John Wesley PENN

1853 - 1928  (75 years)

• Name	John Wesley PENN
  Born	9 Jul 1853	Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	9 Jul 1853	Illinois   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Census	16 Aug 1860	Texas, Dallas County, Precinct 8, Cedar Hill P. O., Roll 1292 Book 1, pg., 385b-Genealogy.com
  Census	9 Jul 1870	Texas, Dallas County, Precinct 2, Dallas P. O, Roll 1581 Book1, pg., 324a-Genealogy.com
  Census	5 Jun 1880	Texas, Dallas County, Roll 1299 Book1, 6-PCT, pg. 314b-Genealogy.com
  Census	9 Jun 1900	Texas, Briscoe County, Series T623, Precinct 1, page 31a-Genealogy.com
  Census	4 May 1910	Texas, Briscoe County, 1J-PCT, Roll 1530 Book, pg. 293a-Genealogy.com
  _UID	C1EC3FD174C56B4082114EE65B3671FB650C
  Died	9 Dec 1928	Mansfield, Tarrant County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Buried	Silverton Cemetery, Org. N. Side #5, Silverton, Briscoe County, Texas
  Person ID	I88686	Branch 105 Neill Stafford 1756 SCOT
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2008

  
  

  Father	William Anderson PENN,   b. 13 Aug 1828, St. Clair, Illinois ,   d. Aft 14 Jun 1863, Or died Oct. 23, 1864 at Battle of Pea Ridge near Princeton, Arkansas  (Age > 35 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth GREENWALT,   b. 24 Feb 1836, Sangamon Co., Illinois ,   d. 26 Feb 1902  (Age 66 years)
  Married	6 May 1852	Sangamon Co., Illinois   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F29308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Beatrice Ann TREES,   b. 31 Jan 1852, Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas ,   d. 19 Jun 1913, Silverton, Briscoe County, Texas  (Age 61 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1874	Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas   [2]
  Married	11 Oct 1874  [1, 2]
  Notes	Birth dates for parents and children from personal family history ofAletha Mae Stafford Tune, granddaughter of John Wesley and Beatrice TreesPenn.
  Children	1. Rosa Lee PENN,   b. 21 Sep 1875, Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas ,   d. 1 May 1957, Electra, Wichita County, Texas  (Age 81 years)   2. Walter William PENN,   b. 8 Mar 1877,   d. 17 Jul 1939  (Age 62 years)   3. Texana Marvie PENN,   b. 30 Jul 1878, Texas ,   d. 2 Aug 1939, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas  (Age 61 years)   4. Alzie Jewell PENN,   b. 8 Mar 1880, Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas ,   d. 24 May 1954, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas  (Age 74 years)   5. Sarah Delores PENN,   b. 10 Oct 1881, Cedar Hill, Texas ,   d. 27 Mar 1904, Silverton, Briscoe County, Texas  (Age 22 years)   6. Naoma Catherine PENN,   b. 27 Jan 1883, Texas ,   d. 11 Nov 1955, Mansfield, Tarrant County, Texas  (Age 72 years)   7. Viola Vera May PENN,   b. 2 May 1884,   d. 31 Mar 1973  (Age 88 years)   8. Mary Elizabeth PENN,   b. 10 Nov 1885,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. David Randolph PENN,   b. 10 Mar 1887, Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas ,   d. Mangum, Oklahoma   10. Phillip Crawford PENN,   b. 22 Nov 1889,   d. 20 Jan 1954, Brinkman, Oklahoma  (Age 64 years)   11. Safronia Alice PENN,   b. 28 Nov 1891,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Isaac Orten PENN,   b. 20 Sep 1893, Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas ,   d. 20 Apr 1956, Silverton, Brisco, County, Texas  (Age 62 years)   13. Tommy Trees PENN,   b. 28 Jan 1896, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F29325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John English form of Latin Johannes, New Testament Greek Ioannes, a contractedform of the Hebrew name Johanan “God is gracious” (the name of severaldifferent characters in the Old Testament, including one of King David's“mighty men”). John is the spelling used in the Authorized Version of theNew Testament. The name is of great importance in early Christianity: itwas borne by John the Baptist (the precursor of Christ himself, whobaptized sinners in the River Jordan), by one of Christ's disciples (Johnthe Apostle, a fisherman, brother of James), and by the author of thefourth gospel (John the Evangelist, identified in Christian traditionwith the apostle, but more probably a Greek-speaking Jewish Christianliving over half a century later). The name was also borne by manysubsequent Christian saints and by twenty-three popes, including JohnXXIII (Giuseppe Roncalli, 1881–1963), whose popularity was yet anotherfactor influencing people to choose this given name. It was also a royalname, being born by