Birth Place: Iredell County, North Carolina and Maiden Name: James contributed Dec. 21 2014 by Julie A. Hampton (#47037361)
Article from Rapid City Journal Sept. 8, 2014 was Contributed Dec.9 2014 by Mindy (#46796420) Website: http://www.myfamily.com/u... Forums:Senora1890
Rapid City Journal, The (SD) - Monday, September 8, 2014
THE FORGOTTEN FIRST LADY: Mrs. Amanda Pennington's grave will be marked at last
YANKTON | Amanda Pennington died in 1884 in a frontier land far from her home
and two small graves. She and her husband John lost two of their five children
in Alabama before they headed to Dakota Territory when he was named territorial
governor in 1874.
The Penningtons started a new life in Yankton, raising their three surviving
children while John became immersed in controversial issues like gold in the
Black Hills, development of the railroads and establishing counties and cities.
They built a big brick house and several smaller houses at 3rd and Pearl in
downtown Yankton. When John left the governorship, he also constructed a
commercial structure on Third Street and started a weekly newspaper.
But Amanda grew ill and died in the winter of 1884. She was just 47. "She
conversed freely with her husband and children up to within a few hours of her
death, expressing willingness to go and her unswerving confidence in blessed
immortality," according to the obituary in the Yankton Press & Dakotian. "The
few intimate friends present were deeply moved by her perfect resignation and
her expressions of hope for the life to come."
A final wish was that she be buried beside the two little children who'd
preceded her in death. The family had bought six plots in the Yankton Cemetery,
and she was buried there. But no marker was put up, probably because her husband
intended to respect his wife's wishes and eventually return the body to Alabama.
John Pennington remained in Yankton for seven more years before returning to the
South. He was buried in Oxford Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Oxford, Alabama upon
his death in 1901.
Mrs. Pennington, first lady of the Dakota Territory, remains in the Yankton
Cemetery in an unmarked grave. But that will change on Wednesday, Sept. 10, when
local citizens plan to unveil a new gravestone designed and donated by Luken
Memorials of Yankton.
Rt. Rev. John Tarrant, the Episcopal Bishop of South Dakota, will preside at a
dedication service, assisted by Father Jim Pearson, pastor of the very same
Episcopal Church in Yankton that was attended by the Penningtons and in which
her funeral was held 130 years ago.
The public is invited to attend the brief service at the gravesite in Yankton
Cemetery. It starts at 3 p.m. Immediately following the service, everyone is
invited to the Pennington house — which has been the headquarters of South
Dakota Magazine since 1987 — for refreshments and a short discussion with local
historians about the Pennington family.
The following contributed by pomnik
Amanda Kate was married to John L Pennington who On January 1, 1874, was appointed as Governor of Dakota Territory by President Ulysses S. Grant after a recommendation by George E. Spencer.
27 Oct., 1860 Craven County, North Carolina, Census, 1st Ward, New Berne, Page 73 of 325
Pennington, J. L.: Age: 30, Occupation Editor
Pennington, Kate A.: Age: 24
Pennington, Kate D.: Age: 2
1880 United States Federal Census, Yankton, Yankton, Dakota Territory
John L Pennington: Head, Age: 51, Birthdate: abt. 1829, Birthplace: North Carolina
Amanda K. Pennington: Wife, Age: 40, Birthdate: abt. 1840, Birthplace: North Carolina
Lula E. Pennington: Daughter, Age: 18, Birthdate: abt. 1862, Birthplace: North Carolina
Mary Pennington: Daughter, Age: 16, Birthdate: abt 1864, Birthplace: North Carolina
John L Pennington: Son, Age: 14, Birthdate: abt. 1866, Birthplace: Alabama
Article from Rapid City Journal Sept. 8, 2014 was Contributed Dec.9 2014 by Mindy (#46796420) Website: http://www.myfamily.com/u... Forums:Senora1890
Rapid City Journal, The (SD) - Monday, September 8, 2014
THE FORGOTTEN FIRST LADY: Mrs. Amanda Pennington's grave will be marked at last
YANKTON | Amanda Pennington died in 1884 in a frontier land far from her home
and two small graves. She and her husband John lost two of their five children
in Alabama before they headed to Dakota Territory when he was named territorial
governor in 1874.
The Penningtons started a new life in Yankton, raising their three surviving
children while John became immersed in controversial issues like gold in the
Black Hills, development of the railroads and establishing counties and cities.
They built a big brick house and several smaller houses at 3rd and Pearl in
downtown Yankton. When John left the governorship, he also constructed a
commercial structure on Third Street and started a weekly newspaper.
But Amanda grew ill and died in the winter of 1884. She was just 47. "She
conversed freely with her husband and children up to within a few hours of her
death, expressing willingness to go and her unswerving confidence in blessed
immortality," according to the obituary in the Yankton Press & Dakotian. "The
few intimate friends present were deeply moved by her perfect resignation and
her expressions of hope for the life to come."
