Plat Book B, Page 27
Author of Thirty-Six Years in the White House: The Doorkeeper from Lincoln to Roosevelt
Thomas F. Pendel was a White House doorman from the Abraham Lincoln administration to the turn of the 20th century. His thirty-seven years involved friendships with ten presidents, and witnessing the first family's grief at the assassinations of three presidents: Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, and William McKinley.
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1870 DC census, Washington
T F Pendel M 45 Virginia
Sarah A Pendel F 35 Dist Of Col
Ida Pendel F 13 Dist Of Col
Frank Pendel M 11 Dist Of Col
Emma Pendel F 6 Dist Of Col
Alice Pendel F 4 Dist Of Col
Valentine Pendel M 0 Dist Of Col
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Thomas F. Pendel.
After a continuous service of forty-five years to Presidents of the United States, serving every one from Lincoln to Taft, Thomas Francis Pendel, an usher at the White House, died at his home, 304 M street northwest, at 9:20 o'clock this morning. Bronchial pneumonia was the cause of his death, for although nearly eighty-five years old he was still active and in full possession of his faculties.
Funeral arrangements had not been fully completed at a late hour today, but it is probable that the services will be held at the house Friday morning. The interment will be made in Glenwood cemetery.
Mr. Pendel was born on Analostan Island, Va. [1], in April, 1824, and received his schooling in Washington. As a young man he was apprenticed and set out to learn a trade, but at the time of the outbreak of the Mexican war a love of adventure caused him to enlist in the navy. He served in the Mexican conflict and for several years following.
Appointed by Lincoln.
After resigning from the service on the sea Mr. Pendel took up the service of his country again as a member of the then newly organized metropolitan police department, and remained therein until his appointment as an usher at the White House in 1864, by President Lincoln.
He came to be much liked by President Lincoln, and frequently accompanied the President on walks and important missions. On the fatal night that President Lincoln went to Ford's Theater and received his death wound, Mr. Pendel opened the White House door and bade him good evening. Last November Mr. Pendel completed forty-five years in the service of the White House. Despite his advanced years he had remained on duty as an usher, being assigned to the east room, where he told visitors of the history of the room and the many historic things that had taken place there. He was fond of telling of his relations with Lincoln.
Taken Ill March 5.
Mr. Pendel went to the White House to work March 5, when crowds were swarming there to shake the Presiden't hands. He grew suddenly ill and informed Chief Usher Hoover that he could not continue on duty. An ambulance was called for and he was sent to his home.
A beautiful floral emblem will be sent from the White House, by order of President Taft, for the veteran employe.
Mr. Pendel is survived by a son, Thomas F. Pendel, and two daughters, Miss Blanche M. and Miss Ida M. Pendel. His wife died in this city nine years ago.
Evening Star
Washington, D.C.
March 10, 1909
[1] Theodore Roosevelt Island is a 88.5-acre island and a national memorial located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The island was given to the American people by the Theodore Roosevelt Association in memory of the 26th U.S. president, Theodore Roosevelt; before that, the island had been known as My Lord's Island, Barbadoes Island, Mason's Island, Analostan Island, and Anacostine Island.
The Virginia state line follows the southern bank of the Potomac River, so, despite the fact that the primary access to the island is from Virginia, the island itself is entirely in the District of Columbia.
Author of Thirty-Six Years in the White House: The Doorkeeper from Lincoln to Roosevelt
Thomas F. Pendel was a White House doorman from the Abraham Lincoln administration to the turn of the 20th century. His thirty-seven years involved friendships with ten presidents, and witnessing the first family's grief at the assassinations of three presidents: Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, and William McKinley.
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1870 DC census, Washington
T F Pendel M 45 Virginia
Sarah A Pendel F 35 Dist Of Col
Ida Pendel F 13 Dist Of Col
Frank Pendel M 11 Dist Of Col
Emma Pendel F 6 Dist Of Col
Alice Pendel F 4 Dist Of Col
Valentine Pendel M 0 Dist Of Col
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Thomas F. Pendel.
After a continuous service of forty-five years to Presidents of the United States, serving every one from Lincoln to Taft, Thomas Francis Pendel, an usher at the White House, died at his home, 304 M street northwest, at 9:20 o'clock this morning. Bronchial pneumonia was the cause of his death, for although nearly eighty-five years old he was still active and in full possession of his faculties.
