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William Jordan Pennington 1826 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 December 1826

Birth Location: Marion, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 13 August 1910

Death Location: Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States

Father: Benagah Pennington

Mother: Matilda Hembree

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William Jordan Pennington was born in 1826 in Marion, Tennessee, United States, the child of Benagah (J. B.) Pennington and Matilda Hembree. William Jordan Pennington passed away in 1910 in Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • William Jordan Pennington was born in 1826 in Marion, Tennessee, United States, the child of Benagah (J. B.) Pennington and Matilda Hembree.
  • William Jordan Pennington passed away in 1910 in Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States.

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William Pennington's Ancestors

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William Pennington
1826 – 1910
Birth Place: Marion, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Benagah (J. B.) Pennington
1770 – 1855
Grayson County, Virginia
Matilda Hembree
1779 – 1878
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Benajah Pennington
1725 – 1792
Salisbury, Rowan Co., North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Humphreys
1720 – 1780
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Joel (Bird) Hembree
1755 – 1825
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Hannah) Pettit
1758 – 1839
Roane, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nils Lycon
1677 – 1730
Christina Fisch
1681 –
Sarah (Hembree)
1733 – 1799
Joshua Pettit
1734 – 1786
Rachel Monroe
1736 – 1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Dean
1722 – 1765
Joshua Pettit
1701 – 1771
Sarah Carpenter
1704 – 1738

William Pennington's Timeline

2 Records

1826
1 December 1826
Birth of William Jordan Pennington in Marion, Tennessee, United States
Marion, Tennessee, United States
1910
13 August 1910
Age 84
Death of William Jordan Pennington in Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States
Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 December 1826
    Event Place: Marion, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 August 1910
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States

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