Thornton Pennington

1836 - 1863  (27 years)

• Name	Thornton Pennington
  Birth	1836	Ashe County, North Carolina
  Census 1850	1850	Ashe County, North Carolina
  	Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 25 665 James Pennington 30 1820 Male North Carolina 26 665 Catharine Pennington 29 1821 Female North Carolina 27 665 Andrew Pennington 16 1834 Male North Carolina 28 665 Thornton Pennington 14 1836 Male North Carolina 29 665 Peggy Pennington 12 1838 Female North Carolina 30 665 Esther Pennington 10 1840 Female North Carolina 31 665 Abel Pennington 8 1842 Male North Carolina 32 665 Artremisia Pennington 3 1847 Female North Carolina   Transcript ID is  dbid=8054&iid=4189783-00097
  Census 1860	1860	Ashe County, North Carolina
  	Living with wife Betsy and son Poindexter. Farmer. Personal real estate $25. Can't read/write. They are living next door to Thornton's parents, James and Catherine.
  	Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 8 1266 Thornton Penington 21 1839 Male Farmer North Carolina 9 1266 Betsy Penington 21 1839 Female North Carolina 10 1266 Poindexter Penington 3 1857 Male North Carolina  Page:  175  Enumerated:  5 Sep 1860   Transcript ID is  dbid=7667&iid=4237114_00347
  Military	20 Jul 1862	Ashe County, North Carolina   [1]
  	PENNINGTON, THORNTON Pvt.; 58th North Carolina; L; Ashe; ca1839 - 20 Sep 1863; Chickamauga, GA. "The Fifty -Eighth North Carolina Troops" by Michael C Hardy. Page 214. May be buried at Chickamauga Battefield, Dade Co., Georgia
  		Thornton Pennington Civil War Records
  		Thornton Pennington Civil War Records
  		Thornton Pennington Civil War Records
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  		Thornton Pennington Civil War Records
  Death	20 Sep 1863	Dade County, Georgia
  	Died during the Civil War
  		Thornton Pennington Death Note of soldiers killed in battle - Thornton Pennington is listed.
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Abraham (Abel) Pennington           b. 1842, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 26 Sep 1918, Crumpton, Ashe, North Carolina  (Age 76 years)   2. Andrew Pennington           b. 1834, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. After 1880, Petersburg, Virginia  (Age 47 years)   3. Margaret "Peggy" Pennington           b. 1838, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 1875, Ashe County, North Carolina  (Age 37 years)   4. Esther Pennington           b. 1840, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 1878  (Age 38 years)   5. Artremisia "Meese" Pennington           b. 1847, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 25 Aug 1915, Ashe County, North Carolina  (Age 68 years)   6. James Pennington Jr.           b. 13 July 1851, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 27 Sep 1935, Ashe County, North Carolina  (Age 84 years)   7. Marshall Pennington           b. 10 Jun 1853, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 11 Jun 1930, McDowell County, West Virginia  (Age 77 years)
  Person ID	P1864	Burress | My Ancestors

  
  

  Father	James Pennington           b. 1807, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 1880-1900, Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Catherine "Kate" Sexton           b. Sep 1810, Grayson County, Virginia           d. 1902, Helton, Ashe, North Carolina (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1826	Ashe County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F1759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Elizabeth "Betsy" Combs           b. 1839, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 1881-1900, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1856	Ashe County, North Carolina
  		Thornton and Elizabeth Marriage Bond
  		Thornton Pennington & Elizabeth Combs Marriage
  		Thornton Pennington, Elizabeth Combs Marriage
  Children	2 sons
  	+ 1. Poindexter "Pine" Pennington Combs           b. Sep 1857, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 28 Mar 1919, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 61 years) + 2. Meredith Richard Combs           b. Jan 1861, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 1 May 1924, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F1758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S-1277195538] Historical Data Systems, comp., U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1836 - Ashe County, North Carolina Census 1850 - 1850 - Ashe County, North Carolina Marriage - 19 Apr 1856 - Ashe County, North Carolina Census 1860 - Living with wife Betsy and son Poindexter. Farmer. Personal real estate $25. Can't read/write. They are living next door to Thornton's parents, James and Catherine. - 1860 - Ashe County, North Carolina Military - PENNINGTON, THORNTON Pvt.; 58th North Carolina; L; Ashe; ca1839 - 20 Sep 1863; Chickamauga, GA. "The Fifty -Eighth North Carolina Troops" by Michael C Hardy. Page 214. May be buried at Chickamauga Battefield, Dade Co., Georgia - 20 Jul 1862 - Ashe County, North Carolina Death - 20 Sep 1863 - Dade County, Georgia  = Link to Google Earth