Born in Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Allen
and Mary T. (Harris) Allen
Sister of
Eveline (Allen) Dunnaway, Darlin Jones Allen, James C. Allen, Sterling Washington Allen, Delana L. (Allen) Martin, Andrew Jackson Allen, Fredonia (Allen) Hargrove, Rebecca Allen and Virginia (Allen) Bragg
Wife of
John Peterson Sensing
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary E (Sensing) Forsythe, Wilson T Sensing, John Robert Sensing, George T. Sensing, Fredonia V. (Sensing) Coleman, McKendre Gardner Sensing, Rebecca A. Sensing, William Sensing and Jeremiah Slayden Sensing
Died
at age 84
in Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Aug 2017
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Biography
Elizabeth Minerva Allen was born on July 27, 1830, in Dickson, Tennessee, the daughter of Mary and James. She married John Peterson Sensing on July 10, 1845. They had seven children in 20 years. She died on September 25, 1914, in her hometown, having lived a long life of 84 years. Elizabeth Minerva Allen Sensing was born on 27 Jul 1830 in Dickson, Tennessee as the first child of James Allen and Mary. She died on 25 Sep 1914 in Dickson, Tennessee. When she was 14, she married John Peterson Sensing, son of Archibald Sensing and Eleanor Hightower, on 05 Jul 1845 in Dickson, Tennessee.
Sources
- Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002
- Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
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~3.12%
Robin Coles
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member caitlinsmom323
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B365004
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~3.12%
Greg Snyder :
23andMe, GEDmatch LB2328941 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member gssnyder97
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~1.56%
Caitlin Caputo :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member caitlinsmom323
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Rejected matches › Elizabeth W Sensenich (1830-1913) › Elizabeth Allen (1831-) › Elizabeth (Allen) Flood (abt.1835-) › Minerva (Allen) Congdon (1832-1913)
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