Info based on Glen Crane's Record of Roger Mills County, OK CEMETERIES...AND MORE and obituaries.

James born in Delaware (now Ottawa) County, Afton, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)

1900 - US Census - Township 26 N. Range 22 E., Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
Household .......Role .........Sex .....Age Birthplace .........Birth Date
James T Allen ..Head .......Male ....41 ..England ............Sep 1859
Rosey E Allen ...Wife ........Female 33 ..Indiana ..............Jan 1867
Bessie M Allen .Daughter Female 14 ..Missouri .............Jul 1886
Samuel S Allen Son ..........Male ....11 ..Indian Territory Aug 1889
James W Allen .Son ..........Male ....7 ....Indian Territory Apr 1893
Sarah L Allen ....Daughter Female 6 ....Indian Territory Apr 1894
Marcus H Allen .Son ..........Male ....5 ....Indian Territory Oct 1895
Dewey E Allen ..Son ..........Male ....1 ....Indian Territory May 1899
Forquer Robert Servant ...Female 34 ..Missouri ............Aug 1866

1910 - US Census - Allen, Quay, New Mexico
Household ........Role .Sex .....Age Birthplace
James P Allen ..Head Male ....51 ..England
Rosettie Allen ..Wife ..Female 43 ..Indiana
James W Allen Son ....Male ....18 ..Oklahoma
Marcus H Allen Son ....Male ...13 ..Oklahoma
Dewey E Allen Son .....Male ...11 ..Oklahoma
Fred F Allen ....Son .....Male ...8 ....Oklahoma

James was living in New Mexico, where he met and married first Ella Cleveland on the 11th of May 1912 in Tucumcari, New Mexico.

In 1918 James and Ella loaded their belongings and six kids into a Model "T" and headed for Oklahoma.

1920 - US Census - Allen, Quay, New Mexico
Household .........Role ......Sex ......Age Birthplace
James W Allen ..Head ......Male ....27 ..Oklahoma
Ellan B Allen .....Wife ........Female 26 ..Oklahoma
Rachel M Allen .Daughter Female 6 ....New Mexico
Lilian L Allen ....Daughter Female 4 ....Oklahoma
James T Allen ..Son .........Male ....3 ....Oklahoma
Orphus E Allen Son ..........Male ...1 ....Oklahoma

1930 - US Census - Kiowa Township, Roger Mills, Oklahoma
Household ............Role .........Sex .....Age Birthplace
James W Allen ......Head .......Male ....38 ..Oklahoma
Ella B Allen ...........Wife .........Female 37 ..Oklahoma
Rachiel Allen ........Daughter Female 16 ..New Mexico
Lucille Allen .........Daughter Female 15 ..Oklahoma
Tommy W Allen ...Son ..........Male ....13 ..Oklahoma(sic)
Orphus E Allen .....Son .........Male ....12 ..Oklahoma
Oren M Allen ........Son .........Male ....9 ....Oklahoma(sic)
Jaunita F Allen ....Daughter Female 7 ....Oklahoma(sic)
Wilma E Allen ......Daughter Female 5 ....Oklahoma
Raymond F Allen Son ..........Male ....3 ....Oklahoma
Leroy Allen ..........Son .........Male .....1 ....Oklahoma
*Note: Tommy, Oren & Jaunita listed with wrong birth states

1940 - US Census - Kiowa Township, Roger Mills, Oklahoma
Household ................Role ........Sex .....Age Birthplace
James W Allen .........Head .......Male ....48 ..Oklahoma
Ella B Allen ..............Wife .........Female 41 ..Oklahoma
Tommie J Allen .......Son .........Male .....23 ..Texas
Oran Allen ...............Son .........Male .....19 ..New Mexico
Juanita F Allen ........Daughter Female 17 ..Arkansas
Edna W Allen ...........Daughter Female 15 ..Oklahoma
Raymon F Allen .......Son .........Male .....13 ..Oklahoma
Ewart Lee Roy Allen Son .........Male .....11 ..Oklahoma
Elivin E Allen ............Son .........Male .....9 ....Oklahoma

In May 1947 James, called Slim Jim, was living in/near Hammon, Oklahoma.

He remarried in in 1962 to Rose (Moore) Gearreald.

The Elk City Daily News, Monday, July 12, 1971 pg 2
J.W. Allen
Services Set

Funeral services for James W. "Jim" Allen, 1421 W. 2nd who died in Community hospital Sunday, will be conducted from the high school auditorium at Hammon Tuesday, July 13, at 2:30 p.m. With Jess Rowley officiating. Burial will follow in the Red Hill cemetery.

Mr. Allen was born in Indian Territory, which is now Afton, Okla., on April 2, 1892. He was 79.

He moved from Afton to New Mexico in 1906 and was married to Ella B. Cleveland at Tucumcari, N.M. May 11, 1911. They moved to Hammon in the fall of 1923 where he was engaged in farming and ranching.

He moved to Elk City some 10 year ago following his retirement in 1955.

He was a member of the Fairview Baptist church and was greatly interested in community projects that were for the good of the community. He served on the Hammon school board for 12 years.

His first wife preceded him in death August 5, 1960. He then married Mrs. Rose Moore Geareald July 16, 1962 at Sayre. She survives him.

Other survivors include 4 daughters, Mrs. Rachel Gwarthney, Hammon, Mrs. Lucille Singleton, Amarillo, Mrs. Janita Shelton and Mrs. Wilma Johnson both of Elk City; 5 sons, Tommie Allen and Elvin Allen of Hammon; Dooley and Leroy Allen, Amarillo; Raymond Allen of Vinita, Okla., 3 stepchildren, Mrs. Faye Jackson, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Mrs. Marie McClendon, Detroit, Michigan and Rev. Glenn Geareald of Leedey; 2 brothers, Mark and Dewey Allen of Amarillo; also, 37 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

Martin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.