Abner Ebenezer Allen

Notes:

Abner did not have any children of his own, but did have a step-daughter, Edna Allen(b.ca.1886), who married Harvey Jones. Edna died shortly after her marriage, and was rumored to have been murdered by her husband.

May 2 - Abner E. Allen, 81, at his home in West Almond. Mr. Allen was born in Alfred and has lived his entire life in Allegany County. His wife, two brothers and two sisters survive.
(Andover News, Friday, May 7, 1937)

Abner married Martha Lucinda Norton on 10 Nov 1890 in Wellsville, Allegany County, New York. Martha (daughter of Thomas F. Norton and Mary Jane Armstrong) was born in Aug 1867 in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York; died on 19 Aug 1944 in West Almond, Allegany County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Almond, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Edna Allen was said to have been adopted by Abner, and may have been the natural daughter of Abner's wife Martha. Edna died shortly after her marriage. Newspaper articles not several entries from the fall of 1901 to spring of 1902 that she was very ill and at one point surgery performed. I don't find any notice of her death - had been living with the Decker family during her long illness. There was a rumor by the Allen family that she was murdered by her husband, Harvey Jones.

Name:
Middle name taken from notes in Abner E. Allen's diary 1888.

Edna married Frederick Harvey Jones on 28 Apr 1900 in Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York. Frederick (son of Henry C. Jones and Susan Stuck) was born on 29 Oct 1880 in Pennsylvania; died on 31 Jan 1958 in Black Rock, Erie County, New York; was buried in Alfred Rural Cemetery, Alfred, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]