Mary Tope, daughter of Frederick Tope
and Elizabeth Ann Grammer, was born about 1799 in Jackson Co., Illinois, and
died about 1865. She married Andrew Penrod in 1815 in Jackson Co., Ohio. Mary
was known as "Polly." Andrew was born in 1795 in Quemahoning, Somerset Co.,
Pennsylvania, and died in August 1848.
Mary and Andrew had nine children:
- Susan Penrod was born 1818 and married William Moore.
- Margaret Penrod was born about 1820 married Lafayette
Murphy on 23 July 1843 in Jackson County, Illinois.
- Lucinda Penrod was born in 1825 in Illinois, and
died uinmarried in 1835 in Illinois [see note 2].
- Elezer Penrod was born 20 February 1828 in Panama, Illinois and died 14 October
1890 in Jackson Co., Illinois. He married Sarah Emeline Buttler, daughter
of Cyrus Buttler and Nancy ______ on 15 February 1849 in Carbondale.
Illinois [see note 3].
- John Penrod born 1826 in Kentucky. He married
Christine Catherine Baker on 1 February 1846 and later married Julia Ann
Lipe.
- Barbara Penrod was born in 1830 and died about 1850 She married
Henry Mitchell on 1 April 1847.
- Andrew Jackson Penrod Jr. was born in 1832 and married Nancy Knight on 13
October 1856.
- George Washington Penrod was born in 1834 in Illinois and died 10 February
1916. He married Elizabeth Butler.
- James Penrod was born in 1836 in Jackson Co., Illinois and died 17 May
1871. He first married Elizabeth Craig on 19 July 1859 in Jackson County,
Illinois, and later married Julia Ann (Butler) Foster.
Notes:
- Except for the following notes, the source for the
family information is Gail Caraway
- Seven (7) family trees in Ancestry.com.
- Delbert Penrod and family trees in Ancestry.com give
the names as Eleazer Penrod and Sarah Butler.
- A family tree in Ancesstry.com lists a Jane Penrod without any futher information.
Updated 30 July 2009