Allen Alonso Winn was born in 1866 in Tipton County, Tennessee. He was the son of Joseph Winn and Sarah Davis. After his parents died, he and his sister lived with their Aunt Ophelia (Winn) and Uncle Jerry Omare.
Allen married Jennie Eugenia Wolf in 1891. They had five children during their marriage. After Jennie died, he then married Wilhelmina Mina de Wald on September 8, 1907, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Allen worked as a fireman. He died on August 7, 1912, in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the age of 46, and was buried there.
Obituary: from Find A Grave
WINN-- On Wednesday, Aug. 7, 1912 at 3 o'clock p.m., ALLEN A. WINN, beloved husband of Mena Dewald, aged 46 years, a native of Memphis, Tenn., and a resident of this city fourteen years.
The relatives and friends of the family, also the officers and members of Metalrie Lodge No. 126, K. of P., are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, which will take place Thursday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, from his late residence, 507 South Salcedo Street.
Records
Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1567; Page: 7A; Family History Library Film: 553066
Name: Allen Winn; Age in 1870: 4
Birth Year: abt 1866; Birthplace: Tennessee
Dwelling Number: 1
Race: White; Gender: Male
Inferred Father: R D Winn; Inferred Mother: M A Winn
Ophilia Omare 33 Wife - Aunt of Allan and Margaret Winn; Daughter of Martha and Ransom Winn
Ransom Davis 15 Stepson (Step Son) - Son of Ophelia Winn and Lewis Davis. He later married Fannie Tennison, the daughter of Andrew Jackson Tennison, Sr and Sarah Owen
Allan Winn 14 Son
Margaret Dosey Winn 10 Daughter
Martha Winn 60 Mother-in-law - Martha Taylor Winn; wife of Ransom Winn. Martha and Ransom were the grandparents of Allan and Margaret Winn
Year: 1900; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 3, Orleans, Louisiana; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1240570
Name: Alonzo Winn; Age: 35
Birth Date: Oct 1864; Birthplace: Tennessee
Ward of City: 3rd; Street: Poydras Street; House Number: 1329
Sheet Number: 1
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 9; Family Number: 10
Race: White; Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital status: Married
Occupation: Engineer Stationary; Months Not Employed: 0
Can Read: Yes; Can Write: Yes; Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: R; Farm or House: H
Household Members:
Alonzo Winn 35
Jennie Winn 34
Allen Winn 7
Lester W Winn 5
Jeremiah Winn 4
Bertha Winn 3
Year: 1901. New Orleans, Louisiana, City Directory. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Name: Allen Winn; Residence Year: 1901
Residence Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Occupation: Fireman
Year: 1907. New Orleans, Louisiana, Marriage Records Index, 1831-1964 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2002. Louisiana Vital Records; Volume: 29; Page: 411.
Name: Allen Winn; Gender: Male
Age: 41; Birth Date: abt 1866
Marriage Date: 8 Sep 1907
Marriage Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Spouse: Mena de Wald
Year: 1910; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 3, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T624_520; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1374533
Name: Albert Winn; Age in 1910: 45
Birth Year: abt 1865; Birthplace: Tennessee
Street: South Dupre; House Number: 230
Race: White; Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital status: Married
Year: 1911. New Orleans, Louisiana, City Directory. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Year: 1900; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 3, Orleans, Louisiana; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1240570
Year: 1901. New Orleans, Louisiana, City Directory. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Year: 1907. New Orleans, Louisiana, Marriage Records Index, 1831-1964 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2002. Louisiana Vital Records; Volume: 29; Page: 411.
Year: 1910; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 3, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T624_520; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1374533
Year: 1911. New Orleans, Louisiana, City Directory. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Allen by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Allen: