A short history of the life of Liola Penrod has been written by his son Cecil who says the twin boys helped their mother in the home as young boys as there were enough older brothers to do the outside work. Perhaps this training made it possible for Own to cook for sheep shearers at fifteen. However, helping their mother didn't last long. Ole soon worked on a shingle mill owned by his father. They sheared sheep and he was considered the best shearer in the country. He played a bass fiddle with his brother Ralph for dances. He met a young lady named Martha Senora Packer who lived in Duncan, Arizona, while he was carrying mail from Duncan to Solomonville for $1 a day. He continued until he earned enough for a wedding stake. They were married April 6, 1899, and moved to Pinetop to make their home.
Six children were born to this couple: Cecil Packer Penrod, Mettie Penrod Gillespie, Lottie Penrod Blair, Jessie Penrod who died at age two; Bertha Penrod who died at age one; and William Liola Penrod. Jessie and Bertha were stricken with dysentery when babies and passed away only a few hours apart. Thus these young parents knew great sadness early. Then Ole suffered another blow when his wife Martha died when the last child was born, leaving him with four children to raise. He kept them together and made a good home for them, leaving at times only long enough to earn a little money. Cecil began working early to help.
Liola later sold his home in Pinetop and homesteaded 160 acres sixteen miles north where he kept things going with the help of his children. He died July 27, 1931 after a long illness, age sixty, beloved by his children and a friend to many.
[Obit courtesy of Delbert Adair Jr. from Penrod Family History Volume I]
A short history of the life of Liola Penrod has been written by his son Cecil who says the twin boys helped their mother in the home as young boys as there were enough older brothers to do the outside work. Perhaps this training made it possible for Own to cook for sheep shearers at fifteen. However, helping their mother didn't last long. Ole soon worked on a shingle mill owned by his father. They sheared sheep and he was considered the best shearer in the country. He played a bass fiddle with his brother Ralph for dances. He met a young lady named Martha Senora Packer who lived in Duncan, Arizona, while he was carrying mail from Duncan to Solomonville for $1 a day. He continued until he earned enough for a wedding stake. They were married April 6, 1899, and moved to Pinetop to make their home.
Six children were born to this couple: Cecil Packer Penrod, Mettie Penrod Gillespie, Lottie Penrod Blair, Jessie Penrod who died at age two; Bertha Penrod who died at age one; and William Liola Penrod. Jessie and Bertha were stricken with dysentery when babies and passed away only a few hours apart. Thus these young parents knew great sadness early. Then Ole suffered another blow when his wife Martha died when the last child was born, leaving him with four children to raise. He kept them together and made a good home for them, leaving at times only long enough to earn a little money. Cecil began working early to help.
Liola later sold his home in Pinetop and homesteaded 160 acres sixteen miles north where he kept things going with the help of his children. He died July 27, 1931 after a long illness, age sixty, beloved by his children and a friend to many.
[Obit courtesy of Delbert Adair Jr. from Penrod Family History Volume I]
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Liola & Martha were married on April 06, 1899
Family Members
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Mary Ann Penrod Norton
1855–1935
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David Israel Penrod
1858–1932
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Heber Lewis Penrod
1860–1872
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Temperance Susan Penrod Stephens
1862–1943
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Albert Nathaniel "Bert" Penrod
1864–1922
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Delbert Abraham Penrod
1864–1938
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Ephren (Ephraim) A. "Eph" Penrod
1866–1935
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Elnora Penrod Baird
1870–1894
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Liona Penrod
1871–1959
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John Ralph Penrod
1872–1974
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Mazetta "May" Penrod Packer Smith
1876–1938
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Geneva Penrod Hall
1881–1957
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