Richard Pennington 6. Richard Pennington was born April 11, 1809, in Barren (now Monroe) County, Kentucky, and moved to White County, Tennessee, in 1811/12. About 1828 he married Mary Walling, born 1813; died 1895, daughter of Elisha Walling. In 1839 they moved to Texas, liv— ing in Houston County in 1847; he died there November 11, 1891, leaving the following children: a.Catherine Pennington, born c1834; died December 13, 1872, in Houston County, Texas; married c1853 Charles Beazley, born c1810; died 1888, son of William Beazley and Frances Turner; children: (1) Mary Virginia Beazley, born July 13, 1854; dsp March 10, 1857. (2) Georgia Anna Beazley, born February 1, 1857; died January 27, 1882, in Houston County, Texas; married 1873 Thomas Smith Kent, born October 19. 1853; died September 9, 1938, son of Ephraim and Susan Kent; children: (a)Robert Turner Kent, born August 25, 1875; died March 2, 1935. (b)Albert Ephraim Kent, born September 17, 1877; died August 22, 1918. (c)Leonard H. Kent, born March 17, 1880; died August 10, 1968. (d)George T. Kent, born December 31, 1881; dsp July 14, 1882. (3) Franklin Richard Beazley, born July 19, 1859; dsp August 3, 1960. (4) Huldah Jayne Beazley, born September 5, 1863; died September 12, 1932. 14. b. Edmund Gaines Pennington, born January 1, 1837. See below. 15. c. James Lawson Pennington, born March 20, 1845. See p. 304. d. Jane Pennington, born February 22, 1847; died May 22, 1933; mar- ried Solomon J. Baker; lived in Collin County, Texas. e. Susannah Pennington, born November, 1850; died 1901; married Zadock Baker; lived in Collin County, Texas. 16. f. Henry Allen Pennington, born June 22, 1853. See p. 306. g. Caledonia Pennington, born 1855; died February 24, 1918; married (1) Andrew Mobley; (2) Hamilton Huff. 14. Edmund Gaines Pennington (see above) was born January 1, 1837, in White County, Tennessee, and moved to Texas in 1839, living in Houston County in 1847. On December 19, 1858, he married Nancy Jane Ren— fro, born March 21, 1840; died June 23, 1918. He died March 2, 1927, in Grapeland, Texas, leaving the following children: a. John Henry Pennington, born October 13, 1859; died c1895; married c1880 Cora _________ . b. Susan Pennington, born October 12, 1861. c. Mary Pennington, born April 29, 1866; died c1939. d. James Henry Pennington, born January 21, 1869; died 1929 in Hous- ton County, Texas. e. Lucy Jane Pennington, born August 13, 1871; died c1966. f. Treacy Emily Pennington, born September 7, 1873; died c1895. g. Ida Pennington, born December 29. 1875; died c1962; married Artie B. Spence, born 1874; died 1958; children: (1) Lovie Mae Spence, born November 4, 1894; married Byron Alex- ander Maxwell. (2) Perlina Spence, born October 22, 1896; married (1) Emmett P. McCall; (2) Arnold E. Broughton; children (all by first mar- riage): (a) Emmett P. McCall. (b) John Artie McCall. (c) Nancy McCall. (3) Carrie SDence, born October 28, 1898; married Homer Jones. (4) Jack Spence, born July 10, 1904; married Ruth Clinton. (5) Eva Elizabeth Spence, died young. h. Patty Pennington, born November 23, 1878; dsp c1899. 15.James Lawson Pennington (see p. 303) was born March 20, 1845, in Houston County, Texas, and died October 4, 1928, in Lamb County, Texas. On February 4, 1866, he married Louisa Catherine Baker, born March 15. 1845; died December 17, 1931, daughter of Caleb Baker and Ellender Dorcas Halcomb. Their children were as follows: a. (Dr.) Henry Zadock Pennington, born November 4, 1866; died July 23, 1957, in Eldorado, Texas; married December 6, 1888, Delia Maude Montgomery, born October 1, 1869; died July 31, 1946; chil- dren: (1) Clara Pennington, born November 21, 1889; died January 12, 1970; married Ross Mickey, born March 18, 1889; children: (a) George Mickey, born 1910. (b) Weslie Mickey, born November 25, 1913. (c) Leslie Mickey, born November 25, 1913. (d) Wayne Mickey, born June 7, 1917. (2) James Pennington, born October 15, 1892; married Flora —. (3) Harvey Boone Pennington, born October 3, 1894; died June 17, 1976, in Lockney, Texas; married May Bell; child: (a) Doyle Pennington. (4) Myrtle Pennington, born September 27, 1896; died July 6, 1976; married William Sprague; child: (a) Nina Beryl Sprague, dsp. (5) Foy Henry Pennington, born November 14, 1899; died April 3, 1978; married June 12, 1923, Wilda Slagle, born June 12, 1903 died June 22, 1960. (6) Roy Richard Pennington, born February 3, 1902; died October 8, 1962, in Denver, Colorado; married July 19, 1924, Vivian Eileen Weiss. (7) Lena Lou Pennington, born December 3, 1903; died December, 1932, in Floydada, Texas; married _____ Burchfield. (8) Walter Pennington, born December 16, 1906. (9) Vera Pennington, born March 22, 1908; married (1) ____ Rich- ardson; (2) Earl Freeman. 