Both he & wife Nancy Elizabeth Carpenter Pennington were born abt 1852 - 1853. Her grave marker is incorrect.

Zeph is found on the 1870 Texas census reports with his parents & siblings.

Aread Pennington
Missouri Marriages
Name Aread Pennington
Spouse's Name Melinda E. Turner
Event Date 16 Oct 1851
Event Place Andrew,Missouri

Arad & Melinda went by their middles names Edward & elizabeth Pennington per family history. Arad & Melinda are used on legal documents, marriage & Arads' military service records.

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Edward Penington
United States Census, 1870
Name Edward Penington
Event Type Census
Event Year 1870
Event Place Texas, United States
Gender Male
Age 40
Race White
Race (Original) W
Birth Year (Estimated) 1829-1830
Birthplace Missouri
Page Number 15
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Edward Penington M 40 Missouri - (Kentucky?) -
Elizabeth Penington F 38 Missouri
Yeph (Zeph) Penington M 17 Missouri
Margaret Penington F 15 Missouri
Louis Penington M 13 Missouri
William Penington M 11 Missouri
John Penington M 9 Missouri
Mary Penington F 3 Missouri
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org

Nancy E. Carpenter & Zephaniah Pennington married 9-19-1872 in Fannin Texas.

Zeph & Nancy had the following children,
1. Mary E. daughter born 1873
2. Louis Valentine son born 1877
3. Willie A. daughter born 1888
4. Texie B. daughter born 1893
5. Hulda-Hattie daughter

There were 2 other children that died before the 1900 census reports.

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Louis V Pennington
United States Census, 1910
Name Louis V Pennington
Event Type Census
Event Date 1910
Event Place Justice Precinct 4, Cass, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Age 37
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1853
Birthplace Texas
Father's Birthplace Missouri
Mother's Birthplace Texas
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 13
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Zephaniah Pennington Head M 57 Missouri
Nancy E Pennington Wife F 57 Texas
Louis V Pennington Son M 37 Texas
Willie O Pennington Dau F 22 Texas
Texie B Pennington Dau F 17 Texas
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M29J-Y8F : accessed 5 September 2017), Louis V Pennington in household of Zephaniah Pennington, Justice Precinct 4, Cass, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 13A, family 219, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1537; FHL microfilm 1,375,550.



1920 Census reports Wilson, Choctaw, Oklahoma
Zephaniah and Nancy were living in Wilson,Choctaw, Oklahoma in the 1920 census (taken 22 February, 1920). His name is, incorrectly, listed as Cephaniah Pennington in that census. It list Cephania age 66 born in Missouri & Nancy age 67 born in Texaz
Contributor: Mary Harris (49482127)

There is no burial information or death record that I can find. As they lived in Texas it is assumed he is buried in Gober Cemetery with his father & daughter - property donated by Nancy's father, James Madison Carpenter.