Foster Eastham Pennington

1852 - 1911  (59 years)

• Name	Foster Eastham Pennington  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	22 Jul 1852	Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois, USA   [2]
  	"Esam" Age: 4; Son of Emaline and Isaac Pennington
  Census	1880	Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married to Mary; Relation to Head: Self
  Death	24 Dec 1911	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA   [1, 5]
  	Cause: Accidental fall down stairs
  Burial	Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I31106	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Isaac Dunn Pennington,   b. 2 May 1826, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA d. 29 Jul 1886, Edgar County, Illinois, USA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Emmeline Eastham,   b. 1833, Illinois, USA d. 1890, Illinois, USA (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Sep 1850	Edgar County, Illinois, USA   [4, 6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F14907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Magdeline Mason,   b. 21 Apr 1857, Vermillion County, Indiana, USA d. 15 Jun 1923, Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1876	Edgar County, Illinois, USA   [4, 9]
  Children	1. Henry Mitchell Pennington,   b. 21 Jun 1879, Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA d. 17 Jan 1965, Polk County, Florida, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F14908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Jul 1852 - Illinois, USA Census - "Esam" Age: 4; Son of Emaline and Isaac Pennington - 1860 - Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois, USA Marriage - 1876 - Edgar County, Illinois, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Mary; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois, USA Death - Cause: Accidental fall down stairs - 24 Dec 1911 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5854] Find a Grave: PENNINGTON Foster E 1852-1911, Foster Eastham Pennington. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20390966/foster_eastham_pennington [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois; Roll: M653_176; Page: 516; Family History Library Film. 1860 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois; Roll: M653_176; Page: 516; Family History Library Film [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois; Roll: 204; Page: 51B; Enumeration District: 093. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois; Roll: 204; Page: 51B; Enumeration District: 093 [S241] Ancestry.com, Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;), Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records. [S143] Ancestry.com, Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2015;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN ; Death Certificates; Year: 1911; Roll: 14. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011 Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1911; Roll: 14 [S1473] Ancestry.com, Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;). [S5859] Find a Grave: EASTHAM Emeline Pennington 1833-1890, Emeline Eastham Pennington. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62636950/emeline-pennington [S5853] Find a Grave: MASON Mary Norton 1857-1923, Mary Magdalene Mason Pennington Norton. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74509061/mary_magdalene_norton