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James Gregory Pennington 1921 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1921

Birth Location: Lamar County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 27 Sep 1943

Death Location: Cathage, Tunisia, North Africa

Father: Willie Pennington

Mother: Elendor Wheeler

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James Gregory Pennington was born in 1921 in Lamar County, Alabama, USA, the child of Willie Aron Pennington and Elendor Elizabeth "Ellie" PENNINGTON Wheeler. James Gregory Pennington passed away in 1943 in Cathage, Tunisia, North Africa.

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Biography

  • James Gregory Pennington was born in 1921 in Lamar County, Alabama, USA, the child of Willie Aron Pennington and Elendor Elizabeth "Ellie" PENNINGTON Wheeler.
  • James Gregory Pennington passed away in 1943 in Cathage, Tunisia, North Africa.

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James Pennington's Ancestors

Self
James Pennington
1921 – 1943
Birth Place: Lamar County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Willie Aron Pennington
1890 – 1982
Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA
Elendor (Elizabeth "Ellie" PENNINGTON) Wheeler
1890 – 1972
Lamar County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Nathan "Tom") Wheeler
1867 – 1934
Alabama
Sarah (Jane WHEELER) Ayers
1867 – 1955
Sanford now, Lamar, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Wheeler
1824 – 1871
Eleanor Campbell
1820 – 1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Pennington's Timeline

2 Records

1921
27 Jun 1921
Birth of James Gregory Pennington in Lamar County, Alabama, USA
Lamar County, Alabama, USA
1943
27 Sep 1943
Age 22
Death of James Gregory Pennington in Cathage, Tunisia, North Africa
Cathage, Tunisia, North Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Lamar County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1943
    Event Place: Cathage, Tunisia, North Africa
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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