Arthur Allen

1898 - 1980  (81 years)

• Name	Arthur Allen  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	2 Apr 1898	Plymouth, Penobscot, Maine, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	4 May 1931	New York, New York, USA   [6]
  	On 18 Apr 1931, Edith and Arthur Allen, with Lawrence, Loren, Richard, Flourine and William departed San Francisco, via the Panama Canal, aboard SS California
  		Ship-SS California SS California was the World's first major ocean liner built with turbo-electric transmission. When launched in 1927 she was also the largest merchant ship yet built in the US, although she was a modest size compared with the biggest European liners of her era. In 1938 California was renamed SS Uruguay. From 1942 to 1946 she was operated through…
  Census	1940	Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married to Edith; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1950	Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Bertha
  Death	19 Mar 1980	San Marcos, San Diego, California, USA   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I29567	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Edith Marie Rumill,   b. 28 Jan 1900, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 17 Apr 1997, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	29 Sep 1923	Maine, USA   [7]
  Children	1. Loren Arthur Allen,   b. 25 Apr 1924, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA d. 27 Dec 2007, Sonora, Tuolumne, California, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F13173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Bertha Louise Gillis,   b. 7 Sep 1907, Old Town, Penobscot, Maine, USA d. 18 Aug 1987, San Diego County, California, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	19 Jun 1944	Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F13174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Apr 1898 - Plymouth, Penobscot, Maine, USA Marriage - 29 Sep 1923 - Maine, USA Arrival - On 18 Apr 1931, Edith and Arthur Allen, with Lawrence, Loren, Richard, Flourine and William departed San Francisco, via the Panama Canal, aboard SS California - 4 May 1931 - New York, New York, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Edith; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA Marriage - 19 Jun 1944 - Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Bertha - 1950 - Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, USA Death - 19 Mar 1980 - San Marcos, San Diego, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Manifest-SS California (1931) On 18 Apr 1931, Edith and Arthur Allen, with Lawrence, Loren, Richard, Flourine and William departed San Francisco, via the Panama Canal, aboard SS California

  
  

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  Ship-SS California SS California was the World's first major ocean liner built with turbo-electric transmission. When launched in 1927 she was also the largest merchant ship yet built in the US, although she was a modest size compared with the biggest European liners of her era. In 1938 California was renamed SS Uruguay. From 1942 to 1946 she was operated through…

  
  

• Sources

  [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01479; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 5-45. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01479; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 5-45 [S256] Ancestry.com, California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;), Place: San Diego; Date: 19 Mar 1980; Social Security: 007140120. [S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;). [S2552] Ancestry,com, New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;), New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire. New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire [S11596] 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: Monterey Park, Los A. 1950 United States Federal Census 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: Monterey Park, Los A [S36] Ancestry.com, New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1931; Arrival: New York, New York ; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 3; Page Number: 173. Manifest-SS California (1931) On 18 Apr 1931, Edith and Arthur Allen, with Lawrence, Loren, Richard, Flourine and William departed San Francisco, via the Panama Canal, aboard SS California Ship-SS California SS California was the World's first major ocean liner built with turbo-electric transmission. When launched in 1927 she was also the largest merchant ship yet built in the US, although she was a modest size compared with the biggest European liners of her era. In 1938 California was renamed SS Uruguay. From 1942 to 1946 she was operated through… New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 Year: 1931; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 3; Page Number: 173 [S9150] Newspapers.com: Marriage of Edith and Arthur Allen • Bangor Daily News - 22 Sep 1963, Edith Marie Rumrill and Arthur Allen - The Bangor Daily News; Publication Date: 22/ Sep/ 1923; Publication Place: Bangor, Maine. https://www.newspapers.com/image/664201385/?article=7b2cdf79-09a2-468c-b1cc-02dbabdb6baf&focus=0.74081606,0.48881975,0.8600227,0.6783906&xid=3398