A final wish was that she be buried beside the two little children who'd
preceded her in death. The family had bought six plots in the Yankton Cemetery,
and she was buried there. But no marker was put up, probably because her husband
intended to respect his wife's wishes and eventually return the body to Alabama.
John Pennington remained in Yankton for seven more years before returning to the
South. He was buried in Oxford Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Oxford, Alabama upon
his death in 1901.
Mrs. Pennington, first lady of the Dakota Territory, remains in the Yankton
Cemetery in an unmarked grave. But that will change on Wednesday, Sept. 10, when
local citizens plan to unveil a new gravestone designed and donated by Luken
Memorials of Yankton.
Rt. Rev. John Tarrant, the Episcopal Bishop of South Dakota, will preside at a
dedication service, assisted by Father Jim Pearson, pastor of the very same
Episcopal Church in Yankton that was attended by the Penningtons and in which
her funeral was held 130 years ago.
The public is invited to attend the brief service at the gravesite in Yankton
Cemetery. It starts at 3 p.m. Immediately following the service, everyone is
invited to the Pennington house — which has been the headquarters of South
Dakota Magazine since 1987 — for refreshments and a short discussion with local
historians about the Pennington family.
The following contributed by pomnik
Amanda Kate was married to John L Pennington who On January 1, 1874, was appointed as Governor of Dakota Territory by President Ulysses S. Grant after a recommendation by George E. Spencer.
27 Oct., 1860 Craven County, North Carolina, Census, 1st Ward, New Berne, Page 73 of 325
Pennington, J. L.: Age: 30, Occupation Editor
Pennington, Kate A.: Age: 24
Pennington, Kate D.: Age: 2
1880 United States Federal Census, Yankton, Yankton, Dakota Territory
John L Pennington: Head, Age: 51, Birthdate: abt. 1829, Birthplace: North Carolina
Amanda K. Pennington: Wife, Age: 40, Birthdate: abt. 1840, Birthplace: North Carolina
Lula E. Pennington: Daughter, Age: 18, Birthdate: abt. 1862, Birthplace: North Carolina
Mary Pennington: Daughter, Age: 16, Birthdate: abt 1864, Birthplace: North Carolina
John L Pennington: Son, Age: 14, Birthdate: abt. 1866, Birthplace: Alabama
Birth Place: Iredell County, North Carolina and Maiden Name: James contributed Dec. 21 2014 by Julie A. Hampton (#47037361)
Article from Rapid City Journal Sept. 8, 2014 was Contributed Dec.9 2014 by Mindy (#46796420) Website: http://www.myfamily.com/u... Forums:Senora1890
Rapid City Journal, The (SD) - Monday, September 8, 2014
THE FORGOTTEN FIRST LADY: Mrs. Amanda Pennington's grave will be marked at last
YANKTON | Amanda Pennington died in 1884 in a frontier land far from her home
and two small graves. She and her husband John lost two of their five children
in Alabama before they headed to Dakota Territory when he was named territorial
governor in 1874.
The Penningtons started a new life in Yankton, raising their three surviving
children while John became immersed in controversial issues like gold in the
Black Hills, development of the railroads and establishing counties and cities.
They built a big brick house and several smaller houses at 3rd and Pearl in
downtown Yankton. When John left the governorship, he also constructed a
commercial structure on Third Street and started a weekly newspaper.
But Amanda grew ill and died in the winter of 1884. She was just 47. "She
conversed freely with her husband and children up to within a few hours of her
death, expressing willingness to go and her unswerving confidence in blessed
immortality," according to the obituary in the Yankton Press & Dakotian. "The
few intimate friends present were deeply moved by her perfect resignation and
her expressions of hope for the life to come."
A final wish was that she be buried beside the two little children who'd
preceded her in death. The family had bought six plots in the Yankton Cemetery,
and she was buried there. But no marker was put up, probably because her husband
intended to respect his wife's wishes and eventually return the body to Alabama.
John Pennington remained in Yankton for seven more years before returning to the
South. He was buried in Oxford Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Oxford, Alabama upon
his death in 1901.
Mrs. Pennington, first lady of the Dakota Territory, remains in the Yankton
Cemetery in an unmarked grave. But that will change on Wednesday, Sept. 10, when
local citizens plan to unveil a new gravestone designed and donated by Luken
Memorials of Yankton.
Rt. Rev. John Tarrant, the Episcopal Bishop of South Dakota, will preside at a
dedication service, assisted by Father Jim Pearson, pastor of the very same
Episcopal Church in Yankton that was attended by the Penningtons and in which
her funeral was held 130 years ago.
