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     Corinne L. Vincent was born on 2 October 1908 in Kansas.^4,2 She married Herbert A. Sheldon, son of Edwin Sargent Sheldon and Cora Ethel Allen, about 1928.^5,1,2 She died on 15 January 1981 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona, at age 72.^5,4
     She and her husband Herbert are listed in Ottawa, Franklin Co., Kansas, in the 1930 and 1940 censuses.^2,3 He was in the hardware business, starting as a store clerk, and by 1940 was "director & salesman" of his own company. Corinne was the company's bookkeeper in 1940.^2,3

     Rose Agnes Germann was born on 24 October 1881 in Kansas.^5,6 She married John Laverne Allen, son of John Allen and Rebecca Elizabeth Goodwin, about 1901.^3,6,7 They were later divorced, probably after 1924, when their daughter Virginia was born, but certainly before 1930, when Rose was listed as divorced in the census, and John was listed with his second wife.^2,8,9 She died on 15 July 1973 at age 91.⁵ She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery (Plot A) in Weatherford, Custer Co., Oklahoma.¹⁰
     She and her husband John are listed with their children in Cimarron Twp., Blaine Co., Oklahoma, in the 1910 census⁶, and in Weatherford, Custer Co., Oklahoma, in the 1920 census.¹¹
     She remained in Weatherford after she and John divorced, and is listed there with her daughters Elsie and Virginia in the 1930 census⁸, and with Virginia in the 1940 census.¹²

     Nancy Ida Lam was born in 1887.¹ She married John Laverne Allen, son of John Allen and Rebecca Elizabeth Goodwin, sometime between 1924 and 1930 (see below). She died on 20 August 1964 at the Parkview Rest Home in Iola, Allen Co., Kansas.⁸ She was buried on 24 August 1964 at Highland Cemetery in Iola, Allen Co., Kansas.^1,6
     The identification of John Laverne Allen's second wife as Nancy Ida Lam is based on a variety of sources. First, the name Nancy comes from their shared grave marker,¹ John's World War II draft registration,³ the 1940 census,² and their obituaries^9,8 (neither obituary names a spouse, but both give their home as 316 S. Fourth St. in Iola). The surname Lam is based on two obituaries. Nancy's obituary names (among others) a brother Everette Lam and sisters Mrs. erna [sic] M. Holman and Mrs. Cora Haynie,⁶ and Verna Mae (Lam) Holman's obituary names her parents as Peter Sylvester Lam and America Bond.⁷ Finally, her middle name of Ida is based on (1) her entry in the 1930 census, which gives her name as Ida N. Allen⁵; (2) her father Peter's obituary, which names a daughter Ida Allen⁴; and (3) legal notices in Iola newspapers concerning her estate, which give her name as Nancy I. Allen, with Cora J. Haynie as the petitioner.¹⁰ It should be noted that the Andrus genealogy gives her name as Nancy Jones, not Nancy Lam.¹¹ But, she had been previously married (the 1930 census gives her age at first marriage as 18). Perhaps Jones was the name of her previous husband.
     She and her husband John are listed in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, in the 1930 census.⁵ They moved to a farm a few miles southeast of Iola, Allen Co., Kansas, about 1934⁹, where they are listed in the 1940 census², then into the town of Iola in 1948.^9,8

     Dulcie Ethelynn Allen was born on 30 December 1901 in Clifton, Kansas.² She was married by Frank A. Godsoe, Pastor, to James William Ridenour, son of Gideon W. Ridenour and Tishia A. (?), on 5 August 1924 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma.^3,2 She died on 21 August 2000 at age 98.² She was buried on 23 August 2000 at Hydro Masonic Cemetery in Blaine Co., Oklahoma.^2,4
     In 1930 she and her husband James and their two children were living with his parents in Hydro Twp., Caddo Co., Oklahoma.⁵ By 1940 they had moved into their own house in the town of Hydro. James's father, then a widower, was living with them, along with a nephew James E. Ridenour, and Dulcie's brother Melvin Allen.⁶
     She was a schoolteacher, once teaching all eight grades at the one-room Pleasant Ridge School (in Roger Mills Co.?) She also taught in Putnam, Oklahoma Co., and in Cogar, Caddo Co. For a time during World War II she worked at the Douglas Aircraft plant.²
     On 31 July 1987, three years after her husband's death, she moved into the Putnam City Convalescent Center (now the Grace Living Center) in Bethany, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma.²

