Looking for info on Alfranzo A Allen who married Mary Ivy/ Ivey in Fulton County, Georgia in 1902.

Question

Is this Mary Ivy, Mary Adaline Ivy, mother of Thomas William Allen, also from Fulton County, Georgia?

Answer 1

Hello Maurice.

Mary and Alfonzo divorced before 1910.

I found Mary (listed "Single") and her son T. W. in the 1910 Census. They went by Mary's maiden name (Ivey). They are listed in lines 68 and 69 in the following Census sheet:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJZ-HHY

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Mary is listed as a widow in the 1920 and 1930 Censuses (her son T. W. is living with her), but on 1940 (after T. W. got married), Mary is listed "Divorced" (line 18, just above her sister Callie):

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-C6JM

A good reason for that: Maybe Mary told her son that his father had died.

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Taking into account all of the above mentioned, there is a great chance that  Alfonzo A Allen in the other answers is T. W.'s father.

Comments

I agree with Ruben.  Not everyone told the truth to the  census-taker.  A divorced woman with a child in 1910 would be quite scorned but a widowed woman would be accepted.  Don't believe everything that you read in records - errors have been made in many instances.

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Wow. Thanks. I’ll peruse it a bit later.

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Thank you to you also.

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You are welcome, Maurice.

More information on Alfonzo A. Allen:(After 1910, he moved to Oklahoma City, where he spent the rest of his life)

Full name: Alfonzo Adolphus Allen

DOB: 15 Mar 1881

Marriage (2): Nettie Johnson. 29 Nov 1911. Oklahoma City, OK

Marriage (3): Rhoda Cleo Wiyninger. 30 Apr 1920. Guthrie, OK

DOD: Ab. Sep 1971

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Sources:

• Marriage record, Nettie Johnson

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-S69Z-1V

(Page at the LH side)

• WW I Draft Reg. Card

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YTF-3SXH

• 1920 Census record

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RFQ-Q28

(Lines 62 to 64. He is listed as a widower. "Cousins" Cleo and Mable Wiyninger (sisters) living in his house. Cleo is his 3rd. wife)

• Marriage record, Cleo Wiyninger

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y339-WQC6

(Page at the LH side)

• 1930 Census record

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R4G-85B

(Allen family, lines 45 to 47)

• 1940 Census record

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MT-MDPZ

(Allen family, lines 17 to 19)

• US Social Security Death Index record

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYPG-ZM2

• Find A Grave record

https://findagrave.com/memorial/99683162/alfonso-a-allen

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Other records that helped to confirm the info above:

• The Wiyninger family in the 1910 Census

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRK3-931P

(Lines 61 to 69. Cleo (Listed as "Roady") was 15 y/o and Mable was 11 mo.)

• 1920, 1930 and 1940 Censuses records for Claude Allen (Alfonzo's brother)

In the 1900 Census Claude is listed 14, in Atlanta. In the 1910 Census he is listed 23, in Dallas.

On 1920, Claude, his wife Grace (born in Texas) and their children were living in Savannah, GA

• 1920 Census record

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR6D-DR7

(Allen family, lines 61 to 64)

• 1930 Census record (Atlanta, GA)

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRHS-SSB

(Allen family, lines 8 to 11)

• 1940 Census record (Oklahoma City, OK)

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MT-M8YM

(lines 21 and 22)

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I can’t thank you enough. Muchísimas gracias, matyox, thank you, mercí beacoup.

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Glad to have been of help, Maurice.

Answer 2

Alfonzo A Allen

in the 1900 United States Federal Census

Name:	Alfonzo A Allen[Alfonso A Allen]
Age:	12
Birth Date:	Mar 1881
Birthplace:	Georgia, USA
Home in 1900:	Atlanta Ward 5, Fulton, Georgia
Ward of City:	5
Street:	North Avenue
House Number:	348
Sheet Number:	5
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation:	103
Family Number:	112
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Son
Marital Status:	Single
Father's Name:	William C Allen
Father's Birthplace:	Virginia, USA
Mother's Name:	Laura L Allen
Mother's Birthplace:	Georgia, USA
Occupation:	Delivery-Clerk
Months Not Employed:	4
Can Read:	Yes
Can Write:	Yes
Can Speak English:	Yes
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members Age Relationship William C Allen 50 Head Laura L Allen 33 Wife Alfonzo A Allen 12 Son Eva C Allen Daughter Claude J Allen 14 Son Odos Allen 10 Son Bertram E Allen 2 Son Infant Allen Infant 1/12 Son Tillman J Hagerson 22 Charles L Mccolgan 46 Boarder John W Mccolgan 32 Boarder

Answer 3

Alfonso A Allen

in the 1910 United States Federal Census

•    Name:

	Alfonso A Allen
Age in 1910:	30
Birth Date:	1880[1880]
Birthplace:	Georgia
Home in 1910:	Dallas Ward 7, Dallas, Texas, USA
Street:	So Ennest
House Number:	786
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Head
Marital Status:	Divorced
Father's Birthplace:	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace:	Georgia
Native Tongue:	English
Occupation:	Contractor
Industry:	River Bredges
Employer, Employee or Other:	Employer
Home Owned or Rented:	Rent
Farm or House:	House
Able to read:	Yes
Able to Write:	Yes
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members Age Relationship Alfonso A Allen 30 Head Dana M Silverwood 32 Housekeeper Harry Silverwood 38 Lodger Lida Barnes 21 Lodger Joe H Armstrong 50 Boarder Claude Allen 23 Brother

Comments

I think, but I'm not positive, that this is the Allen that married Mary Ivy.  I see they divorced and he moved to Texas.  I would say that they named their son Thomas William after Mary's father Thomas William.

Good luck in your searching!

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Thanks, but she's listed on the 1920 Census as a widow and she kept the last name Allen, it's on her tombstone in Fulton County with Thomas William. Also, on the marriage certificate, it is carefully spelled Alfranzo A Allen.