Alice Agnes (Connell) Allen (1868 - 1949)

Born Sep 1868 in Louisiana, USA

Descendants

Died 29 Jul 1949 at age 80 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Biography

Alice was born in September 1868.

Richard Allen and Alice Connell were married in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, on February 5, 1894.^[1]

Alice died on July 29, 1949, in New Orleans.^[2]

"At the residence, 2301 St. Charles Av., on Friday July 29, 1949, at 3 o'clock p. m. Alice Agnes Connell, wife of the late Richard A. Allen, mother of John E. Allen, Mrs. George J. Daviau of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Howard J. O'Brian of this city; grandmother of Jack Allen. Aged 80 years, a native of this city.

"Funeral will take place from the home of Joseph Laughlin Company, 4500 Magazine street, Sunday, July 29, 1949, at 1:45 p.m. services at St. Alphonsus church, Constantine and Josephine streets. Interment in St. Joseph No. 2 Cemetery."^[3]

Census

1940 US Federal Census Ward 10, New Orleans, New Orleans City, Orleans, Louisiana

In 1940, Alice Allen, a 71 year old widow, lived in a house she rented at 2301 St. Charles Ave. with son John, 44, a general clerk for a railroad; daughter Katherine O'Brien, 29, a typist; son-in-law Howard O'Brien, 27, a substituted clerk at the US post office; granddaughter Alice O'Brien, 3/12; grandson Jack Alam?, 12; and lodger, Ethel Gillman, a 28 year old secretary. All were born in Louisiana. All lived in the same place in 1935 except John and Katherine, who then lived in Los Angeles, California.^[4]

1930 US Federal Census Ward 10, New Orleans, Orleans

In 1930, Alice Allen, a 61 [68] year old widow, lived in a place she rented at 2014 Prytania with daughter Alice A. Allen, 30, a lawyer in general practice; and Katherine R Allen, 21, a stenographer in a bank. All were born in Louisiana, as there were parents.^[5]

1920 US Federal Census Ward 10, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana

In 1920, Alice A. Allen, a 51 year old widow, lived in a home she rented at 1915 Chestnut St. with son John E. , 24, an assorter for a presser; daughter Alice A, 20, a stenographer in an office; and Katherine, 11. All were born in Louisiana, and Alice's parents were born in Ireland.^[6]

1910 US Federal Census Ward 1, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana

In 1910, Richard Allen, a 41 year old screwman on a levee, lived in a home he rented with his wife Alice Allen, 41, and four children: John, 15, a check boy for a telegraph company; Alice, 10; Richard, 5; and Katherine, 1. All were born in Louisiana. Richard and his wife have been married for 16 years, and Alice has had 7 children, 4 of whom are living. Richard and Alice's parents are shown as "Ire-English."^[7]

1900 US Federal Census Ward 1, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana

In 1900, Richard Allen, 31 b. February 1869, a longshoreman, lived in a place he rented at 625 Josephine with his wife Alice, 31, b. September 1868, and two children: John, 5 b. January 1895; and Alice, 9/12 b. September 1899. Sister Cathrine Allen, 36 b. March 1864, was living with the family. All were born in Louisiana. Richard and Alice have been married for 6 years, and Alice has had 4 children, 2 of whom are living.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Hunting For Bears, comp.. Louisiana, Marriages, 1718-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Compiled from a variety of sources including original marriage records located in Family History Library microfilm, microfiche, or books.
2. ↑ New Orleans, Louisiana, Death Records Index, 1804-1949 Ancestry.com. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History. Vital Records Indices. Baton Rouge, LA, USA. Source Citation: Orleans Death Indices 1937-1948. Certificate Number: 4307
3. ↑ Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA); Sunday, July 31, 1949; Page: 12; Column 5.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VYPG-LTW : accessed 19 Oct 2014), Katherine O'Brien in household of Alice Allen, Ward 10, New Orleans, New Orleans City, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36-279, sheet 13A, family 306, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 1428.
5. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Year: 1930; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 808; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0164; Image: 469.0; FHL microfilm: 2340543
6. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1920; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 10, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T625_622; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 171; Image: 881
7. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. Year: 1910; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 1, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T624_519; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1374532
8. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 10, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 574; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1240574