McFarland ALLEN¹ {M} = Stella SALYER {F}

Married 10 March 1909, Magoffin Co, KY²

McFarland ALLEN:

Alias Mack ALLEN
Born 20 May 1894, Magoffin Co, KY³
Died 15 August 1985, Knox, Starke Co, IN
Buried Knox, Starke Co, IN at Crown Hill Cemetery
Occupation: Retired Farmer, Minister
Thomas D Allen is the source for this entire line.
Occupation: Mack Allen was the father of a large family which he moved to Starke County IN from Kentucky when Ollie was two months old. The move occurred because of the violence in the area at the time. The family moved north by train. Mack became a well-known minister in the Knox area. The 1900 U.S. Census lists his year of birth as 1894.(Thomas D. Allen, 1997)


Stella SALYER:

Born 25 May 1893
Died 18 October 1978
Birth: June 1894 per Elizabeth Salyer book.

Bazz ALLEN {M} = Marie F MCCOY {F} > Family

Married 27 February 1929

Bazz ALLEN:

Born 19 December 1909, Magoffin Co, KY⁴
Occupation: Railroad Worker-Carpenter⁵


Marie F MCCOY:

Born 5 March 1912
Died 14 July 1993

= Mae {F} > Family

Married 10 September 1994

Mae :

Died 19 September 1996

= Mary WILSON {F} > Family

Married December 1996

Mary WILSON:

Born 1939

Coy ALLEN⁶ {M} = Lucy May SALYER {F} > Family

Married 16 May 1931

Coy ALLEN:

Born 27 July 1911, Magoffin Co, KY
Died 1967, MI
Death: He is buried in Michigan.


Lucy May SALYER:

Born 7 May 1913
Died 17 April 1964

= Leola PARRISH {F} > Family

Married ABT 1931

Joseph ALLEN {M} = Annie J WEBB {F} > Family

Married 17 April 1937

Joseph ALLEN:

Alias Joe ALLEN
Born 25 April 1914, Magoffin Co, KY
Birth: When Joe was a young boy, he was jumping from the hay loft into a pile of straw. A pitchfork was hidden in the straw when he jumped. The tines of the fork pierced Joe's head. His family sawed the handle off the pitchfork and took Joe to the doctor. The doctor removed the fork and Joe recovered completely.


Annie J WEBB:

Born 11 March 1912
Died 1 December 1992

= Catherine STERLING {F} > Family

Married 19 November 1994

Lucy ALLEN {F} = Vernon WEBB {M} > Family

Married 17 October 1936

Lucy ALLEN:

Born 11 December 1915, Magoffin Co, KY


Vernon WEBB:

Born 1909
Died 1947

Homer ALLEN⁷ {M} = Mae White Parker⁸ {F} > Family

Married 19 February 1936⁹

Homer ALLEN:

Born 1 February 1917, Magoffin Co, KY
Died 27 August 1972, IL
Occupation: Worker at Kingsbury, IN


Mae White Parker:

Born 10 November 1915
Died 25 April 1997

Prudence ALLEN {F}

Alias Prudy ALLEN
Born 1920, Magoffin Co, KY
Died 1922, Magoffin Co, KY
Buried Knox, Starke Co, IN at Crown Hill Cemetery

Creed ALLEN¹⁰ {M} = Mary FIELDS {F} > Family

Married 29 June 1940

Creed ALLEN:

Born 3 February 1921, Magoffin Co, KY
Occupation: Worker at Allis Chalmers
Misc. event Type: Military
Misc. event Date: 1940
Misc. event Place: World War II
Creed was wounded in action and he received the Purple Heart.


