Frank Bench Allen

1887 - 1971  (84 years)

• Name	Frank Bench Allen  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	4 Mar 1887	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Step Son; Relation to Head of House: Stepson of M F Smith
  Census	1910	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Military Draft Registration	1917	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Draft Registration - WWI
  Census	1920	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married
  Census	1930	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [10]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1940	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [11]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	Dec 1943	Cheatham County, Tennessee, USA   [14, 15]
  Census	1950	Cheatham County, Tennessee, USA   [13]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Esther
  Obituary	Oct 1971
  	Obituary
  		Obituary-ALLEN Frank Bench
  FSID	LKZM-1V8
  _FUN	Mc Reynolds Funeral Home by Landon A. Hatley,
  Death	29 Oct 1971	Chapmansboro, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA   [2, 5]
  Burial	Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  		Cemetery-Resthaven Memorial Gardens (Clarksville TN)
  Person ID	I26749	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	William Franklin Allen,   b. 1836, Tennessee, USA d. 1889, Tennessee, USA (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Blanche Payne,   b. 26 Apr 1858, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Dec 1943, Miami Springs, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	16 Jun 1878	Davidson County, Tennessee, USA   [16, 17]
  Marriage End	1889
  	Death of W F Allen
  Family ID	F5931	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Etha Manson Marable,   b. 1 Nov 1885, Oakwood, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 10 Sep 1963, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1910  [9, 18]
  Children	1. Florence Beatrice 'Bea' Allen,   b. 29 Apr 1926, Chapmansboro, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Nov 2011, Georgia, USA (Age 85 years)  [natural]   2. Erma Mae Allen,   b. 16 May 1916, Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 19 Feb 2005, Quitman, Brooks, Georgia, USA (Age 88 years)  [natural]   3. William Henry Allen,   b. 2 Oct 1918, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Nov 2007, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 89 years)  [natural]   4. Charlie B Allen,   b. 1 Sep 1921, Tennessee, USA d. 21 Jan 1997, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years)  [natural]   5. Blanche Allen,   b. 4 Jan 1913, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 16 Feb 2003, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA (Age 90 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F11428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Mar 1887 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Step Son; Relation to Head of House: Stepson of M F Smith - 1900 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married - 1920 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Residence - Dec 1943 - Cheatham County, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Esther - 1950 - Cheatham County, Tennessee, USA Death - 29 Oct 1971 - Chapmansboro, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News

  Obituary-ALLEN Frank Bench

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), 1900 Census. family 373 of district 4 [S213] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 409-62-4083; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1956. Birth date: 4 Mar 1887 Birth place: Death date: Oct 1971 Death place: Chapmansboro, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States of America [S16] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 1590; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1241590. 1900 United States Federal Census [S457] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Registration Location: Montgomery County, Tennessee; Roll: ; Draft Board: . Birth date: 4 Mar 1887 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: Residence place: Montgomery, Tennessee U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [S34] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S6] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). [S15] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1513; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1375526. 1910 United States Federal Census [S30] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 138. 1920 United States Federal Census [S336] Ancestry.com, Web: Montgomery County, Tennessee, Marriage Index, 1799-1953, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Frank B. Allen https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=70512&h=30921&indiv=try [S12] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341999. 1930 United States Federal Census [S27] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03923; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 63-5. 1940 United States Federal Census [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S1] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cheatham, Tennessee;. 1950 United States Federal Census [S1996] Obituary of Blanche Smith - Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 1943, (Name: Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville TN; Date: 17 Dec 1943;), MRS. SMITH DIES WHILE ON VISIT TO FLORIDA. The body of Mrs Blanche Smith, 86 years old, who died unexpectedly at the home of a son, Joe T Allen, in Miami Springs, Fla, early Wednesday night, while on a visit therewill be conveyed to Cedar Hill, Tenn., for funeral services. The body will arrive at the home of a brother, E L Payne, Saturday Morning. Funeral Services will be conducted from the residence at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon by the Rev Frank P Taylor and burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery at Springfield. Pallbearers will be LT Payne, Golde Smith, W H Smith, Rock Powers, LJ Shoemaker, Lucian Clark, Elliott Smith, and Ford Harris. Mrs Smith was twice married and both husbands preceded her in death. Her first husband was William Allen. Of this union, three sons survive: James T Allen, Biloxi Miss; Joe T Allen, Miami; and F B Allen, Cheatam County. Her second marriage was to Mack F Smith. Of this union four sons and one daughter survive: Harry M Smith, Montgomery County Court Clerk; M F https://www.newspapers.com/image/353468582/?terms=blanche%2Bsmith [S1482] Obituary of Blanche Smith - Miami News - 1943, (Name: The Miami News; Location: Miami, Florida; Date: 16 Dec 1943;), Blanche Payne Allen Smith Obituary. https://www.newspapers.com/image/298508305/?article=da23c8b8-52a3-437e-9e2b-ef201f69210d&focus=0.6203252,0.7574374,0.7389346,0.85912794&xid=2378 Obituary-SMITH Blanche (Payne) [S1638] Ancestry.com., Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), PAYNE-1878.FTW. [S1640] Civil War Pension Application, Blanche Payne Smith Confederate Widow's Pension Application. After McFerrin died, Blanche twice applied for the Widow's Indigent Pension from the state of Tennessee. The first time was in 1916, and the second, which was accepted, was in 1929. https://FamilyTree.SmithLC.com Pension-SMITH Blanche (2nd Application) Pension-SMITH Blanche (1st Application) Pension-SMITH Blanche (Transcribed Applications) [S453] Ancestry.com, Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Database online.