Their marriage certificate.
(2) They were married in Logan, Utah on September 29, 1909.
Irene's birth certificate, November 13, 1917
(2)
Carma (left) and Irene (right)
Dorothy (right) and her friend Rhea
Larsen.
(4)
Rhea lived all summer in Swan Lake. Her father died in 1926.
Carma (left) and Opal (right).
(4)
Carma (left), Paul, Eunice, and a dog.
(4)
Reda and her daughters.
(4) Left
to right, back row: Opal, Carma, Irene, Barbara, and
Dorothy. Front row: Louise, Reda, and Eunice.
Irene's 3rd grade class.
Written on the back of the photo were the
names, some of which were nearly impossible to
read. Top
row:
Teacher Howard Jessup, Gwen Lewis, Yetine Thomas, Belle Hedley, La Von
Hadley, Ivan Redington, Veldon Martin, Woodrow Sorensen, Ellis Gambles,
and Weldon Mallard. Middle row: Helen Petty, Wilma
Carlson,
Bernice Hadley, Velma Hadley, Annis Matkin, Clarice Thomas, ?, Margaret
Sorensen, Conal Carlson, Agnes Hadley, and Irene Allen.
Bottom
row:
Andy, Dean Albright, La Vell Henderson, Vivian Hadley, Fred Thomas, and
Martel Thomas.
Another of Irene's school classes, maybe 4th grade, but
she's not
in
it.
Written at the bottom of the photo were the
names. Back row: Woodrow Sorensen, Don
Henderson, Percy
Beckstead, Veldon Martin, Viv Hadley, Wilma Carlson, La Von Hadley,
Bell
Hadley, and Margaret Sorensen. 2nd row: ?, La Vell
Henderson,
Andrew Matkin, Ellis Gamble, ?, Clarice Thomas, and Gwen
Lewis.
Front
row: Bernice Hadley, Martel Thomas, Annie Matkin, Russell ?,
Velma
Hadley, Liota Matkin, Marjorie Beckstead, and Percy Hadley.
1931: Irene and Clarice Thomas.
Irene and Carma at Swan Lake, Idaho.
Irene didn't have a real swimming suit so this picture always
embarassed
her (she was concerned that the photo might not be modest).
It
looks
like they're standing in snow, although Irene didn't remember it being
in the winter.
Irene at the house in Swan Lake.
High school friends.
(4) Left
to right, back: Dorothy Allen, Muriel Fletcher.
Middle:
Dorothy Madsen, Opal Allen. Front: ?, ?.
The house in
back, at right, is their grandfather's home, Henry Heber Allen, Sr.
Carma, in Logan attending high school.
(4)
Friends in back of Grandpa Allen's home.
(4) Back
left is Carma. Front middle is Muriel Fletcher.
Irene's graduation?
Irene.
(4)
(4)
(1)
(4)
Irene and Carma in Swan Lake.
(4)
Carma and Opal's seminary graduation, about
1932.
(4)
Irene's graduation program, May 23,
1935.
(4)
Carma (right), Mona Davidson (middle), and a friend in
training
at the Day & Night Beauty School on 151 S. Main in
Logan.
(4)
Family photo, probably taken in 1938-39.
Back row: Barbara, Eunice, Opal, Roland, Irene,
Carma, Dorothy
Front row: Louise, Dean, Heber, Reda, Preston,
Paul
1938-39: Wagon ride with some of Irene's
students?
On the back of the photo is written: "1938-39
Success to
you
Miss Afton Cunningham". She was one of Irene's fellow
teachers.
1940-41: The house in Swan Lake, Idaho.
The door on the left side entered the kitchen. The windows in
the
middle look out from the living room. This was taken some time before
Irene
was married 1942.
1942, August: The kitchen in the new house in
Swan
Lake:
(4)
(The date for this photo is based on the calendar that can just be seen
at the very left of the photo.)
Allen grandchildren, about 1948.
(4) Left to right, back row: Dale Young, Marolynn Mineer, Elaine
Georgeson, and Melvin Georgeson. Front row: Barbara Mineer, Wayne
Georgeson, and Glenn Young. This is probably at one of the Allen ranch
cabins.
Another photo, probably taken at the same time.
(4) Left to right: Barbara Mineer, Glenn Young, Wayne Georgeson, Dale
Young, Melvin Georgeson, Marolynn Mineer, and Elaine Georgeson.
Reda, about 1950.
(4)
Opal.
Eunice and her friend Evelyn from Preston.
They were beauticians together.
Barbara.
Barbara and Elwood Chambers.
Carma and Arthur Mineer.
Carma and baby (name?).
Louise, her husband Bob Hammond, and their
children.
Roland and Margaret.
Reda's birthday.
Irene thinks she made the cake.
1959: Golden wedding anniversary
booklet.
1959, August 23: Their anniversary
cake:
(4)
Golden anniversary family photo.
