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Carl Mortimer Allen

17 Dec 1894 – 22 Feb 1976

Birth17 Dec 1894
Death22 Feb 1976
CemeteryRose Hill Memorial Park
Corpus Christi , Nueces County , Texas , USA
Added byStickler on 20 Oct 2020
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142539037

Bio

Carl Mortimer Allen was born near present-day Driscoll on the Palo Alto Ranch belonging to Robert Driscoll, Sr. Carl's father was a foreman on the ranch. As a boy Carl attended school at the original Oso School on the homestead of his uncle, Henry D. Allen, Jr. This later became the West Oso Independent School District. Carl was called "Buck" by several of his cousins. One of them, Roy A. Terrell, recalled that as a boy Carl had a donkey which he could ride fast enough to rope calves. Carl was a utility infielder on the 1913 Coast League Champion Oso baseball team. Carl married Essie Inez Newell June 4, 1917 in Nueces County. Inez had moved to South Texas from Limestone County, Texas five years earlier and had attended the Oso Scholl with Carl. Carl and Inez had the following children: (1) Augusta Celia Allen Born 3/4/1918 in Oso Community, Nueces County, Texas Died 11/12/2004 in Orange Grove, Jim Wells County, Texas Married Virgil Harold "Jack" Chambers (1918-1975) on 11/25/1941 in Violet, Nueces County, Texas (2) Mortimer Jefferson "Jay" Allen Born 10/3/1921 in Oso community, Nueces County, Texas Died 5/24/1990 in Harris County, Texas Married Claudia Wallace Sullivan (1922-2004) (3) Newell Patrick "Newelly" Allen Born 9/12/1923 in Oso community, Nueces County, Texas Died 12/12/1924 in Oso community, Nueces County, Texas (4) Carl Mortimer "Pip" Allen Born 12/23/1925 at Oso community, Nueces County, Texas Died 11/20/1999 in Phoenix, Arizona Married Irel Vee "I.V." Collard (1923-2014) on 9/24/1943 in Nueces County, Texas (5) James Giles "Jimmy" Allen Born 9/14/1927 in Oso community, Nueces County, Texas Died 9/15/1927 in Oso community, Nueces County, Texas (6) Claude Turner "Babe" Allen Born 12/4/1929 in Oso community, Nueces County, Texas Died 8/23/1986 in Robstown, Nueces County, Texas Married Gladys Mary Ulcak on 10/26/1954 in Nueces County, Texas (7) Mary Nan Allen Born 12/21/1938 in Oso community, Nueces County, Texas Died 9/20/2001 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas Married John William Marek on 8/20/1960 in Nueces County, Texas Carl was a farmer in Oso Community for sixty years. He was a noted conservationist. From 1933-42 Carl worked for the federal Agricultural Adjustment Administration implementing its Cotton Field Program. He also served on the Soil Conservation Board from 1950-72. He was selected Outstanding Soil Conservationist in 1958. He was also director for the Nueces County Farm Bureau for ten years. In 1959 Carl was honored as outstanding district cooperator in the San Diego -- Agua Dulce Soil Conservation District. Carl was a charter member of the Coastal Bend Agribusiness Council. Carl served as a school board member for 27 years. He was a member of the board of the Oso Common School District for 17 years until its merger with West Point to form the West Oso School District. He then served on the West Oso School Board for another 10 years. Carl served on the Nueces Electric Co-Op board of directors from 1957-72. He also served on the Nueces County Planning Committee, helped to form the Violet, Texas Water District, and was a member of the St. Anthony's Mens Club in Violet. Carl was active in the Junior Livestock Association for 42 years. He also served as Precinct 15 Democratic Chairman from 1929-1956. He was known as Papa to his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. A sweet-natured man, he was loved and is warmly recalled by all of his family. Carl Allen Elementary School in Corpus Christi and Carl Allen Road (County Road 57) near Violet, Texas were named in his honor.

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