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America Jane Pennington 1830–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 FEB 1830

Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 FEB 1909

Death Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Pennington

Mother: Mary Smyth

Spouse(s): John Graham

Children(s): Mary Graham, Charles Graham, Martha Graham, America Graham, Henry Graham, Sarah Graham, John Graham, Joseph Graham, Robert Graham, Thomas Graham

The story of America Jane Pennington began in 1830 in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA. America Jane Pennington married John Patton Graham, and had children including America Virginia Graham, Charles Madison Graham, Henry Boring Graham, John Patton Graham, Joseph Ely Graham, Martha Elizabeth Graham, Mary Pennington Graham, Robert Lee Graham, Sarah Virginia Graham, Thomas Pennington Graham. America Jane Pennington passed away in 1909 in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of America Jane Pennington began in 1830 in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • America Jane Pennington married John Patton Graham, and had children including America Virginia Graham, Charles Madison Graham, Henry Boring Graham, John Patton Graham, Joseph Ely Graham, Martha Elizabeth Graham, Mary Pennington Graham, Robert Lee Graham, Sarah Virginia Graham, Thomas Pennington Graham.
  • America Jane Pennington passed away in 1909 in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Pennington
1797–1858
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
TP
Mary Smyth
1793–1848
Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

John Graham
1830–1894
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
JG

Children(s)

Mary Graham
1851–1947
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
MG
Charles Graham
1866–1934
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
CG
Martha Graham
1862–1949
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
MG
America Graham
1872–1896
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
AG
Henry Graham
1853–1931
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
HG
Sarah Graham
1860–1950
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
SG
John Graham
1869–1957
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
JG
Joseph Graham
1857–1942
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
JG
Robert Graham
1864–1946
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
RG
Thomas Graham
1855–1925
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
TG

America Pennington's Ancestors

Self
America Pennington
1830–1909
Birth Place: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Flanary Pennington
1797–1858
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Mary Smyth
1793–1848
Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Edward (Mitchell) Pennington
1769–1860
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Martha Flanary
1779–1852
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Micajah Pennington
1743–1813
Nancy Jones
1741–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Jones
1711–1789
Ann Dibble
1714–1808

America Pennington's Descendants

1.
AP
America (Jane) Pennington (7 FEB 1830–5 FEB 1909) m. John (Patton) Graham (6 APR 1830–7 FEB 1894)
  1. 1. Mary (Pennington) Graham 1851–1947 m. James (Knox Polk) Kelly 1845–1900
    1. 1. Cora (Ellis) Kelly 1869–1950 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Nolan 1868–1896 m. George Gish 1869–1947
      1. 1. Henry (Lee) Nolan 1893–1945 m. Jemmy Hemphill 1896–1960
        1. 1. Henry (Lee) Nolan 1914–1985
    2. 2. Sarah (Martha) Kelly 1871–1892 m. William (Turner) Nolan 1867–
  2. 2. Charles (Madison) Graham 1866–1934 m. Ollie (Lee) Snavely 1870–1950
  3. 3. Martha (Elizabeth) Graham 1862–1949 m. Joseph (B.) Hamilton 1843– m. Nathaniel (Gale Barron) Tyler 1858–1890
  4. 4. America (Virginia) Graham 1872–1896 m. William Snavely 1855–1935
    1. 1. Tipton (Ray) Snavely 1890–1995
    2. 2. Ella (Virginia) Snavely 1892– m. Lafayette (M.) Hobbs 1885–1972
      1. 1. Maurice (Lafayette) Hobbs 1912–1912
      2. 2. Ellis (Groves) Hobbs 1911–1912
      3. 3. Billy (Zion) Hobbs 1910–1910
  5. 5. Henry (Boring) Graham 1853–1931 m. Martha Gilley 1852–1934
    1. 1. Harvey Graham 1879–1905
    2. 2. George Graham 1878–
    3. 3. Hagan Graham 1883–
    4. 4. John (William Patton) Graham 1875–1949
    5. 5. James (T.) Graham 1888–1941
    6. 6. Marion Graham 1882–1902
  6. 6. Sarah (Virginia) Graham 1860–1950 m. Timothy (Sullins) Snavely 1860–
  7. 7. John (Patton) Graham 1869–1957
  8. 8. Joseph (Ely) Graham 1857–1942 m. Victoria (Catherine) Quillen 1861–1928 m. Nancy (Belle) Slemp 1866–1887
  9. 9. Robert (Lee) Graham 1864–1946 m. Lillie (May) Smith 1882–1941 m. Phoebe (Orlena) Parsons 1868–1909
    1. 1. Paul Graham 1911–
    2. 2. Treva (Eulaine) Graham 1907–1908
    3. 3. Ornan (E.) Graham 1894–
    4. 4. Gale (Joseph) Graham 1892–
    5. 5. John (Crader) Graham 1898–
    6. 6. James (Buchanan) Graham 1917–2003
    7. 7. Keith (Monroe) Graham 1904–1908
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Maude) Graham 1903–
    9. 9. Nettie (Mae) Graham 1900–1909
    10. 10. Elmer Graham 1889–1907
    11. 11. Sarah (America) Graham 1896–
    12. 12. Palmer (Hampton) Graham 1887–
    13. 13. Orlena Graham 1909–1909
  10. 10. Thomas (Pennington) Graham 1855–1925 m. Drucilla Brittain 1859–1943
    1. 1. Sarah (America) Graham 1880–1955
    2. 2. Thomas (Patton) Graham 1882–1940
    3. 3. Flora (Louise) Graham 1884–1912
    4. 4. Robert (French) Graham 1890–1949
    5. 5. David (Frank) Graham 1892–1959
    6. 6. James Graham 1887–1888
    7. 7. Martha (Ola) Graham 1895–1992 m. Hobart (Lafayette) Russell 1896–1984
    8. 8. Madison (Polk) Graham 1878–1964
    9. 9. McKinley Graham 1900–1980
    10. 10. William (Carlo) Graham 1876–1960
    11. 11. Drucilla (Grace) Graham 1895–1978
    12. 12. Ida (Naomi) Graham 1889–1970

America Pennington's Timeline

2 Records

1830
7 FEB 1830
Birth of America Jane Pennington in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
1909
5 FEB 1909
Age 79
Death of America Jane Pennington in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 FEB 1830
    Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1909
    Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
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