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Ina Leona Higgason

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Iowa
Death: August 29, 1960 (78)
Shane Nursing Home, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Place of Burial: Zearing, Story County, Iowa, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Wallace B. Higgason and Josephine Higgason
Wife of Loami Cressie Allen
Mother of Wynburn Bruce Allen; Arlo Esau Allen; Milo Rex Allen; Dale Chester Allen and Lyle Cressie Allen
Sister of Walter Bruce Higgason; William Dinsmore Higgason; Orpha Avis Ruxton and Hazel M. Higgason

Managed by: Robert Fahey
Last Updated:

About Ina Leona Higgason

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111209084

INA LEONA HIGGASON was born July 20, 1882 in Cedar, Mahaska Co., Iowa, and died Aug. 29, 1960 at the Shane Nursing Home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Burial was in Zearing Cemetery, Zearing, Iowa. She married LOAMI CRESSIE ALLEN, son of Esau Anderson Allen and Desty Elzira McDowell. He was born Jan. 20, 1879 in Wapello Co., Ia. and died Nov. 14, 1938 in Zearing, Ia. The 1940 census shows the recently widowed Ina, 57, and son Dale, 28, as Franklin County, Iowa residents but visiting her sister Hazel in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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Ames Daily Tribune from Ames, Iowa · Page 2, Monday, August 29, 1960:
Former Zearing Resident Died
Mrs. Ina Allen, 78, former Zearing resident, died today at the Shane Nursing Home in Cedar Rapids. Services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Christian Church at Zearing, with the Rev. Dean Wolfe officiating. Burial will be in Zearing Cemetery. The body will lie in state until time for services at the Brouhard Funeral Home in Zearing. Survivors include three sons, Milo and Lyle of Marion and Dale of Denver, Colo, grandchildren, one great-grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Seubert of Sioux Falls, S.D. and Mrs. Orpha Ruxton of Zearing; and one brother, Walter Higgason of Iowa Falls. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cressie, and two sons, Winburn and Arlo.
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More About LOAMI CRESSIE ALLEN: Went by his middle name

Children of INA HIGGASON and CRESSIE ALLEN are:

i. WYNBURN BRUCE ALLEN, b. April 27, 1905, Zearing, Ia., d. March 10, 1949, Zearing, m. Blanch Falen, Served in military 1927-30. Child: Donna Mae Allen.
ii. ARLO ESAU ALLEN, b. April 29, 1907, Zearing, d. Feb. 4, 1952 Hampton, Ia., m. Helen Corning, had three children.
iii. MILO REX ALLEN, b. Aug. 8, 1909, Zearing, d. February 1970, m. Alice Neva Stockdale, had three children.
iv. DALE CHESTER ALLEN, Denver, Co., b. Aug 16 1911 in Minnesota, d. April 25 1978, m. Loretta Rachel Leonard, 1910-1992, had three children.
v. LYLE CRESSIE ALLEN, b. Feb. 16, 1914 at Marietta, Minn., d. March 1970 at Marion, Linn Co., Iowa. M.Loretta Lavonne Vincent, 1915-2005, had two children.

http://iagenweb.org/story/ZearingHist/
Community History Zearing Iowa
Published in 1956, written by Donald H. Grimm.
Page 146:
HIGGASON
The Higgason family was a prominent Zearing family in the early 1900's. Wallace B. Higgason was a veterinarian in our community.
Wallace Bruce Higgason and Josephine Dinsmore were married at Fremont, Iowa, on June 25, 1880.
Wallace and Josephine were the parents of five children. They were Ina, Orpha, William, Walter, and Hazel.
Ina Higgason Allen is living at Marion, Iowa, in 1955. Orpha Higgason Ruxton is a resident of our community. William is deceased. Walter lives at Amarillo, Texas. Hazel Higgason Seubert is a resident of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

1910 Census:
Name, Role, Gender, Age, Birthplace:
Cressie S Allen, Head, M, 31, Iowa
Ina Allen, Wife, F, 27, Iowa
Wynburn Allen, Son, M, 5, Iowa
Arlo Allen, Son, M, 3, Iowa
Milo Allen, Son, M, 9 months, Iowa
Event Place Marietta, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota, United States
District ED 61
Sheet Number and Letter 12A
Household ID 174
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number T624
Affiliate Film Number 709
GS Film Number 1374722
Digital Folder Number 004972543
Image Number 00303
Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2G2-V8R : accessed 31 January 2017), Wynburn Allen in household of Cressie S Allen, Marietta, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 61, sheet 12A, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 709; FHL microfilm 1,374,722.

