Allen Max Lett



Allen Max Lett was the son of Ralph E. & Mary Margaret (Shaver) Lett. He was born on March 20, 1926 in Benton Township, Eaton County, Michigan, USA.


Per the 1930 U.S. Census (dated May 27, 1930), he was age 4 and living with his parents in Benton Township. Per the 1940 U.S. Census, he was 14 and living with his parents in Benton Township at the same address.


He married Carole O. Johnston, daughter of Clyde William & Dolly Edna (Gilmore) Johnston, on May 5, 1955 in Charlotte, Eaton County.


Afterward, the relocated to Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan. Their address there is listed as: 3000 Pleasant Grove Road.


Sometime after Carole's death in 1991, Allen remarried Lois Jeannette Unknown.


From 1993 to 2002, they lived at 15261 Yorkleigh Drive in Lansing.


Between 1995 and 2001, they reportedly lived also at 4399 Kings Drive in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach, Florida. 2002 lists their address in Boynton Beach as 117 S.W. 13th Street in Boynton Beach. It is possible that they were "snow birds", a term for those living in the north during the summer and south in the winter.


Allen passed away on December 26, 2010 in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach, Florida. 


Allen and Carole had one known child:

Bradford Allen Lett [1955 - 1984]




Note: Mary Margaet Shaver & Alonzo Harvey Shaver are descendant from Joseph & Mary (Billinger) Shaver of New York. This line of Shavers is not known to be related to the other Shavers listed on this website (who hail from Pennsylvania).