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Thomas Riggs Pennington 1834–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 November 1834

Birth Location: Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 5 March 1905

Death Location: Plainview, Hale County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Pennington

Mother: Margaret McAllister

Spouse(s): Frances Whitaker

Children(s): Claude Pennington, Thomas Sr, Matilda Pennington, Margaret Pennington, Olive Pennington, William Pennington, Maud Pennington, Edward Pennington

Thomas Riggs Pennington was born in 1834 in Illinois, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Pennington And Margaret Mcallister. In 1880, Thomas Riggs Pennington resided in , Comanche, Texas, USA. Thomas Riggs Pennington married Frances J Whitaker, and had children including Claude Riggs Pennington, Edward Pennington, Margaret Evaleen Pennington, Matilda Ann Pennington, Maud Pennington, Olive Pennington, Thomas Robert Pennington Sr, William Pennington. Thomas Riggs Pennington passed away in 1905 in Plainview, Hale County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Riggs Pennington was born in 1834 in Illinois, United States of America, the child of John Wesley Pennington And Margaret Mcallister.
  • In 1880, Thomas Riggs Pennington resided in , Comanche, Texas, USA.
  • Thomas Riggs Pennington married Frances J Whitaker, and had children including Claude Riggs Pennington, Edward Pennington, Margaret Evaleen Pennington, Matilda Ann Pennington, Maud Pennington, Olive Pennington, Thomas Robert Pennington Sr, William Pennington.
  • Thomas Riggs Pennington passed away in 1905 in Plainview, Hale County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Pennington's Ancestors

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Thomas Pennington
1834–1905
Birth Place: Illinois, United States of America
Parents
John Wesley Pennington
1811–1867
Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Margaret McAllister
1815–1867
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Riggs Pennington
1787–1869
Tennessee or Kentucky or Virginia
Joanna (Catharine) Osborne
1789–1873
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Pennington
1748–1826
Susanna Riggs
1749–1823
Robert Osborne
1766–1810
Elizabeth Lapan
1765–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephraim V
1725–1800
Timothy Riggs
1723–1805
Robert Osborne
1747–1810
John Latham
1732–1818
Catherine Fritts
1735–1821

Thomas Pennington's Descendants

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Thomas (Riggs) Pennington (13 November 1834–5 March 1905) m. Frances (J.) Whitaker (1848–13 January 1929)
  1. 1. Claude (Riggs) Pennington 1882–1955
  2. 2. Thomas (Robert Pennington) Sr 1879–1966
  3. 3. Matilda (Ann) Pennington 1869–1953
  4. 4. Margaret (Evaleen) Pennington 1867–1943
  5. 5. Olive Pennington 1871–
  6. 6. William Pennington 1872–
  7. 7. Maud Pennington 1874–
  8. 8. Edward Pennington 1877–

Thomas Pennington's Timeline

3 Records

1834
13 November 1834
Birth of Thomas Riggs Pennington in Illinois, United States of America
Illinois, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 46
Thomas Riggs Pennington resided here in , Comanche, Texas, USA
, Comanche, Texas, USA
1905
5 March 1905
Age 71
Death of Thomas Riggs Pennington in Plainview, Hale County, Texas, United States of America
Plainview, Hale County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 November 1834
    Event Place: Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , Comanche, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Comanche, Texas; Roll: 1297; Page: 108C; Enumeration District: 031

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 March 1905
    Event Place: Plainview, Hale County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plainview, Hale County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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