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Tobias S Pennington 1825–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 January 1825

Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 May 1862

Death Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Pennington

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Nancy Skaggs

Children(s): Cynthia Pennington, John Pennington, Mary Pennington, Sarah Pennington

The story of Tobias S Pennington began in 1825 in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA. Tobias S Pennington married Nancy Skaggs, and had children including Cynthia S Pennington, John H Pennington, Mary Pennington, Sarah Elizabeth Pennington. Tobias S Pennington passed away in 1862 in Russell County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Tobias S Pennington began in 1825 in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA.
  • Tobias S Pennington married Nancy Skaggs, and had children including Cynthia S Pennington, John H Pennington, Mary Pennington, Sarah Elizabeth Pennington.
  • Tobias S Pennington passed away in 1862 in Russell County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Pennington
1797–1858
Birth Location: Ashe or Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Smith
1793–1848
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Skaggs
1827–1894
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Cynthia Pennington
1848–1913
Birth Location: –
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John Pennington
1853–1930
Birth Location: –
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Mary Pennington
1851–1914
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Pennington
1856–1932
Birth Location: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
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Tobias Pennington's Ancestors

Self
Tobias Pennington
1825–1862
Birth Place: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Flanary Pennington
1797–1858
Ashe or Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Mary Smith
1793–1848
Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Edward (Mitchell "Neddie") Pennington
1769–1860
Wilkes, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Patsy Patty Polly) Flanary
1779–1852
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Micajah Pennington
1743–1813
Rachel Jones
1739–1841
John Flanary
1748–1842
Phoebe Boggs
1754–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
BENAJAH V
1723–1794
Hezekiah Jones
1711–1774
Ann Dibble
1714–1808
Thomas Flannery
1722–1781
Elizabeth Blubaugh
1725–1810

Tobias Pennington's Descendants

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Tobias (S) Pennington (12 January 1825–2 May 1862) m. Nancy Skaggs (2 February 1827–1 January 1894)
  1. 1. Cynthia (S) Pennington 1848–1913
  2. 2. John (H) Pennington 1853–1930 m. Mary (Barbara) Jayne 1858–1929
    1. 1. Merven (John) Pennington 1884–1960 m. Audrey (Lena) Dunn 1894–1988
      1. 1. Dunn (Merven) Pennington 1929–2011
        1. 1. Billy (Merve) Pennington 1951–2020
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Pennington 1924–2020 m. Eugene (Rondell) Rogers 1924–2004
    2. 2. Auburn (Tobias Pennington) Sr 1876–1942
    3. 3. Isaac (Weston) Pennington 1881–1936 m. Willie (B) Watson 1890–1966
      1. 1. Mervin (Leslie) Pennington 1908–1956 m. Alma (S) Pennington 1908–1985
  3. 3. Mary Pennington 1851–1914
  4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Pennington 1856–1932 m. Lilburn (Whitney) Myers 1853–1926
    1. 1. Rosilenia (S) Smyth 1879–1942 m. Robert (Wynn) Smyth 1870–1963
      1. 1. Myrtle Smyth 1905–
      2. 2. Galden Smyth 1915–
      3. 3. Harve (Robert) Smyth 1916–1994 m. Edna (Ruth) Smyth 1914–1990
        1. 1. Dewey (Carl) Smyth 1943–2018
      4. 4. Tip (C) Smyth 1920–
      5. 5. Lee (Straley) Smyth 1920–2004 m. Flora (Virginia) Smyth 1920–2008
      6. 6. Irene (Lucille) Smyth 1924–2002
    2. 2. Henry (Floyd) Myers 1872–1938
    3. 3. Elbert (Whitton) Myers 1877–1959
    4. 4. Harvey (Marion) Myers 1881–1952
    5. 5. Simpson (Logan) Myers 1886–1955 m. Bessie (Ellen) Reasor 1891–1967
      1. 1. Hettie (Hazel) Myers 1918–2001

Tobias Pennington's Timeline

2 Records

1825
12 January 1825
Birth of Tobias S Pennington in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA
1862
2 May 1862
Age 37
Death of Tobias S Pennington in Russell County, Virginia, USA
Russell County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 January 1825
    Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1862
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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