John Henry Pennington

1855 - 1938  (82 years)

• Name	John Henry Pennington  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	10 Dec 1855	Edgar County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois, USA   [1]
  	Age: 4; Son of Emaline and Isaac Pennington
  Census	1900	Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married to Lillie; Relation to Head: Head
  FSID	LCFL-5CZ  [5]
  Death	20 Jan 1938	Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA   [3, 4]
  Burial	Vermilion Cemetery, Vermilion City, Edgar, Illinois, USA   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I31620	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Isaac Dunn Pennington,   b. 2 May 1826, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA d. 29 Jul 1886, Edgar County, Illinois, USA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Emmeline Eastham,   b. 1833, Illinois, USA d. 1890, Illinois, USA (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Sep 1850	Edgar County, Illinois, USA   [6, 7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F14907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillie Evelyn Watts,   b. 2 Nov 1865, Edgar County, Illinois, USA d. 13 Feb 1932, Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1883  [2]
  Children	1. Jesse Ernest Penington,   b. 27 May 1895, Indiana, USA d. 4 Feb 1971, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Dec 1855 - Edgar County, Illinois, USA Census - Age: 4; Son of Emaline and Isaac Pennington - 1860 - Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Lillie; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois, USA Death - 20 Jan 1938 - Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois; Roll: M653_176; Page: 516; Family History Library Film. 1860 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois; Roll: M653_176; Page: 516; Family History Library Film [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois; Roll: 298; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0064. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois; Roll: 298; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0064 [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S141] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S882] FamilySearch - Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 February 2021, 04:25), entry for John Henry Pennington (PID https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCFL-5CZ ); contributed by various users. https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCFL-5CZ [S241] Ancestry.com, Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;), Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records. [S1473] Ancestry.com, Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;). [S5859] Find a Grave: EASTHAM Emeline Pennington 1833-1890, Emeline Eastham Pennington. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62636950/emeline-pennington