Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-13
STEPHEN 7. PENDLETON
DIES At ADVANCED ACE
Had Been Connected With Public
Schools of This City for
Many Years.
SERVED IN CoNTEDERATE ARMY
Many Well-Iinown tichmonders At
tended Central School in jefferson
Davis Mansion While Mr.. Pentile-
ton Was Its Principal.

stephen Taylor Pendleton, = veteran
OF the War Between the States. and
Tor NIFTY years. as teacher. connected
win IN" Richmond schools. died al.
81" O'Clock yesterday morning at his
home. l. North Fourth street I'm his
ciShty-Scvcnth year. Death was due to
disabilities OF his greatly advanced
age. lie was conscious to the last
moment
To RichnondcrS of two generations
Mr.. Fcndleton was known first as the
proprietor OF "a widcly-known private
school for boys in Richmond and then
after the war. as the principal for
years of the school held in tie Jcncr-
son Davis mansion. He retained this
position until the building was made
the Confcdcrat. Museum. when the
school was transferred to the ncw
building next aoor--known 20 the pres
cnt generation as the Central school
iterc he remained as principal until
ne retired about eight years ago hav-
inG taught in the course of his long
useful life. many OF tho most prom
'nent men in the city
INTRODUCED MANY
REFORMS INTO SCHOOLS
Much OF the efficiency OF fichmoud's
present excellent public school system
is traCcabi. to organization md grad
ing methods founded on reforms in
trodnced by Mr.. Pendlcton He was
the first to make use Of man drawing,
in its modern forms, and his grammar
diagrams and arithmetic cards were in
use many years. His favoritc subject
was mathcmatics-a study in which he
did extensive research work
Mr.. Pcndlcton is survived Nv seven
children. Baldwin Alexander Edmund
Taylor, Webster, Frank Sampson. les
sic Head, Frances Glenn. and Caroline
tnheH fcndleton The funeral Will
take place from the Second preshv
at
row Afternoon. Rev. Russell Cecil. u.
d.. pastor Of the church. viii cniciate
Mr.. Pcndleton was the son of VII
liam Garland Pcndlcton. who was dur
ing his Lifetime clerk Of the Chanccrv
Court of this city. register Of the state
Land Office, member OF the state Conn
Gil. and proctor Of the University OF
virginia Ills mother was Mary Glenn
Alexander. Of Campbell County, He
was descendant Of Edmund Pendle-
ton on" OF the sicners Of the Dcclara-
tion Of Independence.
LAID OUT CITY or
ABINGDON AND OTHER PLACES
stephen Taylor pcndlcton was the
second OF six children. and was born on
october lS.lS2S. His father died when
he was only eleven years old. He
studied at the New London academy
and entered the Virginia Military In
stitute i'll 1915. After graduating. in
iS4S. with iirS; honorS. he took up tho
profession OF civil engineering sur
veying for the government during the
war. In Southwest Virginia he laid
out the city Of Abingdon ana other
places.
In 1886 Mr.. pcndleton married Caro-
line Dudley Read. OF this city. Her
parents. Jesse Read and Francis Bald
win Read, though born in Connecticut.
We're married in Richmond
During the War Between the States
Mr.. Pcndleton was attached TO tho
command OF Colonel Thomas ! Evans
with the rank of Major. In this posi-
tion he was In command Of the troops
which guarded the city Of Richmond
ana which. finally, at the time Of the
evacuation. set the city on lire 10 de-
stroy stores Of the Confectionery and
prevent their falling into the hands OF
the Federal army.