My Pennington Pedigrees arrived today, 12/7/99, in very rural Lawson MO. Debra Claussen

Before I join Ancestry .com, I want to make sure I am doing it right ,I cannot find a form on Rootsweb to fill out so they can get credit for me signing up. Or did I misunderstand something. Do you have a form on rootsweb ? Do I fill out their form and if so how will they know I am a member of rootsweb? There is only so much free stuff for you and if you want to get all you have to join, so that is what I am doing, that is with your help. Thanks Mary

Dear Group, Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Charles B, Pennington III and am a new subscriber to this list. I am from the Pennington Line of Timothy Pennington and Mary Fullen Pennington of Lincoln County Kentucky. They are my gr,gr,gr,gr grandparents. Their son Ephraim owned the Whitley House in Crab Orchard Kentucky, which today is a Kentucky State Shrine. I am interested in trying to attach myself to an established Pennington Group but it appears that our branch is groupless at the moment. I would be most interested in corresponding with any other descendents of this line of Penningtons. Sincerely Charles Pennington ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Steve, Do you have the children of John Pennington & do you know if Barry is a common name in family. My great grandfather was John Barry Pennington born about 1834 by census in AR. in TN. In his second wife's obituary this is also sustained & verified. The Barry was passed down in family from him thru my grandfather, my uncle & brother. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you for your help. Your cousin Dick Pennington

I received my Pennington Pedigree yesterday,Dec,6. Mary Severin Mesa Arizona...Thank you

THE 1800 FEDERAL CENSUS for ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Pennington, Benjamin101 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Pennington, Ephraim01 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Pennington, Ephraim, Jr.2001 0 1 0 1 0 0 Pennington, Levi1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 Pennington, Micajah20 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 Pennington, Micajah00 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Slaves Pennington, Reuben20 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 Pennington, Wells0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Pennington, William01 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 Pennington, William00 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Hi Steve, Perhaps this is a good suggestion for setting up a separate site for handling the numerous pictures members have to post, or for those who would want to download one or all of them. Pictures are a valuable part of our genealogy - particularly now that we can post them to our computer based discs, CDs, printouts for journals for our children or family members, or to post to our websites. Food for thought! Donna Wynne Selke [email protected] >From: Kyleen Gavin <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [PENNINGTON-L] Muncaster pictures >Date: Sat, 04 Dec 1999 07:46:43 -0500 > >Steve, > >Just a thought, as I too would like the photos. But, I am sure you will >get >many such requests. Can you be sure to post the address to the new web >site, >the one with the pics on the list so that we can follow your footsteps >there >and see them? >Kyleen Gavin > >Steve Privett wrote: > > > Gene has asked that Inot post anything to the web site any more.... I've > > got the pages ready to go along with many many pages of "vault type >data" > > that I'd love to upload. Until I get an ok from Gene however, it will >have > > to wait. If the approval doesn't come from Gene, I will start another >site > > with all the Pennington stuff I have ready to upload including the > > pictures. > > > > Steve P > > > > William Pennington wrote: > > > > > > Hi Cousins, > > > Back in March I asked Steve Privett if it would be appropriate >for > > > me to send him some Muncaster pictures to post on the PRA web site. > > > Since I could not send them as attachments to the list, I thought this > > > would be the easiest way that the most people could see them. >Although > > > Steve assured me they would be posted within weeks, his work on the >PRA > > > site including adding the search engine and other research have taken > > > his time. With the Y2K approaching, during the next month, I will be > > > glad to send the ".jpg" pictures to anyone who wants them. There are >9 > > > pictures ranging in size from 30 to 100 Kb. Pictures of interest > > > include the monument at the spot where Henry IV was found and Tom >Fools > > > tree. Others include different views of Muncaster, the emblem over >the > > > front door, etc. E-mail me directly and I can tell you more and/or >send > > > them. Better yet if Gene or Steve could put them on the site everyone > > > could see them, but keep in mind they are very busy. Happy holidays >to > > > all. > > > > > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > > > The Pennington Research Association Web Site > > > http://penningtonresearch.org > > > for subscribe and unsub instructions, > > > follow the links to e-mail group. > > > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > > Do not post virus warnings on this list. > > Practice safe e-mail habits and only open attachments you are expecting > > For addition virus info see http://www.symantec.com/us.index.html or > > http://www.mcafee.com/ > > >==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== >The Pennington Research Association Web Site >http://penningtonresearch.org >for subscribe and unsub instructions, >follow the links to e-mail group. > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi Steve, Thanks for the info on where to find the purchasing information on PP's and other PRA publications and memorabilia. I had checked the new website and scanned too quickly, going down to Research Aids and missed the actual spot. Thanks again, and as usual, you're a gem. Barbara Temple

