Mary (Whiteside) Allen
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Mary Valinda (Whiteside) Allen (1860 - 1945)

Mary Valinda Allen formerly Whiteside
Born in Camden, Preble, Ohio, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 23 Apr 1879 in Greenville, Ohiomap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 84 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mary Valinda Whiteside was born on March 17, 1860, in Camden, Preble, Ohio. [1] Her parents were William Whiteside and Elvira Mitchell. Her siblings were: [2]

  1. John Alexander Whiteside (1841-1909)
  2. Franklin Webster Whiteside (1845-1902)
  3. Charles M Whiteside (1854-1924)

She married Matthew Thompson Allen on April 23, 1879, in Greenville, Darke, Ohio at the age of 19. [3]

The Cincinnati Enquirer had a small wedding announcement on April 25, 1879. It read: "Greenville, Ohio, A Successful Plea, Apr 24, The event of the season took place last evening. One of our talented young lawyers, M T Allen, was married to a beautiful and accomplished lady, Miss Mary Whiteside, of this city, who is looked upon as the belle of Greenville." [4]

They had two children:

  1. Echo Allen Jenson (1880-1949)
  2. Lois Celeste Allen Wrenn (1888-1958)

Her daughter, Echo, was born in Greenville, Darke, Ohio. In 1887, she and her husband, M T Allen, along with her daughter, Echo, and her widowed mother, Elvira Mitchell Whiteside, moved to Los Angeles, California because of M T Allen's poor health. Her second daughter, Lois, was born in Los Angeles. [5]

After her husband died in 1913, she moved in with her daughter, Lois Wrenn, and stayed there until she died in 1945. [6] [7] [8]

Family stories say that she was a very intelligent woman with a sharp tongue and a quick wit. She enjoyed gardening and had a beautiful rose garden. [9]

She died on January 7, 1945, in Pasadena, California, at the age of 84 [10], and was buried in Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. [11]

References

  1. First hand information from her great granddaughter, Lucy Wrenn Hermes
  2. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCL8-TBQ : 30 December 2015), Mary Whiteside in entry for Wm Whiteside, 1860.
  3. "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDZX-V3R : 8 December 2014), Matthew T. Allen and Mary V. Whiteside, 23 Apr 1879; citing Darke Co., Ohio, reference 2:3L3HWZC; FHL microfilm 1,030,773.
  4. Newspapers.com - The Cincinnati Enquirer - 25 Apr 1879, Fri - Page 5, https://www.newspapers.com/image/?spot=6952230, M T Allen married Mary Whiteside
  5. First hand information from her great granddaughter, Lucy Wrenn Hermes
  6. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQD-PSW : 14 December 2015), Mary W Allen in household of Harold E Wrenn, Los Angeles Assembly District 61, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing sheet 13A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,105.
  7. "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC8G-8XW : 8 December 2015), Mary W Allen in entry for Harold B Wren, 1930.
  8. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9WQ-2PM : 17 May 2014), Mary W Allen in household of Lois A Wrenn, Tract 427, Pasadena, Pasadena Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-482, sheet 6A, family 119, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 242.
  9. First hand information from her great granddaughter, Lucy Wrenn Hermes
  10. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGYG-18X : 26 November 2014), Mary Whiteside Allen, 07 Jan 1945; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
  11. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKS-DRYN : 11 July 2016), Mary Valinda Whiteside Allen, 1945; Burial, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Angelus Rosedale Cemetery; citing record ID 37719022, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37719022

Sources

  • "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6LV-CRD : 17 October 2014), Mary V Whiteside in household of William Whiteside, Ohio, United States; citing p. 47, family 404, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,758.
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8MQ-JXT : 11 July 2016), Mary Allen in household of Matthew T Allen, Greenville, Darke, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 62, sheet 179B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1010; FHL microfilm 1,255,010.
  • "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9PX-81B : 25 January 2015), Mary W Allen in household of Matthew T Allen, Precincts 1 and 2 Los Angeles city Ward 1, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,088.
  • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVLM-P6S : 29 October 2015), Mary W Allen in household of Matthew T Allen, Los Angeles Assembly District 74, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 49, sheet 14A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,096.
  • "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQD-PSW : 14 December 2015), Mary W Allen in household of Harold E Wrenn, Los Angeles Assembly District 61, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing sheet 13A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,105.
  • "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9WQ-2PM : 17 May 2014), Mary W Allen in household of Lois A Wrenn, Tract 427, Pasadena, Pasadena Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-482, sheet 6A, family 119, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 242.
  • "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDZX-V3R : 8 December 2014), Matthew T. Allen and Mary V. Whiteside, 23 Apr 1879; citing Darke Co., Ohio, reference 2:3L3HWZC; FHL microfilm 1,030,773.
  • First hand information from her great granddaughter, Lucy Wrenn Hermes




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