Kenneth Manson ALLUM Sr.

  General Notes:

Photo: Notice the Masonic emblem on Kenneth, Sr.'s gravestone. (The name "Kenneth Manson Allum" appears in the book MASONIC DEATH RECORDS FROM THE GRAND LODGE OF ARKANSAS, 1941-1990 compiled by Desmond Walls Allen, Copyright 1999.) Kenneth, Sr. is buried in Hillcrest Cemtery, Gravette, Benton County, Arkansas.
From Kenneth M. Allum, Jr. (photo taken in 2005)


1908 BIRTH of Kenneth Manson Allum, Sr.

1910 CENSUS, Kansas, Kingman County, Galesburg Township ("Kenneth M.," age 1 year 5 months, with parents)

1918 DEATH of great grandfather, Andrew Kimmins Allum

1920 CENSUS, Kansas, Sedgwick County, Wichita ("Kenneth M.," age 11, with parents)

1930 CENSUS, Oklahoma, Tulsa County, Tulsa (Kenneth, age 21, "Lineman (?), S W Te Co") ("Kenneth M. Allums" in some census indexes) (The name actually appears to be "Kenneth M. Allumn" on the handwritten census)

1936 MARRIAGE of Kenneth Manson Allum, Sr. and Evelyn Elzie Parish on May 9

1944 DEATH of grandmother, Maggie E. J. (Bushong) Allum

1947 DEATH of grandfather, Nelson Melville Allum

1955 DEATH of mother, Anna Marie (Walker) Allum

1958 DIVORCE of Kenneth Manson Allum, Sr. and Evelyn Elzie (Parish) Allum

1974 DEATH of father, Alvin Lorando Allum

1979 DEATH, Kenneth Manson Allum, Sr., at 70 years 6 months 25 days




Kenneth M. Allum, Jr., October 13, 2004 e-mail to DeeAnna:


"Kenneth, Sr. grew up in Gravette, Arkansas, where he graduated from Gravette High School in 1926. He was an accomplished baseball player in the St. Louis Cardinal minor league system. He moved from Gravette during the Great Depression, married Evelyn Elzie Parish in 1936, and found employment during World War II with Philips Petroleum refinery in Kansas City, Kansas. He returned to Gravette in 1945 to assist ' A. L. ' [Alvin Lorando Allum] in his appliance store and with housing remodeling."




Kenneth M. Allum, Jr., March 30, 2006 e-mail to DeeAnna:

"I never did ask where ' Manson ' came from. While reviewing my Aunt Berenice's wedding book, I found a page I had overlooked. There in black and white was my Grandmother Anna Allum's father's name: James Manson Walker! It is possible James' mother's maiden name was Manson, but I have not been able to confirm it."

Kenneth married Evelyn Elzie PARISH, daughter of William Carlos PARISH and Sophia Elizabeth SCOTT, on May 9, 1936. (Evelyn Elzie PARISH was born on April 22, 1915 in Frederick, Tillman County, Oklahoma, died in 1984 and was buried in Tulsa, Oklahoma.)