Reuben Pennywit
Reuben Pennywit was born May 31, 1817, the fourth child of Mark Pennywit, who reared his family on Gift Ridge in Adams County. He had six brothers and each of them was more than six feet tall. In youth, he delighted in feats of strength. He united with the Methodist Episcopal Church at Quinn Chapel at its dedication, December 20, 1842, a church built on the old Pennywit home, and largely by the contributions of the family.
On April 3, 1839, he married Miss Jane Cooper, of Brown County, Ohio, who survived him. They had nine children, eight of whom were living at the time of the death of their father. They were Captains Wylie and Alfred; George and Mary of Manchester; Captain Samuel Pennywit, of Natchez, Mississippi; Mrs. Edward McMillan and Mrs. J. P. Duffey, of Cincinnati, and Joseph W. Pennywit.
He died February 10, 1892. In his Christian charatcer, he was preeminent.
From History of Adams County, Ohio from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time - by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers - West Union, Ohio - Published by E. B. Stivers - 1900