David Allen
(1798-1847)
Susan Icenour
William Beecher
(1799-1879)
Julia Ann Carpenter
(1803-1883)
Wilson D. Allen
(1831-1899)
Almina Beecher
(1831-1885)
Ulysses S. Grant Allen
(1864-1945)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Oma Elizabeth Walker

Ulysses S. Grant Allen 1 2 3

  • Born: 28 Jun 1864, Jefferson Twp., Miami, IN 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Oma Elizabeth Walker in 1906
  • Died: 19 Apr 1945, Denver, Denver, CO at age 80 2 3
  • Buried: 23 Apr 1945, Manhattan, Riley, KS, United States 2 3

   FamilySearch ID: KC1K-J72.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1870 in Jefferson Twp., Miami, IN. 5 The 1870 census recorded Wilson D. Allen, carpenter, 39, living with wife Almina, 39; Marietta F., 14; George L., 12; Julia, 10; William B., 8; Ulysses G., 6; and Emma A. 10 months old when the census was recorded on 12 Jul 1870. Everyone was born in Ohio except Almina in Pennsylvania, and Ulysses and Emma in Indiana. The post office was Center.

2. Census in 1880 in Saint George, Pottawatomie, KS, United States. 6 The 1880 census recorded Wilson D. Allen, carpenter, 48, living with wife Almina, 49; George, teacher, 22; William B., laborer, 18; Ulysses G., odd jobs, 16; Emma A., 10; Hattie M. 8; and Walter T., 5. Wilson and his parents, and George and William were born in Ohio. Almina and her parents were born in Pennsylvania. The others were born in Indiana.
A few houses later is Wilson's daughter, Flora, 22, living with her husband, Wm. Fortune, laborer, 23. William and his father were born in Virginia and his mother in Kentucky. Flora and her father were born in Ohio and mother in Pennsylvania.
Next to them is William's father, James Fortune, laborer, 62, and wife Mary, 59 with sons David, farmer, 27, and John, at home, 20. All and their parents were born in Virginia, except Mary and David in Kentucky.
Futher down this census page is Wilson Allen's newlywed daughter, Julia A., 20, living with her husband, Louis Smallwood, railroad employee, 20. She was born in Ohio and he in Missouri.

3. Census on 1 Mar 1885 in Manhattan, Riley, KS, United States. 7 The 1885 Kansas State Census recorded on 1 March 1885: W. D. Allen, carpenter, 53, married, born in Ohio, living with wife A. B. Allen, 54, born in Pennsylvania; Emma A. Allan, 16, born in Indiana; Harriet M. Allen, 12, born in Indiana; Grant, 20; Walter T., 10. The record states they came to Kansas from Indiana.
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4. Military on 20 Feb 1899 in , , Manila, Philippines: His father's obituary said Grant was serving in Manila with the 20th Inf. Regulars. 1

5. Census in 1910 in Fort Bayard, Grant, NM, United States. 8 The 1910 census recorded U. S. G. Allen, 41, single, soldier, as a patient at the U. S. Army General Hospital in Fort Bayard, New Mexico. He was born in Indiana, his father in Ohio, and mother in Pennsylvania.

6. Military on 23 Jul 1910 in Fort Bayard, Grant, NM, United States: Sergeant 1st Class Ulysses S. G. Allen: Honorably discharged at Ft. Bayard, N.M. on July 22, 1913 per ETS. No Awol of record. Character: Excellent. Service honest and faithful. 9

7. Military on 30 Jun 1915 in Fort Bayard, Grant, NM, United States: He was a Sergeant 1st Class in the Hosptial Corps at Fort Bayard, New Mexico.

