John Franklin Alcorn Sr (1792 - 1882)

Born 1792 in Fayette, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth Sanders — married 21 Oct 1860 in Webster, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 1882 at about age 90 in Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States

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Biography

John was born about 1792 and passed away about 1882

John was the son of George Randolph Alcorn and Elizabeth Smiley.

From an excerpt from “Remembrances', by J W Alcorn and compiled by Bill and Oma Alcorn in 1977, states that “John lived in Brown Co., IN and from there came to MO with his wife and children.” Quite a few of the children were born in IN. “They came in covered wagon drawn by oxen and packed with their possessions. Other oxen and cattle were driven along with the caravans. John Alcorn settled in the Good Springs area for two years as a trapper, until the he decided that the area was too heavily crowded. He then settled on the James River, about 1 ¼ miles north of Seymour.”

“There were no mail routes in this part of MO at that time. When a route was established, from St. Louis to Springfield, John carried the mail on horseback, from Hartville to Springfield.”

The compilation goes on to say that “John and son, William attended the meeting where a grand jury was empaneled to sit in Hazelwood Township. The meeting was held in the woods about a mile northwest of Willis’ farm. John was the 1st Justice of the Peace in Hazelwood Township. Official business was conducted in a cabin built by Mr. McClurg. Trials were held there. They called it the Jury Room.”

“Other settlers were drifting in and parents, wishing to educate their children, built a school house a few yards west of the old mill, which stood near the river, northwest of the Mountain Dale Spring. The foundation remained for years and Joe Crump later used one of the burrs as a stepping stone at his porch. The school house was built of native logs with puncheon floor and clapboard roof. The seats were made of split logs.”

“My maternal grandfather, John Cabell, was one of the early teachers at the school, which operated until the Mountain Dale Academy was built in 1870. When John’s son William was 12, he sometimes carried the mail for his father. After picking up mail in Hartville, he would come home, change horses and ride to Springfield, where he would spend the night.”

John married first Elizabeth Krider

John married second Mary "Polly" King on December 26, 1813 in Clay County, Kentucky.^[1]

They were the parents of:

• Robert Alcorn in 1814 (m. Permelia Eslick)
• George Alcorn in 1816 (m. Elizabeth Rice)
• Mary Ann Alcorn in 1817 (m. Frank Eslick), Joseph in 1822 (Azula ?)
• William Alcorn^[2]
• John Jr^[3]
• James M Alcorn^[4][5]
• Joshua K Alcorn^[6][7]
• Elizabeth Alcorn^[8]
• Ann Alcorn (m. Elisha Elam)
• Jeston Alcorn^[9]

John married third Mary Sanders about 1860.

They were the parents of:

• Tabitha Alcorn^[10][11]
• Phoebe Alcorn^[12]
• Dallas Alcorn^[13][14]
• Samuel Alcorn^[15]

John’s purchase of 80 acres of land in Springfield MO on 03 Apr 1848 and another 40 acres of land in Springfield, MO on 01 Nov 1848.

Lastly, he purchased 40 acres of land in Springfield, MO on 01 Jul 1852.

Died 1882 in Ava, Douglas County, Missouri

Burial: Go-forth Cemetery, Douglas, Missouri, USA

Source

1. ↑ https://donnabmiller.typepad.com/all_things_alcorn/2011/02/alcorn-marriages-kentucky-to-1850.html
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11939635/william-riley-alcorn
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZR-G42
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZR-G4L
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147485184/james-marshall-alcorn
6. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZR-G4G
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36921484/joshua-alcorn
8. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZR-G4P
9. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129332779/jeston-williams
10. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M469-DMN
11. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14722722/tabitha-hammons
12. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M469-DMV
13. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M469-DMJ
14. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33715311/dallas-alcorn
15. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M469-DMK

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• Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Douglas, Missouri; Roll: 685; Family History Film: 1254685; Page: 504B; Enumeration District: 029
• Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• Author: Yates Publishing
• Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• Page: Source number: 1839.005; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; *Number of Pages: 1
• Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
• Author: Ancestry.com
• Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
• United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZR-G4V : 4 April 2020), John Allcorn, Wright county, Wright, Missouri, United States; citing family 46, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
• Author: Ancestry.com
• Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• Ancestry Family Trees, Bill and Oma Alcorn
• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M469-DMX : Fri Oct 06 11:15:38 UTC 2023), Entry for John Alcorn and Mary Alcorn, 1870.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81485018/john-franklin-alcorn: accessed 31 January 2024), memorial page for John Franklin Alcorn (1792–1882), Find a Grave Memorial ID 81485018, citing Goforth Cemetery, Douglas County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Pat Thomas (contributor 47094871).