He married Martha May Johnson on 10 Jul 1907 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA. They had at least the following children: Gladys Malinda Allen, William Joseph Allen, and Benjamin Ellis Allen.

2nd wife Ella (Crume) Stewart, lived in Little Rock, AR. They married in 1917.

Children of LESTER ALLEN and MARTHA JOHNSON are:
i. GLADYS MALINDA ALLEN, (25 Jan 1908, Spokane, Spokane Co., WA. – October 1982)
ii. WILLIAM JOSEPH ALLEN,
iii. BENJAMIN ELLIS ALLEN, b. 3 Sep 1911, Spokane, Spokane Co., WA.

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Martha Johnson is buried with her second husband, William Edward Modrell, in the Rose City Cemetery, Portland Oregon. Martha's first husband, Lester Otis Allen, died in Little Rock, Arkansas, and is not buried with Martha. . . . Lester deserted his family at some point between 1910 and and 1920.

*** Many thanks to Alice Allen 48439316 for additional info

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L O Allen
United States Census, 1930
Name: L O Allen
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1880
Birthplace: Indiana
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 6
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
L O Allen Head Male 50 Indiana
Ella Allen Wife Female 54 Missouri

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Lester O Allen
United States Census, 1920
Name: Lester O Allen
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Springfield Ward 5, Greene, Missouri, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Own or Rent: Own
Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Birthplace: Indiana
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 9
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Lester O Allen Head Male 38 Indiana
Ella Allen Wife Female 42 Missouri
Belle Stewart Daughter Female 16 Missouri
Charles O Stewart Son Male 23 Missouri
Mae Stewart Daughter-in-law Female 22 Kansas
Mabel C Stewart Granddaughter Female 0 Missouri
Mary Crume Mother-in-law Female 66 Missouri

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Lester Allen
United States Census, 1910
Name: Lester Allen
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Spokane Ward 5, Spokane, Washington, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1880
Birthplace: Indiana
Father's Birthplace: At Sea
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 10
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Lester Allen Head Male 30 Indiana
Martha M Allen Wife Female 28 Norway
Gladys M Allen Daughter Female 2 Washington
William J Allen Son Male 0 Washington

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