James William Allen (1902 - 1978)

Born 11 Nov 1902 in Smith County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mattie Velma (Mayfield) Allen — married 11 Nov 1925 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 26 Mar 1978 at age 75 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Jim Allen is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery.

Biography

James William "Jimmy" Allen was born on Nov 11, 1902 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA as the first child of William Warren Allen and Sarah Jane Buffington.

He had two siblings, namely: Nevill T, and Noel Eugene.

He died on May 26, 1978 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 75). ^[1]

When he was 23, he married Mattie Velma Mayfield,daughter of George W Mayfield and Sarah Ann Floyd, on Nov 11, 1925 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

James William "Jimmy" Allen lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 7; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Son).

He lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 17; Occupation: None; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 123; RelationToHead: Son; MaritalStatus: Single).

He lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 27; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Rural, Smith, Mississippi in 1935. He lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 37; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). Race: (White)

He lived in MT Olive, Smith, Mississippi, USA on Feb 16, 1942 (RelationToHead: Self). Registration: Feb 16, 1942 in Mount Olive, Amite, Mississippi, USA (Age: 39) (Occupation: Hines H - Land Lord; Complexion: Ruddy; EyeColor: Gray; HairColor: Gray; Height: 6; Weight: 150).

He was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Pine Grove Cemetery). ^[3]

James William "Jimmy" Allen and Mattie Velma Mayfield ^[4] had the following children:

1. Willie George Allen was born on Apr 14, 1926 in Mississippi, USA. She died on May 22, 2019 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 92). ^[5] She married Hiram Ben Blair on Mar 21, 1942 (date on headstone).
2. Pearlie Dauphine "Dot" Allen was born on Jun 23, 1928 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 14, 2004 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 76). ^[6]
3. Frances Allen was born on Feb 23, 1930 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jul 07, 2010 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 80). ^[7] She married Judene Purser on Jan 03, 1948 (date on headstone).
4. Ruby Noel Allen was born on Jan 10, 1932 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Oct 09, 2003 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Simpson General Hospital; Age at Death: 71). ^{[8] [9]} She married Clemon "Shorty" Cole on Mar 27, 1948 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[10]
5. James Rudolph "Jim" Allen was born on Aug 12, 1935 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on May 25, 2005 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital; Age at Death: 69). ^[11][12]
6. Charles Mitchell Allen was born on Sep 11, 1939 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on May 10, 1996 in Lake Providence, East Carroll, Louisiana, USA (Cyprus Manor Nursing Home; Age at Death: 56). ^[13][14]

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for James William Allen (Aged 75)
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DX93-FJ3Z : 4 November 2020), Miss Velma Mayfield in entry for Mr M. James Allen, 11 Nov 1925; citing Marriage, Smith, Mississippi, United States, 00566, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88321178/james-william-allen: accessed 19 November 2022), memorial page for James William “Jimmy” Allen (11 Nov 1902–26 Mar 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88321178, citing Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616) .
4. ↑ Obituary for Mattie Velma Mayfield Allen (Aged 76)
5. ↑ Obituary for Willie George Allen Blair (Aged 92)
6. ↑ Obituary for Pearlie Dauphine Allen Little (Aged 76)
7. ↑ Obituary for Frances Allen Purser (Aged 80)
8. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Ruby Noel Cole. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=31192152&indiv=try. Name: Ruby Noel Cole [Ruby Noel Palmer] [Ruby Palmer] [Ruby Noel Allen] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 10 Jan 1932 Birth Place: Magee Seanps, Mississippi [Magee Smith, Mississippi] Death Date: 9 Oct 2003 Father: James W Allen Mother: Velma Mayfield SSN: xxx Death Certificate Number: 721 Notes: Nov 1961: Name listed as RUBY NOEL COLE; Feb 1965: Name listed as RUBY NOEL PALMER; Mar 1965: Name listed as RUBY PALMER; 28 Oct 2003: Name listed as RUBY N PALMER
9. ↑ Obituary for Ruby Noel Allen Palmer (Aged 71)
10. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZHJR-CZ6Z : 7 May 2020), Ruby Nael Allen in entry for Mr Cleman Cole, 27 Mar 1948; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00096, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
11. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for James Rudolph Allen. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=29430582&indiv=try. Name: James Rudolph Allen [James R Allen] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 12 Aug 1935 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi [Simpson CO, Mississippi] Death Date: 25 May 2005 Father: James W Allen Mother: Velma M Mayfield SSN: xxx Signature on SSN Card: Rudolph Allen Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name. Notes: Jul 1952: Name listed as JAMES RUDOLPH ALLEN; 14 Jun 2005: Name listed as JAMES R ALLEN
12. ↑ Obituary for James Rudolph Allen (Aged 69)
13. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Charles Mitchell Allen. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=15329122&indiv=try. Name: Charles Mitchell Allen [Charles M Allen] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 11 Sep 1939 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Death Date: 10 May 1996 Father: James W Allen Mother: Mattie V Mayfield SSN: xxx Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type. Notes: Jun 1957: Name listed as CHARLES MITCHELL ALLEN; 18 Jun 1996: Name listed as CHARLES M ALLEN
14. ↑ Obituary for Charles Mitchell Allen (Aged 56)

• https://nl.findagrave.com/memorial/88321178/james-w_-allen
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3Q-XBQ : 24 January 2020), James W Allen, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-11, sheet 4B, line 56, family 63, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2065.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-XDQ : accessed 19 August 2020), James W Allen, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 25B, line 79, family 506, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Molly Boling for starting this profile.