Joseph Allan (1918 - 1993)

Born 25 Mar 1918 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 11 Jan 1993 at age 74 in Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Biography

Joseph Allan was born in Scotland.

Joseph was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel
1940 - 1950

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

Joseph was born on March 25, 1918 in Allou, Clackmannanshire.^[1][2][3] Joseph was the son of William Allan and Helen Grey.^[4][3]

In 1923, Joseph migrated to America with his family.^[5]

Joseph volunteered at the world headquarters of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society at Brooklyn, New York.^[6][2][7]

Joseph passed away on January 11, 1993 in Belleville, New Jersey.^{[3][8][9][10]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Statutory Registers - Births", database w/images (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 1 Sep 2021) Search Records > People Search > Statutory Registers > Births. Surname: ALLAN Forename: JOSEPH Gender: M Year: 1918 Ref: 468/ 21 R/D Name: Tillicoultry
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #193569907 (accessed 10 July 2022)
   Name: Joseph Allan; Race: White; Age: 22; Birth Date: 25 Mar 1918; Birth Place: Coalsnaughton, Scotland; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Employer: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society; Height: 5 6; Weight: 132; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Hazel;
   Household Members Age:
   Joseph Allan 22.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #39201558 (accessed 10 July 2022)
   Name: Joseph Allan; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 25 Mar 1918; Birth Place: Alloway, United Kingdom; Death Date: 11 Jan 1993; Father: William Allan; Mother: Helen Grey; Notes: Apr 1937: Name listed as JOSEPH ALLAN.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4ZF-94V : accessed 10 July 2022), Joseph Allen in household of William Allen, Hubbard, Trumbull, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 39, sheet 13A, line 43, family 252, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1883; FHL microfilm 2,341,617.
5. ↑ "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957" Year: 1923; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 7; Page Number: 185 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7488 #4028219713 (accessed 10 July 2022) Name: Joseph Allan; Gender: Male; Ethnicity/ Nationality: Scottish (Scotish); Marital status: Single; Age: 5; Birth Date: abt 1918; Birth Place: Scotland; Other Birth Place: Tillicoultry; Last Known Residence: Tillicoultry, Scotland; Departure Port: Southampton; Arrival Date: 5 Oct 1923; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Final Destination: Sharon, Pennsylvania; Years in US: Permanently; Citizenship Intention: Yes; Height: 3 Feet, 6 Inches; Hair Color: Dark; Eye Color: Gray; Complexion: Clear; Money in Possession: 63.00; Person in Old Country: John Gray; Person in Old Country Relationship: Uncle; Person in Old Country Residence: C/O Rbt. Grey, Old Town Alloa.; Person in US: William Allan; Person in US Relationship: Father; Father: William Allan; Ship Name: Mauretania.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ1N-MJ4 : 7 January 2021), Joseph Allou, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-10A, sheet 84A, line 2, family , 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 2547.
7. ↑ "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2756; Sheet Number: 4; Enumeration District: 24-1355
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #294832974 (accessed 10 July 2022)
   Joseph Allan (32) lodger in household of Richmond Loyd Bible (32) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Scotland.
8. ↑ "New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1901-2017"
   Year Range: 1993; Surname Range: A-L; Title: New Jersey, Death Indexes, 1904-2000
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61260 #4543480 (accessed 10 July 2022)
   Joseph Allan death 11 Jan 1993 (age 74) in Belleville Township, Essex, New Jersey, USA.
9. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VM5M-L6V : 8 January 2021), Joseph Allan, 11 Jan 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
10. ↑ "Obituaries: Joseph Allan" database w/images (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 20 Apr 2021) The Belleville Times (Belleville, New Jersey) 21 Jan 1993, Thu Page 14 Newspapers Clip: 105337142

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 July 2022, 16:35), entry for Joseph Allan (FamilySearch Person: G9HD-LDD ); contributed by various users.