James+ Rennels 
James+ was born on February 12th, 1807 in Bourbon, KY. James+'s father was John+ Rennels and his mother was Nancy+ Ewing. His paternal grandparents were Winthrop+ Rennels and Nm+ Hutchins; his maternal grandparents are Nm+ Ewen and Drucilla Grissa+ Tincher. He had four brothers and six sisters, named William Henry Harrison, Thomas Scott, John Jr., Martin, Anna, Mary Polly, Jane Ginsey, Baby, Sarah and Armilda. He was the oldest of the eleven children. He died at the age of 76 on July 12th, 1883 in Hutton Twp., Coles Co., IL.General Notes
Sources 13,30, and 110.
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Gordon & Connerly Connection" Patricia Gordon bpgord@@pgtc.com
HISTORICAL HI-LITES: James was born just two weeks before Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and one week after the birth of Robert E. Lee. In 1807, London`s Pall Mall was the first stree to be lit by gaslight and Congress prohibited the importation of slaves in the U.S.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1651 in Dover, Strafford, NH d.<11 Jul 1722 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH
- b.1689 in Port Royale, Nova Scotia d.1756 in Durham, New Strafford, NH
- b.~ 1652 in Durham, New Strafford, NH d.< 1747
- b.10 Jun 1729
- b.10 Feb 1680 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA d.<04 Nov 1703 in Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA
- b.~ 1700 in Port Royale, Nova Scotia d.1756 in Durham, New Strafford, NH
- b.28 Jun 1681 in Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA d.25 Feb 1716 in Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA
- b.28 Feb 1754 in Durham, NH d.15 Feb 1832
- b.17 Feb 1781 in Sussex Co, DE d.12 Aug 1866 in Hutton Twp., Coles Co., IL
- b.~ 1756 d.1781
- b.12 Feb 1807 in Bourbon, KY d.12 Jul 1883 in Hutton Twp., Coles Co., IL
- b.~ 1764
- b.14 Jan 1787 in VA d.26 Dec 1867 in Hutton Twp., Coles Co. IL
- b.~ 1700 in England
- b.1718 in England d.1791 in Muddy Creek, Greenbriar Co., VA
- b.~ 1702
- b.~ 1738
- b.~ 1685
- b.~ 1720 d.< 1790 in Greenbriar Co., VA (now WV)
- b.~ 1688
- b.~ 1766 in Augusta Co., (W) VA
- b.~ 1708
- b.~ 1738 d.< 1771
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They had five sons and four daughters, named Henry Leatherman, Edmund, John Pennington+, William Riley, Joel Jackson, Rebecca Ann, Martha Jane, Sarah Elizabeth and Mahala Pearl.
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Children
Henry Leatherman Rennels
Henry Leatherman was born on September 21st, 1827 in Lawrence Co., IN.. He died at the age of 83 on March 13th, 1911 in Charleston, Coles Co., IL.
Edmund Rennels
Edmund was born on December 13th, 1829 in Lawrence Co., IN (m). He died at the age of 85 on May 8th, 1915 in 1419 Seventh St., Charleston, IL.
Rebecca Ann Rennels
Rebecca Ann was born on March 11th, 1832 in Lawrence Co., IN.. She died at the age of 36 in 1868 in Coles Co., IL.
John Pennington+ Rennels
John Pennington+ was born on September 26th, 1834 in Rockville, IN or Coles, IL. He died at the age of 80 on June 10th, 1915 in Coles Co., IL.
William Riley Rennels
William Riley was born on November 21st, 1837 in Hutton Twp., Coles Co., IL. He died at the age of 79 on December 23rd, 1916 in Coles Co., IL.
Martha Jane Rennels
Martha Jane was born on June 29th, 1839 in Hutton Twp., Coles Co., IL. She died at the age of 17 on July 10th, 1856 in Hutton Twp., Coles Co., IL.
Sarah Elizabeth Rennels
Sarah Elizabeth was born on April 18th, 1844 in Hutton Twp., Coles Co., IL. She died at 10 months old on February 21st, 1845 in Hutton Twp., Coles Co., IL.
Mahala Pearl Rennels
Mahala Pearl was born on December 18th, 1845 in Hutton Twp., Coles Co., IL. She died at the age of 72 on January 22nd, 1918 in Charleston, Coles Co., IL.
Joel Jackson Rennels
Joel Jackson was born on September 29th, 1851 in Hutton Twp., Coles Co., IL. He died at the age of 85 on December 28th, 1936 in Charleston, Coles co., IL.