- He was the son of Abraham Penrose and Jane Matheny. His parents divorcedwhen he was 9 years old. He grew up in Belmont Co., Ohio. By themid-1840s he was living in Holmes Co. where he married Drusilla Tiltonon June 14, 1846. In 1850 the family was living in Sunbury Twp., MonroeCo., Ohio. Around 1853 the family migrated to Indianapolis. After thedeath of Drusilla around 1865, George married second to Eliza Jane(Featherston) Green on Sept. 11, 1866. In the mid-1870s they moved toEagle Village.
By trade he was a farm laborer and also worked as a brakeman on therailroad. He also did other general labor in Indianapolis between about1853 and 1875. Indianapolis City Directories and the Census show thefollowing residences: 1857 - Penrose, George, resi. cor. Dun. & Ala.sts. Duncan St. and Alabama St.; Duncan was later renamed Henry St. andis on the near south side in the Wholesale District and is by the LillyCorporate Center. 1858-59 - Penrose, Geo., brakeman Peru R.R., res. 191E. Washington; it is in the Wholesale District 1860 - resided in(northern) Perry Twp., Marion Co.; this is also on the south sidesomewhere south of Troy Ave. 1865 - Penrose, George, laborer, res. 826W. Washington; this is near the White River and the Indianapolis Zoo1870 - resided at Woodbank, Washington Twp., Marion Co.
The Penrose name originates from Cornwall, England and the Penroses wereoriginally Cornish. His ancestors on his father's side were Cornish andEnglish; his mother's ancestors were English, Norman, French and Scotch.The Penroses were Quakers and left Yorkshire, England due topersecution. They located in Co. Wicklow, Ireland in the 1600s and leftfor Pennsylvania around 1717. Later, they migrated to Winchester innorthern Virginia and then Monongalia Co., West Virginia where theylived for about 12 to 15 years before migrating to Ohio.
George was the father of 9 children. Four by Drusilla: Margaret,Clarissa 'Clara' T. (Penrose) Heim, Friend N. and George. Five by Jane:Silver, Eliza Caturah, William S., Sanford Ammoniah and Russia Mayme.George is buried in an unmarked grave which is marked with field stones.This grave is in the very rear part of the cemetery. It may be markedwith a large blue-grey rock which is about 15 feet southwest of MaxPenrose's grave or it is very near this location. This section of thecemetery is overgrown and needs cleared as there are graves there.
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1821 - 1895 (74 years)
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