William Reddick Pender

1834 - 1881  (46 years)

• Name	William Reddick Pender  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	12 May 1834	Haywood County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Haywood County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Age: 14; Son of Winifred and William Pender
  Census	1860	Haywood County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Age: 25; Son of William Pender
  Military Service	11 Aug 1863	Tennessee, USA   [5, 6, 9]
  	Confederate Army - War Between the States; Captured at the Battle of Jonesborough and later enlisted in the Union Army
  		War-Battle of Jonesborough-1864 (Civil) Ruins of rolling mill and railroad cars destroyed by Confederates on evacuation of Atlanta, Georgia
  Military POW	21 Sep 1864	Camp Douglas, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [6, 9]
  	Prisoner of War
  		Unit-Camp Douglas (PoW) Camp Douglas Prisoner of War Camp in Chicago IL
  Census	1870	Haywood County, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  	Mildred and Red Pender
  Census	1880	Haywood County, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Married to Mildred; Relation to Head: Self
  FSID	9ZZQ-2WP
  Death	17 Apr 1881	Ellis County, Texas, USA   [5]
  Burial	Bells Chapel Cemetery, Pecan Hill, Ellis, Texas, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I27904	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Pender,   b. 1810, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA d. Abt 1860, Brownsville, Haywood, Tennessee, USA (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Winneford Wilks,   b. 1808, North Carolina, USA d. 1857, Brownsville, Haywood, Tennessee, USA (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F12348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mildred Norman Neal,   b. 6 Jun 1847, Brownsville, Haywood, Tennessee, USA d. 27 May 1918, Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1867	Haywood County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 10]
  Children	1. John Lewis Pender,   b. 24 Nov 1874, Brownsville, Haywood, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Nov 1951, Boyd, Wise, Texas, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F12349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 May 1834 - Haywood County, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 14; Son of Winifred and William Pender - 1850 - Haywood County, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 25; Son of William Pender - 1860 - Haywood County, Tennessee, USA Military Service - Confederate Army - War Between the States; Captured at the Battle of Jonesborough and later enlisted in the Union Army - 11 Aug 1863 - Tennessee, USA Marriage - 1 Jul 1867 - Haywood County, Tennessee, USA Census - Mildred and Red Pender - 1870 - Haywood County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Mildred; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Haywood County, Tennessee, USA Death - 17 Apr 1881 - Ellis County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

  Military Records » Slide Show		Military-PENDER William (Confederate Service) Page 1 - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee
  		Military-PENDER William (PoW) Page 1 - Alphabetical Card Name Indexes to the Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served in Union Organizations not Raised by States or Territories, Excepting the Veterans Reserve Corps and the U.S. Colored Troops
  		Military-PENDER William (Union Service) Page 1 - Compiled Service Records of Former Confederate Soldiers who Served in the 1st Through 6th U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments, 1864-1866.

  
  

  Places

  Unit-Camp Douglas (PoW) Camp Douglas Prisoner of War Camp in Chicago IL

  
  

  Wars & Battles

  War-Battle of Jonesborough-1864 (Civil) Ruins of rolling mill and railroad cars destroyed by Confederates on evacuation of Atlanta, Georgia

  
  

• Sources

  [S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 9, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: 883; Page: 21a. 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: District 9, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: 883; Page: 21a [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: District 9, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1254; Page: 453; Family History Library Film: 805254. 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: District 9, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1254; Page: 453; Family History Library Film: 805254 [S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN ; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S5269] Find a Grave: PENDER William Jr 1834-1881, William Reddick Pinder Jr (Veteran). BIRTH: 12 May 1834 Haywood County, Tennessee DEATH: 17 Apr 1881 (aged 46) Ellis County, Texas BURIAL: Bell's Chapel Cemetery, Pecan Hill, Ellis County, Texas MEMORIAL ID: 16982825 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16982825/william-reddick-pinder [S361] Ancestry.com, U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Former Confederate Soldiers who Served in the 1st Through 6th US Volunteer Infantry Regiments, 1864-1866; Series Number: M1017; Roll: 60. [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: District 8, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: 1261; Page: 191C; Enumeration District: 073. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: District 8, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: 1261; Page: 191C; Enumeration District: 073 [S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1536; Page: 427B. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1536; Page: 427B [S3335] Fold3: William R Pender, CSA (POW), William Reddick Pender, CSA; Prisoner of War at the Battle of Jonesborough and later enlisted in the Union Army. Page 1 - Alphabetical Card Name Indexes to the Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served in Union Organizations not Raised by States or Territories, Excepting the Veterans Reserve Corps and the U.S. Colored Troops 1865 https://www.fold3.com/image/295895601?terms=r,war,civil,william,union,pender&xid=1945 Military-PENDER William (Confederate Service) Page 1 - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee Military-PENDER William (PoW) Page 1 - Alphabetical Card Name Indexes to the Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served in Union Organizations not Raised by States or Territories, Excepting the Veterans Reserve Corps and the U.S. Colored Troops Military-PENDER William (Union Service) Page 1 - Compiled Service Records of Former Confederate Soldiers who Served in the 1st Through 6th U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments, 1864-1866. [S8548] Find a Grave: NEAL Mildred Elam, Mildred Norman Neal Pender Elam.