Avis Allen

b. Sep 11, 1847, d. Dec 4, 1954
FatherAaron Minor Allen1 b. Dec 25, 1818, d. Dec 4, 1903
MotherJurinda Sarah McClinton2 b. Sep 11, 1823, d. 1896
     Avis was born in Sparta, Randolph Co, IL, on Sep 11, 1847.2,3,4,5,6
     Jurinda, Nancy, Avis and Mary was listed as a household member living with Aaron Minor Allen on the 1850 Census in Sparta, Randolph Co, IL.7
     Jurinda, Sarah, Nancy, Avis, Mary, William and Samuel was listed as a household member living with Aaron Minor Allen in the 1860 Census in Sparta, Randolph Co, IL; A. M. was a merchant, with $4,000 in real estate and $8,000 in personal property. Nancy, Avis, Mary and Sarah were in school. A Charles Stamon, 23, a grocer, was living with the family.3
     Jurinda, Mary, Avis, Sarah, William, Samuel, Winnie, Laura and Henry was listed as a household member living with Aaron Minor Allen on the 1870 Census in Township 5 Range 5, Randolph Co, IL.8
     She married Rev. John H. Bratton in Santa Monica, CA, on Dec 4, 1873. They had a double wedding with Mary Elizabeth and Fred Allen.2,4,9,1
     
Avis Allen Bratton
Photo courtesy of Sarah Olsen

     Avis Bratton lived in Dec, 1903 in OK.1
     Avis Bratton was left a widow by Rev. John H. Bratton's death before Jan, 1920.4
     Avis was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census in 838 Fifth Street, Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co, CA. Avis owned her house. "Favola" was a teacher in the public schools..4
     Avis Bratton lived in Mar, 1920 in Santa Monica, CA.10
     Avis was listed as a mother in Favolia "Lola" Bratton's household on the 1930 Census in 435A Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co, CA.9
     Avis died on Dec 4, 1954 in Santa Monica, CA, at age 107.2,11

Family

Rev. John H. Bratton d. before January, 1920
Children

Citations

  1. [S1523] Sparta Plaindealer, December 11, 1903, page 4, column 1.
  2. [S388] Descendants of Robert Allen, online http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/o/t/Lorna-Toti/…
  3. [S851] 1860 U.S. Census, Illinois, Randolph County, Sparta, page 232, line 27, dwelling 1703, family 1703, Illinois, Randolph County.
  4. [S933] 1920 U. S. Census, California, Los Angeles County, Santa Monica, ED 604, page 3B, line 93, 838 Fifth Street, dwelling 77, family 81, California, Los Angeles County.
  5. [S1164] 1930 U. S. Census, California, Los Angeles County, Santa Monica, ED 1476, sheet 1A, line 29, 435A Montana Avenue, dwelling 7, family 11, California, Los Angeles County, the 1930 census says she was 75.
  6. [S1514] 1870 U.S. Population Census, Illinois, Randolph Co, Township 5 Range 5, sheet 42, line 35, dwelling 294, family 296, Illinois, Randolph County, This source suggests born 1825.
  7. [S971] 1850 U. S. Census, Illinois, Randolph County, Sparta, page 15, line 38, dwelling 248, family 252, Illinois, Randolph County.
  8. [S1514] 1870 U.S. Population Census, Illinois, Randolph Co, Township 5 Range 5, sheet 42, line 35, dwelling 294, family 296, Illinois, Randolph County.
  9. [S1164] 1930 U. S. Census, California, Los Angeles County, Santa Monica, ED 1476, sheet 1A, line 29, 435A Montana Avenue, dwelling 7, family 11, California, Los Angeles County.
  10. [S1304] Copy of executor's report on heirs unknown file number.
  11. [S848] Ancestry World Tree, October 18, 2001, (says April 30, 1954, La Jolla, CA).
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