Charles Carlos Allen (abt. 1888 - 1947)

Born about 9 Feb 1888 in Menifee, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Laura Mae (Havens) Allen — married 30 Dec 1909 in Menifee County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died 2 Jul 1947 at about age 59 in Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Charles Carlos Allen was born Feb 9, between 1886 and 1888. Charles biological father was Sherman Spurlock. Sherman and Charles' mother never married and Charles kept his mother's maiden name, Allen. The year 1900 census supports this narrative showing he was living with his Grandparents James and Elizabeth Allen.

Charles' mother was a daughter of James and Elizabeth Jones Allen. It is not known, at this time, which daughter was his mother.

On December 30, 1909, Charles married Laura May Havens, daughter of William Jackson Havens and Mary Gilley Havens.

Charles and Laura had seven children together,George H. Allen 1912-2002, Stanley S Allen 1914-1996, Raymond Frederick Allen 1919-1952, William H Allen ( My Grandfather) 1921-1995, Mamie Lilly Allen 1923-2007, Beulah Mae Allen 1925-2017 and Mary E. Allen 1929-2019 Charles died on July 2, 1947 and was buried on July 5, 1947 in Woodside Cemetery in Middletown Ohio.

Sources are uncommonly variant for his actual birthdate. His draft cards and other sources show a DOB as Feb 9, 1886 and yet the 1900 census shows that he was 12 years old in 1900, If the actual DOB was 1886 he would have been 14 in 1900. A newspaper article from The Dayton Daily News, dated July 4, 1947 ,has his age at the time of death as 59 years old which would actually place his birth year at 1888 and not 1886. Need more clarification, but at this time, the evidence is pointing to an actual birthdate of 1888.

The reverse side of Charles Allen's WWI photo indicates that he changed his middle name from Adam to Carlos. It did not indicate when.

Point of interest: Charles's wife, Laura May Havens, is also the step-daughter of Rhoda Allen. Rhoda married Jack Havens after the death of his first wife, Mary Gilley who is Laura May's biological mother.

Charles Allen's son, Stanley Allen is my grandfather Randall Roberts

Sources

• Family word of mouth

• Family Search Record with Sources: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GQDG-XKM

• cemetery: http://www.woodsidecemetery.org/cemeterymaps.shtml

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28D-QWSN : 9 March 2021), Charles Allen and Laura Havens, 30 Dec 1909; citing Marriage, Menifee, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 808,357.