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William Leonard Harvey Penny 1836–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1836

Birth Location: Brown County, Ohio, United States of America

Death Date: 08 Sep 1905

Death Location: Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Isaac Penny

Mother: Elizabeth Worthington

Spouse(s): Sarah Penney

Children(s): William Sr

William Leonard Harvey Penny was born in 1836 in Brown County, Ohio, United States of America, the child of Isaac William Penny And Elizabeth Brolliar Worthington. William Leonard Harvey Penny married Sarah Emaline Henson Penney, and had children including William Albert Penney Sr. William Leonard Harvey Penny passed away in 1905 in Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Leonard Harvey Penny was born in 1836 in Brown County, Ohio, United States of America, the child of Isaac William Penny And Elizabeth Brolliar Worthington.
  • William Leonard Harvey Penny married Sarah Emaline Henson Penney, and had children including William Albert Penney Sr.
  • William Leonard Harvey Penny passed away in 1905 in Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Penny's Ancestors

Self
William Penny
1836–1905
Birth Place: Brown County, Ohio, United States of America
Parents
Isaac William Penny
1789–1878
Sussex, Delaware, United States
Elizabeth (Brolliar) Worthington
1801–1874
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Asalom ("Asa" Henry) PENNEY
1758–1816
SUSSEX CO DELAWARE or Caroline County, MD
Comfort Clifford
1760–1826
Delaware, United States of America
James (Levi) Worthington
1767–1850
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Nancy (Ann) Ginn
1770–1861
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Penny
1731–1818
Elizabeth Loosemore
1728–1816
Robert ✅Captain
1717–1788
Ann ✅
1720–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Penny
1701–1763
Frances Stokes
1705–1743
James Cracken
1690–1755

William Penny's Descendants

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William (Leonard Harvey) Penny (22 Sep 1836–08 Sep 1905) m. Sarah (Emaline Henson) Penney (20 Dec 1865–25 Nov 1947)
  1. 1. William (Albert Penney) Sr 1902–1967 m. Claudine (Ford) Penney 1918–1998 m. Christine Stubblefield 1907–1935
    1. 1. Joe (Ed) Penney 1940–2015 m. Wanda (Sue Williams) Penney 1941–2024
    2. 2. William (Albert Penney) Jr 1927–1992
    3. 3. Mildred (Imogene) Penney 1931–2000
    4. 4. Mary (Emeline Penney) Chennett 1932–2016
    5. 5. Velma (Dean Parrish) Penney 1938–2006
    6. 6. John (Finis) Penney 1935–1935
    7. 7. Robert ("Bobby" Marsh Morris) Penney 1950–2000
    8. 8. Ola (Kay Penney) Nelson 1943–2017
    9. 9. Mildred Penney 1931–2000
    10. 10. Donald (Roy) Penney 1942–1985

William Penny's Timeline

2 Records

1836
22 Sep 1836
Birth of William Leonard Harvey Penny in Brown County, Ohio, United States of America
Brown County, Ohio, United States of America
1905
08 Sep 1905
Age 69
Death of William Leonard Harvey Penny in Greenville, Darke County, OH
Greenville, Darke County, OH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1836
    Event Place: Brown County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1905
    Event Place: Greenville, Darke County, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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