Ring Family History

 (last update 29 Sep 2004)

Fourth Generation

( WILLIAM³, PETER², WILLIAM¹)

Children of William Allen and Bethena Kendall

1. William Lee Allen [3034] was born 8 August 1881 in Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas, and died 16 November 1924 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. He married Margaret Ann 'Annie' Arnold on 9 September 1906 in Arnold Home, Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Benjamin and Harriett Arnold. She was born 4 February 1886 in Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas, and died 27 April 1979 in Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas. After the death of his father he retained his portion of the family farm in Spadra and continued farming. Lee and Margaret are buried in Kendall Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.

Children of William Allen and Annie Arnold are:

1. Helen Allen, born 4 April 1907; died 26 August 1907 in Johnson County, Arkansas; buried in Kendall Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.

2. William Benjamin Allen, born in Spadra, Johnson County, Arkansas; married Ora Marion Chapman, born in Thackerville, Love County, Oklahoma.

3. Ruby Bethena Allen, born 28 January 1911; died 30 October 1912 in Johnson County, Arkansas. Buried in Kendall Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.

4. Lera Lee Allen, born in Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas, married Leon C. Sonntag, born in Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma.

5. Robert Arnold Allen, married Amanda LaVassaur in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.

6. Howell Hefner Allen, born 26 March 1921, died 3 February 1983, buried in Kendall Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas; married Mary Luxalda [last name unknown] on 19 February 1949; she died 2 May 1972.

Bibliography

• 1900 Federal Census, Ward Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1906 Marriage Records of Johnson County, Arkansas, Lee Allen, Book T, Page 361

• 1910 Federal Census, Spadra Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1920 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra, Prairie Township, page 219b, William L. Allen.

• Family Bible of Lillian Allen

• Social Security Death Index (Annie Allen)

• 1986 Johnson County Cemeteries, Johnson County Extension Homemaker Club

• Grave Markers, Kendall Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.

2. Lillian Susan Allen [929] was born 31 October 1882 in Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas and died 7 November 1977 in Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma. Lillian went to Fayetteville, Arkansas to get her education. When she left home she kept her share of her father's land in Hartman, Arkansas but when the Arkansas River dams were built she had to sell to the government. She and her sister Annie settled in Stigler, Oklahoma. She moved to Stigler with her mother, brother Augustus and great aunt Mary Gilliam about 1917. The lived near the parents of Richard Coker. Annie opened an abstract office in Stigler. She married Richard Carol Cocker on 17 January 1923 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was born 12 August 1887 in Cherokee County, Texas, the son of Richard and Mary C. Cocker and died 10 September 1945 in Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma. This was Richards second marriage. In 1917 when he registered for the World War I draft he was an insurance salesman in Stigler, Haskell County, Oklahoma. His parents, Richard and Mary Coker, are buried in Stigler Cemetery, Stigler, Haskell County, Oklahoma.  Lillian and Richard moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma and opened an abstract office of there own.. Late in life Lillian claimed that she owned the first typewriter in Oklahoma and was the first women to hold public office in Oklahoma. In her later years her sisters Annie and Alice moved in with her in Stillwater. Lillian and Annie died in Stillwater and Alice moved to Harrison, Arkansas to live with her son Joe until she died. Lillian and Richard are buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma.

Bibliography:

• 1900 Federal Census, Cherokee Nation (Oklahoma), page 6a (Richard Coker)

• 1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1910 Federal Census, Spadra Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1917 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Haskell County, Oklahoma (Richard Carl Coker)

• 1920 Federal Census, OK, Haskell County, Stigler, page 146a (Bethena C. Allen)

• 1930 Federal Census, OK, Payne County, Stillwater, Ward 2, page 45b (Richard Coker)

• Family Bible: Lillian Allen Family

• Social Security Death Index (Lillian Cocker)

• Grave Markers, Fairlawn Cemetery, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma.

3. Clara May Allen [931] was born 3 November 1884, Johnson County, Arkansas and died 15 March 1947. She married John R. Perdue on 14 December 1907 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. John was a farm laborer and later a open-pit coal miner. They lived for a while in Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas then moved to Heavener, Le Flore County, Oklahoma. Eventually they returned to Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. They are buried in Shady Grove Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.

