Rufus Chester Allen (1827 - 1915)

Born 22 Oct 1827 in Mansfield, Deposit, New York, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Lavenia Elizabeth Hoopes (Yearsley) Allen — married 26 Jun 1853 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Died 7 Dec 1915 at age 88 in St. George, Washington, Utah, USA

Biography

Rufus Allen was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Private Rufus Allen served with the United States Army during the Mexican-American War
Service Started: July 16 1846
Unit(s): Company A, Mormon Battalion
Service Ended: Jul 1847

Rufus was a Private, Company "A" of the Mormon Battalion.

Research Notes

FindAGrave shows three wives and three children. Need to add any additional spouses and children, and update bio for family information.

Sources

• https://history.lds.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/43050/rufus-chester-allen
• United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSV-3H2 : 15 July 2017), C Rufus Allen, Paragonah, Iron, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district ED 21, sheet 364C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1336; FHL microfilm 1,255,336.
• United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCT-DS8 : 17 October 2014), Rufus C Allen, Utah, United States; citing p. 4, family 29, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,110.
• United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSX-39J : 9 November 2014), Rufus Allen in household of John Murdock, Utah county, Utah, Utah Territory, United States; citing family 23, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9B-ZXY1 : 25 July 2017), Rufus Chester Allen, 16 Oct 1847; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/ : 2004-).
• Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZGX-SVZ : 11 September 2015), Rufus Chester Allen, 1915.
• Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLR7-4JQ : 6 December 2014), Rufus C Allen, 07 Dec 1915; citing City Cemetery, , military unit Co A MN BN Mission Of San Diego, Army, Mexican War Of 1847, State Archives, Capitol Building, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 485,503.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #109761 (accessed 11 July 2016), Rufus Chester Allen, 1915; Burial, Saint George, Washington, Utah, United States of America, Saint George City Cemetery
• United States Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8H4-HMX : 4 December 2014), Rufus C Allen, 1889; citing Pension, Utah, NARA microfilm publication T317 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 537,000.
• Members of the Mormon Battalion, A Sesquicentennia1 Remembrance, compiled by Dr. Susan Ward Easton, p. 2. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE5417209