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Riggs Pennington Veteran

Birth: 1 Oct 1845
Independence, Washington County, Texas, USA
Death: 29 Dec 1921 (aged 76)
Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, USA
Burial: Marystown Cemetery

Burleson, Johnson County, Texas, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 32.4626866, Longitude: -97.3197789
Memorial ID: 19845902 View Source

Pvt Co. A 12 Regt TX. Cav C.S.A.
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MARRIED:
(1) Rebecca Moore
(2) Catherine A ___ Pennington [Sept 9 1903] Vinson
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1940 Census Texas > Johnson > Justice Precinct 1 > District 0042 > 19
Census shows this to be his 2nd marriage
Riggs M2 , Catherine M1
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Confederate Vet Dies at Cleburne
Cleburne. Dec 30 - Riggs Pennington , 76, Confederate veteran and banker died unexpectedly Thursday night,

Funeral services were held this afternoon and interment followed in the Marystown cemetery.

Pennington is survived by his wife and the following children: J E, L J and R E Pennington, Mrs J T Faulkenbury and Mrs B Jay Jackson, Mrs Q Randolph and Miss Nona Pennington, all of Cleburne, and Mrs O A Tarleton of Fort Worth.

Friday, December 30, 1921 Paper: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX) Volume: XLI Issue: 332 Page: Fourteen
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CHILDREN:
Alfretta Pennington
John Elmo Pennington
Lawrence Joseph Penington
Nonabel Pennington
Ellyn Jane Pennington
Lida Penington
Queenie Eliza Pennington Randolph
Robert E Pennington
Irene Jewell Pennington
Juilette Riggs Penington
Toliver Todd Pennington

Pvt Co. A 12 Regt TX. Cav C.S.A.
___________
MARRIED:
(1) Rebecca Moore
(2) Catherine A ___ Pennington [Sept 9 1903] Vinson
____________
1940 Census Texas > Johnson > Justice Precinct 1 > District 0042 > 19
Census shows this to be his 2nd marriage
Riggs M2 , Catherine M1
___________
Confederate Vet Dies at Cleburne
Cleburne. Dec 30 - Riggs Pennington , 76, Confederate veteran and banker died unexpectedly Thursday night,

Funeral services were held this afternoon and interment followed in the Marystown cemetery.

Pennington is survived by his wife and the following children: J E, L J and R E Pennington, Mrs J T Faulkenbury and Mrs B Jay Jackson, Mrs Q Randolph and Miss Nona Pennington, all of Cleburne, and Mrs O A Tarleton of Fort Worth.

Friday, December 30, 1921 Paper: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX) Volume: XLI Issue: 332 Page: Fourteen
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CHILDREN:
Alfretta Pennington
John Elmo Pennington
Lawrence Joseph Penington
Nonabel Pennington
Ellyn Jane Pennington
Lida Penington
Queenie Eliza Pennington Randolph
Robert E Pennington
Irene Jewell Pennington
Juilette Riggs Penington
Toliver Todd Pennington

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Maintained by: Victoria Taylor-True
Originally Created by: Texas CSA
Added: Jun 11, 2007
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19845902/riggs-pennington: accessed ), memorial page for Riggs Pennington (1 Oct 1845–29 Dec 1921), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19845902, citing Marystown Cemetery, Burleson, Johnson County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Victoria Taylor-True (contributor 47036752).

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