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Lafayette Rhoman Allen

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Lafayette Rhoman Allen

Birth
Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri, USA
Death
25 Jul 1953 (aged 82)
North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Burial
North Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 2
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married Zamora Martin on May 30, 1893 in Las Vegas,New Mexico

graduated from the Las Vegas Academy in 1888
started a printing business in 1889
Bought the STOCK GROWER AND FARMER, a weekly newspaper in 1889

in 1893 started the LAS VEGAS EXAMINER. In 1898
he hand his brother, Charles Wesley Allen bought
the Las Vegas OPTIC which they consoldidated with the EXAMINER.

Lafayette sold the OPTIC in 1905 and moved to Bisbee, Arizona. He And brother Charles built the Allen block.

In 1911 Lafayette moved to North Miami Beach Florida and became a land developer.

daughter: Lenore Allen Hanford
married Zamora Martin on May 30, 1893 in Las Vegas,New Mexico

graduated from the Las Vegas Academy in 1888
started a printing business in 1889
Bought the STOCK GROWER AND FARMER, a weekly newspaper in 1889

in 1893 started the LAS VEGAS EXAMINER. In 1898
he hand his brother, Charles Wesley Allen bought
the Las Vegas OPTIC which they consoldidated with the EXAMINER.

Lafayette sold the OPTIC in 1905 and moved to Bisbee, Arizona. He And brother Charles built the Allen block.

In 1911 Lafayette moved to North Miami Beach Florida and became a land developer.

daughter: Lenore Allen Hanford


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