1920 Census - Cressie & Ina Allen family
Name, Role, Gender, Age, Birthplace:
Loami C Allen Head M 40 Iowa
Ina L Allen Wife F 37 Iowa
Wynbum B Allen Son M 14 Iowa
Arlo E Allen Son M 12 Iowa
Milo R Allen Son M 10 Iowa
Dale C Allen Son M 8 Minnesota
Lyle C Allen Son M 5 Minnesota
Event Place Lincoln, Story, Iowa, United States
District ED 195
Sheet Number and Letter 6A
Household ID 2
Line Number 9
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number T625
Affiliate Film Number 515
GS Film Number 1820515
Digital Folder Number 004965893
Image Number 00194
Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDMK-K8Q : accessed 1 February 2017), Lyle C Allen in household of Loami C Allen, Lincoln, Story, Iowa, United States; citing ED 195, sheet 6A, line 9, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 515; FHL microfilm 1,820,515.

1940 Census
Name, Role, Gender, Age, Birthplace:
Winbury B Allen Head M 35 Iowa
Blanch G Allen Wife F 32 Canada
Dona M Allen Daughter F 7 Iowa
Event Place Ward 1, Hampton, Washington Township, Franklin, Iowa, United States
District 35-27
Family Number 92
Sheet Number and Letter 5A
Line Number 29
Affiliate Publication Number T627
Affiliate Film Number 1161
Digital Folder Number 005461458
Image Number 00944
Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMYM-H14 : accessed 30 January 2017), Winbury B Allen, Ward 1, Hampton, Washington Township, Franklin, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 35-27, sheet 5A, line 29, family 92, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1161.

Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940:
Name Rex Arlo Allen
Event Type Death
Event Date 07 Jul 1936
Event Place Hampton, Franklin, Iowa, United States
Event Place (Original) Hampton
Gender Male
Age 0
Birth Year (Estimated) 1936
Father's Name Arlo Allen
Mother's Name Helen Corning
Certificate Number 3581
Digital Folder Number 101821059
Image Number 03694
Citing this Record: "Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24D-4L75 : accessed 30 January 2017), Arlo Allen in entry for Rex Arlo Allen, 07 Jul 1936; citing Hampton, Franklin, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FHL microfilm .

United States Social Security Death Index:
Given Name Milo
Surname Allen
Age 61
Birth Date 08 Aug 1909
State Iowa
Last Place of Residence Clarke, Iowa
Previous Residence Postal Code 50213
Event Date Feb 1970
Citing this Record: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYYY-BTB : 19 May 2014), Milo Allen, Feb 1970; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

Which is the correct Alice? This first one, or the one below that?

Death of Alice Stockdale Allen, wife of Milo Allen:
From United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014
Deceased:
Name Alice S Allen
Event Type Obituary
Event Date 03 Apr 1999
Event Place Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Residence Place Davenport
Gender Female
Age 86
Birth Date 20 Oct 1912
Birthplace Franklin County, Iowa
Death Date 31 Mar 1999
Death Place Davenport
Newspaper Gazette, The
Spouse and Children:

 Eloise Kay Kober   Daughter Female 

Eileen Cacioppo Daughter Female
Verle Allen Son Male
Others on Record:
Loren Kober Unknown Male
Dr Anthony Cacioppo Unknown Male
Diane Allen Unknown Female
Loretta Allen Unknown Female
A T Stockdale Unknown Male
Lida Irene Stinson Stockdale Unknown Female
Milo Rex Allen Unknown Male
Mrs Allen Unknown Female
Ethel Gelder Unknown Female
Affiliate Name GenealogyBank, Inc.
Digital Folder Number 101969926
Image Number 02443
Citing this Record: "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKR4-N2SM : 26 October 2016), Milo Rex Allen in entry for Alice S Allen, Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 03 Apr 1999; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Gazette, The, born-digital text.

Death of Alice Stockdale Allen, wife of Milo Allen:
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014
Deceased:

 Name    Alyce B Allen     

Event Type Obituary
Event Date 10 Jan 1996
Event Place Coeur d'Alene, Washington, United States
Gender Female
Age 91
Relationship to Deceased Deceased
Birth Year (Estimated) 1905
Birthplace , , Iowa
Death Date 06 Jan 1996
Newspaper Idaho Spokesman-Review
Spouse and Children:
Milo Allen Husband Male
Marilyn Redinger Daughter Female
Carolyn Blankenbaker Daughter Female
Citing this Record: "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4W-STJN : 22 July 2016), Milo Allen in entry for Alyce B Allen, Coeur d'Alene, Washington, United States, 10 Jan 1996; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Idaho Spokesman-Review, born-digital text.

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Ina Leona Higgason's Timeline

1882
July 20, 1882
Iowa
1905
April 25, 1905
Zearing, Story County, Iowa
1907
April 29, 1907
Zearing, Story County, Iowa
Citing this Record: "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24X-HSX2 : accessed 31 January 2017), Arlo Esau Allen, 29 Apr 1907; citing Zearing, Story, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FHL microfilm.
1909
August 8, 1909
Zearing, Story County, Iowa
1911
August 16, 1911
Minnesota
1914
February 16, 1914
Minnesota
1960
August 29, 1960
Age 78
Shane Nursing Home, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
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Zearing Cemetery, Zearing, Story County, Iowa, United States