+Emanuel FEESER
Abraham James FEESER
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_Alling (Allen) BALL _|
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|--William BALL overseas
| (.... - 1648)
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|_Dorothy TUTTLE ______|
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[14931] [S166] Ed Ball Gedcom site rootsweb
_Elias BANKERT ______+
| (1811 - 1897)
_Nelson Dennis BANKERT _|
| (1857 - 1931) |
| |_Madilda YINGLING ___
| (1816 - 1885)
_Milo G BANKERT _____|
| (1887 - 1962) |
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| |_Laura J BOWMAN ________|
| (1861 - 1929) |
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|--Kathalene BANKERT never married
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|_Amelia G TREIBER ___|
(1887 - 1957) |
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_William Franklin BEMILLER _|
| (1862 - 1917) m 1907 |
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| _John Joseph STONESIFER _+
| | (1811 - 1891)
| _Isaac Nicodemus STONESIFER _|
| | (1847 - 1926) |
| | |_Lydia ROUTSON __________+
| | (1809 - 1881)
|_Mary Matilda STONESIFER ___|
(1871 - 1957) m 1907 |
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|_Lydia LIPPY ________________|
(1847 - 1939) |
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[10226] [S14] "History and Genealogy of the Stonesifer Family of MD and PA"
Franklin J PENINGTON 
Father: Samuel PENINGTON
Mother: Mary Ann BALL 
Mary Geneva PENINGTON no issue
William Lee PENINGTON no issue
+Adeline May (Mae) PENINGTON
Milcha Madeline PENINGTON no issue
+Emma Wilson PENINGTON
_Robert of Wm. PENINGTON not proven link to this Wm_+
| (1750 - 1800)
_Samuel PENINGTON Odessa, DE proven link to Robert_|
| (1770 - 1823) |
| |_Mary BIDDLE _______________________________________+
| (1751 - 1805)
_Samuel PENINGTON ___|
| (1817 - 1899) m 1840|
| | _Patrick MCCONAUGHY not proven______________________+
| | | (1778 - 1834)
| |_Hannah MCCONAUGHY ________________________________|
| (1797 - 1821) |
| |_Mary ______________________________________________
| (1780 - 1851)
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|--Franklin J PENINGTON
| (1848 - 1926)
| _Ezekiel BALL ______________________________________+
| | (1761 - 1812) m 1787
| _John BALL ________________________________________|
| | (1789 - 1826) m 1816 |
| | |_Elizabeth PECK ____________________________________+
| | (1767 - 1842) m 1787
|_Mary Ann BALL ______|
(1821 - 1874) m 1840|
| _Thomas CRAVEN Carpenter____________________________+
| | (1767 - 1814) m 1794
|_Ann CRAVEN _______________________________________|
(1794 - 1883) m 1816 |
|_Mary ASPRIL _______________________________________+
(1775 - ....) m 1794
[125]
1862 DE Archives in Dover list a Franklin J Pennington 18 years enlisting in the Union Army Middletown for a 9 months, by a Lt. Morgan and starting his position as "Fifer" on November 1862, (a fife is a small flute). He was actually only 14 years old instead of the 18 listed. His father enlisted the same day.
1870 Census FJ Penington is listed as 21 Farmer $3000 born in DE in the Alexander Moody household.
1873/May 3 Middletown Transcript "Runaway and Smash Up. On Wednesday afternoon a mare belonging to Mr. Frank Penington, attached to a wagon with which a "Culled Pusson": yelept Bill Hall was hauling manure, got away from the aforesaid darkey and went off on her own hook. Becoming frightened her speed was quickened, and when she got to the corner of Broad (down which she was running) and Main streets she was going so fast that as she turned the corner to go home the wagon was thrown with tremendous force against the curb-stone in front of Mr. J. F. Eliason's store and knocked into a big pile. Having accomplished this much the mare stood perfectly still and waited patiently until she was extricated from the wagon and harness by the by standers. The wagon was not very much broken, which is rather remarkable, considering the force with which it was tumbled against that curb-stone. It reminded as very much of a similar affair that occurred about this time last year in which we took a hand."
