a 1919 biography for William H Allen from The History of Fresno County by Paul E Vandor, published 1919, out of copyright and available to use for his memorial
William H Allen A successful rancher, who started life under disadvantages but by industry and honest methods has risen to his present position, is William H. Allen, whose valuable farm property is six miles southwest of Laton on the Laguna.
Mr. Allen was born in Person County, N. C, the son of William Gaston Allen, also a native of that state, and a planter. His grandfather was D. Allen, a soldier in the Mexican War. The Allens were cotton and tobacco growers in North Carolina for several generations ; and Mr. Allen's mother was Martha Sanford, of the prominent Cavalier family of that name. Ten children were born to the estimable parents, five of whom grew to maturity; and all five came to California. Anna is now the wife of Louis Humphreys, and lives on a rented ranch one mile to the east, Thomas J.; William H., our subject; Ella, the second-born, was married in North Carolina to W. A. Tuck, came out to California for her health eleven years ago and died here, leaving three boys and two girls, now married in North Carolina ; and Ola is the wife of Joe E. Woodworth, and dwells as a neighbor to William H.
William H. grew up on his father's plantation until his thirteenth year, when both parents died, within six months of each other; after which the children were separated.
William lived with his cousin, until about eighteen; then he began to work out for others, by the month, saved what he could, and at the age of twenty-five was married to Mrs. Emma Stokes, the widow of W. T. Stokes of Person County, a farmer by whom she had five children, who went to live with the wife's relatives in North Carolina, after the first wife's death in 1899.
Mr. Allen had two children by her: Lennie, now the wife of John W. Richard, who resides at Hanford and has one child; and William G, now working on the pipe line for the Standard Oil Company. He was in the navy at San Pedro, having left the University of California where he was a Freshman when the war broke out.
Mrs. Stokes was Emma Ramsey before her marriage, a member of another well-known North Carolina family, and she died in Person County. Mr. Allen continued for six years a widower with two children, and in May, 1901, he brought them with him to California, arriving at length at Hanford. Two years later he bought twenty acres and began to make improvements, and he still makes the place his home ; he has added to it by purchase, and now he owns fifty acres.
On December 22, 1905, Mr. Allen married a second time, taking for his bride Miss Violet Ryder, a native of New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of James Ryder, also of the same country, a hunter, trapper and huntsman's guide.
Her mother, whose maiden name was Lydia Kierstad, was of Scotch and English blood, but born in New Brunswick. The Ryders came originally from England and settled in the Rhode Island Colony, while the mother's people settled in New York ; and about the time of the Revolution they moved to New Brunswick. When fourteen years of age. Mrs. Allen came to New Bedford, Mass. , and grew up there, attending the South Lancaster Academy, an Adventist school ; and she was a student there when she came to California to visit some of her relatives, fully expecting to go back after a short time. She has since become the mother of six children: Ella. Delbert. Merle, Lloyd, George Muroy, and Ellsworth Manchester. As a rancher, Mr. Allen raises alfalfa and considerable corn, both Indian and Egyptian, and his products are of the highest quality. Mrs. Allen is a director on the school board in the Adventist Church, and a director of the Laguna Adventist School, which has an attendance of twenty-five pupils.
William H Allen A successful rancher, who started life under disadvantages but by industry and honest methods has risen to his present position, is William H. Allen, whose valuable farm property is six miles southwest of Laton on the Laguna.
Mr. Allen was born in Person County, N. C, the son of William Gaston Allen, also a native of that state, and a planter. His grandfather was D. Allen, a soldier in the Mexican War. The Allens were cotton and tobacco growers in North Carolina for several generations ; and Mr. Allen's mother was Martha Sanford, of the prominent Cavalier family of that name. Ten children were born to the estimable parents, five of whom grew to maturity; and all five came to California. Anna is now the wife of Louis Humphreys, and lives on a rented ranch one mile to the east, Thomas J.; William H., our subject; Ella, the second-born, was married in North Carolina to W. A. Tuck, came out to California for her health eleven years ago and died here, leaving three boys and two girls, now married in North Carolina ; and Ola is the wife of Joe E. Woodworth, and dwells as a neighbor to William H.
