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Elza A. Allen

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Elza A. Allen

Birth
Ossian, Wells County, Indiana, USA
Death
10 Oct 1943 (aged 81)
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
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Ossian, Wells County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Originally named Jacob A. Lepper as he appeared in the 1870 census, he was the son of Martha M. Allen and Jacob H. Lepper. He was conceived shortly before his father enlisted as a Union soldier on 20 Aug 1861. The couple was unmarried and Jacob did not return from the war.

Elza's father, Jacob H. Lepper, served in Co A, 30 Reg't Indiana Infantry where he was taken prisoner at Chickamanga on 13 Sep 1863 and died a prisoner of war at Florence, South Carolina, on 1 Nov 1864. Jacob's name has been added to his father's tombstone (John A. Lepper) at Prospect Cemetery, Uniondale, Wells County, Indiana.

In 1870 and 1880, Elza lived with his mother and grandmother Rebecca Rachel Allen in Wells County, Indiana. His mother Martha M. Allen married William Albert Ober on 30 Dec 1880 and moved from Wells to Starke County, Indiana, where she is presumably buried.

Elza is listed as Elza Allen in the 1880 census and used that name until his death. He married Lucinda Ellen Chupp on 10 May 1884 in Ossian, Wells County, Indiana. They had six children before she died of tuberculosis at the very early age of 36. On 11 Aug 1901, he married Elnora Bell Ault, a young divorcee with 2 young children. He and Elnora had three children before they divorced in 1915. Elza did not marry again.
Originally named Jacob A. Lepper as he appeared in the 1870 census, he was the son of Martha M. Allen and Jacob H. Lepper. He was conceived shortly before his father enlisted as a Union soldier on 20 Aug 1861. The couple was unmarried and Jacob did not return from the war.

Elza's father, Jacob H. Lepper, served in Co A, 30 Reg't Indiana Infantry where he was taken prisoner at Chickamanga on 13 Sep 1863 and died a prisoner of war at Florence, South Carolina, on 1 Nov 1864. Jacob's name has been added to his father's tombstone (John A. Lepper) at Prospect Cemetery, Uniondale, Wells County, Indiana.

In 1870 and 1880, Elza lived with his mother and grandmother Rebecca Rachel Allen in Wells County, Indiana. His mother Martha M. Allen married William Albert Ober on 30 Dec 1880 and moved from Wells to Starke County, Indiana, where she is presumably buried.

Elza is listed as Elza Allen in the 1880 census and used that name until his death. He married Lucinda Ellen Chupp on 10 May 1884 in Ossian, Wells County, Indiana. They had six children before she died of tuberculosis at the very early age of 36. On 11 Aug 1901, he married Elnora Bell Ault, a young divorcee with 2 young children. He and Elnora had three children before they divorced in 1915. Elza did not marry again.

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  • Created by: Lee Ann
  • Added: Jul 31, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55686852/elza_a-allen: accessed ), memorial page for Elza A. Allen (15 Mar 1862–10 Oct 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55686852, citing Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ossian, Wells County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Lee Ann (contributor 47148943).