James William "Bill" PENN (son of Ephraim PENN b. 1808 in VA and Elmira b. 1814 in NC) he was born August 4, 1851, died July 9, 1928. He married on September 19, 1872 in Sumner Co. TN to Nancy Catherine "Kate" WRIGHT (daughter of Gideon V. WRIGHT and Mary Catherine DOBBINS) she was born July 13, 1849 in Sumner Co. TN, died June 30, 1884.

Children of James PENN and Nancy "Kate" WRIGHT are:

1. Mary Ann "Mamie" Penn born 28 Aug 1874 Sumner Co. TN, died 18 Jan 1941 Sumner Co. Cem. Buried at Gallatin Cemetery. Married 28 Jan 1875 in Sumner Co. TN to Walter L. BRADLEY. They had 10 children: Richard Lee b. 1896 m. Sadie Mai LOWERY. Mary Katherine b. 1898 m. Reno W. LEWIS. Will Thompson (female) b. 1901, unmarried. Tryphenia b. 1903 m. Stokley S. HILTON. Nell b. 1904 m. O. W. LOWERY. Elizabeth Ann b. 1906, d. 1939 unmarried. Sue Priscilla b. 1909 m Harold KETERING. Walter Lee b. 1911 m. Beulah SANKEY. James Penn b. 1915 m Dolores Juanita BAXMAN, m. 2nd to Bertha BRAND. David Saunders b. 1917 m. Novella CASTEEL.
2. Maude Lillian Penn born 3 Oct 1876 Sumner Co. TN, died 4 Mar 1940 Sumner Co. TN. Buried at Gallatin Cemetery. Married to Charles O. WALLACE. Their children: Billy b. 1907. Mary Frances b. 1910 m. Julius Carmack Simpson. Nancy b. 1912 m. Carroll CARR. Janie m. Gil DOBBS. See more information on the Children of Charles Owen Wallace and Maude Lillian Penn.
3. Stella Penn born 4 Feb 1879 Sumner Co. TN, died 12 Aug 1848. Buried at Gallatin Cem. Unmarried. Lived with her brother Walter and helped rear his children.
4. James Walter Penn born 23 July 1881 Sumner Co. TN, died 20 Nov 1847. Married in 1881 to Lucy Emma NEEL. Lucy died in a fire on 7 Aug 1918. Their children: Kate b. 1907 m. Horace ADAMS. Zela Ann b. 1909 unmarried. Dorothy b. 1911 unmarried. James b. 1917 m. Virginia Key WEMYSS.
5. Lizzie Penn born 19 Aug 1883 Sumner Co. TN, died 21 Apr 1961. Reared by her Penn grandmother, later lived with her brother Walter.

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