U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Pentony, Hubert (1875-1945) --------------------------------------------------------------------- A History of Preston County West Virginia Biographical Department, Supplied by J. R. Cole Kingwood, W. Va., The Journal Publishing Company, 1914 by H. S. Whetsell Pages 836-837, HUBERT PENTONY. The Pentony family are of Irish descent. Hubert Pentony, merchant, of Tunnelton, son of Thomas and Matilda J. (Snyder) Pentony, was born in Preston county, on a farm near Reedsville, March 28, 1875. His maternal grandparents, John and Susan Snyder, lived on a farm near Reedsville also. His father, Thomas, came to America from Ireland in 1855. He was twelve years old at that time, and seven weeks on board a sailing ship while coming over. The ship wharfed in New York, but the lad located first in Pennsylvania, then moved to Iowa, but subsequently same to West Virginia. He ran a farm near Reedsville, but was a successful miner and left his family a competency when he died in 1896. The children born to this union were three daughters and one son, of whom two are now living and two are dead. The mother is also living. Hubert Pentony stayed on the farm until sixteen years of age, and then he too went to work in the mines. In 1902 he engaged in the livery business, but a year or so afterwards he sold off his horses and went back to mining. In 1909 he formed a partnership with Mr. A. H. Halbritter, under the firm name of Halbritter & Pentony, for the purpose of conducting a trade in the line of general merchandising in Tunnelton. The firm erected their business block in 1912. Their storerooms are filled with a large stock of goods and their trade is one of the largest of the kind in Preston county. April 27, 1902, Mr. Pentony married Irma Maude Ashby, daughter of Frank F. and Elizabeth (May) Ashby, of Tunnelton. Her father was a veteran soldier of the Civil War, having been a member of the 6th West Virginia Cavalry. Children born to Mr. and Mrs. Pentony are: Hilda Vivian, October 20, 1902; Justice Millard, October 18, 1904; Thelma Catherine, May 26, 1908, and Thomas Dale, January 5, 1911. Mr. Pentony has but little inclination for outside pleasures and pursuits, nevertheless he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Masonic fraternities. --------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Preston County, WV #8267 FULL-NAME: William Hubert Pentony BIRTH-DATE: March 28, 1875 BIRTH-PLACE: Evensville, W.Va. DEATH-DATE: July 3, 1945 DEATH-PLACE: Tunnelton, Kingwood District, Preston County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Erma Ashby Pentony) OCCUPATION: Retired Merchant FATHER: Thomas Pentony (born in Ireland) MOTHER: Matilda J. Snyder (born in Preston Co.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Arterio Sclerosis general and Coronary Thrombosis INFORMANT: Erma Pentony (of Tunnelton, W.Va.) BURIAL: Gorden's Chapel From Marriage License, Preston County, WV - Page 139 Hubert Pentony (age 27, born in Preston County) Irma Ashby (age 18, born in Preston County) were married April 27, 1902 in Tunnelton, W.Va. by C. H. Lakin --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Preston County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/preston/bios.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------