57803433/selina-c_-pendleton).