1920 US Census listing Lela Jane age 10 living with her Mother Cora Luticia Polk "widow" and her siblings in Lee Township, Pope County, Arkansas.
November 9, 1927 Cordie Lee Pendleton sent for Lela Jane Polk and they were married at Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma.
October 29, 1928 Lela Jane and Cordie Lee became parents of Juanita Fay Pendleton - born in England, Lonoke County, Arkansas. Lela Jane traveled back home to give birth to Juanita.
April 5, 1930 Lela Jane and Cordie Lee became parents for a second time to Irelene May Pendleton born at Fort Sill Military Reservation Hospital, Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma.
April 15, 1930 US Census listing Lela Jane, husband Cordie Lee and their two daughters, Juanita and Irelene living at Fort Sill Military Reservation, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma.
June 26, 1930 Lela Jane died at Fort Sill Military Reservation Hospital, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma and is buried there. Her death record reads from complications from birth.
Cordie Lee Pendleton took his two daughters back to Nogo, Pope County, Arkansas to Robert Henry Pendleton and Mary Jane Casto-Pendleton's - his parents home and they would raise the two granddaughters for the next 6 years.
Family notes:
Lela Jane was a loving wife of Cordie Lee Pendleton,Sr. Mother of Juanita Fay Pendleton-Wolverton and Irelene May Pendleton-Ellison. Lela would die just a short time after the birth of second child Irelene, and is buried at Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA
Plot: Site 720
Sister of WILLIAM SYLVESTERO POLK, HOMER MCKINLEY POLK, IRA ALEXANDER POLK, MAUD ARLEEN POLK, CLAUD ARDEAN POLK, ELVIRA MAY POLK, FLOSSIE MATILDA POLK, JAMES IVERY POLK, VELMA LUTICIA POLK and WILLIAM WASHINGTON POLK.
Grandmother of Arlyna Stewart, Loretta Fay Kitchens-Wadlow, Betty Jean Wolverton-George, Sandra Kay Wolverton-Garner and Richard Ray Wolverton.
We miss your smiling face still. Sweet dreams until we see you again on the other side of this life.
1920 US Census listing Lela Jane age 10 living with her Mother Cora Luticia Polk "widow" and her siblings in Lee Township, Pope County, Arkansas.
November 9, 1927 Cordie Lee Pendleton sent for Lela Jane Polk and they were married at Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma.
October 29, 1928 Lela Jane and Cordie Lee became parents of Juanita Fay Pendleton - born in England, Lonoke County, Arkansas. Lela Jane traveled back home to give birth to Juanita.
April 5, 1930 Lela Jane and Cordie Lee became parents for a second time to Irelene May Pendleton born at Fort Sill Military Reservation Hospital, Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma.
April 15, 1930 US Census listing Lela Jane, husband Cordie Lee and their two daughters, Juanita and Irelene living at Fort Sill Military Reservation, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma.
June 26, 1930 Lela Jane died at Fort Sill Military Reservation Hospital, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma and is buried there. Her death record reads from complications from birth.
Cordie Lee Pendleton took his two daughters back to Nogo, Pope County, Arkansas to Robert Henry Pendleton and Mary Jane Casto-Pendleton's - his parents home and they would raise the two granddaughters for the next 6 years.
Family notes:
Lela Jane was a loving wife of Cordie Lee Pendleton,Sr. Mother of Juanita Fay Pendleton-Wolverton and Irelene May Pendleton-Ellison. Lela would die just a short time after the birth of second child Irelene, and is buried at Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA
Plot: Site 720
Sister of WILLIAM SYLVESTERO POLK, HOMER MCKINLEY POLK, IRA ALEXANDER POLK, MAUD ARLEEN POLK, CLAUD ARDEAN POLK, ELVIRA MAY POLK, FLOSSIE MATILDA POLK, JAMES IVERY POLK, VELMA LUTICIA POLK and WILLIAM WASHINGTON POLK.
Grandmother of Arlyna Stewart, Loretta Fay Kitchens-Wadlow, Betty Jean Wolverton-George, Sandra Kay Wolverton-Garner and Richard Ray Wolverton.
We miss your smiling face still. Sweet dreams until we see you again on the other side of this life.
Family Members
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Flossie Matilda Polk Cooksey
1893–1924
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William Sylvester Polk
1896–1983
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James Ivery Polk
1898–1972
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Homer McKinley Polk
1901–1969
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Ira Alexander Polk
1904–1962
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Maude Arlene Polk Stephenson
1907–1990
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Claude Ardeen Polk
1907–1986
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Elvira Mae Polk Harland
1913–1948
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Velma Luticia Polk
1916–1916
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William Washington "Bill" Polk
1919–1997
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