Laura Gaynell WHITAKER

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• Religion: Wesley United Methodist Church, Strasburg, PA
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CENSUS RECORDS

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Laura L Whitaker
Age: 2
Birth Date: Oct 1897
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Hiram Whitaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Lillie B Whitaker
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Laura G Whiteaker
Age in 1910: 12
Birth Year: 1898
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Hiram Whiteaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Bell Whiteaker
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Gaynell Pannell
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1898
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Fulkerson, Scott, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Robt E Pannell
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Robt E Pannell 35
Gaynell Pannell 22
Annabel Pannell 9 months

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Laura G Panell
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1898
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Robert M Panell
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Robert M Panell 46
Laura G Panell 32
Virginia A Panell 11
Robert C Panell 9

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Gaynell W Pannell
Respondent: Yes
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Inferred Residence in 1935: Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Same House
Highest Grade Completed: College, 2nd year
Class of Worker: Unpaid family worker
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
R E Pannell 55
Gaynell W Pannell 42
K Annabel Pannell 21
R Grady Pannell 19

OBITUARY

Intelligencer Journal(Lancaster, PA); 8 May 1997

Laura Gaynell Whitaker Pannell, 99, of Conestoga View, formerly of 520 Bunker Hill Road, Strasburg, died of natural causes Tuesday afternoon at the home.

She moved to Strasburg with her husband in 1926. They owned and operated a farm in Strasburg Township for 42 years.

A former schoolteacher, she taught in Virginia and Pennsylvania school systems for 13 years.

She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church of Strasburg.

Laura was born in Tazwell County, Va



Birth:
Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
Name: Gaynell W. Pannell
SSN: 210-26-8096
Last Residence: 17602 Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Born: 6 Oct 1897
Died: 6 May 1997
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (1951-1952)

Buried:
Grave location, tombstone photo, and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=PAN&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=40&GScntry=4&GSsr=1681&GRid=17000046&

Laura married Robert Emmett PANNELL. Robert was born 29 Nov 1884, Staunton, Bedord County, VA; died 01 Dec 1956, Strasburg, Lancaster Co. VA; was buried , Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Lancaster Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

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CENSUS RECORDS

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Annabel Pannell
Age: 9 months
Birth Year: abt 1920 [abt 1919]
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Fulkerson, Scott, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Robt E Pannell
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Gaynell Pannell
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Virginia A Panell
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1919
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Robert M Panell
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Laura G Panell
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: K Annabel Pannell
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Inferred Residence in 1935: Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Same House
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: College, 4th year
Class of Worker: Unpaid family worker
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
R E Pannell 55
Gaynell W Pannell 42
K Annabel Pannell 21
R Grady Pannell 19

Virginia married UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet]

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CENSUS RECORDS

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Robert C Panell [Robert G Panell]
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1921
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Robert M Panell
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Laura G Panell
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: R Grady Pannell
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1921
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Inferred Residence in 1935: Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Same House
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: College, 1st year
Class of Worker: Unpaid family worker
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
R E Pannell 55
Gaynell W Pannell 42
V Annabel Pannell 21
R Grady Pannell 19

OBITUARY

Las Vegas Review-Journal; Friday, 30 November 2001

Robert Pannell

Robert Grady Pannell, 80, died Nov. 23 in Portland, Ore.

He was born in Scott County, Va., and was a decorated Army veteran of World War II. A former resident of Las Vegas, he was a journalist and a former night editor for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

He is survived by his sons, Robert Jr., Joseph and David; daughter, Elizabeth; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be in Oregon.

Obituary from the La Grande Observer, OR
OBITUARIES FOR NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 1, 2001

Robert Pannell

Formerly of La Grande

1921-2001

Robert Grady Pannell, 80, of Astoria and a former managing editor at The Observer, died Nov. 23 in Portland.

Mr. Pannell was born in 1921 to Robert Emmett and Gaynell Whitaker Pannell in Scott County, Va. He attended school in Strasburg and at the Tennessee Military Institute. He served in the Army during World War II and married Ann Allen Birdwell. He pitched in the minor leagues for the Cincinnati Reds and spent 37 years as a journalist. He was managing editor of the La Grande Evening Observer from 1958 to 1967 and retired in 1983 after 16 years as sports editor of the Daily Astorian.

Survivors include his children, Robert G. Pannell Jr. of Bowie, Md., Joseph Pannell of Millersville, Pa., David Pannell of Washington, D.C., Elizabeth Pannell of Portland, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. His wife died earlier.



Birth:
Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
Name: Grady Pannell
SSN: 415-40-9931
Last Residence: 97233 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
Born: 28 Feb 1921
Died: 23 Nov 2001
State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951)

Died:
Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008
Name: Robert Grady Pannell
Age: 80
Birth Date: 1921
Death Date: 23 Nov 2001
Death Place: Multnomah
Spouse: Ann

Robert married Ann Allen Birdwell. [Group Sheet]

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According to his father's obituary in 2001 he lives in Washington, DC.