Capt John B Pennington

John was a Capt. in the Union Army during the Civil War with Co. A, 47th. KY. Infantry.

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Lexington Herald (5 Aug. 1905) transcribed by FoFG MZ LONDON, Ky., Aug. 4. – Captain John Pennington, ex-Union soldier, died at his home at Annville, aged seventy-eight years. He was captain of Company A, Forty-seventh Regiment, Kentucky Infantry Volunteers. He was the father of County Judge P. R. Pennington, of this county. Deceased was prominent in politics. His last office was Sheriff of Jackson county.

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NOTE: The photo of John that was attached was the wrong photo for Capt John B Pennington. The suit and white shirt was of the wrong era. Thanks to William Gannon for catching the photo era error. Now anyone have a photo for Capt John Penningon?

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A copy of Captain Levi Pennington's last letter before he was killed at the battle of Chickasaw Bluffs in General Grant's first assault on the Rebel stronghold at Vicksbury is a proud possession of many of his descendants in Jackson County today.

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Captain John Pennington of Company A is buried on the beautiful knob overlooking Annville and Bond. The Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of Kentucky Published 1866

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Married (1) Sarah Lucy Moore 1846 (2) Susan King Mullins Parsley 1898

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CHILDREN: 1 Mary Jane Pennington Casteel 1845 2 Abel Pennington 1847 3 Elias Pennington 1849 4 Cecelia/Selah Pennington King 1851 5 Preston R Pennington1853 6 Levi Pennington 1855 7 Elizabeth Pennington Medlock 1857 8 Minatree J Pennington 1859

... 1) [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5204655 Martha Bales] 25 Oct 1878 Johnson Co, KY b b 1859 d 1899

...2) Sarah House b 1868

...3) Allie My Wilson b 1886  d 1923

...4) Victoria ___ Dickson b 1875  

...5) Julie Johnson 9 Nancy Pennington Hixon 1861 10 Martha Pennington Flichum 1863 11 William M Pennington 1866 12 John H Pennington 1870

• *Pennington siblings Abel, Selah and Preston married King siblings Angeline, Andrew and Sarah.
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 28 2016, 17:29:30 UTC

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Three Forks of the Kentucky River Historical Association Military Biographies Captain John B. Pennington by 3rd Great-Grandson Dennis Smith

