Zachariah Young Allen (1795 - 1844)

Born 12 Oct 1795 in Scott, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Frances Snow (Blackard) Allen — married 24 Jun 1819 in Maury, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Aug 1844 at age 48 in Hamilton, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Zachariah was born in 1795 to James Allen and Mary Tomlinson. He died in 1844 at the age of 48.

Zacariah served in the war of 1812. Capt. Bird S. Hunt's Company, 1st Regiment West Tennessee. 11/13/1814 to 5/13/1815.

Parents: James Allen 1759 - 1829 and Mary (Tomlinson) Allen 1757 - 1820.

Spouse: Frances Snow (Blackard) Allen 1798 - 1872. They were married 6/24/1819 in Maury County, Tennessee. Findagrave #39566650

The abstracts of the Gholson family farm in Hamilton County, 1/2 mile south of the Gholson Cemetery. The abstract shows Zachariah Allen as the first land owner Purchased: April 21,1837 Sale of Public Lands for The East half of the Southeast Quarter of Section Seventeen in Township Seven South, of Range Seven East in the District of lands subject to sale at Shawneetown, Illinois, Containing Eighty acres.

After the death of Zachariah Allen, Frances S. his wife was made administrator and other papers follow. One document of William B. W. Allen

Please note that this document list heirs, the Allen children and their spouses. One of these show Francis Gholson the husband of Nancy Smith Allen. Francis is supposed to be a son of my John Gholson line.

Ron Ludwig of Denver, Colorado, is a descendant of Francis Gholson who married Nancy Smith Allen 14 May 1842. Allen & Gholson family records from an old Bible in possession of Ron Ludwig of Denver, Colorado, (Mar. 1998), proves that the Francis Gholson with wife Nancy on the 1850 U.S. Census of Lafayette Co., Wisc., and on the 1860 U.S. Census of Jo Daviess Co., ILL., were Ron's ancestors.

The Bible records give Francis' date of birth and show that he married Nancy Smith Allen, daughter of Zachariah Allen and wife Frances Snow Blackard, 14 May 1842 but does not show where the marriage took place. According to Ron, Zachariah Allen was of Maury Co., Tenn. For Nancy to meet and marry Francis Gholson, Zachariah Allen would have had to move to Hamilton Co., ILL. A search of the 1830 U.S. Census of Hamilton Co., shows Zachariah Allen listed on the same page of the census with Eli Gholson, (Elder) William Gholson, and James Gholson. The setting is perfect! However, Francis and Nancy's marriage is not recorded in Hamilton Co. They were married in Gallatin Co., May 19, 1842 by William Gholson according to the record. This young Francis had been taken in by his older brother James & wife Mary. Francis and family accompanied Elder James Gholson to Lafayette Co., Wisc. Mary (Polly) Gholson, widow of Elder James, appeared on the 1860 U.S. Census of Jo Daviess Co., ILL., listed with the family of Roland Berbridge (sic - Burbridge) as mother-in-law. also appearing on the same census was Francis Gholson; and family. He has not been located on the 1870 U.S. Census.

The Bible records show that Francis Gholson died 4 Mar. 1880 but does not list his place of death. His place of burial is also presentlyunknown. Some of their children moved to Iowa and then to Kansas. It may be that Francis and Nancy followed some of their children to Iowa or even Kansas before they died.

(The above notes were from Wm. Melton who has researched the above information) I have written to Elder Robert Webb of the Primitive Baptist Library, Carthage, IL. and he sent me the obituary of Nancy Smith (Allen) Gholson the wife of the above mentioned Francis. She died in Colorado. I can include it if anyone is interested.

Sources

• Zachariah is buried at the Gholson Cemetery in Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. His page lists and has links to his parents, siblings, spouse, 10 children. There is a picture of his headstone. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39566567/zachariah-young-allen#add-to-vc

• Zachariah: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRC4-8GG Lists his parents, 9 siblings, spouse, 12 children, 6 sources/notes.