Albert Parker ALLUM

  General Notes:

Death Certificate: As previously stated, not all information on a death certificate is accurate, including the document for Albert Allum. Even though data was provided by his unmarried elder sister, Mary Olive Allum, Albert's middle initial here is "L.," differing from his own signature on his World War One Draft Registration ("Albert Parker Allum"). His own information on his Registration provides "January, 9, 1877" as his date of birth -- corroborated by census records and his father's Civil War pension file -- yet is "1879" on his death certificate. Nevertheless, certificates are excellent guidelines for additional research and are genealogically valuable.

Death Certificate from DeeAnna Allum Granston



1877 BIRTH of Albert Parker Allum

1880 CENSUS, Ohio, Belmont County, Bellaire ("Albert H.," age 3, with parents)

1900 CENSUS, Ohio, Belmont County, Pultney Township, Bellaire ("Albert," age 23, born "January, 1877 in Ohio, occupation "Clerk," is with his parents)

1902 DEATH of mother, Nancy (Wallace) Allum

1907 MARRIAGE of Albert Parker Allum and Nellie M. McGrew on January 19 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia by S. T. Westhafer

Marriage Book No. 39, page 508, Ohio County, West Virginia

1910 CENSUS, Ohio, Belmont County, Pultney Township, Bellaire ("A.," age 34, "Foreman, Enamel Works") (wife "Nellie," age 34) ("Allem" in some census indexes)

1918 REGISTRATION, World War I Draft, Ohio, Belmont County, Bellaire ("Albert Parker Allum," age 41, born "January 9, 1877," occupation, "Foreman, Enamel ...," wife "Nellie M. Allum, Shadyside, O.")

1920 CENSUS, Ohio, Belmont County, Mead Township, Village of Shadyside ("Albert," age 43, "Foreman, ?) (wife "Nell," age 44)

1927 DEATH of father, John Allum 2nd

1920s DIVORCE of Albert Parker Allum and Nellie M. (McGrew) Allum

1930 CENSUS, Ohio, Belmont County, Pultney Township, Bellaire ("Albert," age 53, "Production Clerk, Enamel Plant," is "brother" in the household of his sister "Olive M. Allum," age 59; also in the household are Albert's sister, "Anna J. Fowler," age 58, and Anna's son, "John E. Fowler," age 23, "Shipping Clerk, Enamel Plant") (On this census, there is a "D" for "divorced" in conjunction with Albert)

1942 DEATH, Albert Parker Allum, at 65 years 0 months 13 days

Cause of death: "Pneumonia (lobar), head and chest cold" --death certificate

Albert was divorced at the time of his death; his year of birth is "1879" on his death certificate and is incorrect.

He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery (aka Rose Hill Cemetery) in Block E, Lot 53, Grave 7, on an overall plot purchased by his father, John Allum. There is no individual marker for Albert (nor for his father John or his sister Mary Olive). The large ALLUM monument pertains specifically to his mother Nancy but does also mark the location of later Allum burials.




DESCRIPTION (Albert): "Tall, medium build, grey eyes, dark hair" (World War I Draft Registration)



DOCUMENT: State of Ohio Death Certificate No. 338 for "Albert L. Allum" signed by his sister, Olive M. Allum




Page created June, 2009 ~ Updated September, 2009

Albert married Nellie M. McGREW on January 19, 1907 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. (Nellie M. McGREW was born about 1875 in Butler County, Pennsylvania.)