John Pannell

Brief Life History of John

When John Pannell was born on 3 January 1878, in Addie, Jackson, North Carolina, United States, his father, Marion Jasper Pannell, was 33 and his mother, Sarah Matilda Ensley, was 29. He married Alma Clayton on 22 January 1899, in Jackson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Scott Creek Township, Jackson, North Carolina, United States in 1940 and Balsam, Jackson, North Carolina, United States in 1963. His occupation is listed as carpenter, logger in Jackson, North Carolina, United States. He died on 7 October 1963, in Jackson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Jackson, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Pannell
1878–1963
Rebecca Jane Monteith
1890–1925
Marriage: 12 August 1907
John Berger Pannell
1909–1909
Vernon Venoy Pannell
1910–1982
Regenia Christabell Pannell
1912–2009
Thomas Burl Pannell
1915–1952
Jasper Burgle Pannell
1916–1918
Ruth Pannell
1919–2006
Craig Dennis Pannell
1921–1995
Jerald Lee Pannell
1923–1995
Nina Mae Pannell
1924–1990

Sources (71)

  • John Panel, "United States Census, 1910"
  • John Pannel, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • John Pannell, "North Carolina, First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage

In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

Name Meaning

English (southeastern):

possibly from Middle English panel, panel(l)e ‘cloth, saddle-cloth, saddle’ or ‘pane (of glass)’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such items.

from the Middle English personal name Paynel (Old French Payenel, Latin Paganellus), a pet form of Payne (from Latin Paganus).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

John's Logging Operation

This information was provided by John's son, Craig Dennis Pannell, to his daughter Karen Pannell Galloway, on July 4, 1991. Jeter Snyder and Bob Long had a wood operation for Champion Fiber Company o …

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