History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri . the daughter of Ed. Elizabeth Catherine (Rhea) McClung, natives of Daviess County, andVirginia. Mr. McClung died several years ago and his wife is now livingin Missouri. Mrs. Peniston was born in Jamesport Township, April 5,1870. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Peniston, as follows: RobertH., living at home; Edna, wife of Robert T. Pogue, Grand River Township;Jennings Bryan, at home. He has served in the United State Navy andduring the World War he crossed the ocean six times, and served 14months. On his last trip General Pershi
History of Daviess and Gentry counties, Missouri . the daughter of Ed. Elizabeth Catherine (Rhea) McClung, natives of Daviess County, andVirginia. Mr. McClung died several years ago and his wife is now livingin Missouri. Mrs. Peniston was born in Jamesport Township, April 5,1870. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Peniston, as follows: RobertH., living at home; Edna, wife of Robert T. Pogue, Grand River Township;Jennings Bryan, at home. He has served in the United State Navy andduring the World War he crossed the ocean six times, and served 14months. On his last trip General Pershing was aboard. Robert H. Peniston has been a mute since his birth, and was educatedin the Fulton, Mo., Institution for the Deaf and was a very unusually aptstudent. Dec. 16, 1915, he was married to Bertha Baiford Schlegel, adaughter of Alex, and Mary (Bafford) Schlegel. She was born in Omaha,Neb., April 2, 1893, and is also a mute. The Schlegel family live at Wel-Hngton, Mo., and Mr. Schlegel is editor of the Wellington News. To Mr. > ^^O So o. THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBIIAPtY AStclJ, LENOX AND Tltni^N IOUNDAyiONS B L HISTORY OF DAVIESS AND GENTRY COUNTIES 609 and Mrs. Robert Peniston two children have been born: Evelyn V., andAlex. Anthony. They have always made their home with Mr. Penistonsfather. Anthony Peniston is a Democrat and a member of the Methodistchurch. He is a charter member of the Farmers Co-Operative Associa-tion of the state of Missouri. Mr. Peniston has been very successful ingeneral farming and stock raising, especially in breeding registered ChesterWhite and Poland China hogs. He is also a small grain farmer. Mr. Peniston relates the story of a Mr. Creason, who in 1838, wentin search of honey from Splawn Ridge near Gallatin, in company with hisnephew. Mr. Creason accidently shot himself through the hip, and hisnephew started back in search of aid. In the meantime a snow stormcame up, and the rescue party, including Mr. Theodore Peniston, could notlocate Mr. C
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