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DeathDay: 14
DeathYear: 1912
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OriginalDeathCity: Crawfordsville
OriginalDeathState: IN
OriginalDeathCounty: Montgomery
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Parents: Samuel J. and Sara (Clark) Champion
Children: Oliver Leon Champion
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OriginalNotes: Indiana, U.S. Death Certificates, 1899-2011 (ancestry.com)
Allen H. Champion, born July 4th 1851 in Ohio to Samuel and Sarah (Clark) Champion, age 61, married to Dora Miller (or Mills?) Champion, photographer; died Dec. 14, 1912 in Crawfordsville, buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Crawfordsville.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 January 2021), memorial page for Allen H. Champion (4 Jul 1852[sic] - 14 Dec 1912), Find a Grave Memorial no. 81073040, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by cfenters (contributor 46996728) .
Note: Tombstone has birth year of 1851. Parents Samuel Chamption and Sara Clark (Sara, not Sarah on tombstone). Wife Dora Miller (1859-1952, married 1887); child Oliver Leon Champion

1880 Census, Union Township, Montgomery County
Sarah Champion, 55, keeping house, born Virginia
Allen Champion, 28, son, photographer, b. Indiana
Carrie Champion, 24, daughter, at home, b. Indiana
Milton Champion, 22, son, farm laborer, b. Indiana
Pinkerton Champion, 20, son, works on farm, b. Indiana

Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941 (ancestry.com)
Allen H. Chamption married Dora V. Miller on June 22, 1887 in Montgomery County, Indiana

1900 Census, Crawfordsville, Union Township, Montgomery County, E. Jefferson St., owns house
Allen H. Champion, head, b. July 1852, age 47, married 12 years, b. Indiana, potographer, 0 months unemployed
Dora V. Chamption, wife, b. Oct. 1862, 37, 3/1 children, b. Ohio
Oliver L. Champion, son, born June 1888, 11, b. Indiana

1910 Census, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana
Quincy Donnill, head, 62, b. Indiana, no occupation
Camilla Donnill, sister, 58, single, b. Indiana
Dora V. Champion, roomer, 47, 1st marriage, 3/1 children, b. Indiana
Leon Champion, roomer, 22, single, b. Indiana, no occupation
Earl Riley, roomer, 23, single, b. Indiana, preacher, no charge
Clara Hardebeck, servant, 16, single, b. Indiana, servant, private family
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OriginalSource: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), July 4, 1872, p. 3
"Champion & Blackledge have leased the Vancleave photograph gallery, on Green street, over Sloan & Southard's grocery store. They announce their intention to refit and refurnish the rooms, and make such other improvements as will make the gallery an attractive place to visit."
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Name: Champion & Ficken
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OriginalSource: Circa mid-to-late 1890s cabinet card, gelatin silver POP, Printed on front: "Champion & Ficken, Photographic Art Studio, Crawfordsville, Ind."

Crawfordsville Review, February 1, 1896, p. 6
"T. W. Lawson has sold his half interest in the fotograf gallery to Al. Champion. The style of the new firm is Champion & Ficken. Mr. Lawson will leave soon for Los Angeles, Cal."
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Name: A. H. Champion
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OriginalSource: Crawfordsville Review, January 6, 1894, p. 4, Quoted in "Photographers of Montgomery County," by Karen Bazzani Zach, The INGenWeb Project, Copyright ©1997-2020 (and beyond), Montgomery County GenWeb site http://www.ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ (Accessed January 17, 2021 : http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/photo-people-grps/photographers-of-mont-cty.html)
"New Richmond column - Al Champion, the Crawfordsville photographer, came out this week and photographed the New Richmond band. They then took the train for Linden to assist in the IOOF installation."

Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), April 30, 1897, p. 9
Champion, the photographer, had $500 insurance and was allowed damages of $442 for last week's fire. 

Crawfordsville Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana), May 1, 1897, p. 1
"Champion, the photographer, received $442 for the destruction of his gallery." Article discusses fire of last Wednesday and insurance claims. Cunningham received $2,508 for loss on building, which will enable him to make repairs and have rooms ready for tenants within fiver or six weeks.

Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), April 6, 1900, p. 5
Smartsburg column. Champion, the photographer, took photo of group attending the 88th birthday party of Benjamin Foust.

1900 Census, Union Township, Montgomery County, E. Jefferson St., owns house
Allen H. Champion, head, b. July 1852, age 47, married 12 years, b. Indiana, potographer, 0 months unemployed

Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), May 10, 1901, p. 12
"W. O. Nicely has purchased the photograph gallery of A. H. Champion and is now in possession. Mr. Nicely is one of the most artistic and successful operators in Indiana and his work is of a high order of excellence. At his Bloomington gallery, which he recently sold, he built up a great reputation for fine work. Mr. Champion has not as yet decided on his future location."

Undated article quoted in "Photographers of Montgomery County," by Karen Bazzani Zach, The INGenWeb Project, Copyright ©1997-2020 (and beyond), Montgomery County GenWeb site http://www.ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ (Accessed January 17, 2021 : http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/photo-people-grps/photographers-of-mont-cty.html)
"W. O. Nicely has purchased the Champion Photograph Gallery and took possession today. Mr. Nicely learned the art here, but for 7 years past he has been engaged in business in Bloomington. He ranks among the leading photographers of the state. Mr. Champion is undecided as yet where he will locate."

Undated newspaper article quoted in "Photographers of Montgomery County," by Karen Bazzani Zach, The INGenWeb Project, Copyright ©1997-2020 (and beyond), Montgomery County GenWeb site http://www.ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ (Accessed January 17, 2021 : http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/photo-people-grps/photographers-of-mont-cty.html)
"AH Champion, who retired from the photo business here last week had been off only seven days in none [sic nine] years since coming here from Crawfordsville.  Al is a clever fellow and expects to engage in another line of business for an Indianapolis firm but expects to remain here. He and his wife are good people and we do not want to lose them -- Greensburg Standard."
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City: Anderson
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Name: T. W. Lawson
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OriginalSource: Crawfordsville Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana), October 12, 1895, p. 2
"Mr. A. B. Champion, the photographer, removed to Anderson this week to take charge of Lawson's gallery in that city." [Not certain this is Allen H. Champion.]

Crawfordsville Review (Crawfordsville, Indiana), November 16, 1895, p. 1
"A. H. Champion, the photographer has removed from Anderson to this city."
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PersonID: 3408
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"Champion & Ficken have opened a photograph gallery at Waveland."
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PersonID: 3408
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OriginalSource: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), July 26, 1901, p. 5
Darlington column: "Al Champion, of Crawfordsville, was here Wednesday and refitted his gallery. He is now prepared to show good work."

Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), August 6, 1897, p. 3
"A Tribute From Darlington." [for Tommy Stilwell, who drowned on August 1, 1897] "For some time he had been coming here on Saturdays and conducting a branch office for Champion's photograph gallery, and had made a host of friends expecially among the young people, and was doing a good business for his employer. For some time we occupied the same room."

Crawfordsville Weekly Journal (Crawfordsville, Indiana), August 9, 1901, p. 5
Darlington column: "Al Champion of Crawfordsville, was here Tuesday."
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