PENNINGTON CHAPEL CEMETERY
HARRISON COUNTY INDIANA

Pennington's Chapel Methodist Cemetery is located in the very southwest corner of Jackson Township, Harrison County, Indiana in the Southeast quarter of Section 11, township 3 south, Range 3 East.

The first Methodist church building was built at the cemetery about 1815 and was a log one, it was re-established atop "Pennington Chapel Ridge" by two brothers Dennis Pennington and Walter Pennington. The first log church burned and a second log church was erected to replace it. A third church building was built in 1869, and is a frame building located just south of the cemetery on the beautiful ridge.

    The Pennington Family Association has erected a suitable stone marker at the church with the following inscription: Dennis Pennington, Teacher, Legislator, and Lay Minister. He was born May 19, 1776 in Mechlenburg Co. Cumberland parish, Virginia. Came to Kentucky with Henry clay in 1797 and to Indiana Territory in 1804. Signer of the of the first State Constitution; Served 29 years in the Territorial and state Legislatures. Census Enumerator 1815 and 1850. Died September 2, 1854. Elizabeth, wife of Dennis Pennington born 1783 near Bean Station, Tenn. Daughter of William and Catherine English. Captured by Indians in 1787, Adopted by a Delaware Chief. Married August 4, 1800 and died after March 1857.

Name Birth Death Age Notes
Dorcas Patterson Dec. 14 1822 Jan. 4 1908


Wife of Thomas
Thomas Patterson Apr. 1 1822 Dec. 22 1881


Husband of Dorcas
W.M





Infant Patterson Feb. 24 1884 Feb. 24 1884


Infant sons of M.C. & N.A. Patterson
Pearlie W. Patterson


Sep. 21 1892 3 yr 24 days Daughter of Rev. M.C. & N.A. Patterson
William J. Patterson


May 31 1872 18 yrs 10 mo 23 days Son of T.& D. Patterson
J.S.





Thomas Patterson Sr.


Mar. 31 1852 75 yrs 3 mo 6 days


C.P.P.





Richard F. Patterson


Dec. 22 1854 11 days Son of H.A. & M. Patterson
George M. Elmwood June 30 1861 Sep. 3 1864


Son of J. & M.J. Elmwood
Enoch S. Elmwood May 13 1859 Nov. 27 1866


Son of J. & M.J. Elmwood
Zelda M. Snyder June 28 1878 Oct. 12 1878


Daughter of S.S. & M.J. Snyder
Female Infant Melton Nov. 8 1886 Nov. 8 1886


Daughter of G.M. & L.P. Melton
Lizzie P. Melton Aug. 31 1864 Nov. 14 1886


Wife of G.M. Melton
Fletcher Longacre June 29 1846 Mar. 11 1886


Husband Of E. Longacre
Elizabeth Brinde


July  13 1857 Aged 18 yrs 3 mo 4 days Wife of Daniel A. Brinde
Daughter of Jacob & Eliza Gibener
Infant Brinde




Infant of E. & D.A. Brinde
William P. Rumbley


Feb. 29 1868 28 yrs 4 mo 17 days Son of H.G. & N. Rumbley
Harriet A. Rumbley


Dec. 10 1870 13 yrs 7 mo Daughter of H.G. & N. Rumbley
Harrison G. Rumbley


Mar. 2 1871 Aged 57 yrs 11 mo 8 days


Mary M. Rumbley


Jan. 23 1874 Aged 23 yrs 10 mo 25 days Daughter of H.G. & N. Rumbley
Samuel H. Rumbley Nov. 21 1853 Sep. 14 1876



A.P.K.





J.M.





J.E.





Curtis Rumbley Sep. 20 1885 July 15 1885



William D. Hudson


Mar. 12 1888 79yrs 10 mo 18 days


Leah Hudson


Dec. 20 1883 Aged 82 yrs 12 days


Daniel W. Marshall


July 7 1961 Aged 65 yrs 6 mo 25 days


Eliza A. Marshall


Sep. 2, 1896 Aged 56 yrs 5 mo and 15 days


R.A.





Charles W. Reising 1869 1951



Cora Reising 1883 1932



Hardin W. Routh


Aug. 17 1852 Aged 11 mo 14 days Son of A. & M. Routh
Mary Rumbley


Mar.  4 185?


Wife of Thomas P. Rumbley
Thomas Rumbley


Oct 27 1843 Aged 67 yrs 5 mo 19 days


Sarah Jane Strother


Oct. 17 1843 Aged 11 mo 27 days Daughter of Elias & Margaret
Mahala Routh


Sep. 15 1846 Aged 26 yrs 1 mo 26 days Wife of Anderson Routh
I.P.





