John Shaffner PENNOCK

1859 - 1951  (~ 92 years)

• Name	John Shaffner PENNOCK
  Born	Jun 1859
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Nov 1951	Coatesville, Chester Co., PA   [1]
  Person ID	I18252	Primary
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Joseph Levis PENNOCK,   b. 12 Jan 1827,   d. 11 Jul 1887  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Anna Sarah SHAFFNER,   b. Nov 1835,   d. 2 Aug 1895  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Family ID	F5450	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S247] Newspaper Clipping, Lebanon Daily News, 16 Nov 1951. J. S. Pennock, Steel Pioneer, Dies at 93 Coatesville, Toady - John Shaffner Pennock, 93-year-old pioneer in American steel industry, died yesterday after a short illness. Educated at Bucknell University and Swarthmore College, he later became associated with his father, Joseph Pennock, as superintendent of the Valley Steel Mills where plates were rolled for the Monitor, fighting ship of Civil War renown. Steel used in the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and in boiler plates for the Pennsylvania Railroad was rolled at the Valley Mill, which later was sold to Worth Brothers. Pennock is survived by three sons and two daughters: Joseph L., Pittsburgh; E. Windle, Springfield, Mass.; Charles A., New York; Anna Pennock and Mrs. Frederick S. Bonsall, both of Coatesville.