Arvel Sherman Allender

Arvel Sherman Allender (seated, left) was born November 19, 1877 in Pendleton County, Kentucky, being one of four boys born to George Elbert Allender and Eglentine Sharp. He died May 2, 1961 in Elk City, Beckham Co., Oklahoma. He married Roxy Pearl Gosney on February 20, 1899 in Kentucky. They had six children.

(Left to Right) Roxy, Cecil, Exel (baby), Christia, Chester, Bulah, Herbert, and Arvel.

A news article was written about how the three Allender boys married the three Gosney girls. According to the article, "...In the meantime, Arvel and been courting Roxy. They were married February 20, 1899. This couple completed 55 years of happy married life in February this year.... Arvel courted Roxy in a buggy.... The Allenders were musically inclined. the three young men, with their fiddle, guitar, and mandolin, furnished entertainment for many neighborhood parties. But they never played for dancing.... Arvel and Roxy left Kentucky in 1905. They went to Oklahoma, where they took up a homestead southwest of Elk City. They have lived there ever since."

Arvel and Roxy had six children:

1. Cecil Allender

2. Christi H. Allender

3. Bulah L. Allender

4. Exel Allender

5. Herbert A. Allender

6. Chester R. Allender

Sources:

WWII Registration Card:

1900 Census--Lenoxburg town, Pendleton Co., KY

Anille Allender, b. Dec 1877 KY

Roxie Allender, b. Jan 1876 KY

Cecil Allender, b. Dec 1899 KY

1910 Census--Beckham County, Oklahoma

Arvel S. Allender, 32y

Roxy P. Allender, 34y

Cecil P. Allender, 10y

Herbert A. Allender, 7y

Christia H. Allender, 3y

Buelah L. Allender, 8m