Leo Penn

1898–December 1963 (Age 65)
Missouri, United States

The Life Summary of Leo

When Leo Penn was born in 1898, in Missouri, United States, his father, Anthony Penn, was 38 and his mother, Rosie Penn, was 36. He had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with Jennie Zimant. He lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1910 and Canteen Township, St. Clair, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died in December 1963, at the age of 65.

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Family Time Line

Leo Penn
1898–1963
Jennie Zimant
1907–1953
Leo Penn
1924–
Mildred Penn
1927–
William Penn
1930–
Rose Penn
1932–
Jean Penn
1936–
George Penn
1939–

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(3)

World Events (8)

1904 · The World's Fair of 1904
Age 6
St. Louis hosted the 1904 World's Fair and welcomed a crowd of 200,000 visitors on opening day of April 30, 1904. The fair had exhibits from 50 countries and 43 states. Several notable inventions showcased at the fair include iced tea and the ice cream cone. By the time of its closing in December 1904, over 20 million people had visited the fair.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
Age 12
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1925 · Woman's World's Fair
Age 27
The first Woman's World's Fair was held in Chicago in 1925. The idea of the completely women-run fair was to display the progress of ideas, work, and products of twentieth-century women

Name Meaning

1 English: habitational name from various places, for example Penn in Buckinghamshire and Staffordshire, named with the Celtic element pen ‘hill’, which was apparently adopted in Old English.2 English: metonymic occupational name for an impounder of stray animals, from Middle English, Old English penn ‘(sheep) pen’.3 English: pet form of Parnell .

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

Possible Related Names

Penner
Pen
Parnell
Penson

Sources (4)

  • Leo Penn in household of Anthony Penn, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Leo Penn, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Leo Penn, "United States Census, 1940"

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