The Penney Family: John Henry Penney son of Christopher Columbus

Penney Family Reunion June 28, 2009 "Miles of Penneys"

Make you plans to attend now. The reunion with be at Chester Frost Park, Sunday, June 28, 2009. Covered dish meal and door prizes. Stayed tuned for new and excited details.

Michael and I have taken on a huge challenge and we understand that only a knowledge of the past can lead us to the future. We desire to record the family history in an accurate manner. Our ancestors are more than names, dates, and tombstones. They are real people with stories and histories and it is important that “No one gets forgotten.”

We consider it an honor to be invited to people’s homes and share their memories, photos and treasures. We always ask the owner, “Do you mind if we share this information and photos?” In our journey, we often find out information that people ask us not to share and we respect that. Not all memories are meant to be shared publically via this blog or with other people and we respect that. Sometimes people share with us some of their treasure and allow us to photograph those items but do not want it made public they are in possession of those items and we respect the wishes of the owner.

We need to know everything in order to put this family puzzle together. However, we do not have to tell everything we know.
Please know if you are kind enough to invite us into your home then we respect your wishes

John Henry Penney son of Christopher Columbus

Photos courtesy of Jean Sellars Rawls.

John Henry Penney is the son of Christopher Columbus and Sarah Clementine Thomas Penney.
John Henry was stationed at Ft. Caswell, NC during the Spanish American War. He was born 12/30/1879 in Hixson, TN and died 03/31/1958. John married Mary Eliza Barnhill who was born in Long Creek near Wilmington, NC on July 23, 1885.

12/30/1879 - 03/31/1958

Mary "Mollie" Eliza Barnhill Penney 08/23/1885 - 11/18/1974.

John Henry and Mollie photo taken in 1946.

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Thank you for checking us out. Please read, review and enjoy the family stories and photos. However, I am asking that you do not share text without my written consent. The stories are only written for the Penneyfamilyreunion blog. I have personally gathered these stories with the help of many family members and it’s my goal to share accurate and factual information of the family’s history and not gossip and hearsay. Please DO NOT repost or republish this text on other sites, books or written format without my permission. I am the legal owner of this information and I am well documented and have voice recording of most of this information. I want to make sure and keep the Penney family history in proper context. Thanks!

Please email me if you have any questions at donnamac@comcast.net

Charles Robert Pierce, age 62, of Pine Knot, Kentucky, died, June 4, 2008 at the St. Mary’s Scott County Hospital in Oneida, Tennessee.
Funeral services were Sunday, June 8, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Pine Knot Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Sewell and Rev. Bruce Dixon officiating. He was buried at the Pine Knot Cemetery.
Robert was born January 28, 1946, in Barthell, Kentucky, to the late Jesse Oliver “J.O.” and Nellie Hamby Pierce. Besides his parents he is preceded in death by a son Glen Edward Pierce who passed away on May 30, 1970, and two brothers Johnie and Jesse Willard Pierce. He is survived by his wife of 42 years Janice Sue Jones Pierce whom he married on July 23, 1965. They made their home in Pine Knot and have a daughter Jennifer “J.J.” Barnettt and her husband Frank of Pine Knot. They have a granddaughter Joni Lowe and two great grandchildren Kayli and Morgan Lowe, and a special great nephew Cody Cox. Surviving brothers and sisters are Warren Pierce (his wife Helen) of Nicholasville, Kentucky, Ona Ison (her husband Lee is deceased) of Columbus, Georgia, Margaret King (her husband Herb) of Orange City, Florida, and Wilma Moses (and her husband Jimmy) of Huber Heights, Ohio.
Robert was a former park ranger at Cumberland Falls State Park and a security guard. He had been an entertainer at Tombstone Junction and both a former deputy sheriff and deputy jailer. He served in the United States Air Force and was a member of the Whitley City Church of God. He enjoyed gospel music and being around young people. In his earlier years before becoming disabled he liked to hunt and fish and going to stock car races.