Funeral arrangements had not been fully completed at a late hour today, but it is probable that the services will be held at the house Friday morning. The interment will be made in Glenwood cemetery.
Mr. Pendel was born on Analostan Island, Va. [1], in April, 1824, and received his schooling in Washington. As a young man he was apprenticed and set out to learn a trade, but at the time of the outbreak of the Mexican war a love of adventure caused him to enlist in the navy. He served in the Mexican conflict and for several years following.
Appointed by Lincoln.
After resigning from the service on the sea Mr. Pendel took up the service of his country again as a member of the then newly organized metropolitan police department, and remained therein until his appointment as an usher at the White House in 1864, by President Lincoln.
He came to be much liked by President Lincoln, and frequently accompanied the President on walks and important missions. On the fatal night that President Lincoln went to Ford's Theater and received his death wound, Mr. Pendel opened the White House door and bade him good evening. Last November Mr. Pendel completed forty-five years in the service of the White House. Despite his advanced years he had remained on duty as an usher, being assigned to the east room, where he told visitors of the history of the room and the many historic things that had taken place there. He was fond of telling of his relations with Lincoln.
Taken Ill March 5.
Mr. Pendel went to the White House to work March 5, when crowds were swarming there to shake the Presiden't hands. He grew suddenly ill and informed Chief Usher Hoover that he could not continue on duty. An ambulance was called for and he was sent to his home.
A beautiful floral emblem will be sent from the White House, by order of President Taft, for the veteran employe.
Mr. Pendel is survived by a son, Thomas F. Pendel, and two daughters, Miss Blanche M. and Miss Ida M. Pendel. His wife died in this city nine years ago.
Evening Star
Washington, D.C.
March 10, 1909
[1] Theodore Roosevelt Island is a 88.5-acre island and a national memorial located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The island was given to the American people by the Theodore Roosevelt Association in memory of the 26th U.S. president, Theodore Roosevelt; before that, the island had been known as My Lord's Island, Barbadoes Island, Mason's Island, Analostan Island, and Anacostine Island.
The Virginia state line follows the southern bank of the Potomac River, so, despite the fact that the primary access to the island is from Virginia, the island itself is entirely in the District of Columbia.
Plat Book B, Page 27
Author of Thirty-Six Years in the White House: The Doorkeeper from Lincoln to Roosevelt
Thomas F. Pendel was a White House doorman from the Abraham Lincoln administration to the turn of the 20th century. His thirty-seven years involved friendships with ten presidents, and witnessing the first family's grief at the assassinations of three presidents: Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, and William McKinley.
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1870 DC census, Washington
T F Pendel M 45 Virginia
Sarah A Pendel F 35 Dist Of Col
Ida Pendel F 13 Dist Of Col
Frank Pendel M 11 Dist Of Col
Emma Pendel F 6 Dist Of Col
Alice Pendel F 4 Dist Of Col
Valentine Pendel M 0 Dist Of Col
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Thomas F. Pendel.
After a continuous service of forty-five years to Presidents of the United States, serving every one from Lincoln to Taft, Thomas Francis Pendel, an usher at the White House, died at his home, 304 M street northwest, at 9:20 o'clock this morning. Bronchial pneumonia was the cause of his death, for although nearly eighty-five years old he was still active and in full possession of his faculties.
Funeral arrangements had not been fully completed at a late hour today, but it is probable that the services will be held at the house Friday morning. The interment will be made in Glenwood cemetery.
Mr. Pendel was born on Analostan Island, Va. [1], in April, 1824, and received his schooling in Washington. As a young man he was apprenticed and set out to learn a trade, but at the time of the outbreak of the Mexican war a love of adventure caused him to enlist in the navy. He served in the Mexican conflict and for several years following.
Appointed by Lincoln.
After resigning from the service on the sea Mr. Pendel took up the service of his country again as a member of the then newly organized metropolitan police department, and remained therein until his appointment as an usher at the White House in 1864, by President Lincoln.
He came to be much liked by President Lincoln, and frequently accompanied the President on walks and important missions. On the fatal night that President Lincoln went to Ford's Theater and received his death wound, Mr. Pendel opened the White House door and bade him good evening. Last November Mr. Pendel completed forty-five years in the service of the White House. Despite his advanced years he had remained on duty as an usher, being assigned to the east room, where he told visitors of the history of the room and the many historic things that had taken place there. He was fond of telling of his relations with Lincoln.
