Company A, 37th KY Infantry (no dates on stone)

Parents: Daniel Pennington & Esther Frailey (this is Group 4 of the Pennington Research Association). Daniel Pennington was the son of Richard & Hannah Boone Penington.

Union Civil War records:

Isaac C. Pennington, Company A, Private, 37th KY Infantry
both enlisted in Glasgow, KY
John C. Pennington, Company B, Private, 37th KY Infantry, age 19, enlisted in Glasgow, KY
(most likely relatives)

Civil War Military records:
(listed as both Isaac C. & Isaiah C. Pennington/Penington in records)

Pvt. Isaac C. Pennington/Penington, Co. A, 37th KY Inf., age 38, enrolled Aug 21 1863 in Glasgow, KY & mustered in Glasgow, KY on Sep 17, 1863 for 1 yr. Born: Monroe Co., KY, age 30, Farmer, Blue eyes, light hair, fair complexion, 6 ft. tall. (Note: I believe that 30 years is a transcription error and its really 38 years. He is only listed as 30 yrs once and listed 38 years 2 other times.)

Muster Co. Rolls:
Oct 21, 1863, Present
Nov - Dec 1863, Present
Jan - Feb 1864, Absent; Louisville, KY in hospital re: Detailed as guard to Gallipolice O. (this organization became Co. G., 16th Regt Veteran Reserve Corps)
Also served in 49th Co. 1 Battn Invalid Corps.
Feb 15, 1864 in Cincinnatti, OH
Mar - Apr 1864, Present (181st Co. 1 Battn Veterans Res. Corps.)
Mar - Apr 1864, Absent (Co. A, 37th KY Inf.) Absent hospital Louisville, KY
May - June 1864, Present (181st Co, 1 Battn Veteran Res. Corps)
May - June 1864, Absent - (Co. A. 37th KY Inf.) Sick at hospital in Louisville, KY
July - Aug 1864, Absent sick (Co. G 16th Regt Vet Res Corps) name listed as Isaiah C. a few times & Isaac C.
Nov 4, 1864 appears on Co. G, 16 Regt Vet. Res. Corps in Orangeville, Columbia Co., PA

Marriage record: (source: ancestry.com)

Isaac Crouch Pennington b. 1825 in KY married Louisa Minerva Cherry b; 1828; married Mar 25, 1846 in Monroe Co., KY

Census records:

1850 Monroe Co., KY Census
*Isaac Pennington, age 25, M, farmer, b: KY
Minerva Pennington, age 22, F, b: Pen
P. C. Pennington, age 1, F, KY
E. D. Pennington, age 7/12, M, KY
Living next door was Dan'l Pennington, age 69, M, farmer, b: NC with wife named Esther Pennington, age 69, F, b: Unk
* A ancestry subscriber corrected this name to Isaiah Penington & Pennington)

1860 Tompkinsville P.O., Monroe Co., KY Census
Isaiah Pennington born c 1825 in KY, age 35, farmer
Minrva Pennington, age 33, PA
Prudence Pennington, age 1, KY
Elkanah Pennington, age 9, KY
Jane Pennington, age 8, KY
Carrol Pennington, age 6, KY
Esther Pennington, age 2, KY
Tobert Pennington, age 1, KY

1870 Gainsboro P.O., Jackson Co., TN Census
Isah C. Penington, age 45, farmer, b: KY
Glocy M. Penington, age 42, keeping house, b: TN
Prudence E Penington age 21
Elkaona D Penington age 20
Lavesta J Penington age 18
Carroll A Penington age 16
Easter A Penington age 12
Tolbert C Penington age 11
Daniel R Penington age 8
Note; there are several other Pennington's in the same area

1880 Clay Co., TN Census
I. C. Penington, age 55, farmer, b: KY / NC / TN
Manerva Penington, age 52, Housekeeping, b: TN / SC / NC
Abbygil, Penington, age 22, dau., KY
Rufus Penington, age 18, son, works on farm, KY