Asa Pennington

From the 1880 federal census, Asa Pennington lived at Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, with his mother, father, and sister. The family at the time consisted of:

• Head William C. Pennington 63
• Wife Syntha Pennington 55
• Daughter Sarah J. Pennington 19
• Son Asa Pennington 16

Asa Pennington and Mary Melvina Benton married on January 11, 1888 in Lawrence County, Missouri.

There may be some confusion regarding where Asa Pennington passed away. His death certificate, posted at Findagrave.com, suggests that he died at home in Marion Township, Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri. Family legend suggests that he passed away at Logan, Christian County, Missouri.

Asa Pennington was the tenth child of William Carroll Pennington and Synthia Connell.

He married Mary Benton January 11, 1888 in Lawrence, Missouri. They had twelve children, eleven living in 1910: Thomas Harrison; Purl B.; William E.; Clarence C.; Mary Maude; Asa Jervel; Minnie J.; Delta M.; Floyd Virgil; Elredia; Chloe W.

Asa was a farmer all his life. He died of heart disease.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 8 2022, 15:43:05 UTC