Julius James Allen (1917 - 1981)

Ancestors

Biography

Julius was born in 1917. In the 1920 census Julius (age 2) was the son of Bud Allen in Butterwood, Halifax, North Carolina.^[1] In the 1930 census Jule (age 12) was the son of Thomas Allen in Butterwood, Halifax, North Carolina, United States.^[2] His Social Security Number would have been issued in 1936–1950 in North Carolina.

Julius registered for the draft on 16 October 1940 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. He was living at 120 East Brambleton Avenue in Norfolk, and working for the Navy YMCA on Brook Avenue in Norfolk. He later lived at 1021 Wolf Street, 127 S. Caroline Street, and 432 North Durham Street, both in Baltimore, Maryland, and ^[3] He entered the U.S. Navy on 15 January 1944.^[4][5] Seaman Second Class Julius J. Allen was a member of the Port Chicago 50 who faced court-martial and jail for challenging working conditions at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. He was sentenced to ten years confinement on 18 November 1944.^[6][7]

Seaman Second Class Allen was received on 15 January 1946 by the USS Martinez (PCC-1244), a patrol craft and submarine chaser, and had a rating change to Steward's Mate Second Class.^[8] On 15 February 1946 he was advanced to Steward's Mate First Class.^[9][10][11] On 15 June 1946 he was advanced to Cook 3rd Class (Ck3c) but on 1 July 1946 he was reduced back to Steward's Mate First Class (StM1c).^[12][13][14] On 14 August 1946 he was transferred to the nearest intake station for further transfer to Bainbridge, Maryland. He was discharged on 21 August 1946.^[15]

Julius died on 10 May 1981.^[16] He was buried in Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States.^[17] His headstone was ordered by his widow Lucille Allen of 1715 30th Street in Baltimore.^[4]

Research Notes

Birthday and middle initial match a record for a Julius Allen living in Buffalo, N.Y., from 1995 to 2001.^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Butterwood, Halifax, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1303; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 34
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #76120074 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Julius Allen (2), single son, in household of Bud Allen (35) in Butterwood, Halifax, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.

   Name	Sex	Race	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Bud Allen	M	Mulatto	35	Married	Head	Farmer	North Carolina
   Nannie Allen	F	Black	28	Married	Wife	Laborer	North Carolina
   Lugenia Allen	F	Black	9	Single	Daughter	Laborer	North Carolina
   Ronnie Allen	M	Black	7	Single	Son	None	North Carolina
   Henry Allen	M	Black	5	Single	Son	None	North Carolina
   Julius Allen	M	Black	2	Single	Son	None	North Carolina
   Bet Allen	F	Mulatto	67	Widowed	Mother	Laborer	North Carolina

2. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Butterwood, Halifax, North Carolina; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2341430
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #76680309 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Jule Allen (12), single son, in household of Thomas Allen (44) in Butterwood, Halifax, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.

   Name	Sex	Race	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Thomas Allen	M	Negro (Black)	44	Married	Head	Farmer	North Carolina
   Nannie Allen	F	Negro (Black)	37	Married	Wife		North Carolina
   Romy Allen	M	Negro (Black)	17	Single	Son	Laborer	North Carolina
   Henry Allen	M	Negro (Black)	14	Single	Son	Laborer	North Carolina
   Jule Allen	M	Negro (Black)	12	Single	Son		North Carolina
   Pearlina Allen	F	Negro (Black)	9	Single	Daughter		North Carolina
   Alzina Allen	F	Negro (Black)	6	Single	Daughter		North Carolina
   Macaline Allen	F	Negro (Black)	4	Single	Daughter		North Carolina
   Corene Allen	F	Negro (Black)	0	Single	Daughter		North Carolina
   Bettie Allen	F	Negro (Black)	79	Widowed	Mother		North Carolina

3. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 9
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #10113539 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Name: Julius James Allen; Race: Black; Age: 22; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 13 Dec 1917; Birth Place: Littleton; Residence Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA; Employer: Navy Ymca; Height: 5 6; Weight: 148; Complexion: Dark Brown; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Henry Thomas Allen;
   Household Members (Name) Relationship:
   Julius James Allen Self (Head)
   Henry Thomas Allen Father.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Military: "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2375 #3355291 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Name: Julius J Allen; Rank: Steward Mate 1st Class; Birth Date: 13 Dec 1917; Service Branch: US Navy; Enlistment Date: 15 Jan 1944; Discharge Date: 21 Aug 1946; Death Date: 10 May 1981; Cemetery: Baltimore Cemetery; Cemetery Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
5. ↑ Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
   Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
   Ancestry Record 2441 #9855022 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Name: Julius J Allen; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 13 Dec 1917; Death Date: 10 May 1981; Enlistment Branch: NAVY; Enlistment Date: 15 Jan 1944; Discharge Date: 21 Aug 1946.
6. ↑ 1944 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
   The Oakland Post Enquirer (Oakland, California) Sat, Nov 18, 1944, page 1
   Newspapers Clip: 146181328 (accessed 27 April 2024)
7. ↑ 1944 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
   The Oakland Post Enquirer (Oakland, California) Sat, Nov 18, 1944, page 2
   Newspapers Clip: 146181204 (accessed 27 April 2024)
8. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949"
   National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1143 #40640688 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Name: Julius J Allen; Ship, Station or Activity: PC 1244; Ship Number or Designation: PC-1244; Muster Date: 1 Feb 1946.
9. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949"
   National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1143 #40640723 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Name: Julius J Allen; Ship, Station or Activity: PC 1244; Ship Number or Designation: PC-1244; Muster Date: 1 Mar 1946.
10. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949"
    National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1143 #40640723 (accessed 27 April 2024)
    Name: Julius J Allen; Ship, Station or Activity: PC 1244; Ship Number or Designation: PC-1244; Muster Date: 1 Mar 1946.
11. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949"
    National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1143 #40640827 (accessed 27 April 2024)
    Name: Julius J Allen; Ship, Station or Activity: PC 1244; Ship Number or Designation: PC-1244; Muster Date: 31 Mar 1946.
12. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949"
    National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1143 #40641020 (accessed 27 April 2024)
    Name: Julius J Allen; Ship, Station or Activity: PC 1244; Ship Number or Designation: PC-1244; Muster Date: 1 Jul 1946.
13. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949"
    National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1143 #40641021 (accessed 27 April 2024)
    Name: Julius J Allen; Ship, Station or Activity: PC 1244; Ship Number or Designation: PC-1244; Muster Date: 1 Jul 1946.
14. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949"
    National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1143 #40641071 (accessed 27 April 2024)
    Name: Julius J Allen; Ship, Station or Activity: PC 1244; Ship Number or Designation: PC-1244; Muster Date: 1 Jul 1946.
15. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949"
    National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1143 #47679839 (accessed 27 April 2024)
    Name: Julius J Allen; Ship, Station or Activity: PC 1244; Ship Number or Designation: PCC-1244; Muster Date: 1 Sep 1946.
16. ↑ Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
    Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    Ancestry Record 3693 #767998 (accessed 27 April 2024)
    Julius Allen death May 1981 (born 13 Dec 1917) residing at 21218, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA.
17. ↑ Burial: Find A Grave: Memorial #259480117 (has image, accessed 27 April 2024)
    Memorial page for Julius J. Allen (13 Dec 1917-10 May 1981), citing Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA (plot: Z); Maintained by NachoCharlie (contributor 51563952).
    Ancestry Record 60525 #230429661 (accessed 27 April 2024)
    Julius J Allen burial (died on 10 May 1981) in Baltimore Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States of America. Born on 13 Dec 1917.
18. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QFB-PJ2

Other sources:

• "Record of Proceedings of a General Court Martial Convened at U.S. Naval Training and Distribution Center, San Francisco, California, By Order of The Commandant, Twelfth Naval District and Commander, Naval Operating Base, San Francisco, California. Case of Julius J. Allen, Seaman second class, U.S. Naval Reserve, et al. Volume VI (#2)", Dr. Robert Allen Port Chicago Papers, Calisphere: University of California Digital Collections.

"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J28N-3M2 : 8 January 2021), Julius Allen, May 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).