Brief Life History of Laura Belle
When Laura Belle Penny was born on 24 April 1867, in Millville, Ray, Missouri, United States, her father, Daniel Penny, was 27 and her mother, Lucyn Melvina Carleton, was 25. She married Thomas William CROWE on 19 May 1892, in Ray, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Grape Grove Township, Ray, Missouri, United States for about 20 years and Chaves, New Mexico, United States in 1930. She died on 30 January 1941, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States.
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- Laura B Penny in household of David Penny, "United States Census, 1870"
- Laura Belle Penny Crowe, "Find A Grave Index"
- L Penny in entry for Alvah Glenn Crowe and Aileen Cole Blandin, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment
As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.
1889
Historical Boundaries: 1889: Chaves, New Mexico Territory, United States 1912: Chaves, New Mexico, United States
Name Meaning
English:
from Middle English peni, peny ‘penny’ (Old English pening, penig), applied as a nickname, possibly for a person of some substance or for a tenant who paid a rent of one penny. This was the common ancient Germanic unit of value when money was still an unusual phenomenon. It was the only unit of coinage in England until the early 14th century, when the groat and the gold noble were introduced, and was a silver coin of considerable value. There is some evidence that the word was used in Old English times as a byname. This surname is also found in Ireland. Compare Halfpenny , Farthing , Grote , and Shilling .
alternatively, a variant of Penning or Penn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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