Geraldine Rose King^[1]

1899 - 1985  (85 years)

• Name	Geraldine Rose King  [2]
  	Also known as Geraldine Allen
  Nickname	Aunt Jerry
  Birth	31 Aug 1899	Los Alamos, California   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	23 Jul 1928	1455 Clay Street, San Francisco, California   [4]
  	Mother's residence on her son John's birth certificate; housewife.
  Residence	18 Jul 1940	568 47th Avenue, San Francisco, California   [5]
  	Index to Register, Precinct 149, Assembly District 28: ALLEN, Mrs. Geraldine R., 568-47th Av., housewife, Democrat.
  Death	01 Mar 1985	Auburn Ravine Convalescent Hospital, Auburn, California   [6]
  	Cause of death: cardio-respiratory failure (minutes); essential hypertension, benign (years); arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (years). Other condition: diabetes mellitus. Physician A. R. Weaver MD, Auburn. Cremation 2 Mar 1985, Sacramento County Crematory, Carmichael; Foothills Cremation Service.
  Residence	1 Mar 1985	Mountain View Drive, Applegate, Placer County, California   [6]
  	Usual residence on her death certificate.
  Social Security Number	01 Mar 1985
  	571-03-8823D as written on her death certificate (media 554). The number is her husband John B. Allen's (571-03-8823, on his own death certificate, media 260); the D suffix marks a widow's claim on her husband's account. Her own Social Security number is not known.
  	Address: Mountain View Drive Placer, California
  Death	01 Mar 1985	Auburn Ravine Convalescent Hospital, Auburn, California
  Burial	02 Mar 1985	Sacramento County Crematory, Carmichael, California
  	Cremated.
  Person ID	I702	Walsh - Wilson Family Tree | Craig
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2026

  
  

  Father	Max Zan Konig,   b. 20 Oct 1866, Austria d. 15 Sep 1935, Monte Sano Hospital, Los Angeles, California (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Rachel Morris,   b. 15 Nov 1873, Stockton, California d. 15 Jan 1941, San Francisco, California (Age 67 years)
  Record ID Number	MH:F4
  Notes	Max King's 1935 death certificate (media 464) says "divorced"; Rachel is "D" (divorced) in the 1930 census (media 36). Date and place of any divorce unknown.
  Documents		New York Times Article - "Violent Earthquate Shock in California" - Published 1 Aug 1902 "Buildings Razed in Los Alamos and People Panic-Stricken. Every Brick Structure in Town Either Demolished or Seriously Damaged - No Loss of Life Reported - Great Gaps in the Earth." This earthquake hit Los Alamos on 31 July 1902. (The great San Franciso earthquake was on 18 April 1906, almost four years later.)
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Benjamin Allevato,   b. 09 Sep 1899, Montana d. 10 Oct 1953, Belmont, California (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	1926
  Children	+ 1. John Benjamin Allevato, Jr.
  Family ID	F299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 May 2008

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Aug 1899 - Los Alamos, California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Los Alamos General Store - The Emporium - July 1909 This photo is courtesy of John (Jack) Allen. Written on the back, "Mother and grandpa in front and Pet the horse that bit me." The store motto was "We don't sell cheap goods, we sell good goods cheap." The photo shows Geraldine King and her father Max King [Konig].