Children of Clara Allen and John Perdue are:

1. Flora Perdue; born about 1909 in Arkansas; married [first name unknown] Fitzgerald.

2. Allen Perdue, born about 1911 in Arkansas.

Bibliography 

• 1900 Federal Census, Ward Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1907 Marriage Records of Johnson County, Arkansas, Book T, page 543

• 1910 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Spadra Township, West of Spadra Creek, dwelling 87.

• 1920 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Clarksville, Spadra Township, page 272b, John Perdue.

• 1930 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Clarksville, Ward 3, Spadra Township, page 243b, John R. Perdue.

• Family Bible of Lillian Allen

• 1986 Johnson County Cemeteries, Johnson County Extension Homemaker Club

• Grave Markers, Shady Grove Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.

4. Anna Lou 'Annie' Allen [930] was born 22 January 1886 in Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas. In 1910 she lived at home with her mother. She married Adolph B. Shropshire, son of Joseph and Susan Shropshire, before October 1913. He was an Choctaw Indian from Oklahoma, reputed to be a charismatic flim/flam man who got into trouble with other women and such. In 1918 he was an insurance salesman in Stigler, Haskell County, Oklahoma. In 1920 they lived on North Third Street in Stigler. The marriage ended in divorce sometime after 1920. They had no children and she never remarried. Annie opened an abstract office in Stigler, Haskell County, Oklahoma and did quite well. Later in life she moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma to live with her sisters Lillian and Alice. There she died after on 16 January 1975 and is buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma. Adolph died on 23 November 1955 in Santa Barbara, California.

Bibliography

• 1900 Federal Census, Ward Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1910 Federal Census, Spadra Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1918 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Haskell County , Oklahoma, Adolph B. Shropshitre.

• 1920 Federal Census, OK, Haskell County, Stigler, page 145b, Adolph Shropshire.

• 1949 Obituary, Herald-Democrat, 19 Jul 1949, Seth Allen

• 1955 California Death Index, 1940-1997, Adoplh Shropshire

• Family Bible of Lillian Allen

• Grave Markers, Fairlawn Cemetery, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma

6. Seth Howell Allen [3045] was born 1 April 1890 in Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas, and died 16 July 1949 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. He married Jewell Juita Bell, daughter of G. Richard Bell and S. C. 'Kate' Cox, in Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri. She was born 16 August 1895 in Salus, Johnson County, Arkansas, and died 17 August 1936 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas. After the death of his father Seth retained his portion of the family farm in Spadra and continued farming. They lived in Hartman, Johnson County Arkansas most of their lives. They are both buried at Kendall Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.

Children of Seth Allen and Jewell Bell are:

1. Catherine Bethena Allen, born 30 January 1914, Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas, died after 1949; married C. J. McClurg.

2. Lucille A. Allen, born 11 April 1917, Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas, died 16 June 2001, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas; married (1) [first name unknown] Hose, (2) Leonard F. Rinke. Buried Kendall Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.

3. Richard William Allen, b. 29 Jan 1920, Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas, died 17 May 1961. Buried in Kendall Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.

4. Seth Howell Allen, born 27 September 1926, Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas, died 7 December 1996, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana.

Bibliography

• 1900 Federal Census, Ward Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1910 Federal Census, Spadra Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1920 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Ward Township, Seth Allen.

• 1930 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Ward Township, Seth H. Allen.

• 1935 Poll Tax List, Hartman. Ward Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1949 Obituary, Herald-Democrat, 19 Jul 1949, Seth Allen

• Family Bible of Lillian Allen

• 1986 Johnson County Cemeteries, Johnson County Extension Homemaker Club

• Grave Markers, Kendall Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.

• 2001 Obituary, The Graphic, Johnson County, Arkansas, 20 June 2001 [Lucille Rinke]

• Grave Markers, Kendall Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas

7. Alice Eula 'Manona' Allen [3046]  was born 3 July 1892 in Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas. She married Gomer Edward Kraus on 4 May 1916 in Johnson County. He was born 4 July 1890 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, the son of Edward Joseph Kraus and Gwennie Evans. Around 1910 Gomer played professional baseball. By all accounts he was a very good pitcher. Gomer owned and operated an architectural and construction firm in Clarksville, Arkansas and was responsible for many of the large building projects in western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma. He ran this business from a custom one room office building he constructed behind his house, complete with built-in drafting tables, blueprint storage and fireplace. He donated a portion of his land to the City of Clarksville for the construction of a new road. In turn, the city named the new road "Kraus Street". When Alice's first grandchild, Paula, was learning to speak she called Alice 'Manona.' Alice liked that and insisted that all her grandchildren call her Manona. Gomer died 29 July 1950 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. Alice continued to live alone in their home until the early 1970's when she moved in with her two older sisters Lillian and Annie in Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma. When her sisters passed away, she moved to Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas to live with her son Joe. She died there on 25 December 1979. Alice and Gomer are both buried in the Kraus plot in Oakland Cemetery in Clarksville, Arkansas. The following articles appeared in the local Clarksville newspapers...

December 12th, 1912 - Local Mention

Miss Alice Allen is working for the McKennon House Furnishing Co. during the holiday season.

 

March 20th, 1913 - Local Mention

Misses Maxie Covington, Alice Allen, Jewel and Inez Griffin, Kit Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Seth L. Reed, Messrs. Virgil Kolb, Seth McLane, Clyde Walton, Orville and Carl Arrington spent Easter Sunday at Piney.

 

June 5th, 1913 - In Honor of Miss Kendall

Miss Alice Allen very pleasantly entertained in honor of her cousin, Miss Cherry Kendall at the home of Mrs. Rogers on College Hill. Games of various kinds were enjoyed throughout the evening, also a 'beheading' contest was puzzled over. The most lucky beheaders proved to be Miss Fleta Thompson and Mr. Roscoe McPherson who received a box of delicious candy. At a late hour the guests were invited to the dining room where refreshments were served. The guests were Misses Rillie Lasar, Maxie Covington, Fleta Thompson, Jane Everett Morns, Cherry Kendall, Claudie Allen and Alma Ross, Messrs. Rogers McKennon, King Basham, Orville Arrington, Odus Wilkinson, Denver Misenheimer and Roscoe McPherson.

Children are listed under Gomer Kraus.

Bibliography

• 1900 Federal Census, Ward Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1910 Federal Census, Spadra Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1912 High School Graduation Invitation, Alice Allen

• 1920 Federal Census, Spadra Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1930 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County, Clarksville, Ward 3, Spadra Township, Johnson Street, page 246a, Gomer Kraus.

• Family Bible of Lillian Allen

• 1916 Marriage Records of Johnson County, Arkansas, Alice Allen, Book V page 289

• 1986 Johnson County Cemeteries, Johnson County Extension Homemaker Club

• 1966 Social Security Account Application for Alice Eula (Allen) Kraus

• Grave Markers, Oakland Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas

8. Augustus Kendall 'Gus' Allen [933] was born 31 March 1895 in Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas, and died in October 1963. In 1910 he lived at home with his mother in Johnson County. Between 1910 and 1920 he moved with his mother, sister Lillian and great aunt Mary Gilliam to Stigler, Haskell County, Oklahoma. He married Evorah B. Smith in Arkansas. She was born 19 August 1899 in Tennessee, and died December 1987 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan. They lived initially lived in Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas but moved to Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan about 1923. They stayed there only a couple of years before moving on to Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. They later lived in Almont, Lapeer County, Michigan. Gus and Evora are both buried in White Chapel Memorial Cemetery, Troy, Oakland County, Michigan.

Children of Seth Allen and Jewell Bell are:

1. Raymond Allen.

2. Doris Allen.

3. Patricia Allen.

Bibliography

• 1900 Federal Census, Ward Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1910 Federal Census, Spadra Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1920 Federal Census, OK, Haskell County, Stigler, page 146a (Bethena C. Allen)

• 1930 Federal Census, MI, Wayne County, Detroit, District 17, page 23a (Augustus Allen)

• Family Bible of Lillian Allen

• Social Security Death Index (Augustus Allen, Evorah Allen)

• Grave Markers, White Chapel Memorial Cemetery, Troy, Oakland County, Michigan.

Bibliography

• 1900 Federal Census, Ward Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1910 Federal Census, Spadra Township, Johnson County, Arkansas

• 1920 Federal Census, OK, Tulsa County, Precinct 1, Tulsa, page 171a, Fred Eddington.

• 1930 Federal Census, OK, Tulsa County, Tulsa, page 10b, Fred A. Eddington.

• Family Bible of Lillian Allen

• Social Security Death Index (Fred Eddington, Claudia Eddington)