Allen family

Mrs. Claire Allen Edbon, born Claire E. Daley on October 3, 1882, was the daughter of W. H. Daley and Annie Jane Hankon Daley. She was raised in Missouri.

Claire E. Daley married Judge Augustus Chapman Allen on July 9, 1908. Judge Allen was born at Houston, Texas on March 2, 1861, son of Samuel and Margaret Allen. Samuel Allen, the brother of Augustus Chapman Allen and John K. Allen, along with his brothers was a co-founder of the city of Houston. Judge Allen died on July 13, 1924.

Mrs. Claire Allen later remarried. In 1940, wishing to keep the history of Houston in its founding city, Claire A. Edbon donated a collection of historical documents pertaining to the Allen Family to the San Jacinto Museum. Claire A. Edbon died on January 14, 1944.