Early Augustus Allen (1830 - 1872)

Born 26 Sep 1830 in Pike, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jennet (Gillet) Allen — married 10 Oct 1850 in Alachua, Florida, United States

Husband of Mary (Morrison) Allen — married 26 Jan 1854 in Ocala, Florida, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Jul 1872 at age 41 in Crystal River, Citrus, Florida, United States

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Biography

Early Augustus Allen was born in 1830.

Early Augustus Allen married Jennet Gillet (1823–1852) in 1850 in Marion, Florida, United States.^[1] Their daughter is Lucy Anne Allen (1849–1921).

Early's second marriage was to Mary Pink Morrison (1836–1916) 24 January 1854 in Marion, Florida, United States. Children of Mary Pink Morrison and Early Augustus Allen are

Florida Allen 1854–1886​​

John Alexander Allen 1856–1907

Banna Mary Allen 1859–1913

William Agustus Allen 1861–1942

Charles E Allen 1863–1945

Walter Eason Allen 1867–1944

Pinkney Lee Allen 1871–1953

Early A Allen is listed as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War in the Ninth Infantry (A-Cl) in 1862 at the age of 32.^[2][3]

"At the start of the Civil War, Early first joined the local home guard and later what became Company C, Ninth Florida Regiment of the Confederate Army. Sent to Virginia in 1864, he was wounded and furloughed in September of that year to return home with a bullet lodged near his spine. He came back to his family, which included two daughters, Lucy Ann and Florida, and sons John, William and Charles. Another daughter, Banna, and two more sons, Walter and Lee were born later. Early's health was ruined by the privations of war. He was almost 42 when he died of malaria-related causes in 1872 leaving Mary a 36-year-old widow with seven children, the youngest only seven months old."^[4]

Early Augustus Allen noted in Early Herlando County History

"EARLY AUGUSTUS ALLEN (1830-1872) moved to Marion County from Pike County, Ala., in the 1840s with his family. He married Janett Gillis in 1850. She died after giving birth to a daughter, Lucy Ann. He remarried in 1854, to Mary Morrison (1836-1916) in Ocala. They settled in Crystal River in 1855. War Department records showed that Early A. Allen, private, Company C, 9th Florida Infantry, Confederate States Army, enlisted June 21, 1862. The last record found showed him absent sick in a hospital at Richmond. He was discharged in October 1864. The 1870 Hernando County census shows him age 38, wife Mary age 32. Others in the household were Lucy A., 17; Florida, 15; John, 13; William, 9; Charles, 7; Walter, 3; illegible, 1. Early Allen died on July 14, 1872, at his home in Hernando County. According to great grandson Zack C. Waters, "He was shot in the chest at Cold Harbor. He lived three years but the wound never healed - so I always say he may have been the last Cold Harbor casualty. I think there were several of those Allen boys in Capt. Hope’s Co." A 2010 newspaper article reported that he died of malaria-related causes. Early’s father, John Earl Allen, was appointed the second postmaster of Crystal River in 1857."^[5]

Early Augustus Allen died 14 July 1872 in Florida, United States. He was buried 16 July 1872 in Crystal River, Citrus, Florida, United States.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-894X-RGW4?cc=1803936&wc=4JHR-WG5%3A1590072947%2C1590072946 : 12 July 2019), Marion County > Marriage licenses, 1844-1872, vol A-C > image 72 of 343; citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida.
2. ↑ "Florida Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXRF-3K2 : 25 December 2014), Early A Allen, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Ninth Infantry (A-Cl), NARA microfilm publication M251 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1959), roll M251_0087.
3. ↑ Allen, Early A.

   BATTLE UNIT NAME: 9th Regiment, Florida Infantry

   SIDE: Confederacy

   COMPANY: C

   SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private

   SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private

   M225 ROLL 1

   The Civil War, Confederate Regular Troops, 9th Regiment, Confederate Infantry, National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=F2DD757A-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

4. ↑ Carol Howell, West Palm Beach, Florida. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15197339/early-augustus-allen : accessed 08 March 2022), memorial page for Early Augustus Allen (26 Sep 1830–14 Jul 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15197339, citing Crystal River Cemetery, Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by John Clay Harris (contributor 47322896) .
5. ↑ EARLY HERNANDO COUNTY HISTORY Some Early Residents, revised 28 September 2021. http://www.fivay.org/hernando2.html
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15197339/early-augustus-allen : accessed 08 March 2022), memorial page for Early Augustus Allen (26 Sep 1830–14 Jul 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15197339, citing Crystal River Cemetery, Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by John Clay Harris (contributor 47322896) .

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