James Cash Penny
By: Josh Alaniz
Birth and death information
James Cash Penny was born september 16, 1875, on a farm in Caldwell County, near Hamilton, Missouri. He was the 7th of 12 children born to James Cash Penny and Mary Frances Paxon Penny. He died Febuary 12 1971 (age 95) at New York city.
J.C. Penny Company
The chain name was change in 1913, becoming the J.C. Penny company. He opened the first J.C. store in his home state of Missouri on April 15, 1918, in Moberly.
J.C. Pennys stores
There were 34 Golden Rule stores. Overall J.C. Penny had 500 stores. He was a hard working man. The store J.C. Penny was a one - room wooden building. He and his family lived in the attic adove the store.
Believed
J.C. Penny founded the J.C. Penny company a nationwide chain of stores that sells a wide varity of products. Penny strongly believed that stores should be run with honesty and a deep respect for the customer.