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Max Z. King (and family) Entry in the 1910 United States Federal Census
  		1930 United States Federal Census The 1930 census shows John Allevato (age 30, first married at age 26) living at 125 Eighteenth Avenue, San Francisco, with his wife Geraldine (also age 30, first married at age 26), son John B. Jr. (age 1 yr 8 mos) and mother-in-law Rachel King (age 52, divorced, first married age 22). John is shown as an auto part salesman, renting for $50/month. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		United Airlines Passenger Manifest - 23 Jun 1947 Showing Geraldine Allen and Jack Allen travelling from Honolulu to San Francisco
  		1920 U.S. Census - 1723 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco The census shows Rachael King (age 45, married) living with her daughters Geraldine (age 20, a clerk for a railroad company) and Helen (age 17, a student) in rented accommodation at 1723 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco.
  		John B. Allen Death Certificate - County of San Mateo Died 10 Oct 1953 at age 54. Buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park 13 Oct 1953. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Rachel Morris King Obituary - San Francisco Chronicle - 16 Jan 1941 - Page A3 "In this city, January 15, 1941, Rachel, beloved wife of the Max King, loving mother of Mrs. John Allen, Mrs. Albert J. Wilkinson of Honolulu, devoted sister of Mrs. Robert Salinger. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 o'clock p.m. at the mortuary of Halsted & Co., 1123 Sutter St., near Polk."
  		Max Z. Konig [King] and Family - 1900 United States Census - Los Alamos, California The 1900 census shows Max Z. Konig (born October 1866, age 33, born in Austria, emigrated to the United States in 1887, a merchant) living with wife Rachel (born November 1873, age 26) and daughter Geraldine (born May 1899, 9 months old). Address: Bell Street, Los Alamos, California. Year: 1900; Census Place: Los Alamos, Santa Barbara, California; Roll: T623 110; Page: 2B
  		John Benjamin Allevato, Jr. [John B. Allen] Birth Certificate Born 23 July 1928 at Saint Francis Hospital, San Francisco (California certificate 28-049012). Father John Benjamin Allevato, of 1455 Clay Street, white, 28, born Montana, salesman. Mother Geraldine Rose King, of 1455 Clay Street, white, 28, born California, housewife. First child. Filed 26 Jul 1928. Correction 2 Nov 2026: this note previously said "St. Francis Hospital, San Francisco - 28 July 1928. Father shown as born in Montana, a slesman. Mother shown as born in California, a housewife." The certificate gives the birth date as 23 July 1928. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Geraldine King Birth Certificate Affidavit dated 14 Feb 1949
  		Geraldine King Santa Barbara Register of Births - 31 Aug 1899
  		Max Z. King Obituary - Los Angeles Times - 17 Sep 1935 - Part II, Page 18 "Max Z. King, beloeved father of Geraldine Allen of San Francisco and Helen Wilkinson of Honolulu, T. H. Services today at 11 AM in the Little Church of the Flowers. Mortuary, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Association, Inc., in charge."
  		Geraldine Rose King Allen Death Certificate - 1 Mar 1985 Died on 1 Mar 1985 in the Auburn Ravine Convalescent Hospital, 750 Auburn Ravine Road, Auburn, California. Death from cardiorespiratory failure and essential hypertension. Cremated at the Sacramento County Crematory, Carmichael, California. Death certificate from the County of Placer, Volume 31, Page 664. Local registration district 3100, certificate number 0183. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Index to Register, San Francisco Precinct 149, Assembly District 28, 1940 - John B. and Geraldine R. Allen, 568 47th Ave Index to Register, City and County of San Francisco, Precinct 149, Assembly District 28, to and including July 18, 1940. Entry 14: ALLEN, Mrs. Geraldine R., 568-47th Av., Housewife, Dem. Entry 15: ALLEN, John B., 568-47th Av., Salesman, Dem. By 1940 the Allevatos were registered as Allen. John Allen gave 568 47th Ave as his address as informant on Rachel King's death certificate, Jan 1941 (media 350).

  
  

  Histories

  Ted Gostin's Genealogical Report on Max Z. Konig [King] and the Morris Family of San Francisco - In June 2008 I retained the services of Ted Gostin to help me find out what he could about Max Z. Konig [King], owner of the Los Alamos General Store (Emporium) in the early 1900's, and the arrival of the Morris family from Prussia in the 1860's. This is Ted's preliminary report, dated 5 Sept 2008, with attachments. It is a searchable Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file, 9.32 MB in size. Ted's website is at www.generationspress.com/research.html

  
  

• Sources

  [S55] 1930 United States Federal Census, San Francisco Assembly District 28, Block 49, Sheet 14-A. The 1930 U.S. Federal Census shows Rachel King divorced, and living with her daughter Geraldine and her husband John B. Allevato and their son John B. Allevato Jr. Rachel is shown as having been first married at age 22, and is 52 years old. [S4918] Hawaii Passenger Lists 1942-1948, Microfilm Roll A3392_7. Shown on manifest as Geraldine Allen (age 47, housewife) and John Allen (age 47, manufacturer). United Airlines Flight 648 - Honolulu to San Francisco [S54] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S56] California State Registrar, Certificates junk drawer, scan p. 85 (media 451) (Reliability: 3). [S4914] California Voter Registrations, (www.ancestry.com), Certificates junk drawer, scan p. 74 (media 1488) (Reliability: 3). [S56] California State Registrar, Certificates junk drawer, scan p. 109 (media 554) (Reliability: 3).