Daughter of David Lawrence Crawford and Emily Harris Crawford.

Married to Louis Henry Allen on July 8, 1891 in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina.

Louis and Mary were the parents of:
David Lawrence Allen
Emma Allen Carr Cates
Bert Elbert Allen
Ichabod Allen
James Lloyd Allen
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Crofford
Age in 1870: 2
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1870: Contentnae, Pitt, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Ridgspring
Household Members:
Name Age
David Crofford 25
Emily Crofford 24
Mary Crofford 2

North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979
Name: Lewis Allen
Birth Date: 1864
Age: 27
Spouse's Name: Mary E. Crawford
Spouse's Birth Date: 1877
Spouse's Age: 14
Event Date: 08 Jul 1891
Event Place: Greenville Twp., Pitt, North Carolina
Father's Name: Buddie Allen
Mother's Name: Purlina Allen
Spouse's Father's Name: D.L. Crawford
Spouse's Mother's Name: ...ly Crawford
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M75222-6 , System Origin: North Carolina-EASy , GS Film number: 333703 , Reference ID: page 2, line 26

North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930
Name: Mary Elizabeth Allen
Event Date: 13 Jul 1917
Event Place: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 48y 3m 23d
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1869
Birthplace: Pitt Co., North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: D.L. Crawford
Father's Birthplace: Pitt Co., North Carolina
Mother's Name: Emily Harris
Mother's Birthplace: Pitt Co., North Carolina
Occupation: House Wife
Residence Place: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina
Cemetery: Allen Farm
Burial Place: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina
Burial Date: 14 Jul 1917
Informant's Name: X
GS Film number: 1892188 , Digital Folder Number: 4216082 , Image Number: 1135 , Reference ID: fn 261 cn 8