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Walter Desota Pennington 1872–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1872

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 22 November 1944

Death Location: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Father: Joel Pennington

Mother: Martha Harris

Spouse(s): Loutetia Lemley, Lena Atchley

Children(s): Ethel Pennington, Laura Pennington, Willie Pennington, Walter Pennington, Alsey Pennington, John Pennington, Mary Penington, Martha Pennington

Walter Desota Pennington was born in 1872 in Alabama, USA, the child of Joel Desota Pennington And Martha C Harris. In 1880, Walter Desota Pennington resided in Stevenson, Jackson, Alabama, USA. Walter Desota Pennington married Lena Atchley, Loutetia Lula Jane Lemley, and had children including Alsey L Pennington, Ethel B Pennington, John Edward Pennington, Laura M Pennington, Martha Mary A Pennington, Mary Lou Mamie Penington, Walter Delbert Pennington, Willie F Pennington. Walter Desota Pennington passed away in 1944 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Desota Pennington was born in 1872 in Alabama, USA, the child of Joel Desota Pennington And Martha C Harris.
  • In 1880, Walter Desota Pennington resided in Stevenson, Jackson, Alabama, USA.
  • Walter Desota Pennington married Lena Atchley, Loutetia Lula Jane Lemley, and had children including Alsey L Pennington, Ethel B Pennington, John Edward Pennington, Laura M Pennington, Martha Mary A Pennington, Mary Lou Mamie Penington, Walter Delbert Pennington, Willie F Pennington.
  • Walter Desota Pennington passed away in 1944 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.

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Walter Pennington's Ancestors

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Walter Pennington
1872–1944
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Joel Desota Pennington
1845–1916
Jackson, Alabama, United States
Martha (C.) Harris
1851–1924
Alabama
Grandparents
Abel Pennington
1814–1849
Madison, Alabama, United States
Ann Latham
1810–1866
Kentucky
Benjamin (R.) Harris
1823–1864
, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Carolyn (A) Vann
1827–1876
Madison Co., AL
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Pennington's Descendants

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Walter (Desota) Pennington (17 Oct 1872–22 November 1944) m. Loutetia ("Lula" Jane) Lemley (22 Jan 1878–16 Jan 1926) m. Lena Atchley (1905–)
  1. 1. Ethel (B) Pennington 1915–2003
  2. 2. Laura (M) Pennington 1913–
  3. 3. Willie (F) Pennington 1911–
  4. 4. Walter (Delbert) Pennington 1908–1958
  5. 5. Alsey (L) Pennington 1907–
  6. 6. John (Edward) Pennington 1900–1976
  7. 7. Mary (Lou "Mamie") Penington 1897–1978
  8. 8. Martha (Mary A) Pennington 1903–

Walter Pennington's Timeline

3 Records

1872
17 Oct 1872
Birth of Walter Desota Pennington in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 8
Walter Desota Pennington resided here in Stevenson, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Stevenson, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1944
22 November 1944
Age 72
Death of Walter Desota Pennington in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1872
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Stevenson, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 102d; Enumeration District: 106

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Stevenson, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Stevenson, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 102d; Enumeration District: 106

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 November 1944
    Event Place: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

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