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Ancestors of Stanley Elmer Allen

Generation No. 2

      2. Joseph Elmer Allen, born 24 Sep 1870 in Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts; died 12 Mar 1932 in Masonic Home, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was the son of 4. Joseph Gilman Allen and 5. Sarah Burnham Mears. He married 3. Carrie Maude Batchelder 01 Nov 1892 in Essex, Essex Country, Massachusetts.

      3. Carrie Maude Batchelder, born 22 Sep 1872 in Chichester, New Hampshire; died 21 Jan 1963 in Sea View Convalescent and Nursing Home, Central Street, Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 6. George E. Batchelder and 7. Mary Katherine Emerson.

Notes for Joseph Elmer Allen:
      Joseph Allen worked as a butcher in Hamilton for Gould's in 1918. He drove a covered wagon to sell meat from house to house in Hamilton, Wenham and Essex. He belonged to the Unitarian Church and went to the Essex Falls Elementary School for eight years. He was a third degree Mason in 1912, and 7th degree Mason and a Masonic instructor for the Joseph Webb Lodge in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He removed to Dorchester, Massachusetts and worked as a steam fitter until he moved back to Essex in 1917 to work in the United Shoe in Beverly during the strike. In 1918 he again began to work for Gould's in Hamilton. He had residences in Essex, Boston and Brighton. He was a seventh degree Mason. He was admitted to the Massonic Nursing Home in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, on 4 March 1932, and he died on 12 March 1932 at 10:40 PM. He was buried in Essex, Massachusetts.

22 May 1903, Essex Echo
"Mr. Elmer Allen and his brother [in-law] Mr. Charles Batchelder of Cambridge, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Allen, on Sunday"

1900 Federal Census, Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts
Enumeration District #468, 25 June 1900
129 Arbor Street
Allen, Joseph E, head, b Sep 1869, age 31, b. Mass, father b. Mass, mother b. Mass, salesman, meat,
      Carrie M, wife, b. Sep 1872, age 29, b. NH, father b. NH, mother b. Mass
      Leonore C., daughter, b. Mar 1894, age 6, b. Mass, father b. Mass, mother b. NH, at school
      Harold G., son, b. July 1896, age 3, b. Mass, father b. Mass, mother b. NH

1910 Federal Census, Boston, Massachusetts
Ward 24, District 1625
#2 Fenno Place
Allen, Elmer J., head, age 39, married 18 y, b. Mass, father b. Mass, mother b. Mass, gas fitter, repair shop
      Carrie M, wife, age 37, b. Mass, father b. Mass, mother b Mass,
      Leonore C., daughter, age 16, b. Mass, father b. Mass, mother b Mass, bookkeeper, wholesale hardware
      Harold G., son, age 14, b. Mass, father b. Mass, mother b Mass, order boy, light supplies
      Stanley E, son, age 6, b. Mass, father b. Mass, mother b Mass,
      Frank S., son, age 3, b. Mass, father b. Mass, mother b Mass,

1920 Federal Census, Hamilton, Essex County, Massachusetts
Allen, Joseph, head, age 49, Meatcutter at a grocery,
Carrie M., wife, age 47, at home
Cooper, Leonore, daughter, age 25, widow, telephone operator,
Allen, Harold G., son, age 23, retail distributor of oil and gasoline
Stanley E., son, age 15, (occupation illegible)
William E., son, age 7
Cooper, Carolyn, grand daughter, age 4 1/2

1921 Hamilton Town Directory
Allen, Joseph E., (Carrie M) meat cutter, h Asbury, c Maple S H

1930 Federal Census, Hamilton, Massachusetts 9 April 1930
Enumeration District 5-51, sheet 8A
Asbury St
Allen, Joseph E. Head M M W 59 M 22 Stockman, misc. store
Carrie M. wife v F W 57 M 20
William E. son v M W 18 S Chauffeur
Harold G. son v M W 34 M 33 Oil Dealer, own business
Maud dau-in-law v F W 26 M 16
Myrtle gr. daughter v F W 8 S

Notes for Carrie Maude Batchelder:
Carrie's father or grandfather found some gold nuggets when he went west during the gold rush. Carrie wore the gold nuggets on a chain around her neck. Her son, Stan, wanted to sell them to pay for her nursing home in her later years, but one son, Bill, sold them and went on a vacation to Hawaii, causing a rift between the Allen brothers.

