Leon Bross Penton (1893-1967)

James Lee Penton William Lee Penton A L Penton Laura Geneva Johnston Martha Lena Penton Dwight Moody Penton  Penton Wendell Holmes Penton Martha Elizabeth Bross Mini tree diagram
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Leon Bross Penton

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • Jun 21, 1893

  • Coosa Co., Alabama, USA1 2 3

  • Military Service:

  •  

  • F3 US Navy - WWI

  • Census:

  • Jun 1, 1900 (age 6)

  • Coosa Co., Alabama, USA4

  • Census:

  • Apr 15, 1910 (age 16)

  • Coosa Co., Alabama, USA5

  • Census:

  • Jan 1, 1920 (age 25)

  • Coosa Co., Alabama, USA6

  • Occupation:

  • Jan 1, 1920 (age 26)

  • Farm Labourer6

  •  

  • Employer, salary or wage worker, or working on own account: Wage earner

  • Death:

  • Nov 18, 1967 (age 74)

  • Equality, Coosa, Alabama, USA2 3

  • Burial:

  • Nov 20, 1967

  • Equality Methodist Cemetery, Coosa County, ALA7

Marriage

Individual Note 1

Surname clipping file, Archives

Wetumpka Herald, Nov 23, 1967

Services held for L. B. Penton. Leon Bross Penton, 74, died Saturday at his

residence in Equality. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 pm from Bethesda

Baptist Church with the Rev. Thornhill officiating. Burial was in Equality

Methodist Cemetery with Radney's Brown Service Funeral Home directing.

Survivors include the widow, Mr. Laura Geneva Penton, Equality, one daughter,

Mrs. Anna Laura Meadows, tuscaloosa, one sister, Mrs. Victor T. Thompson of

Montgomery.3

Individual Note 2

Gravestone: "Ala F 3, U.S. Navy WWI"

Sources

1.

Research of Barbara Varner (varner@phoenix.net) 1997.

2.

Ellis Bateman <ebateman@mindspring.com>, (1999-2001).

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kissincuzens/

3.

Elaine Hendricks <ehend@lakemartin.net>, (17 Oct 1999).

http://www.lakemartin.net/~ehend/

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Census 1900 Coosa Co., Alabama, USA

4.

Census 1900 Coosa Co., Alabama, USA.

Census USA 1900

Place: Coosa Co., Alabama, USA

 

Name

Relationship

Color

Sex

Month & year of birth

Age

Marital Condition

Years married

Children Born

Children Living

Birthplace

Father Birthplace

Mother Birthplace

Occupation

Months unemployed

Attended school

Can read

Can write

Speak English

Ownership of Home

Penton, James L

Head

W

M

Jan 1865

36

M

11

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Farmer

0

Y

Y

Y

O/F/F

Penton, Mattie E

Wife

W

F

Apr 1869

31

M

11

4

4

Alabama

South Carolina

Alabama

Y

Y

Y

 

Penton, Willie L

Son

W

M

Sep 1889

10

S

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

In School

8

Y

Y

Y

 

Penton, Leon B

Son

W

M

Jun 1893

6

S

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

 

Penton, Mattie L

Daughter

W

F

Jun 1897

2

S

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

 

Penton, Moody

Son

W

M

Dec 1898

1

S

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

 

 

picture

Census 1910 Coosa Co., Alabama, USA

5.

Census 1910 Coosa Co., Alabama, USA.

Census USA 1910

Place: Coosa Co., Alabama, USA

 

Name

Relationship

Sex

Color

Age

Marital Condition

Years married

Children Born

Children Living

Birthplace

Father Birthplace

Mother Birthplace

Speak English

Occupation

Industry, business or establishment

Employ Status

Unemployed

Can read

Can write

Attended school

Ownership of Home

Penton, James L

Head

M

W

44

M1

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Y

Teacher

Comm School

W

Y

Y

Owned/Free/Farm

Penton, Mattie E

Wife

F

W

39

M

21

5

4

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Y

Y

Y

 

Penton, Willie L

Son

M

W

20

S

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Y

Teacher

Comm School

W

No

Y

Y

 

Penton, Leon B

Daughter

F

W

16

S

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

Penton, Moody

Son

M

W

10

S

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

Penton, Lena M

Daughter

F

W

12

S

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

y

y

y

y

 

 

picture

Census 1920 Coosa Co., Alabama, USA

6.

Census 1920 Coosa Co., Alabama, USA.

Census USA 1920

Place: Coosa Co., Alabama, USA

 

Name

Relationship

Owned/Rented

Mortgage

Sex

Color

Age

Marital Condition

Can read

Can write

Birthplace

Father Birthplace

Mother Birthplace

Speak English

Occupation

Employ Status

Penton, James Lee

Head

O

F

M

W

54

M

Y

Y

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Yes

Farmer

OA

Penton, Martha E

Wife

F

W

51

M

Y

Y

Alabama

South Carolina

Alabama

Yes

 

Penton, Leon Bross

Son

M

W

25

S

Y

Y

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Yes

Farm Labourer

W

Penton, Dwight Moody

Son

M

W

21

S

Y

Y

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Yes

Farm Labourer

W

 

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