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JAMES H. RENNISON. Joseph Rennison came to this country from England, and early in life located in Cooper county. Here be met and married Miss Seat, by whom he had four sons, James H., the subject of this sketch, being the only one of these now living. James H. Rennison was born in Pilot Grove township, May 4, 1845. His mother died when he was three years of age, and afterwards his father married Mrs. Keziah Cartner, a widow lady who died in July, 1861, leaving a daughter by her last marriage, Margaret J., wife of John Wyatt, of Henry county. The father is still alive and resides in this county. James H., after he grew up, was married January 18, 1863, to Miss Sarah C. Cartner, who has borne him eight children, five daughters and three sons, of whom there are seven living: Joseph E., born January 1, 1864; Alice, born April 20, 1865; Louisa, born October 28, 1869; James W., born September 24, 1871; Cordia C., born September 11, 1874; Florence, October 1, 1877; and John H., Jr., born November 19, 1879. Emily, a third child, born March 19, 1867, died October 4, 1875. Farming has constituted Mr. Rennison's life occupation, and his farm contains nearly a quarter section of good land. He is an industrious and intelligent farmer, and is well respected as a citizen and a neighbor. He and his wife are members of the Mt. Hermon Baptist church.

James married Cartner, Sarah Creighton on 18 Jan 1863 in Palestine Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA. Sarah (daughter of Cartner, James Robert and Rennison, Mary Jane) was born in 1837 in Palestine Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Rennison, James Winfield was born on 17 Aug 1851 in Prairie Lick, Cooper, Missouri, USA; died on 17 Apr 1926 in Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA; was buried in Apr 1928 in Pilot Grove City Cemetery, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA.
2. Rennison, Ida Mae was born in 1870 in Clarks Fork Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA.
3. Rennison, Cordelia Catherine was born on 11 Sep 1872 in Clarks Fork Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA; died on 29 Sep 1953 in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA; was buried on 1 Oct 1953 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA.
4. Rennison, Florence was born in 1877 in Clarks Fork Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA.

Joseph married Seat, Aristine on 25 Dec 1836 in Cooper, Missouri, USA. Aristine was born in 1815 in Cooper, Missouri, USA; died in 1848 in Cooper, Missouri, USA; was buried in 1848 in Cooper, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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This cemetery did not exist in 1844. I suspect that the stone was placed later and that he is actually buried in the Brown - Cartner Family Cemetery.

John married Creighton, Jane. Jane was born in 1777 in Cumberland, England; died in 1823; was buried in 1823. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]