ALLEN     Updated 25 March 2004 

History

Douglas and Phoebe CONGER/CONGER-ALLEN came to Michigan from Otsego, New York 
accompanied by his brother, (Zepetia?).  When near Monroe, Michigan the brother 
and family went south to Ohio.  While Douglas and his family came on into 
Michigan and settled on a farm in Armada Twp, Macomb Co, Michigan.

Name 	*Douglas ALLEN
s/o
b 	5 Apr 1807 	Otsego New York
d 	3 Sep 1859 	Armada Twp Macomb Co MI
age 	43 years
m 	19 Oct 1929
to 	Phoebe CONGER
d/o 	Jesse CONGER / Delight BENEDICT
b 	20 Sep 1807 	Otsego New York
d 	20 Aug 1883 	Allenton Berlin Twp, Saint Clair Co MI
age 	76/8 years 11 months

Children: Sylvester D.; Hezekiah; Jessie; Alexander C.; Harriet F.; Darius; 
Phoebe; Clarissa and Ray-Roswell

Name 	Sylvester D. ALLEN
s/o 	Douglas ALLEN / Phoebe CONGER/CONGER
b 	25 Dec 1830 	Armadea MI
d 	24 Mar 1863 	
age 	33 years
m 	17 May 1855
to 	Etta (Elsie) STRENEHAN (?spelling)

Name 	Hezekiah ALLEN
s/o 	Douglas ALLEN / Phoebe CONGER/CONGER
b 	25 Oct 1832 	New York
d 	25 Feb 1913 	Capac Saint Clair Co MI
age 	81 years
bur 	Feb 1913 	West Berlin Cemetery Berlin Twp. St. Clair Co MI
m 	5 Jul 1860
to 	Hannah M. SWEET
d/o 	Joseph SWEET / Polly CLARK
b 	6 Jun 1837 	Duham Canada
d 	20 Mar 1919 	Allenton Saint Clair Co MI

Children: Rose; Adell M.; Estelle E. and Edith J. 

Name 	Rose ALLEN
d/o 	Hezekiah ALLEN / Hannah M. SWEET
b 	26 Aug 1861
d 	26 Jan 1862

Name 	Adell M. ALLEN
d/o 	Hezekiah ALLEN / Hannah M. SWEET
b 	27 Sep 1863
d 	11 Sep 1903 	Capac Saint Clair Co MI
m 	7 Aug 1887
to 	Noble HUNTER
s/o 	Noble HUNTER Sr. / Elizabeth WILSON
b 	18 Mar 1858

Children: Edna-Millicent; Ethel-Aileen; Frederick-Allen and Noble Allen --
HUNTER-

Name 	Estelle E. ALLEN
d/o 	Hezekiah ALLEN / Hannah M. SWEET
b 	7 Jul 1866
d 	6 Nov 1919
m #1 	10 Jul 1890
to 	James R. MC GURK
d 	Aug 1894
m #2 	
to 	Ephraim J. BUCK
d 	17 Mar 1927

Children: Ephraim; Stanford B.; Theresa; Lester; Jack and Sara --BUCK--

Name 	Edith J. ALLEN
d/o 	Hezekiah ALLEN / Hannah M. SWEET
b 	17 Oct 1873
d 	16 Dec 1965 	Allenton Saint Clair Co MI
m #1 	
to 	William A. RAYMER
b 	6 Mar 1861
d 	14 Jul 1934
m #2
to 	James Eugene BANFILL
b 	26 Jun 1868
d 	3 Feb 1955

Name 	Jessie ALLEN
s/o 	Douglas ALLEN / Phoebe CONGER/CONGER
b 	20 Nov 1834 	Armada MI
d 	30 Aug 1836
age  	2 years

Name 	Alexander C. ALLEN
s/o 	Douglas ALLEN / Phoebe CONGER/CONGER
b 	22 Aug 1836
d 	8 Oct 1879 	Armada Twp Macomb Co MI

