Pennington
Barn and Family
New
Salem Township
Contributed by Marvin Jones
majones@northpro.net
This old barn was located on the Richard and Delila Shannon Pennington farm in Section 30, New Salem Twp. McDonough Co. IL. Richard and Delila were married 30 Jan 1834 at Pennington's Point and lived there
throughout their long marriage. The farm is still in the family.
These are the children of Richard and Delilah Shannon Pennington who were married in 1834 at Pennington's Point, New Salem Twp., and lived on their farm in Section 30 throughout their lives. They are both buried in Pennington's Point Cemetery. The children living ca 1898 and shown in the photo are as follows:
Back row, left to right:
Louise Allice Pennington Herndon
Edward Everett Pennington
Sarilda Agnes Pennington Wetzel
Front row:
Jane Catherine Pennington Jones
Mary Cordelia Pennington Beghtol
Elizabeth Pennington Marrs
Ella Margaret Pennington Wooley
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