Mary FIELDS:

Born 2 May 1922
Died 5 March 1997

Ollie ALLEN {M} = Gwendolyn Mary WHITE¹¹ {F} > Family

Married 19 April 1943, El Paso, El Paso Co, TX

Ollie ALLEN:

Born 23 February 1923, Royalton, Magoffin Co, KY
Died 7 April 1979, LaPorte, La Porte Co, IN at LaPorte Hospital
Buried 9 April 1979, Starke Co, IN at Bass Lake Cemetery
Occupation: Machinist-Farmer-Builder
Occupation: Ollie worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps before WW II. During the war he saw action in the South Pacific (Borneo, New Guinea, Philippines). He and Gwendolyn eloped before he left for the war. After the war Ollie worked at Kingsbury and then Allis Chalmers in La Porte for 33 years. He and his brothers were good carpenters and built several homes in the Knox, IN area, including his own in 1954. He also farmed part-time. He met his wife at Bass Lake Crystal Palace.


Gwendolyn Mary WHITE:

Born 15 October 1926, Starke Co, IN
Occupation: Housekeeper
Gwendolyn Mary WHITE is the sole survivor in her family-- her brothers, sisters, and parents all have passed on. Her father called her "Dolly" because he said she looked like a doll when she was a baby. She inherited her Grandmother PODELL's West Prussian work ethic and keeps busy gardening, housekeeping, refinishing furniture, and managing the farm. Like her grandmother, Gwen enjoys picking berries, canning vegetables and giving them away. --Thomas Dale Allen, her son, 1997.

Ralph ALLEN {M} = Madeline HATFIELD {F} > Family

Married 30 June 1946

Ralph ALLEN:

Born 12 July 1925, Starke Co, IN
Occupation: Worker at Allis Chalmers


Madeline HATFIELD:

Alias Madge HATFIELD
Born 7 October 1927

Russell ALLEN {M} = Everee MILLER {F} > Family

Married 6 August 1947

Russell ALLEN:

Born 1 April 1927, Starke Co, IN
Occupation: Country-Western Musician


Everee MILLER:

Born 28 August 1930

Jewel Deane ALLEN {F}

Born 10 January 1931, Starke Co, IN
Died 11 February 1945, Knox, Starke Co, IN¹²
Buried Knox, Starke Co, IN at Crown Hill Cemetery
Death: Jewell died of pneumonia about a month after a house fire in which her brother, Floyd, was badly burned. She carried Floyd outside to a water tank and immersed his legs in the cold water. (from Thomas D. Allen)
Jewell died from a heart ailment (maybe rheumatic fever) at about 12 or 13. (from Lois ALLEN Proud, daughter of Joe, Jewell's brother - 1997)

Floyd Gene ALLEN {M} = Margaret Leah LAFFEY {F} > Family

Married 4 February 1950

Floyd Gene ALLEN:

Born 17 January 1933, Starke Co, IN
Occupation: Minister
Birth: Floyd has Eli ALLEN's family chest with papers and pictures. He also has the table on which his father, Mack, ate as a child. When Floyd's legs were badly burned in a house fire (1945), Mack gave skin grafts to aid in the healing. See note for his sister, Jewel Deane ALLEN.


Margaret Leah LAFFEY:

Alias Mick LAFFEY
Born 23 November 1932

Gerald ALLEN {M} = Ella Kathryn JACOBS {F} > Family

Married 5 January 1956

Gerald ALLEN:

Born 30 August 1935, Starke Co, IN
Occupation: Pastor of the Pilgrim Gospel Lighthouse Church
Retirement Date: 1974 from the US Air Force
Occupation Date: ABT 1996
Occupation Place: Knox, Starke Co, IN
Misc. event Type: Degree
Misc. event Date: ABT 1995
Misc. event Place: OH from Wesleyan College
Misc. event Type: Degree
Misc. event Date: ABT 1990
Misc. event Place: Washington, DC from George Washington University
Misc. event Type: Degree-BS
Misc. event Date: BEF 1990
Misc. event Place: Syracuse, Onondaga Co, NY from Syracuse University

Daniel ALLEN¹³ {M} = Jean BEGLEY {F} > Family

Married 11 October 1958

Daniel ALLEN:

Born 6 May 1938, Starke Co, IN
Occupation: City Councilman
Occupation Place: Knox, Starke Co, IN


Jean BEGLEY:

Born 1940

Marriage: He married Stella at Marion Salyer's home. Witnesses were John Allen and Fred Salyer; Smith Whitaker was the minister.

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