Pennell, Joseph J. : [photography bio file].
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Pennell, Joseph Judd, 1866-1922
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The son of a confederate soldier, Joseph Judd Pennell was born March 9, 1866 in Kings Creek, North Carolina. When he was about 18, his father's business failed and the family could no longer afford the cost of private education in the North Carolina schools. A cousin returning from a trip to Kansas told of the good public schools in Kansas, so the decision was made to leave North Carolina and settle in Kansas. In his first years in Kansas, Joseph Pennell worked as a carpenter making coffins for ...
