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George Benjamin Allen

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George Benjamin Allen

Birth
Arkansas, USA
Death
11 Jan 1958 (aged 80)
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Willcox, Cochise County, Arizona, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1 Lot 11 Grave 1
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"DOUGLAS DISPATCH", Douglas, AZ
Published Jan 15, 1958

"Services held For Willcox Pioneer.
Willcox. Funeral services were held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. from the Willcox Chapel for George Benjamin Allen, grandfather of television cowboy Rex Allen.

The pioneer Willcox homesteader had lived in Phoenix for the past five years and died in a Phoenix hospital.

Born in Texas in August 1877, he came here in 1915 and homesteaded on Ash Creek north of Willcox about 40 miles. Later he lived in Willcox. His wife died several years ago.

Surviving are six children, Mrs. Flora Scott of San Diego, Mrs. Velma Glenn of Willcox, Mrs. Alma Day of Long Beach, Calif., Mrs. Cora Hancock of Phoenix, Horace Allen of Benson and Miss Delphie Allen of Wenitopac, Nevada.

Interment was in Sunset cemetery here, directed by Willcox Funeral Home. The services were conducted by Rev. Marvin Davis of the Methodist Church."
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Arizona Death Certificate:
Name: George Allen
Death Date: Jan. 11, 1958
Death Place: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Death Age: 80 yrs
Birth Date: Aug. 18, 1877
Birthplace: Arkansas
Father’s Name: Mark Allen
Father’s Birthplace: Arkansas
Mother’s Name: Mary Anne Hightower
Mother’s Birthplace: Arkansas
Occupation: Retired
Place of Residence: Mesa, Arizona
Informant: Flora A. Scott (San Diego)
Cemetery: Sunset Cemetery
Burial Place: Wilcox, Arizona
Burial Date: Jan. 12, 1958
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"DOUGLAS DISPATCH", Douglas, AZ
Published Jan 15, 1958

"Services held For Willcox Pioneer.
Willcox. Funeral services were held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. from the Willcox Chapel for George Benjamin Allen, grandfather of television cowboy Rex Allen.

The pioneer Willcox homesteader had lived in Phoenix for the past five years and died in a Phoenix hospital.

Born in Texas in August 1877, he came here in 1915 and homesteaded on Ash Creek north of Willcox about 40 miles. Later he lived in Willcox. His wife died several years ago.

Surviving are six children, Mrs. Flora Scott of San Diego, Mrs. Velma Glenn of Willcox, Mrs. Alma Day of Long Beach, Calif., Mrs. Cora Hancock of Phoenix, Horace Allen of Benson and Miss Delphie Allen of Wenitopac, Nevada.

Interment was in Sunset cemetery here, directed by Willcox Funeral Home. The services were conducted by Rev. Marvin Davis of the Methodist Church."
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Arizona Death Certificate:
Name: George Allen
Death Date: Jan. 11, 1958
Death Place: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Death Age: 80 yrs
Birth Date: Aug. 18, 1877
Birthplace: Arkansas
Father’s Name: Mark Allen
Father’s Birthplace: Arkansas
Mother’s Name: Mary Anne Hightower
Mother’s Birthplace: Arkansas
Occupation: Retired
Place of Residence: Mesa, Arizona
Informant: Flora A. Scott (San Diego)
Cemetery: Sunset Cemetery
Burial Place: Wilcox, Arizona
Burial Date: Jan. 12, 1958
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