Hi, I don't usually forward to lists, but i forgot to CC this one. Barbara Temple --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: Sun, 5 Dec 1999 17:00:42 -0500 Subject: Re: [PRA]: Pennington Pedigrees in libraries And more. Message-ID: <[email protected]> Dear Members, Unless it has changed, back issues of Pennington Pedigrees could be purchased for $15 each issue. At the time of the Spring issue, these could be ordered from Vivian Pennington. A 10% discount was given for orders of 10 or more at a time. As of last year's second issue, a cumulative index of PP's was available for $31.50. A cumulative table of contents was offered for 13.00, but this is not an index. PRA also offered various other publications and PRA memorabilia for sale I offer this information tentatively since I do not know if these items are still offered or what the current prices might be. These prices are a year old. I know these prices are beyond some of our budgets, particularly in bulk orders. As for libraries, the KY Historical Society in Frankfort, KY had a collection of PP's but I have no idea how many or which issues. They were kept with the Periodicals and were hard to locate in the old building. KHS has now moved to a better facility so may offer better access. Barbara Temple Group 12 Leader Member Group 32 ==== PRA Mail List -- Visit our Web Site at http://www.penningtonresearch.org NOTE: All material submitted to this list may be used on the PRA web site or in other PRA publications, with proper credit to the author. __________________________________________________________ List hosted by SOHOWeb.net -- The Small Business IPP. Our goal: your success. Find out more at http://sohoweb.net or via e-mail at [email protected]

John Fredrick "Fred" Pennington born October 27, 1898 at Ruddle, the son of John and Ellen Bible Pennington. Fred was a farmer and a member of the Ruddle Presbyterian Church. On November 7, 1927, Fred married Retta Margaret "Rettie" Hartman, daughter of Isaac Perry and Lucy Vandevander Hartman. Rettie was born March 4, 1898 at Zigler. She attended the Goshen School and worked as housekeeper in various homes. Rettie was a member of the Smith Creek Church of the Brethren. Fred and Rettie lived at Ruddle. Rettie died Tuesday, February 28, 1961 and Fred died Saturday, November 11, 1978. Both died at their home and both are buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Franklin. Two Children were born to Rettie before her marriage: Robert Junior Johnston, born October 3, 1919 at Zigler. "Bob was killed in an auto accident March 22, 1948 at Accomac, Va. He never married. Paul Hartman, born in 1924, lived only 6 months. Three children wer born to Fred and Rettie: Alma Jean, born December 5, 1927 at Ruddle; Richard Glenn Pennington, born September 6, 1930 at Ruddle; Harry Weslie, born March 16, 1934 at Ruddle. Alma lives in Franklin and works at Hanover Shoe. She has one daughter: Robin Jean, born September 28, 1957. Robin also lives in Franklin. Richard married Mary Frances Peace on December 10, 1955. They have three children: 1. Debra Jean, born August 19, 1954, married first November 12, 1971 to Dannie Kimble. Once child: Danny Wayne, born August 19, 1971, married Penny Sue Lambert, August 26, 1989. Debbie married second, May 6, 1975 to Larry Cook. Two children: Randy Allen, born Mary 7, 1977 and Melissa Dawn, born May 3, 1979. 2. Dennis Glenn, born September 13, 1957; 3. Richard Wayne (Richie), born august 7, 1967. Richard died February 14, 1987 at his home in Ruddle. He is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Franklin. Harry married Bonnie Elizabeth Maddocks on October 17, 1955. They lived at Ruddle and have six children: 1. Pamela Louise, born November 7, 1956, married December 29, 1975 to Rodney Lane Hoover. (Divorced). Two children: Crystal Lynn, born June 5, 1976 and Mindy Lou, born May 1, 1979; 2. Margaret Ann, born March 25, 1958, married October 17, 1976 to Richard Allen Hedrick; 3. Harry Jr., born October 6, 1959; 4. John Kennedy, born November 9, 1960; 5. Tammy Sue, born October 18, 1963; 6. Connie Marie, born July 28, 1965. From: "Pendleton Co., West Virginia Past and Present" pages 189-190.