William H. grew up on his father's plantation until his thirteenth year, when both parents died, within six months of each other; after which the children were separated.
William lived with his cousin, until about eighteen; then he began to work out for others, by the month, saved what he could, and at the age of twenty-five was married to Mrs. Emma Stokes, the widow of W. T. Stokes of Person County, a farmer by whom she had five children, who went to live with the wife's relatives in North Carolina, after the first wife's death in 1899.
Mr. Allen had two children by her: Lennie, now the wife of John W. Richard, who resides at Hanford and has one child; and William G, now working on the pipe line for the Standard Oil Company. He was in the navy at San Pedro, having left the University of California where he was a Freshman when the war broke out.
Mrs. Stokes was Emma Ramsey before her marriage, a member of another well-known North Carolina family, and she died in Person County. Mr. Allen continued for six years a widower with two children, and in May, 1901, he brought them with him to California, arriving at length at Hanford. Two years later he bought twenty acres and began to make improvements, and he still makes the place his home ; he has added to it by purchase, and now he owns fifty acres.
On December 22, 1905, Mr. Allen married a second time, taking for his bride Miss Violet Ryder, a native of New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of James Ryder, also of the same country, a hunter, trapper and huntsman's guide.
Her mother, whose maiden name was Lydia Kierstad, was of Scotch and English blood, but born in New Brunswick. The Ryders came originally from England and settled in the Rhode Island Colony, while the mother's people settled in New York ; and about the time of the Revolution they moved to New Brunswick. When fourteen years of age. Mrs. Allen came to New Bedford, Mass. , and grew up there, attending the South Lancaster Academy, an Adventist school ; and she was a student there when she came to California to visit some of her relatives, fully expecting to go back after a short time. She has since become the mother of six children: Ella. Delbert. Merle, Lloyd, George Muroy, and Ellsworth Manchester. As a rancher, Mr. Allen raises alfalfa and considerable corn, both Indian and Egyptian, and his products are of the highest quality. Mrs. Allen is a director on the school board in the Adventist Church, and a director of the Laguna Adventist School, which has an attendance of twenty-five pupils.
a 1919 biography for William H Allen from The History of Fresno County by Paul E Vandor, published 1919, out of copyright and available to use for his memorial
William H Allen A successful rancher, who started life under disadvantages but by industry and honest methods has risen to his present position, is William H. Allen, whose valuable farm property is six miles southwest of Laton on the Laguna.
Mr. Allen was born in Person County, N. C, the son of William Gaston Allen, also a native of that state, and a planter. His grandfather was D. Allen, a soldier in the Mexican War. The Allens were cotton and tobacco growers in North Carolina for several generations ; and Mr. Allen's mother was Martha Sanford, of the prominent Cavalier family of that name. Ten children were born to the estimable parents, five of whom grew to maturity; and all five came to California. Anna is now the wife of Louis Humphreys, and lives on a rented ranch one mile to the east, Thomas J.; William H., our subject; Ella, the second-born, was married in North Carolina to W. A. Tuck, came out to California for her health eleven years ago and died here, leaving three boys and two girls, now married in North Carolina ; and Ola is the wife of Joe E. Woodworth, and dwells as a neighbor to William H.
William H. grew up on his father's plantation until his thirteenth year, when both parents died, within six months of each other; after which the children were separated.
William lived with his cousin, until about eighteen; then he began to work out for others, by the month, saved what he could, and at the age of twenty-five was married to Mrs. Emma Stokes, the widow of W. T. Stokes of Person County, a farmer by whom she had five children, who went to live with the wife's relatives in North Carolina, after the first wife's death in 1899.
Mr. Allen had two children by her: Lennie, now the wife of John W. Richard, who resides at Hanford and has one child; and William G, now working on the pipe line for the Standard Oil Company. He was in the navy at San Pedro, having left the University of California where he was a Freshman when the war broke out.
Mrs. Stokes was Emma Ramsey before her marriage, a member of another well-known North Carolina family, and she died in Person County. Mr. Allen continued for six years a widower with two children, and in May, 1901, he brought them with him to California, arriving at length at Hanford. Two years later he bought twenty acres and began to make improvements, and he still makes the place his home ; he has added to it by purchase, and now he owns fifty acres.
On December 22, 1905, Mr. Allen married a second time, taking for his bride Miss Violet Ryder, a native of New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of James Ryder, also of the same country, a hunter, trapper and huntsman's guide.
Her mother, whose maiden name was Lydia Kierstad, was of Scotch and English blood, but born in New Brunswick. The Ryders came originally from England and settled in the Rhode Island Colony, while the mother's people settled in New York ; and about the time of the Revolution they moved to New Brunswick. When fourteen years of age. Mrs. Allen came to New Bedford, Mass. , and grew up there, attending the South Lancaster Academy, an Adventist school ; and she was a student there when she came to California to visit some of her relatives, fully expecting to go back after a short time. She has since become the mother of six children: Ella. Delbert. Merle, Lloyd, George Muroy, and Ellsworth Manchester. As a rancher, Mr. Allen raises alfalfa and considerable corn, both Indian and Egyptian, and his products are of the highest quality. Mrs. Allen is a director on the school board in the Adventist Church, and a director of the Laguna Adventist School, which has an attendance of twenty-five pupils.
William H Allen A successful rancher, who started life under disadvantages but by industry and honest methods has risen to his present position, is William H. Allen, whose valuable farm property is six miles southwest of Laton on the Laguna.
Mr. Allen was born in Person County, N. C, the son of William Gaston Allen, also a native of that state, and a planter. His grandfather was D. Allen, a soldier in the Mexican War. The Allens were cotton and tobacco growers in North Carolina for several generations ; and Mr. Allen's mother was Martha Sanford, of the prominent Cavalier family of that name. Ten children were born to the estimable parents, five of whom grew to maturity; and all five came to California. Anna is now the wife of Louis Humphreys, and lives on a rented ranch one mile to the east, Thomas J.; William H., our subject; Ella, the second-born, was married in North Carolina to W. A. Tuck, came out to California for her health eleven years ago and died here, leaving three boys and two girls, now married in North Carolina ; and Ola is the wife of Joe E. Woodworth, and dwells as a neighbor to William H.
William H. grew up on his father's plantation until his thirteenth year, when both parents died, within six months of each other; after which the children were separated.
William lived with his cousin, until about eighteen; then he began to work out for others, by the month, saved what he could, and at the age of twenty-five was married to Mrs. Emma Stokes, the widow of W. T. Stokes of Person County, a farmer by whom she had five children, who went to live with the wife's relatives in North Carolina, after the first wife's death in 1899.
Mr. Allen had two children by her: Lennie, now the wife of John W. Richard, who resides at Hanford and has one child; and William G, now working on the pipe line for the Standard Oil Company. He was in the navy at San Pedro, having left the University of California where he was a Freshman when the war broke out.
Mrs. Stokes was Emma Ramsey before her marriage, a member of another well-known North Carolina family, and she died in Person County. Mr. Allen continued for six years a widower with two children, and in May, 1901, he brought them with him to California, arriving at length at Hanford. Two years later he bought twenty acres and began to make improvements, and he still makes the place his home ; he has added to it by purchase, and now he owns fifty acres.
On December 22, 1905, Mr. Allen married a second time, taking for his bride Miss Violet Ryder, a native of New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of James Ryder, also of the same country, a hunter, trapper and huntsman's guide.
Her mother, whose maiden name was Lydia Kierstad, was of Scotch and English blood, but born in New Brunswick. The Ryders came originally from England and settled in the Rhode Island Colony, while the mother's people settled in New York ; and about the time of the Revolution they moved to New Brunswick. When fourteen years of age. Mrs. Allen came to New Bedford, Mass. , and grew up there, attending the South Lancaster Academy, an Adventist school ; and she was a student there when she came to California to visit some of her relatives, fully expecting to go back after a short time. She has since become the mother of six children: Ella. Delbert. Merle, Lloyd, George Muroy, and Ellsworth Manchester. As a rancher, Mr. Allen raises alfalfa and considerable corn, both Indian and Egyptian, and his products are of the highest quality. Mrs. Allen is a director on the school board in the Adventist Church, and a director of the Laguna Adventist School, which has an attendance of twenty-five pupils.
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