Pennell Coombe Jester

   FamilySearch ID: KWVW-H66. Find a Grave ID: 8655211.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Apprentice Cabinet Maker, 6 Jul 1860, Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States.

• Residence, 6 Jul 1860, Smryna, Duck Creek Hundred, Kent, Delaware. He is shown in the census as living with his brother James

• Residence, 1870, Crumpton, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA.

• Steamboat Pilots License, 12 Aug 1879, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA. Information taken from Xerox copy of original license.
Text Reads:
United States Inspectors Certificate
This is to certify the P. C. Jester has given satisfactory evidence to the undersigned General Inspectors of Steam Vessels for the District of Baltimore, that he is a skillful Pilot of steam vessels and can be entrusted to perform such duties upon the waters of Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries, and is hereby licensed to act as 1st class Pilot on steam vessels for the term of 1 year from this date on the above names route.

Signed: James D. Lawry(?) and William O. Saville(?)

• Residence: a farm, 1897, Chestertown, Maryland. The farm was outside the town.

• Residence, 1910, Worton, Kent, Maryland, United States.

• Residence: 432 Clark Road, 18 May 1910, Still Pond, Kent, Maryland, United States.

Pennell married Rachel Collgan Van Trump, daughter of Simeon Osburn Van Trump and Hetty Anne Riley, on 24 Jan 1867 in Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, USA. (Rachel Collgan Van Trump was born on 15 Apr 1849 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA, died on 2 Mar 1938 in Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, USA and was buried about 5 Mar 1938 in St. Pauls Church, Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, USA.)