Murray Lesil Pennell was born 3 Apr 1880 in Kemper, IL to William Franklin Pennell (1849-1926) and Susan Melvina Lamkin (1858-1907).
He was a ship worker in 1918.
He was a part of the International Association of Bridge & Structural Iron Workers. He was their financial secretary in Springfield, IL.
Some Additional Reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Bridge,_Structural,_Ornamental_and_Reinforcing_Iron_Workers
http://www.geocities.ws/ironworkers373/iwhistory3a.html
http://www.geocities.ws/ironworkers373/iwhistory4b.html
http://www.unionhistories.com/books/iron-workers-44-history-book-web.pdf
Murray died 1 Jun 1955 in Los Angeles, CA
His FAG Memorial is #85486237
What a story to pass down for generations if they even know.
He was a ship worker in 1918.
He was a part of the International Association of Bridge & Structural Iron Workers. He was their financial secretary in Springfield, IL.
He was arrested in Indianapolis, IN in Dec 1912
Inmate #844 Leavenworth
Crime: Conspiring for transportation of Explosives
Rec: 1 Jan 1913
Term: 3 years
Discharged: 27 Apr 1915
Below are his prison records
I found some newspaper articles about the arrests of 41 men involved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Bridge,_Structural,_Ornamental_and_Reinforcing_Iron_Workers
http://www.geocities.ws/ironworkers373/iwhistory3a.html
http://www.geocities.ws/ironworkers373/iwhistory4b.html
http://www.unionhistories.com/books/iron-workers-44-history-book-web.pdf
Murray married Mattie E Roberts (1882-1975)
They had one child:
Anna Rosemary Pennell (1919-1998)
Below are photos of the house they lived in at Seattle, WA which they moved to sometime after Murray got out of prison 1915-1920
His FAG Memorial is #85486237
What a story to pass down for generations if they even know.
Curious--where did you find the photo of their house (my niece has the original) and of my mom (Ann)? Thanks--Marcia
ReplyDeleteI goggled house found the other photo on Ancestry, but it was attached to a tree that didn't say who originally posted it or I would have given credit to that person, because that's important to me.
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Right--the images are connected to the Bateman Family tree on Ancestry. My niece stumbled upon this story about five years ago. It came as a big surprise to the family. Not even their daughter, my mom, knew. So you are right--it is quite a tale. And a grand mug shot!
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