In a message dated 9/4/2008 4:40:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Hawkshaw1927@aol.com writes: the 8th. Corrupt he and his guys may have been, but it was not all bad. Marilyn in Reno Had it not been for Tom Pendergast my husband would probably not have survived along with many many other familes. His father went blind and without an income they needed help. Pendergast left a bushel of coal and a basket of some sort of groceries. I remember my mother in-law telling me they ate potatoes and water gravy a lot. My husband's great uncle was a ward boss and involved in the ballot stuffing crime...his daughter took his sentence to the women's prison in West VA and Harry Truman pardoned her when he left office. I only made an unkind remark about Pendergast just once and was sat straight that he also had a good side and him owning the ready mix concrete company and paving Brush Creek at least made jobs for some during the depression when I know what bread lines and work lines looked like. I am almost scared to post anything because some might consider not geneaolgy so forgive me if I have offended any sensitive soul. **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)

It was interesting to read this post. My grandmother lived with her sister Carrie Pendergast and Tom P. My grandmother later married and moved to Calif. to escape the Pendergast legacy. My grandmother always spoke highly of Tom P and Marceline, Aileen and Tom Jr., even though many others had a different perspective. Marji Geivett> From: VivianJ8169@aol.com> Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 18:08:42 -0400> To: kansascity@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [KANSASCITY] postings (Henry Hurt POTTER)> > > In a message dated 9/4/2008 4:40:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > Hawkshaw1927@aol.com writes:> > the > 8th. Corrupt he and his guys may have been, but it was not all bad.> Marilyn in Reno> > > > Had it not been for Tom Pendergast my husband would probably not have > survived along with many many other familes. His father went blind and without an > income they needed help. Pendergast left a bushel of coal and a basket of > some sort of groceries. I remember my mother in-law telling me they ate > potatoes and water gravy a lot.> My husband's great uncle was a ward boss and involved in the ballot stuffing > crime...his daughter took his sentence to the women's prison in West VA and > Harry Truman pardoned her when he left office.> > I only made an unkind remark about Pendergast just once and was sat straight > that he also had a good side and him owning the ready mix concrete company > and paving Brush Creek at least made jobs for some during the depression when > I know what bread lines and work lines looked like.> > I am almost scared to post anything because some might consider not > geneaolgy so forgive me if I have offended any sensitive soul.> > > > > > **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel > deal here. > (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KANSASCITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message