Mima T. Lancaster

Mima married William Wilson Allen on 15 Sep 1885 in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. William (son of Philetus Ashbury Allen and Almeda Burditt) was born on 18 Apr 1855 in Dansville, Steuben County, New York; died on 26 Nov 1896 in Centerville, Turner County, South Dakota; was buried in Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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At the time of his registration for World War I draft, Wayne was living with his mother in Garrison, North Dakota and working as Superintendent of Schools for the Garrison School District in North Dakota. The draft card also noted that he was physically disabled, this was dated Jun 5, 1917 and he died less than 3 months later back in his hometown of Centerville, SD.

Newspaper article from the Fargo Forum, dated Sep 4, 1917, states that Garrison school will open Sept 24 and M.A. Tollefson "has been engaged as principle to succeed Prof. W. M. Allen, who resigned because of ill health" - apparently, they were not aware that he died a few days prior. Per his draft card info of being physically disabled, we can assume then at young age study a lot and became a teacher and up to Superintendent versus following his father's lumber business. Not able to learn what his disability was.