Husband: Wayne Monroe Allen
Born: May- 1-1899 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Died: Aug-29-1926 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1,2
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3
Cause of death: measles, spinal meningitis 2,1
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1910, 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: self-employed merchant of general merchandise 2
Father: Irvin Allen (1870 - 1938)
Mother: Susan Samantha Kinney (1870 - 1957)
Wife: Alice Blanche Williams Also known as: Blanche Williams 4,5,6,7 Married: Jan- 5-1919 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,6
Born: Jan-17-1897 9,10 Died: Mar-22-1953 11,10 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 12 Resided: 1950 in New York 5 Resided: 1949 in Allentown, Allegany Co, NY 4 Census: 1940 in Bolivar, Allegany Co, NY Census: 1930 in Belmont, Allegany Co, NY Resided: 1926 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1916 teacher at Ridge School 7 Father: Floyd Neely Williams (1856 - 1933) Mother: Lavina Jane Collins (1860 - 1921) Other spouse 2
M Child 1: Wayne M. Allen, Jr. 14 Also known as: Junior Allen 14 Born: Sep- 3-1919 in West Virginia 15 Died: Jul- 2-1961 16,15 Buried: Maple Lawn Cemetery in Bolivar, Allegany Co, NY 16 Resided: 1942 in Allegany Co, NY 17 Census: 1930 in Belmont, Allegany Co, NY Census: 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Jun- 6-1942 - Dec-17-1945 Tec 4, Hq Btry, 448th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Bn, CAC, US Army, WW II 17,16 Wife: Ruby L. Moses b. 1928 d. 2010
F Child 2: Fern Allen 14 Born: ca 1922 in West Virginia 18 Census: 1930 in Belmont, Allegany Co, NY
F Child 3: Lois Mae Allen 14 Census name: Lois Backus Born: ca 1924 in West Virginia 18 Census: 1940 in Bolivar, Allegany Co, NY Census: 1930 in Belmont, Allegany Co, NY
M Child 4: Ralph Blake Allen 14
Born: Jun-17-1925 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 19,20
Died: Oct- 2-1977 21,20
Resided: in Allentown, Allegany Co, NY 22
Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1)
Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1942)
Military: Sep-24-1943 - May-20-1946 World War II 21
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990), Obituary reports burial at "Freeman Cemetery in West Union." But a marker for him is in the Masonic Cemetery. (4) Obituary of sister. (5) Obituary of brother. (6) Obituary of husband. (7) Doddridge County Republican, 11/2/1916. (8) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (10) Headstone (year only) (11) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 361. (12) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (13) Death record of husband. (14) Obituary of father. (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in New York before 1951. (16) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (17) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (18) 1930 Census. (19) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Social Security Death Index. (21) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (22) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. Event Notes Note (1) In the 1940 Census, he was listed as nephew Ralph Allen, 14, in the household of his aunt & uncle, Esta (Williams) & Earl Kinney. In Esta's 1949 obituary, he was identified as a surviving foster son.