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Mahala Pennington 1793–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Dec 1793

Birth Location: Jackson, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 5 Nov 1855

Death Location: Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA

Father: Timothy Pennington

Mother: Nancy Riggs

Spouse(s): Jacob Grider

Children(s): Sarah Grider

The story of Mahala Pennington began in 1793 in Jackson, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA. Mahala Pennington married Jacob Henton Grider, and had children including Sarah Grider. Mahala Pennington passed away in 1855 in Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mahala Pennington began in 1793 in Jackson, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Mahala Pennington married Jacob Henton Grider, and had children including Sarah Grider.
  • Mahala Pennington passed away in 1855 in Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Timothy Pennington
1749–1826
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina
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Nancy Riggs
1749–1823
Birth Location: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jacob Grider
1791–1848
Birth Location: Monroe Co, Kentucky
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Children(s)

Sarah Grider
1826–1898
Birth Location: Jackson County, Tennessee
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Mahala Pennington's Ancestors

Self
Mahala Pennington
1793–1855
Birth Place: Jackson, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Timothy Pennington
1749–1826
Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina
Nancy (Susannah) Riggs
1749–1823
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mahala Pennington's Descendants

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Mahala Pennington (3 Dec 1793–5 Nov 1855) m. Jacob (Henton) Grider (12 Jul 1791–27 Feb 1848)
  1. 1. Sarah Grider 1826–1898 m. Jacob (Smiley Denney) Sr 1821–1902
    1. 1. Charlotte (Temple) Denney 1851–1931 m. Augustus (Alvin) Perry 1841–1907
      1. 1. Elma (Loretta) Perry 1892–1935
      2. 2. Alvine Perry 1888–1893
      3. 3. Velma (Ione) Perry 1890–1890
      4. 4. Herbert (Newton) Perry 1870–1943

Mahala Pennington's Timeline

2 Records

1793
3 Dec 1793
Birth of Mahala Pennington in Jackson, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Jackson, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
1855
5 Nov 1855
Age 62
Death of Mahala Pennington in Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA
Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1793
    Event Place: Jackson, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1855
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA
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