It has been over 100 years since Captain John B. Pennington has passed. No photo of him is known to exist and no complete history of him or his family has been published in history, just snippets of words dotting various documents. He was born 22 February 1827, in Perry County, Kentucky as this is the first record of him. He might have been born in Clay County, Kentucky, but the forming of the Kentucky Counties shifted where a person is living though they might have never moved. Coupled with the fires at various court houses many vital records of that time were destroyed, making it impossible to tell. He was born to Judge Abel Pennington and Elizabeth Bolling. Judge Abel Pennington was born to Abel Pennington, born 1768, North Carolina and Martha Patsy Lewis, born 1774, Ashe County, North Carolina, daughter of Revolutionary Soldier, James Lewis and Wintery "Winnie" Henson, both of North Carolina. James Lewis passed away in 1825, Leslie County, Kentucky and Winnie Henson Lewis passed away in 1804, Clay County, Kentucky. There have been a lot of historical confusions over Abel Pennington, born 1768 and Martha Patsy Lewis Pennington. Some of their children were born in Virginia; but, mostly, South Carolina and some may have been born in Knox County, Kentucky. They are shown in the 1810 census Knox County, Kentucky, this being the first record of this Pennington Family being in Kentucky. It was said that Abel Pennington, born 1768, was gone for long periods of time traveling to trade in horses and livestock. In 1820, the family is shown to be living in Clay County, Kentucky, with Abel Pennington and Martha Patsy Lewis Pennington, living together as a family. Abel Pennington born 1768 migrated to Hendricks County, Indiana, before 1829, where he married Sarah "Sally" Saunders. She has children from a previous marriage. There is no record of a divorce in Kentucky or Indiana for Abel Pennington and Martha Patsy Lewis Pennington. But, Martha Patsy Lewis Pennington marries widower William Strong before the 1830 census of Clay County, Kentucky. Their marriage is sometimes listed before 1820 in Kentucky, but this is not correct. William Strong is a large land owner in Clay County, Kentucky. Some of Abel's children from Martha Patsy Lewis, stay in Perry County, Kentucky, (example: Judge, Abel Pennington, born 1797) and the rest of their children go with their father, Abel Pennington, 1768, to Indiana. Some are buried in a marked grave in Hendricks County, Indiana. Able Pennington is shown to hold several original land patents in Hendricks, Boone and Clinton county, Indiana. Abel Pennington, 1768 is buried in Clinton County, Indiana. Abel Pennington, born 1768, and Martha Patsy Lewis Pennington Strong, did not have any other children with their new spouses. Martha Patsy Lewis Pennington Strong died after 1850 believed in Owsley County, Kentucky, her gravesite is not known. Judge, Abel Pennington [b. 1797] married Elizabeth "Betsy" Bolling, 15 April 1815, in Clay County, Kentucky. She is the daughter of, Revolutionary Soldier, Sgt. Jesse Bolling and Mary Pennington Bolling. Sgt. Jesse Bolling is buried in Perry County, Kentucky. Mary Pennington Bolling's parents were Revolutionary Patriot, Micajah Pennington and Rachel Jones, both from North Carolina. Micajah Pennington died after 1810 in Lee County, Virginia according the Daughters of the American Revolution. Revolutionary soldier, Sgt, Jesse Bolling is the son of Benjamin Bolling and Martha "Patsy" Phelps, both from Virginia. Judge Abel Pennington and Elizabeth Bolling Pennington had six children. Rachel Pennington who married Dr. Samuel Johnson, Jr. said to be her first cousin. Captain Levi Pennington who married Rachel Cornett Combs. Captain Levi Pennington died on the 29th of Dec. 1862 at Chickasaw Bluffs near Vicksburg, during the Civil War. Levi was promoted to Captain but he died before he received his commission. Mary Jane Pennington who married John Charles Turner. Sgt. Preston Pennington who married Mary Moore, then Elizabeth Reynolds. He died at Camp Nelson, on 7 Nov 1864, while serving in 47th Kentucky Infantry, under his brother, Captain John Pennington. He was promoted to Sergeant at his death. Captain John Pennington married Sarah Lucy Moore, then Susan King. Nancy Pennington married George "Andy" McGee, then Emanuel Arnold. Son, Captain John B. Pennington married Sarah Lucy Moore, by 1846, Owsley County, Kentucky. They had twelve children. They lived in Owsley County, Kentucky where Judge Abel Pennington was the first Judge and he helped create Owsley County, Kentucky. The first settler in the area was James Moore, Sr., son Elias Moore donated land for the court house in 1843. Captain John Pennington's wife Sarah Lucy Moore was a daughter of Elias Moore, son of James Moore, Sr. and Celia "Sally" Reynolds, daughter of Richard Reynolds and Elizabeth Naomie McLemire. On November 15th 1848, There was a Survey for Samuel Johnson, Isaac H. Gabbard and John Pennington for 1200 acres by virtue of a warrant issued by the clerk of the Owsley County Court. In 1850, John B. Pennington was a farmer in Owsley County, Kentucky. By 1861, John B. Pennington was farmer in Jackson County, Kentucky, by then he had had nine of his twelve children. Mary Jane Pennington, who married Samuel Castell, Abel F. Pennington, who married Angeline King, Elias Pennington, who married Jane Little, Selah "Cecelia" Pennington, who married Andrew Jackson King, Preston R. Pennington, who married Sarah Catherine King, Levi Pennington, who married Mary A. Powell, Elizabeth Pennington, who married Thomas Medlock, Minatree Pennington, who married Martha Bales, Sarah House, Allie May Wilson and Victoria Dixon and Nancy Pennington, who married William H. Hixon.

Civil War: The Civil War started and John B. Pennington first entered in Company A, 24th Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteers, as a Sergeant. His Regiment was Organized at Lexington, Ky., December 31, 1861, attached to 21st Brigade, Army of the Ohio. They moved to Louisville, Ky., January 1, 1862; then to Bardstown, Spring Garden (on Salt River) Lebanon and Munfordville, Ky. They marched to Nashville Tenn., February 17-25, then on to Savannah, Tenn., March 21-April 6. They engaged on the front lines at the Battle of Shiloh April 7, then they Advanced on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30.

