Miles Aldebert Allen

Notes:

1910 living with his grandfather Andrew Allen in Alfred. Miles was employed by Seymour G. Stewart in West Almond, as a farm laborer, according to the 1920 census of West Almond. He was said, Audrey Pettibone, to have been living with his half-sister, Grace Farnum, in Wellsville at the time of his death. Miles was killed in an oil refinery fire in Wellsville. A story relayed to me by Audrey Pettibone from her uncle(Lionel), who know Miles, said that about every Saturday night there was a dance and one night a deputy sheriff came and caused alot of grief for everyone. The Deputy was apparently not well liked by everyone. Never-the-less, some words were spoken and Miles hit the Deputy with his fist, knocking the Deputy out cold. Miles spent the next three days in jail. Under normal circumstances, Miles could have been fired from his job for such an incident, but his boss kept him on. Unfortunately, he was killed not long after.

Birth:
Deliverd by his grandmother, Rhoda Allen.

Died:
Obituary Abstracts from the Olean Times-Herald: [Wellsville, Sep 28]
Age 30, of Angelica; d. from burns, Tues., Jones Memorial Hosp.; explosion at Sinclair Refinery; unmd. Survived by: father, K. Allen (Almond); sis. Mrs. Joel Burdette(Hornell) and bro. James M. Allen (Olean).