Major John Penn
1804 - 1871 (67 years)1. Major John Penn was born 16 Mar 1804, Murray, Georgia, USA; died 1 Dec 1871, Pana, Christian, Illinois, USA; was buried , Pana, Christian, Illinois, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29757
Notes:
Buried:
Linwood CemeteryJohn married Nancy Anderson 8 Jun 1825; divorced 19 Apr 1867. Nancy (daughter of Robert Gilmore Anderson and Rebecca Frye) was born 8 Nov 1805, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA; died 11 Dec 1887, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Joseph Rollins Penn was born 21 Apr 1826, Lebanon, St Clair, Illinois, USA; died 4 Sep 1899, Wheatland, Dallas, Texas, USA.
- 3. William Anderson Penn was born 13 Aug 1828, St Clair, Illinois, USA; died 1862, Princeton, Dallas, Arkansas, USA.
- 4. James Henry Penn was born 5 Feb 1831, St Clair, Illinois, USA; died 2 Jul 1836, Illinois, USA.
- 5. John Wesley Penn was born 19 Jun 1833, St Clair, Illinois, USA; died 23 Jun 1888; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA.
- 6. Robert Gilmore Penn was born 3 Oct 1835, Lebanon, St Clair, Illinois, USA; died 13 Dec 1911, Altus, Jackson, Oklahoma, USA; was buried , Altus, Jackson, Oklahoma, USA.
- 7. Rebecca Jane Penn was born 3 Nov 1838, Illinois, USA; died 23 Jan 1842, Illinois, USA.
- 8. Mary Jane Penn was born 9 Mar 1842, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; died 10 Sep 1911, Texas, USA; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA.
- 9. Martha Ann Penn was born 11 Apr 1845; died 16 Mar 1879, Dallas, Texas, USA.
- 10. George Washington Penn was born 12 Sep 1849, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; died 30 Oct 1878, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA.
John — Sarah E Crow. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 2
2. Joseph Rollins Penn (1.John1) was born 21 Apr 1826, Lebanon, St Clair, Illinois, USA; died 4 Sep 1899, Wheatland, Dallas, Texas, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29761
Joseph — Nancy Shoup. Nancy (daughter of Jacob Shoup and Sarah Downing) was born 14 Feb 1826, Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 11. Sarah Jane Penn
- 12. John Samuel Penn
- 13. Delilah Rozelia Penn
- 14. Robert Henry Penn
- 15. George Andrew Penn
3. William Anderson Penn (1.John1) was born 13 Aug 1828, St Clair, Illinois, USA; died 1862, Princeton, Dallas, Arkansas, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29775
William married Sarah Elizabeth Greenwalt 6 May 1852. Sarah (daughter of Jacob Greenwalt and Mary Bradley) was born 24 Feb 1836, Sangamon, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. John Wesley Penn
- 17. James William Penn
- 18. Robert Gilmore Penn
- 19. Nancy Ann Penn
4. James Henry Penn (1.John1) was born 5 Feb 1831, St Clair, Illinois, USA; died 2 Jul 1836, Illinois, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29785
5. John Wesley Penn (1.John1) was born 19 Jun 1833, St Clair, Illinois, USA; died 23 Jun 1888; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29786
- _MILT: 1861; Civil War for the Confederacy
Notes:
The Penn Farm Agricultural History Center of Texas, also known as Cedar Hill State Park, are the lands owned originally by John Wesley Penn in the middle of the 1850’s. The Penn farmstead overlooks Mountain Creek Valley in southwest Dallas County just west of Cedar Mountains. The rich black-land soils and the proximity of water, woodlands, and prairies drew settlers to this area in the 1850’s. John Wesley Penn bought property here in 1859 and built the first structures. Penn family members lived on the property and operated their stock farm until 1970. Many of the original buildings are still standing at the end of the twentieth century.
The old Penn complex has been developed as a historical setting for farm-related activities associated with a small stock farm of rural Dallas County. The complex serves as an educational resource for area schools and as a setting for demonstrations, special events and displays associated with a small family farmstead in this part of north central Texas.
Buried:
Little Bethel CemeteryJohn — Lucinda Moore. (daughter of Reuben Moore) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 20. Andrew Jackson Penn was born 11 Jan 1876.