The Battle of Shiloh: The battle of Shiloh began on Sunday morning, April 6, when a Confederate army commanded by General Albert Sidney Johnston surprised General Grants Union Army of the Tennessee on the west bank of that river near Pittsburg Landing. The southerners drove the Union forces back during the day, but at about 6 p.m., the Confederate General Beauregard paused, in the belief that Union General Buell's Army of the Ohio was too far away to help Grant, and that Grant's army could be destroyed in the morning. The 24th Kentucky was part of the 21st Brigade commanded by Colonel George D. Wagner, originally of the Fifteenth Indiana Infantry. Brigadier General Thomas J. Wood, commander of the Sixth Division of Major General Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio, described the campaign before the battle, when the division had marched 180 miles from Nashville to Savannah, Tennessee, a few miles north of the battlefield: "About midday on the 6th instant, while two brigades of the division - the Third Ohio Cavalry, and the three batteries of Cockerill, Cochran, and Schultz, with the baggage and supply trains - were on the march toward Savannah, and about 18 miles thence, an order was received directing me to leave baggage and supply trains in the rear and to press forward with the troops, provided with three days' rations in their haversacks and 40 rounds of ammunition in the cartridge boxes. I was also ordered to bring forward the ammunition train. While arrangements were being made to carry the order into effect I received a second order, directing me to press forward as rapidly as possible with the troops, but to bring forward also all my train. Information also accompanied the order that the enemy had not made a substantial attack, but simply a forced reconnaissance. "I immediately recommenced the march, in compliance with the second order, but the movement was painfully slow and laborious, as the route was entirely blocked with the numerous trains of the divisions in front. It was impossible to advance more than a mile an hour. While thus engaged I received a third order at 5:30 o'clock p.m. reiterating the first order, with the additional direction not to bring on the ammunition train. I was also informed with this order that the attack seemed to be in earnest. Dispositions were at once made to comply with this order, but before these were fully completed night had fallen, and two brigades (less the Fifty-first Regiment Indiana Volunteers, left as a guard to the train) and the batteries commenced a night march over a road almost inconceivably bad and obstructed by wagon trains, many of which were immovably stuck in the mud. With all these embarrassments to impede the movement and render it laborious and slow, about 12 o'clock the darkness became impenetrable and the rain began to fall in torrents. It was impossible to see a pace in advance, and it was absolutely necessary to halt until the storm had passed and the road had become sufficiently illuminated to permit the onward movement. The troops were eager to advance to the assistance of their hard-pressed brethren, and their chafing and impatience under the inability to advance may be more readily imagined than described. "So soon after the subsidence of the storm and the faint returning light permitted the march was resumed and pressed vigorously. Savannah was reached early on the morning of the 7th, and so soon as possible the embarkation for the battlefield commenced. Wagner's brigade (the Twenty-first), consisting of the Fifteenth, Fortieth, and Fifty seventh Indiana and Twenty fourth Kentucky Volunteers, was first embarked." The Twenty First Brigade was ferried across the Tennessee River toward the battlefield. General Wood remained with his other brigade, the Twentieth, which did not reach the battle scene in time to get within small arms range of the Confederates. The description of the action continues in the report of Colonel Wagner, commander of the Twenty first Brigade, to General Wood: "Sir: I have the honor to inform you that this brigade arrived upon the battle field on Monday, April 7, 1862, in time to participate in the winding up of the great battle of that date. We disembarked, and were immediately ordered by General Grant to re-enforce the left wing of the army, which was then being hotly pressed by the enemy. The Fifty seventh Indiana Volunteers were first engaged, being thrown out and to the right of the brigade and on the left of General McCook, where they did good service, advancing upon the enemy under a heavy fire with the coolness of veterans until the enemy was driven from the field. I was ordered by General Buell to take up position on the Corinth road with the remaining portion of my brigade, to wit, the Fifteenth and Fortieth Indiana and Twenty fourth Kentucky. We advanced in line of battle, driving the enemy before us, until ordered to halt. While holding this position the enemy attacked us with infantry, cavalry, and artillery. The cavalry were soon dispersed by a few volleys from our advanced line with considerable loss to themselves. The infantry retired at the same time. We capture some 40 prisoners, among who was a field officer, a chaplain, and a surgeon, and retook some of our own men who had been captured by the enemy. The enemy at the same time retreated beyond the range of our guns. I was then ordered by General Buell to retain that position, which I did until your arrival. "I must be allowed to commend the coolness of both officers and men of my entire command. "My casualties during the engagement were 4 wounded, all of which were in the Fifty seventh Indiana Regiment." The 24th Kentucky Regiment lost a total of 207 men during service; 2 officers and 28 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 174 enlisted men died of disease. After The Battle of Shiloh, Sergeant, John Pennington became sick and had to be discharged May 9, 1862. John Pennington went back home in Jackson County, Kentucky to recuperate. His brother, Lt. Levi Pennington was killed on the 29 of Dec. 1862 at Chickasaw Bluffs near Vicksburg, Mississippi. He was serving with 7th Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, McNeal's Co. "C". He was promoted to Captain after his death. Captain John Pennington has his 10th child, Martha Lou "Mattie" Pennington, who married John E. Flinchum.

