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Pauline Elizabeth Pennington 1851–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1851

Birth Location: Carter, , KY

Death Date: 1939

Death Location: Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: James Pennington

Mother: Sarah Sturgill

Spouse(s): Rev Shearer

Children(s): Elisabeth Shearer, Nancy Shearer

In 1851, Pauline Elizabeth Pennington entered the world in Carter, , KY, born to James Pennington And Sarah Sturgill. Pauline Elizabeth Pennington married Rev Charles Wesley Shearer, and had children including Elisabeth Fuller Shearer, Nancy Katherine Shearer. Pauline Elizabeth Pennington passed away in 1939 in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Pauline Elizabeth Pennington entered the world in Carter, , KY, born to James Pennington And Sarah Sturgill.
  • Pauline Elizabeth Pennington married Rev Charles Wesley Shearer, and had children including Elisabeth Fuller Shearer, Nancy Katherine Shearer.
  • Pauline Elizabeth Pennington passed away in 1939 in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Pauline Pennington's Ancestors

Self
Pauline Pennington
1851–1939
Birth Place: Carter, , KY
Parents
James Pennington
1829–1913
Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sarah Sturgill
1830–1871
Lee Co., VA.
Grandparents
William (Nelson) Pennington
1806–1862
North Fork of the Powell River, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Delila Caudill
1806–1900
Virginia
Solomon (D.) Sturgill
1804–1856
Ashe Co., NC.
Rebecca Sturgill
1800–1887
Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William (1)
1765–1844
Abigail (Pennington)
1770–1872
William Caudill
1779–1880
Nancy Caudill
1786–1877
John Sr.
1779–1865
Jemima *
1782–1856
Benjamin Thompkins
1779–1857
Polly Hampton
1779–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephriam VI
1745–1768
James *
1753–1840
Mary *
1753–1815
James *
1753–1840
Mary *
1753–1815
Francis Sr
1755–1807
Rebecca Hash
1758–1841
Zachariah Tory)
1739–1825
Abigail Osborne
1757–1844
James Tompkins
1760–1803
Elizabeth Jackson
1732–1796
Pvt. Hampton
1750–1817
Abigail Knowlton
1756–1828

Pauline Pennington's Descendants

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Pauline (Elizabeth) Pennington (Mar 1851–1939) m. Rev (Charles Wesley) Shearer (5 June 1843–28 November 1899)
  1. 1. Elisabeth (Fuller) Shearer 1878–1942 m. Frank (Wiley) Dorsey 1888–1958
    1. 1. Charles (Shearer) Dorsey 1913–1996 m. Gertrude (White) Dorsey 1916–1991
      1. 1. Joyce (Ann) Dorsey 1937–2015 m. Harry (William Booth) Jr. 1936–2015
    2. 2. Robert (Wylie) Dorsey 1917–2015 m. Julia (Bates) Martin 1920–2006
    3. 3. Mary (Elisabeth) Dorsey 1919–2010 m. Arnold (Roscoe) Knapp 1914–1979
    4. 4. William (Cornelius) Dorsey 1921–1943 m. Rose (Mary) Schang 1923–1997
  2. 2. Nancy (Katherine) Shearer 1880–1963
    1. 1. Mary (Lucille) Boothe 1906–1999
      1. 1. Doris (Lucille) Johnson 1927–2015

Pauline Pennington's Timeline

4 Records

1851
31 Mar 1851
Birth of Pauline Elizabeth Pennington in Willard, Carter, Kentucky, USA
Willard, Carter, Kentucky, USA
1851
Mar 1851
Birth of Pauline Elizabeth Pennington in Carter, , KY
Carter, , KY
1939
13 Jul 1939
Age 88
Death of Pauline Elizabeth Pennington in Barboursville, WV
Barboursville, WV
1939
1939
Age 88
Death of Pauline Elizabeth Pennington in Cabell, West Virginia, United States
Cabell, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1851
    Event Place: Willard, Carter, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1851
    Event Place: Carter, , KY

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1939
    Event Place: Barboursville, WV
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Cabell, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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