Gertrude Ann (Whitehall) Allen (1893 - 1995)

Born 5 Jan 1893 in Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska, United States

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Died 16 Oct 1995 at age 102 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Gertrude (Whitehall) Allen is a part of US Black heritage.

Gertrude Ann Whitehall was born on 5 January 1893 in Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska, the second child of William Warden Whitehall and Lelia Ada Parris.

In 1900 she was seven years old and living in Schuyler with her parents and older sister Ada. Her father was working as a broom maker.^[1]

In 1910 she was 17 years old and living in Schuyler with her parents and older sister. They were living next door to the families of William's brothers Herbert and John Grant Whitehall. William was working as a broom maker at a broom factory.^[2]

In 1930 she was living in Los Angeles with her husband Lloyd Allen, next door to her sister Ada and her husband William Mack. Lloyd was working as a musician at the Cotton Club and William was working as a waiter in a railroad dining car.^[3]

In 1940 she was living in Los Angeles with her husband. She was working as a caterer ("caterist") for a private family, and Lloyd was working as a waiter in a railroad dining car.^[4]

In 1950 she was living in Los Angeles with her husband. Lloyd was working as a waiter in restaurant clubs.^[5]

Gertrude Ann (Whitehall) Allen passed away on 16 October 1995 and was buried at Inglewood Cemetery.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census - "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3BP-B22 : Thu Oct 05 21:43:34 UTC 2023), Entry for William Whitehall and Lelia Whitehall, 1900.
2. ↑ 1910 Census - "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLWB-TW8 : Wed Oct 04 17:58:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm W Whitehall and Lelia Whitehall, 1910.
3. ↑ 1930 Census - "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVV-9QX : Thu Oct 05 22:33:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Lyod Allan and Gertrude Allan, 1930.
4. ↑ 1940 Census - "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9Z9-M8R : Fri Oct 06 04:31:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Lloyd Allen and Gertrude Allen, 1940.
5. ↑ 1950 Census - "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGH-PC2V : Fri Oct 06 03:13:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Lloyd G Allen and Gertrude A Allen, 1 April 1950.
6. ↑ Find a Grave - database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77771417/gertrude-ann-allen: accessed 15 November 2023), memorial page for Gertrude Ann Whitehall Allen (5 Jan 1893–16 Oct 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77771417, citing Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by BJW (contributor 47094611).