Individual Details
William Burton Allen
(16 Oct 1853 - 10 Oct 1938)
On the 1880 U. S. Census of Cowan, Wayne co., Missouri, William Allen appears with his wife Mary E. and children Murphy age 5 and Albert 3 age 1. William is a farmer.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of St. Francois, Wayne Co., Missouri William Allen appears with his wife Dad and children Emery, Rhoda, Mattie, Mollie, Thomas and Sarah. Ada has been married one year and has no children.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of St. Francois, Wayne Co., Missouri William Allen appears with his wife Ada and children Emory, Mattie, Thomas, Arthur, Sherman, Elmo and Eula. The children before Arthur are ages, 40, 36 and 33 respectfully. They are evidently from a previous marriage of William's. Also in the household is a grand son, Alva Cline age 18.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of St. Francois, Wayne Co., Missouri, William Allen appears with his wife Ada and children Arthur, Elmo, and Eula. Arthur's wife Evelyn is also in the household. William is a farmer and Arthur is a teacher in a public school. Elmo is a laborer on a farm.
In the New Prospect Cemetery, Wayne Co., Missouri list by David N. Bollinger, William Burton Allen is the father of: Murphy, Emro, Tommie, Arthur, Ara, Sherman and Elmo Allen. Mrs. Rhonda Cline, Mrs. Mollie Rose, Ms. Mattie Allen, Mrs. Sarah Collins and Mrs. Eula Meloy. First wife was Mary E. Ward.
Obituary not found at genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, October 19, 2017.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of St. Francois, Wayne Co., Missouri William Allen appears with his wife Dad and children Emery, Rhoda, Mattie, Mollie, Thomas and Sarah. Ada has been married one year and has no children.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of St. Francois, Wayne Co., Missouri William Allen appears with his wife Ada and children Emory, Mattie, Thomas, Arthur, Sherman, Elmo and Eula. The children before Arthur are ages, 40, 36 and 33 respectfully. They are evidently from a previous marriage of William's. Also in the household is a grand son, Alva Cline age 18.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of St. Francois, Wayne Co., Missouri, William Allen appears with his wife Ada and children Arthur, Elmo, and Eula. Arthur's wife Evelyn is also in the household. William is a farmer and Arthur is a teacher in a public school. Elmo is a laborer on a farm.
In the New Prospect Cemetery, Wayne Co., Missouri list by David N. Bollinger, William Burton Allen is the father of: Murphy, Emro, Tommie, Arthur, Ara, Sherman and Elmo Allen. Mrs. Rhonda Cline, Mrs. Mollie Rose, Ms. Mattie Allen, Mrs. Sarah Collins and Mrs. Eula Meloy. First wife was Mary E. Ward.
Obituary not found at genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, October 19, 2017.
Events
| Birth | 16 Oct 1853 | Alabama |  | ||
| Marriage | 16 Oct 1873 | Wayne Co., Missouri - Mary Elizabeth Ward | | ||
| Marriage | 27 Aug 1899 | Wayne Co., Missouri - Adah Zella Kirkpatrick | | ||
| Death | 10 Oct 1938 | | |||
| Burial | New Prospect Cemetery, Silva, Wayne Co., Missouri | |
Families
| Spouse | Adah Zella Kirkpatrick (1879 - 1962) |
| Child | Arthur Allen (1902 - 1972) |
| Child | Ara Edward Allen (1903 - 1905) |
| Child | Sherman Allen (1908 - 1976) |
| Child | Elmo Allen (1911 - 1979) |
| Child | Eula Allen (1914 - 1957) |
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Ward (1853 - 1899) |
| Child | Murphy Allen (1875 - ) |
| Child | Albert Emory Allen (1879 - 1924) |
| Child | Rhoda Frances Allen (1880 - 1905) |
| Child | Thomas Andrew Allen (1882 - 1967) |
| Child | Mary Minerva "Molly" Allen (1883 - 1959) |
| Child | Martha Matilda Allen (1883 - 1952) |
| Child | Sarah Jane Allen (1889 - 1952) |
Endnotes
1. 1930 Census Wayne Co., Missouri.
2. David N. Bollinger, New Prospect (Bounds Creek) Cemetery, Wayne Co., Missouri.
3. 1880 Census Wayne Co., Missouri.
4. Ancestry.com.
5. Wayne County Missouri Marriages, Book B, Page 86.
6. David N. Bollinger, New Prospect (Bounds Creek) Cemetery, Wayne Co., Missouri.
7. David N. Bollinger, New Prospect (Bounds Creek) Cemetery, Wayne Co., Missouri.