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Family History & Genealogy

The Penn Family

75 documented Penn ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

75Documented ancestors
1839Earliest record
7Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Penn

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

Penn ancestors in the record

Deceased Penn ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to Bertha Me Penn, about 1839 in Iowa. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Bertha Me Penn
1839 – 1943
Iowa
Alonzo Penn
1873 – 1972
Iowa
Esther I Penn
1876 – 1971
Iowa
Annie Penn
1880 – 1970
Iowa
Albert Penn
1881 – 1962
Iowa
Lena Penn
1884 – 1985
Iowa
Mary Penn
1884 – 1970
Iowa
Lula Penn
1884 – 1977
Iowa
Irwin Penn
1886 – 1977
Iowa
Viola Penn
1887 – 1980
Iowa
Alphonso Penn
1887 – 1968
Iowa
Lester Penn
1889 – 1975
Iowa
Reva Penn
1892 – 1975
Iowa
Mary Penn
1894 – 1984
Iowa
Grace Penn
1894 – 1972
Iowa
William Penn
1894 – 1985
Iowa
George Penn
1897 – 1975
Iowa
Theo G Penn
1898 – 1993
Iowa
Thornton Penn
1899 – 1957
Iowa
Cornelia Penn
1900 – 1981
Iowa
Pluma Penn
1901 – 1982
Iowa
Mildred Penn
1901 – 1989
Iowa
Merle Penn
1902 – 1986
Iowa
Ivan Penn
1902 – 1965
Iowa
Walter L Penn
1902 – 1998
Iowa
Rex Penn
1904 – 1965
Iowa
John Penn
1904 – 1978
Iowa
Pearl Penn
1904 – 1979
Iowa
Cleo P Penn
1904 – 2005
Iowa
Paul O Penn
1904 – 1994
Iowa
Je William Penn
1905 – 1906
Iowa
Harry Penn
1905 – 1962
Iowa
Dolene M Penn
1905 – 1994
Iowa
Laura G Penn
1905 – 2002
Iowa
Marguerite O Penn
1905 – 2003
Iowa
Ray Penn
1905 – 1976
Iowa
William F Penn
1907 – 1987
Iowa
Mona Penn
1908 – 1974
Iowa
Audrey E Penn
1909 – 2010
Iowa
Don M Penn
1909 – 1989
Iowa
William Penn
1909 – 1981
Iowa
Lorton L Penn
1910 – 1997
Iowa
Eugene C Penn
1910 – 1996
Iowa
Lucille M Penn
1910 – 1993
Iowa
Edgar Penn
1911 – 1959
Iowa
Darlene M Penn
1911 – 1999
Iowa
Etta Penn
1911 – 1973
Iowa
James H Penn
1913 – 1995
Iowa
Lester L Penn
1914 – 1994
Iowa
Edna A Penn
1916 – 1993
Iowa
Valere Penn
1916 – 2006
Iowa
Lois M Penn
1918 – 2008
Iowa
Dale C Penn
1918 – 2008
Iowa
Reba M Penn
1919 – 2007
Iowa
Norman Le Penn
1920 – 1921
Iowa
Grace S Penn
1920 – 2003
Iowa
Allen D Penn
1920 – 1989
Iowa
Frank L Penn
1921 – 2004
Iowa
Barbara J Penn
1921 – 2008
Iowa
Maurita G Penn
1922 – 1994
Iowa
Ruth M Penn
1925 – 2000
Iowa
Robert A Penn
1930 – 2002
Iowa
Mark T Penn
1933 – 2004
Iowa
Melvin C Penn
1933 – 1995
Iowa
Marilyn J Penn
1934 – 2006
Iowa
Larry G Penn
1937 – 2011
Iowa
Charles Penn
1937 – 1971
Iowa
Kenneth P Penn
1941 – 2002
Iowa
Robert A Penn
1944 – 2001
Iowa
Marilyn A Penn
1944 – 2012
Iowa
Gloria M Penn
1944 – 2010
Iowa
Beatrice A Penn
1944 – 2012
Iowa
Robert L Penn
1946 – 1999
Iowa
Steven E Penn
1953 – 1995
Iowa
Jesseca Penn
d. 1957
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Common questions

Penn genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Penn surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Penn family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1839. Most Penn lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Penn family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Penn family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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