This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Allen, Soveg Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DFC.2ACE/2366.1 Message Board Post: Did you order a copy of Sarah's birth certificate? Or Alice Allen's marriage certificate to Louis Soveg? It might list her father or her mother's maiden name. It is too difficult to search without. Also - how are you sure Mr Allen died? It is possible they never married or they divorced. Here is what is available on-line. Wi Births Sarah E Allen 07 Sep 1891 Portage 0240 000174 WI Marriages pre 1907 Alice Allen 26 Jun 1895 Portage Vol 03 pg 0002 Louis Soveg 26 Jun 1895 Portage Vol 03 pg 0002 Ernst Allen 25 Apr 1888 Portage 02 0050 Sarah Carey 25 Apr 1888 Portage 02 0050 Edwin A Allen 03 Jul 1865 Portage John A Allen 18 Oct 1882 Portage Arvillia Allen 06 Nov 1892 Portage Arvillia Allen 05 Jan 1902 Portage Blanche Allen 29 Jul 1891 Portage Clara M Allen 02 Jul 1885 Portage Claude Allen 03 Sep 1899 Portage Eilliam Ethan Allen 27 Jun 1894 Portage Electa Louise Allen 26 Apr 1868 Portage Eliza Allen 14 Nov 1885 Portage David Fred A Allen 12 May 1901 Portage Frederich Allen 23 Mar 1895 Portage Geo B Allen 07 Aug 1870 Portage (Mary J) George W Allen 18 Nov 1903 Portage Jesse E Allen 11 Sep 1899 Portage Lida Mary Allen 29 Nov 1894 Portage Lorenda Allen 18 Jul 1895 Portage Louis H Allen 07 May 1900 Portage Louisa C Allen 19 Jun 1895 Portage Mabel Allen 12 Sep 1901 Portage Mary D Allen 16 Oct 1889 Portage Mary J Allen 02 Jul 1870 Portage Mary J Allen 29 Jul 1879 Portage WI Deaths Adeline Allen 11 Mar 1906 Portage 02 109 Edgar Allen 16 Apr 1904 Portage 02 109 Mrs Wm Allen 11 Nov 1889 Portage 01 108 Wm H H Allen 11 Mar 1901 Portage 01 108 1880 Census Benjiman M. Allen Maryann A. Allen Portage, Columbia, WI abt 1825 Canada Self Maryann A. Allen Benjiman M. Allen Portage, Columbia, WI abt 1829 Vermont Wife Charles W. Allen Benjiman M. Allen, Maryann A. Allen Portage, Columbia, WI abt 1861 WI Son Mary M. Allen Benjiman M. & Maryann A. Allen Portage, Columbia, WI abt 1863 WI Daughter Sidney S. Allen Benjiman M. & Maryann A. Allen Portage, Columbia, WI abt 1867 WI Son Claricy C. Allen Benjiman M. & Maryann A. Allen Portage, Columbia, WI abt 1871 WI Daughter Lewis Allen Portage, Columbia, WI abt 1859 WI Something other than a direct relationship Edgar Allen Arvilla Allen Amherst, Portage, WI abt 1838 New York Self Arvilla Allen Edgar Allen Amherst, Portage, WI abt 1846 New York Wife Ernest Allen Edgar & Arvilla Allen Amherst, Portage, WI abt 1867 WI Son Fredrick Allen Edgar & Arvilla Allen Amherst, Portage, WI abt 1868 WI Son Lillian Allenw Edgar & Arvilla Allen Amherst, Portage, WI abt 1871 WI Daughter Blanch Allen Edgar & Arvilla Allen Amherst, Portage, WI abt 1873 WI Daughter Claude Allen Edgar & Arvilla Allen Amherst, Portage, WI abt 1877 WI Son George B. Allen Mary J. Allen Amherst, Portage, WI abt 1848 Pennsylvania Self Mary J. Allen George B. Allen Amherst, Portage, WI abt 1850 WI Wife Grace Allen George B. & Mary J. Allen Amherst, Portage, WI abt 1872 WI Daughter Edna M. Allen George B. & Mary J. Allen Amherst, Portage, WI abt 1875 WI Daughter Hugh Allen George B. & Mary J. Allen Amherst, Portage, WI abt 1877 WI Son David Allen Eliza Allen Amherst, Portage, WI abt 1817 New York Self Eliza Allen David Allen Amherst, Portage, WI abt 1817 New York Wife Frank E. Allen David & Eliza Allen Amherst, Portage, WI abt 1856 WI Son Nettie A. Allen Amherst, Portage, WI abt 1867 WI Granddaughter Eugene Allen Mary Allen Eau Plaine, Portage, WI abt 1842 New York Self Mary Allen Moses Harvey, Eugene Allen Eau Plaine, Portage, WI abt 1856 WI Wife May Allen Eugene & Mary Allen Eau Plaine, Portage, WI abt 1874 WI Daughter Ervila Allen Eugene & Mary Allen Eau Plaine, Portage, WI abt 1876 WI Daughter Lorenda Allen Eugene & Mary Allen Eau Plaine, Portage, WI abt 1879 WI Daughter William Allen Rocelia Parkhill Plover, Portage, WI abt 1869 WI Stepson Wm. Allen Stevens Point, Portage, WI abt 1825 N BRUN Self Jennie Allen Wm. Allen Stevens Point, Portage, WI abt 1858 WI Daughter Rose Allen Wm. Allen Stevens Point, Portage, WI abt 1860 WI Daughter Lida Allen Wm. Allen Stevens Point, Portage, WI abt 1866 WI Daughter Mertle Allen Wm. Allen Stevens Point, Portage, WI abt 1872 WI Daughter Halsey Allen Stevens Point, Portage, WI abt 1850 New York Something other than a direct relationship Rose D. Allen Stevens Point, Portage, WI abt 1827 Maine Self Clara Allen Rose D. Allen Stevens Point, Portage, WI abt 1863 WI Daughter Nella Allen Stevens Point, Portage, WI abt 1861 MI Sister-in-law John Allen Stevens Point, Portage, WI abt 1848 WI Something other than a direct relationship +++++ On-line sources to check: Stevens Point Area Obituary Index http://library.uwsp.edu/depts/archives/obits/osearch.htm Cemetery records at: http://library.uwsp.edu/depts/archives/Cemetery/ Census records at: http://library.uwsp.edu/depts/archives/Census/ Portage County Historical Society http://www.pchswi.org/index.htm Portage County Courthouse: http://www.co.portage.wi.us/ UW-St Point Archives http://library.uwsp.edu/depts/gen/genealog.htm#ARCHIVES Where to write http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag/links/portadd.htm Recent obits can be obtained from WI Newpapers On-line - http://www.wisinfo.com/ I am not related to nor have any additional information on these surnames. If there is a question of error in this transcription please consult the original documents. 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