1951 Hamilton Town Directory
Allen, Carrie M widow Joseph E, bds 105 Asbury SH


Children of Joseph Allen and Carrie Batchelder are:

Leonore Carrie Allen, born 20 Mar 1894 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died Jan 1973 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut?; married (1) Waldo Emerson Cooper 29 Dec 1912 in Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts; born 21 Jan 1890 in Somerville, Massachusetts; died 1918; married (2) Thomas J. McCormack Aft. 1918; died 1960.

Notes for Leonore Carrie Allen:
Lenore received her name from the covered wagon her grandfather rode in as a gold miner in California. Her mother, Carrie, wore a necklace with the gold nuggets he found. She was widowed young and her young babies were adopted out to family members. Later she remarried and adopted a boy, Thomas MacCormack.

Notes for Waldo Emerson Cooper:
On his World War I registration card, dated June 5, 1917 in Westboro, Massachusetts, Waldo Emerson Cooper is listed as a leather worker and bookkeeper, employed by James R. Cooper, Westboro, Massachusetts. He also listed a wife and two children and a residence at 11 Beach Street, Westboro, Mass. He died in the great influenza epidemic of 1918.

ii.

Harold Gilman Allen, born 07 Jul 1896 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, Volume 459, page 114 .); married Maude Burrows; born 26 Mar 1904 in Belfast, Northern Ireland; died 20 Aug 1998 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts (Source: Social Security Death Index.).

Notes for Harold Gilman Allen:
Harold Gilman Allen started the Allen Fuel Company in 1916 in Hamilton. His World War I registration card, dated June 5, 1917, in Beverly, Massachusetts, states his address as Western Avenue, Essex, Massachusetts, and his father as Joseph Elmer Allen.

1921 Hamilton Town Directory
Allen, Harold G. (Maud) gasoline & oil, Asbury, c Maple, h do SH

1951 Hamilton Town Directory
#105 Asbury, Harold G. Allen, oil
also
Allen Fuel Co, (Harold G. Allen) fuel oil and gasoline, 8 Maple SH

Notes for Maude Burrows:
Maude was born in Dublin, but her family was Scottish, on their way to emmigrate to America.

Social Security Death Index
Name: Maude B. Allen
SSN: 016-30-1795
Last Residence: 01982 South Hamilton, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of America
Born: 26 Mar 1904
Died: 20 Aug 1998
State (Year) SSN issued: Massachusetts (1955-1957)

Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003
about Maud B Allen
Certificate: 044453
Death Place: Beverly
Death Date: 20 Aug 1998
Birth Place: Other
Birth Date: March 25, 1904

	1	iii.		Stanley Elmer Allen, born 14 Jan 1904 in Cambridge, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died 06 Mar 1982 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts; married Gertrude Matilda Hitchings 14 Feb 1925 in Hamilton, Essex County, Massachusetts.
		iv.		Franklin Sherman Allen, born 06 Apr 1907 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died 02 Dec 1914 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Notes for Franklin Sherman Allen:
Franklin supposedly died of diabetes.

William Emerson Allen, born 19 Jan 1912 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Source: Social Security Death Index, 1970 - 2001.); died 27 Jul 1979 in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts (Source: (1) Social Security Death Index, 1970 - 2001., (2) Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003, Name: William E Allen Certificate: 037074 Death Place: Danvers Death Date: July 27, 1979 Birthplace: Massachusetts.); married Helen Ernestine Berry; born Abt. 1911 in Vermont.

Notes for William Emerson Allen:
William Emerson Allen had three wives.

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record
Name: William E Allen
Birth Year: 1912
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Massachusetts
State: Massachusetts
County or City: Essex
Enlistment Date: 7 Jun 1943
Enlistment State: Massachusetts
Enlistment City: Boston
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Marital Status: Married
Height: 86
Weight: 263

Social Security Death Index Record
Name: William Allen
SSN: 020-05-4387
Last Residence: 01923 Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of America
Born: 19 Jan 1912
Died: Jul 1979
State (Year) SSN issued: Massachusetts (Before 1951 )

Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 Record
Name: William E Allen
Certificate: 037074
Death Place: Danvers
Death Date: 27 Jul 1979
Birth Place: Massachusetts

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