8. Military on 30 Apr 1916 in Cheyenne, Laramie, WY, United States: He was a Sergeant 1st Class at Fort D. A. Russell in Laramie, Wyoming. 10

9. Census in 1920 in Fort Bayard, Grant, NM, United States. 11

10. Military on 7 Mar 1922 in Denver, Denver, CO: He was a Staff Sergeant at the Fitzsimons General Hospital in Denver, CO. on 7 Mar 1922. 12

11. Census in 1930 in Denver, Denver, CO. 13 The 1930 census recorded owning an $8000 home at 2357 Dahlia Street: Ulysses S. G. Allen, no occupation, 65, living with wife Oma E. Allen, 62. He was born in Indiana, his father in Ohio, and mother in Pennsylvania. She was born in Kansas, her father in Vermont, and mother in Kentucky. They were married when he was 43 and she 39.

12. Obituary: Manhattan Mercury: obituary of Ulysses S. G. Allen on 20 Apr 1945 in Manhattan, Riley, KS, United States. 14 SERVICES FOR ALLEN
Graveside services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Sunset cemetery for Ulysses S. G. Allen, 80, who died April 19 in Denver, Colo. His wife, Mrs. Oma E. Allen of Denver, survives him. Mr. Allen was a retired army man, having served in the Spanish-American war. He was a member of Yellowstone Lodge No. 10, A. F. and A. M., Miles City, Mont. Members of the local Masonic lodge will be in charge of the services.

13. Obituary: Manhattan Mercury: obituary of Ulysses S. G. Allen on 22 Apr 1945 in Manhattan, Riley, KS, United States. 2 Allen Services Monday
Graveside services for Ulysses S. G. Allen will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock instead of 2 o'clock in Sunset cemetery, as was previously announced. Mr. Allen died Thursday in Denver, Colo. The funeral is in charge of members of the Masonic lodge.


Ulysses married Oma Elizabeth Walker, daughter of Elijah Walker and Elizabeth Catherine Gallaspie, in 1906. (Oma Elizabeth Walker was born on 16 Oct 1867 in Saint George, Pottawatomie, KS, United States,15 16 17 died on 21 Apr 1953 in Denver, Denver, CO 16 17 18 and was buried in Manhattan, Riley, KS, United States 16.)


Sources


1 "Larned Chronoscope (Larned, KS)," 24 Feb 1899, page 3. Obituary of Wilson D. Allen.

2 "The Manhattan Mercury (Manhattan, KS)," 22 Apr 1945, page 1. Funeral of Ulysses Allen.

3 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35381808.

4 Wilson D. Allen, "Wilson Family Bible" (Photographs of Wilson Family Bible provided by Susan L. Allen Owens).

5 1870 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX63-3RR Willson D. Allen Miami, IN.

6 1880 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF5N-MBJ Wilson D. Allen, St George KS.

7 Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census (Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925.), https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/878831:1088?tid=109652091&pid=270075156700&queryId=fa7455a3-6926-4695-bd86-436681f068ca&_phsrc=wCc8328&_phstart=successSource W. D. Allen 1885 Manhattan Riley Co. KS.

8 1910 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGSX-9HX U. S. G. Allen Central, Grant, New Mexico.

9 FamilySearch.org, "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XD2-QTT6 Ulysses S. G. Allen.

10 FamilySearch.org, "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XHY-4SCY Ulysses S G Allen.

11 1920 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VT-QFP Ulysses Allen Fort Bayard NM.

12 FamilySearch.org, "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XX7-Q2V5 Ulysses S. G. Allen, Denver, CO.

13 1930 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7W1-DJR Ulysses S G Allen Denver CO.

14 "The Manhattan Mercury (Manhattan, KS)," 20 Apr 1945, page 8. Obituary of Ulysses S. G. Allen.

15 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Feb 2024), entry for Walter Truman Allen, person ID K8JG-52L.

16 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35381654.

17 "The Manhattan Mercury (Manhattan, KS)," 24 Apr 1953, page 2. Obituary of Mrs. Oma Allen.

18 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Feb 2024), entry for Oma Elizabeth Walker, person ID GPD4-JPY.



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