Martha Alice Williams appears in 1870 and 1880 census with parents and siblings. She appears on 1900 census with husband and children. Her name appears under various spellings: 1870 - Martha A Williams; 1880 - Alice M Williams; 1900 - Alice E Allen, 1910 - Alice Allen; 1920 - Alice M Allen; 1930 - Alice M Allen;1940 Martha Alice Allen. For detailed information on 1870[1] and 1880 [2] census, see info under father Job Williams. For detailed information of 1900[3], 1910[4], 1920[5], 1930[6], and 1940[7] census, see detailed info under husband, Frank Maynard Allen.
It has been reported that Leota (Allen) Kirkhart - Martha's daughter, shortly before her death, related the following story to her daughter-in-law, Ramonia Kirkhart, who was at the time working on Family Genealogy:
Martha Alice reportedly shot and killed her mother-in-law, Amelia Allen in a shooting accident at their farm. This information has not yet been substantiated. If possible, we will need to find newspaper clippings from the area reporting the incident.
Sources
↑ Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Lynn Grove, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image:. Record for Martha A Williams.
↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Prairie, Mahaska, Iowa; Roll: T9_353; Family History Film: 1254353; Page: 204.2000; Enumeration District: 165; Image: 0413. Record for Allice M. Williams.
↑ Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Fritzlen, Woods, Oklahoma; Roll: T623_1343; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 226. Record for Annie E Allen.
↑ Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Keith, Alfalfa, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1242; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 789. Record for Alice Allen.
↑ Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Gate, Beaver, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1452; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 1031. Record for Alice M Allen.
↑ Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Gate, Beaver, Oklahoma; Roll: 1892; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 529.0. Record for Alice M Allen.
↑ Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), www.ancestry.com, Database online.