Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Henry A. Wise ALLEN / Effie MOORE (F39326)  [1

m. CA 1894


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  • Henry A. Wise ALLENFather | Male
    Henry A. Wise ALLEN

    Born  Apr 1855  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Married  CA 1894  [2, 3]   
    Other Spouse  Sevilla BATES | F46206 
    Married  30 Jan 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Marshall ALLEN | F42599 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth GEORGE | F42599 Group Sheet 

    Effie MOOREMother | Female
    Effie MOORE

    Born  1 Apr 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Mar 1922  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Roberts Chapel Cemetery, Riggins Run, Co Rd 5, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Charles Lincoln "Link" MORRIS | F57005 
    Married  18 Apr 1914  Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Felix MOORE | F38516 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Jemima PINELL | F38516 Group Sheet 

    Rosa N. ALLENChild 1 | Female
    + Rosa N. ALLEN

    Born  Jul 1896  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Mar 1922  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  George Washington ROBERTS | F40696 
    Married  18 Jun 1911  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Robert Everett ALLENChild 2 | Male
    + Robert Everett ALLEN

    Born  5 Mar 1903  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1980   
    Buried    East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Macie Mae MOORE | F39325 
    Married  2 Jul 1923  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Eva L. ALLENChild 3 | Female
    + Eva L. ALLEN

    Born  10 Sep 1904  Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 May 1972  Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Riverview Cemetery (aka K of P), Williamstown, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Arnold Waitman DOAK | F35456 
    Married  24 Aug 1925  Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Howard Dale ALLENChild 4 | Male
    + Howard Dale ALLEN

    Born  6 Oct 1910  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Mar 1972  Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Opal Samantha WILLIAMS | F28906 
    Married  18 Mar 1933  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location


  • Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 14 1900:
      Henry W. Allen, 45, b. Apr 1855, farmer, cannot read, married 25 yrs [sic]; wife Effie, 23, b. Nov 1876, cannot read/write, married 6 yrs, mother of 4 children (3 still living); son Arthur, 14, b. Sep 1885, farm laborer; son Grover C, 12, b. Mar 1888, farm laborer; dau Selvy A, 10, b. Mar 1890; dau Ida M, 5, b. May 1895; dau Rosa N, 3, b. Jul 1896; son (unnamed), b. Mar 1900. All born in West Virginia.

    Married:
    • A marriage license was issued in Doddridge County on 26 Apr 1897 for Henry Allen (42) and Effie Moore (20). Informants for the license were Henry Allen and Gemima Moore. But there was no minister's return and no documentation that they were ever married. However, they did appear together as a married couple in the 1900 Census, indicateing six years of marriage, along with several children.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    2. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793350&Type=Marriage.