47th Kentucky Regiment: John Pennington reenlisted as a Captain in Company A, of the 47th Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteers on October 5, 1863. The 47th Mounted Infantry was organized under an act of congress which authorized the governor to organize 20,000 troops for the defense of the state. Southeastern Kentucky was mostly pro Union, however there were small areas of pro Confederates and several guerilla units that caused a lot of conflict and problems for families who were un-protected and living in an area where there was a lot of traffic in and out of Virginia. Most of the men were mustered into service at Irvine, KY, on Oct 5, 1863. The rest at Camp Nelson in Dec, 1863, & Jan, 1864. The officers instrumental in recruiting this regiment were Andrew W Clark, Alfred C Wilson & Thomas H Barnes. On Nov 6, 1863, before it was fully mustered into service, the 47th was included in the military organization of North Central KY, under the command of Gen Speed S. Fry, whose headquarters were at Camp Nelson. On Nov 25, 1863, Gen Boyle sent the 47th to Big Hill along with several other units. The 47th was later included in the organization of the Army of the Ohio. On Dec 31, 1863, it was under Col Andrew H Clark, in Gen Speed S. Fry's command. It remained so during that winter, doing duty in scouting by detachments through Eastern KY. In the organization of the Department of the Ohio, on April 30, 1864, the 47th was under Major Barnes in a brigade with other KY regiments that was commanded by Col John Mason Brown. The regiments were all in the division commanded by Gen Hobson.

Battle of Cynthiana: In June, 1864, the 47th was under Gen Hobson at Paintsville when Gen John Morgan came into KY with the object of destroying the KY Central Railroad, and then the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Morgan came through Pound Gap, which is in the extreme eastern part of the state. He had passed Gen Hobson's forces and made his way toward Mt. Sterling before his purpose was known. Once Morgan's target was known, Gen Hobson hurried to Lexington in person by way of Cincinnati, hoping to reach Lexington in time to organize a force there before Morgan could reach that part of the state. However, Gen Hobson and 300 of his troops were captured at a place called Kellar's Bridge near Cynthiana. In the meantime, the troops Gen Hobson had left in eastern KY were hastening quickly toward Lexington under Gen Burbridge & Cols John Mason Brown, Charles S Hanson & others. They encountered Gen Morgan shortly after Gen Hobson's capture & severe fighting took place on June 12, 1864. Morgan was defeated and all the goods he had captured were retaken. Morgan was then pursued out of KY, through the mountains and across the Cumberland River. The 47th under Col Clark bore an active part in this endeavor.

Summary from the National Park Service: "Brig. Gen. Morgan approached Cynthiana with 1,200 men, on June 11, 1864, at dawn. Col. Conrad Garis, with the 168th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry and some home guard troops, about 300 men altogether, constituted the Union forces at Cynthiana. Morgan divided his men into three columns, surrounded the town and launched an attack at the covered bridge, driving the Union forces back towards the depot and north along the railroad. The Rebels set fire to the town, destroying many buildings and some of the Union troops. As the fighting flared in Cynthiana, another Union force, about 750 men of the 171st Ohio National Guard under the command of Brig. Gen. Edward Hobson, arrived by train about a mile north of the Cynthiana at Kellar's Bridge. Morgan trapped this new Union force in a meander of the Licking River. After some fighting, Morgan forced Hobson to surrender. Altogether, Morgan had about 1,300 Union prisoners of war camping with him overnight in line of battle. Brig. Gen. Stephen Gano Burbridge with 2,400 men, a combined force of Ohio, Kentucky, and Michigan mounted infantry and cavalry, attacked Morgan at dawn on June 12. The Union forces drove the Rebels back, causing them to flee into town where many were captured or killed. Morgan escaped. Cynthiana demonstrated that Union numbers and mobility were starting to take their toll; Confederate cavalry and partisans could no longer raid with impunity."

