Jasper Pennington (abt. 1849 - abt. 1930)

Born about 1849 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (McMahan) Pennington — married 25 Feb 1874 in Lamar, Randolph, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Birth

Death

Timeline

Marriages

Jasper married Mary F. (Frances) McMahan on February 25, 1874 in Lamar, Randolph, Alabama. This record does not given their ages. ^[1]

Census

1850 Census. Benjamin age 39 b. in SC was living in Fayette County, Alabama along with his wife, Sarah Penington age 38 b. in TN along with nine of their children: Levi age 17 b. AL; Martha J., age 16 b. in AL; Linda E. age 15 b. AL; Joseph age 13 b. AL; Elijah age 10 b. AL; Benjamin age 8 b. MS; Avelin age 5 b. in MS; Jasper age 2 b. in AL; and Newton, age 2 b. in AL.
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Note: I'm not sure if Jasper and Newton were twins or were born so close they were the same age for awhile. Also, why were Benjamin and Avelin born in MS and none of the other children were. Did they move there briefly and then come back or do they belong to one of the other Pennington..
Note: Amos and his wife lived close by.

1860 Census. Benjamin was living with Sarah along with six children in the home in the Western Division, Fayette, Alabama. The six children were: Benjamin, Eleander; Jasper, Newton, John and William. Jasper and Newton do appear to be twins since this is the second Censu I've found where they are the same age. Looks like from this Census, that John and William are in fact their children.

Note: I had not found the 1860 Census when I made the notation abt John and William in the 1870 Census. But now, Eleander was not in the 1860 Census nor the 1870 Census so I'm thinking that might be a middle name. She had probably already moved out in the 1870 Census. Not sure why she's not in the 1860 Census.^[3]

1870 Census. Benj (Benjamin) age 59 b. in SC was living at home with his spouse, Sarah (Unknown) Pennington age 39 b. in TN, in Sanford Alabama. Jasper was 20 and still living at home b. 1850 in Alabama. Note: This contradicts the 1850 Census where he would have been born in 1848. John T age 17 b. in AL and William W. age 15 b. in AL and Levi age 8 born in AL.

Note: At this point in my research, I'm not sure if these last three are their children. I'm not entering them until further research is done.
Note: Benjamin Pennington, his son, age 24 b. in MS along with wife, Nancy age 21 b. in TN was living next door with a son age 1 b. in AL^[4]

1880 Census. Jasper was living at home with his spouse, Frances (Fannie). He was 30 and Frances was 28. They were both born in Alabama. There were three sons and two daughters in the home: Newton age 6; Benjamin age 4; John C. age 3, Mary L. age 6 and Jasper's mother, Sarah Pennington age 69.^[5]

1910 Census. Jasper was living at home with his spouse, Francis along with two sons and one daughter: Fred age 18; Columbus age 15 and Bettie May age 13. The children were all born in Mississippi. Jasper was 62 and Francis was 56 both born in Alabama.^[6]

1930 Census. Jasper was living at home with his spouse, Fannie Pennington in Beat 3, Pontotoc, Mississippi. This gives his birth year as 1849 in Alabama, he was 81. Fannie was 78 b. in Alabama. It list list parents birth place as SC.^[7]

Records

Facts

• Fact: Residence (1850) Fayette county, Fayette, Alabama, United States
• Fact: Residence (1860) Western Division, Fayette, Alabama, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) Alabama, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Beat 1, Lamar, Alabama, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Beat 3 Randolph and Robbs precincts Randolph town, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Beat 3, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
• Fact: Residence (1930) Beat 3, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
• Fact: Burial (17 August 1930) Oak Forest Cemetery, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQHQ-ZLS : 13 February 2020), Mary F. McMahan in entry for Jasper Pennington, 1874.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHP1-543 : 12 April 2016), Benjamin Penington, Fayette county, Fayette, Alabama, United States; citing family 229, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDG-6ZJ : 13 December 2017), Ben Pennington, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH2M-7S1 : 12 April 2016), Benj Pennington, Alabama, United States; citing p. 10, family 67, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,538.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JG-RZ8 : 19 February 2021), Jasper Penington, Beat 1, Lamar, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 132, sheet 607B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,017.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJL-S5F?cc=1727033&wc=QZZ7-WKT%3A133641901%2C140309801%2C133683601%2C1589089204 : 24 June 2017), Mississippi > Pontotoc > Beat 3 > ED 99 > image 35 of 56; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MW-GX8 : accessed 22 July 2021), Jasper Pennington, Beat 3, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 12B, line 96, family 270, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1163; FHL microfilm 2,340,898.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 July 2020, 21:59), entry for Jasper Pennington (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHV5-CLW ); contributed by various users.