Joe Turney Allen

1884 - 1961  (77 years)

• Name	Joe Turney Allen  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
  Birth	4 Aug 1884	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Stepson of Mack F Smith
  Census	1910	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [11]
  	Marital Status: Married to Lizzie; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Military Draft Registration	1918	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Draft Registration - WWI
  Census	1920	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [9]
  	Marital Status: Married to Lizzie; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1930	Country Club, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Married to Lizzie; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1940	Miami Springs, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married to Elizabeth; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	Dec 1943	Miami Springs, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA   [18]
  Residence	1945	Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA   [15]
  Census	1950	Miami Springs, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA   [16]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Elizabeth
  Obituary	Sep 1961	Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA   [17]
  	Joe Turney Allen Obituary - Newspapers.com - The Miami Herald - 1961-09-11 - Page 49
  		Obituary-ALLEN Joseph T Obituary of JOESEPH TURNEY "JOE" ALLEN -- Newspapers.com - The Miami Herald - 1961-09-11 - Page 49
  FSID	LKZM-1JW
  Occupation	Miami Springs, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA   [17]
  	First Building Inspector
  Death	9 Sep 1961	Escambia County, Florida, USA   [1, 3, 15, 17]
  Burial	Dade Memorial Park, Opa Locka, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA   [3, 17]
  		Dade Memorial Park Also known as Caballero Rivero Dade North, Dade North Memorial Park, Memorial Plan Dade Memorial Park Opa-Locka, Miami-Dade, Florida Find a Grave: #71884
  Person ID	I26367	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   [19, 20, 21]
  Marriage End	1889
  	Death of W F Allen
  Family ID	F6004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Marie 'Lizzie' Crouch,   b. 2 Mar 1886, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Aug 1957, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1905	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 22]
  Children	1. Frances L Allen,   b. Abt 1924, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mabel E Allen,   b. 15 Jan 1913, Tennessee, USA d. 22 Jul 1991, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William Oscar Allen,   b. 8 Dec 1906, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Jun 1992, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Sarah Myrtle Allen,   b. 18 Sep 1909, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 18 Apr 1994, Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Irene Beth Allen,   b. 4 Oct 1920, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 10 Oct 2004, Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Ralph Thomas Allen,   b. 20 May 1915, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 21 Dec 2000, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Aug 1884 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Stepson of Mack F Smith - 1900 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 1905 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Lizzie; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1918 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Lizzie; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Lizzie; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Country Club, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Elizabeth; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Miami Springs, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA Residence - Dec 1943 - Miami Springs, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA Residence - 1945 - Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Elizabeth - 1950 - Miami Springs, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA Obituary - Joe Turney Allen Obituary - Newspapers.com - The Miami Herald - 1961-09-11 - Page 49 - Sep 1961 - Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA Occupation - First Building Inspector - - Miami Springs, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA Death - 9 Sep 1961 - Escambia County, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries		Obituary-ALLEN Joseph T Obituary of JOESEPH TURNEY "JOE" ALLEN -- Newspapers.com - The Miami Herald - 1961-09-11 - Page 49
  		Obituary-SMITH Blanche (Payne) Obituary of MRS BLANCHE PAYNE GILBERT ALLEN SMITH -- Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 17 Dec 1943 - Page 1

  
  

• Sources

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Surviving are four daughters Mrs Myrtle Coley, Mrs Francis Prescott, Mrs Irene Moltz, and Mrs Mabel Bass; and two sons, William O and Ralph T all of Miami; 14 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, three brothers, and a sister. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207357701/joseph-turney-allen [S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration Location: Montgomery County, Tennessee; Roll: ; Draft Board: . Birth date: 4 Aug 1884 Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: Montgomery, Tennessee U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Registration Location: Montgomery County, Tennessee; Roll: ; Draft Board: . [S1279] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). Birth date: 4 Aug 1884 Birth place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Miami Springs, Dade, Florida; Roll: T627_580; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 13-76. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Miami Springs, Dade, Florida; Roll: T627_580; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 13-76 [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 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 1590; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1241590. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1590; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 27; FHL microfilm: 1241590. [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Country Club Estates, Dade, Florida; Roll: 311; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0102; Image: 667.0; FHL microfilm: 2340046. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Country Club Estates, Dade, Florida; Roll: 311; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0102; Image: 667.0; FHL microfilm: 2340046 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 12, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 146; Image: 698. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 12, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 146; Image: 698 [S2195] Ancestry.com, Web: Montgomery County, Tennessee, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1868-1954, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). [S11466] 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: 3A; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1375526. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1513; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1375526 [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;), Joe Turney Allen. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=3527996&indiv=try [S363] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St Louis, Missouri; St Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 7. 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Services for Joseph T Allen, 77 Miami Springs' first building inspector, will be at 11 am Tuesday in Philbrick's Hialeah-Miami Springs Funeral Home. He died Saturday He came from Clarksville, Tenn 36 years ago and lived at 30 Canal St Miami Springs. Surviving are four daughters Mrs Myrtle Coley, Mrs Francis Prescott, Mrs Irene Moltz, and Mrs Mabel Bass; and two sons, William O and Ralph T all of Miami; 14 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, three brothers, and a sister. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56794100/the-miami-herald/?xid=637 Obituary-ALLEN Joseph T Obituary of JOESEPH TURNEY "JOE" ALLEN -- Newspapers.com - The Miami Herald - 1961-09-11 - Page 49 [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 [S8442] Find a Grave: CROUCH Elizabeth Allen 1886-1957, Elizabeth Marie “Lizzie” Crouch Allen. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207357708/elizabeth-marie-allen