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Nellie Lavina McPherson

Female 1868 - 1943  (~ 74 years)

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  1. 1.  Nellie Lavina McPherson was born in Jun 1868 in Iowa; died in 1943 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota; was buried in Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota.

    Nellie married William Albertus Allen in ca 1894. William (son of LeRoy Allen and Melissa Lewis) was born on 1 Jul 1872 in Berlin Twp, Ionia County, Michigan; died in 1903 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota; was buried in Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Abbie Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1894 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota; died in 1898 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota; was buried in Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota.
    2. 3. Arlo Ray Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Dec 1896 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota.
    3. 4. William Gray Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Apr 1898 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota; died in 1933; was buried in Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota.
    4. 5. Harvey Herbert Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Aug 1900 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota.
    5. 6. Lester McPherson Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Dec 1902 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota; died in 1970; was buried in Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Abbie Allen Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nellie1) was born in 1894 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota; died in 1898 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota; was buried in Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota.

  2. 3.  Arlo Ray Allen Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nellie1) was born on 22 Dec 1896 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota.

    Family/Spouse: Laura M. Douglas. Laura was born in ca 1893 in North Dakota; died in 1935 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Margaret E. Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Apr 1927 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota; died on 6 Sep 2009 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska; was buried in Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota.
    2. 8. Reverend Douglas Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born in ca 1933 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota.

  3. 4.  William Gray Allen Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nellie1) was born on 23 Apr 1898 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota; died in 1933; was buried in Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: 19 Oct 1918; World War I (US) US Navy Discharged 7 Aug 1919

    Notes:

    Another Milbank boy who volunteered his services to Uncle Sam was W. G. Allen, who up until the time of his enlistment was working with the local draft board. He entered the service October 19, 1918 at the age of twenty years. Being a stenographer in civil life he was fully qualified for yeomanry, which work he took up at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Was honorably discharged August 7, 1919 at the Great Lakes, Illinois.
    Source: 'Grant County South Dakota In The World War'
    Published by the Grant County Review, Milbank SD
    W.S. Dolan, Editor


  4. 5.  Harvey Herbert Allen Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nellie1) was born on 26 Aug 1900 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota.

  5. 6.  Lester McPherson Allen Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nellie1) was born on 10 Dec 1902 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota; died in 1970; was buried in Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Margaret E. Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.Arlo2, 1.Nellie1) was born on 11 Apr 1927 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota; died on 6 Sep 2009 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska; was buried in Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota.

    Notes:

    She graduated from Milbank High School 1945. Nursing diploma from Presentation School of Nursing, Aberdeen South Dakota; Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Wisconsin at Madison. Career in nursing at Milwaukee Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, and Wheat Ridge Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
    Survived by brother and sister-in-law, Rev. Douglas Allen and Jeannette, Lincoln, Nebraska; Niece Benita Fichter and husband Mark, Randolph, Iowa, and their children, Sterling, Jeremiah, Mary Amelia, and Isaac; Niece Barbara Meyers and husband John of Oak Park, CA. and their children, Jenna, Margot, and Luke; nephew David Allen, Glendale, CA., and nephew Dr. Richard Allen and wife Tammra, Sioux Falls, SD., and their son Derick.
    She was preceded in death by her parents, Arlo R. Allen and Laura Allen, and her stepmother, Ella Allen


  2. 8.  Reverend Douglas Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.Arlo2, 1.Nellie1) was born in ca 1933 in Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota.


 

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