From: Portrait and Biographical record of the State of Colorado, 1899
MISS LUCRETIA M. ALLEN, county superintendent of schools of El Paso County, is recognized as one of the most successful educators and officials in the entire state. Her success in her chosen field of labor, and the large ability she has shown in the conduct of official affairs, prove that women may possess qualities admirably fitting them for posts of public responsibility, especially in work connected with educational progress. In the great task of advancing the cause of education and promoting the standard of scholarship, her interest has always been warm and deep. In 1897 she was elected county superintendent on the fusion ticket, receiving a fair plurality, and took the oath of office January 11, 1898, for a term of two years.
The Aliens are an old Puritan family of Revolutionary stock, and for generations resided on Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. The grandfather of Miss Allen was captain of a trading vessel, with which he was lost at sea while a comparatively young man. William H., the captain's son, was born in Rhode Island and removed to Illinois in early manhood, settling at Genoa, thence removing to DeKalb and embarking in the dry-goods business. On selling out his store he traveled as salesman for the Glidden Wire Company of DeKalb. He is now retired from active business. Fraternally he is a Knight Templar Mason.
The mother of Miss Allen was Margaret Eleanor Patterson, a native of Meadville, Pa. Her father, Joseph Patterson, was born in Pennsylvania, where he engaged in the manufacture of leather in early life. Removing to Illinois in pioneer days he settled upon a farm near Genoa. His wife was a Miss Compton, of Revolutionary stock, and he himself was a member of a family that had representatives in the Revolution. By marriage the Pattersons were allied with the Buchanans. William H. and Margaret Eleanor Allen were the parents of eight children, five of whom grew to maturity, and four are living.
Mrs. C. F. Spooner died in Omaha; Mrs. W. A. Reynolds is a resident of Chehalis, Wash.; J. F. is connected with the reportorial staff of the Chicago (Ill.) Tribune; Clinton H. is with the Northwestern Trading and Transportation Company at St. Michael's, Alaska.
Miss Allen was born and reared in DeKalb, Ill., and received her education in the high school there and the State Normal School near Bloomington, graduating from the latter in 1883. Afterward she engaged in teaching, principally in DeKalb, until 1889, when she came to Colorado Springs. For three years she taught in the Garfield School and for a similar period in the Liller School, after which she was placed in charge of books in the office of Colburn & Dudley. In 1897 she was elected to her present office, which she is filling with the greatest efficiency. Politically she favors the platform of the Democratic Party, and takes an intelligent interest in public affairs. In religion she is identified with the Baptist Church.
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Suggested edit: This is not the Lucretia M Allen who was the teacher/ principal and the daughter of Henry and Eleanor. I do not know who she is, but the Lucretia M Allen who is the daughter 1860-1910 was also the person in the biographical record of Colorado. She was there briefly and then moved back to Illinois. There is a lot of documentation on ancestry will, newpaper articles etc. I don't know who the Lucretia is who died in 1930 in Colorado. Sorry for the earlier confusion.
Contributor: cathy lindeman (47701790) • [email protected]
MISS LUCRETIA M. ALLEN, county superintendent of schools of El Paso County, is recognized as one of the most successful educators and officials in the entire state. Her success in her chosen field of labor, and the large ability she has shown in the conduct of official affairs, prove that women may possess qualities admirably fitting them for posts of public responsibility, especially in work connected with educational progress. In the great task of advancing the cause of education and promoting the standard of scholarship, her interest has always been warm and deep. In 1897 she was elected county superintendent on the fusion ticket, receiving a fair plurality, and took the oath of office January 11, 1898, for a term of two years.
The Aliens are an old Puritan family of Revolutionary stock, and for generations resided on Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. The grandfather of Miss Allen was captain of a trading vessel, with which he was lost at sea while a comparatively young man. William H., the captain's son, was born in Rhode Island and removed to Illinois in early manhood, settling at Genoa, thence removing to DeKalb and embarking in the dry-goods business. On selling out his store he traveled as salesman for the Glidden Wire Company of DeKalb. He is now retired from active business. Fraternally he is a Knight Templar Mason.