Children: Harriet-Madora; William-Alonzo; Charles-Allison and Phoebe-Roselthia

Name 	Harriet Madora ALLEN
d/o 	Alexander C. ALLEN / Hannah M. SWEET
b 	25 May 1860
m 	4 Jul 1878
to 	Charles B. SPENCER
b 	8 Sep 1858
d 	22 Jul 1937

Children: Maybelle; Gertie-Madora; Roy M. and Gladys --SPENCER--

Name 	William Alonzo ALLEN
s/o 	Alexander C. ALLEN / Hannah M. SWEET
b 	16 Sep 1862
m 	17 Feb 1881
to 	Blanche CAMPBELL

Children: Jennie and Jack

Name 	Jennie ALLEN
d/o 	William Alonzo ALLEN / Blanche CAMPBELL
b 	13 Aug 1893
d 	12 Jun 1923
m #1
to 	Joe MULLET
m #2
to 	Riley TERRY

Children: Clarence --MULLET--  and Ila-Jean --TERRY

Name 	Jack ALLEN
s/o 	William Alonzo ALLEN / Blanche CAMPBELL
b 	11 Sep 1897
m #1 	2 Sep 1919
to 	Mary CUMMONGS
m #2
to 	Alita

Name 	Charles Allison ALLEN
s/o 	Alexander C.  ALLEN / Hannah M. SWEET
b 	22 Sep 1866
m 	17 Apr 1895
to 	GRACE BRAIDWOOD

Children: Annabel; Helen; Clarence and Lyle

Name 	Annabel ALLEN
d/o 	Charles Allison ALLEN / Grace BRAIDWOOD
b 	2 Feb `896
m 	7 Nov 1917
to 	Edgar THOMS
b 	18 Oct 1896

Children: Lucile; Robert-Allen and Ruth --THOMS--

Name 	Helen ALLEN
d/o 	Charles Allison ALLEN / Grace BRAIDWOOD
b 	31 Jul 1898
m
to 	Unknown

Children: Allen; Lyle; Irving; Harvey; Donald and John

Name 	Clarence ALLEN
s/o 	Charles Allison ALLEN / Grace BRAIDWOOD
b 	27 Jan 1901

Name 	Lyle ALLEN
s/o 	Charles Allison ALLEN / Grace BRAIDWOOD
b 	2 Jun 1907
m
to 	Minnie SHARRON

Children: Doris-Jean

Name 	Doris Jean ALLEN
d/o 	Lyle ALLEN / Minnie SHARRON

Name 	Phoebe Roselthia ALLEN
d/o 	Alexander C.  ALLEN / Hannah M. SWEET
b 	22 May 1871
m
to 	Dugan CAMPBELL

Children: Ethyl; Ace; Mae; Arthur; Jay; Lila and Eldon --CAMPBELL--

Name 	Harriet P. ALLEN
d/o 	Douglas ALLEN / Phoebe CONGER/CONGER
b 	2 Nov 1838 	Armada MI
d 	1 Nov 1907 	Allenton Berlin Twp St Clair Co MI
bur 	Nov 1907 	West Berlin Cemetery
age 	69 years
m 	6 Mar 1860
to 	Henry J. SWEET
b 	1835
d 	1909
bur 	1909 	West Berlin Cemetery

Children: William J. and Effie-May --SWEET--

Name 	Jessie C. ALLEN
s/o 	Douglas ALLEN / Phoebe CONGER/CONGER
b 	16 Nov 1840 	Armada MI
d 	15 Mar 1918 	Allenton Berlin Twp Saint Clair Co MI
bur 	Mar 1918 	West Berlin Cemetery
age 	68 years
m
to 	Josephine LEWIS
b 	31 Mar 1853
d 	1934
bur 	1934 	West Berlin Cemetery

Children: Myrtlebell; Blanche; Claude and Lillian-Ann

Name 	Myrtlebell ALLEN
d/o 	Jessie C. ALLEN / Josephine LEWIS
b 	31 Jan 1870 	Berlin Twp Saint Clair Co MI
d 	12 Feb 1958 	Port Huron Saint Clair Co MI
m 	20 Feb 1886
to 	Sherman Mills CUTCHER
s/o 	Andrew Jackson CUTCHER I / Lucinda SHAVER-STEVENS
b 	ca 1866 	Armada Macomb Co MI