J.P.





Joseph T. Routh


Dec. 12 1846 Aged 6 mo 16 days Son of A. & M. Routh
Evaline Routh


Feb. 12 1851 Aged 1 mo 19 days Daughter of Jacob & Harriet Routh
James Monroe Rumbley


Nov. 9 1851 Aged 10 yrs 4 mo 28 days Son of Harrison & Nancy Rumbley
Infant Strother May 28 1853 May 28 1853


Son of Margaret Strother
Margaret Strother


Dec. 1 1855


Wife of Elias Strother
W.N. R.





Asbury W. Askren


July 18 1856 Aged 1 yr 7 mo 1 day Son of E. & H. Askren
Hester E. Rumbley Dec. 22 1851 July 21 1856


Daugher of H.G. & N. Rumbley
Dennis D. Rumbley Dec. 18 1855 July 31 1856


Son of H.G. & N. Rumbley
Nancy C. Askren


Nov. 20 1858 Aged 1 yr 3 mo and 28 days Daughter of E. & H. Askren
Sarah Routh


May 6 1861 Aged 23 yrs 6 mo and 19 days Daughter of  J. & H. Routh
Jacob Routh 1809 1860



Harriet Routh 1810 1898


Wife of Jacob Routh
Hester Asken


Sep. 5 1861


Wife of E. Asken
Harriet Asken


Sep. 17 1861 Aged 1 yr 10 mo and 15 days Daughter of E. &  H. Asken
Monroe Routh


Dec. 17 1861 Aged 18 yrs 7 mo and 6 days Son of J. & H. Routh
Elias Routh


Jan. 13 1870 Aged 21yr 7 mo and 11 days Son of  J. & H. Routh
Harrison McClaren 1873 1876



Ethel M. Stevens 1884 1886


Daughter of E.E. & A.A. Stevens
Walter E. McClaren 1884 1886



Maggie McClaren 1877 1886



Laura McClaren 1870 1886



M.J.E.





Infant Sons Elliott




Of Thomas & Sallie Elliott
Infant Son Charles T.





Thomas J. Elliott 1868 1949



Sallie I. Elliott 1877 1949



James M. Fair


Jan. 6 1863 Aged 19 yrs 3 mo and 23 days Consort of Rebecca C. Fair
Mary Jane Fair


Jan. 16 1844 Aged 3 yrs 16 days Infant daughter of James & Rebecca Fair
Anna M. Marshall


Sep. 13 1855 Aged 16 yrs 10 mo and 3 days Daughter of  J. & R.C. Fair
Wife of John Marshall
Daniel W. Fair


Oct. 25 1858 Aged  3 yrs 6 mo and 20 days Son of  J. & R.C. Fair
N.S.P.





John Sieg May 1 1782 June 13 1854



Nancy Ann Whistler Sieg Oct. 25 1789 April 10 1862



E.M.





I.M.





Mary Pennington Oct 17 1781



Wife of Walter Pennington born VA
Rev. Walter B. Pennington Oct. 6 277 June 30 1853


Born Virginia
William Hardin Strother


Aug. 5 1852 Aged 6 yrs and 18 days Son of Armstead  & Amanda Strother
Coro Florence Davis Jan. 29 1861 Aug. 26 1861


Daughter of Anderson and Susannah Davis
Mary Davis Sep. 9 1860 Nov. 21 1861


Daughter of R.F. & M.F. Davis
Dennis Rufus Davis Nov. 6 1863 July 14 1864


Son of Anderson & Susannah Davis
Caroline Davis


Mar. 23 1866 Aged 7 yrs 1 mo and 12 days Daughter of R.F. & M.F. Davis
Sarah A. Davis April 1 1872 April 1 1872


Daughter of R.F. & M.F. Davis
Infant Askren Sep. 10 1875 Sep. 16 1875


Son of Dennis & A.M. Askren
Caroline M. Clark Feb. 11 1877


Aged 33 yrs 2 mo and 23 days Wife of Jesse C. Clark
Mary F. Davis


Feb. 15 1881 Aged 44 yrs 5 mo and 11 days Wife of R.F. Davis
Armstead Strother Sep. 1 1802 Dec. 16 1883


Husband of Amanda Strother
Amanda Strother Oct. 19 1812 May 26 1898


Wife of Armstead Strother
Ann M. Askren June 19 1834 May 19 1914


Wife of Dennis Askren
Dennis Askren Apr. 11 1829 Dec. 22 1883


Co. C., 66th Ind.
M.D.





