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Lester Earnest Allen 1889–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1889

Birth Location: Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA

Death Date: 22 Mar 1973

Death Location: Rising Star, Eastland County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Dr. Allen

Mother: Sarah Godfrey

Spouse(s): Mintie Denney

Children(s): Lessie Allen, Jess Allen

Lester Earnest Allen was born in 1889 in Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA, the child of Dr Joel Allen And Sarah Amanda Godfrey. In 1920, Lester Earnest Allen resided in Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, USA. In 1930, Lester Earnest Allen resided in Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Callahan, Texas, USA. Lester Earnest Allen married Mintie Aletha Denney, and had children including Jess Willard J W Allen, Lessie Thelma Allen. Lester Earnest Allen passed away in 1973 in Rising Star, Eastland County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lester Earnest Allen was born in 1889 in Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA, the child of Dr Joel Allen And Sarah Amanda Godfrey.
  • In 1920, Lester Earnest Allen resided in Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, Lester Earnest Allen resided in Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Callahan, Texas, USA.
  • Lester Earnest Allen married Mintie Aletha Denney, and had children including Jess Willard J W Allen, Lessie Thelma Allen.
  • Lester Earnest Allen passed away in 1973 in Rising Star, Eastland County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lester Allen's Ancestors

Self
Lester Allen
1889–1973
Birth Place: Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
Parents
Dr. Joel Allen
1833–1899
Learned, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
Sarah (Amanda) Godfrey
1844–1931
Itawamba, Pontiac Co, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Edward) Allen
1815–1860
Mississippi, United States
Lucinda McNair
1806–1878
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Thomas (Page Godfrey) Sr
1806–1880
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Nancy (Caroline) McClung
1812–1894
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Allen
1780–
Hannah Crosby
1784–1840
Robert McNair
1778–1855
Mary Randolph
1781–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Crosby
1762–1797
Sally Jeter
1767–1840

Lester Allen's Descendants

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Lester (Earnest) Allen (24 Jul 1889–22 Mar 1973) m. Mintie (Aletha) Denney (11 Apr 1891–30 Aug 1974)
  1. 1. Lessie (Thelma) Allen 1913–2003 m. James (Truett) Jones 1913–1975
  2. 2. Jess (Willard ''J. W.'') Allen 1915–2002

Lester Allen's Timeline

5 Records

1889
24 Jul 1889
Birth of Lester Earnest Allen in Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Lester Earnest Allen resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Lester Earnest Allen resided here in Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Callahan, Texas, USA
Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Callahan, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 61
Lester Earnest Allen resided here in Callahan, Texas, USA
Callahan, Texas, USA
1973
22 Mar 1973
Age 84
Death of Lester Earnest Allen in Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States of America
Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1889
    Event Place: Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas; Roll: T625_1800; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 131

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Precinct 5, Callahan, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Callahan, Texas; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342038

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Callahan, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Callahan, Texas; Rol

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1973
    Event Place: Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rising Star, Eastland County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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