Henry Mitchell Pennington b. 21 Jun 1879 Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA d. 17 Jan 1965 Polk County, Florida, USA: Smith Family Tree

Henry Mitchell Pennington

1879 - 1965 (85 years)

Name	Henry Mitchell Pennington [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Birth	21 Jun 1879	Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
Gender	Male
Census	1880	Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois, USA [2]
	Age: 11/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Military Draft Registration	1918	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA [6]
	Draft Registration - World War I; Married to Bessie
Census	1920	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA [3]
	Marital Status: Married to Bessie; Relation to Head: Head
Military Draft Registration	1942	Vigo County, Indiana, USA
	Draft Registration - World War II
Census	1950	Harrison, Vigo, Indiana, USA [5]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married
Death	17 Jan 1965	Polk County, Florida, USA [1, 8]
Burial	Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA [1]
Person ID	I31108	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Foster Eastham Pennington, b. 22 Jul 1852, Illinois, USA d. 24 Dec 1911, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (Age 59 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary Magdeline Mason, b. 21 Apr 1857, Vermillion County, Indiana, USA d. 15 Jun 1923, Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, USA (Age 66 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	1876	Edgar County, Illinois, USA [10, 11]
Family ID	F14908	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Bessie Ellen Dusenberry, b. 13 Aug 1883, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA d. 15 Dec 1951, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (Age 68 years)

Marriage 14 Sep 1904 Vigo County, Indiana, USA [4, 12]

Children

1. Leslie Edgar Pennington, b. 15 Jun 1910, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

d. 28 Jan 1991, Baytown, Harris, Texas, USA

(Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F14909 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 21 Jun 1879 - Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA
	Census - Age: 11/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1880 - Elbridge, Edgar, Illinois, USA
	Marriage - 14 Sep 1904 - Vigo County, Indiana, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - World War I; Married to Bessie - 1918 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Bessie; Relation to Head: Head - 1920 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - World War II - 1942 - Vigo County, Indiana, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married - 1950 - Harrison, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Death - 17 Jan 1965 - Polk County, Florida, USA

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Sources

[S5855] Find a Grave: PENNINGTON Henry M 1879-1965, Henry Mitchell Pennington.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76990273/henry_mitchell_pennington
[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
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Terre Haute Ward 7, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: T625_467; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 159.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Terre Haute Ward 7, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: T625_467; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 159
[S118] Ancestry.com, Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;).

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Harrison, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: 3741; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 84-16.

1950 United States Federal Census
National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Harrison, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: 3741; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 84-16

[S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Vigo.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Vigo
[S83] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives At St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147.

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
[S920] Ancestry.com, Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;).
[S301] Ancestry.com, Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2016;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1910; Roll: 018.

Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940
Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1910; Roll: 018
[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.
[S5853] Find a Grave: MASON Mary Norton 1857-1923, Mary Magdalene Mason Pennington Norton.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74509061/mary_magdalene_norton
[S5856] Find a Grave: DUSENBERRY Bessie Pennington 1883-1951, Bessie Ellen Dusenberry Pennington.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76990272/bessie_ellen_pennington

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