1850 census for Western District, Scott Co, VA, as Thomas Pendley, age 4, born in VA, as male in household of Ira Pendley.
1860 census for Estillville, Scott Co, Va, as Thomas Penly, age 17, born in VA, as male in household of Ivy Penly..
1870 census for Taylor, Scott Co, VA, as Thomas J Penley, age 25, born in VA, as male in household of Ira Penley.
Kentucky Marriage Index, 1785-1979, from pilot.familysearch.org, as Thomas J Penley and Mahulda Williams, married 2 jan 1879 in Magoffin Co, KY.
1880 census for Barnetts Creek, Johnson Co, KY, as Thomas J Penley, age 30, born in VA, as head of household
1900 census for Magisterial District 3, Johnson Co, KY, as Thomas J Penley, b Aug 1845 in VA, as head of household
1910 census for District 3, Johnson Co, KY, as T J Pendley, age 64, born in VA, as head of household.
1920 census for Oil Springs, Johnson Co, KY, as Thomas J Penley, age 74, born in VA, as head of household.
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953, from ancestry.com, as Thomas J Penley, born 23 aug 1845 in VA, and died 14 apr 1923 in Oil Springs, Johnson Co, KY. Married. Son of Ira Penley and Anna Bayes, both born in VA. Death information provided by Miss Hulda Penley of Oil Springs, KY. Died of chronic intestinal nephritis. Volume 023, certificate 16288.
Civil War Veteran (Union Army). Died & buried in KY. ("Scott Co & its people," p. 274).
Kentucky Marriage Index, 1785-1979, from pilot.familysearch.org, as Thomas J Penley and Mahulda Williams, married 2 jan 1879 in Magoffin Co, KY.
1880 census for Barnetts creek, Johnson Co, KY, as Mahailia Penley, age 27, born in KY, as wife in household of Thomas J Penley. Also present as a sister in law to Thomas is a Estele Y Williams age 16, born in KY. Also present is a boader, Susan J Mead, age 70 b in VA
1900 census for Magisterial District 3, Johnson Co, KY, as May H Penley, born dec 1853 in KY, as wife in household of Thomas J. Penley.
1910 census for District 3, Johnson Co, KY, as Huldy Pendley, age 55, born in KY, as wife in household of T J Pendley.
1920 census for Oil Springs, Johnson Co, KY, as Hulda Penley, age 66, born in KY, as wife in household of Thomas J. Penley
1930 census for District 3, Johnson Co, KY, as Hulda Penley, age76, born in KY, widowed, first married at age 25, as head of household
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953, from ancestry.com, as Hulda Penley, born 7 dec 1853 in Johnson Co, KY, died 29 feb 1936 in East Hickman, Fayette Co, KY. Widowed. Daughter of Abraham Williams and ?? Meade, both born in Floyd Co, KY. Buried 2 mar 1936 in Millcrest cemetery. Died of pneumonia. vol 015, certificate 07103.
Second wife & middle name from Harry Penley.
Family info from Frances Lane Johnson.
He went to Ind where he and first wife were divorced. He moved westward, ending
up in Oregon where he worked on a ranch. He did not have children.
Scott Co Marriage Records.
Lived at Gate City in 1960.
Died as an infant after a brief illness. (Gate City Herald, 1/18/1940)
Family info from J.N. Adams.