     Hazel Lucile Allen was born on 13 January 1904 in Kansas.^3,1 She was married by John D. Abel, Minister, to Cecil Clyde Campbell, son of Charles Elbert Campbell and Mary Etta Lamarr, on 20 September 1927 at the Christian Parsonage in Kingfisher, Kingfisher Co., Oklahoma.² She died on 16 November 2006 at age 102.³
     She and her husband Cecil were living in Guthrie, Logan Co., Oklahoma, in 1930⁴, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, in 1935⁵, and in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, in 1940.⁵ In 2000 she was living in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co., California.⁶

     Myrtle R. Allen was born on 16 October 1906 in Kansas.^2,1 She married Vesper I. McLain, son of James Henry McLain and Caroline Wade, about 1936 (based on the birth date of 6 August 1937 for their daughter Margaret).^3,4,5,6 They were later divorced, probably after 1954, when they were listed at the same address in the San Diego city directory, but certainly by 1960, when Vesper remarried.^7,8 She died on 11 February 2003 in Pierce Co., Washington, at age 96.⁹
     In 1930 she was living as a lodger with Emmett and (Nellie) Smith in Sayre Twp., Beckham Co., Oklahoma,¹⁰ and working as a school principal.¹⁰ She and her husband Vesper moved to San Diego, San Diego Co., California, sometime before 1939, and lived there together until their divorce.^11,4

     Melvin Laverne Allen was born on 18 December 1908 in Clay Center, Clay Co., Kansas.² He died on 28 July 1983 at age 74.² He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery (Plot A) in Weatherford, Custer Co., Oklahoma.³
     In 1940 he was living with his sister Dulcie's family in Hydro, Caddo Co., Oklahoma,⁴ and working as an assistant at a merchant's club where Dulcie's husband James Ridenour was a manager.⁴
     He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, enlisting as a staff sergeant at Camp Barkeley, Texas, on 11 December 1941, four days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He re-enlisted after the war, on 18 January 1947, and was discharged on 31 March 1954.^5,6

     Elsie Marie Allen was born on 3 August 1915 in Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma.² She was married by W. M. Gray, J. P., to Jerry Wray on 7 October 1933 in Weatherford, Custer Co., Oklahoma.³ She died on 5 April 1998 at age 82.² She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery (Plot E) in Weatherford, Custer Co., Oklahoma.⁴
     She and her husband Jerry are listed in the 1940 census in Weatherford, Custer Co., Oklahoma,⁵ where he was working as a cattle truck driver.⁵

     Margaret Allen was born on 12 May 1917.¹ She died on 5 May 1918.¹ She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery (Plot A) in Weatherford, Custer Co., Oklahoma.¹

     Virginia Verne Allen was born on 25 October 1924 in Weatherford, Custer Co., Oklahoma.² She married John Forrestt Stone, son of John Stone and Ethel Williamson, on 8 May 1946 at St. Anthony's Church in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.^3,4,2 She died on 26 October 2013 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, at age 89.² She was buried on 30 October 2013 at Yukon Cemetery (Sect. A36, Blk. 15) in Yukon, Canadian Co., Oklahoma.^2,5
     She moved from Bethany, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, to Yukon, Canadian Co., Oklahoma, in 1962.²

     James William Ridenour was born on 28 May 1897 in Chickasaw, Oklahoma.^2,4 He was married by Frank A. Godsoe, Pastor, to Dulcie Ethelynn Allen, daughter of John Laverne Allen and Rose Agnes Germann, on 5 August 1924 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma.^1,5 He died on 1 January 1984 at age 86.⁴ He was buried at Hydro Masonic Cemetery in Blaine Co., Oklahoma.⁶
     He sometimes went by his middle name William.^5,3
     He served during World War I, enlisting on 6 September 1918, and was discharged on 3 February 1919.⁴
     In 1930 he and his wife Dulcie and their two children were living with his parents in Hydro Twp., Caddo Co., Oklahoma.³ By 1940 they had moved into their own house in the town of Hydro. James's father, then a widower, was living with them, along with a nephew James E. Ridenour, and Dulcie's brother Melvin Allen.⁷
     In 1930 he was working as a barber, and in 1940 was manager of a merchant's club where Dulcie's brother Melvin was also working as an assistant.^3,7

