Elsie Jane Nuzman1,2

b. 27 September 1869, d. 29 December 1951
Pedigree
FatherFrederick C. Nuzman3
MotherMary Jane Anderson3

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     Elsie Jane Nuzman was born on 27 September 1869 in Circleville, Jackson Co., Kansas.4 She married Henry Justin Allen, son of John Allen and Rebecca Elizabeth Goodwin, on 19 October 1892 at the bride's home in Circleville, Jackson Co., Kansas.1 She died on 29 December 1951 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, at age 82.5,3 She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.3,6
     She graduated in 1891 from Baker University in Baldwin City, Douglas Co., Kansas,1,5 where she met her future husband Henry Allen.7 After their marriage she and Henry lived for a time in Salina, Saline Co., Kansas.1 They are listed in Ottawa, Franklin Co., Kansas, in the 1900 census, along with Henry's sister Cora.8 They are listed in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, in the censuses from 1910 to 1940.9,10,11,12
     In 1946 she and Henry were decorated by the British government for their service and leadership of the "Bundles for Britain" program and the "Save the Children Foundation" in the aftermath of World War II.13
     She loved the arts, and donated her large collection to Baker University in 1919. She helped establish the Wichita Arts Association, served as chair of its art school committee, and was a board member from 1921 until her death in 1951.3

Citations

  1. [S5521] "The Right Thing To Do", Saline County Journal, 20 October 1892, p. 3, col. 3.
  2. [S5522] William E. Connelley, A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, Vol. 5, p. 2236.
  3. [S5529] Allen-Holmes Collection, http://www.kshs.org/archives/305637, biographical sketch for Elsie Jane (Nuzman) Allen.
  4. [S5528] U.S. Passport Application, Elsie J. Allen, 12 February 1913.
  5. [S5527] Obituary, Elsie Allen, Lawrence Daily Journal-World, Lawrence, Kansas, 31 December 1951, p. 3, col. 4.
  6. [S1871] Find A Grave. Memorial for Elsie Jane (Nuzman) Allen (Mem. No. 24269983), Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas. Created by The Old Genealogist, 30 January 2008.
  7. [S5524] Obituary, Henry Justin Allen, The Van Nuys News, Van Nuys, California, 23 January 1950, p. 4, col. 3.
  8. [S5508] 1900 U.S. Census, Henry J. Allen household, Franklin Co., Kansas.
  9. [S5509] 1910 U.S. Census, Henry J. Allen household, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.
  10. [S5510] 1920 U.S. Census, Henry J. Allen household, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.
  11. [S5511] 1930 U.S. Census, Henery J. Allen household, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.
  12. [S5512] 1940 U.S. Census, Henery J. Allen household, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.
  13. [S5525] Obituary, Henry J. Allen, The Iola Register, Iola, Kansas, 17 January 1950, p. 1, col. 8.

Edwin Sargent Sheldon1,2,3

b. 17 March 1868, d. 10 April 1951
Pedigree
FatherHerbert Franklin Sheldon4
MotherOrissa A. Packard4

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     Edwin Sargent Sheldon was born on 17 March 1868 in Ottawa, Franklin Co., Kansas.4,5 He was married by R. E. McBride, Preacher, to Cora Ethel Allen, daughter of John Allen and Rebecca Elizabeth Goodwin, on 5 November 1902 in Clifton, Washington Co., Kansas.2,3 He died on 10 April 1951 at age 83.6 He was buried on 12 April 1951 at Highland Cemetery in Ottawa, Franklin Co., Kansas.6,7
     He and his wife Cora lived in Ottawa, Franklin Co., Kansas,1,8,9,10,11 where he owned a hardware store for 60 years.1,9,10,11,6 Cora's parents John and Rebecca (Goodwin) Allen came to live with them sometime between 1910 and 1915, and her mother Rebecca continued to live with them after John's death in 1917, until her own death in 1931.8,9,10

Citations

  1. [S5504] 1910 U.S. Census, Edwin S. Sheldon household, Franklin Co., Kansas.
  2. [S5538] E. S. Sheldon and Cora E. Allen, Marriage Record.
  3. [S5540] Obituary, Cora E. Sheldon, Ottawa Herald, Ottawa, Kansas, 18 December 1970, p. 8, col. 5.
  4. [S5522] William E. Connelley, A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, Vol. 5, pp. 2401-2403.
  5. [S4174] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Record for Edwin S. Sheldon, No. 514-05-8089.
  6. [S5539] Obituary, Edwin S. Sheldon, Lawrence Daily Journal-World, Lawrence, Kansas, 11 April 1951, p. 2, col. 3.
  7. [S1871] Find A Grave. Memorial for Edwin S. Sheldon (Mem. No. 38872749), Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, Franklin Co., Kansas. Created by Mayflower Pilgrim 332, 29 June 2009.
  8. [S5537] 1915 State Census, Edwin S. Sheldon household, Franklin Co., Kansas.
  9. [S5505] 1920 U.S. Census, Edwin S. Sheldon household, Franklin Co., Kansas.
  10. [S5506] 1930 U.S. Census, Edwin S. Sheldon household, Franklin Co., Kansas.
  11. [S5507] 1940 U.S. Census, Edwin Sheldon household, Franklin Co., Kansas.