Crowder Avery Allen (1879 - 1922)

Born 21 Mar 1879 in Zanesville, Montgomery, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Jan 1922 at age 42 in Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, United States

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Biography

son of William Lee and Amanda Caroline Potts Allen. By trade he was a carpenter. Death Certificate says " gunshot wound caused by gun held in the hands of Ray Edwards" and his death was ruled a homicide.

Crowder Allen was born in 1878 in Jamesville Township, Illinois. Crowder was the son of William Allen and Amanda Potts. In 1880, Crowder was living with his parents and siblings in Zanesville, Montgomery. At the time, he was the youngest of five brothers.

Death and Burial

Crowder passed away on January 3rd 1922 in Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois and was buried two days later. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N36T-J2Q : 27 December 2014), Crowder Avery Allen, 03 Jan 1922; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,556,747.

• WikiTree profile Allen-7006 created through the import of Potts_2012-07-05.ged on Jul 5, 2012 by Brian Potts. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Brian and others.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXV1-9QY : 15 September 2017), Crowder Allen in household of William Allen, Zanesville, Montgomery, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 159, sheet 446A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0237; FHL microfilm 1,254,237.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 August 2020), memorial page for Crowder Avery Allen (21 Mar 1879–3 Jan 1922), Find a Grave Memorial no. 31192752, citing Allen Cemetery, Zanesville, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Carol (contributor 47067994) .