Iva Dora Allen1,2

b. 6 April 1887, d. 12 April 1978
FatherFrank A. Allen1,3 b. a 1857, d. 13 Oct 1927
MotherMary C. Hart1,3 b. 7 Sep 1865, d. 29 Mar 1949
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Towne
ChartsPhilip Burlingham and Polly Babcock Descendants
     Iva Dora Allen was born on 6 April 1887 in Cooper, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.4 She married William Thornton Nicholls, son of Charles Nicholls and Martha Whitmore, on 26 January 1906 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.2 She died on 12 April 1978 in Oak Lawn, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 91.3 She was buried on 15 April 1978 at Beverly Cemetery in Blue Island, Cook Co., Illinois.3
     She and her husband William lived with her parents, then with her mother after her father's death, from at least 1910 to 1930 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.5,6,7 By 1940 they were renting their own house in Chicago, at 6547 Yale Ave., and Iva's mother was living with them.8

Citations

  1. [S1849] 1900 U.S. Census, Frank Allen household, Cook Co., Illinois.
  2. [S3318] Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968. Record for William Thornton Nicholls and Iva Dora Allen, FHL Film 1030398, Image 63, Ref. No. 425993.
  3. [S3443] Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998. Record for Iva Dora Nicholls, Image 2542, Entry No. 2716.
  4. [S1251] Michigan Births, 1867-1902. Record for Iva D. Allen, FHL Film 2320848, Image 727, Item 2, p. 195, Rec. No. 132.
  5. [S1850] 1910 U.S. Census, Frank Allen household, Cook Co., Illinois.
  6. [S5654] 1920 U.S. Census, William Nicholls household, Cook Co., Illinois.
  7. [S1867] 1930 U.S. Census, Mary C. Allen household, Cook Co., Illinois.
  8. [S5655] 1940 U.S. Census, Wm. Nichols household, Cook Co., Illinois.

Georgia Allen1

b. February 1895, d. 13 February 1901
FatherFrank A. Allen1 b. a 1857, d. 13 Oct 1927
MotherMary C. Hart1 b. 7 Sep 1865, d. 29 Mar 1949
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Towne
ChartsPhilip Burlingham and Polly Babcock Descendants
     Georgia Allen was born in February 1895 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.1,2 She died on 13 February 1901 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.2 She was buried on 14 February 1901 at Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.2

Citations

  1. [S1849] 1900 U.S. Census, Frank Allen household, Cook Co., Illinois.
  2. [S3443] Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998. Record for Georgia V. Allen, FHL Film 1239660, Image 73, Rec. No. 118.

Jessie Irene Allen1,2

b. 23 March 1901, d. 31 July 1974
FatherFrank A. Allen1,2 b. a 1857, d. 13 Oct 1927
MotherMary C. Hart1,2 b. 7 Sep 1865, d. 29 Mar 1949
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Towne
ChartsPhilip Burlingham and Polly Babcock Descendants
     Jessie Irene Allen was born on 23 March 1901 in Illinois.1 She married Edward Nicholls on 26 July 1920 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.3 She died on 31 July 1974 at St. Anthony's Medical Center in Crown Point, Lake Co., Indiana, at age 73 after a heart attack.2,4 She was buried on 3 August 1974 at Maplewood Memorial Cemetery in Crown Point, Lake Co., Indiana.4,2,5
     She and her husband Edward are listed in Crown Point, Lake Co., Indiana, in the 1930 census6, and in Winfield Twp., Lake Co., Indiana, in the 1940 census.7 They moved to the area of Hebron, Porter Co., Indiana, about 1952.4

Citations

  1. [S1850] 1910 U.S. Census, Frank Allen household, Cook Co., Illinois.
  2. [S5659] Jessie Irene Nicholls, Death Certificate.
  3. [S3318] Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968. Record for Edward Nicholls and Essie Allen, FHL Film 1030734, Image 930, Ref. No. 876978.
  4. [S5660] Obituary, Jessie I. Nicholls, The Vidette Messenger, Valparaiso, Indiana, 1 August 1974, p. 9, col. 1.
  5. [S1871] Find A Grave. Memorial for Jessie Nicholls (Mem. No. 151125642), Maplewood Memorial Cemetery, Crown Point, Lake Co., Indiana. Created by NorthWest In Genealogical Society, 23 August 2015.
  6. [S5657] 1930 U.S. Census, Edward Nichols household, Lake Co., Indiana.
  7. [S5658] 1940 U.S. Census, Edward Nicholls household, Lake Co., Indiana.

Carol T. Allen1,2

b. 23 December 1904, d. 16 January 1912
FatherFrank A. Allen1,2 b. a 1857, d. 13 Oct 1927
MotherMary C. Hart1,2 b. 7 Sep 1865, d. 29 Mar 1949
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Towne
ChartsPhilip Burlingham and Polly Babcock Descendants
     Carol T. Allen was born on 23 December 1904 in Illinois.2 He died on 16 January 1912 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 7.2 He was buried on 17 January 1912 at Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.2

Citations

  1. [S1850] 1910 U.S. Census, Frank Allen household, Cook Co., Illinois.
  2. [S3443] Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998. Record for Carol Allen, FHL Film 1287644, Image 1028, Rec. No. 1500.

William Thornton Nicholls1

b. 30 August 1884, d. 9 September 1965
FatherCharles Nicholls2
MotherMartha Whitmore2
     William Thornton Nicholls was born on 30 August 1884 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.2 He married Iva Dora Allen, daughter of Frank A. Allen and Mary C. Hart, on 26 January 1906 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.1 He died on 9 September 1965 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 81.2 He was buried on 11 September 1965 at Beverly Cemetery in Blue Island, Cook Co., Illinois.2
     He and his wife Iva lived with her parents, then with her mother after her father's death, from at least 1910 to 1930 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.3,4,5 By 1940 they were renting their own house in Chicago, at 6547 Yale Ave., and Iva's mother was living with them.6
     He was an electrician, working for the city of Chicago.3,4,6,2

Citations

  1. [S3318] Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968. Record for William Thornton Nicholls and Iva Dora Allen, FHL Film 1030398, Image 63, Ref. No. 425993.
  2. [S3443] Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998. Record for William Thornton Nicholls, Image 1965, Entry No. 64716.
  3. [S1850] 1910 U.S. Census, Frank Allen household, Cook Co., Illinois.
  4. [S5654] 1920 U.S. Census, William Nicholls household, Cook Co., Illinois.
  5. [S1867] 1930 U.S. Census, Mary C. Allen household, Cook Co., Illinois.
  6. [S5655] 1940 U.S. Census, Wm. Nichols household, Cook Co., Illinois.

Edward Nicholls1

b. 18 July 1898, d. 7 January 1967
     Edward Nicholls was born on 18 July 1898 in Illinois.2,3 He married Jessie Irene Allen, daughter of Frank A. Allen and Mary C. Hart, on 26 July 1920 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.1 He died on 7 January 1967 at the Edward Hines Jr. V.A. Hospital in Hines, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 68.4 He was buried on 9 January 1967 at Maplewood Memorial Cemetery in Crown Point, Lake Co., Indiana.4,5
     He and his wife Jessie are listed in Crown Point, Lake Co., Indiana, in the 1930 census3, and in Winfield Twp., Lake Co., Indiana, in the 1940 census.6 They moved to the area of Hebron, Porter Co., Indiana, about 1952.7
     He was a veteran of World War I.4 He worked for the Letz Manufacturing Co. in Crown Point for 24 years, and also had a farm.4

Citations

  1. [S3318] Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968. Record for Edward Nicholls and Essie Allen, FHL Film 1030734, Image 930, Ref. No. 876978.
  2. [S876] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Entry for Edward Nicholls, No. 305-03-5604.
  3. [S5657] 1930 U.S. Census, Edward Nichols household, Lake Co., Indiana.
  4. [S5661] Obituary, Edward Nicholls, The Vidette Messenger, Valparaiso, Indiana, 9 January 1967, p. 8, col. 2.
  5. [S1871] Find A Grave. Memorial for Edward Nicholls (Mem. No. 151125641), Maplewood Memorial Cemetery, Crown Point, Lake Co., Indiana. Created by NorthWest In Genealogical Society, 23 August 2015.
  6. [S5658] 1940 U.S. Census, Edward Nicholls household, Lake Co., Indiana.
  7. [S5660] Obituary, Jessie I. Nicholls, The Vidette Messenger, Valparaiso, Indiana, 1 August 1974, p. 9, col. 1.