The Pennington family of the Randolph County area is of English ancestry. They came to Virginia before the state was divided in 1865. My grandfather, Vincent B. Pennington was a Circuit Rider, traveling throughout the Dryfork area. He married Phoebe Flannigan who had come to this area with her family from Ireland, during the potato famine there. Vincent and Phoebe had six children, one of which was my father, Vincent Brown (Wick) Pennington, who was born in Harman in 1872. He was married at a young age to Anna Graham. They had eight children. Their names were: Dick, Lester, Frenie, Mable, Mamie, Zenia, Lilly, and Nellie. While still quite young, Wick became a widower, at which time he and the children moved to Ellamore, W.Va., Randolph County. Here he met and married Bertha Kittle. She was of Cherokee Indian descent. They had eight children as follows: June, Mena, Frances, Mary, and Susan. The boys were: Bryan, Mack, and Farren (Bud). All of these children attended Randolph County schools. Mack was in the death march in Corrigdor. He died in a Japanese Prison Camp in 1942. Bryan and Bud also served in WW II. In 1930. Bertha Kittle Pennington died. Being the youngest daughter of the family and only 4 years old at the time, I can not remember too much about this sad time. I do remember in later years of learning to swim in the Middle-Fork river at Ellamore with my brothers and sisters. The Osboume, Booth, and Goodwin families joined us and we had a wonderful time. Later my father, Wick Pennington retired from the railroad after 30 years of service. We moved to the Half-Way House and lived there until we bought a General Store in Coalton. The Half-Way House is presently owned by Mrs. Dot Lewis. In Coalton, I worked in the store, which was called, "The Pennington General Store", until I married Herbert D. Simmons in 1944. Later the general store together with five houses surrounding it burned to the ground. Many valuable possessions were lost in the this fire, including certificates and photos. My father then moved to Elkins and lived there until his death in 1955. He is buried in the Old Fellows cemetery in Elkins. After my marriage, my husband was discharged from the Merchant Marines and we moved to Sevema Park, Maryland, where we raised our four children. There were: Terrance W. (1945), Andrea (1947), David A. (1949), and Kathryn (1951). We also have five grandchildren. Namely: Tracy and Erin Simmons, Mark and Matthew Perkins, and David A. Simmons, Jr. They have visited Randolph County on several occasions. My husband died in 1985. Later, I moved to the state of Florida where I remarried. My present husband is William Helms, formerly of Grafton, W.Va. This was submitted by: Susan Pennington from the book: Randolph County West Virginia Histories-Families 1787-1991 by Don Mills, Inc. and the Randolph County History Book Committee, page 114. Herbert David, born 1924. Kathyrn Ellen married Mark E. Perkins III in 1969, and have two sons, Mark E. Perkins IV (born 1970) and Matthew J. Perkins (born 1974). They lived near the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, and ironically have visited Point Lookout, the prison where her great-great grandfather David was held.

