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Allen, Marva Genevieve Stevens, 1929-2011

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1929 - 2011

Biographical History

Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen (1929-2011) was a wife, mother and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints living in Utah.

Marva Genevieve Stevens was born on August 9, 1929 in New Brunswick, New Jersey to Kenneth R. and Iona B. Stevens. She graduated from Utah State in 1951. Marva married LeGrande Allen on March 20, 1953 in Logan, Utah and they had eight children together. She lived a life of service and love in Bountiful, Utah. On November 27, 2011 Marva passed away in Bountiful, Utah.

Citation:
Deseret News website, via WWW, September 19, 2016 (Marva Allen; Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen; b. Aug. 9, 1929 in New Brunswick, N.J.; parents: Kenneth R. and Iona B. Stevens; d. Nov. 27, 2011 in Bountiful, Utah; member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; wife, mother; m. LeGrande Allen on March 20, 1953 in Logan, Utah and they had eight children; graduated from Utah State in 1951; lived a life of service and love in Bountiful, Utah)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Mar. 6, 2017 (Marva Genevieve Allen; Marva Genevieve Stevens; Marva Guinevere Stevens)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen correspondence, 1952-1954

 Series — Carton 2: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232589942], Folder: 12-18
Identifier: MSS 8819 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains letters written by Marva Genevieve Stevens Allen and LeGrande Allen to each other. Most of the letters were written during their courtship when Marva lived in Logan, Utah and LeGrande lived in Gunnison, Utah. Other letters were written while LeGrande was stationed in California with the military in 1954. Dated 1952-1954.

Dates: 1952-1954