James Brantley Allen

1879 - Aft 1950  (> 72 years)

• Name	James Brantley Allen  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	30 Apr 1879	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	Both James E Allen (1877) and James B Allen (1879) are listed as sons of Blanche and WF Allen in 1880 census
  Census	1900	Henry County, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Boarder
  Census	1910	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Military Draft Registration	1918	Harrison County, Mississippi, USA   [7]
  	Draft Registration - WWI; Married to Marie
  Census	1920	Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1930	Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1940	Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	Dec 1943	Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA   [9]
  Census	1950	Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Marie
  FSID	LKV5-8YT
  Death	Aft 1950  [8, 9]
  Person ID	I25901	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  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   [10, 11, 12]
  Marriage End	1889
  	Death of W F Allen
  Family ID	F6004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie G allen,   b. 1882, Louisiana, USA d. 1950, Mississippi, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1910  [1, 5]
  Family ID	F11162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Apr 1879 - Tennessee, USA Census - Both James E Allen (1877) and James B Allen (1879) are listed as sons of Blanche and WF Allen in 1880 census - 1880 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Boarder - 1900 - Henry County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI; Married to Marie - 1918 - Harrison County, Mississippi, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA Residence - Dec 1943 - Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Marie - 1950 - Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-SMITH Blanche (Payne) Obituary of MRS BLANCHE PAYNE GILBERT ALLEN SMITH -- Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 17 Dec 1943 - Page 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Clarksville Ward 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1513; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0129; FHL microfilm: 1375526. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Clarksville Ward 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1513; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0129; FHL microfilm: 1375526 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi; Roll: 1146; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 532.0; FHL microfilm: 2340881. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi; Roll: 1146; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 532.0; FHL microfilm: 2340881 [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 1250; Family History Film: 1255250; Page: 438B; Enumeration District: 060; Image: . Birth date: abt 1879 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 1250; Family History Film: 1255250; Page: 438B; Enumeration District: 060; Image: . [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Biloxi Ward 4, Harrison, Mississippi; Roll: T625_876; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 749. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Biloxi Ward 4, Harrison, Mississippi; Roll: T625_876; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 749 [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 24, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: 1578; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1241578. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 24, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: 1578; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1241578 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2024; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 24-8. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2024; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 24-8 [S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Harrison; Roll: 1682922. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Harrison; Roll: 1682922 [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: Biloxi, Harrison, Mi. 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: Biloxi, Harrison, Mi [S2138] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Blanche Smith • Miami News - 16 Dec 1943 - Page 11, (Name: The Miami News; Location: Miami, Florida; Date: 16 Dec 1943;), Blanche Payne Allen Smith -- 16 Dec 1943. Mrs. Blanche Smith, 87, died Wednesday night at the residence of her son, Joe T. Allen, 30 Canal St., Miami Springs. She arrived in Miami an hour before from Clarksville, Tenn. She had spent the past three winters here. She is survived by six other sons. James B. Allen, Biloxi, Miss.; Frank B. Allen, Cheatham county, Tennessee; Harry M. Smith, Clarksville; Mack Ferin Smith and Allen Smith Nashville: Lurtin E. Smith, Knoxville; a daughter, Mrs. Amber L. Vaughn, Clarksville; two brothers. Earnest Payne, Robertson county, Tennessee, and Robert Payne. Clarksville. The body will be sent to Clarksville by the Joseph P. McGhan home for services and burial. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21887051/the_miami_news/?xid=637 Obituary-SMITH Blanche (Payne) Obituary of MRS BLANCHE PAYNE GILBERT ALLEN SMITH -- Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 17 Dec 1943 - Page 1 [S1757] Ancestry.com., Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), PAYNE-1878.FTW. [S1759] 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 Vital_Pension-SMITH Blanche (1st Application) WIDOW'S PENSION APPLICATION -- Blanche Smith -- 1st Application (1916) -- Prepared by L C Smith FamilyTree.Smith, Lawrence C.com Vital_Pension-SMITH Blanche (2nd Application) WIDOW'S INDIGENT PENSION -- Blanche Payne -- 2nd Application (1929) -- Prepared by L C Smith FamilyTree.Smith, Lawrence C.com [S6834] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Smith): PAYNE Blanche Smith, (Name: SmithLC.com;), PAYNE Blanche Gilbert Allen Smith 1858-1943. Blanche was daughter of Robert S and Susan Gold Payne. She married (1) CC Gilbert on 23 Aug 1876. She married (2) William Franklin Allen on 16 Jun 1878. Their sons were James E, Ernest, Joe, and Frank. She also raised William Allen's sons, Cleo Allen and James B Allen. She married (3) Mack Ferrin 'MF' Smith on 6 Sep 1891. Their children were Amber, Allen, Harry, Mack, and Lurton. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106338432/blanche-smith