Cousin William, I would sure like to have copies to those pictures of Muncaster . My e-mail address is: [email protected] Thanks, Cousin Larry

Senior Citzen Madison B. Pennington, 82 years old, of Davis, is able to recall the terms of thirteen United States presidents beginning with William McKinley who inauguated in 1897 when Pennington was just 8 years old. A liftetme residents of Tucker and neighboring counties, he was born August 13, 1888, to Martin and Louise Flanagan Pennington at Stringtown. His mother died when he was an infant and he was raised by his grandmother until his father remarried. His father's second wife was the former Amelia Wolford of Dry Fork. There were six children born to the second marriage and Mr. Pennington's half brothers and half sister are: Mrs. Bill (Margie) Kuhlman, of Hyattsville, Maryland; Mrs. Gordon (Lectie) Bonner, of Eglon; Alta Cooper, who is deceased; Asa Pennington, of Canaan Valley; Claude and William Pennington, both of Eglon. Married before his nineteenth birthday, his bride, the former Mammie Ethel Elza, was only fifteen. They were married 63 years and were the parents of five children: Mrs. Pennington died March 16, 1970, the last member of her immediate family. The Pennington's children are: Mrs John (Lois) Pennington and Mrs. Howard (Annabelle) Dunmire, both of Hambleton, Mrs. Virla Paugh, of Davis and Clarence Pennington, of Cleveland, Ohio. One daughter, Evelyn Mae, died in infancy. There are seventeen grandchildren and twenty-two great grandchildren. Having worked in coal mines, pulp mills and driving cattle, he worked in Benbush in 1922. The census shows the population of that town to have been 500 just two years prior to that time, and he recalls when the coal cars were hauled by mules. He also remembers when he town of Laurel Hill was built. He tells of working in the pulp mill in Davis and remebers when apples were brought into the mill to sell to the workers. According to Homer Floyd Fansler's History of Tucker County: "The Manufacture of paper was a major industry in Tucker County for 32 years. During 19 of those years two pulp mills, employing approximately 800 men, were in operation. The mill at Davis, owned by the West Virginia Pulp & Lumber Company, operated from 1900 to 1927, when it went out of business and was dismantled and sold." According to Mr. Pennington, Lean Shaffer had a slaughterhouse between Davis and Thomas and he and Jake Shaffer drove cattle to be butchered. Although not as wellas he was some time ago, Mr. Pennington is able to live alone and enjoys puting out a garden and tending to his flowers. Each month when his son and daughter-in-law visit from Cleveland he joins them in a fishing trip. He finds pleasure in reading his Bible, seeing church services on television, and attends church when he is able. He particularly enjoys gospel singing.----June 24, 1971, by Mrs. Clarence (Esta) Pennington. >From the book: ...and live forever A compilation of Senior Citizens articles from the Parsons Advocate by Mariwyn McClain Smith Pages 181-182

