Re: Allens and Divers in Doddridge WV
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In reply to:
Allens and Divers in Doddridge WV
Adam Darrah 6/05/12
John was widowed by 1930, when he is found living at Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas.The 1930 census record is here:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X776-LXT
John was still living in 1940, when he is found in the household of his daughter, Arda, and her family at Ward 5, Wichita, Wichita City, Sedgwick, Kansas:
Household Gender Age Birthplace
HeadJames M WardM 54 West Virginia
WifeArda B WardF 50 West Virginia
DaughterHazel M WardF 25 Arkansas
SonAllen L WardM 20 Kansas
SonLester C WardM 16 Kansas
SonJames C WardM 13 Kansas
DaughterGrace J WardF 11 Kansas
Father-in-lawJohn C AllenM 76 West Virginia
LodgerJoshua WilsonM 25 Oklahoma
The 1940 census record is here:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VR21-J9S
John Allen and Alice Divers had at least 5 children by the time of the 1900 census of McClellan district (Precincts 2-3), Doddridge, West Virginia:
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SelfJohn C AllenMWest VirginiaMay 1863
WifeAlice J AllenFWest VirginiaMarch 1859
SonAeza C AllenMWest VirginiaAugust 1887
DaughterAeda B AllenFWest VirginiaApril 1889
SonLewis E AllenMWest VirginiaOctober 1890
DaughterClara E AllenFWest VirginiaFebruary 1894
DaughterAda B AllenFWest VirginiaAugust 1896
The 1900 census record is here:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9CX-6PL
Arda Allen was born 3 May 1889, the daughter of John Carl Allen and Alice Jane Divers.Her birth record is here:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X557-4M6
In the 1880 census of Mcelroy, Tyler, West Virginia, John is found living with his widowed mother:
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELFElisabeth AllenF 55 Virginia, United States
SONJohn C. AllenM 16 West Virginia, United States
The 1880 census record is here:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6TH-NMC
There is a Pedigree Resource File on www.familysearch.org that shows John Allen as a son of Marshall Allen and Elizabeth George, and takes the genealogy back a few generations on the Allen line.Pedigree Resource Files are not documented, so should only be used as a guideline for your research.John Allen's PRF is here:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SBTL-WQR