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Hosmer Copeland ALLEN

Greenlawn Cemetery
Franklin County,
Ohio

Hosmer (not Homer), was born Nov 24, 1870 in Cardington, Morrow, Ohio, and died May 5, 1908 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. S/O James Madison Allen (B:1840-Columbus, D:1891-Columbus), and Roxanna Moore (B:1845-Gahanna, D:1921-Columbus). His siblings included: Virgil Douglas Allen (1869-1943), Charles Leavitt Allen (1876-1894), and Julia Moore Allen Wheeler (1883-1962).

Hosmer never married and was 37 at the time of his death.

His father went to Ohio Wesleyan University. He married his wife in 1865 and they settled in Cardington in Morrow County. Sometime after 1870 they moved to Columbus where he became a farmer.

Hosmer's father died in 1891 and his mother in 1921. They are also buried in Green Lawn Cemetery; as are his brother Charles Leavitt, and sister, Julia. His brother Virgil, is buried in Cleveland.

Contributed on 5/31/13 by jchamler51
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Record #: 161026

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Submitted: 5/31/13 • Approved: 6/3/13 • Last Updated: 8/13/15 • R161026-G0-S3

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