(4) Left to right, Back row: Paul, Dean, Opal,
Roland,
Preston. Middle row: Louise, Dorothy, Barbara,
Eunice,
Carma, Irene. Front row: Heber, Reda.
Reda, Heber, and their children.
Irene and Howard Young are 7th and 8th from the left on the back row.
Heber, Reda, and their grandchildren.
Glenn Young is 4th from the left on the back row.
Heber, taken the day before he died.
(4)
Heber's Obituary, February 1963:
(4)
His funeral program:
(4)
Reda and her children.
Reda with her sons
and her daughters.
Reda's obituary.
(4)
Reda's funeral program.
(4)
1980: Allen family photo?
The photo was developed in Aug. 1980, so this is probably summer of
1980.
Heber and Reda's gravestone in the Richmond, Utah cemetery
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Notes:
1) Unless otherwise noted, all photos and comments are from
Irene
(Allen) Young and were scanned by Matthew Young on October 2 &
3,
2000.
2) Scanned in April, 2005 by Matthew and Quinn Young from
papers
in Quinn's possession.
3) Photographed in April, 2005 by Matthew Young.
4) Scanned on December 19, 2005 by Matthew Young from Carma
(Allen) Mineer's photo albums.
(2) They were married in Logan, Utah on September 29, 1909.
(2)
(4)
Rhea lived all summer in Swan Lake. Her father died in 1926.
(4)
(4)
(4) Left
to right, back row: Opal, Carma, Irene, Barbara, and
Dorothy. Front row: Louise, Reda, and Eunice.
Written on the back of the photo were the
names, some of which were nearly impossible to
read. Top
row:
Teacher Howard Jessup, Gwen Lewis, Yetine Thomas, Belle Hedley, La Von
Hadley, Ivan Redington, Veldon Martin, Woodrow Sorensen, Ellis Gambles,
and Weldon Mallard. Middle row: Helen Petty, Wilma
Carlson,
Bernice Hadley, Velma Hadley, Annis Matkin, Clarice Thomas, ?, Margaret
Sorensen, Conal Carlson, Agnes Hadley, and Irene Allen.
Bottom
row:
Andy, Dean Albright, La Vell Henderson, Vivian Hadley, Fred Thomas, and
Martel Thomas.
Written at the bottom of the photo were the
names. Back row: Woodrow Sorensen, Don
Henderson, Percy
Beckstead, Veldon Martin, Viv Hadley, Wilma Carlson, La Von Hadley,
Bell
Hadley, and Margaret Sorensen. 2nd row: ?, La Vell
Henderson,
Andrew Matkin, Ellis Gamble, ?, Clarice Thomas, and Gwen
Lewis.
Front
row: Bernice Hadley, Martel Thomas, Annie Matkin, Russell ?,
Velma
Hadley, Liota Matkin, Marjorie Beckstead, and Percy Hadley.
Irene didn't have a real swimming suit so this picture always
embarassed
her (she was concerned that the photo might not be modest).
It
looks
like they're standing in snow, although Irene didn't remember it being
in the winter.
(4) Left
to right, back: Dorothy Allen, Muriel Fletcher.
Middle:
Dorothy Madsen, Opal Allen. Front: ?, ?.
The house in
back, at right, is their grandfather's home, Henry Heber Allen, Sr.
(4)
(4) Back
left is Carma. Front middle is Muriel Fletcher.
(4) 
(4) 
(1) 
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(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
On the back of the photo is written: "1938-39
Success to
you
Miss Afton Cunningham". She was one of Irene's fellow
teachers.
The door on the left side entered the kitchen. The windows in
the
middle look out from the living room. This was taken some time before
Irene
was married 1942.
(4)
(The date for this photo is based on the calendar that can just be seen
at the very left of the photo.)
(4) Left to right, back row: Dale Young, Marolynn Mineer, Elaine
Georgeson, and Melvin Georgeson. Front row: Barbara Mineer, Wayne
Georgeson, and Glenn Young. This is probably at one of the Allen ranch
cabins. 
(4) Left to right: Barbara Mineer, Glenn Young, Wayne Georgeson, Dale
Young, Melvin Georgeson, Marolynn Mineer, and Elaine Georgeson. 
(4)
They were beauticians together.
Barbara and Elwood Chambers. 
Carma and baby (name?). 
Irene thinks she made the cake.
(4)
(4) Left to right, Back row: Paul, Dean, Opal,
Roland,
Preston. Middle row: Louise, Dorothy, Barbara,
Eunice,
Carma, Irene. Front row: Heber, Reda.
Irene and Howard Young are 7th and 8th from the left on the back row.
Glenn Young is 4th from the left on the back row.
(4)
(4)
(4)
and her daughters. 
(4)
(4)
The photo was developed in Aug. 1980, so this is probably summer of
1980.
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