Born in Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Calvin Allen
and Louisa (Byfield) Allen
Sister of
William Melvin Allen, James Allen, Clara May (Allen) McClintic, John Franklin Allen, Edwin T. Allen, Frederick Allen, Harry Lee Allen, Lora Allen, Earl Alvin Allen and Mabel Grace (Allen) Johnson
Wife of
Jeremiah Martin Benedict
— married
1 Jan 1903 in Union Township, Adams County, Iowa
Wife of
Robert William Jones
— married
about 1923 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Sep 2014
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Biography
Cora was born in 1882. Twin to Lora.
Parents: Calvin L. Allen 1837 - 1905 and Louisa (Byfield) Allen 1848 - 1908.
Spouse: Jeremiah Martin Benedict 1874 - 1958. They were married 1/1/1903 in Union, Adams, Iowa. There is a divorce record on her FamilySearch page.
Sources
- Cora Allen: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9N98-K4M Lists her parents, siblings, 1 spouse (Jeremiah), 1 child, 9 sources including a divorce record.
- 1900 Residence: Colony, Adams, Iowa.
- 1910 Residence: Missouri Valley Ward 2, Harrison, Iowa.
- 1920 Residence: Council Bluffs Ward 6, Pottawattamie, Iowa.
- 1925 Residence: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa.
- 1930 Residence: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey.
- 1935 Residence: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey
- 1940 Residence: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cora by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Cora:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cora by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Cora:
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~3.12%
Nelita (Byfield) Cash
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member nelitajo
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Beverly (Looney) Moore :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Robert True :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch WV7044526 [compare], FTDNA kit #89173
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~0.78%
Paul Byfield :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Michael DeWitt :
23andMe, GEDmatch YK1524065 [compare]
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Rejected matches › Cora Lillian (Allen) Catlin (1880-1956) › Cora L (Unknown) Allum (abt.1880-abt.1920)
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