Does anyone know anything about Joseph Penny? He was married Elenor (?) who later married
Gabriel Ernst in 1872. Joseph and Elenor Penny had a daughter named Rachel Ann Penny who
married Hugh Watt, son of Hugh Watt and Eliza Castle. Joseph and Elenor Penny also had
three other children: Lewis, James L., and Leonard Penny. The only other information I
have about Joseph is that he worked for the factory on North Main St. in Auburn. This was
taken from the Auburn Courier on the DeKalb Co. GenWeb site:
We call in connection with the factory, the name of Joseph Penny, an
employee, small of stature, scrupulously faithful to his duties. A son,
Leonard, was at one time town marshal and is now a well-to-do resident of
Kansas City. Mr. Penny died and his widow long lived on the fractional lot
now owned by Ella M. Rakestraw and during all those years, no garden spot
in Auburn had finer, choicer flowers, herbs and fruits or was cleaner kept
then hers. Crippled by a fall, she saw suffering in her solitude, was
taken west by her son, but returned to find a home in her age with her
granddaughter, Mrs. Millie Brandon.
Millie Brandon was my great-grandfather's sister, Millicent Watt. She was also the
mother of Larry Brandon who served as an Indiana Congressman.
I would love to hear from anyone having any connection to any of these people!
Sandy Clauser Culp