Children: Jesse-Benson; Floyd; Alice and Andrew-Jackson II --CUTCHER--

Name 	Blanche ALLEN
d/o 	Jessie C. ALLEN / Josephine LEWIS
b 	4 Aug 1872
d 	4 Jun 1957
bur  	Jun 1957 	West Berlin Cemetery
m
to 	Floyd David CUTCHER
b 	8 May 1862
d 	10 Dec 1836
bur 	Dec 1836 	West Berlin Cemetery

Children: Ivy-Evan --CUTCHER--

Name 	Claude ALLEN
s/o 	Jessie C. ALLEN / Josephine LEWIS
b 	2 Oct 1876
d 	1955
bur 	1955 	West Berlin Cemetery
m
to 	Marie A. MC KENNA
b 	15 Nov 1875
d 	1950
bur 	1950 	West Berlin Cemetery

Children: Nina; Mina and Claudia

Name 	Nina ALLEN
d/o 	Claude ALLEN / Marie A. MC KENNA
b 	26 Mar 1895
d 	1954
bur 	1954 	West Berlin Cemetery
m 	18 Feb 1914
to 	Carl BERK
b 	15 Aug 1890
d 	11 Jan 1969
bur 	Jan 1969 	West Berlin Cemetery

Name 	Mina ALLEN
d/o 	Claude ALLEN / Marie A. MC KENNA
b 	26 May 1904
d 	30 May 1904
bur 	May 1904 	West Berlin Cemetery


Name 	Claudia ALLEN
d/o 	Claude ALLEN / Marie A. MC KENNA
b 	8 Sep 1911
m #1 	28 Oct 1930
to 	Glen POWERS
m #2 	16 May 1942
to 	James Franklin O'CONNER SR.

Children: #1- Patrick-James --POWERS--         #2- James-Franklin Jr. --
O'CONNER--

Name 	Darius ALLEN
s/o 	Douglas ALLEN / Phoebe CONGER/CONGER
b 	8 Sep 1842 	Armada MI
d 	4 Jan 1925
bur 	Jan 1925 	West Berlin Cemetery
age 	83 years
m 	1865
to 	Mary Jane STANLAKE
d/o 	Thomas STANLAKE 
b 	18 Mar 1845
d 	6 May 1896
bur 	May 1896 	West Berlin Cemetery

Children: George-Omer; Elsie-Jane; Lulie-Adell; Ina-Elnora and Ethan 
Darius

Name 	George Omer ALLEN
s/o 	Darius ALLEN / Mary Jane STANLAKE
b 	2 Jul 1868
d 	1953
bur 	1953 	West Berlin Cemetery
m 	24 Jun 1889
to 	Helen B. HOOVER

Name 	Elsie Jane ALLEN
d/o 	Darius ALLEN / Mary Jane STANLAKE
b 	26 Sep 1870
m
to 	Reuben LEWIS

Name 	Lulie Adell ALLEN
d/o 	Darius ALLEN / Mary Jane STANLAKE
b 	30 Sep 1873
d 	9 Feb 1907
m 	14 Oct 1905
to 	Jack RYAN

Name 	Ina Elnora ALLEN
d/o 	Darius ALLEN / Mary Jane STANLAKE
b 	30 Dec 1874
d 	1955
bur 	1955 	West Berlin Cemetery
m 	14 Sep 1905
to 	James MASSIE

Name 	Ethan Darius ALLEN
s/o 	Darius ALLEN / Mary Jane STANLAKE
b 	30 Dec 1876
d 	1955
bur 	1955 	West Berlin Cemetery
m
to 	Maude HILLER
b 	1881
d 	1946
bur  	1946 	West Berlin Cemetery

Children: Ruth-Elnora and Eileen-Doras

Name 	Ruth Elnora ALLEN
d/o 	Ethan Darius ALLEN / Maude HILLER
b 	28 Feb 1899
d 	1963
bur 	1963 	West Berlin Cemetery
m 	31 Aug 1920
to 	Wade ALMON
b 	1897
d 	1989
bur  	1989 	West Berlin Cemetery

