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Maude Opal Penny 1907–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1907

Birth Location: Johnston Co., NC

Death Date: 10 May 1991

Death Location: Coats, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Joseph Sr

Mother: Louella Lassiter

Spouse(s): Howard Sr

Children(s): Willie Sorrell

In 1907, Maude Opal Penny entered the world in Johnston Co., NC, born to Joseph Hawkins Penny Sr And Louella Lassiter. In 1910, Maude Opal Penny resided in Grove, Harnett, North Carolina, USA. In 1920, Maude Opal Penny resided in Grove, Harnett, North Carolina, USA. Maude Opal Penny married Howard Lentis Sorrell Sr, and had children including Billie L Sorrell, Don Fenell Sorrell, Helen White Sorrell, Howard Lentis Sorrell, Willie Sorrell. Maude Opal Penny passed away in 1991 in Coats, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1907, Maude Opal Penny entered the world in Johnston Co., NC, born to Joseph Hawkins Penny Sr And Louella Lassiter.
  • In 1910, Maude Opal Penny resided in Grove, Harnett, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1920, Maude Opal Penny resided in Grove, Harnett, North Carolina, USA.
  • Maude Opal Penny married Howard Lentis Sorrell Sr, and had children including Billie L Sorrell, Don Fenell Sorrell, Helen White Sorrell, Howard Lentis Sorrell, Willie Sorrell.
  • Maude Opal Penny passed away in 1991 in Coats, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Sr
1883–1962
Birth Location: Harnett Co., NC
JS
Louella Lassiter
1887–1965
Birth Location: Cumberland County, (Harnett County, ) North Carolina
LL

Spouses(s)

Howard Sr
1908–2000
Birth Location: North Carolina
HS

Children(s)

Willie Sorrell
1934–2000
Birth Location: North Carolina
WS

Maude Penny's Ancestors

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Maude Penny
1907–1991
Birth Place: Johnston Co., NC
Parents
Joseph Hawkins Penny Sr
1883–1962
Harnett Co., NC
Louella Lassiter
1887–1965
Cumberland County, (Harnett County, ) North Carolina
Grandparents
Joseph Lassiter
1856–1929
Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Emily Langdon
1863–1939
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Sir LASSITER
1832–1908
Tobitha Barbour
1837–1926
Caswell Langdon
1821–1876
Elizabeth Matthews
1827–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lassetter
1792–1874
Lucy Lassiter
1793–1874
George Byrd
1793–1860
Penelope Ritter
1799–1875
Britton Langdon
1792–1876
Winford Longdon
1813–1881
Benjamin Matthews
1794–1870
Elizabeth Adams
1796–1865

Maude Penny's Descendants

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Maude (Opal) Penny (4 Aug 1907–10 May 1991) m. Howard (Lentis Sorrell) Sr (23 Nov 1908–14 Feb 2000)
  1. 1. Willie Sorrell 1934–2000

Maude Penny's Timeline

6 Records

1907
4 Aug 1907
Birth of Maude Opal Penny in Johnston Co., NC
Johnston Co., NC
1910
1910
Age 3
Maude Opal Penny resided here in Grove, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Grove, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Maude Opal Penny resided here in Grove, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Grove, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
Maude Opal Penny resided here in Pleasant Grove, Johnston, North Carolina
Pleasant Grove, Johnston, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 33
Maude Opal Penny resided here in Angier, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Angier, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1991
10 May 1991
Age 84
Death of Maude Opal Penny in Johnston Co., NC
Johnston Co., NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1907
    Event Place: Johnston Co., NC
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pleasant Grove, Johnston, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02934; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 51-33
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 239-78-0067; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: 1964
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grove, Harnett, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1304; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 81
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grove, Harnett, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1116; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1375129
    [5] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Grove, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grove, Harnett, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1116; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1375129

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Grove, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grove, Harnett, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1304; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 81

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pleasant Grove, Johnston, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pleasant Grove, Johnston, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02934; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 51-33

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Angier, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Carolina, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 345
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pleasant Grove, Johnston, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02934; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 51-33

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Johnston, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Indexes

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1991
    Event Place: Johnston Co., NC
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 239-78-0067; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: 1964
    [2] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coats, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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