The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-13
MAJOR 5. /. PtNDlEI0A
GOES TO HIS REWARD
Nan Who Was Instrumental In
Sounding Public Schools Of Rich
naond, Dies At Ripe Age.
WAS GRADUATE OF Y. NJ. i.


School EOr More Than Thirty Years.
Major Stephen Taylor Pendleton,
esghty seven years Old veteran of
the War Between the States, and one
~ Richmond's oldest and most be-
l0yed citizens who for more than
Thirty years was principal of the old
Central Public School. died suddenly
Yesterday morning shortly before 10
o'clock at his residence, IL North
Fourth Street. A
Born in this city October Is. 1878.
~ had lived here practically all of his
lie and had done much for the edu-
Rational welfare OF this city. He re-
IEAayed his preparatory education in
New London Academy, located near
|4Hnchburg. After he had completed
his preliminary studies he entered Viz
|Gtnta Military Institute In the year
3lSs5, from which institution he gradu-
|A4ed with high honors four years later
After completing his studies In the
MILITARY SCHOOL he took up his pro-
1ession as civfl engineer. but a few
years later call of education was too
strong for him to resist and he estab-
3ished the Ciassica, School for Boys
IN Richmond, 1t vas high-class
school for young men. and SOME Of
Seceived their preparatory education
|At that Institution. which was located
nj 3 North Fourth Street, where
Major Pendleton resided until the
time Of his death,
Jotlss Confederate Army.
When the War Between the States
began he cast his fortunes with the
Confederate cause. and was made
major OF the Nineteenth Regiment Of
the Virginia Volunteers. During the
major portion of the four years of
strife he was in charge Of the troops
who were In Richmond guarding the
home Of President jefferson Davis.
At the sclose Of the war he helped 10
start the public schools OF Richmond.
and WAS made principal of the old
central School. the classes being held
IN the old Jeff Davis home. which he
had guarded during the war The
ola Central School Is now the Con
4ederate Museum. When the build
Ing was taken bver by the city to be
FUSED In exhibiting relics Of the war
Another building was erected next
dQor to the old editlce to be used rs
II public school. A few years ago the
schoofs name WAS changed TO John
Hnhin, by which Is now known.
Major Peudeltun WIS also very In
etrumentai In organizing the public
AcnOOis at Frc&ericksDHrg.
Seven children survive him. They
nfc: Rev. Baldwin A.. Dallas, Tex.
Edmund Taylor, Richmond. Webster.
Fairbanks. Alaska: Frank Simpson.
houston. and Jessie Read, Frances
Glenn and Caroline cabell. all OF
Richmond.
Funeral services over the body will
be conducted Tuesday afternoon at
3:1o o'clock from Second Presbyterian
Church. of which he was a faithful
mein her
.at Steph~n TayIsr rendleten.
sSFtephen Taylor Pendleton WAS the
eecsnd of six children OF william Gar
ElAnd and Mary Glenn Alexander He
was born 0etnber Is, 1928 His father
William Garland Fendieton. who was
Proctor OF University 81 Virginia. d,sd
when stephen Taylor was only selesen
years of age, Hts mother. MARI Glenn
Al4xander Pendleton, lived to he
eighty years Of age. Stephen Taylor
atNdied at New London Academ~ and
entered Virginia Military Instisuse II
the year 1s45, when his mother was
living In Lynchbnrg. While there he
stood at the head of his classes and
for two years. 1s4T-+s. was assistant
professor. After graduating in lS+s
with first honor from that institution.
he took UP the profession of civil en-
during the Civil War. In Southwest
Nirgiuin he laid out the City of Abing-
don and other places In 1856 he mar
ried Caroline Dudley Read. Of Rich
nnond. Va. Her parents. Jesse Read
and Frances Baldwin Read, though
horn in Connecticut. married In Rich
n,ond. va. Jesse Read was a mason
OF high degree. He traced hts de-
scent from the de FAdes OF Northern.
England. Frances Baldwin belonged
10 the famous Baldwin family OF the
time Of Chariemag ne. Her sisters In
Remarked with the Dudleys. Van
Deursens and Christians and Samp-
sons. Of Richmond. Va
The living children Of Stephen Tay-
lor are Baldwin Alexander, Edmund
Taylor, Webster, Frank Sampson, Jes
aie Read, Frances Glenn and Caroline
Eabeli.
Had Auccemaful school.
Before his marriage. stephen Tay-
Tor entered the profession OF teaching,
And at the beginning Of the war he
Mad one Of the most successful pri
INFte schools for. boys in Richmond
The war caused the closing OF this
school.
In the War OF 1851 he was at first
adjutant of militia regiment. Colonel
=. ]. Evans was colonel and Colonel
. %. Lee Powell lieutenant colonel. He
afterwards became major of the.regf-s
ment and nearly always commanded
. the regiment when called out. These
were the local defense troops. but were
assigned to General George Moore near
Richmond in the regular army. and
were frequently called out. for example
| 70 Fort Harrison. Stephen Taylor
nearly always commanded the regi-
ment when called out. At another time
3nuring the war he was IN the engineer
t4hG corps, and made man OF Spotsyi-
yAniA County, containing othe roads and
houses which was of great use to
tho army in the many battles which
took place In Spotsylvania County.
. AT the close OF the war he was major
III charge OF the guards at Richmond.
and when the troops evacuated Rich
Mond, he held the guards In place