R. L. ALLEN, 74, DIES AT HOME OF DAUGHTER
---R. L. Allen, aged 74 years, a former resident of the LaPlata neighborhood, died today at noon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Shumaker, 215 West Scott Street. The funeral will be held from her home at 12 o'clock Tuesday and until that time the body will lie in state. Arrangements for burial had not been made up to the hour of going to press.
---Besides Mrs. Shumaker, he leaves six other children, as follows:
---Ben Allen, of Elmer; Bill Allen of Gifford; Mrs. Tena Musick, of LaPlata, Henry Allen, of Mammoth, Colo., Mrs. Ben Roberts, Hazelton, Kas., and Mrs. Ada Shumaker, of Madrid, Iowa.
---Mr. Allen had been in Kirksville for about six months, and prior to that time had lived west of LaPlata.
LA PLATA HOME PRESS, La Plata, Missouri
February 1925
FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN KIRKSVILLE
Father of Mrs. Tena Musick of This City-Funeral Tuesday
---Word has reached her of the death of Mr. R. L. Allen of Kirksville, death occurring at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Shumaker at 215 West Scott, Monday at noon. Mr. Allen will be will remembered by the older people of LaPlata having resided near here for a number of years. He had been at the home of his daughter six months.
---Besides Mrs. Shumaker he is survived by six other children, namely:
---Ben Allen of Elmer, Bill Allen of Gifford, Mrs. Tina Musick, of La Plata, Henry Allen of Mammoth, Colo., Mrs. Ben Roberts, Hazelton, Kan., and Mrs. Ada Shumaker of Madrid, Iowa.
---Funeral services were held at the home of Mrs. Shumaker in Kirksville.
R. L. ALLEN, 74, DIES AT HOME OF DAUGHTER
---R. L. Allen, aged 74 years, a former resident of the LaPlata neighborhood, died today at noon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Shumaker, 215 West Scott Street. The funeral will be held from her home at 12 o'clock Tuesday and until that time the body will lie in state. Arrangements for burial had not been made up to the hour of going to press.
---Besides Mrs. Shumaker, he leaves six other children, as follows:
---Ben Allen, of Elmer; Bill Allen of Gifford; Mrs. Tena Musick, of LaPlata, Henry Allen, of Mammoth, Colo., Mrs. Ben Roberts, Hazelton, Kas., and Mrs. Ada Shumaker, of Madrid, Iowa.
---Mr. Allen had been in Kirksville for about six months, and prior to that time had lived west of LaPlata.
LA PLATA HOME PRESS, La Plata, Missouri
February 1925
FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN KIRKSVILLE
Father of Mrs. Tena Musick of This City-Funeral Tuesday
---Word has reached her of the death of Mr. R. L. Allen of Kirksville, death occurring at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Shumaker at 215 West Scott, Monday at noon. Mr. Allen will be will remembered by the older people of LaPlata having resided near here for a number of years. He had been at the home of his daughter six months.
---Besides Mrs. Shumaker he is survived by six other children, namely:
---Ben Allen of Elmer, Bill Allen of Gifford, Mrs. Tina Musick, of La Plata, Henry Allen of Mammoth, Colo., Mrs. Ben Roberts, Hazelton, Kan., and Mrs. Ada Shumaker of Madrid, Iowa.
---Funeral services were held at the home of Mrs. Shumaker in Kirksville.
Family Members
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Margaret "Maggie" Allen Hickman
1833–1915
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Deborah Allen Archey
1835 – unknown
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Sarah Jane "Sallie or Sally" Allen Mathis
1836–1900
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William David "Old Bill" Allen
1837–1926
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Thomas Phillip Allen
1839 – unknown
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Susanna Allen Scott
1843–1938
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Lucy Ann Allen Slaughter
1846–1939
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Elizabeth Allen Hays
1849–1938
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Mary Tobitha Allen Brooks
1852–1952
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Lucy Jane Allen Roberts
1866–1946
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Susan N. "Susie" Allen
1867–1881
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Sarah Elizabeth Allen Shumaker
1870–1939
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Charles F. Allen
1872–1880
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William Frances "Bill" Allen
1874–1961
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Lewellyn "Ella" Allen
1878–1882
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Joseph Henry Allen
1880–1965
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Ada Florence Allen Shoemaker
1882–1956
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Benjamin Thomas "Big Ben" Allen
1884–1968
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Tena Rosetta Allen Musick
1886–1963
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John Allen
1891–1891