- 21. Richard A Penn
- 22. Joseph W Penn
- 23. Laura E Penn
- 24. Frances L Penn
- 25. Ella C Penn
- 26. Sidney J Penn
- 27. Morrison M Penn
- 28. Lucinda Penn
6. Robert Gilmore Penn (1.John1) was born 3 Oct 1835, Lebanon, St Clair, Illinois, USA; died 13 Dec 1911, Altus, Jackson, Oklahoma, USA; was buried , Altus, Jackson, Oklahoma, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29798
Notes:
In 1861 Robert Gilmore Penn owned over eight hundred acres of land, five slaves, eighty horses, one hundred cattle, twenty sheep, and other miscellaneous property. The total was worth an impressive $11,760. As with the estates of his brothers, William and John Wesley, the progression of the war seemed to have little impact on his fortunes at first. The value of his lands held steady; he maintained his slaveholding status; and the size of his herds made modest increases. His total estate climbed to $12,690 in 1862, but in 1865 his holdings were worth only $5,890. The devaluation of real and personal property was but one of the manifestations of the economic uncertainty, even chaos, brought on by the Civil War.
But for the Penn family whose sons were of fighting age, the confusion and loss proved more than economic. Robert Gilmore Penn's older brother, William Penn, was killed at Pea Ridge, Arkansas (see above). His brother John Wesley Penn, commanded troops (see above). Robert Gilmore Penn began his military service as a member of the Cedar Hill Cavalry Company. As a private, he served with the Home Guard also under Captain Richard L. Sullivan. But later Robert joined the Texas Cavalry in the Regiment of Colonel Nathaniel M. Burford who was a prominent Dallas resident. On March 21, 1862, he enlisted at Dallas and served in Captain Allen Beard's unit. When he was mustered in, Robert was described as being twenty-six years of age, standing five feet and ten and one-half inches tall, and having grey eyes and black hair. He served in the regiment along with seventy-five other men and was a member of Company B. Robert was mustered in on March 21 and on May 8, 1862; he received bounty pay of $50 on June 24, 1862. The Nineteenth Regiment of the Texas Cavalry was attached to Hawes', G. W. Carter's, Flourney's, W. Steele's, and W. H. Parson's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department. Five men were killed, nineteen wounded, and nine were missing from the unit after Marmaduke's Missouri Raid. The unit continued its service, fighting in Arkansas, and then serving in the operations against Bank's Red River Campaign. The regiment returned to Arkansas and then ended the war at Marshall, Texas, where it disbanded in May 1865.
The following is a copy of a letter he wrote during the Civil War:
Camp Calley's Ridge, Arkansas
May 18, 1863
Dear Brother and Sister:
I received your very welcome letter yesterday dated 15th Apr. 1863 and was glad to heare that you all was well. We are now camped about 45 miles east of Jackson Port. We wil remaine here - or near here - for about two weeks to rest our horses and get them shod - unless routed by the enemy. We camped in Missouri on the 18 night of Apr. for the first time. We went to Petersen on a forced march traveling almost day and night. There was about 600 feds stationed at Paterson. Our brigade went one rode(sic) and a Missouri Brigade went another. The two Brigades were to meet at Paterson at the same time, Colonel Carter's Regt. was in the advance of our Brigade. I suppose he thought it would be an easy game and rushed on with his Regt. and Captain Pratt's Battery and got to Paterson about two hours before the Mo. Brigade.
.................
R. G. Gilmore
After the war Robert Gilmore Penn's estate depreciated further. During the late 1860's Robert G. Penn began selling some of his land, essentially reducing his acreage that he held within each of his surveys. He maintained an estate equal to approximately half of his antebellum estate and continued to keep horses and cattle and to retain a good amount of miscellaneous property following the war. In 1870, he was thirty-four years of age, a farmer whose real estate was valued at $4,500 and personal property at $1,785.
He was a thirty-second degree Mason. He traded land in Duncanville for large land tracts in Concho County, Texas, but lost it all in a swindle, involving British investors. He went to Altus, Oklahoma, and filed for a section of land.
He stated in some papers that his land was in Greer County, but this is not where Altus is at the present time, possibly the boundaries have changed over the years.
He later married (2) Betty Shikles.
Buried:
Navajo CemeteryRobert married Elizabeth Susan Littrell 25 Jul 1872, Dallas, Texas, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Benjamin Littrell and Nancy Huckaby) was born 1 Dec 1847, Barren, Kentucky, USA; died 11 May 1877, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 29. Nancy Jane Penn was born 4 May 1873, Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, USA; died 16 Apr 1962, Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA; was buried , Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA.
- 30. Eliza Elen Penn was born 25 Jan 1875, Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, USA; died 22 Mar 1876, Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA.
- 31. Elizabeth Penn was born 7 May 1877, Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, USA; died 13 Jul 1877, Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA.
