Andrew J Pennington (1877 - 1953)

Born 29 Jun 1877 in Kentucky, USA

Husband of Samantha Dove King — married 1898 in Kentucky

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Biography

Andrew was the son of John and Mary (Hardstrock) Pennington, and the brother of Orleana and Levi. He was born in Kentucky in 1877, probably in Jackson County. Andrew married Dovie King in 1898. They moved around Kentucky doing farm work, starting their marriage in Breathitt County, then moving to Jackson County, Owsley County, Lee County, and Estill County. Their children were Clara Bell, Ralph, Roscoe, Goldie, Rexford, Robert, Roy, Marie, Raymond, and Mary. In the 1930's, Andrew and Dovie moved to Washington County, Indiana, where he continued to do farm work. In 1940, their son, Ralph, and his two children, Ralph, Jr. and Flossie, were living with them.

Andrew died in 1953 and was buried in Salem, Indiana.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCCY-N82 : 11 August 2016), Andrew Penington in household of John Penington, Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky, United States.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9WF-6C4 : 20 January 2015), Andrew Penington in household of William Belcher, Magisterial District 3, Crawford, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2DF-SNT : 29 October 2015), Andrew Penington, Horse Lick, Jackson, Kentucky, United States.
• Andrew Pennington WW I Draft Registration]
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHGF-PGB : 14 December 2015), Andrew Penington, New Virginia, Lee, Kentucky, United States.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM6D-GTK : 8 December 2015), Andrew Pennington, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1BJ-6TK : accessed 20 September 2016), Andrew Pennington, Gibson Township, Washington, Indiana, United States.
• Andrew J. Pennington on Find A Grave