Taken Ill March 5.
Mr. Pendel went to the White House to work March 5, when crowds were swarming there to shake the Presiden't hands. He grew suddenly ill and informed Chief Usher Hoover that he could not continue on duty. An ambulance was called for and he was sent to his home.
A beautiful floral emblem will be sent from the White House, by order of President Taft, for the veteran employe.
Mr. Pendel is survived by a son, Thomas F. Pendel, and two daughters, Miss Blanche M. and Miss Ida M. Pendel. His wife died in this city nine years ago.
Evening Star
Washington, D.C.
March 10, 1909
[1] Theodore Roosevelt Island is a 88.5-acre island and a national memorial located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The island was given to the American people by the Theodore Roosevelt Association in memory of the 26th U.S. president, Theodore Roosevelt; before that, the island had been known as My Lord's Island, Barbadoes Island, Mason's Island, Analostan Island, and Anacostine Island.
The Virginia state line follows the southern bank of the Potomac River, so, despite the fact that the primary access to the island is from Virginia, the island itself is entirely in the District of Columbia.
Author of Thirty-Six Years in the White House: The Doorkeeper from Lincoln to Roosevelt
Thomas F. Pendel was a White House doorman from the Abraham Lincoln administration to the turn of the 20th century. His thirty-seven years involved friendships with ten presidents, and witnessing the first family's grief at the assassinations of three presidents: Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, and William McKinley.
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1870 DC census, Washington
T F Pendel M 45 Virginia
Sarah A Pendel F 35 Dist Of Col
Ida Pendel F 13 Dist Of Col
Frank Pendel M 11 Dist Of Col
Emma Pendel F 6 Dist Of Col
Alice Pendel F 4 Dist Of Col
Valentine Pendel M 0 Dist Of Col
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Thomas F. Pendel.
After a continuous service of forty-five years to Presidents of the United States, serving every one from Lincoln to Taft, Thomas Francis Pendel, an usher at the White House, died at his home, 304 M street northwest, at 9:20 o'clock this morning. Bronchial pneumonia was the cause of his death, for although nearly eighty-five years old he was still active and in full possession of his faculties.
Funeral arrangements had not been fully completed at a late hour today, but it is probable that the services will be held at the house Friday morning. The interment will be made in Glenwood cemetery.
Mr. Pendel was born on Analostan Island, Va. [1], in April, 1824, and received his schooling in Washington. As a young man he was apprenticed and set out to learn a trade, but at the time of the outbreak of the Mexican war a love of adventure caused him to enlist in the navy. He served in the Mexican conflict and for several years following.
Appointed by Lincoln.
After resigning from the service on the sea Mr. Pendel took up the service of his country again as a member of the then newly organized metropolitan police department, and remained therein until his appointment as an usher at the White House in 1864, by President Lincoln.
He came to be much liked by President Lincoln, and frequently accompanied the President on walks and important missions. On the fatal night that President Lincoln went to Ford's Theater and received his death wound, Mr. Pendel opened the White House door and bade him good evening. Last November Mr. Pendel completed forty-five years in the service of the White House. Despite his advanced years he had remained on duty as an usher, being assigned to the east room, where he told visitors of the history of the room and the many historic things that had taken place there. He was fond of telling of his relations with Lincoln.
Taken Ill March 5.
Mr. Pendel went to the White House to work March 5, when crowds were swarming there to shake the Presiden't hands. He grew suddenly ill and informed Chief Usher Hoover that he could not continue on duty. An ambulance was called for and he was sent to his home.
A beautiful floral emblem will be sent from the White House, by order of President Taft, for the veteran employe.
Mr. Pendel is survived by a son, Thomas F. Pendel, and two daughters, Miss Blanche M. and Miss Ida M. Pendel. His wife died in this city nine years ago.
Evening Star
Washington, D.C.
March 10, 1909
[1] Theodore Roosevelt Island is a 88.5-acre island and a national memorial located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The island was given to the American people by the Theodore Roosevelt Association in memory of the 26th U.S. president, Theodore Roosevelt; before that, the island had been known as My Lord's Island, Barbadoes Island, Mason's Island, Analostan Island, and Anacostine Island.
The Virginia state line follows the southern bank of the Potomac River, so, despite the fact that the primary access to the island is from Virginia, the island itself is entirely in the District of Columbia.
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