Fannie Allen passed away at the young age of 38. She was a member of the East End Union Council, No. 132, Independent Order of St. Luke, and was buried at East End Cemetery.
Fannie Allen was one of 16 children born to Frank and Amy Miller, in New Kent County, Virginia where she grew up on her family farm helping her mother and many siblings tend to the house they rented. Around the time of her marriage to fellow New Kent-native, Washington Allen, in 1913, Fannie moved to Richmond. Here, the young couple settled in the Church Hill neighborhood, just east of downtown, and, for the remainder of Fannie's life, lived on 30th St.
In August of 1916, Fannie was accused of assaulting a young white woman, only to be acquitted on the charge by a jury that following November. Four years later - around the time Fannie gave birth to her only known child, William - a woman fitting her description is listed among the prisoners at the State Penitentiary. It's unknown what led to Fannie's imprisonment, but it was noted that her occupation while there was "Sewing."
Two years later, Washington Allen moved one block south into what would be the couple's final home at 1216 N. 30th St. It is unknown if Fannie held a job from this point until the end of her life, but Washington was listed as working in a "clothes pin factory" in the 1930 Census. Having spent part of 1930 unemployed - likely an early victim of the Great Depression - Washington's grief only deepened with the death of his young wife the following year. He continued working and living at their home on 30th St. until his death just seven years later.
It is unknown when Fannie actually joined the East End Union Council. It was formed in Richmond in 1890 - three years before Fannie was born - and was one of the city's largest IOSL Councils. A brief newspaper article about its forming in 1890 noted that it contained "about fifty persons" including "some very promising young ladies of Church Hill."
(courtesy of Ben Anderson, Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site)
Fannie Allen was one of 16 children born to Frank and Amy Miller, in New Kent County, Virginia where she grew up on her family farm helping her mother and many siblings tend to the house they rented. Around the time of her marriage to fellow New Kent-native, Washington Allen, in 1913, Fannie moved to Richmond. Here, the young couple settled in the Church Hill neighborhood, just east of downtown, and, for the remainder of Fannie's life, lived on 30th St.
In August of 1916, Fannie was accused of assaulting a young white woman, only to be acquitted on the charge by a jury that following November. Four years later - around the time Fannie gave birth to her only known child, William - a woman fitting her description is listed among the prisoners at the State Penitentiary. It's unknown what led to Fannie's imprisonment, but it was noted that her occupation while there was "Sewing."
Two years later, Washington Allen moved one block south into what would be the couple's final home at 1216 N. 30th St. It is unknown if Fannie held a job from this point until the end of her life, but Washington was listed as working in a "clothes pin factory" in the 1930 Census. Having spent part of 1930 unemployed - likely an early victim of the Great Depression - Washington's grief only deepened with the death of his young wife the following year. He continued working and living at their home on 30th St. until his death just seven years later.
It is unknown when Fannie actually joined the East End Union Council. It was formed in Richmond in 1890 - three years before Fannie was born - and was one of the city's largest IOSL Councils. A brief newspaper article about its forming in 1890 noted that it contained "about fifty persons" including "some very promising young ladies of Church Hill."
(courtesy of Ben Anderson, Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site)
Fannie Allen passed away at the young age of 38. She was a member of the East End Union Council, No. 132, Independent Order of St. Luke, and was buried at East End Cemetery.
Fannie Allen was one of 16 children born to Frank and Amy Miller, in New Kent County, Virginia where she grew up on her family farm helping her mother and many siblings tend to the house they rented. Around the time of her marriage to fellow New Kent-native, Washington Allen, in 1913, Fannie moved to Richmond. Here, the young couple settled in the Church Hill neighborhood, just east of downtown, and, for the remainder of Fannie's life, lived on 30th St.
In August of 1916, Fannie was accused of assaulting a young white woman, only to be acquitted on the charge by a jury that following November. Four years later - around the time Fannie gave birth to her only known child, William - a woman fitting her description is listed among the prisoners at the State Penitentiary. It's unknown what led to Fannie's imprisonment, but it was noted that her occupation while there was "Sewing."
Two years later, Washington Allen moved one block south into what would be the couple's final home at 1216 N. 30th St. It is unknown if Fannie held a job from this point until the end of her life, but Washington was listed as working in a "clothes pin factory" in the 1930 Census. Having spent part of 1930 unemployed - likely an early victim of the Great Depression - Washington's grief only deepened with the death of his young wife the following year. He continued working and living at their home on 30th St. until his death just seven years later.
It is unknown when Fannie actually joined the East End Union Council. It was formed in Richmond in 1890 - three years before Fannie was born - and was one of the city's largest IOSL Councils. A brief newspaper article about its forming in 1890 noted that it contained "about fifty persons" including "some very promising young ladies of Church Hill."
(courtesy of Ben Anderson, Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site)
Fannie Allen was one of 16 children born to Frank and Amy Miller, in New Kent County, Virginia where she grew up on her family farm helping her mother and many siblings tend to the house they rented. Around the time of her marriage to fellow New Kent-native, Washington Allen, in 1913, Fannie moved to Richmond. Here, the young couple settled in the Church Hill neighborhood, just east of downtown, and, for the remainder of Fannie's life, lived on 30th St.
In August of 1916, Fannie was accused of assaulting a young white woman, only to be acquitted on the charge by a jury that following November. Four years later - around the time Fannie gave birth to her only known child, William - a woman fitting her description is listed among the prisoners at the State Penitentiary. It's unknown what led to Fannie's imprisonment, but it was noted that her occupation while there was "Sewing."
Two years later, Washington Allen moved one block south into what would be the couple's final home at 1216 N. 30th St. It is unknown if Fannie held a job from this point until the end of her life, but Washington was listed as working in a "clothes pin factory" in the 1930 Census. Having spent part of 1930 unemployed - likely an early victim of the Great Depression - Washington's grief only deepened with the death of his young wife the following year. He continued working and living at their home on 30th St. until his death just seven years later.
It is unknown when Fannie actually joined the East End Union Council. It was formed in Richmond in 1890 - three years before Fannie was born - and was one of the city's largest IOSL Councils. A brief newspaper article about its forming in 1890 noted that it contained "about fifty persons" including "some very promising young ladies of Church Hill."
(courtesy of Ben Anderson, Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site)
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