Carstensen, Isaac Matthew

Nicholas married Smith, Claire Gordon [Group Sheet]

John married Allen, Mary Charlotte [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Apr 1930, Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, John G. Allen, age 13 and not in school, lived at 165 Spring Street with his mother, Lilie S. Allen, a 57 year old widow and proprietor of a rooming house, and his sister, Virginia Allen, age 12.

Died:

     The following obituary appeared in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois, on 1-2 July 2005.

          John G. Allen
          1917 - 2005

     John G. Allen, age 88, of Troy, Mo., died on Thursday, June 30, 2005, at Lincoln County Nursing and Rehab.
     He was born on Feb. 14, 1917, in Eureka Springs, Ark., the son of the late Thomas and Lilian Seuhr Allen.
     He married Rebecca Fiegenbaum on Aug. 4, 1943, in Edwardsville. She preceded him in death on Dec. 16, 2001.
     He is survived by two sons: Thomas Allen of Oshkosh, Wis., and David Allen of Chesterfield, Mo.; two daughters: Mary Smith of Fenton, Mo., and Margaret Meeker of Glen Carbon; and four grandchildren.
     Mr. Allen served in the United States Air Force in England during World War II as a major. He attended the University of Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis. From 1958 to 1975, he was the executive vice president of Walston Aviation in Bethalto. He was a Free Mason, a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Bridge Club in Troy, Mo.
     Services will be private.
     Memorials are suggested to the charity of donor's choice in care of Kemper-Marsh-Millard Family Funeral Chapels, PO Box 222, Troy, MO 63379.

     The following obituary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on 1 July 2005.

          John Gilpin Allen

     John Gilpin Allen, 88, of Troy, died Thursday (June 30, 2005) at Lincoln County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Troy.
     Mr. Allen was executive vice president of Walston Aviation in Bethalto, Ill., from 1958 until his retirement in 1975.
     He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Forces in England from 1942-45.
     He was a Free Mason; a member of Knights of Columbus and Bridge Club, both in Troy.
     Services were private.
     Among survivors are two sons, Thomas Gilpin Allen of Oshkosh, Wis., and David Gillespie Allen of Chesterfield; two daughters, Mary Charlotte Smith of Fenton and Margaret Duke Meeker of Glen Carbon, Ill.; and four grandchildren.
     Memorial contributions can be made to donor's choice in care of Kemper-Marsh-Millard Family Funeral Home, 351 Monroe Street, Troy, Mo. 63379.

John married Fiegenbaum, Rebecca Charlotte 4 Aug 1943, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Rebecca (daughter of Fiegenbaum, David William and Springer, Rebecca Charlotte) was born 26 Oct 1917, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA; died 16 Dec 2001, Troy, Lincoln County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Apr 1930, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Census:

     According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, Rebecca C. Fiegenbaum, age 12 and in school, lived at 412 Fourth Street with her parents, David W. and Rebecca C. Fiegenbaum, both age 46, and her two sisters: Elizabeth J. Fiegenbaum, age 14; and, Julia E. Fiegenbaum, age 13 [sic]. Residing at 404 Fourth Street was Rebecca's maternal grandparents, Henry J. Springer (age 81) and Virginia Springer (age 71) and her mother's brother, Henry J. Springer, Jr. (age 36).

Died:
The following obituary was published on 18 December 2001 in the Hannibal Courier-Post, of Hannibal, Missouri:

          Rebecca Allen
          Oct. 26, 1917 - Dec. 16, 2001

     TROY - Rebecca Allen, 84, of Troy and formerly of Edwardsville, Ill., died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001, at Lincoln County Medical Center in Troy.
     No funeral services are planned. The Kemper-Marsh Funeral Home in Troy is in charge of arrangements.
     There will be no visitation.
     Mrs. Allen was born Oct. 26, 1917, in Edwardsville to David and Rebecca Springer Fiegenbaum.
     She was married to John Allen on Aug. 4, 1943, in Edwardsville. He survives.
     Other survivors include two daughters, Mary Charlotte Smith of Fenton and Margaret D. Meeker of Glen Carbon, Ill.; two sons, Thomas G. Allen of Oshkosh, Wis., and David G. Allen of St. Louis; four grandchildren; and two sisters, Julia Brockway of Jerseyville, Ill., and Elizabeth Rodems of Fairfax, Va.
     The family wishes to include as survivors, two sons-in-law, J. Peter Smith and Malcolm Meeker.
     Mrs. Allen was a member of the PEO and DAR in Troy and was in the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. She and her husband lived in Troy for the last 26 years.

Notes:

Engagement:

     The following announcement was published in the Alton Evening Telegraph, of Alton, Illinois, on Friday, 16 July 1943.

          Allen-Fiegenbaum

     Mrs. David William Fiegenbaum of Edwardsville has made known the engagement of her daughter, Miss Becky Charlotte Fiegenbaum, to Officer Candidate John Gilpin Allen of Chicago, son of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Allen of Washington, D. C.
     Miss Fiegenbaum, sister of Mrs. Richard S. Rodems, formerly of Alton, is in the Roxana office of Shell Oil Company.
     Mrs. Rodems went to Edwardsville to live, after her husband entered service a short time ago.