Hitchcock County NeArchives Biographies.....Allen, Charles Luther 1859 - 
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Charles Luther Allen

Charles Luther Allen, now retired, has enjoyed an active and successful career.
Born at Chateaugay, New York, May 22, 1859, he is the son of Martin Luther and
Isabella (Taylor) Allen, the former of whom came from the same family as Ethan
Allen. Martin Luther Allen was born at South Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont, and died
at Oregon, Illinois, March 21, 1880. His wife died at Stratton, Nebraska,
September 15, 1894.

Educated in public school, Charles Luther Allen was graduated from Oregon,
Illinois, High School June 21, 1881. Immediately following his graduation he
taught school first in the country near Oregon, Illinois. Then for five years he
taught at Woosung, Illinois.

December 25, 1889, he was married to Mary Lucretia Prescott, at Polo, Illinois.
She was born at Woosung, Illinois, and died at Trenton, September 13, 1916. They
moved to Stratton, Nebraska, settling on a farm north of town, remaining there
until the fall of 1894, when he was appointed principal of Stratton Schools.

To them were born three children, John P., November 28, 1890, married Vera
Leopold. He is a banker at Trenton. Nina G., born in 1893, married C. R. Arnold;
while Helen I., born in 1896, married W. S. Deffenbaugh.

From September, 1894, until December 25, 1895, Mr. Allen taught school at
Stratton. On January 1, 1896, he became county clerk of Hitchcock County,
elected on the Republican ticket. From 1900, until 1924, he was in the
mercantile business at Trenton. Mr. Allen has been a member of the Trenton
School Board a total of twenty-one years (1897-1928).

He is a member of the Trenton Commercial Club, the Odd Fellows, Modern Woodmen
of America, Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Elks. Recently he was
elected to life membership in the Nebraskana Society. On April 24, 1931, he was
married to Marie Lawritson, at Trenton. Residence: Trenton.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from 
Nebraskana
Edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin

The Baldwin Company
Hebron, NE
1932


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