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5--Laura Annette Mohr, daughter of Mary and Daniel
Mohr, born at Elkport, Ia., Dec. 23, 1861; married Samuel
James Penny, b July 17, 1860, at Manchester, Ia., Sept. 28,
1884; living child is: Earl James Penny, farmer and stockman,
b at Greeley, Ia., Sept. 18, 1886, married Nellie Luella
Durant, b Aug. 3, 1886, at Sargent, Nebr., Nov. 24, 1911.
Their children are: Wayne Durant Penny, b at Walworth, Nebr.,
Feb. 18, 1914; Cecil James Penny, b at Walworth, Nebr., Aug. 24,
1915; Edna Mae Penny, b Aug. 8, 1919, on the ranch near Sargent,
Nebr. Laura Mohr Penny died near Manchester, Ia., Oct. 29, 1889.
6--Martha Amy Mohr, b near Manchester, Ia., Sept. 28,
1866; where she was educated, and was at one time a very
efficient teacher of short-hand and typewriting; married
Samuel Penny, farmer and stockman, at her home, Sept. 30,
1891, and they moved to Sargent, Nebr., in 1903.
She has been of great assistance in the education of her
children, where she has seen to it that they have acquired everything
that pertained to a well-rounded life on the ranch, where they have
lived since March, 1903, and been very prosperous. Their children
are:
6-1--Marc A. Penny, b at Greeley, Ia., Oct. 8, 1892, who
is now a farmer and stockman, owner of "Sunset" Ranch,
Walworth, Nebr. He married Eleanor Cail, b Nov. 28, 1895,
at Taylor, Nebr., Mch. 20, 1920.

6-2--Laura Annetta
Penny, b at Greeley, Ia.,
Jan. 29, 1895; holds a teacher's
life certificate in Nebraska.
She specialized in
art and is now a Fashion
Illustrator in Chicago, Ill.,
where she shows marked
ability in her chosen field.
6-3--Marian Penny, b
at Emmetsburg, Ia., May
20, 1896, married John
Perkins James, Nov. 6,
1920, who is a prosperous
lawyer, now located at Des
Moines, Ia.
6-4--Lee Mohr Penny,
b at Emmetsburg, Ia., May
20, 1900, is now manager
of "Valley View" Farms,
near Sargent, Nebr.
6-5--Ross Allan Penny,
b near Moulton, Ia., June
19, 1902, completed the first year in the Dental Department of
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