Katie Pendergist was born to Jerry Pendergist born in Ireland and Antoinette Jolly Pendergist born in South Carolina. They were residents of Mississippi where they lived until Jerry Pendergist died and after 1900 when Antoinette moved to Woodruff County, Arkansas with her sons.

1880~pg293,Township 13, Chickasaw, Mississippi
Jerry PENDERGRASS Self M Male W 67 IRE Farmer IRE IRE
Antriett PENDERGRASS Wife M Female W 31 SC Keeps House SC SC -Antoinette Jolly
Michael PENDERGRASS Son S Male W 10 MS IRE SC
Mealia PENDERGRASS Dau S Female W 7 MS IRE SC
James PENDERGRASS Son S Male W 5 MS IRE SC
Mamie PENDERGRASS Dau S Female W 3 MS IRE SC
Katie PENDERGRASS Dau S Female W 1 MS IRE SC

Census Place Township 13, Chickasaw, Mississippi
Family History Library Film 1254643
NA Film Number T9-0643
Page Number 293D

June 9, 1900 census~pg8, sheet 4B, ED51, beat 5,house#66,family#66,Nettleton, Lee Co., Mississippi
66-66-R Newton Carson-head-w-m-June 1851-48-married 27yrs-Ms-Tn-Tn-farmer
66-66-M Pairlee Carson-Wife-w-f-Oct 1854-45-married 27-birthed 8/6 living-Ar-Tn-Tn
66-66-Maggie M Carson-Daughter-w-f-Aug 1874-25-s-Ar-Ms-Ar
66-66-Estelle E Carson-Daughter-w-f-Jan 1884-16-s-Ms-Ms-Ar
66-66-Corrie N Carson-Daughter-w-f-Oct 1889-10-s-Ms-Ms-Ar
66-66-John A Carson-Son-w-m-Dec 1891-8-s-Ms-Ms-Ar
66-66-Mary L Carson-Daughter-w-f-July 1895-4-s-Ms-Ms-Ar
66-66-Robt C Carson-Son-w-m-Feb 1876-24-married 0 years-Ar-Ms-Ar-farmer
66-66-Kate C Carson-Daughter law-Dec 1878-married 0 years-birthed 0/0 living-Ms-Ireland


Bob Carson and his wife, Katie, moved to Arkansas after his father died, in 1901 and brought his younger siblings to Arkansas with his family.

April 25, 1910 census~pg22,sheet11B,ED137,house#214,family#218,DeView Twsp, Woodruff County, Arkansas
214-218-Carson, Robert C.-head-m-w-34-married 10-Ar-Ms-Ar--farmer
214-218-Carson, Katie-wife-f-w-30-married 10-MS-Ireland-Ms
214-218-Carson, William P-son-m-w-8-MS-Ar-MS
214-218-Carson, Clarence-son-m-w-6-Ar-Ar-MS
214-218-Carson, Mildred B-daughter-f-w-3-Ar-Ar-Ms
214-218-Carson, Mary-sister-f-w-24-s-Ms-Ms-Ar

He was living in Varndale, Cross Co, Ar. during the WWI registration in 1917-1918.
Name: Robert Clarence Carson
City: Not Stated
County: Cross
State: Arkansas
Birth Date: 16 Feb 1874
Race: White
Roll: 1523090
DraftBoard: 0
September 12, 1918-World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Arkansas Cross County 0 Draft Card C-
Robert Clarence Carson-age 44-born Feb 16, 1874-home address Varndale, Cross County, Ar.-wife Katie-
Tall-stout build-brown eyes-brown hair

January 10, 1920 census~pg 2, sheet 1B, ED 77, house #23, family #23, Searcy Township East of McRRR lines 51 to 98 town of Varndale, Cross County, Arkansas
23-23-Carson, R.C.-head-home owned-m-w-37-married-can read & write-born Ar-Ms.-Ar-merchant-general
23-23-Carson, Katie-f-w-40-married-can read & write-born Ms-Ms-Ireland-merchant-gen merchandise
23-23-Carson, Mildred-f-w-13-single-born Ar-Ar-Ms
23-23-Carson, Hazel-f-w-6-single-born Ar-Ar-Ms

Katie divorced Bob Carson in 1924, Bob Carson disappeared unknown whereabouts by his family until his brother John accidently found him in a nursing home in Tennessee a couple of years before he died. Kate and the 5 children were living in Wynne, Cross County, Arkansas in the 1930 census. The youngest child listed is a granddaughter, child of Mildred Carson. Katie raised Louise, because Mildred died when she was only 28.

