ANN MARIAH HAYS SAMMONS PENNINGTON 1810-1899, wife of Edmund Sammons, wife of William Pennington, burial at Willis Cemetery, Hancock County, Illinois, genealogy

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WILLIS CEMETERY
HANCOCK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

ANN MARIAH HAYS SAMMONS PENNINGTON
1810 - 1899

IN LOVING
REMEMBRANCE OF
GRANDMA PENNINGTON
DIED
APR 3, 1899
AGED
88Y 11M 14D

Ann Mariah Hays Sammons Pennington
- widow of Edmund Sammons (his name
was sometimes shown as Edward)
- widow of William Pennington
- mother of James Sammons
- grandmother of John W. Sammons.

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1850 Illinois Census, Hancock County, page 281B
enumerated August 28, 1850, dwelling #172

Edward Sammons, 55, male, farmer, born VA
Maria, 41, female, born VA
Jonathan, 22, male, born TN
Frances, 19, female, born IL, attended school within the year
Jacob, 16, male, born IL, attended school within the year [a.k.a. Joseph]
James, 14, male, born IL, attended school within the year
Thomas, 11, male, born IL, attended school within the year
Susan, 8, female, born IL, attended school within the year
Mary, 7, female, born IL, attended school within the year
Gilbert, 3, male, born IL

1860 Missouri Census, Schuyler County, Independence Township, page 689
enumerated June 27, 1860, dwelling #547
(immediately preceding the residence of her son Jacob, a.k.a. Joseph)

Mariah Sammons, 50 [poorly written], female, farmer, value of real estate 700, value of personal estate 250, born VA, could not read or write
Gilbert, 12, male, born IL, attended school within the year
Devis [or Deris], 9, male, born IL, attended school within the year
Mary, 17, female, born IL

1870 Missouri Census, Schuyler County, Independence Township, page 340A
enumerated August 18, 1870, dwelling #188
(immediately preceding the household of his brother, Thomas)

Sammons, Devrick, 19, male, white, farmer, value of personal estate, born IL, married in December
America, 20, female, white, keeping house, born KY, married in December
Mariah, 60, female, white, keeping house, born TN

1880 Missouri Census, Schuyler County, Prairie Township, page 65D
enumerated June 25, 1880, dwelling #305

Pennington, William, white, male, 75, married, farmer, born KY, [parents born - no entries]
Anna M, white, female, 70, wife, married, keeping house, could not read or write, born TN, [parents born - no entries]

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