Family Group Sheet
NameAbel Pennington
Birth9 Nov 1843, Lawrence Co., Kentucky
Death6 Nov 1915, Elliott Co., Kentucky
FatherElijah Pennington (1812-1878)
MotherElizabeth Caudill (~1812-1881)
Marriageabt 1879, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseRodempsia J. Reynolds
Birth10 Nov 1860, Carter Co., Kentucky
Death3 Apr 1944, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Children
SpouseJoseph Scaggs , 1C3R
Birth27 Jul 1884, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death19 May 1949, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseJoseph Francis ("Frankie") Jones , GGG Uncle
Birth31 Dec 1886, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death12 Dec 1952, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseJohn B. Fraley
SpouseTrubie Carl Jones , 1C3R
Notes for Abel Pennington
There was another Abel Pennington three years older in Elliott Co., so be careful not to get them confused. The other was the son of William Pennington and Nancy Kelly, and married Malinda Lyons.
His death certificate records Abel Pennington, age 71 years 11 months 27 days, born 9 Nov 1843 in Morgan Co., Ky, died 6 Nov 1915 in Bigstone, Elliott Co., Ky, married, farmer, father Elijah Pennington, born in Ky, mother’s maiden name Elizabeth Caudill, born in Letcher Co., Ky, cause of death chronic interstitial nephritis, informant T. M. Dehart, Ordinary, Ky, burial in Pennington Cemetery, Bigstone, Ky.
His death certificate records Abel Pennington, age 71 years 11 months 27 days, born 9 Nov 1843 in Morgan Co., Ky, died 6 Nov 1915 in Bigstone, Elliott Co., Ky, married, farmer, father Elijah Pennington, born in Ky, mother’s maiden name Elizabeth Caudill, born in Letcher Co., Ky, cause of death chronic interstitial nephritis, informant T. M. Dehart, Ordinary, Ky, burial in Pennington Cemetery, Bigstone, Ky.
Census Notes for Abel & Rodempsia J. (Family)
1880 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Martinsburg precinct, lists as family #248:
Pennington, Abel, 36, farmer, b. Ky Ky Ky; Rodemsey J., 20, wife, b. Ky Va Ky; Wm E., son, 8; b. Ky Ky Va; Wagoner, Elmira J., 13, stepdau, b. Ky Va Va.
Rodempsey is too young to be Elmira’s mother, so most likely she is a daughter of Abel’s first wife and a previous husband.
1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Sandy Hook precinct, enumerated 23 June, lists on p. 19B as family #304/308:
Pennington, Able, 56, b. Nov 1843, Ky Ky Ky; Odempsey, wife, 39, b. Nov 1860, Ky Va Ky, married 23 years, mother of 10 children, 7 living; Wm, son, 28, b. Sep 1871; Bertha, dau, 17, b. July 1882; Linda, dau, 15, b. July 1884; Mary, dau, 14, b. Apr 1886; Arizona, dau, 11, b. July 1888; Julia, dau, 9, b. Sep 1890; Roscoe, son, 6, b. Sep 1893. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Elliott Co., Kentucky, Martinsburg precinct, enumerated 23 April, lists on p. 5B as family #83/86:
Penington, Abel, 67, b. Ky Va Va, farmer, 2nd marriage, married 30 years; Rodempsey, wife, 52, b. Ky Va Ky, 1st marriage, married 30 years, mother of 10 children, 7 living; Bertha, dau, 27; Linda, dau, 23; Zona, dau, 21; Julia, dau, 19; Roscoe, son, 16; Vessa, dau, 9; Johnson, Emery, boarder, 18, farm laborer. All children (and Emery) born Ky Ky Ky.
Pennington, Abel, 36, farmer, b. Ky Ky Ky; Rodemsey J., 20, wife, b. Ky Va Ky; Wm E., son, 8; b. Ky Ky Va; Wagoner, Elmira J., 13, stepdau, b. Ky Va Va.
Rodempsey is too young to be Elmira’s mother, so most likely she is a daughter of Abel’s first wife and a previous husband.
1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Sandy Hook precinct, enumerated 23 June, lists on p. 19B as family #304/308:
Pennington, Able, 56, b. Nov 1843, Ky Ky Ky; Odempsey, wife, 39, b. Nov 1860, Ky Va Ky, married 23 years, mother of 10 children, 7 living; Wm, son, 28, b. Sep 1871; Bertha, dau, 17, b. July 1882; Linda, dau, 15, b. July 1884; Mary, dau, 14, b. Apr 1886; Arizona, dau, 11, b. July 1888; Julia, dau, 9, b. Sep 1890; Roscoe, son, 6, b. Sep 1893. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Elliott Co., Kentucky, Martinsburg precinct, enumerated 23 April, lists on p. 5B as family #83/86:
Penington, Abel, 67, b. Ky Va Va, farmer, 2nd marriage, married 30 years; Rodempsey, wife, 52, b. Ky Va Ky, 1st marriage, married 30 years, mother of 10 children, 7 living; Bertha, dau, 27; Linda, dau, 23; Zona, dau, 21; Julia, dau, 19; Roscoe, son, 16; Vessa, dau, 9; Johnson, Emery, boarder, 18, farm laborer. All children (and Emery) born Ky Ky Ky.