1875/Nov 27 Middletown Transcript: "There was an entertainment at the Academy in which Franklin acted in a charade-- "Miss Fannie Howell proving the skillfulness of her sex in affairs of the heart and Frank Penington and Miss Lizzie Blackiston eliciting the noisiest applause of the audience in their successful rendition of the characters of Paddy and his 'darling Biddy'". "Mr Frank Penington, DR. Kennedy and Will R Davis acted their parts to perfection."
1880 census has the following information: New Castle, DE District 29 Reel 120 page 321 Date 06/01-- Head of household at age 31, Wife was 18 and there were eight employees.
1880/March 6 Middletown Transcript "A Church Wedding. Rumors of a church wedding had been flying around for weeks and more than one female heart was in a flutter about it. Thursday was the day, 5 p.m. the hour, and Mr Frank J. Penington and Miss Jennie W. Wilson daughter of the late Alexander Wilson, of Maryland, the happy couple. The handsome new auditorium of the M. E. Church was the scene, where, as the Romanist would say, 'these two were to become one, and float down the happy and placid stream of life secure in each others love and confidence.' We know that Thursday was seemingly a long day to the girls who had been thinking for four whole weeks of nothing but this church wedding, except, perhaps, the shade of their own spring suit. They the impatient ones, began to file up Main Street about three o'clock, and gradually the church filled until there was 'standing room only' at 4:30, when extra seats were procured. The bridal party came a few minutes before the appointed hour. Mr Richard L. Price played sweet and appropriate music upon the new organ, and Rev. T. E. Martindale arrived and was seated near the altar, which was handsomely decorated with flowers and plants. To the strains of a wedding march they, for whom all were looking, entered the church, and proceeded by the ushers, Messes, Thos. H, Gilpin, Samuel Price, John Biggs and Joshua Clayton. The audience rose as the bridal party reached the chancel, and the simple, though impressive ceremony of the M. E. Church was soon over with. The bride wore a handsome and becoming traveling suit looking very lovely indeed, and both she and groom seemed to be perfectly self-possessed thorough what is usually termed the 'trying ordeal' of a church wedding. At the conclusion of the ceremony the bride and groom immediately left the church drove to the depot and took the 5:45 train north. Washington is the objective point of the bridal tour, we learned. The newly married pair begin life together under and unclouded sky and the most favorable auspices."
1894 May 23 Smyrna Times: "The storm of the past few days has in many places damaged the growing crops. Corn which was only a few inches out and wheat has by the force of the storm been badly beat on down and otherwise damaged. A number of washouts are reported on the roads. The thunderstorm of Saturday did a great amount of damage. Lighting struck the corn crib of J Frank Pennington residing on Odessa Road demolishing one end of it but fortunately the drenching rain prevented its taking fire."
1904, Nov 12 Middletown Transcript; Frank J Pennington Dem elected from the Thirteenth District to the House of Repesentatives State of Delaware. [served 2 years]
1906, June 2 Middletown Transcript: Article of Old Drawyers Re-union talks about the Robert Meldrum farm now owned by Frankln J Pennington.
1912/Oct 19 Middletown Transcript " A Lost Ring Found. Frank J Penington of this town is the happy possessor of a ring, which he lost just thirty-two years ago. Mr. Penington was then a young man thirty-two years of age and just married. He lived on a farm between here and Odessa then owned by his father the late Captain Samuel Pennington but now belonging to Mr. Penington. The ring was a gift to him from his wife and was highly prized.