The public is invited to attend the brief service at the gravesite in Yankton
Cemetery. It starts at 3 p.m. Immediately following the service, everyone is
invited to the Pennington house — which has been the headquarters of South
Dakota Magazine since 1987 — for refreshments and a short discussion with local
historians about the Pennington family.
The following contributed by pomnik
Amanda Kate was married to John L Pennington who On January 1, 1874, was appointed as Governor of Dakota Territory by President Ulysses S. Grant after a recommendation by George E. Spencer.
27 Oct., 1860 Craven County, North Carolina, Census, 1st Ward, New Berne, Page 73 of 325
Pennington, J. L.: Age: 30, Occupation Editor
Pennington, Kate A.: Age: 24
Pennington, Kate D.: Age: 2
1880 United States Federal Census, Yankton, Yankton, Dakota Territory
John L Pennington: Head, Age: 51, Birthdate: abt. 1829, Birthplace: North Carolina
Amanda K. Pennington: Wife, Age: 40, Birthdate: abt. 1840, Birthplace: North Carolina
Lula E. Pennington: Daughter, Age: 18, Birthdate: abt. 1862, Birthplace: North Carolina
Mary Pennington: Daughter, Age: 16, Birthdate: abt 1864, Birthplace: North Carolina
John L Pennington: Son, Age: 14, Birthdate: abt. 1866, Birthplace: Alabama
Article from Rapid City Journal Sept. 8, 2014 was Contributed Dec.9 2014 by Mindy (#46796420) Website: http://www.myfamily.com/u... Forums:Senora1890
Rapid City Journal, The (SD) - Monday, September 8, 2014
THE FORGOTTEN FIRST LADY: Mrs. Amanda Pennington's grave will be marked at last
YANKTON | Amanda Pennington died in 1884 in a frontier land far from her home
and two small graves. She and her husband John lost two of their five children
in Alabama before they headed to Dakota Territory when he was named territorial
governor in 1874.
The Penningtons started a new life in Yankton, raising their three surviving
children while John became immersed in controversial issues like gold in the
Black Hills, development of the railroads and establishing counties and cities.
They built a big brick house and several smaller houses at 3rd and Pearl in
downtown Yankton. When John left the governorship, he also constructed a
commercial structure on Third Street and started a weekly newspaper.
But Amanda grew ill and died in the winter of 1884. She was just 47. "She
conversed freely with her husband and children up to within a few hours of her
death, expressing willingness to go and her unswerving confidence in blessed
immortality," according to the obituary in the Yankton Press & Dakotian. "The
few intimate friends present were deeply moved by her perfect resignation and
her expressions of hope for the life to come."
A final wish was that she be buried beside the two little children who'd
preceded her in death. The family had bought six plots in the Yankton Cemetery,
and she was buried there. But no marker was put up, probably because her husband
intended to respect his wife's wishes and eventually return the body to Alabama.
John Pennington remained in Yankton for seven more years before returning to the
South. He was buried in Oxford Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Oxford, Alabama upon
his death in 1901.
Mrs. Pennington, first lady of the Dakota Territory, remains in the Yankton
Cemetery in an unmarked grave. But that will change on Wednesday, Sept. 10, when
local citizens plan to unveil a new gravestone designed and donated by Luken
Memorials of Yankton.
Rt. Rev. John Tarrant, the Episcopal Bishop of South Dakota, will preside at a
dedication service, assisted by Father Jim Pearson, pastor of the very same
Episcopal Church in Yankton that was attended by the Penningtons and in which
her funeral was held 130 years ago.
The public is invited to attend the brief service at the gravesite in Yankton
Cemetery. It starts at 3 p.m. Immediately following the service, everyone is
invited to the Pennington house — which has been the headquarters of South
Dakota Magazine since 1987 — for refreshments and a short discussion with local
historians about the Pennington family.
The following contributed by pomnik
Amanda Kate was married to John L Pennington who On January 1, 1874, was appointed as Governor of Dakota Territory by President Ulysses S. Grant after a recommendation by George E. Spencer.
27 Oct., 1860 Craven County, North Carolina, Census, 1st Ward, New Berne, Page 73 of 325
Pennington, J. L.: Age: 30, Occupation Editor
Pennington, Kate A.: Age: 24
Pennington, Kate D.: Age: 2
1880 United States Federal Census, Yankton, Yankton, Dakota Territory
John L Pennington: Head, Age: 51, Birthdate: abt. 1829, Birthplace: North Carolina
Amanda K. Pennington: Wife, Age: 40, Birthdate: abt. 1840, Birthplace: North Carolina
Lula E. Pennington: Daughter, Age: 18, Birthdate: abt. 1862, Birthplace: North Carolina
Mary Pennington: Daughter, Age: 16, Birthdate: abt 1864, Birthplace: North Carolina
John L Pennington: Son, Age: 14, Birthdate: abt. 1866, Birthplace: Alabama
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