In the 1900 census of Hickory Point Twp, Decatur, Macon Co., IL, Arthur F. Allen, 32 (Jan 1868) was living with wife Ella V., 24 (Feb 1876), daughter Bertha E., 4 (Oct 1895), and son Arthur V., 2 (Nov 1897). They had been married 5 years. Arthur was a farm laborer.
In the 1910 census of Long Creek Twp, Decatur, Macon Co., IL, A.F. Allen, 43, is living with wife E. V., 34, Bertha, 14, Vernon, 12, Cliff, 8, Lola, 4. They had been married 15 years. He rented his farm.
In the 1920 census of Decatur Twp, Macon Co., IL, Arthur F., 51, is living with wife Ella V., 43, son Arthur V., 22, daughter Lola M., 13, Phyllis M, 10, Gladys V., 7, Estella A., 6, and Maurice L., 1. Arthur was a laborer at an ice cream company.
In the 1930 census of Decatur City, Macon Co., IL, Arthur F., 62, is living with wife Ella V., 52, and children Estella A., 16 and Maurice L., 11. Arthur was a painter for the railroad and Ella was a laundress. |