Name 	Eileen Doras ALLEN
d/o 	Ethan Darius ALLEN / Maude HILLER
b 	4 Jun 1921
m 	9 Oct 1943
to 	Wellington HAYNESS

Name 	Phoebe M. ALLEN
d/o 	Douglas ALLEN / Phoebe CONGER/CONGER
b 	2 Dec 1844 	Armada MI
d 	23 Jul 1864 	Armada Twp Macomb Co MI
age  	20 years
m 	2 Jul 1863
to 	Mr. PERKINS

Children: Ella-- PERKINS--

Name 	Clarissa ALLEN
d/o 	Douglas ALLEN / Phoebe CONGER/CONGER
b 	26 Oct 1847 	Armada MI
d 	27 Sep 1852
age 	7 years

Name 	*Roy Roswell ALLEN
s/o 	Douglas ALLEN / Phoebe CONGER/CONGER
b 	20 Oct/Nov 1849  	Armada MI
d 	23 Jun 1923 	Novesta Twp Sanilac Co MI
bur 	Jun 1923 	Moshier Cemetery Hemans MI
m 	6 Jan 1875
to 	Arilla WARDELL
d/o 	William WARDELL / Nancy STOUKES ?
b 	16 Aug 1855  	Canada
d 	6 Mar 1932 	Novesta Twp Sanilac Co MI
bur 	9 Mar 1932 	Moshier Cemetery Hemans MI

Children: Elenora; Elmer; Roy-Roswell; Phoebe and Vern-Franklin

Name 	Elenore ALLEN
d/o 	Roy Roswell ALLEN / Arvilla WARDELL
b 	1 Jan 1880 	Novesta Twp Tuscola Co MI
d 	12 Oct 1956 	Pleasent Home Hospital, MI
age 	76 years
bur 	15 Oct 1956 	Novesta Twp Cemetery Cass City MI
m 	1 Jan 1898
to 	Joseph BROWN
s/o 	Amasa BROWN / Etta BIDDLEMAN
b 	12 Oct 1866 	Walsingham Ontario Canada
d 	16 Jul 1943 	Snover Moore Twp Sanilac Co MI
age 	77 years 9 months 4 days
bur  	19 Jul 1943 	Novesta Twp Cemetery Cass City MI

Children: Fred; Arvilla-Arvilla; Roswell-Hezekiah; Ray-Douglas; Harold-Grant; 
Jennie-Bell; Christina-Mae and Marion-Marguerite

see also Samuel Brown


Name 	Elmer Jerome ALLEN
s/o 	Roy Roswell ALLEN / Arvilla WARDELL
b 	1 Oct 1881
d 	1956
bur 	1956 	Moshier Cemetery Hemans MI
age 	65 years
m
to 	Carrie M. MOSHIER
b 	22 Jul 1882
d 	9 Feb 1964

Children: Roy-Roswell; Myrtle A. and Ruth D.

Name 	Roy Roswell ALLEN
s/o 	Elmer Jerome ALLEN / Carrie M. MOSHIER
m 	26 Jan 1943
to 	Agnes E. KORNEXL
b 	3 Jan 1916

Children: Betty-Jane and Suzanne-Louise

Name 	Betty Jane ALLEN
d/o 	Roy Roswell ALLEN / Agnes E. KORNEXL
b 	21 Jan 1945

Name 	Suzanne Louise ALLEN
d/o 	Roy Roswell ALLEN / Agnes E. KORNEXL
b 	24 Oct 1950
m
to 	Richard LEONARD

Children: Michelle and Eric --LEONARD --

Name 	Myrtle A. ALLEN
d/o 	Elmer Jerome ALLEN / Carrie M. MOSHIER
m
to 	Leo S. WEINBERG

Children: Orpha-Evelyn; Donald C.; Lorena J.; Leotta F. and Bernard --WEINBERG--

Name 	Roy Roswell ALLEN
s/o 	Roy Roswell ALLEN / Arvilla WARDELL
b 	23 Dec 1903
d 	20 Dec 1965
age  	62 years
bur 	Dec 1965 	Moshier Cemetery Hemans MI

