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Henry Clay Penrod
H.C. Penrod was born June 30, 1859, in Muhlenberg County, Ky., and is the second of six children born to David and Elizabeth A. (Newman) Penrod, of Muhlenberg County, Ky. David was the son of George and Jennie (Harper) Penrod, natives of Kentucky and North Carolina, respectively, of German and Irish origin. George Penrod was the son of Tobias Penrod, who came to Kentucky about 1780; to Muhlenberg County about 1800, and settled near Penrod, where he lived the rest of his days. George Penrod, who was born in 1795, is still living, and able to work in the tobacco field; he was a soldier in the war of 1812; was with Gen. Harrison in the North and in the battle of New Orleans. Jennie Harper was a daughter of John D. Harper, who fought in the Revolution under Washington, and was born and reared in North Carolina.
H.C. Penrod was reared on a farm, and received a common school education. He taught four terms in Muhlenberg County, Ky., and farmed until July, 1884, when he engaged in the drug business in Penrod. Mr. Penrod has one brother and two sisters living: John J., Mary A. (Poyner) and Cordelia.
Source: Battle, J.H., W.H. Perrin, and G.C. Kniffen. Kentucky: A History of the State. Louisville, KY: F.A. Battey, 1885. Page 917.
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