There is a divorce record for Katy and R. C. Carson in Cross County, Ar. dated December 12, 1924. In 1930 Kate was running a boarding house, Percy was working as an auto mechanic, Clarence was driving a taxi cab, Mildred was a waitress in a cafe. I was not able to find real estate property ownership for Robert and Katy in Cross County, Ar.

April 8, 1930 census~pg 20,sheet 10 B, ED 19, district 14, Ward 1,house #219 Front Street, family #254, Wynne, Cross County, Ar.
219-254-Carson, Kate-head-f-w-50-widowed-married age 21-Ms-Ireland-S. Carolina-boarding house/keeper
219-254-Carson, Percy-son-m-w-29-s-Ms-Ar-Ms-mechanic-auto
219-254-Carson, Clarence-son-m-w-26-s-Ar-Ar-Ms-chauffeur-taxi cab driver
219-254-Carson, Mildred-daughter-f-w-23-s-Ar-Ar-Ms-Ar-Ar-Ms-waitress/cafe
219-254-Carson, Hazel-daughter-f-w-16-s-Ar-Ar-Ms-no occupation
219-254-Carson, Katherine-daughter-f-w-6-s-Ar-Ar-Ms-no occupation
219-254-Lebatt, Dorothy-boarder-f-w-36-married age 22-La-La-La-no occupation
219-254-Murphy, Perry-boarder-m-w-47-single-Tx-Tx-Tx-breakman/steam railroad
219-254-Dickerson, John A-boarder-m-w-62-wd/m age 23-Tn-Tn-Mo-laborer-steam rr
219-254-Young, Alberta-cook-f-Neg-24-s-Ar-Ar-Ar-cook/Hotel

When checking the 1910 and 1920 census in Woodruff County, there is a James Pendergist living in the same area as Robert and Katie. I believe the Pendergrass/Pendergist family moved to Arkansas about the same time that Robert and Kate Carson left Mississippi. Several of Kate's siblings and her mother, Antoinette were living in McCrory in 1910-1920-1930.

Per family heresay, after the separation of Bob & Katie, she took the children and moved to New York. However, I found Katie and the children living in Cross County, Arkansas in 1930 running a boarding house and listed as a widow. Katie is listed in the 1940 census in West New York town, Hudson, New Jersey, living with her daughter, Hazel and son-in-law, Timothy Hardwick, and granddaughter, Louise Catherine Carson. Her two sons are found in SS death records in New Jersey living in nearby areas of each other. William Percy Carson was living in Hudson, New Jersey, 07093 North Bergen and Clarence Michael was living in West New York, Hudson, NJ and his social security was issued in New York before 1951.

When Uncle Bob disappeared the family actually thought he was dead, only a year or two before his death, Uncle John found his brother, Robert Carson, in a nursing home in Tennesse. During that time Uncle John was working on the Carson family genealogy and ran across information about a Carson in a nursing home, who turned out to be his long lost brother.

"United States Census, 1940," Katie Carson in household of Timothy Hardwick, Ward 1, West New York, West New York Town, Hudson, New Jersey, United States
name: Katie Carson
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 1, West New York, West New York Town, Hudson, New Jersey, United States
gender: Female
age: 60
marital status: Divorced
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Mother-in-law
relationship to head of household (standardized): Mother-in-law
birthplace: Mississippi
estimated birth year: 1880
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 9-358
family number: 287
sheet number and letter: 12A
line number: 32
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 2354
digital folder number: 005462012
image number: 00310
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Timothy Hardwick M 39 Georgia
wife Hazel Hardwick F 26 Arkansas
mother-in-law Katie Carson F 60 Mississippi
sister-in-law Louise Carson F 16 Tennessee