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Thomas Jefferson Pennington
Facts and Events
| Name |
Thomas Jefferson Pennington |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
23 Jun 1842 |
Meriwether, Baldwin, Georgia, United States |
| Other[2] |
1861 |
Alabama, United StatesPrivate Soldier in Company R,3rd Alabama Regiment. Military |
| Occupation? |
Abt 1867 |
Teacher in Central Institute for 2 years. |
| Occupation? |
Abt 1869 |
RockfordTeacher for 6 years |
| Marriage |
19 Dec 1869 |
, Coosa, Alabama, USAto Mary L. Bently |
| Property? |
Abt 1870 |
Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, United Statesma, USAPlantation of 700 acres 1/2 mile outside of Rockford. |
| Other[3] |
Bet 1870 and 1890 |
Coosa, Alabama, United StatesCounty Superintendent of Education. Elected |
| Occupation[4] |
Abt 1875 |
Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, United StatesFarmer |
| Marriage |
8 Jun 1890 |
, Elmore, Alabama, USAto Fanny Howle |
| Death? |
16 Apr 1908 |
Talapoosa, Alabama, United States |
| Other? |
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Alabama, United StatesRoyal Arch Mason and secretary of the chapter Misc |
| Religion[1] |
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Alabama, United StatesMember of the Missionary Baptist church. |
References
- ↑ He was a deacon of his church and also superintendent of the Sunday-school.
- ↑ This regiment was the 1st that left the state; he was @ the battle of 7 Pines, Seven Days' Fight, and in the Wilderness, where he was severely wounded in the thigh. He spent some time in the hospital on account of his wound, and was not again in active service. He was @ home @ the time of the surrender.
- ↑ He was a member of the Missionary Baptist church, and is deacon of his church, is also superintendent of the Sunday-school,, he is a member of the board of trustees of the high school. He has always been a stanch and true friend of education, and while superintendent of education for the county did much to build up the country schools, the peoples seminaries of learning.
- ↑ He engaged in farming and devoted himself to agriculture until his death.
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