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Daniel Rufus Pennington 1862–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 March 1862

Birth Location: Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 28 Jan 1954

Death Location: Gamaliel, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Isaiah Pennington

Mother: Louisa Cherry

Spouse(s): Leary Wood

Children(s): Isaih Pennington

The story of Daniel Rufus Pennington began in 1862 in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America. Daniel Rufus Pennington married Leary Lera Ann Wood, and had children including Isaih Fred Pennington. Daniel Rufus Pennington passed away in 1954 in Gamaliel, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Daniel Rufus Pennington began in 1862 in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America.
  • Daniel Rufus Pennington married Leary Lera Ann Wood, and had children including Isaih Fred Pennington.
  • Daniel Rufus Pennington passed away in 1954 in Gamaliel, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaiah Pennington
1825–1892
Birth Location: Monroe County, Kentucky, USA
IP
Louisa Cherry
1828–1898
Birth Location: Clay County, Tennessee, USA
LC

Spouses(s)

Leary Wood
1862–1936
Birth Location: Clay, Jackson, Tennessee, United States
LW

Children(s)

Isaih Pennington
1887–1957
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
IP

Daniel Pennington's Ancestors

Self
Daniel Pennington
1862–1954
Birth Place: Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Isaiah Crouch "Isaac" Pennington
1825–1892
Monroe County, Kentucky, USA
Louisa (Minerva) Cherry
1828–1898
Clay County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (Boone) Pennington
1781–1865
Monroe County, Kentucky, United States
Esther Frailey
1788–1854
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Daniel Pennington's Descendants

1.
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Daniel (Rufus) Pennington (23 March 1862–28 Jan 1954) m. Leary ("Lera" Ann) Wood (23 Jan 1862–26 Apr 1936)
  1. 1. Isaih (Fred) Pennington 1887–1957 m. Toy (Bell) Plumlee 1891–1980
    1. 1. Jewel (D) Pennington 1917–1983 m. Lawrence (James) Pence 1911–1996
      1. 1. Donna (Lee) Hoffman 1939–2010 m. C (Levi) Hoffman 1933–1997

Daniel Pennington's Timeline

2 Records

1862
23 March 1862
Birth of Daniel Rufus Pennington in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
1954
28 Jan 1954
Age 92
Death of Daniel Rufus Pennington in Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky, United States
Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 March 1862
    Event Place: Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1954
    Event Place: Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gamaliel, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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