Jennie Hale1

b. 1874, d. 1936
FatherGeorge Hale2 b. abt 19 Sep 1840, d. 23 Jun 1893
MotherMargaret Lavinia Buchanan2 b. 5 Nov 1845, d. 28 Nov 1919
Birth1874 Jennie Hale was born in 1874 in Wayne County, Illinois.1,3 
Marriage30 Oct 1890 She married George Henry Pennington on 30 Oct 1890 in Wayne County, Illinois.1 
Cens-190013 Jun 1900 George and Jennie spent their married lives in Wayne County, Illinois. The 1900 federal census recorded them farming in Arrington township. There were three daughters with them: Maude, age six, and two younger girls whose names were not readable on the census record.4 
Cens-192013 Jan 1920  By 1920 they had settled in the town of Fairfield where George was working as a laborer for the city.5 
Death1936 Jennie died in 1936.3 
Burial She was buried at Hale Cemetery in Wayne County, Illinois.3 

Family

George Henry Pennington b. abt 1868
Child
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited18 Dec 2005

Citations

  1. [S1066] Betty Ann Beeson, Wayne Co., Illinois Marriages, Part II, p. 8. Record reported as: Geo Henry Pennington, 22, b. Clay Co., ILL, father: B.D. Pennington, mother: Caroline Withrow, AND Jennie Hale, 17, b. Wayne Co., father: Geo Hale, mother: Margret S. Buchanan, marr 30 Oct. 1890.
  2. [S1009] George Hail household, 1880 U.S. cens., Wayne Co., IL, pop. sched., Indian Prairie township, ED 137, page 34A (stamped), dwelling 107, family 115, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2004, image 13 of 36. Enumeration reports: George Hail [sic], 39, farmer, b. TN, parents b. TN; Mgt. 35, wife, b. MO, parents b. VA; Flora A. 17, dau; Leander, son, 15; Julia, 12, dau; Jennie, 6, dau; William, 4, son; Lillie R., 2, dau; all children born IL; all children's fathers b. TN; all mothers b. MO.
  3. [S1104] Doris Bland, Wayne Co., Illinois Cemetery Inscriptions, Vol. IV, p. 36. Stone reported to read: Mother, Jennie Pennington, 1874-1936.
  4. [S1011] George Pennington household, 1900 U.S. cens., Wayne Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Arrington township, ED 92, sheet 10A (10 stamped), dwelling 182, family 183, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 19 of 41. Enumeration reports: George Pennington, 30, b. Apr. 1870, marr 9 yrs, b. IL, farmer; Jennie, 26, b. Jan. or June 1874 IL, marr 9 yrs, mother of 3 children, all living, father b. TN, mother b. VA; Maude E., 8, b. Jan. 1892; ___ dau, 6, b. Oct. ___; ____, dau, 4, b. Jul ____; all children b. IL; all parents b. IL.
  5. [S1136] George H. Pennington household, 1920 U.S. cens., Wayne Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Fairfield city, ED 148, sheet 12B, dwelling 263, family 271, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004. Enumeration includes: George H. Pennington, 50, marr, b. IL, laborer for city; Jessie, wife, 45, b. IL.
  6. [S1069] Betty Ann Beeson, Wayne Co., Illinois Birth Recds, 1889-1905, M-Z, p. 32. Record reported as: Maude Ethel Pennington (1st child) b. 21 Jan. 1902 Wayne Co.., IL; father: Geo Pennington, 23, b. IL; mother: Jennie Hale, 17, b. IL. Note: Maude appears on the 1900 census and her year of birth is listed as 1892 which is consistent with the ages given for her parents on this birth record. The 1902 year of birth appears to be transcription error.