25th Generation

148. Mary Jane WATROUS was born on 26 August 1836 in Byron Township, Genesee County, NY.^29,33 She appeared in the census in 1840 in Byron Township, Genesee County, NY.³⁴ She appeared in the census in 1850 in Oakfield Township, Fond du Lac County, WI.⁴⁵ Mary appeared in the census in 1860 in Byron Township, Fond du Lac County, WI.⁸⁸ She appeared in the census in 1870 in Byron Township, Fond du Lac County, WI.⁸⁹ She appeared in the census in 1880 in Byron Township, Fond du Lac County, WI.²⁸ Her household consisted of Mary Jane and her children William, Minnie and Frank. Mary appeared in the census in 1900 in Oakfield Township, Fond du Lac County, WI.⁹⁰ She was a widow, and the census indicated that she had 4 children, of whom 2 were still living. Living with her was a 15-year-old grandson, but his name is not legible. She lived in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, WI on 1 June 1905.⁴ She lived in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, WI in 1912.⁴ Mary died on 17 February 1929 at the age of 92 in East Hampton, Middlesex County, CT.^4,72 (She was still living in November 1909. This picture was taken of her at a Thanksgiving dinner at the home of her sister Martha Jane in Tomah.)

Mary Jane WATROUS and William Moore "Willie" ALLEN were married on 8 June 1856 in Byron Township, Fond du Lac County, WI.^29,91 William Moore "Willie" ALLEN was born on 16 September 1831 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY.²⁹ He appeared in the census in 1860 in Byron Township, Fond du Lac County, WI.⁸⁸ His household consisted of William, Mary Jane, their son William, age 3, and Mary Jane's younger sister, Laura. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Byron Township, Fond du Lac County, WI.⁸⁹ His household consisted of William, age 38, born in NY; his wife, Mary Jane, age 33, born in NY; their son William Alph, age 13, born in Wisconsin; their daughter, Minnie Maria, age 9, born in Wisconsin; and their son Frank, age 3, born in Wisconsin. William's occupation was "farmer." Willie died on 11 February 1877 at the age of 45 in Byron Township, Fond du Lac County, WI.^6,29

Mary Jane WATROUS and William Moore "Willie" ALLEN had the following children:

+155	i.	William Alton "Willie" ALLEN.
156	ii.	Edward ALLEN was born on 16 March 1858 in Byron Township, Fond du Lac County, WI.^29,33,91 He died on 16 September 1858 at the age of 0 in Byron Township, Fond du Lac County, WI.²⁹ (He was not listed with the family in the 1860 or 1870 Census, so he must have died as an infant.)
+157	iii.	Minnie Maria ALLEN.
158	iv.	Frank R. ALLEN was born on 15 April 1867 in Byron Township, Fond du Lac County, WI.^4,29,33 He appeared in the census in 1870 in Byron Township, Fond du Lac County, WI.⁸⁹ He appeared in the census in 1880 in Byron Township, Fond du Lac County, WI.²⁸ Frank died on 29 February 1904 at the age of 36 in Wisconsin.⁹²