7. Rebecca Jane Penn (1.John1) was born 3 Nov 1838, Illinois, USA; died 23 Jan 1842, Illinois, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29799
8. Mary Jane Penn (1.John1) was born 9 Mar 1842, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; died 10 Sep 1911, Texas, USA; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29800
Notes:
Buried:
Pleasant Valley CemeteryMary married Napoleon Bonaparte Anderson 7 Apr 1859. Napoleon was born 30 Nov 1826; died 28 Jan 1892, Texas, USA; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 32. Robert G Anderson was born 15 Feb 1861; died 1 Oct 1889.
- 33. Martha J Anderson was born 1864; died 1888.
- 34. Andrew Johnson Anderson was born 3 Jun 1876; died 10 Oct 1936, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA.
- 35. Son Anderson was born 3 Jun 1876; died 4 Jun 1876.
- 36. America A Anderson
- 37. John Penn Anderson
- 38. Laura Josephine Anderson
- 39. Mary Lee Comilla Anderson
9. Martha Ann Penn (1.John1) was born 11 Apr 1845; died 16 Mar 1879, Dallas, Texas, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29810
Martha married John Wilson, Jr 26 Jun 1862, Cedar Hill, Dallas, Texas, USA. John (son of John Wilson, Sr) was born 11 Nov 1835, Clark, Arkansas, USA; died 18 Jul 1918, Lockney, Floyd, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 40. Nancy Ellen Wilson was born 18 Sep 1864, Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, USA.
- 41. John Sidney Wilson was born 23 Jul 1878; died 1 Feb 1879.
- 42. George Samuel Wilson
10. George Washington Penn (1.John1) was born 12 Sep 1849, Sangamon, Illinois, USA; died 30 Oct 1878, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29816
Notes:
Buried:
Wheatland CemeteryGeorge married Alice Virginia Record 19 Jan 1874, Dallas, Texas, USA. Alice was born 16 Aug 1852; died 8 Sep 1919, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 43. George Thomas Penn was born 1 Sep 1875, Dallas, Texas, USA; died 27 Sep 1899, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA.
Generation: 3
11. Sarah Jane Penn (2.Joseph2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29765
Sarah — Joseph Price Hardgrove. [Group Sheet]
12. John Samuel Penn (2.Joseph2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29767
John — Sarah Jane Bell. [Group Sheet]
13. Delilah Rozelia Penn (2.Joseph2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29769
Delilah — Nathan Demsey Morris. [Group Sheet]
14. Robert Henry Penn (2.Joseph2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29771
Robert — Rachel Jane Garretson. [Group Sheet]
15. George Andrew Penn (2.Joseph2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29773
George — Lydia Jane Sharp. [Group Sheet]
16. John Wesley Penn (3.William2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29779
John — Beatrice Trees. [Group Sheet]
17. James William Penn (3.William2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29781
James — Mary A Hastings. [Group Sheet]
18. Robert Gilmore Penn (3.William2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29783
19. Nancy Ann Penn (3.William2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29784
20. Andrew Jackson Penn (5.John2, 1.John1) was born 11 Jan 1876. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29796
21. Richard A Penn (5.John2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29789
22. Joseph W Penn (5.John2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29790
23. Laura E Penn (5.John2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29791
24. Frances L Penn (5.John2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29792
25. Ella C Penn (5.John2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29793
26. Sidney J Penn (5.John2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29794
27. Morrison M Penn (5.John2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29795
28. Lucinda Penn (5.John2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29797
29. Nancy Jane Penn (6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born 4 May 1873, Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, USA; died 16 Apr 1962, Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA; was buried , Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29822
Notes:
Buried:
Mont Meta CemeteryNancy — Samuel Emmons VanBurkleo. Samuel was born 16 Apr 1868, St Charles, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 44. Clarence Gilmore VanBurkleo was born 21 Jun 1894; died 29 Dec 1894.
- 45. Samuel Leonard VanBurkleo was born 30 Oct 1895; died 25 Sep 1905, Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, USA.
- 46. Benjamin Eucebius VanBurkleo was born 22 Jan 1898, Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA.
- 47. Elizabeth Louise VanBurkleo was born 13 Sep 1900; died , California, USA.
- 48. Dora Mae VanBurkleo was born 6 Mar 1903, Greer, Oklahoma, USA.
- 49. Hugh Emmons VanBurkleo was born 2 Sep 1906; died 19 Apr 1980.
- 50. Robert Perry VanBurkleo was born 15 Jan 1909; died Abt 1973, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA; was buried , Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA.
- 51. Christina VanBurkleo was born 8 Jan 1912.
- 52. Tracy Lee VanBurkleo, Sr was born 7 Sep 1915; died 1976.
