Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-24
THE LATE Nj. Ii. DENDY.
Some Facts Concerning His Life
Other Subjects.

Editor Keowee Courier: Please al
umns to pen a few lines In loving
memory of my late deceased brother,
Marshall B. Dendy, son of James II.
and Elizabeth Knox Dcndy. He was
born at sacred old Richland home
stead IS. c. on February 16, 1888,
and died at his home Friday, April
81, 1911, at the age of 70 years. He
was united in marriage to Mary Lou
lisa Penny October 8. 1867. She died
August 4, 1888. She was a lovely,
noble Christian mother, always doing
her full share to the great uplift Of
her entire family and friends. She
was a daughter of the late Rev.
Henry Hardy Penny, a venerable and
lifelong Methodist minister and fine
old-school teacher. TO this union
were born eleven children, viz: Mrs.
ID. A. Pcrritt. S. X. Dendy, Jr., Mrs.
Fannie l.. Fennell. Mrs. Ella M.
Doyle, Mrs. John II. Magill. w. Henry
Dendy (deceased), J.. Erwin Dendy,
AS''''' ~ N'u IcllS
Dendy. Leslie NJ. Dcndy, and Louise
Ida Corbin. HIS second wife was
Mrs. Martha Brooks Holley. They
were married in October, 1888. She
was a kind II loving helpmate to
him in his declining years and last
days on earth.
Funeral services were conducted
by the pastor Rev. G. NJ. Wilcox, as
sisted by that gallant old Confederate
soldier, who marched under the
Stars and Ears with the deceased,
Rev. Or. ionn Gordon Law, who is
now a faithful worker in the Lords
vineyard.
Marshall b. Dcndy was elected
School Commissioner for Oconcc
county for two years, and also repre-
sentcd Oconec in the state Legisla-
turc for a like period. Prior to the
civil War he served as road overseer
many times. being a man of good,
practical common sense. He was a
great lover OF music, and could play
on the violin and cornct. The writer
has often played second violin with
him. We often played in the good
old days before the war. We have
caught the midnight 'possum, the
coon, the why squirrel and old "Brer
Rabbit and moro fish than | could
count in a weeks time. The deceas-
ed was the oldest brother, and usu-
ally ne led in music and often in our
hunting trips. My next oldest brother,
William II. Dendy, was a famous deer
and turkey hunter and was n fine
sportsman when game of all kinds
was in great abundance. He was a
faithful, consistent, lifelong member
OF old Richland Presbyterian church.
where his mortal remains now lie in
that sacred old cemetery, awaiting
the resurrection morn. He was an
elder OF this old church for many
years. His sisters are (by fathers
first wite) Mrs. Martha Dcndy Doyle
and Mrs. Caroline Dendy Alexander,
and two brothers, J. Worth Dendy
and James II. Dendy; sisters (by last
marriagc) Mrs. Elizabeth f. Hughs,
Mrs. +. II. Stribling. Mrs. Susan NJ.
Doyle, Mrs. Louisa w. Neville, Mrs.
Lucy a. Erwin. and brothers, Angus
tus Dendy, Marshall b. Dcndy ode
cchscdp, William II. Dcndy, Thomas
II. Dcndy, Major stiles =. Dendy and
the writer. s. Is. Dcndy, ST.. He vol
untccred In the Confederate army in
de'chcc OF Statc'S rights and Sclf-gOv-
eminent July II. 1852, Company G..
Cant. Wallace, Second Regiment, S.
g.. Volunteers, Cot. Kennedy. Gen. i.
IS. kerShaw's Brigade. McLaw's Divis-
ION, LonGStrcctS Corps, Gen. Robert
E. Lees Army Of Northern VIRGINIA..
lie was later, | think, transferred TO
Major =. =. Drndy'S COmUany (C)
Second ). G. Rifles, and rendered
faithful service til he was S]urrcndrr-
ed at AppomattoX April 9, 1865. with
the other gallant and immortal hosts
that followed our beloved chicftajn.
with his parole he came home again
to meet the loved ones, and. taking
up the shattered threads Of an en-
tangled misfortune. he laborcd hard
and faithfully to the end. In poli-
tics he was a Jcifersonian and John
G. Calhoun states Rights Democrat.
lie was an honest, upright man.
AS ] stood by and saw his body
lowered to the grave well did | re-
member the goodnight prayer that
our loving mother and sisters had all
the children repeat after them, "Now
| lay me down to sleep" Yes, 1t Is
his everlasting sleep. Wherever NOR
tai man may rove, be he mariner, sol.
der, tramp, prodigal son or hayward
daughter. when the sun sits behind
the western hills, and when the cur