John P. Penn

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Personal and Family Information

John was born on 22 Oct 1833 in Maury County, Tennessee, the son of Phillip Penn and Louisa Brisco.

He died on 5 Sep 1894 in Woodruff County, Arkansas.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

John P. Penn
(1833-1894)

 

Phillip Penn
(-<1840)

   
 
   
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Louisa Brisco
(c1795-1859)

   
 
   
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
   
 
 
     
 
 

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth22 OCT 1833
Place: Maury County, Tennessee
Death5 SEP 1894
Place: Woodruff County, Arkansas
BurialSEP 1894
Place: Woodruff County, Arkansas
Age: 60
Address: Augusta Memorial Park, plot E findagrave 36968124 links to two wives, mother and sister

Notes

Note 1

J. P. Penn, one of the foremost in the ranks of Augusta's prominent and enterprising business men, and a citizen of good repute, was born in Maury County, Tenn., October 8, 1833, and from his earliest youth has been familiar with farm work, and by his own pluck and indomitable will has acquired the property he now owns, being one of the largest real-estate holders in the county. He was sixteen years old when he came to the State of Arkansas, receiving the larger portion of his education in his native State. Upon his arrival in this county his sole possessions consisted of the trunk which contained his clothes. He immediately sought employment and hiring out to a farmer worked on a farm for some years. By strict economy he soon laid by some money, and in 1852 he began clerking for Hamblet & Penn, his brother being a member of this firm. After remaining with them two years he began clerking for Purssell & Bro., and upon this firm selling out he continued in the employ of their successor one year. He and his brother, Thomas H., then became proprietors of the establishment and the business continued under the firm name of T. H. Penn & Bro. until the breaking out of the Rebellion. In 1861 J. P. enlisted in the service and served the cause he espoused faithfully until the final surrender. He clerked one year after his return home and then formed a partnership with John T. Hamblet in the mercantile business, remaining in the firm until 1882, when he sold out and engaged in the real-estate business. He was first married to Lucy Bland, by whom he had three children, all deceased, Again he was married, taking for his second wife, Martha H. Hall. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. His parents, Philip and Louisa (Brisco) Penn, were born in Prince Edward County, Va., and removed to Tennessee during the early history of that State. Here the father's death occurred, but the mother died in Woodruff County. To this couple were given ten children, five of whom are now living.

J. P. Penn

Posted 18 Aug 2014 by mississippi76