Battle of Cynthiana Casualties Total Casualties 2,092 Union Casualties 1,092 Confederate Casualties 1,000

Regiments at the Battle of Cynthiana Union Regiments 11th Regiment, Michigan Infantry (1st organization) 12th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry 13th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry 16th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry 37th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry 39th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry 40th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry 45th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry 47th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry 52nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry 7th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry After Morgan had been pursued out of KY, the 47th was stationed at Camp Nelson under Gen Speed S. Fry where it continued to protect the state.

Camp Nelson: CAMP NELSON WAS AN IMPORTANT UNION quartermaster and commissary depot, recruitment center, and hospital facility located in Jessamine County, Kentucky. It was certainly the largest depot and permanent encampment in Kentucky outside of Louisville and served a critical function to the Union war effort by providing supplies, livestock, and troops for the Army of the Ohio in Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. Initially, Camp Nelson was occupied by troops from the northeast [New York, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania] under Burnsides' 9th Corps, and from the Midwest [Ohio and Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee] under the 23rd Corps. In fact, three Kentucky regiments and three Tennessee regiments were founded at Camp Nelson. In all nearly eighty thousand [80,000] Union troops passed through this garrison. Besides its general everyday supply functions, Camp Nelson was also critical in the support of a number of offensive campaigns into Tennessee and Virginia. Although not particularly dramatic, these quartermaster and commissary functions were vital to the survival and success of the Union Army. The greatest national significance of the camp, however, was certainly as one of the largest recruitment camps for African-American troops. Eight regiments of U.S. Colored Troops, as the African-American regiments were designated, were founded at Camp Nelson, and three others were trained there. This number makes Camp Nelson the largest African-American recruitment camp in Kentucky and the third largest in the nation. Many of the black recruits, who were emancipated upon enlistment, brought their families with them to Camp Nelson in the hope that they would also be freed or at least escape slavery. The refugee camp established for these family members evolved into the community of Hall after the Civil War and still exists to this day. Camp Nelson, as a recruitment and refugee camp for ex-slaves and as a recruitment camp for whites from slave-holding Kentucky and Tennessee, represents in microcosm the social and political issues that divided the nation and brought on the Civil War. In the summer of 1864, the father of Col Clark, who was provost marshal of Owsley, Kentucky, was murdered by a band of the enemy. Col Clark petitioned to be allowed to use his regiment to bring the murderers to punishment. In Sept, 1864, it was on the line of the KY Central Railroad. While at Camp Nelson, Captain John Pennington's brother, Private, Preston Pennington serving under his brother Captain John Pennington in Company A, died, on November 7, 1864. He was promoted to Sergeant, posthumously and buried at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, now a National Cemetery. It is unclear at this time what he died from, but, probably from disease. On Dec 26, 1864, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, & H were mustered out of service at Lexington. Companies I & K were mustered out on April 12, 1865.

47th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, Company A

Field & Staff: CLARK, Andrew H., Colonel WILSON, Alfred C., LT. Col. BARNES, Thomas H., Major HANAFORD, George A., Adjutant SCHOLL, Peter D., Qtr Master DANIEL, John M., Surgeon GLASS, Wilson H., Asst Surgeon SUMNER George, Asst Surgeon AMBROSE, Mordecai J. W., Chaplain HARDIN, John F., Sgt. Major MOSELEY, Charles H., Sgt. Major AMBROSE, Henry C., Qtr Master Sgt. MORRIS, Henry, Comm Sgt. ROBERTS, James M., Hosp. Steward PATRIDGE, George H., Hosp. Steward

Officers: Captain: John PENNINGTON 1st Lt. Godfrey ISAACS 2nd Lt. Andrew ISAACS 2nd Lt. Isaac S. JONES Captain John Pennington was discharged December 26, 1864. He returned to his family and farming life in Jackson County, Kentucky. He had two more children, William M. Pennington, who married Martha A. Cope and John H. Pennington, who married Betty York.