When the responsibilites of the man of the house fall on the shoulders of a nine-year-old boy, marriage and a family may not seem so appealing when he becomes a young man. William H. Pennington, 81 years old, of Parsons was nearly fifty years old before he settled down. Two sons and four daughters were born to the late George Washington ("Wash") and Mary White Pennington, but William and three of his sisters were the only living children at the time of their father's accident in 1900. He was employed at a lumber company in Hulings, the community now known as Hambleton. Apparently it was the fire reported in the September 6, 1900, issue of The Parsonss Advocate: "The Otter Creek Boom and Lumber Company's big mill at Hambleton and ten million feet of lumber in their yards were destroyed by fire last Saturday, September 1. A full force was not working, only the planers were running and one boiler fired." According to Homer Fansler's History of Tucker County, the mill was "...the largest and finest of its kind in West Virginia. Mr. Pennington was caught hen a brick wall fell on him. He was bedfast for a long period of time and was never able to walk again without the help of a crutch or cane. With the help of the neighbors in the village of Bretz, young Bill was able to continue school most of the time, but after he returned home it was his job to tend the horses, cows and hogs and chop the wood for the "Indianola wood stove" his mother kept in the kitchen. "I despised division," he admitted, but otherwise enjoyed going to school and is grateful to the neighbors who cut the lumber and hauled it to the house for him. He finished about 8 years of school at Bretz. Two of the Pennington children, George and Cleana, died in infance. Other sisters included Mrs. Carrie Wilson of Fork Mountain, near Parsons; Mrs. Flossie McDaniel of Clarksburg; and Miss Stella Pennington, deceased. Training in the army was uncomplicated in 1917. It took only three weeks of preparation at Fort Lee, Virginia, to teach men how to fight in France. The soldiers were taken from Fort Lee, down the James River to Newport News, Virginia, where they boarded a boat built in Italy to transport animals. Mr. Pennington is of the opinion that the meat they served "slumgullion," may also have been originally for those same animals! The sixteen-day journey was nearly complete when, on a beautiful Sunday morning as the soldiers where getting ready for Sunday school. Mr. Pennington strolled out onto the deck. He was standing with one hand resting on a gun when suddenly a scope appeard a few inches out of the water, shortly ahead of their boat. The force of the swinging gun, which sent three-inch bullets to clip off the scope, sent Mr. Pennington flying along the deck floor. "We looked like a moving city," he said as he described teh eighteen passenger boats, sixteen submarines which circled them constantly, and the two battleships and one special boat hired to transport Red Cross nurses. The fleet of boats stopped for about an hour, until the water turned green with oil, before resuming their journey into the Biscay Bay. Mr. Pennington spent eighteen months in France with the 42nd Division. Although he saw action, he was never involved in hand-to-hand combat. He was stationed for a time near Metz, Germany, where he met a young girl in a restaurant who latermarried an American and upon arriving at a relative's home, recognized Mr. Pennington's photo hanging on the wall. One photo he has shows the men on parade shortly after the armistice was instituted under the capable hands of General John Joseph Pershing. "Ever see him? I'll say! Those little black beady eyes could look right through you!" After returning to his home in Bretz, Mr. Pennington went to work making mortar for Bil Swartz. After two years he tld Mr. Swartz he was ready to get "on the wall" and was made an apprentice until he joined a bricklayer's union. Hardly a street in Parsons or Elkins does not have a home or business office which Mr. Pennington helped build. He served as foreman during the building of Parson High School and helped build the IOOF Hall; in Elkins he worked on the Montgomery Ward and A&P Store and the class buildings at Davis and Elkins College. "I helped build practically all of Elkins!' he said proudly. The largest building he ever worked on was the Chrysler Building in New York City. He spent the summers of 1927 and 1928 there while the "straw bosses yelled at us from morning to night." He'd forgotten to ask what his salary woud be and when he opened his first pay envelope and discovered $88.00 for the 42 hour week, he decided he could take all the yelling the straw bosses could dish out. The second summer he was joined in New York City by his teacher, Bill Swartz, whose fortune didn'tcome as easily as Mr. Pennington's. As he and his fellow workers on the Coney Island job were waiting to be paid, armed thugs walked off with the envelopes of cash. Mr. Pennington remained in the city until the Chrysler Building was "topped out." He liked working there, it was a haven of steel skeltons up and down both sides of the streets waiting to be bricked, but it was less expensive to live at home and he did not return there the next summer. He was living in the city at tiem Charles A. Lindbergh left there, May 20, 1927, accomplishing the first transatlantic nonstop flightin history from New York to Paris. The parade, on Lindbergh's return, was a disappointment to Mr. Pennington as the crowds were so dense it was impossible to get even a glimpse of the famous airman. Mr. Pennington has flown in airplanes and helicopters serveral times while working for Richard (Dick) Benson in Elkins. He isn't overly enthusiastic about them. William H. Pennington and Miss Lillian Currence were married in Oakland, Maryland, in 1948. They made their home in the house where she was born on Central Avenue in Parsons. Mrs. Pennington died in December of 1967. Although they never had any children of their own, Mr. and Mrs. Pennington helped raise their niece, Lewana Logan. She was brought to their home as a two-week-old infant and remained with them until she had completed the second grade. Now Mrs. Lewana Bohon, she is a nurse and resides in Baltimore. Mr. Pennington admits he may be prejudiced, but says that Lewana's two daughters, Suzi and Stephanie, are "Two of the cutest girls I've ever seen." A recent eighteen-day stay in the hospital put an end to Mr. Pennington's annual trips into the woods. He was an avid hunter for many years. About ten years ago he leased a camp at Canaan Valley where he and several of his friends would stay during hunting season. His doctor advised him to stay out of the woods, and although the thought of joining his nephew was tempting, he stayed at home. The nephew returned to Clarksburg without a deer and Mr. Pennington told me confidently that if he'd been up on Backbone Mountain with him they would have seen one! It is difficult to imagine a man living alone in the neat home on Central Avenue. Not only are the lawn and flower bed tidy and clean, the inside too is well cared for. When I asked if he did all his own housework, he chuckled and said he just waits until he's used up all the dishes then calls in someone to clean. Mr. Pennington is downtown often, visiting friends. He enjoys reading and television and each Thursday evening attends meetings of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.---December 7, 1972, by Mariwyn McClain Smith >From the book: ...and live forever A Compilation fo Senior Citizens Articles by Mariwyn McClain Smith pages 384-388