The mother of Miss Allen was Margaret Eleanor Patterson, a native of Meadville, Pa. Her father, Joseph Patterson, was born in Pennsylvania, where he engaged in the manufacture of leather in early life. Removing to Illinois in pioneer days he settled upon a farm near Genoa. His wife was a Miss Compton, of Revolutionary stock, and he himself was a member of a family that had representatives in the Revolution. By marriage the Pattersons were allied with the Buchanans. William H. and Margaret Eleanor Allen were the parents of eight children, five of whom grew to maturity, and four are living.
Mrs. C. F. Spooner died in Omaha; Mrs. W. A. Reynolds is a resident of Chehalis, Wash.; J. F. is connected with the reportorial staff of the Chicago (Ill.) Tribune; Clinton H. is with the Northwestern Trading and Transportation Company at St. Michael's, Alaska.
Miss Allen was born and reared in DeKalb, Ill., and received her education in the high school there and the State Normal School near Bloomington, graduating from the latter in 1883. Afterward she engaged in teaching, principally in DeKalb, until 1889, when she came to Colorado Springs. For three years she taught in the Garfield School and for a similar period in the Liller School, after which she was placed in charge of books in the office of Colburn & Dudley. In 1897 she was elected to her present office, which she is filling with the greatest efficiency. Politically she favors the platform of the Democratic Party, and takes an intelligent interest in public affairs. In religion she is identified with the Baptist Church.
Information provided by FAG volunteer Ron West
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Suggested edit: This is not the Lucretia M Allen who was the teacher/ principal and the daughter of Henry and Eleanor. I do not know who she is, but the Lucretia M Allen who is the daughter 1860-1910 was also the person in the biographical record of Colorado. She was there briefly and then moved back to Illinois. There is a lot of documentation on ancestry will, newpaper articles etc. I don't know who the Lucretia is who died in 1930 in Colorado. Sorry for the earlier confusion.
Contributor: cathy lindeman (47701790) • [email protected]
From: Portrait and Biographical record of the State of Colorado, 1899
MISS LUCRETIA M. ALLEN, county superintendent of schools of El Paso County, is recognized as one of the most successful educators and officials in the entire state. Her success in her chosen field of labor, and the large ability she has shown in the conduct of official affairs, prove that women may possess qualities admirably fitting them for posts of public responsibility, especially in work connected with educational progress. In the great task of advancing the cause of education and promoting the standard of scholarship, her interest has always been warm and deep. In 1897 she was elected county superintendent on the fusion ticket, receiving a fair plurality, and took the oath of office January 11, 1898, for a term of two years.
The Aliens are an old Puritan family of Revolutionary stock, and for generations resided on Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. The grandfather of Miss Allen was captain of a trading vessel, with which he was lost at sea while a comparatively young man. William H., the captain's son, was born in Rhode Island and removed to Illinois in early manhood, settling at Genoa, thence removing to DeKalb and embarking in the dry-goods business. On selling out his store he traveled as salesman for the Glidden Wire Company of DeKalb. He is now retired from active business. Fraternally he is a Knight Templar Mason.
The mother of Miss Allen was Margaret Eleanor Patterson, a native of Meadville, Pa. Her father, Joseph Patterson, was born in Pennsylvania, where he engaged in the manufacture of leather in early life. Removing to Illinois in pioneer days he settled upon a farm near Genoa. His wife was a Miss Compton, of Revolutionary stock, and he himself was a member of a family that had representatives in the Revolution. By marriage the Pattersons were allied with the Buchanans. William H. and Margaret Eleanor Allen were the parents of eight children, five of whom grew to maturity, and four are living.
Mrs. C. F. Spooner died in Omaha; Mrs. W. A. Reynolds is a resident of Chehalis, Wash.; J. F. is connected with the reportorial staff of the Chicago (Ill.) Tribune; Clinton H. is with the Northwestern Trading and Transportation Company at St. Michael's, Alaska.