Name 	Vern Franklin ALLEN
s/o 	Roy Roswell ALLEN / Arvilla WARDELL
b 	10 Aug 1883 	Novesta Twp MI
d 	30 Aug 1946
m 	24 Dec 1903
to 	May Agatha HAGLE
b 	28 Sep 1881  	Saint Clair MI
d 	27 May 1972 	Richmond Macomb MI

Children: Truman; Violet and Laverne

Name 	Truman ALLEN
s/o 	Vern Franklin ALLEN / May Agatha HAGLE
b 	19 Feb 1905
d 	22 Jan 1972
m
to 	Norma BARNARD
b 	16 Aug 1906

Children: Vernon-Dean; Garnet-Ward; Wanda-Helen; Sherwood J. and Barbara-May

Name 	Vernon Dean ALLEN
s/o 	Truman ALLEN / Norma BARNARD
b 	6 Jan 1924 	Royal Oak Wayne Co. MI
m 	22 May 1943
to 	Lois MILLER
b 	18 Nov 1924

Children: Vern-Robert and Dawn-Eileen

Name 	Vern Robert ALLEN
s/o 	Vernon Dean ALLEN / Lois MILLER
b 	9 Mar 1945
m
to 	Josephine MONTLEONE

Children: Kathy-Ann; Lisa-Marie and Verne-Clifford

Name 	Kathy Ann ALLEN
d/o 	Vern Robert ALLEN / Josephine MONTLEONE
b 	20 Sep 1967

Name 	Lisa Marie ALLEN
d/o 	Vern Robert ALLEN / Josephine MONTLEONE
b 	29 Sep 1968

Name 	Verne Clifford ALLEN
s/o 	Vern Robert ALLEN / Josephine MONTLEONE
b 	1 Oct 1973

Name 	Dawn Eileen ALLEN
d/o 	Vernon Dean ALLEN / Lois MILLER
b 	24 Nov 1948 	Mount Clemens Macomb Co MI
m
to 	Robert SWETNAM

Children: Jason-Robert and Nickole-Dawn -- SWETNAM--

Name 	Garnet Ward ALLEN
s/o 	Truman ALLEN / Norma BARNARD
b 	26 Jul 1926 	Royal Oak Wayne MI
m 	1944
to 	Geraldine MAUL
b 	8 Jan 1926 	Roseville Macomb Co MI

Children: Cheryl-Lynn; Linda-Marie; Michael-Ward and Diana-Lorraine

Name 	Cheryl Lynn ALLEN
d/o 	Garnet Ward ALLEN / Geraldine MAUL
b 	24 Nov 1946 	Mount Clemens Macomb Co MI
m
to 	Garry Lee ELYA

Children: Geri-Lynn and Greg-Lawrence --ELYA--

Name 	Linda Marie ALLEN
d/o 	Garnet Ward ALLEN / Geraldine MAUL
b 	22 Aug 1948 	Mount Clemens Macomb Co MI
m
to 	Raymond SCHMIDT

Children: Bryan-David --SCHMIDT --

Name 	Michael Ward ALLEN
s/o 	Garnet Ward ALLEN / Geraldine MAUL
b 	12 Oct 1949 	Mount Clemens Macomb Co MI
m #1 	1970
to 	Debra PATTON
m #2
to 	Lucia ORZINSKI

Children: #1- Michael-Ward Jr; Dwayne-Michael #2- Garet-Dwayne and Jessica C.

Name 	Michael Ward ALLEN JR.
s/o 	Michael Ward ALLEN / Debra PATTON
b 	7 Oct 1971

Name 	Dwayne Michael ALLEN
s/o 	Michael Ward ALLEN / Debra PATTON
b 	8 Oct 1973

Name 	Garet Dwayne ALLEN
s/o 	Michael Ward ALLEN / Lucia ORZINSKI
b 	2 Nov 1981

Name 	Jessica C. ALLEN
d/o 	Michael Ward ALLEN / Lucia ORZINSKI
b 	28 Feb 1985

Name 	Diana Lorraine ALLEN
d/o 	Garnet Ward ALLEN / Geraldine MAUL
b 	23 Jun 1953 	Detroit Wayne Co MI
m
to 	Daniel L. EMERSON

