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Allen, Anna, 1904-1999

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1904 - 1999

Biography

Anna Allen was a professional genealogist in Scandinavian records.

Mary Anna Adair Allen was born on July 21, 1904, in Hatch, Utah, to Edwin Ruthfin Adair and Neminnie Sophia Clove. Anna was orphaned at six and raised by her mother's sisters. She attended school at Orderville, Glendale and Murdock Academy. Anna married Woodruff Lloyd Allen on August 15, 1928, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died in 1977. Anna worked for many years with the BYU Food Service and served Latter-day Saint missions to Fresno and Los Angeles, California, and Atlanta, Georgia. She was a professional genealogical researcher in Scandinavian records. Anna died on September 15, 1999, in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
FamilySearch, April 4, 2024 (Mary Anna Adair Allen was born on July 21, 1904, in Hatch, Utah, to Edwin Ruthfin Adair and Neminnie Sophia Clove. Anna married Woodruff Lloyd Allen on August 15, 1928, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Anna died on September 15, 1999, in Provo, Utah) https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/about/KWC4-JJK

Deseret News, via www, April 4, 2024 (Orphaned at six; raised by her mother's sisters; attended school at Orderville, Glendale and Murdock Academy. Woodruff died in 1977; worked at Christensen's Department store in Richfield and for many years with the BYU Food Service. Served Latter-day Saint missions to Fresno, Los Angeles, and Atlanta. She was a consultant at the BYU Genealogical Library and a professional researcher in Scandinavian records) https://www.deseret.com/1999/9/16/19466025/obituary-mary-anna-adair-allen/

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

John V. McConnell and Marie De Remer letters to Anna Allen

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239280016]
Identifier: MSS SC 965
Scope and Contents Contains letters written primarily by John V. McConnell to his cousin Anna Allen, and sometimes her husband, Woodruff Allen. Contains photocopies of 52 typed letters ranging from 1965-1976. John explains details about his family history and his personal life. John lived in San Diego, California, and Milton-Freewater, Oregon, and Anna lived in Provo, Utah, during this exchange.There is 1 photo clipping with writing showing where John's house was located and where they got wood....
Dates: 1965-1976; 1878
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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