Delia (Roberts) Allen (1888 - bef. 1940)

Born 1 Apr 1888 in Lewis, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of James Henry Roberts and Malvina M.S.W. Melissa (Warford) Roberts

Wife of Robert Lee Allen — married 29 Feb 1904 in Fannin, Texas, United States

Descendants

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notes

• Can also be seen under the names Dellie, Della

Biography

The early years

Dellie Roberts to James Henry Roberts and Malvina M.S.W. Melissa Warford.

She was one of 13 children:

1. Mattie Mallie Roberts.
2. James Charlie Roberts.
3. Thursie Jinny Roberts.
4. Joseph Roberts.
5. Sarah Gertrude Roberts.
6. Jennie Ella Roberts.
7. ames Henry Roberts Jr.
8. Dellie Roberts.
9. Lula Roberts.
10. Minnie Roberts.
11. Franklin Roberts.
12. Zelpha Roberts.

Family life

She would marry Robert Lee Allen on the 29th of Feb, 1904 in Fannin Texas and they would have:

1. Walter Lee Allen(1909-?)^[1]
2. Mary Elinor Allen (1912-1967)^[1][2]
3. Velma Allen (1915-?)^[1][2]
4. Anna Allen(1921-1939)^[2]

Throughout the years

In 1900 she was in Rockhouse, Perry, Tennessee, USA. ^[3]

In 1920^[1]

In 1930^[2]

In 1940^[4]

Death

It appears she died sometime between the 1930 and her daughter Annie's death in Sep of 1939, as Robert is listed as widowed in the 1940, and his obituary refers to a different wife and her daughters dath in 1939 did not mention the mother as a survivor.

Sources

Extant

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Lamar, Texas; Roll: T625_1827; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 123
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Lamar, Texas; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2342102
3. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Rockhouse, Perry, Tennessee; Roll: 1592; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1241592 Page Year: 1900; Census Place: Rockhouse, Perry, Tennessee; Roll: 1592; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1241592 File
4. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03950; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 95-12

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 28 December 2017, 02:04), entry for Dillie Roberts(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LY9D-5DX); contributed by various users.

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between MR and Kristina Wheeler, her . Their most-recent common ancestors are James Roberts and Malvina Warford, the great great grandparents of both MR and Kristina Wheeler. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: KW 2nd–3rd Cousin | Parent 1, based on sharing 108 cM across 6 segments.