20 September 2013

Happy Birthday, Dad! I miss you!

Harvey Glenn Penn was born 19 September 1925 in Greensfork Township of Randolph County, Indiana, United States.
Randolph County, Indiana, Book 19, p. 83, Harvey Glenn Penn; IN Randolph County Department of Health, Union City; private holding of Susan Penn Groover.  This document seems to secondary since it is dated 19 August 1943.

BIRTH:>  Local Record of Birth. Randolph County Department of Health. Union City, Indiana.  
THIS IS TO CERTIFY, that our records show Harvey Glenn Penn was born in Greensfork Tp. [sic] Randolph Co. Indiana, September 20th 1925.  
Name of Father:> Harvey Glenn Penn  Birthplace of Father:> Ohio
Maiden Name of Mother:> Madge Marie Chenoweth  Birthplace of Mother:> Indiana
Recorded locally in Book No. 19 Page No. 83  Date Record Filed 9-29-1925 [sic]
SEAL  [Note: Seal is not readable on this document.Signed  R. W. Reid, M. D. County Health Officer  [Note: There is something scribbled after "M. D." below the line and over the word "Officer"Address: Union City, Indiana   Date:  8-19-1943 [sic]

Since Dad was 17+ years old on the date of this document, my conclusion is that this was a certified copy of the original birth record.  He probably had to obtain this document to satisfy his military enlistment.

This picture was taken at Jean Doyle's home in Cleveland, Ohio.  Jean was Dad's grandmother.  He is holding a toy truck given to him for birthday.  Picture is not dated, but during one of last visits with Dad was told he thought he was five years old when picture was taken.

13 September 2013

Welcome!

Welcome to PENN HIstorian!  Come on in and have a look around.  Get a cup of coffee or a tall glass of your favorite beverage, I'll wait.  Enjoy your visit and add comment, if the "spirit" moves you.