Frank Bench Allen b. 4 Mar 1887 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA d. 29 Oct 1971 Chapmansboro, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA: Smith Family Tree

Frank Bench Allen

1887 - 1971 (84 years)

Name	Frank Bench Allen [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
Birth	4 Mar 1887	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [3]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Step Son; Relation to Head of House: Stepson of M F Smith
Census	1910	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [7]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Military Draft Registration	1917	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [4]
	Draft Registration - WWI
Census	1920	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [8]
	Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married
Census	1930	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [10]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
Census	1940	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [11]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
Residence	Dec 1943	Cheatham County, Tennessee, USA [14]
Census	1950	Cheatham County, Tennessee, USA [13]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Esther
Obituary	Oct 1971
	Obituary
		Obituary-ALLEN Frank B Obituaries of FRANK BENCH ALLEN -- Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, Monday Nov 1, 1971
FSID	LKZM-1V8
Funeral	McReynolds Funeral Home, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
	by Landon A Hatley
Death	29 Oct 1971	Chapmansboro, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA [2, 5]
Burial	Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [5]
		Resthaven Memorial Gardens (also known as Shrine of Memories Mausoleum and Chapel) Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee Find a Grave: #2227289
Person ID	I26487	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 [15, 16, 17]
Marriage End	1889
	Death of W F Allen
Family ID	F6004	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Etha Manson Marable, b. 1 Nov 1885, Oakwood, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 10 Sep 1963, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 77 years)

Marriage 1910 [9, 18]

Children

	1. Florence Beatrice 'Bea' Allen, b. 29 Apr 1926, Chapmansboro, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Nov 2011, Georgia, USA (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Erma Mae Allen, b. 16 May 1916, Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 19 Feb 2005, Quitman, Brooks, Georgia, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. William Henry Allen, b. 2 Oct 1918, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Nov 2007, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Blanche Allen, b. 4 Jan 1913, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 16 Feb 2003, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA (Age 90 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Charlie B Allen, b. 1 Sep 1921, Tennessee, USA d. 21 Jan 1997, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F11600 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 4 Mar 1887 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Step Son; Relation to Head of House: Stepson of M F Smith - 1900 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married - 1920 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Residence - Dec 1943 - Cheatham County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Esther - 1950 - Cheatham County, Tennessee, USA
	Death - 29 Oct 1971 - Chapmansboro, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA
	Burial - - Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA

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Obituaries		Obituary-ALLEN Frank B Obituaries of FRANK BENCH ALLEN -- Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, Monday Nov 1, 1971
Obituaries		Obituary-SMITH Blanche (Payne) Obituary of MRS BLANCHE PAYNE GILBERT ALLEN SMITH -- Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 17 Dec 1943 - Page 1

Sources

[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), 1900 Census.
family 373 of district 4
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 409-62-4083; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1956.
Birth date: 4 Mar 1887 Birth place: Death date: Oct 1971 Death place: Chapmansboro, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States of America
[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.
[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 Mar 1887 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: Residence place: Montgomery, Tennessee

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration Location: Montgomery County, Tennessee; Roll: ; Draft Board: .
[S7315] Find a Grave: ALLEN Frank B 1886-1971, Frank Bench Allen.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73298240/frank_bench_allen
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[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: 1B; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1375526.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1513; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1375526
[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 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 138.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 138
[S428] Ancestry.com, Web: Montgomery County, Tennessee, Marriage Index, 1799-1953, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;).
Record for Frank B. Allen
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=70512&h=30921&indiv=try
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341999.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341999
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03923; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 63-5.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03923; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 63-5
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.

[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: Cheatham, Tennessee;.

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: Cheatham, Tennessee;

[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
[S7314] Find a Grave: MARABLE Etha Allen 1885-1963, Etha Manson Marable Allen.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73298558/etha-manson-allen

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