Children: Eric-Nolan; Christina-M. and Jason-David --EMERSON--

Name 	Wanda Helen ALLEN
d/o 	Truman ALLEN / Norma BARNARD
b 	23 Sep 1929
m #1 	1945
to 	Clarence PIOTROWSKI
m #2 	1952
to 	Vincent Joseph DAVIS
m #3 	1975
to 	Clarence PIOTROWSKI

Children: #1& #3- Norma-Ellen; Barbara-Jeanette and Gloria-Jean -- 
PIOTROWSKI-- #2- Vincent Joseph Jr. --DAVIS--

Name 	Sherwood J. ALLEN
s/o 	Truman ALLEN / Norma BARNARD
b 	16 Oct 1932  	Armada Macomb Co MI
m #1 	10 Jan 1955
to 	Barbara LAMBERT
b 	10 Aug 1933
m #2
to 	Patricia L. CLARK

Children: #1- Steven; Connie-Rose #2- David-Arthur; Rodger-Jay; William-Arthur 
and Susan-Marie

Name 	Steven ALLEN
s/o 	Sherwood J. ALLEN / Barbara LAMBERT
b 	17 May 1956

Name 	Connie Rose ALLEN
d/o 	Sherwood J. ALLEN / Barbara LAMBERT
b 	29 Nov 1957
m #1 	1 May 1974
to 	Woodrow W. JACKSON JR.
m #2 	4 Aug 1990
to 	Elias Arthur LOPEZ

Children:Adam-Jackson [12/22/75] David-Allen [12/19/79]; Carmen Rose 
[8/18/85]; Thomas Christopher [7/23/88]and Elisha-Denee [12/25/88]-LOPEZ Adam 
and David were adopted by Elias Oct 1990.  Adam Jackson LOPEZ married Tiffany 
Neshea MORRIS on 1/16/80 [Tiffany born 8/5/75] they have a child Jourdan Zion 
Morris LOPEZ [b 8/29/02].

Name 	David Arthur ALLEN
s/o 	Sherwood J. ALLEN / Patricia L. CLARK
b 	24 Aug 1968
d 	24 Sep 1968

Name 	Rodger Jay ALLEN
s/o 	Sherwood J. ALLEN / Patricia L. CLARK
b 	29 Apr 1970
m 	3 Aug 1990
to 	Doris DAVIS

Children: Ashley-Nicole

Name 	Ashley Nicole ALLEN
d/o 	Rodger Jay ALLEN / Doris DAVIS
b 	26 May 1991

Name 	William Arthur ALLEN
s/o 	Sherwood J. ALLEN / Patricia L. CLARK
b 	9 Oct 1971

Name 	Susan Marie ALLEN
d/o 	Sherwood J. ALLEN / Patricia L. CLARK
b 	13 Jul 1973

Name 	Barbara May ALLEN
d/o 	Truman ALLEN / Norma BARNARD
b 	6 Jan 1939
d 	26 Oct 1947

Name 	Violet ALLEN
d/o 	Vern Franklin ALLEN / May Agatha HAGLE
b 	10 Feb 1907
m
to 	Clarence H. KOLMAN
b 	29 Apr 1902 	Port Huron Saint Clair Co MI
d 	6 May 1969 	Richmond Macomb Co MI

Children: Glennice; Robert-Herbert; Lauretta and Merle-James --KOLMAN--

Name 	Laverne ALLEN
/o 	Vern Franklin ALLEN / May Agatha HAGLE
b 	27 Jan 1911 	Port Sanilac Sanilac Co MI
d 	4 Jan 1986 	Warren Macomb Co MI
m 	16 Mar 1929
to 	Everett Le Roy RAMSEY
b 	1908 	Indiana
d 	14 Feb 1971 	Mount Clemens Macomb Co MI
bur  	Feb 1971 	Richmond Macomb Co MI

Children: Carol-Jane and Marsha-Elaine --RAMSEY--


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