10) Joe A. Pennington, born May 31, 1911; dsp. 17. b. James Caleb Pennington, born November 22, 1868. See p. 305. c. Frank Pennington, born November 28, 1870; died January 31, 1952, in Post, Texas; married (1) November 30, 1892, Lillie Rollins; (2)Minnie Ola Hawkins. d.Joseph Pennington, born August 17, 1872; died May 25, 1945, in Post, Texas; married November 9. 1892, Mattie Elizabeth Woods. e.John Pennington, born October 11, 1874; died March 17, 1964, in Farmersville, Texas; married (1) October 16, 1895, Ollie Pickett; (2)Emma Rollins. f.Ida Pennington, born April 22, 1876; dsp March 15, 1892. g.Thaddeus Richard Pennington, born May 18, 1878; died September 22, 1950, in Albuquerque, New Mexico; married c1902 Delia Elizabeth Lynch, born August 22, 1886; died February 6, 1966; child: (1)Harlan Greene Pennington, born December 16, 1903; died April, 1964, in Bakersfield, California; married February 29, 1936, Myrie Ethel Brown, born January 1, 1917; children: (a) Victoria Pennington married R. E. Brasse; lived in Bakersfield, California. (b) Christie Pennington married _____ Farvour; lived in Garden Grove, California. h.Coria Pennington, born January 15, 1881; dsp January 30, 1882. i.Tandy Harland Pennington, born October 11, 1882; died November 1, 1934, in Amherst, Texas; married (1) July, 1903, Minta Duncan; (2)January 9, 1908, Ada Williams. j.Minnie May Pennington, born December 17, 1884; died May 26, 1932, in San Angelo, Texas; married October 20, 1906, George Roy Maddux. 17. James Caleb Pennington (see p. 304) was born November 22, 1868, in Houston County, Texas, and died August 18, 1953, in Bluegrove, Texas. He married (1) December 8, 1892, Louisa Jane Crump, born Sep— tember 21, 1869; died July 19, 1919, daughter of Richard Crump and Eliza Jane Hornbuckle; (2) August 9, 1924, Mattie Pearl Bevins, born August 24, 1877; died July 9, 1957. His children, both by his first marriage, were as follows: a.Richard Lawson Pennington, born September 8, 1896; died November 16, 1980, in Bluegrove, Texas; married (1) August 8, 1915, Gladys Lucille Tannery, born September 24, 1895; died July 25, 1960; (2) May 4, 1962, Mrs. Nassie Catherine (Forsythe) Poore, born January 1, 1901; children (both by first marriage): (1)Aletha Lorene Pennington, born May 25, 1916; died April 24, 1981, in Henrietta, Texas; married June 7, 1936, Elmer Vernon Callaway, born May 1, 1915; child: (a)Frances Elaine Callaway, born 1940. (2)James Quentin Pennington, born September 3, 1918; died February 1, 1971; married September 12, 1937, Doris Evelyn South— erland, born September 2, 1920; children: (a)Jerry Lynn Pennington, born 1942. (b)Terry Keith Pennington, born 1948. b.Loura Pennington, born April 14, 1903; married November 30, 1921, Tommie Delmer McElroy, born October 17, 1895, son of Andrew Jackson McElroy and Mary Marcus Raines; children: (1)Betty Maudine McElroy, born April 7, 1926; married July 9, 1946, Leland Doyle Ethel; lived in Fredericksburg, Texas. (2)(Dr.) Delmer Guinn McElroy, born January 16, 1928; married (1)Ann Pitscheneder; (2) June 25, 1960, Aimee Smith. (3)Wanda Juanita McElroy, born August 8, 1931; married March 25, 1951, Michael John Peck. 16. Henry Allen Pennington (see p. 303) was born June 22, 1853, in Houston County, Texas, and died in March, 1925, in Grapeland, Texas. In 1873 he married Mary Annalene Beeson, born July, 1850; died 1937, daughter of Samuel Beeson; their children were as follows: a. Daniel Boone Pennington, born November 9, 1873; died December 9, 1960, in Grapeland, Texas; married (1) November 16, 1898, Alice Adelia Crow, born June 12, 1882; died 1907, daughter of Martin Inman Crow and Fannie Fitzsimmons; (2) Ada Ward, born 1882; died 1947; children: (by first marriage): (1)Fannie Mae Pennington, born January 5, 1902; married (1) January 24, 1922, Elmer Lee Brimberry; (2) February 5, 1923, Thomas J. Mitchell; lived in Hollis, Oklahoma. (2)Sam Henry Pennington. (by second marriage); (3)Dan Ward Pennington lived in Grapeland, Texas. (4)Mary Etta Pennington married Tray Lewis. (5)Jack Walter Pennington. (6)Hugh Allen Pennington. (7)Ava June Pennington married L. W. Bush; lived in Grapeland,Texas. (8)Wade Louis Pennington. b.Samuel Henry Pennington, born 1875; died 1900. c.James Richard Pennington, born October 5, 1877; died April 21, 1940; married Flora Brown. d.Bertha Pearl Pennington, born February 3, 1880; died November 28, 19??; married Jack Beazley. e.Addie Pennington, born 1882; married April 12, 1908, Robert Wherry. f.Hardin Pennington, born April 1, 1884; died March 23, 1966; married Flora Lively. g.Walter Pennington, born 1888; died January 26, 1956; married Susie Lee Brown. h.Mary Anna Lena Pennington, born January 1, 189?; married August 7, 1909, Jack Spence. i.Earl Pennington, born 189?; married Elma Warner, born April 6, 1892; died October 1, 1936. j.Florence Pennington, born January 23, 1896; married December 13, 1921, Robert Smith Dailey.