Miss Allen was born and reared in DeKalb, Ill., and received her education in the high school there and the State Normal School near Bloomington, graduating from the latter in 1883. Afterward she engaged in teaching, principally in DeKalb, until 1889, when she came to Colorado Springs. For three years she taught in the Garfield School and for a similar period in the Liller School, after which she was placed in charge of books in the office of Colburn & Dudley. In 1897 she was elected to her present office, which she is filling with the greatest efficiency. Politically she favors the platform of the Democratic Party, and takes an intelligent interest in public affairs. In religion she is identified with the Baptist Church.
Information provided by FAG volunteer Ron West
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Suggested edit: This is not the Lucretia M Allen who was the teacher/ principal and the daughter of Henry and Eleanor. I do not know who she is, but the Lucretia M Allen who is the daughter 1860-1910 was also the person in the biographical record of Colorado. She was there briefly and then moved back to Illinois. There is a lot of documentation on ancestry will, newpaper articles etc. I don't know who the Lucretia is who died in 1930 in Colorado. Sorry for the earlier confusion.
Contributor: cathy lindeman (47701790) • [email protected]
MISS LUCRETIA M. ALLEN, county superintendent of schools of El Paso County, is recognized as one of the most successful educators and officials in the entire state. Her success in her chosen field of labor, and the large ability she has shown in the conduct of official affairs, prove that women may possess qualities admirably fitting them for posts of public responsibility, especially in work connected with educational progress. In the great task of advancing the cause of education and promoting the standard of scholarship, her interest has always been warm and deep. In 1897 she was elected county superintendent on the fusion ticket, receiving a fair plurality, and took the oath of office January 11, 1898, for a term of two years.
The Aliens are an old Puritan family of Revolutionary stock, and for generations resided on Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. The grandfather of Miss Allen was captain of a trading vessel, with which he was lost at sea while a comparatively young man. William H., the captain's son, was born in Rhode Island and removed to Illinois in early manhood, settling at Genoa, thence removing to DeKalb and embarking in the dry-goods business. On selling out his store he traveled as salesman for the Glidden Wire Company of DeKalb. He is now retired from active business. Fraternally he is a Knight Templar Mason.
The mother of Miss Allen was Margaret Eleanor Patterson, a native of Meadville, Pa. Her father, Joseph Patterson, was born in Pennsylvania, where he engaged in the manufacture of leather in early life. Removing to Illinois in pioneer days he settled upon a farm near Genoa. His wife was a Miss Compton, of Revolutionary stock, and he himself was a member of a family that had representatives in the Revolution. By marriage the Pattersons were allied with the Buchanans. William H. and Margaret Eleanor Allen were the parents of eight children, five of whom grew to maturity, and four are living.
Mrs. C. F. Spooner died in Omaha; Mrs. W. A. Reynolds is a resident of Chehalis, Wash.; J. F. is connected with the reportorial staff of the Chicago (Ill.) Tribune; Clinton H. is with the Northwestern Trading and Transportation Company at St. Michael's, Alaska.
Miss Allen was born and reared in DeKalb, Ill., and received her education in the high school there and the State Normal School near Bloomington, graduating from the latter in 1883. Afterward she engaged in teaching, principally in DeKalb, until 1889, when she came to Colorado Springs. For three years she taught in the Garfield School and for a similar period in the Liller School, after which she was placed in charge of books in the office of Colburn & Dudley. In 1897 she was elected to her present office, which she is filling with the greatest efficiency. Politically she favors the platform of the Democratic Party, and takes an intelligent interest in public affairs. In religion she is identified with the Baptist Church.
Information provided by FAG volunteer Ron West
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Suggested edit: This is not the Lucretia M Allen who was the teacher/ principal and the daughter of Henry and Eleanor. I do not know who she is, but the Lucretia M Allen who is the daughter 1860-1910 was also the person in the biographical record of Colorado. She was there briefly and then moved back to Illinois. There is a lot of documentation on ancestry will, newpaper articles etc. I don't know who the Lucretia is who died in 1930 in Colorado. Sorry for the earlier confusion.
Contributor: cathy lindeman (47701790) • [email protected]
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Buried: 1/16/1930 / Source: City of Colo Spgs online cemetery data, 03/01/09
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