eight Byzantine emperors and by kings of Hungary,Poland, Portugal, France, and elsewhere. In its various forms indifferent languages, it has been the most perennially popular of allChristian names. Cognates: Irish: Eoin, Seán. Scottish: Ian, Iain, Eòin,Seathan. Welsh: Ieuan, Siôn. French: Jean. Breton: Yann. Italian:Giovanni, Gianni. Spanish: Juan. Catalan: Joan. Galician: Xoán.Portuguese: João. Basque: Ion, Yon. Romanian: Ion. German: Johann,Johannes, Hans. Low German: Johan. Dutch: Jan. Danish, Norwegian: Jens,Johan, Jan. Swedish: Johan, Jöns, Jon, Jan. Polish: Jan; Iwan (an E.Polish, Belorussian, or Ukrainian form. Czech: Johan, Jan. Russian: Ivan.Hungarian: János. Finnish: Juhani, Jussi, Hannu. Pet forms: English: Johnny, Johnnie; Jack; Hank. Scottish Gaelic:Seonaidh. Spanish: Juanito. Breton: Yannic(k). German: Hansi. Low German:Hanke, Henning. Dutch: Joop. Danish: Henning. Swedish: Jösse. Polish:Janusz. Czech: Hanuš. A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507 Wesley English: from the surname of the founder of the Methodist Church, JohnWesley (1703-91), and his brother Charles (1707-88), who was alsoinfluential in the movement. Their family must have come originally fromone or other of the various places in England called Westley, the“western wood, clearing, or meadow”. The given name was at first confinedto members of the Methodist Church, but is now very widely used amongEnglish-speaking people of many different creeds, often without referenceto its religious connotations. Short form: Wes. A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507 Penn English: habitational name from various places, for example Penn inBuckinghamshire and Staffordshire, named with the Celtic element pen‘hill’, which was apparently adopted in Old English. English: metonymic occupational name for an impounder of stray animals,from Middle English, Old English penn ‘(sheep) pen’. English: pet form of Parnell. German: from Sorbian pien ‘tree stump’, probably a nickname for a shortstocky person. Americanized form of a like-sounding Jewish surname. Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN0-19-508137-4 ***************************************************** 1860 United States Federal Census about John Wesley Penn Name: Jas(John) W Penn Age in 1860: 3 Birth Year: abt 1857 Birthplace: Texas Home in 1860: Precinct 8, Dallas, Texas Gender: Male Post Office: Cedar Hill Value of parents' real estate: $2500 Value of parents' personal estate: $1910 Dwelling and family number 623 Household Members: Name, Age, Gender, Place of birth Wm A Penn 31, male, Illinois...Occupation: Farmer Sarah E Penn 24, female, Ilinois M W Penn 8, female, Ilinois Jas(John) W Penn 3, male, Texas Robt G Penn 6 Months, male, Texas Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Precinct 8, Dallas, Texas;Roll: M653_1292; Page: 385; Image: 245(12 of 13) Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line].Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data:United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of theUnited States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and RecordsAdministration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. 1870 United States Federal Census about John Wesley Penn Name: John W Penn Estimated birth year: abt 1854 Age in 1870: 16 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1870: Precinct 2, Dallas, Texas Race: White Gender: Male Dwelling number 114 and family number 117 Living in the household of: Hendricks, A. A., age 70, male, born in North Carolina John W. Penn living with his mother Sarah E. Greenwalt Penn McCann andstepfather, Andrew J. McCann. Post Office: Dallas Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 2, Dallas, Texas;Roll: M593_1581; Page: 324; Image: 128(19 of 84) Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line].Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Original data: 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C.National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. 