Good Morning To All,
The message is being forewarded with Frankie's permission.
I do wish the funds are met to have to Memorial Marker for William and Abigail Caudill
Pennington erected.
Warm Regards,
Ramona
~~~~Original Message~~~
From: "Frankie Perry" flap(a)aptalaska.net
Date: 2003/11/15 Sat AM 01:22:52 EST
To: KYCARTER-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [KYCARTER] Re: Will Pennington Headstone Project
Ramona, you certainly may! And, bless you!
Thanks!
Frankie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ramona Bayes Woods" <ramonawoods(a)adelphia.net>
To: KYCARTER-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 12:36 AM
Subject: [KYCARTER] Re: Will Pennington Headstone Project
Good Morning Frankie,
Frankie may I forward this message on the Pennington and Caudill family
lists? I think the members would be very interested in the project.
Thank You,
Ramona
---Original Message---
flap(a)aptalaska.net
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 21:16:38 -0900
Subject: [KYCARTER] William Pennington Gravestone Project
To Descendants of William Pennington (1765-1844) and their friends:
A project is underway to purchase a stone to mark the graves of WILLIAM
PENNINGTON and his wife, ABIGAIL CAUDILL. This stone would be placed beside the
fieldstones now marking their graves.
To accomplish this, we are asking for your financial contribution toward this project.
WILLIAM PENNINGTON (1765-1844) and his wife, ABIGAIL CAUDILL (1767- after1860), were the
forebears of many of us, Lawrence Countians and
others. It is with chagrin that we noted the fieldstones which marked their graves in the
Webbville Cemetery were sadly worn away. Without prompt action, future generations will
not know where this couple is buried. In fact, most
who go to the cemetery have no way of knowing the location of these graves.
ELEANOR BREWSTER, of Willard, Carter County, Kentucky, published on her MyFamily website a
picture of all that remains of William's stone. She
wrote PAUL PENNINGTON, of Augusta, Georgia, who maintains the website and mailing list of
descendants of this couple, and he agreed to provide those names as contacts to see if
there was interest in replacing the stone.
PAT STARZER, another descendant, who lives in Oklahoma, heard of the project and mentioned
it to FRANKIE PERRY of Haines, Alaska. We all wanted to do something.
We decided on an inscription and type of stone:
The inscription would read something like this:
"William Pennington
Born 3 Nov 1765 North Carolina
Died 1844 Webbville, Kentucky
And his wife
Abigail Caudill
Born 27 Mar 1767 North Carolina
Died after 1860 Webbville, Kentucky Stone erected 2004 by a few of their many
descendants."
The stone would be an upright or a beveled marker of gray granite installed on a concrete
foundation.
Businesses in the area around Webbville were contacted regarding prices for the stone and
installation.
~~~Snip~~~
Now we are asking YOU, as a descendant of William
and Abigail, to make a donation toward this project. If you want to help,send your check
or cash donation to ELEANOR BREWSTER, 4187 State Highway 1496,
Grayson,Kentucky 41143 (Phone: 606-474-9502) Please send the donations before MARCH1,
2004.
If sufficient contributions come in, the stone will be ordered in March.That means we can
plan a dedication service in the May or June. All
donors will be contacted about the service.
If you have questions about this, you can contact either Eleanor Brewster(address above)
or Frankie Perry (Box 216, Haines, AK 99827; emailflap(a)aptalaska.net).
Thank you for your continued interest in our ancestry and for your help in keeping the
memory of William and Abigail available to future generations.
Sincerely,
Eleanor Brewster
Paul Pennington
Pat Starzer
Frankie Perry