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Melissa Emiline Pennington 1861 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 APR 1861

Birth Location: Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 14 FEB 1942

Death Location: Abbott, Scott County, Arkansas

Father: Andrew Pennington

Mother: Roseda Tankersley

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The story of Melissa Emiline Pennington began in 1861 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, United States. Melissa Emiline Pennington passed away in 1942 in Abbott, Scott County, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • The story of Melissa Emiline Pennington began in 1861 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, United States.
  • Melissa Emiline Pennington passed away in 1942 in Abbott, Scott County, Arkansas.

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Melissa Pennington's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Pennington
1861 – 1942
Birth Place: Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Andrew Jackson Monroe Pennington
1824 – 1863
Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States of America
Roseda (Elizabeth "Eadie") Tankersley
1822 – 1878
West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Benagah ((J. B.)) Pennington
1770 – 1855
Grayson County, Virginia
Matilda Hembree
1779 – 1878
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Capt (Joseph) TANKERSLEY
1785 – 1850
Columbia, Georgia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Brown
1794 – 1870
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benajah Pennington
1725 – 1792
Elizabeth Humphreys
1720 – 1780
Joel Hembree
1755 – 1825
Mary Pettit
1758 – 1839
Absalom\Absolam Tankersley
1767 – 1850
Sarah Booth
1772 – 1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nils Lycon
1677 – 1730
Christina Fisch
1681 –
Sarah (Hembree)
1733 – 1799
Joshua Pettit
1734 – 1786
Rachel Monroe
1736 – 1786
William TANKERSLEY
1742 – 1790
Martha NELSON
1744 – 1838
Abijah Booth
1744 – 1803
RUTH Leavenworth
1750 – 1845

Melissa Pennington's Timeline

2 Records

1861
15 APR 1861
Birth of Melissa Emiline Pennington in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
1942
14 FEB 1942
Age 81
Death of Melissa Emiline Pennington in Abbott, Scott County, Arkansas
Abbott, Scott County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 APR 1861
    Event Place: Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 FEB 1942
    Event Place: Abbott, Scott County, Arkansas

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