1. | ALLEN, Charles Newell was born in Dec 1885 in Derrick City, McKean County, PA (son of ALLEN, Charles Ephan and Winifred); died on 3 Jul 1950 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Notes:
Niagara Gazette - 7/3/1950
Charles Newell Allen. 64, of 553
Seventh street, president of the Allen
Milling" company, died early today
at Mt. St. Marys hospital after
a short illness.
A native of Derrick City. Pa. Mr.
Allen came to Niagara Falls in 1900.
received his education here and
later joined the staff of the milling
company, which had been founded
by his father, the late Charles
Ephan Allen, in Third street, in
1901. Since 1909 the firm has operated
in East Falls street and Eightn
streets. Mr. Allen had served wun
the company, for 45 years.
He was an honorary member of
Niagara Falls Lodge 346, B.P.O.
Elks, and a member of various con-
servation and sportsmen's associa-
tions and a member of the congre-
gation of St. Mary's of the Cataract
church.
Mr. Allen is survived by his wife,
Eleanor, this city; three brothers, J.
Max Allen, Niagara Falls, Onc., A. D.
Allen, Fairhope, Ala., and C. Edgar
Allen, Lewiston; and three sisters,
Mrs. Winifred A. Chase and Mrs.
Zelda a. Welch, Lewiston, and Mrs.
Emma A. Barry, Bradford, Pa.
Funeral arrangements will be an-
nounced later.
Charles married O'CONNELL, Eleanor May on 15 Apr 1913 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Eleanor was born about 1887 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 23 Apr 1970 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Notes:
Medina NY Daily Register Journal - 4/16/1913
A very pretty wedding was solemnised
at an early hour Tuesday morning
when Miss Eleanor May O'Connell became
the bride of Mr. Charles Newell
Allen, at St. Mary's, church, Niagara
falls, the fiev. Felix Scullen officiating.
The bride wore her travelling suit
of royal blue pongee with a picture
hat to match. She wore a large corsage
bouquet of violets. Mrs. Arthur Edward
Munson, of Medina, attended her
sister as matron of honor, and shs wore
a cream Bedford eord suit with a cream
tteubrand hat to watch and wore a corsage
bouquet of pink sweet peas. Mr.
Alphonse D. Allen attended the groom.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bridal couple left for Buffalo, where a
wedding breakfast was served at
Hotel Statler.
Mr. and Mra Allen left Buffalo en
the neon train for Chicago and other
western points. They will be at home
for the summer after May 1st at
Lima, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Allen were
the recipients of many beautiful gifts.
Among the pre-nuptial events were
a linen shower by Mrs. Arthur Munson,
and a china shower by Miss Margaret
Fanning, of Medina, and a dinner by
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Allen, of Niagara
Falls.
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