Allen, Mary

ALLEN

Posted By: Lorelei Rusco (email)
Date: 2/27/2012 at 05:48:29

Allen, Mary –
Mary Allen was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania August 22, [can’t read] Died at her home in East Lenox September 17, 1911.

Miss Allen with her parents moved to Belmont County, Ohio when she was a few years of age and after seven years of residence at that place the family moved to Washington County, Iowa making the trip to their western home by steamboat down the Ohio River and by wagon across the country to the place where they were to build a pioneer home. At an early age Miss Allen united with the United Presbyterian church, under the pastorate of her uncle Dr. G. C. Vincent. In Washington County for 38 years she lived a busy and useful life in her father’s home, a most devoted daughter and a loving companion to her mother. In 1880, a broken family of three moved to Lenox, Iowa, where the deceased cared for her aged father while he lived and continued to make her home in that place, loved and honored by her many acts of kindness and nobility of Christian character.

Miss Allen had not been in the best of health for several weeks but was able to be able about her home as usual until Friday before her death. On that morning she was unable to leave her bed, complaining of excessive weariness and appeared to be completely exhausted. She continued to grow weaker until the end came shortly after midnight of the following day. Funeral services were held at the home Monday at 10:30 am conducted by the pastor, A L Davidson, many of the neighbors and friends being present to pay their last respects to one whom they had known and loved for so long.

Jos. Allen, brother of the deceased, one of the two remaining members of the family of eight children, came from his home in McCook, Nebraska, and with his nephew, Frank Wilkin, accompanied the body to Washington, Iowa where it was laid to rest beside the father and mother.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, September 21, 1911