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Thomas James Allan

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Thomas James Allan

Birth
St. Thomas, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
Death
18 Oct 1959 (aged 75)
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Burial
Sumner, Pierce County, Washington, USA Add to Map
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Thomas James Allan was born in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of James Allan and Catherine Jane Nelson. Thomas married Maude E. Thomas, daughter of Matilda Thomas; she died 4 Apr 1928, and there were no known children. Thomas remarried to Nellie Isabell Van Vorst (maiden name unknown) 28 Jan 1928 at Mount Vernon, Washington; they divorced. There were no known children. Tom remarried to Mollie Amelia Kanzler Wagner in 31 May 1940. He was a retired foreman of the Kelley-Farquhar Co.
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Family History:
Ontario Births, 1869-1911
Schedule A-Births, p. 546, No. 80 - 006516
When Born: 6th April 1884
Name: Thomas Allan
Sex: M
Name and Surname of Father: James Allan
Name and Maiden Surname of Mother: Kate Nelson
Profession-Father: Waterworks Engineer
Signature, Description and Residence of Informant: James Allan, engineer, St. Thomas
When Registered: 26th Apr 1884

1920 U. S. Census, Thomas Allan, Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, ED 226, Sheet 18B.
Name: Thomas Allan; Gender: Male; Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Race: White.
Immigration Year: 1893; Na: 1914
Father's Birthplace : Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Thomas Allan, head, age 36, b. Canada
Maude E., wife, age 38, b. Illinois
Matilda Thomas, mother-law, age 65, b. Illinois

1930 U. S. Census, Thomas J. Allan, Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, ED 74, Sheet 16B.
Name: Thomas J. Allan; Gender: Male; Age: 47; Marital Status: Married; Race: White
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Thomas J. Allan, head, age 47, b. Canada
Nellie, wife, age 40, b. Minnesota
Loren Van Vorst, stepson, age 17, b. North Dakota

Marriage Certificate #8264
Groom: Thomas James Allan, of Pierce County, Washington
Bride: Nellie Isabell Van Vorst, of Pierce County, Washington
Date of Marriage 28 Jan 1928, Mount Vernon, Washington
Witnesses: Madeline W. Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson
Minister: name not given, of Mount Vernon, Washington."
Skagit County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1884-2000.

Marriage Certificate #67518
Groom: Thomas J. Allan. of Puyallup, Washington
Bride: Mollie Wagner, of Tacoma, Washington
Date of Marriage: 31 May 1940, Tacoma, Washington
Witnesses: John A. and Eva Lacy
Minister: Harold Engelbrecht, Tacoma, Washington."
Pierce County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1876-1947; 1984-2014
Thomas James Allan was born in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of James Allan and Catherine Jane Nelson. Thomas married Maude E. Thomas, daughter of Matilda Thomas; she died 4 Apr 1928, and there were no known children. Thomas remarried to Nellie Isabell Van Vorst (maiden name unknown) 28 Jan 1928 at Mount Vernon, Washington; they divorced. There were no known children. Tom remarried to Mollie Amelia Kanzler Wagner in 31 May 1940. He was a retired foreman of the Kelley-Farquhar Co.
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Family History:
Ontario Births, 1869-1911
Schedule A-Births, p. 546, No. 80 - 006516
When Born: 6th April 1884
Name: Thomas Allan
Sex: M
Name and Surname of Father: James Allan
Name and Maiden Surname of Mother: Kate Nelson
Profession-Father: Waterworks Engineer
Signature, Description and Residence of Informant: James Allan, engineer, St. Thomas
When Registered: 26th Apr 1884

1920 U. S. Census, Thomas Allan, Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, ED 226, Sheet 18B.
Name: Thomas Allan; Gender: Male; Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Race: White.
Immigration Year: 1893; Na: 1914
Father's Birthplace : Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Thomas Allan, head, age 36, b. Canada
Maude E., wife, age 38, b. Illinois
Matilda Thomas, mother-law, age 65, b. Illinois

1930 U. S. Census, Thomas J. Allan, Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, ED 74, Sheet 16B.
Name: Thomas J. Allan; Gender: Male; Age: 47; Marital Status: Married; Race: White
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Thomas J. Allan, head, age 47, b. Canada
Nellie, wife, age 40, b. Minnesota
Loren Van Vorst, stepson, age 17, b. North Dakota

Marriage Certificate #8264
Groom: Thomas James Allan, of Pierce County, Washington
Bride: Nellie Isabell Van Vorst, of Pierce County, Washington
Date of Marriage 28 Jan 1928, Mount Vernon, Washington
Witnesses: Madeline W. Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson
Minister: name not given, of Mount Vernon, Washington."
Skagit County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1884-2000.

Marriage Certificate #67518
Groom: Thomas J. Allan. of Puyallup, Washington
Bride: Mollie Wagner, of Tacoma, Washington
Date of Marriage: 31 May 1940, Tacoma, Washington
Witnesses: John A. and Eva Lacy
Minister: Harold Engelbrecht, Tacoma, Washington."
Pierce County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1876-1947; 1984-2014

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THOMAS JAMES ALLAN
1884 - 1959



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