Raymond P. Allen
5 February 1894–
Greendale Township, Midland, Michigan, United States
The Life of Raymond P.
When Raymond P. Allen was born on 5 February 1894, in Greendale Township, Midland, Michigan, United States, his father, Peter Peterson Allen, was 36 and his mother, Minnie Green, was 21.
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Family Time Line
Peter Peterson Allen
1857–1902
Minnie Green
1873–
Raymond P. Allen
1894–
Daisy G Allen
1900–1974
Parents and Siblings
1857–1902Male
Minnie Green
1873–Female
siblings
(2)
1894–Male
Daisy G Allen
1900–1974Female
World Events (3)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 2
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 4
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
Age 9
"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from a Celtic personal name of great antiquity and obscurity. In England the personal name is now usually spelled Alan, the surname Allen; in Scotland the surname is more often Allan. Various suggestions have been put forward regarding its origin; the most plausible is that it originally meant ‘little rock’. Compare Gaelic ailín, diminutive of ail ‘rock’. The present-day frequency of the surname Allen in England and Ireland is partly accounted for by the popularity of the personal name among Breton followers of William the Conqueror, by whom it was imported first to Britain and then to Ireland. St. Alan(us) was a 5th-century bishop of Quimper, who was a cult figure in medieval Brittany. Another St. Al(l)an was a Cornish or Breton saint of the 6th century, to whom a church in Cornwall is dedicated.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- Raymond P. Allen, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Raymond P. Allen, "Michigan, Births and Christenings, 1775-1995"
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