     Cecil Clyde Campbell was born on 16 April 1904 in Alanthus, Hancock Co., Tennessee.¹ He was married by John D. Abel, Minister, to Hazel Lucile Allen, daughter of John Laverne Allen and Rose Agnes Germann, on 20 September 1927 at the Christian Parsonage in Kingfisher, Kingfisher Co., Oklahoma.² He died on 30 January 1972 in San Bernardino Co., California, at age 67.³
     He and his wife Hazel were living in Guthrie, Logan Co., Oklahoma, in 1930⁴, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma, in 1935⁵, and in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, in 1940.⁵
     He was in the newspaper business, at least for a time, as a distributor in 1930 and as a circulation manager in 1940.^4,5

     Vesper I. McLain was born on 3 November 1909 in Cherryvale, Montgomery Co., Kansas.^5,6,7 He married Myrtle R. Allen, daughter of John Laverne Allen and Rose Agnes Germann, about 1936 (based on the birth date of 6 August 1937 for their daughter Margaret).^1,4,3,2 They were later divorced, probably after 1954, when they were listed at the same address in the San Diego city directory, but certainly by 1960, when Vesper remarried.^8,9 He died on 15 July 1978 in Imperial Co., California, at age 68.^10,6
     He and his first wife Myrtle moved to San Diego, San Diego Co., California, sometime before 1939, and lived there together until their divorce.^11,4 He owned a window cleaning business in San Diego.^11,4
     He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, enlisting on 9 May 1944 at Fort Macarthur, San Pedro, California. He was discharged on 23 December 1945.^12,13

     Jerry Wray was born on 10 October 1905 in Arkansas.^2,1 He was married by W. M. Gray, J. P., to Elsie Marie Allen, daughter of John Laverne Allen and Rose Agnes Germann, on 7 October 1933 in Weatherford, Custer Co., Oklahoma.¹ He died on 24 June 1997 at age 91.² He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery (Plot E) in Weatherford, Custer Co., Oklahoma.³
     He and his wife Elsie are listed in the 1940 census in Weatherford, Custer Co., Oklahoma,⁴ where he was working as a cattle truck driver.⁴

     John Forrestt Stone was born on 12 December 1924 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.² He married Virginia Verne Allen, daughter of John Laverne Allen and Rose Agnes Germann, on 8 May 1946 at St. Anthony's Church in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.^4,5,3 He died on 23 October 1996 at age 71.²

     Edna Alice Montgomery was born on 21 August 1887 in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.^2,1 She married George A. Allen, son of Charles B. Allen and Sarah A. Abbott, on 29 February 1908 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.³ They were divorced, probably after 1912 when their son Robert was baptized.^4,5 She died on 15 December 1915 at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, at age 28 from kidney disease.¹ She was buried on 18 December 1915 at Riverside Cemetery in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.^1,6
     In the 1910 census she and her husband George are listed in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.⁷ She was a telephone operator.^3,8,1

     Charles Abbott Allen was born on 12 May 1909 in Michigan.^3,4,1 He died on 16 July 1965 in Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, at age 56.^3,4 He was buried at Mountain Home Cemetery in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.⁵
     In 1920, after his parents' divorce and his mother's death, he was living with his widowed paternal grandmother Sarah (Abbott) Allen in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.⁶ In 1930 he was living at the New Lincoln Hotel, at 142 W. Water St. in Kalamazoo, and working as a streetcar operator.⁷ In 1940 he was at the Lincoln Hotel (probably the same place) in Kalamazoo, working as a bus driver.²

     Kenneth Montgomery Allen was baptized on 9 September 1910 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.² He was married by Henry Liodicoat, Minister, to Eleanor Ekstrom, daughter of William Ekstrom and Frances Smalley, on 20 April 1930 in Big Rapids, Mecosta Co., Michigan.¹ He died on 9 March 1990 in Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.³
     In 1920, after their parents' divorce and their mother's death, he and his brother Robert were living with their maternal grandmother Annabell and her second husband Samuel Glynn in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.⁴