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Lelah Penn

Female 1882 - 1897  (14 years)


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  1. 1.  Lelah Penn was born 27 Jul 1882, Dallas County, Texas (daughter of Robert Henry Penn and Rachel Jane Garrison); died 26 Jun 1897, Dallas County, Texas.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Henry Penn was born 1 Nov 1855, Wheatland, Dallas County, Texas (son of Joseph Rollins Penn and Nancy Shoup); died 13 Dec 1910, Wheatland, Dallas County, Texas; was buried Dec 1910, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1880, Precinct 6, Dallas County, Texas; 1880 Census: Jas. R. Penn, 54, Nancy Penn, 54, Sarah J. Penn, 30, Robt. H. Penn, 24, George E. Penn, 21.
    • Residence: 1900, Justice Precinct 6, Dallas County, Texas; 1900 Census: Robert H Penn 44, Rachell J Penn 35, Jessie W Penn 16, Nancy E Penn 15, Joseph R Penn 13, Malissa Penn 11, Zuella Penn 9, Jacob A Penn 7, Henry E Penn 3.
    • Residence: Jan 1910, Justice Precinct 6, Dallas County, Texas; 1910 Census: Robert H Penn 54, Josep R Penn 23, Alvin Penn 17, Elwood Penn 13, George Penn 7, Edward Penn 4, Nancy E Wilson 25 (dau), James Robert Wilson 8m.

    Robert married Rachel Jane Garrison 19 Oct 1881, Dallas County, Texas. Rachel was born 25 Oct 1864, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana; died 3 May 1909, Dallas County, Texas; was buried , Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Rachel Jane Garrison was born 25 Oct 1864, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana; died 3 May 1909, Dallas County, Texas; was buried , Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1900, Justice Precinct 6, Dallas County, Texas; 1900 Census: Robert H Penn 44, Rachell J Penn 35, Jessie W Penn 16, Nancy E Penn 15, Joseph R Penn 13, Malissa Penn 11, Zuella Penn 9, Jacob A Penn 7, Henry E Penn 3.

    Children:
    1. 1. Lelah Penn was born 27 Jul 1882, Dallas County, Texas; died 26 Jun 1897, Dallas County, Texas.
    2. Jessie Waldo Penn
    3. Joseph "Jodie" Roscoe Penn
    4. Nancy Edna Penn
    5. Malissa Penn was born 25 Feb 1889, Dallas County, Texas; died 31 July 1913, Dallas County, Texas.
    6. Zuella Penn
    7. Jacob Alvin Penn
    8. William Penn was born 16 Oct 1894, Dallas County, Texas; died 16 Oct 1894, Dallas County, Texas.
    9. Elwood Henry Penn
    10. George Lacy Penn
    11. James Edward Penn


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph Rollins Penn was born 21 Apr 1826, Lebanon, St Clair County, Illinois (son of John "Major" Anderson Penn and Nancy Jane Anderson); died 4 Sep 1899, Wheatland, Dallas County, Texas.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
    • Residence: 1850, Sangamon County, Illinois
    • Residence: 1860, Precinct 2, Dallas County, Texas; 1860 Census: J R Penn, 34, Nancy Penn, 34, Sarah J Penn, 11, Jno S Penn, 9, Delila R Penn, 6, Robt H Penn, 4, Geo A Penn, 2.
    • Residence: 1870, Precinct 2, Dallas County, Texas; 1870 Census: Joseph R Penn, 44, Nancy Penn, 44, Sarah J Penn, 21, John S Penn, 19, Delia R Penn, 16, Robert H Penn, 14, George A Penn, 12.
    • Residence: 1880, Precinct 6, Dallas County, Texas; 1880 Census: Jas. R. Penn, 54, Nancy Penn, 54, Sarah J. Penn, 30, Robt. H. Penn, 24, George E. Penn, 21.
    • Residence: 1800-1892, Dallas County, Texas

    Joseph married Nancy Shoup 9 Mar 1848, Sangamon County, Illinois. Nancy was born 14 Feb 1826, Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio; died 30 Mar 1882, Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Nancy Shoup was born 14 Feb 1826, Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio; died 30 Mar 1882, Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas.

    Other Events:

    • Married: 9 Mar 1848, Sangamon County, Illinois
    • Residence: 1880, Precinct 6, Dallas County, Texas; 1880 Census: Jas. R. Penn, 54, Nancy Penn, 54, Sarah J. Penn, 30, Robt. H. Penn, 24, George E. Penn, 21.

