Dawson County NeArchives Biographies.....Allen, Ralph Morrow 1897 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/nefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 March 16, 2015, 12:55 am Source: Nebraskana Author: See below Ralph Morrow Allen Ralph Morrow Allen, who is a leader in business affairs at Cozad, Nebraska, was born in that community March 7, 1897. His father, Charles Edgar Allen, who was born at Russell, Iowa, has served as state senator in Nebraska several terms. Sue (Morrow) Allen, his mother, was born in Ohio, and died at Colorado Springs, in July, 1920. She was president of the Cozad Woman's Club and was a talented painter. Mr. Allen was graduated from the Cozad High School in 1916, and later attended the University of Nebraska. For five years he was manager of the Charles E. Allen Company, and since then has been a partner in the firm Allen & Company. He was president of the Cozad Chamber of Commerce three times, was vice president of the Rotary Club for a time, and is now affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and the Nebraskana Society. He was formerly master of the local Masonic lodge. He entered the United States Army during the World War and was discharged two years later as a second lieutenant; he is a member of the American Legion. Mr. Allen’s favorite sports are football and riding. On June 25, 1928, he was married at Omaha, to Marjorie C. Currant, who was born at Elmwood, Nebraska, March 2, 1901. They have a daughter, Nancy, born March 15, 1931. Residence: Cozad. Additional Comments: Extracted from Nebraskana Edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin The Baldwin Company Hebron, NE 1932 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/dawson/bios/allen60gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nefiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb