John Earl Allen (1805 - 1888)

Born 4 Mar 1805 in Gray, Jones, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy (Anderson) Allen — married 23 Nov 1824 in Jones, GA

Husband of Elizabeth (Conover) Allen — married about 28 Aug 1851 in Alachua, Florida, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Sep 1888 at age 83 in Crystal River, Citrus, Florida, United States

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Biography

John E. Allen was born 4 March 1805 in Gray, Jones, Georgia, United States. His parents are Joseph Allen (abt.1762-bef.1833) and Agnes (Patterson) Allen (1765-1833).

John married Lucy (Anderson) Allen (1801-1850) 23 November 1824 in Gray, Jones, Georgia, United States.^[1] Children of Lucy Thomas Bobbett Anderson and John Earl Allen are

Adeline Susan (Thomas) Hall (1825-1911)

Eason William Allen 1827-1864

Permelia H L Allen 1829–1898

Early Augustus Allen (1830-1872)

Mary Ann Allen 1832–1890

William Allen 1835–?

Loduskie Allen 1837–?

Fadria Ann Allen 1841–?

John's wife, Lucy, died before 1850. John was married a second time to Elizabeth Conover Redaught (1809–1880) 28 August 1851 in Alachua, Florida, United States.^[2]

The 1850 United States Census lists the family in Ocala, Marion, Florida.^[3]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

John E Allen Male 45 Georgia

Mary Ann Allen Female 17 Georgia

William Allen Male 15 Georgia

Loduskie Allen Female 13 Georgia

Fadai Ann Allen Female 9 Georgia

John died 13 September 1888 in Lecanto, Citrus, Florida, United States. He was buried in Crystal River Cemetery, Citrus, Florida, United States.^[4]

The Allen Line

"The Allen line goes quite a long way back to the patriarch Benjamin Allen in Wales. According to some sources, he migrated to Spotsylvania County, Virginia in 1735. A couple of generations later, John Earl Allen (6.10) was born in Georgia on the 4th of March, 1805. In Jones County, Georgia on November 23, 1824 he married Lucy Thomas Anderson (6.11) and exactly nine months later on August 22, 1825, Andaline Susan Thomas Allen (6.5) was born. Some time between the birth of their new baby girl and 1827, the family moved to Lucy’s hometown of Pike County, Alabama. It was here that John and Lucy had six additional children in this order: Eason William (1827), Permilla H L (1829), Mary Ann (1832), Early Alexander (1830/5), Loduskie (1837) and Fadria Amanda (1841).^[5]

Sources

• First-hand information as remembered by Gail Benjamin, Tuesday, March 10, 2015.

1. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVV-M3K : 5 November 2017), John E. Allen and Lucy T. Anderson, 23 Nov 1824; citing Marriage, Jones, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 454,228.
2. ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-894X-RGZ5?cc=1803936&wc=4JHR-WG5%3A1590072947%2C1590072946 : 12 July 2019), Marion County > Marriage licenses, 1844-1872, vol A-C > image 75 of 343; citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFH6-8KG : 20 December 2020), John E Allen, Ocala, Marion, Florida, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15197320/john-earl-allen : accessed 07 March 2022), memorial page for John Earl Allen (4 Mar 1805–13 Sep 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15197320, citing Crystal River Cemetery, Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Granny Moss 2 (contributor 46588060) .
5. ↑ "Hall and Allen Families" geneaology blog. Kasjaniuk-Calhoun, author, Florida, United States. http://calhoun-kasjaniuk.blogspot.com/2008/05/hall-and-allen-families.html