Georgetown in Williamson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Pennington Family Cemetery

Photographed by Keith Peterson

1. Pennington Family Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

Born in Fannin County, Texas, during the Republic of Texas period, John Parker Pennington (1840-1904), lived as a young man in Arizona territory. As a member of one of the first families to settle in the territory he survived several deadly encounters with the region’s Native Americans. He participated in the Civil War then moved his family to Texas in 1867. The first recorded burial was that of Pennington’s sister, Margaret (Mag) Dennision, in 1872. John Pennington, his two wives, Emily J. McAllister (d.1880) and Isabelle Purcell (d.1916), and their descendants are interred here.

Erected 1995 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9319.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 30° 40.053′ N, 97° 38.052′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, Texas, in Williamson County. It is at the intersection of Founders Oak Way and Pennington Ln., on the right when traveling east on Founders Oak Way. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Georgetown TX 78626, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas

and in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Berry, Frontiersman (approx. 1.1 miles away); Jesse Cooper House (approx. 1.9 miles away); San Gabriel Lodge No. 89, A.F. & A.M.

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(approx. 2.4 miles away); San Gabriel Park (approx. 2.6 miles away); City of Weir (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Double File Trail (Georgetown) (approx. 2.9 miles away); Texan Santa Fe Expedition (approx. 2.9 miles away); Iota Chapter (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Evangelical Free Church (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Pennington Family Cemetery. Information and photos from the Williamson County Historical Commission. (Submitted on May 15, 2011, by Wayne Ware of Georgetown, Texas.)

Pennington Family Cemetery Marker (Wide View) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith Peterson, August 31, 2019

2. Pennington Family Cemetery Marker (Wide View)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,363 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2022, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on December 6, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 2. submitted on August 31, 2019, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.