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Peter Pennie
Full name : Peter Pennie
Alternate spellings, aliases : Penny, Penney
Parents :
Father : Thomas Pennie
Mother : Marion Drummond
Date of Birth : 13 March 1839
Place of Birth : Fossoway Parish, Kinrosshire, Scotland
Notes : Listed as Shire, Scotland on enlistment roll.
Vital statistics :
Age : 23 Height : 5' 9" Complexion : dark
Eyes : Blue Hair : Black
Notes : ...from 1862 Descriptive List.
[click here to see an image of Private
Peter Pennie in uniform]
Age : 52 Height
: 5' 7.5"
Weight : 155
Notes : From medical examination 17 June 1901
Medical information :
Condition : weakness in hands and wrists first noticed in August 1865; weakness
in hands, arms and legs, disease of kidneys, general debility. Peter claimed he
could not properly hold a scythe because of the weakness in his hands. The
Pension Board examiners found that he exhibited '...weak hands a wrists.
...unsteady gait, difficulty standing with eyes shut', but otherwise found no
disability.
Notes : examined by Pension Board 17 June 1901
Spouse1 :
Name : Eliza Bevier
Date of Marriage : 26 July 1865
Place of Marriage : Richland, Wisconsin
Died : 19 April 1898(9)
Notes : Married by Rev. Wm. Knapp.
(Eliza Bevier born 28 May 1839.)
Spouse2 :
Name :
Date of Marriage : December 1899
Place of Marriage : Glenwood, Minnesota
Died : 14 November 1923
Notes : married by Rev. Edward Ruddick
Date of Death : 7 June 1927
Place of Death, and or Burial :
Burial Information :
Military Service : Civil War, Union
Unit : Company B, 25th Regiment
Wisconsin Infantry
Rank : Private; Corporal
Term of Service : 9 August 1862 - 7 June 1865
Pension data : Certificate #767882.
Notes : Peter enlisted at Port Andrew, Wisconsin on 9 August 1862 to William
Roush for a term of three years. On 14 September 1862 he received a $25 bounty
and a $2 premium while at Camp Salomon, Wisconsin. During the Regiment's
famous 300 mile march across Wisconsin and Minnesota, Peter fell ill and was
left at Wabashau (sic), Minnesota 12 December 1862 in care of the sick (I think
this means he was sick). The 25th May be among the regiments sent to
Minnesota to fight during the Sioux Uprising of 1862. He is marked present on
every muster roll, except November and December 1862 when he was sick; and the
only other remarks are on 1 June 1864 when he was promoted to rank of
Corporal. He was discharged 7 June 1865 at Washington, DC. Link to Pope County veterans list. copyright Keith Gulsvig. Link to Wisconsin Historical
Society roster list search engine and
an email from them as
well.
[click here to see an image of Peter Pennie
courtesy of Kara Pennie, one of his descendants from Minnesota. Click here to see Peter’s Compiled Service Record.]
Education : literate
Occupation(s) : farmer
Religion : unknown
Property : homestead
Patentee Name: Peter Pennie
Issue Date: (1) 1 April 1873; (2) 23 January 1875
Acres: (1) 142.22 in Pope County; (2) 39.12 in Pope
County
Land Office: Alexandria, Minnesota
Notes : Peter was the first of his family to move to Minnesota, with the
possible exception of his brother Daniel (this point is still unclear to me),
having visited Minnesota under less than favorable conditions during his stint
with the 25th Regt Wisconsin Infantry sent to fight the Sioux in 1862. Apparently he liked the land so much
that he persuaded the family to move and homestead the new state’s vast
wilderness.
[click here to read details about his homestead]
Family :
Son : Thomas Henry
Date of Birth : 23 July 1866
Place of Birth : Pope County, Minnesota
Married : Rosetta Margaret Whitlaw
Died : 21 February 1929
Notes : Rosetta born 17 March 1865 and died 19 March 1943.
Daughter : Mary
Date of Birth : 26 August 1868
Place of Birth : Pope County, Minnesota
Married : no
Died : 5 March 1912
Daughter : Jeanette
Date of Birth : 28 February 1870
Place of Birth : Pope County, Minnesota
Married : Richard Taylor
Died : 20 October 1940
Notes : Richard born 28 December 1871 and died March 1902.
Son : Duncan Drummond
Date of Birth : 7 August 1873
Place of Birth : Leven Township, Pope County, Minnesota
Married : Wilhelmina Taylor 31 December 1902
Died : 4 February 1929 Leven Township, Pope County, Minnesota; buried Lake
Leven Cemetery
Notes : Wilhelmina born 2 April 1881 and died 1945.
Son : Robert Roy
Date of Birth : 26 March 1876
Place of Birth : Pope County, Minnesota
Married : no
Died : 22 October 1909
Daughter : Eliza Jane
Date of Birth : 29 July 1879
Place of Birth : Pope County, Minnesota
Married : Elmer Garette Clark 1918
Died : 3 May 1962
Notes : Elmer born 1877 and died 1956.
Son : Dr. Daniel Franklin
Date of Birth : 24 May 1881 (23 May 1880)
Place of Birth : Pope County, Minnesota
Married : Florence Cutler
Died :
Notes : Florence born 16 November 1885.
Daughter : Harriet Eliza Maude
Date of Birth : 23 December 1882
Place of Birth : Pope County, Minnesota
Married : Robert Ballentine
Died :
Notes : Robert born 29 June 1879 and died 14 February 1962.
Sources, bibliography :
Compiled Service Record of
Corporal Peter Pennie, Co B, 25th Regiment Wisconsin Infantry.
National Archives and Records Administration. Washington, DC. Compiled 1891 –
1894. Viewed December 2000.
Pension File of Corporal Peter Pennie, Co B, 25th
Regiment Wisconsin Infantry Certificate #767882 (23 March 1909). National
Archives and Records Administration. Washington, DC. Viewed December 2000.
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