Clarence Edward Allen ^{1 2 3 4}

  General Notes:

Clarence apparently was married 4 times, Lena Christine Miller, m. 1917; Iva Renton, m. 1923; Charlotte Moore, m. abt 1926, and finally Margaret Clark in 1938 in Lucas County, Ohio. He is buried alongside his first wife Lena who died in 1921.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Clarence Edward Allen
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 10 Aug 1944
Event Place: Romulus, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1893
Birthplace: Sumpter, Michigan
Father's Name: Charles Allen

Citing this Record
"Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF7T-LRN : 13 March 2018), Clarence Edward Allen, 10 Aug 1944; citing Romulus, Wayne, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,143.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth information of 1891. ⁴

• He has alternate birth date of 26 August 1893 and a birth location of Sumpter Township, Wayne County, MI.

• His occupation in 1923 was a Farmer in Belleville, MI. ¹
"Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQS9-T62 : accessed 16 Oct 2012), Clarence E. Allen and Iva Renton, 13 Feb 1923.
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• He resided in Belleville, MI in 1923.
¹ "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQS9-T62 : accessed 16 Oct 2012), Clarence E. Allen and Iva Renton, 13 Feb 1923.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Sumpter Township, Wayne County, MI on 8 May 1930. ²

1930 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 1050, Family 306, Roll 1077
Sumpter Township, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Moon Road; Home owned, $3000
Clarence Allen..Head..38..MI..Laborer, County Road

(Living with 3rd wife, 1 daughter from current wife, 1 daughter from previous wife, and 3 stepchildren.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1898, then his age should have been 31 or 32 instead of 38.
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• He was buried after 10 August 1944 in the Martinsville Cemetery in Belleville, MI.

PLOT: 32B Section 3A
Find A Grave Memorial 41511862
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Clarence married Iva May Renton, daughter of William Wade Renton and Ethel Mae Doherty, on 13 February 1923 in Detroit, MI.¹ The marriage ended in divorce. (Iva May Renton was born on 28 January 1907 in Sumpter Township, Wayne County, MI ^{1 5 6 7 8 9 10} and died on 1 June 1966 in Contra Costa County, CA ¹⁰.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 13 February 1923, in Detroit, MI. ¹

• Clarence Edward Allen and Iva May Renton were divorced between 1924 and 1930.

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Clarence E. Allen
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 13 Feb 1923
Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 25y
Birth Date: 1898
Birthplace: Michigan
Marriage Date: 13 Feb 1923
Marriage Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Father's Name: Chas.
Mother's Name: Esther Harvey
Spouse's Name: Iva Renton
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 18y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1905
Spouse's Birthplace: Michigan
Spouse's Father's Name: Wm.
Spouse's Mother's Name: Ethel
Source Reference: v 10 rn 243335

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQS9-T62 : 2 April 2020), Clarence E. Allen and Iva Renton, 13 Feb 1923; citing Marriage, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4210106.
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Iva and Clarence split up shortly after the birth of their daughter, Iva Geneva, in 1924. The 1930 US Census shows the daughter living with his remarried father along with his 3rd wife, 3 of his children from his first marriage, and 1 daughter from his current marriage. On the 1940 US Census, Iva Geneva is found living with her remarried mother.
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Clarence next married Charlotte Moore about 1926.² (Charlotte Moore was born in 1904 in Massachusetts ² and died after 1 June 1930.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Sumpter Township, Wayne County, MI on 8 May 1930. ²

1930 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 1050, Family 306, Roll 1077
Sumpter Township, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Moon Road; Home owned, $3000
Clarence Allen..Head..38..MI..Laborer, County Road
Charlotte Allen..Wife..36..MA
Robert Cowper..Stepson..16..MI
Theodore Cowper..Stepson..15..MI
Elizabeth Cowper..Stepdaughter..12..ME
Iva Allen..Daughter..5..MI
Patricia Allen..Daughter..2..MI
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