Lucy (Allen) Turner (abt. 1868)

Born about 1868 in Kentucky, United States

Biography

Lucy (Allen) Turner is a part of US Black heritage.

Lucy (Allen) Turner was born in Kentucky.

When Lucy Allen was born in 1868, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Robert Allen, was 33 and her mother, Mary J Johnson, was 28.

In the 1880 census Lucy (age 12), Attending School, was the daughter of Robert I. Allen in Dawson, Nebraska, United States.^[1]

In the 1885 census Lucy (age 17) was in Overton, Dawson, Nebraska.^[2]

Lucy (age 28), daughter of Robert Allen & Mary Johnson, married Alexander E Turner (age 33) on 28 October 1896 in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States.^[3]

Two daughters, Mrs Stewart and Mrs Collier, are listed in her mother’s July 1915 obituary as still being alive Find A Grave: Memorial #7512308.^[4] Mrs Collier is Lucy’s sister Julia. Mrs Stewart could be Lizzie or Lucy if they remarry or an older sister not in the 1880 census.

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00024; Digital film/folder number: 005161277; FHL microfilm: 1254746; Image number: 121; Sheet number: 338; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: M8YC-M19 (accessed 10 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBH-4YF
   Lucy Allen (12), single daughter, Attending School, in household of Robert I. Allen (50) in Dawson, Nebraska, United States. Born in Kentucky, United States.

   Name	Sex	Race	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Robert I. Allen	M	Mulatto	50	Married	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
   Mary J. Allen	F	Black	40	Married	Wife	Keeping House	Kentucky
   Thomas Allen	M	Black	17	Single	Son	Herding	Kentucky
   Edward Allen	M	Black	15	Single	Son	Attending School	Kentucky
   Lizzie Allen	F	Black	14	Single	Daughter	Attending School	Kentucky
   Lucy Allen	F	Black	12	Single	Daughter	Attending School	Kentucky
   George T. Allen	M	Black	10	Single	Son	Attending School	Kentucky
   Julia Allen	F	Black	7	Single	Daughter		Kentucky
   Robert D. Allen	M	Black	2	Single	Son		Kentucky
   Elijah Tann	M	Black	37	Single	Other	Farmer	New York

2. ↑ 1885 Census: "Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885"
   National Archives and Records Administration; Nebraska State Census; Year: 1885; Series/Record Group: M352; County: Dawson; Township: Overton; Page: 7
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1668 #1050912 (accessed 10 March 2024)
   Lucy Allen (17) in Overton, Dawson, Nebraska. Born in Kentucky.

   Name	Age
   George Allen	15
   Julia Allen	13
   Lizzie Allen	18
   Lucy Allen	17
   Mary Allen	44
   R I Allen	48
   Robt Allen	7

3. ↑ Marriage: "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007738514; FHL microfilm: 001941373
   FamilySearch Record: Q2Z2-TDXX (accessed 10 March 2024)
   Lucy A Allen (28) marriage to Alexander E Turner (33) on 28 Oct 1896 in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States.
4. ↑ The Monitor, Omaha, NE, July 3, 1915, Page 5.