Person:John Pennington (62)

Name^[5]	John Riley Pennington
Gender	Male
Birth^[2]^[3]^[4]	Abt 1839	Tennessee, United States
Marriage	28 Jul 1859	Ripley, Missouri, United Statesto Mary Ann Frye
Death^[1]	1908	Piedmont, Wayne, Missouri, United States

References

↑ [1], in Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

Birth date given as 22 Dec 1837, but the census records all imply he was born 1839/1840.
↑ [2], in United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

in the household of Isaac W and Martha Penington:
John K Penington, age 10, born in Tennessee

Note that it is conceivable that the original form (destroyed after the ledgers were written) had his middle initial as R.
↑ [3], in United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

in the household of I W and Martha Pennington:
John R Pennington, age 20, born in Tennessee
↑ [4], in United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9).

John Pennington, age 40, born in Missouri
with his wife and children
↑ His middle initial was R, but it is not clear whether the source for his middle name being Riley was family records (at least one family tree has his photo) or a Civil War pension record from a Riley Pennington in the Illinois Infantry who was most likely someone else.