Robert Simeon PENTON (1835-1895)

Abner PENTON William H PENTON John C PENTON Martha PENTON William Samson PENTON Francis Marion PENTON Robert Simeon Beauregard PENTON James Lee PENTON John Abner PENTON George Washington PENTON Margaret Elizabeth SHAW Mary Jane PENTON  PENTON Marion PENTON Lavina CHAMPION Mini tree diagram
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Robert Simeon PENTON, c. 1890, age 55

Individual Events and Attributes

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Headstone of R. S. Penton (2)

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Headstone of R. S. Penton (3)

  • Birth:

  • Jan 25, 1835

  • Alabama, United States1 2 3

  • Census:

  • 1850 (age 14-15)

  • District 19, Chambers, Alabama, USA

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • Farmer, 1870 $2000/$30002

  • Census:

  • Jun 1, 1860 (age 25)

  • Coosa Co., Alabama, USA3

  • Occupation:

  • Jun 1, 1860 (age 25)

  • Farmer3

  • Military Service:

  • frm 1861 to 1865 (age 25-30)

  • Pvt. Co. B. 59 Regt. Ala Inf Confederate States Army

  • Census:

  • Jun 1, 1870 (age 35)

  • Concord Beat, Coosa County, Alabama, USA4

  • Occupation:

  • Jun 1, 1870 (age 35)

  • Farmer4

  • Census:

  • Jun 1, 1880 (age 45)

  • 48th District, County of Coosa, Alabama, USA5

  • Occupation:

  • Jun 1, 1880 (age 45)

  • Farmer5

  • Death:

  • May 17, 1895 (age 60)

  • Coosa Co., Alabama, USA6 2

  • Burial:

  • 1895

  • Concord Baptist Cemetery, Pentonville, ALA7 2 8

Marriage

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Spouse: Margaret Elizabeth SHAW, c. 1890, age 50

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Son: William Samson PENTON, c. 1890, age 32

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Son: Francis Marion PENTON, c. 1890, age 31

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Son: Robert Simeon Beauregard PENTON, c. 1890, age 29

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Son: James Lee PENTON, c. 1888, age 23

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Son: John Abner PENTON

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Son: George Washington PENTON, 1912, age 30

Individual Note 1

He gave land for Concord Church & Cemetery where he is buried & lived near.10

Individual Note 2

Gravestone: Private, Co. B, 59th Reg. Ala. Infty. We miss thee from thy place dear father; We miss thee from thy place; A shadow over our lifes is cast; We miss the sunshine of thy face; We miss thy kind and willing hand; Thy fondest earnest care; Our home is dark without thee; We miss thee everywhere.10

Sources

1.

1870 Coosa Co., ALA Census, Concord Beat.

2.

Ellis Bateman <ebateman@mindspring.com>, (1999-2001).

3.

Census 1860 Coosa Co., Alabama, USA.

Census USA 1860

Place: Coosa Co., Alabama, USA

 

Name

Age

Sex

Occupation

Real estate value

Personal estate value

Birthplace

Robert Simeon Penton

25

M

Farmer

500

750

Alabama

Margaret Elizabeth Penton

18

F

House Wifery

Alabama

William Samson Penton

2

M

Alabama

Francis Marion Penton

9m

M

Alabama

 

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Census 1860 Coosa Co., Alabama, USA

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Census 1860 Coosa Co., Alabama, USA

4.

Census 1870 Concord Beat, Coosa County, Alabama, USA.

Census USA 1870

Place: Concord Beat, Coosa County, Alabama, USA

 

Name

Age

Sex

Color

Occupation

Real estate value

Personal estate value

Birthplace

Born within year

Attended school this year

Cannot write

Male citizen over 21

Penton, R. S.

35

M

W

Farmer

1000

600

Ala

Y

Penton, M. E.

31

F

W

Keeping House

Ala

 

Penton, W. S.

12

M

W

Working Farm

Ala

Y

 

Penton, F. M.

10

M

W

Working Farm

Ala

Y

Y

 

Penton, R. B.

8

M

W

Ala

Y

 

Penton, J. L.

5

M

W

Ala

 

Penton, J. A.

3/12

M

W

Ala

Feb

 

 

 

 

 

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Census 1870 Concord Beat, Coosa County, Alabama, USA

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Census 1880 48th District, County of Coosa, Alabama, USA.

Census USA 1880

Place: 48th District, County of Coosa, Alabama, USA

 

Name

Color

Sex

Age

Relationship

Civil Condition

Occupation

Penton, R. S.

W

M

45

Head

M

Farmer

Penton, Margaret

W

F

40

Wife

M

Keeping House

Penton, Francis

W

M

20

Son

M

 

Penton, Robert

W

M

19

Son

S

 

Penton, James Lee

W

M

15

Son

S

 

Penton, John

W

M

11

Son

S

 

 

 

Name

Attended school this year

Birthplace

Father Birthplace

Mother Birthplace

Penton, R. S.

Ala

S.C.

S.C.

Penton, Margaret

Ala

Ala

Ala

Penton, Francis

Y

Ala

Ala

Ala

Penton, Robert

Y

Ala

Ala

Ala

Penton, James Lee

Y

Ala

Ala

Ala

Penton, John

Y

Ala

Ala

Ala

 

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Census 1880 48th District, County of Coosa, Alabama, USA

6.

Application for pension, CSA, by Mrs M E Penton.

7.

Coosa County Records, Vol I, Cemeteries, (Coosa County Historical Society).

8.

FindAGrave.com.

www.findagrave.com/memorial/56059844

9.

Marriage Coosa Co., Alabama, USA 17 Sep 1857 Robert Simeon Penton & Margaret Elizabeth Shaw.

Robert S. Penton

To

Margaret C. Shaw

The State of Alabama

Coosa County

To any ordained or Licenced Minister of the Gospel, Judge of the Circuit or Probate Court, or any Justice of the Piece for said County Greeting you are hereby authorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony between Robert S. Penton and Margaret C. Shaw and this shall be your sufficient authority for so doing. Given under my hand at office this the 16th day of September A.D. 1857 and of the American Independence the 82nd year. A. A. McMillan Judge

Both parties of lawful age of Probate. The above named parties were married by me on the 17th day of September 1857.

Albert Crumplir

 

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Marriage Coosa Co., Alabama, USA 17 Sep 1857 Robert Simeon Penton & Margaret Elizabeth Shaw

10.

Elaine Hendricks <ehend@lakemartin.net>, (17 Oct 1999).