One day when about to harness a pair of horses, the ring bothered Mr. Penington, so he took it off and put it on the ledge of a cellar door. Since that day until last week, the ring has never been seen. Mr. Penington supposed it fell to the cellar into some straw and was carried to the field with the straw. One day last week a colored man employed by Mr. Penington's son W. Lee Penington, who lives on the same farm, reported that he had found a 'gold mine' when asked about his gold mine, the man showed the ring on which were the letters 'F. J. P. in monogram. It was at once recognized as Mr. Penington's long loss ring and very valuable to him even if it is not a gold mine. The ring is well preserved and the stone in good condition, and the gold as bright as if it had been used every day.
The field were the ring was found has been in constant use and has been plowed many times since it was lost."
1917, Jan 1 Middletown Transcript: Misses Madeline and Emma Penington entertained at dinner on Friday evening at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J Penington, the house party who spent ten days with them at Rehoboth last summer. Their guests included: Miss Lucy Beck, of Delaware City; Miss Laura Belle Kennerly, of Harrington; Reynolds Hodgson, of Townsend; Francis M Richards of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. John Voshell, Mr and Mrs. W Lee Penington, Carson Segelken and Benjamin Gibbs, of Middletown."
1926, Sept 2, Middletown Transcript Obituary: "After an illness of a few days Frank J. Penington died at his home on South Broad Street at four o'clock Sunday Afternoon. Deceased was stricken with paralysis Thursday evening, and remained unconscious until his death. He was 78 years of age. While Mr. Pennington had been in failing health for a number of years he was able to be around the house, and was frequently seen on our streets.
For many years deceased was engaged in farming, but for the past 16 years had resided in Middletown. He had been a life long Democrat, and for many years took an active part in local political affairs, and served one term as Representative from St. George's Hundred in the Legislature.
He was a son of the late Captain Samuel Penington, and was one of a large family of children only one of whom survives, Mrs. Frank West of Wilmington DE.
Mr. Penington is survived by his wife, who was Miss Geneva Wilson, one son, W. Lee Penington, of Middletown; three daughters, Mrs. John W Voshell, of Middletown; Mrs. Roland Bates, of Baltimore, MD; Mrs. Frank M Richards, of Overbrook, PA also six grandchildren."
Franklin signed his will 3/21/1921. He left his estate to his wife Geneva W. After her death, the estate was to go to the surviving children. They sold the 'Meldrum' farm in 1939 to Walter C Gusseman of Cecilton MD for $9,500. This Deed D41 p 551 lists all the particulars on how Samuel bought the lands and how it passed from generation to generation.
[126] [S11] "Penington's 1550-1859"
[127] [S50] Probate DE Archives, Penington, Samuel, 1899-1900
[128] [S52] Family Bible Penington, Franklin J
[123] [S6] Middletown Transcript
[124] [S9] Tombstone Forest Cemetery, Middletown DE
[15293] [S23] Delaware Historical Society Library Wilm, DE Card file
[15294] [S65] DE Archives Marriage Card file
[15295] [S52] Family Bible Penington, Franklin J
[15296] [S6] Middletown Transcript
[15297] [S65] DE Archives Marriage Card file
_John STONESIFER _____+
| (1767 - 1799)
_John STONESIFER lived area of Uniontown_|
| (1787 - 1840) |
| |_Anna Maria YINGLING _+
| (1770 - 1843)
_Ephraim STONESIFER _|
| (1829 - 1864) |
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| |_Catharine LITTLE _______________________|
| (1788 - ....) |
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|--Benjamin F STONESIFER
| (1855 - ....)
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|_Sarah E ARTHUR _____|
(1828 - 1910) |
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_John Daniel (Sr) STONESIFER _________+
| (1731 - 1813) m 1765
_Peter STONESIFER ___|
| (1770 - 1839) |
| |_Maria Elizabeth YINGLING ____________+
| (1744 - 1821) m 1765
_Andrew STONESIFER ____________|
| (1802 - 1892) |
| | _Frederick YINGLING 5 sons and 6 daus_+
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| |_Elizabeth YINGLING _|
| (1775 - 1850) |
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|--Matilda STONESIFER
| (1839 - 1929)
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|_Margaret Magdalena REINECKER _|
(1806 - 1891) |
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