Allen, McKinna Katherine

David married Allan, Barbara Katherine [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.

Other Events:

• Occupation: a doctor
• Immigration: 1890, USA
• Census: Apr 1930, Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA

Notes:

Birth:
It is possible the birth took place in the town of Causahrah (or Causanagh?) in the Parish of Loughgall.

Immigration:
According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, Thomas J. Allen was born in Ireland and immigrated to the USA in 1890. He was not a naturalized citizen.

Census:
According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, Thomas J. Allen, a 64 year old doctor, a widower, was a roomer at 48 Hillside Avenue in the household of Elizabeth Hewell, a 66 year old widow, her 25 year old son, and two other roomers, both widowers, ages 65 and 70.

Thomas married Suehr, Lilian Marguerite 19 Mar 1913, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA. Lilian was born 1887, Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA; died 1958, Bethalto, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

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

Notes:

Census:
According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, the household at 165 Spring Street consisted of Lilie S. Allen, a 57 year old widow and proprietor of a rooming house, and her two children: John G. Allen, age 13, and Virginia Allen, age 12.

Notes:

Married:
According to marriage records in Carroll County, Arkansas, Thomas, age 45, a resident of Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas, and "Lilie Suehr," age 34, a resident of "Ottowa," Illinois, obtained a marriage license on 14 March and were married on 19 March 1913.

Census (family):
According to the 1920 U.S. enumeration, the household consisted of Thomas J. Allen, a 55 year old doctor working in public health and his wife, Lillie S. Allen, age 38. The enumeration noted that Thomas was born in Ireland, but the date of his immigration and his citizenship status were both listed as "unknown."

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Sources report the year of birth as either 1883 or 1884. David himself, at the time of his registration for the U.S. World War I military draft in 1918, reported that he was born on 2 March 1883. His death certificate, apparently informed by his wife, recorded his date of birth as 2 March 1884.

Census:
According to the 1900 enumeration, David (age 17) lived in the household with his father, Edward Fiegenbaum (age 45) and his father's wife, Mary S. Fiegenbaum (age 35), his father's two daughters, Edna Fiegenbaum (age 8) and Margaret Fiegenbaum (age 7), and his father's nephew, George Fiegenbaum (age 24). Also in the household were two servants, Mary Helbrung (age 22), and Fred Gregwere (age 21), employed as a carriage driver.
     George Edward Fiegenbaum was the son of Frederick Adolph and Amelia Maria (Kriege) Fiegenbaum.

Died:
David died of a cerebral hemorrhage at St. Luke's Hospital at St. Louis.

David married Springer, Rebecca Charlotte 26 Mar 1910, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Rebecca (daughter of Springer, Henry James and Evans, Mary Virginia) was born 5 Oct 1882, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA; died 10 Nov 1970, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: Jun 1900, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Birth:
The approximate date of birth is calculated from information in the U.S. census.

Census:
According to the 1900 U.S. enumeration, Rebecca C. Springer, age 17 and in school, lived on Clay Street with her father, Henry Springer, a 50 year old manufacturer of buggy supplies, her mother, Virginia M. Springer, age 42, and her five siblings: Irma B. Springer, a 21 year old public school teacher; Elizabeth Springer (age 14), in school; Robert E. Springer (age 11), in school; Virginia C. Springer (age 9), in school; and, Henry J. Springer (age 6), in school.

Notes:

Census (family):
According to the 1910 U.S. enumeration, the household at 501 North Main Street consisted of David and Rebecca Fiegenbaum, both age 27 and married for less than one year; they had no children.

Residence (family):

     According to information on his World War I draft registration card, filed on 12 September 1918, David William Fiegenbaum, age 35, and his wife, Rebecca Fiegenbaum, lived at 404 Center Street, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois. David reported that he was an assistant manager at Oliver Chilled Plow Works, at 2516 N. Broadway, St. Louis Missouri. The Registrar of the local draft board described David as a man of medium height and stout build; with gray eyes and brown hair. There were no physical characteristics that would disqualify David for military service.

Census (family):

     According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, the household at 412 Fourth Street consisted of David W. Fiegenbaum, a 46 year old bank examiner and his wife, Rebecca C. Fiegenbaum, also age 46. They were both born in Illinois and were married at age 26. Also in the home were their three daughters, all born in Illinois and attending school: Elizabeth J. Fiegenbaum, age 14; Julia E. Fiegenbaum, age 13 [sic] ; and, Rebecca C. Fiegenbaum, age 12. Residing at 404 Fourth Street was Elizabeth's maternal grandparents, Henry J. Springer (age 81) and Virginia Springer (age 71) and her mother's brother, Henry J. Springer, Jr. (age 36).