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Melvin Dee Allen 1916–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1916

Birth Location: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 2 Jun 1972

Death Location: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA

Father: Jess Allen

Mother: Minnie McWilliams

Spouse(s): Cosma Talley, Mildred Evers

Children(s): J Allen, Jerry Allen

Melvin Dee Allen was born in 1916 in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA, the child of Jess D Allen And Minnie Mcwilliams. In 1920, Melvin Dee Allen resided in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA. In 1930, Melvin Dee Allen resided in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA. Melvin Dee Allen married Cosma M Talley, Mildred Louise Evers, and had children including Bryan D Mcmahen, Franklin Allen, J Davis Allen, Jerry Wayne Allen. Melvin Dee Allen passed away in 1972 in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Melvin Dee Allen was born in 1916 in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA, the child of Jess D Allen And Minnie Mcwilliams.
  • In 1920, Melvin Dee Allen resided in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1930, Melvin Dee Allen resided in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA.
  • Melvin Dee Allen married Cosma M Talley, Mildred Louise Evers, and had children including Bryan D Mcmahen, Franklin Allen, J Davis Allen, Jerry Wayne Allen.
  • Melvin Dee Allen passed away in 1972 in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jess Allen
1862–1939
Birth Location: spotsville, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
JA
Minnie McWilliams
1883–1950
Birth Location: Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Cosma Talley
1919–2007
Birth Location: –
CT
Mildred Evers
1920–1964
Birth Location: Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas, USA
ME

Children(s)

J Allen
1937–1989
Birth Location: –
JA
Jerry Allen
1941–2004
Birth Location: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
JA

Melvin Allen's Ancestors

Self
Melvin Allen
1916–1972
Birth Place: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Jess D. Allen
1862–1939
spotsville, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
Minnie McWilliams
1883–1950
Columbia County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Allen
1832–1901
, Henry, Georgia, USA
Eliza (Jane) Gillispie
1834–1900
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Allen
1798–1875
Elizabeth Marchman
1802–1836
David Gillespie
1791–1870
Jennet Burns
1795–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Harris Sr
1750–1814
Sarah Hays
1775–1804
John Marchman
1779–1844
Elizabeth Barnes
1780–1830

Melvin Allen's Descendants

1.
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Melvin (Dee) Allen (16 Nov 1916–2 Jun 1972) m. Cosma (M) Talley (28 Jul 1919–26 Dec 2007) m. Mildred (Louise) Evers (15 Jan 1920–13 Mar 1964)
  1. 1. J (Davis) Allen 1937–1989
  2. 2. Jerry (Wayne) Allen 1941–2004

Melvin Allen's Timeline

8 Records

1916
16 Nov 1916
Birth of Melvin Dee Allen in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
Melvin Dee Allen resided here in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
Melvin Dee Allen resided here in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
Melvin Dee Allen resided here in Magnolia, Arkansas
Magnolia, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 24
Melvin Dee Allen resided here in Brown Twp, Brown, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
Brown Twp, Brown, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Melvin Dee Allen resided here in Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 35
Melvin Dee Allen resided here in Arkansas
Arkansas
1972
2 Jun 1972
Age 56
Death of Melvin Dee Allen in Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1916
    Event Place: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2339804
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2339804

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Magnolia, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brown, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00126; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 14-3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Brown Twp, Brown, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brown, Columbia, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00126; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 14-3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, 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: Magnolia, Columbia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1972
    Event Place: Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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