My thanks to Steve for posting the URL for the photographer of the Muncaster pictures. I had lost it for several months. Since this URL is now available, anyone who wants can check out the pictures and save the ones they want without any sending or receiving of files. The site is excellent with not only beautiful pictures but wonderful descriptions as well. This should be easier for everyone. Enjoy. Here is the URL again for those that missed it when Steve posted it: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Zone/1854/castle/muncaster.html William Pennington Group 3

Jim and anyone else having trouble accessing the Muncaster pictures. I'm not responsible for the page. As I said in my distribution of the address, this is the site of the photographer. I too was having problems earlier today, only it was starting to load, then I'd get a yahoo/geocities error page in each window of the frame. This problem persisted for about 30 minutes before it settled down again. At this moment, it working fine for me. I'm using Netscape, so if you are using MSIE or some other browser, that might explain the differences we are experiencing. But like I said, there is nothing I can do about the photographer's site. Steve P. Jim Pennington wrote: > > I don't know what you did, but this page constantly loads halfway > and infinitely reloads...I'd love to see these pictures, but I > can't. I'm sure it's a Java version issue. > > Can you please put the pictures up on a web site with no Java? > > Thanks > > Jim >

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Steve Privett wrote: > > On May 26, I received permission from the photographer to republish the > pictures referenced. I was going to incorporate them into some research I > was doing on Muncaster Castle that I was going to upload to the PRA site. > As my research and article was never completed, I'd changed my idea to > include an area at the PRA site that includes photos submitted by various > people including the Muncaster castle and our Pennington Ancestors. steve, i'm interested in what kind of research you were doing. particularly, do you know if there is either a library or archives there regarding the Pennington's search for their american heirs that's open to researchers? thanks

All of the pictures in question can be seen at the site of the photographer.... http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Zone/1854/castle/muncaster.html Enjoy

Apparently some people took my last message on this subject as a cheap shot at Gene. This in no way was the case and I apologize to Gene and anyone who may have mistaken the intent of the message. My failure to further elaborate could have been misunderstood. On May 26, I received permission from the photographer to republish the pictures referenced. I was going to incorporate them into some research I was doing on Muncaster Castle that I was going to upload to the PRA site. As my research and article was never completed, I'd changed my idea to include an area at the PRA site that includes photos submitted by various people including the Muncaster castle and our Pennington Ancestors. This along with the vault area is intended for public consumption regardless of membership status in the PRA. The process of doing this has caused me to redesign the index list at the left of the site, and create many new pages that haven't been uploaded. A couple of weeks ago, I received a message from Gene asking me to "freeze" the PRA web site as a five year plan is being developed and needs approved by the board. This plan is to include the direction of the web site and the anticipated accomplishments. Until this is all approved, I've been asked to stop work so that my efforts aren't wasted on things that may not be included at the site. Again I'm sorry if my statement was misconstrued as a cheap shot at Gene. Steve P PRA Webmaster.