Brief Life History of Ray Theodore
When Ray Theodore Pennell was born on 9 July 1924, in Chautauqua, Kansas, United States, his father, William Elmer Pennell, was 49 and his mother, Lillie Mae Buckner, was 38. He lived in Chautauqua, Chautauqua, Kansas, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1944, at the age of 20, and was buried in Chautauqua, Chautauqua, Kansas, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Ray Pennell, "United States Census, 1940"
- Ray Theadore Pennell, "Kansas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Ray T. Pennell, "Find A Grave Index"
World Events (8)
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1927 · Kansas Adopts a Flag
The flag of the State of Kansas was adopted on September 24, 1927. The flag was designed by Hazel Avery in 1925.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
English (especially southeastern):
metronym from the Middle English female personal name Pennel (an assimilated form of Parnell ).
habitational name from Penn Hall in Pensax (Worcestershire), or from either of two places called Penhill in Devon and Yorkshire, or possibly from Pendle in Lancashire. All of the placenames probably derive from British penn ‘head’ + Old English hyll ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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