Hello, I would value some other opinions on the info I located at the library yesterday. I now believe that there is a connection between my William Hyland Pennington & Hyland Biddle/Beadle Pennington - My William possibly a grandson of Hyland This is why I think so, I found the Hyland living next door to who I believe to be William & his parents in the 1850 Wilmington, De. Census. ( The William H. is shown as 3 years of age) I have recently located my William Hyland Penington' death certificate which told me he was born 20,Jan 1847 This is the census info: minus a couple of columns Dwelling # Fam.# Name Age Sex Occupation Value Place of birth 2077 2139 H.B. Penington 73 M Merchant 33,000 Maryland Elizabeth 60 F Delaware George W. 16 M Delaware Margaret Schofield 19 F Maryland Ann Docerty 20 F Ireland 2078 2140 William J. Hayes ? M Clerk Maryland Wiliam R. (or B.) Penington 28 M Merchant Maryland Mary J. 23 F Delaware Thomas 6 M Delaware William H. 3 M Delaware Hannah Clark 50 F England Unice White 18 F Ireland Harriet Unknown 16 F England I also found the marriages for Hyland B. to Elizabeth Rothwell Jan 10, 1816 , and William R. Pennington to Mary J. Clarke December, 7, 1843 Below is Most of what I had previos to finding this new info , I did not know William Hyland Pennington's parents names. Please let me know what you all think. Thanks Lori ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Name: William Hyland PENINGTON Sex: Male Individual Facts Birth 20 Jan 1847 in Wilmington, Delaware Residence Evanston, Cook County, Illinois (Mar 1864) (age 17) Description Fair Complexion, Hazel eyes, Brown Hair , 5 ft. 6 1/2 heigth, (15 Mar 1864) (age 17) Death 11 Jan 1932 in Washington State Soldiers Home, Orting, Washington (age 84) Burial 13 Jan 1932 in Des Moines, Washington (age 84) AKA Wiliam H. Pennington Military in 39th Illinois Infantry in the Civil War Marriages/Children 1. Augusta MacGregor COUSINS Children Adelaide Rebecca PENNINGTON (1875/76-19 Dec 1959) Mary Emma PENNINGTON (23 Apr 1869-12 Oct 1943) Carlos Alden PENINGTON (-bef 25 Sep 1951) Kenneth PENINGTON (-) Robert PENINGTON (1871-1925) Birth1, 2,3 Description2: Burial: Undertaker:R.D. Borden, Orting, Washington, 3 Military2: William was a member of thr Regimental Band, He was also listed as being the Company Bugler at Bermuda Hundred in Virginia where he was stationed. According to the History the musicians were also stretcher bearers and often served as medics.So William probably did not actually take part in fighting. His unit served at the Siege Of Petersburg, a major battle. The casualties from his unit were significant, particularly after William joined in 1864. Despite the fact that he was a likely medic, being at Petersburge was definitely in great danger as people were often killed simply living in the trenches. Williams Regiment the 39th was one of the lead units blocking Lee's retreat from the Appomattox, they got to witness the Surrender of General Lee. Sources 1. 1920, Washington, Skagit County, Census. 2. Muster Sheet. 3. Washington State Death Certificate