The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Richard Wayne Penniman ("Little Richard")
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
The version by Robert Battle, available at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/celeb/menniman.htm
is much more complete.
| Ancestry of Little Richard | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Wayne Penniman ("Little Richard"), b. Macon, Ga., 5 Dec. 1932 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
Charles ("Bud") Penniman,
b. ... , Ga., 10 April 1910,
d. ... Feb. 1952
[SSDI 253-12-5769]
m. ... [ca. 1929] |
| 3 | Leva Mae Stewart, b. ... , Ga., 24 Dec. 1912, d. ... 11 Jan. 1984 [SSDI 550-68-6387] |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
... Penniman,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 5 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 6 |
... Stewart,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 7 | ... Veal, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
1930 Georgia, Bibb Co., Macon, ED 25, sheet 2B, line 68
Pennyman Chas H M Neg 19 M 18 GA GA GA Laborer Box Factory
Leva W F Neg 18 M 17 GA GA GA
Enora D F Neg 1 S GA GA GA
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