1880 United States Federal Census about John Wesley Penn Name: J.W. Penn Home in 1880: Precinct 6, Dallas, Texas Age: 26 Estimated birth year: abt 1854 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head) Spouse's name: Beatrice A. Father's birthplace: Illinois Mother's birthplace: Illinois Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age J.W. Penn 26, self Beatrice A. Penn 27, wife, born in Texas Rose Lee Penn 4, daughter, Texas Wm.Waller Penn 3, son, Texas T.Mavin Penn 1, daughter, Texas A.Jewel Penn 2M, son, Texas Robt.G. Penn 20, brother, Texas J.Mark Bean 27, boarder, Arkansas Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 6, Dallas, Texas;Roll: T9_1299; Family History Film: 1255299; Page: 314.4000; EnumerationDistrict: 67; image 16 of 22 on ancestry.com Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: TheGenerations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by TheChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 IntellectualReserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited uselicense and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Originaldata: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of theUnited States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and RecordsAdministration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. ******************************************* Mason Notes for John Wesley Penn: District: Bexar County: Briscoe, TX Grant ee: A. C. Bomar Certificate: 1/770 Patentee: J. W. Penn Patent Date: 03 May 1907 Patent #: 56 Patent Volume: 34 Survey/Blk/Tsp: SW 1/4 96 B1 BS&F- Acre s: 160 Class: School File: 48402 Source: F. Patrick [email protected] Website-My Genealogy Homepage: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/e/ n/For-P-Penn/index.html CEDAR HILL STATE PARK. Cedar Hill State Park is on Farm Road 1382 and thenortheastern shore of Joe Pool Lake, ten miles southwest of Dallas insouthwestern Dallas County. The land is owned by the United States ArmyCorps of Engineers. It was first settled by the John Penn family, andduring the 1990s the Penn farm structures were undergoing restoration.The 1,850-acre park is operated by the Texas Parks and WildlifeDepartment. It opened in May 1991 and has 335 camping sites in fivecamping areas: Shady Ridge, Eagle Ford, Lakeview, Hog Wallow, and CoyoteCrossing. The park also has boat ramps, picnic areas, swimming areas, andfishing jetties. It is set in rolling hills with wooded areas of cedar,elm, Ashe juniper, and mesquite. Some tall-grass prairie is also present. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Dallas Morning News, April 30, 1991. Texas Parks andWildlife, August 1991. Matthew Hayes Nall Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "CEDAR HILL STATE PARK,"http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/CC/gkcww.html(accessed March 5, 2006). ************************************ TXGenWeb Project, Dallas County Cedar Hill, Texas Record of Box Rents at Cedar Hill Post Office 1899 - 1901 (Rate: fifteen cents per quarter. B. F. Tindle, Postmaster) Box # Name of Box Renter 1899 1900 1901 41 J. W. PENN x http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1926/dallas.html ********************************* Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 about J. W. Penn Name: J. W. Penn Death Date: 8 Dec 1928 Death County: Tarrant Certificate: 55396 Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT,USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Texas Departmentof Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: TexasDepartment of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit. Silverton Cemetery, Briscoe Co., Silverton, Tx Cemetery Inscriptions from the book: Records of Silverton Cemetery inBriscoe County, Texas ©2000, covering dates between 1892 and Apr. 30,2000 , made available here thanks to the Silverton Cemetery Association.Board members were: Carrie Dickerson, Jewell Lyon, Virgil Crow, BryanBurson, J. D. Nance, Clifton Stodghill, Pascal and Donaleta Garrison.Thanks goes to Joyce Cavett who was kind enough to purchase the book andarrange for our permission to use the information. This cemetery list wastranscribed for us by Sheriff Jerry and Mary Hicks. Thank you all foryour hard work on these pages, as many people will benefit from it. Thesefine people have given greatly to this entire site and have done much topreserve our history in Texas. The Silverton Cemetery Association can bereached at: P. O. Box 795, Silverton, Texas 79257, Carolyn Lowrey,Secretary, 806-823-2255, or [email protected]. Last, First/Middle, Birth, Death, Comments, Lot #, Lot Owner Penn, Allen Burl, 11/19/1915, 05/25/1936, Org.S.Side #298, Whitely, J. C. Penn, Beatrice A., 01/31/1852, 06/19/1913, Org.N.Side # 5, Frieze, Mrs.Emma Penn, I.O. Jake, 09/20/1893, 04/20/1956, Org.S.Side #298, Whitely, J. C. Penn, Jennie, 01/20/1890, 02/04/1967, Org.S.Side #298, Whitely, J. C. Penn, John W., 07/09/1853, 12/09/1928, Mason, Org.N.Side # 5, Frieze,Mrs. Emma http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/Wtx/Briscoe/Silverton.html

  
  

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