30. Eliza Elen Penn (6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born 25 Jan 1875, Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, USA; died 22 Mar 1876, Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29824
Notes:
Buried:
Little Bethel Cemetery31. Elizabeth Penn (6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born 7 May 1877, Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, USA; died 13 Jul 1877, Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29825
Notes:
Buried:
Little Bethel Cemetery32. Robert G Anderson (8.Mary2, 1.John1) was born 15 Feb 1861; died 1 Oct 1889. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29802
33. Martha J Anderson (8.Mary2, 1.John1) was born 1864; died 1888. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29804
34. Andrew Johnson Anderson (8.Mary2, 1.John1) was born 3 Jun 1876; died 10 Oct 1936, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29808
Notes:
Buried:
Pleasant Valley Cemetery35. Son Anderson (8.Mary2, 1.John1) was born 3 Jun 1876; died 4 Jun 1876. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29809
36. America A Anderson (8.Mary2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29803
37. John Penn Anderson (8.Mary2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29805
38. Laura Josephine Anderson (8.Mary2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29806
39. Mary Lee Comilla Anderson (8.Mary2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29807
40. Nancy Ellen Wilson (9.Martha2, 1.John1) was born 18 Sep 1864, Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29813
41. John Sidney Wilson (9.Martha2, 1.John1) was born 23 Jul 1878; died 1 Feb 1879. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29815
42. George Samuel Wilson (9.Martha2, 1.John1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29814
43. George Thomas Penn (10.George2, 1.John1) was born 1 Sep 1875, Dallas, Texas, USA; died 27 Sep 1899, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried , Dallas, Texas, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29818
Notes:
Buried:
Wheatland Cemetery
Generation: 4
44. Clarence Gilmore VanBurkleo (29.Nancy3, 6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born 21 Jun 1894; died 29 Dec 1894. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29826
45. Samuel Leonard VanBurkleo (29.Nancy3, 6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born 30 Oct 1895; died 25 Sep 1905, Duncanville, Dallas, Texas, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29827
46. Benjamin Eucebius VanBurkleo (29.Nancy3, 6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born 22 Jan 1898, Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29828
Benjamin — Rowena Williams. [Group Sheet]
Children:
47. Elizabeth Louise VanBurkleo (29.Nancy3, 6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born 13 Sep 1900; died , California, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29832
Elizabeth — Lee Gibbs. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 54. Louise Gibbs was born 13 Jun 1928, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.
Elizabeth — Graves Gibson. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 55. Dan Milton Gibson was born 18 Feb 1939.
48. Dora Mae VanBurkleo (29.Nancy3, 6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born 6 Mar 1903, Greer, Oklahoma, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29837
Dora — Leonard Pierce Simmons, Sr. Leonard died 25 Sep 1952. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 56. Samuel Edward Simmons was born 3 May 1924, Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA; died 2 Oct 1944; was buried , Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA.
- 57. Nannye V Simmons was born 30 Mar 1927, Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA; died 5 May 1928.
- 58. Genevieve Simmons was born 13 Oct 1928, Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA.
- 59. Leonard Pierce Simmons, Jr was born 27 Jul 1930, Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA; died 8 Nov 2005, Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA.
- 60. Greta Simmons was born 15 Mar 1932, Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA; died Mar 2006, Universal City, Bexar, Texas, USA.
- 61. Cecil Randall Simmons was born 10 Oct 1934, Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA.
- 62. Sandra Gail Simmons was born 9 Nov 1938, Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA; died 9 Nov 1989, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA.
- 63. Connie Lee Simmons was born 14 Jan 1941, Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA.
49. Hugh Emmons VanBurkleo (29.Nancy3, 6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born 2 Sep 1906; died 19 Apr 1980. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29838
Hugh — Una Frizzell. Una was born 3 Nov 1910; died 26 May 1972. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 64. Joyce VanBurkleo was born 12 Jul 1930; died 5 Oct 1933.
- 65. Joan VanBurkleo was born 14 Dec 1931.
50. Robert Perry VanBurkleo (29.Nancy3, 6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born 15 Jan 1909; died Abt 1973, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA; was buried , Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29845
Notes:
Buried:
Mont Meta Cemetery51. Christina VanBurkleo (29.Nancy3, 6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born 8 Jan 1912. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29846
Christina — Orville Ray Kenneaster. Orville died 1969. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 66. June Raydell Kenneaster was born 5 Jan 1929; died 10 Oct 1987.
- 67. Van Ray Kenneaster was born 10 Sep 1938.
52. Tracy Lee VanBurkleo, Sr (29.Nancy3, 6.Robert2, 1.John1) was born 7 Sep 1915; died 1976. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 29854
Tracy married Margaret Jo Johnson 11 Nov 1942. Margaret was born 11 Dec 1918, Stamford, Haskell, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children: