Harry Bovay Allen

1925 - 2007  (82 years)

• Name	Harry Bovay Allen
  Born	23 May 1925	Arkansas
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Reeds Creek, Lawrence County, Arkansas   [1]
  Died	22 Oct 2007	St. Bernards Medical Center, Jonesboro, Arkansas   [2]
  Buried	25 Oct 2007	Union Cemetery (North), Independence County, Arkansas   [3]
  Person ID	I433208	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Sidney Ethen Allen,   b. 20 Jan 1883, Arkansas
  Mother	Hattie M. Huskey,   b. 25 Mar 1885, Arkansas ,   d. 3 Mar 1970  (Age 84 years)
  Married	21 Jul 1917	Lawrence County, Arkansas   [4]
  Family ID	F173319	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Helen Keller,   b. 8 Nov 1927, Little Rock, Arkansas ,   d. 17 Dec 2014  (Age 87 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1943	Lawrence County, Arkansas   [5]
  Children	1. David Allen   2. Albert Allen + 3. Judy Allen   4. Shirlene Allen
  Family ID	F173320	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 May 1925 - Arkansas  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. Name Harry B Allen Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place Reeds Creek, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States Gender Male Age 4 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Birth Year (Estimated) 1926 Birthplace Arkansas Father's Birthplace Arkansas Mother's Birthplace Arkansas Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 5 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace S E Allen Head M 47 Arkansas Hattie M Allen Wife F 45 Arkansas Bruce L Allen Son M 11 Arkansas Octava B Allen Daughter F 9 Arkansas Harry B Allen Son M 4 Arkansas Mable Stone Stepdaughter F 21 Arkansas Columbus Stone Stepson M 20 Arkansas Edna Stone Stepdaughter F 16 Arkansas [S142] Newspaper Article, The Jonesboro Sun (AR), 24 Oct 2007. Harry Bovay Allen, 82, of Saffell died Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born on May 23, 1925, at Saffell, the son of the late Sidney and Hattie Huskey Allen . He was united in marriage to Helen Keller on Sept. 24, 1943, at Saffell. Mr. Allen was a lifelong resident of Saffell, retired farmer, woodworker and deacon of Saffell Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Helen Allen of the home; sons, David and Diann Allen of Strawberry and Albert Allen and Sandra Lyons of Batesville; daughters, Judy and Kenny Tidwell of Strawberry and Shirlene and Alan Smith of Smithville; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; nephew who was raised in the home, Gerald Gardner of Alvin, Texas; sister, Bernice Clayton of Strawberry; many other nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends who mourn his passing. Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in Saffell Missionary Baptist Church with Bill Threet officiating. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery near Saffell under the direction of Higginbotham Funeral Service at Walnut Ridge. Visitation will be this evening from 5-8 at the church. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 65049747). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name S E Allen Event Type Marriage Event Date 21 Jul 1917 Event Place , Lawrence, Arkansas, United States Registration Place , Lawrence County, Arkansas Residence Place Saffell, Lawrence, Arkansas Gender Male Age 34 Birth Year (Estimated) 1883 Spouse's Name Hattie M Stone Spouse's Residence Place Saffell, Lawrence, Arkansas Spouse's Residence City Saffell Spouse's Residence County Lawrence Spouse's Residence State Arkansas Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 32 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1885 Page 408 "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6WK9-JXK?cc=1417439&wc=QDM2-HT1%3A1589732803 : 22 December 2016), > image 169 of 672; county offices, Arkansas. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Harry B Allen Event Type Marriage Event Date 24 Sep 1943 Event Place , Lawrence, Arkansas, United States Registration Place , Lawrence County, Arkansas Residence Place Saffell, Lawrence, Arkansas Gender Male Age 18 Birth Year (Estimated) 1925 Spouse's Name Helen L Keller Spouse's Residence Place Saffell, Lawrence, Arkansas Spouse's Residence City Saffell Spouse's Residence County Lawrence Spouse's Residence State Arkansas Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1925 Page 225 "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6SH3-W6F?cc=1417439&wc=QDM2-43Q%3A1589732810 : 22 December 2016), > image 196 of 473; county offices, Arkansas.