Son of Miles A McLendon and Delilah Ledoskie Lisk McLendon.

Brother of:
Joseph Alexander McLendon
Evander F McLendon
Abbie Stamey McLendon
Cornelia Rosa McLendon
Lacy Little McLendon
Carrie McLendon Moore
Esther Elizabeth McLendon(1899-1964)
Columbus Nathaniel McLendon
Bertie Rella McLendon

Married to Martha Jane Lewis around 1916.

Joseph and Martha were the parents of:
Pearl F McLendon Haywood
Earl Alexander McLendon
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Joseph Mclenden
Age: 16
Birth Date: Oct 1884
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Wadeville, Montgomery, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Miles Mclenden
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Delia Mclenden
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Miles Mclenden 41
Delia Mclenden 36
Joseph Mclenden 16
Vander Mclenden 11
Abbie Mclenden 9
Rosa Mclenden 7
Lacy L Mclenden 4
Carrie Mclenden 2
Esther Mclenden 10/12

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Joseph Alexander McLendon
County: Montgomery
State: North Carolina
Birth Date: 9 Oct 1884
Race: White

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: J A Mclendon
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1884
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1930: Troy, Montgomery, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Martha J Mclendon
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: M Delilah Mclendon
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
J A Mclendon 46
Martha J Mclendon 46
Pearl F Mclendon 13
Earl A Mclendon 10
M Delilah Mclendon 65
Cornelia Mclendon 37
Atlas Lewis 31
Nettie Lewis 28
A Floyd Lewis 4

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Joseph Alexander Mclendon
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 74
Marital status: Widowed
Occupation: Textile Worker
Birth Date: 9 Oct 1884
Birth Place: Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 12 Jun 1959
Death Location: Candor, Montgomery
Spouse's Name: Martha Mclendon
Father's Name: Miles Mclendon
Mother's Name: Delilah Liske
Residence: Candor, Montgomery, North Carolina
Cause of death: Dissecting aneurysm, arteriosclerosis
Informant: Earl McLendon, Mt Gilead NC