Matthew



Aged 57 yrs 7 mo


William H. Cline Dec. 9 1863 June 25 1889



Wardie E. Stover July 23 1885 Sep. 29 1886


Son of Silas &  Amanda Stover
Silas Stover 1856 1902



Louisa McClaren 1844 1886



Anna C. Reising July 19 1872 Nov. 8 1898



Nicholas Reising Dec. 6 1841 Oct. 17 1914



Mary S. Reising Dec. 19 1839 Oct. 30 1907



Hiram Elliott 1843 1926


Co. 59th Ind. Vol
Ann Elliott 1844 1923


Wife of Hiram Elliott
Tabitha Askren Oct. 23 1821 Nov. 4 1902



Simon Myers Mar. 13 1821 Sep. 11 1846



A.M.M.





Amanda Blankenbaker


Aug. 2 1847


Daughter of Jesse & Mary Blankenbaker
Soloman Myers Dec. 16 1787 Oct. 5 1849



Phebe Myers





Sally Jane Myers


Oct. 8 1850 Aged 1 yr 4 mo and 2 days Daughter of James & Polly Myers
Evaline Myers


May 14 1852


Daughter of Soloman & Phebe Myers
George W. Routh Aug. 15 1853 Apr. 1 1854


Son of W.M & S.E. Routh
John Altstatt May 3 1849 Oct. 13 1853


Son of Altstatt
W.N.P.





William Routh Apr. 27 1830 Nov. 19 1864



Elizabeth Myers


Mar. 7 1865


Wife of S.W. Myers
Philip A. Myers


Sep. 8 1874 Aged 18yrs and 2 days Son of James & Polly Myers
Mary E. Myers


Sep. 10 1869 Aged 1 yr 7 mo and 20 days Daughter of S.W & N.H. Myers
James Myers


Apr. 9 1879 Aged 65 yrs 3 mo and 26 days


C.D.





Charles M. Houchlan Jan. 9 1879 Apr. 11 1880


Son of J.B. & A. Houchlan
Mary Blankenbaker Dec. 19 1818 July 2 1880


Wife of Jesse Blankenbaker
Simon W. Myers


Sep. 12 1880 Aged 40 yrs 1 mo and 20 days


William H. Blankenbaker Apr. 5 1857 Feb. 5 1888



W.A.M.





H.G. R.





C.M.C.





W.A.R.





Jacob Painter


Apr. 13 1864 Aged 7 mo and 14 days Son of E. & M. Painter
S.H. R.





N.R.





W.A.P.





R.E.





Rebeca Edmondson Apr. 26 1841 June 16 1899



Sarah Catherine Edmondson Apr. 10 1872 Sep. 16 1888



William M. Edmondson Dec. 6 1831 Feb. 19 1900



Owens E. Stevens
Oct. 12 1903
Oct. 38 1903


Myrtle C. Stevens
Dec. 8 1886
Sept. 3 1916


Garrett R. Stevens
July 18 1905
Dec. 30 1929


Merrill F. Stevens
June 18 1900
Oct. 11 1935


Thomas Alexander
Aug. 16 1935
Mar. 8 1900


Rebecca Alexander
Jan. 2 1842
May 5 1911


A.M.P.S.




W.H.S.




Z.M.S.




M.P.




E.R.




W.A.




P.F.P.




W.R.




D.P.




John D. Peter

Nov. 5 1851 Aged 1 year 2 months 9 days
s/o N.S. and A.C. Peter
Charles Peter

Jan. 8 1863
Aged 16 yrs 4 mons 17 days
s/o N.S. and A.C. Peter
Owen Peter

Jan. 20 1867
Aged 4 mo 6 days
s/o N.S. and A.C. Peter
Nicholas S. Peter

Dec. 20 1869
Aged 14 yrs 8 mo 14 days
s/o N.S. and A.C. Peter
J.W. Peter

Sept 15 1883
Aged 35 yrs 1 mo 12 days
s/o N.S. and Samond C. Peter
Amanda C. Peter
Aug. 7 1823
Mar. 23 1893
Aged 69 yrs 7 mo 16 days

Rev. Nicholas S. Peter
Feb. 8 1820
Jan. 9 1900


Mary L.E. Marshall

Aug. 17 1864 Aged 4 yrs 8 mon 18 days
d/o D.W. and E.N. Marshall
Willie A. Marshall

Apr. 7 1866
Aged 3 yrs 6 mo 6 days
s/o D.W. and E.N. Marshall
M.L.E.M.




I.A.




C.M.H.




Elizabeth Evins




Amanda Evins

Nov. 28 1864
Aged 22 yrs 2 mo 26 days
w/o J.P. Evins
Hester A. Evins

June 11 1884
Aged 25 yrs 17 days

C.B.




John W. Alstott
1878
1951


Myrtle M. Alstott
1880
1935


A.E.




M.M.R.




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