NameLouis Alexander “Allie” Law, Half 2C4R
Birth1867, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death9 May 1951, Montgomery Co., Ohio
BurialPoston Cemetery, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Marriage15 Oct 1890, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMahala Jane Collins
Birth1 May 1873, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death1 Dec 1939, Bluestone, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialPoston Cemetery, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Children
Birth18 Jul 1892, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death7 Mar 1944, Montgomery Co., Ohio
BirthAug 1894, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth20 Aug 1896, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death13 May 1935, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio
Birth8 Sep 1912, Middletown, Butler Co., Ohio
Death10 Sep 1912, Middletown, Butler Co., Ohio
Notes for Louis Alexander “Allie” Law
His death certificate records Louis A. Law, age 84, born 20 Jan 1867 in Morgan Co., Ky, died 9 May 1951 in rural Mad River township, Montgomery Co., Ohio, length of residence in community 7 years, widowed, father Harvey Law, mother’s maiden name Minerva Hunt, cause of death arteriosclerosis due to old age, informant Mrs. Myrtle Kover, 2440 Valley St, Dayton, Ohio, burial in Poston Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky.
Notes for Mahala Jane Collins
Her death certificate records Mrs. Mahala Jane Law, age 66 years 7 months 0 days, birthdate blank, born in Rowan Co., Ky, died 1 Dec 1939 in Bluestone, Rowan Co., Ky, married, wife of Louis Alexander Law, father Jesse Collins, mother’s maiden name Sarah Robison, both born in Rowan Co., Ky, cause of death carcinoma of breast and chronic myocarditis, informant Charlotte Cralie, 215 Wortman Ave, burial in Bluestone.
Notes for Louis Alexander “Allie” & Mahala Jane (Family)
Rowan Co., Ky marriage license book 2, p. 76, and register A, p. 34, record the marriage on 15 Oct 1890 of Lewis A. Law and Mahala Collins, bond surety by Jesse Collins.
Census
1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 6, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 1B as family #15/16:
Law, Allie, 33, b. Jan 1869, farmer; Mahala J., wife, 28, b. May 1862, married 9 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Everett F., son, 7, b. July 1892; Jesse R., son, 5, b. Aug 1894; Ora R., son, 1, b. Sep 1898; Sergent, Frank, partner, 35, b. Dec 1864, single, farmer; Phipps, Rinda B., servant, 20, b. May 1880, widowed, mother of 1 child, 1 living, housekeeper. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Note that the reported age and birthdate for Mahala are inconsistent by 10 years - if she were born in May 1862, she would be 38.