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Joel Harrison Pennington 1815–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1815

Birth Location: Roane Co., Tn

Death Date: 24 June 1897

Death Location: City, Jackson, Alabama, United States

Father: Benagah Pennington

Mother: Matilda Hembree

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In 1815, Joel Harrison Pennington entered the world in Roane Co., Tn, born to Benagah J B Pennington And Matilda Hembree. Joel Harrison Pennington passed away in 1897 in City, Jackson, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1815, Joel Harrison Pennington entered the world in Roane Co., Tn, born to Benagah J B Pennington And Matilda Hembree.
  • Joel Harrison Pennington passed away in 1897 in City, Jackson, Alabama, United States.

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Joel Pennington's Ancestors

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Joel Pennington
1815–1897
Birth Place: Roane Co., Tn
Parents
Benagah (J. B.) Pennington
1770–1855
Grayson County, Virginia
Matilda Hembree
1779–1878
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Benajah Pennington
1725–1792
Salisbury, Rowan Co., North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Humphreys
1720–1780
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Joel (Bird) Hembree
1755–1825
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Hannah) Pettit
1758–1839
Roane, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Christina Fisch
1681–
Nils Lycon
1677–1730
Sarah (Hembree)
1733–1799
Joshua Pettit
1734–1786
Rachel Monroe
1736–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Dean
1722–1765
Joshua RCP-18
1701–1771
Sarah Carpenter
1704–1738

Joel Pennington's Timeline

2 Records

1815
13 May 1815
Birth of Joel Harrison Pennington in Roane Co., Tn
Roane Co., Tn
1897
24 June 1897
Age 82
Death of Joel Harrison Pennington in City, Jackson, Alabama, United States
City, Jackson, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1815
    Event Place: Roane Co., Tn

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 June 1897
    Event Place: City, Jackson, Alabama, United States

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