Howard John Allen

1884–1953 (Age 68)
Seattle, King, Washington, United States

The Life of Howard John

When Howard John Allen was born on 11 December 1884, his father, John Jacob Allen, was 31 and his mother, Helen Avery, was 22. He married Erma Bowes on 4 June 1913. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Walker Township, Platte, Nebraska, United States in 1920 and North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States in 1930. He died on 19 January 1953, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Claquato Cemetery, Claquato, Lewis, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Howard John Allen
1884–1953
Erma Bowes
1883–1974
Marriage: 4 June 1913
Helen Rosemary Allen
1914–2000
William Albert Allen
1915–1997
Richard John Allen
1919–1986
George Howard Allen
1921–1997

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
4 June 1913
Denver, Colorado
children

(4)

Parents & Siblings

  • John Jacob Allen

    Male1853–1936Male

  • Helen Avery

    Female1862–1937Female

siblings

(6)

  • Arthur Stephen Allen

    Male1883–1927Male

  • Howard John Allen

    Male1884–1953Male

  • Mary W. Allen

    Female1887–1917Female

  • Charles Albert Allen

    Male1890–1908Male

  • Lester Stull Allen

    Male1901–1970Male

+1 More Child

World Events (8)

1886

Age 2

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1889 · Washington Becomes a State

Age 5

On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

Age 19

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

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.

Possible Related Names

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Howard G Allen in household of John J Allen, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Howard Allen, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Howard J Allen, "United States Census, 1920"

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