Francis
Connell
formerly Pennington
Born in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Asa Pennington
and Rachael (Lane) Pennington
Sister of
Sarah (Pennington) Mcgehee, Simeon Sylvester Pennington, Harman Pennington [half], James Pennington [half], Corbin Pennington, Peter Pennington, Ellender (Pennington) Mcgehee, Timothy Pennington, William Carroll Pennington and Rachel Lane (Pennington) Haley
Wife of
John H Connell
— married
12 Mar 1840 in Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 82
in Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Apr 2020
This page has been accessed 82 times.
Biography
Francis was born in 1818[1] in Tennessee. She was the daughter of Asa Pennington and his second wife Rachael Lane.[2]
She married John Connell in 1840 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.[3] They had 7 children.[4]
She was widowed in 1892 and spent her final years in her son Timothy's household.[5]
She passed away in 1901 and is buried at Goss Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Lawrence Co.
Find A Grave: Memorial #18299157
Sources
- ↑ headstone - possibly reads 1813 but we have census records to corroborate
- ↑ Survey of Pennington Cemetery, including father's headstone. See the Lawrence County Historical Society Bulletin for January, 1976. [Volume Two, Lawrence County Missouri Tombstone Inscriptions. Lawrence County Historical Society. Notes probably written by Fred G. Mieswinkel (per Findagrave)
- ↑ Date and location on Findagrave
- ↑ Children: see census records
- ↑ 1900 census
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ8-1KT : 22 December 2020), Francis Connell in household of John Connell, Lawrence, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ4-VBS : 18 February 2021), Frances Connell in entry for John Connell, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46F-ZP7 : 29 May 2021), Frances Connell in entry for John Connell, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6XJ-HMP : 14 January 2022), Francis Conel in household of John Conel, Green Township, Lawrence, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3ZF-SWK : 11 March 2022), Frances Connel in entry for Timothy Connel, 1900.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
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~1.56%
Jimmy Tom Miller
:
23andMe, GEDmatch UU5570156 [compare]
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Sandra (Jones) De Blanc :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Donald Williams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LN5731809 [compare], Ancestry member ken_sandiego
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~1.17%
Donna Leah Alvis :
AncestryDNA
+
Autosomal DNA Test
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch T194598 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jerry (Cieloha) Lawson :
23andMe, GEDmatch PE5702253 [compare], Ancestry member JWLawson_OK
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PE5702253 [compare], Ancestry member JWLawson_OK
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PE5702253 [compare], Ancestry member JWLawson_OK, FTDNA kit #361037
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~0.78%
Ken Williams :
23andMe, GEDmatch CH2415663 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CH2415663 [compare], Ancestry member kennethwwilliams
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~0.78%
Shirley (Templeton) Toof :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member stemptoof
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~0.78%
Nancy Osborn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ML6723275 [compare]
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~0.78%
Anonymous P. :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member reseacher2355
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~0.78%
Jan Birk :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Nancy (Fugate) Harris :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member EugeneHarris89
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~0.78%
Elaine Marie (Williams) Hughes :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CC1410651 [compare]
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~0.78%
Mason Peterson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EZ4320094 [compare], yourDNAportal MAS955fd958, Ancestry member goldenghoul13
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~0.78%
John George :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A399192 [compare], Ancestry member Monte_George
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Suz (Ham) Sample Graham :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
A Nickerson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JH6522958 [compare]
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~0.78%
David Parker :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #14177
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Reva (Grigsby) Gouge :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T337293 [compare], FTDNA kit #546742
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The only thing I have added with my profile is the spouse, John H Connell (which I also created based on Familysearch data). He links to a whole nice chain of people now. I also included the Familysearch profile page to get rid of the "no sources" banner.