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Elsie Belle <I>Grantham</I> Allen

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Elsie Belle Grantham Allen

Birth
Gilbert, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
Death
5 Dec 1955 (aged 50)
Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA Add to Map
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Elsie Belle Grantham was born on February 18, 1905 in Gilbert, Arkansas. She was the ninth child of Charles William Grantham Jr and Cynthia Ann Still. She had eleven siblings, Dottie Bonnie (Grantham) Osburn, Stephen Franklin, Louis, Charles Anderson, Dillard Adolph, Mary Mabel (Grantham) Proctor, Rosa, Ras, Ralph John, Eula, and Aurora.

Elsie Belle grew up in Tomahawk, Arkansas moving to Hominy, Oklahoma where she met her soon to be husband. At the age of 17, Elsie married Frank Everett Allen Sr., son of John Thomas Allen and Mary Rose Wheeler, on March 13, 1922 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Together, Elsie and Frank raised 4 sons and 6 daughters, Frank Everett Jr. (1923-2002), Geraldine Mae (1925-2004), Roy Ray (1928-1963), Georgia Belle (1930-1987), Elsie Marie (1932-2016), Blanche Bernice (1936-2000), Kenneth Charles (1939-2007), Mary Ann (1942-2020), 1 living son and 1 living daughter. Frank and Elsie finally settled in Arizona to raise thier family.

Elsie Belle Grantham died on December 2, 1955 in Cottonwood, Arizona from a cerebrel vascular hemorrhage. She was buried on December 6, 1956 at the Cottonwood Cemetery in Cottonwood, Arizona. Preceding her in death were her parents Charles (d. 1949) and Cynthia (d. 1951) Grantham and her brother Ralph John Grantham (d.1940).

Discrepancy:
Died at 5:45 P.M., December 2, 1955 (from AZ Death Certificate)
Stone has Dec. 5, 1955
Elsie Belle Grantham was born on February 18, 1905 in Gilbert, Arkansas. She was the ninth child of Charles William Grantham Jr and Cynthia Ann Still. She had eleven siblings, Dottie Bonnie (Grantham) Osburn, Stephen Franklin, Louis, Charles Anderson, Dillard Adolph, Mary Mabel (Grantham) Proctor, Rosa, Ras, Ralph John, Eula, and Aurora.

Elsie Belle grew up in Tomahawk, Arkansas moving to Hominy, Oklahoma where she met her soon to be husband. At the age of 17, Elsie married Frank Everett Allen Sr., son of John Thomas Allen and Mary Rose Wheeler, on March 13, 1922 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Together, Elsie and Frank raised 4 sons and 6 daughters, Frank Everett Jr. (1923-2002), Geraldine Mae (1925-2004), Roy Ray (1928-1963), Georgia Belle (1930-1987), Elsie Marie (1932-2016), Blanche Bernice (1936-2000), Kenneth Charles (1939-2007), Mary Ann (1942-2020), 1 living son and 1 living daughter. Frank and Elsie finally settled in Arizona to raise thier family.

Elsie Belle Grantham died on December 2, 1955 in Cottonwood, Arizona from a cerebrel vascular hemorrhage. She was buried on December 6, 1956 at the Cottonwood Cemetery in Cottonwood, Arizona. Preceding her in death were her parents Charles (d. 1949) and Cynthia (d. 1951) Grantham and her brother Ralph John Grantham (d.1940).

Discrepancy:
Died at 5:45 P.M., December 2, 1955 (from AZ Death Certificate)
Stone has Dec. 5, 1955


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  • Maintained by: Kim Johnson Relative Grandchild
  • Originally Created by: Lettie Kirby
  • Added: Jul 8, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20351515/elsie_belle-allen: accessed ), memorial page for Elsie Belle Grantham Allen (18 Feb 1905–5 Dec 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20351515, citing Cottonwood Cemetery, Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by Kim Johnson (contributor 47881649).