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Female Mary Gannon Click to view Mary Gannon in the family tree

Mary was born in 1811 in Guilford, NC.  Mary's father was Beacham Gannon and her mother was Rebecca WHITT.  Her paternal grandparents were Perry Gannon and Esther Andrew; her maternal grandparents were Joseph Nathaniel WITT and Sarah KIMBROUGH. She had eight brothers and four sisters, named James D., Samuel L., John, Thomas B., Dillard L., Andrew, James Warrin, Samuel A., Martha, Julia F., Sarah and Rebecca Jane.  She was the oldest of the thirteen children.  She died after 1870.


Mary's family with Mumford Tenpenny

‌Mary and Mumford were married in a religious ceremony on August 11th, 1832 in Rutherford, TN.  They had five sons and three daughters, named John T, William, James, David, Samuel C., Elizabeth Ann, Martha and Mary Jane.


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