Person Page 2,367

Leon Augustus ("Gusie") Allen

Parents

Father	Richard Jordan ("Jones") Allen (b. 14 January 1853, d. 11 September 1927)
Mother	Marietta Virginia ("Mary") Hunt (b. 23 October 1848, d. 15 January 1926)

Children with Belle Bernita Broadwater (b. 9 August 1891, d. 24 June 1971)

Daughter	Annie Pearl Allen (b. 21 July 1919, d. 27 April 2009)
Son	Charles Douglas Allen (b. 30 August 1920, d. 26 November 2014)
Daughter	Betty Jane Allen+ (b. about 1925, d. 3 January 2016)

Biography

Birth	19 August 1886	Leon Augustus ("Gusie") Allen was born on 19 August 1886 in Lee, Alabama, United StatesBGO.
1900 Federal Census	6 June 1900	He appeared in the 1900 federal census on 6 June 1900 in Lee, Alabama, United StatesBGO. Gussie
Marriage	15 August 1908	He and Fannie Lou May were married on 15 August 1908 in Lee, Alabama, United StatesBGO. Book H, white, Page 33
Residence	1910	He lived Age: 24; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head in Precinct 3, Macon, Alabama, USABG, in 1910.1
1910 Federal Census	27 April 1910	He appeared in the 1910 federal census on 27 April 1910 in Macon, Alabama, United StatesBGO.
Marriage	6 August 1916	He and Belle Bernita Broadwater were married on 6 August 1916 in Lee, Alabama, United StatesBGO. Book H, w., Page 243
Draft Card	5 June 1917	He was issued a draft card on 5 June 1917 in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United StatesBGO. Draft Card
Residence	1920	He lived Age: 32; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United StatesBGO, in 1920.2
1920 Federal Census (fam)	13 January 1920	He and Belle Bernita Broadwater appeared in the 1920 federal census on 13 January 1920 at 1717 Third AveBG in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United StatesBGO.
Residence	1930	He lived in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United StatesBGO, in 1930. StreetAddress: Rhodes Street; Age: 42; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head; Occupation: Foreman3
1930 Federal Census (fam)	16 April 1930	He and Belle Bernita Broadwater appeared in the 1930 federal census on 16 April 1930 at 1348 Rhodes StBG in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United StatesBGO.
Residence	1935	He lived in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United StatesBGO, in 1935.4
Residence (F)	1 January 1936	He and Belle Bernita Broadwater resided at 1348 Rhodes St in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United StatesBGO, on 1 January 1936 City Directory.
Residence	1 April 1940	He lived Age: 53; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United StatesBGO, on 1 April 1940.4
1940 Federal Census (fam)	10 April 1940	He and Belle Bernita Broadwater appeared in the 1940 federal census on 10 April 1940 at 1344 Rhodes StBG in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United StatesBGO.
Death	20 December 1959	He died on 20 December 1959 at age 73 in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United StatesBGO. Cert 31487
Burial	after 20 December 1959	He was buried after 20 December 1959 at Riverdale Cemetery, Section 10, Plot 123BG, in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United StatesBGO.

Citations

1. [S526] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 3, Macon, Alabama; Roll: T624_23; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1374036
2. [S7063] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Columbus Ward 6, Muscogee, Georgia; Roll: T625_272; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 408
3. [S7064] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia; Roll: 378; Page: 37A; Enumeration District: 0023; Image: 733.0; FHL microfilm: 2340113
4. [S6805] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia; Roll: T627_698; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 106-32