John married Alice Bell Higgins on 1 Nov 1908 in Union Hill Church, Hamilton County, Tennessee. Alice (daughter of Richard Higgins and Sarah Jane Mahan) was born on 16 Sep 1883 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 5 Sep 1947 in Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 7 Sep 1947 in Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituaryfor Alice B. Higgins Penney
From: TheChattanooga Times (pg 21)
Sunday, September 7, 1947

Penney - Mrs. Alice B. Higgins, 64, died at 11:30 o'clock Friday nightat her home, Route 2, Hixson, Tennessee. She has lived in HamiltonCounty for 58 years and was a member of the Soddy Methodist Church.Surviving are her husband, J. W. Penney; two daughters, Miss Jane Penneyand Mrs. Frank Bean, Route 2, Hixson, Tennessee; three sons, Kenneth andRoy Penney, Route 2, Hixson, and Victor Penney, Chattanooga; one sister,Mrs. T. S. Roberts, Soddy, Tennessee, and four grandchildren. Funeralservices will be held at the Soddy Methodist Church this afternoon at3:45 o'clock, Reverend Charlie Haliday and Reverend Ralph Clineofficiating. Interment in the Presbyterian Cemetery. Pallbearers: E. B.Thurman, Oscar Barker, Homer Harris, Coy Higgins, Sinclair Lowe, and J.C. Lowe. The body will be at the residence until the hour of service.Arrangements by J. Avery Bryan Co., Inc.

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Obituary for Thomas Mathias Penney
From: The Chattanooga Times(pg 3)
Saturday, March 14, 1925

Thomas Penney, aged 74, died at his home here after an illness of a fewdays. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock inthe Methodist Episcopal Church, conducted by the Reverend Carl Nichols,pastor of Soddy Church, and the Reverend J. L. Chaney of Chattanooga.Interment took place in the family burying ground near Soddy. He issurvived by his widow and eleven children and several brothers andsisters.

Thomas married Mary Samantha Mysinger on 22 Apr 1875 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Samuel Mysinger and Mary Catharine Filler) was born on 3 Jul 1853 in Hamilton County, Tennessee; died in 0Aug 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Sarah Jane Mahan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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George W. Penney enlisted in the Union Army 2/25/1862 at HamiltonCounty, TN in Company C 5th Infantry Regiment, Tennessee VolunteersDischarged at Nashville, TN 4/14/1865, as a corporal

He is buried on the Thomas M. Penney & Malinda Gann home place onHixon Pike and Igou Ferry Road, Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. Eightmore souls of this family are buried here.

George married Polina Jane Martin on 18 Aug 1850 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. Polina was born on 20 Dec 1830 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 20 Jan 1922 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 21 Jan 1922 in Penney Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary for PolinaJane Martin Penney
From: TheChattanooga Times (pg-3)
Sunday,January 22, 1922

Soddy, Tennessee, January 21 - Funeral services over the body of Mrs.Pliney Jane Penney, who died at the advanced age of 91 years Fridaymorning, were held this morning on the lawn of the old home place, aboutseven miles from Soddy. Interment took place in the family cemetery.The services were conducted by the Reverend J. M. Hampton, Methodistminister. The deceased is survived by five sons, Sam, Thomas, John,George, and Joseph, and three daughters, Mrs. W. R. Mysinger, at whosehome the deceased died, and Mrs. Robert Roberts, both of Soddy, and Mrs.H. Carden of Daisy, Tennessee. Several grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren survive.

DEATH: died at the home of Isabell & William Mysinger

Samuel married Mary Catharine Filler. Mary was born in in Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]