• ***************** Captain John Pennington was a sheriff of Jackson County, Kentucky by 1868, but, not without controversy. His father, Judge Abel Pennington and John Pennington are involved in a well published deposition where they are accused of trying to stop a civil war pension of Lt. Godfry Isaacs, one of Captain John Pennington's men, in exchange for a vote. During the special examination no less than 27 people were deposed. One being, Captain John Pennington's brother in law, Dr. Samuel Johnson. Summary of the Special Examination: Mr. Welch also made observations concerning some of the individuals who tried to stop Godfrey's pension. Regarding M.(Mark) D. Settles he said, "This witness is a man of good reputation for truth; but it appears he is regarded as having become greatly prejudiced against the claimant who was a member of the grand jury which found a true bill against his son for tampering with the county records." Regarding John Pennington he said, "This witness is also a man of good reputation, but has heretofore been deeply prejudiced against the claimant." Regarding John Rader, Sr. he said, "This witness is very ignorant and illiterate, but has heretofore enjoyed a good reputation for truth. His malice toward the claimant is blinding and it is notorious that he would stop at nothing if he could injure the claimant thereby."

Q: Do you know why Abel Pennington was prejudiced against Mr. Isaacs A: Nothing but a prejudice he got against Mr. Isaacs about the election. I think that was the ____ of it all and he was a mighty prejudiced old man.

In the end, Mr. A. C. Welch, the Special Examiner had this to say: After a careful examination of the claim I am of the opinion that there is no good ground for doubt that the steps taken to stop the pension were prompted by malice and prejudice. There is already a great deal of testimony in the case of prior soundness, incurrence and condition since discharge. The claimant was ready to furnish much more testimony as to condition from 1857 to 1861, also more comrades. I am convinced that the claim is meritorious, and recommends that the pensioner's name be restored to the roll.

• ***************** John Pennington lost the 1876 election for Sheriff. This action and the political life of the Pennington's came back to haunt, Captain John Pennington when he applied for his own Civil War Pension in 1886, the 49th U.S. Congress had to approve Captain John Pennington's pension because of "conspiracy between the political enemies of the claimant". The Congress calling him "one of this nation's gallant defender's". He continued on with private life at Pond Creek, Jackson County, Kentucky. His wife, Sarah Lucy Moore Pennington, died at their home in Annville, Jackson County, Kentucky on April 2, 1897. She is buried in the York Cemetery, Annville, Jackson County, Kentucky. After the death of his wife he married Susan King Parsley, who lovingly took care of him. Captain John Pennington died at his home in Annville, Jackson County, Kentucky, on August 3, 1905. He is buried in the York Cemetery Annville, Jackson County, Kentucky.

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Captain John Pennington Lexington Herald (5 Aug. 1905) LONDON, Ky., Aug. 4. - CAPTAIN JOHN PENNINGTON, ex-Union soldier, died at his home at Annville [Jackson County, KY], aged seventy-eight years. He was Captain of Company A, Forty-seventh Regiment, Kentucky Infantry Volunteers. He was the father of County Judge P. R. Pennington,* of this county [Jackson]. Deceased was prominent in politics. His last office was Sheriff of Jackson County. Son Preston R. Pennington] From Kentucky Ancestors, Vol. 3, No. 4, April 1968, page 180 CAPT. JOHN PENNINGTON, was born in Perry County, Kentucky, February 22, 1827, and died August 3, 1905, being 78 years, 5 months, and 19 days old. He was a son of Abel Pennington [and Elizabeth Boling]. His only brother, Levi, was Captain of Company C 7th Ky. Volunteers and was killed at the siege of Vicksburg, during the Civil War. Father was the last of his father's family to pass through the valley of death. His first wife, Sarah Moore, lived to the age of 72 years and was the mother of 12 children*, all of whom she saw grown men and women; 10 of those are still living. In 1898 he married Mrs. Susan [King-Mullens-] Parsley, who has been very patient, loving, and faithful during the seven years she has been with him. While our grief is keen, yet we realize that our loss is his gain. He enlisted in the service of the Lord at the age of 18, and kept a strong faith in the Lord as the only Savior. During his life he served his country in many stations. He was captain of Company A, 47th Ky. Vol., during the Civil War. He contracted diseases which continued to grow worse until his death. He was laid to rest beside his mother on the hill facing Annville in Jackson County, KY, there to await the call of our Lord and Master: "Come up higher to inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundations of the world."Sleep our dear father, blessed sleep,While your dear memory we do keep:And trust that we will meet you where Our love and cherished kindred are.Those who loved him, P. R. Pennington, Brothers and Sisters. Captain John Pennington is buried in the York Cemetery, on the beautiful knoll overlooking Annville and Bond, in Jackson County, Kentucky.