Karen Allman

Ancestors

Daughter of Earl Lester Allman Jr and Dona Mae (Campbell) Jean

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Karen Allman is a graduate of the USBH Heritage Exchange Track on the PATH.

Biography

Karen attended the Winston Gathering 2022 with descendants of those formerly enslaved at Woodlawn, and the current property owners, descendants of the enslaver Thomas Winston. The event was hosted in the spirit of unity, with our shared history discussed, and the opportunity to honor those in the graveyard of the enslaved

I'm Karen Allman, and I live in California. I'm the grandmother of four. I explore all the lines leading from my Allman and Campbell lines. I also hope to leave to my grandchildren well researched lines from their father's paternal side. Working on the family genealogy is my hobby, with an emphasis on genetic genealogy. I respond to emails and enjoy working collaboratively on shared lines.

My genealogy journey began in 2010 when I was trying to learn about who some people were in old family photos from the 1930's. On the same trip to my parent's home in Arkansas, I received some letters my mom had from Mildred Felker, a cousin of her mother's. There was the beginnings of some family research in there, and since then I've been on a journey to "find the stories" of these people who make up my family tree. I've benefited greatly from the friends and mentors I've gained while on this journey. My favorite tools are GEDmatch and Genome Mate Pro.

In addition to my own lines, I've dedicated a lot of time to documenting my son's African American heritage through his paternal lines. I've joined the US Black Heritage Project. Surnames on that side of the family include Heard, Allen, Winston, Whittaker, Bailey, Burton.

Please reach out if you'd like to collaborate on any of the profiles I manage.

Experiment: African American Noteables

Sources

DNA Sources, see below for traditional documentation sources

Parents - DNA sources for relationship to Parents

Parents Earl Allman Jr and Donna M Campbell

• Paternal relationship confirmed by a GEDmatch test between Karen Allman GEDmatch M214136 and her paternal half-sister Theresa Allman GEDmatch A443667. Their most-recent common ancestor is their father Earl Allman Jr. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 1.5, based on sharing 1781.7 cM across 42 segments.

(Additional note: a 196.0 cM X match also exists.)

• Maternal relationship confirmed by a GEDmatch test between Karen Allman GEDmatch M214136 and her mother Donna Campbell GEDmatch M693826. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 1.0, based on sharing 3554.4 cM across 53 segments.

Grandparents - DNA sources for relationship to Grandparents

Paternal Grandparents Earl Allman Sr and Edna Earl Higgs

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between  Cindy (Allman) Gomez and her cousin Karen Allman. Their most-recent common ancestors are their grandparents,  Earl Allman Sr   and Edna (Higgs) Allman  . Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st–2nd   Cousins, based on sharing 821 cM across 31 segments.  

Maternal Grandparents Charles Stone Campbell and Dona Walker

(see profile of Donna Campbell and her brother Roger for maternal side DNA confirmation statements)

Great Grandparents - DNA sources for relationship to Great Grandparents

Paternal Great Grandparents James Burton Allman and Grace Dowler (Path PP)

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Crystal (Puls) Swank and her second cousin Karen Allman. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great grandparents, James Allman and Grace (Dowler) Allman. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd–3rd Cousins, based on sharing 326 cM across 19 segments.

Paternal Great Grandparents Henry Clarendon Higgs and Lula Francis Mitchell. (Path PM)

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between James Higgs and his first cousin 1R Karen Allman. Their most-recent common ancestors are his grandparents (her great grandparents), Henry Clarendon Higgs and Lula Francis Mitchell. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd–3rd Cousins, based on sharing 273 cM across 13 segments.  

GG Grandparents - DNA sources for relationship to GG Grandparents

Paternal GG Grandparents Benjamin Franklin Dowler and Mary Elizabeth Hanes (Path PPM)

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Karen Allman and second cousins once removed Irma Gonzalez. Their most recent common ancestors are Franklin Benjamin Dowler and Mary Elizabeth (Hanes) Dowler. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousins based on sharing 129 cM across 8 segments ; Confidence: Extremely High.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Theresa (Allman) Miller and second cousins once removed Irma Gonzalez. Their most recent common ancestors are Franklin Benjamin Dowler and Mary Elizabeth (Hanes) Dowler. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousins based on sharing 110 cM across 7 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Cindy (Allman) Gomez and second cousins once removed Irma Gonzalez. Their most recent common ancestors are Franklin Benjamin Dowler and Mary Elizabeth (Hanes) Dowler. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousins based on sharing 253 cM across 14 segments ; Confidence: Extremely High.

Common Ancestors Henry Clarendon Higgs and Lula Francis Mitchell.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between James Higgs and 1st cousin 1x removed Karen Allman. Their most recent common ancestors are Henry Clarendon Higgs and Lula Francis (Mitchell) Higgs. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousins based on sharing 273 cM across 13 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a 23andMe test match between Karen Allman and first cousins once removed Christine Higgs Stoll. Their most recent common ancestors are Henry Clarendon Higgs and Lula Francis (Mitchell) Higgs. , the great grandparents of Karen Allman and grandparents of Christine Higgs Stoll. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: Second Cousin, based on sharing 349 cM across 14 segments.

Common Ancestors Charles Edgar Campbell and Ida Kate Collins

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by a 23andMe test match between Karen Allman and Kristi (Johnson) Drouin, second cousins once removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Charles Edgar Campbell and Ida Kate (Collins) Campbell, the great grandparents of Karen Allman and great great grandparents of Kristi (Johnson) Drouin . Predicted relationship from 23andMe: Third Cousin, based on sharing 96 cM across 8 segments.

Sources:

• First-hand information. Entered by Karen Allman at registration.