Penney Farm Graveyard

Mirabile Township -- Section , Township 56, Range 29

Elmer Clark recorded in 1933 that the Penney family graves were located on the old Rev. Eli Penney plantation near Mirabile where he settled before the 1850's. He had about 80 slaves. Slaves and family were buried on the same farm. The bodies of Rev. Eli and his wife, Mary Penney were moved to the Highland Cemetery at Hamilton, Mo. He was a very early preacher in the "Hardshell Baptist" Church and was one of two first preachers in Hamilton.

Children of Capt. A. G. & Julia Ann Davis
DAVIS, Luvonia Caroline, May 1, 1849 Jan. 6, 1857
Ann Olevia, Nov. 2, 1851 Jan. 8, 1857
(Both died of scarlet fever and were buried in the same grave)
Eli Penney. Mar. 30, 1860 Sept. 30, 1861
Elizabeth, 1862-1863

PARTIN, probably a child of Wm. Partin

PENNEY, Wm. E. M., d. Dec. 22, 1857 aged 23y 5m
(son of Rev. Eli & Polly Burrus Penney)
Eli, d. May 1871 aged 72y
Mary, his wife, 1802-1875

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