    Children:
    1. Sarah Jane Penn was born 2 April 1849, Illinois; died 7 Jan 1919, Bandera, Bandera County, Texas.
    2. John Samuel Penn was born 5 Mar 1851, Sangamon County, Illinois; died 19 Dec 1910, Dallas, Collin County, Texas; was buried Dec 1910, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
    3. Delilah Rozelia "Rosa" Penn
    4. 2. Robert Henry Penn was born 1 Nov 1855, Wheatland, Dallas County, Texas; died 13 Dec 1910, Wheatland, Dallas County, Texas; was buried Dec 1910, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
    5. George Andrew Penn


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John "Major" Anderson Penn was born 16 Mar 1804, Elbert County, Georgia (son of Joseph Sr Penn and Sally King); died 1 Dec 1871, Pana, Christian County, Illinois; was buried Dec 1871, Pana, Christian County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Arrival: 1848, Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas; This is the location of Major John Penn's first visit to Texas in 1848, years before moving there. The area where he settled was later named Penn Springs after him and his family.
    • Residence: 1849, California; John Penn, accompanied by friend Crawford Trees, ventured to California during the great gold rush. He reportedly returned a wealthy man.
    • Residence: 1850, Sangamon County, Illinois; 1850 Census: John Penn, 46, Nancy Penn, 45, William Penn, 21, John Penn, 17, Robert Penn, 15, Mary J Penn, 18, Martha Penn, 5, George Penn 8m, Washington Hickman, 20.
    • Residence: 24 Oct 1854, Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas; John Penn moved his wife and seven children from Illinois to Texas.
    • Residence: 1860, Precinct 8, Dallas County, Texas; 1860 Census: Robert G Penn, 23, Martha Penn, 15, Geo W Penn, 9, John Penn, 56, Nancy Penn, 54.
    • Residence: Mar 1868, Pana, Christian County, Illinois; Source: Letter to son Joseph; http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pmcbride/james/f060.htm. See web link above: Penn line within the Genealogy of Genevieve Simmons James.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Some literature names him as John Anderson Penn, however no records support this.

    Buried:
    Linwood Cemetery

    Died:
    In his will, John Penn left his estate to his 2nd wife. Sarah, and daughter Emily. He specifically excluded all his children by his first wife, Nancy.

    John married Nancy Jane Anderson 7 Jun 1825, Madison County, Illinois. Nancy (daughter of Robert Gilmore Anderson and Rebecca Frye) was born 8 Nov 1805, Bourbon County, Kentucky; died 11 Dec 1887, Wheatland, Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Nancy Jane Anderson was born 8 Nov 1805, Bourbon County, Kentucky (daughter of Robert Gilmore Anderson and Rebecca Frye); died 11 Dec 1887, Wheatland, Dallas County, Texas.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1850, Sangamon, Illinois
    • Residence: 1860, Precinct 8, Dallas, Texas
    • Residence: 1870, Precinct 2, Dallas, Texas
    • Residence: 1880, Precinct 6, Dallas County, Texas
    • Residence: 1880, Precinct 6, Dallas, Texas, United States

    Children:
    1. 4. Joseph Rollins Penn was born 21 Apr 1826, Lebanon, St Clair County, Illinois; died 4 Sep 1899, Wheatland, Dallas County, Texas.
    2. William Anderson Penn was born 13 Aug 1828, St Clair County, Illinois; died 22 Oct 1864, Pea Ridge, Benton County, Arkansas.
    3. James Henry Penn was born 5 Feb 1831, , St Clair, Illinois, USA; died 2 Jul 1836.
    4. John Wesley Penn was born 19 Jun 1833, St Clair County, Illinois; died 23 Jun 1888, Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas.
    5. Robert Gilmore Penn was born 3 Oct 1835, Lebanon, St Clair County, Illinois; died 13 Dec 1911, Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma; was buried Dec 1911, Jackson County, Oklahoma.
    6. Rebecca Jane Penn was born 3 Nov 1838, St Clair, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; died 23 Jan 1842.
    7. Mary Jane Penn was born 9 Mar 1842, Sagamon, , Illinois, USA; died 10 Sep 1911, Cedar Hill, Dallas, Texas, USA.
    8. Martha Ann Penn was born 11 Apr 1845, , Sangmon, Illinois, USA; died 16 Mar 1879, , Dallas, Texas, USA.
    9. George Washington Penn was born 12 Sep 1849, , Sangamon, Illinois, USA; died 30 Oct 1878, , Dallas, Texas, USA.


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