Ellen Martha (LaMar) Allen (abt. 1831 - 1856)

Born about 1831 in Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Jacob Allen — married 6 Jan 1848 in Cass, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Apr 1856 at about age 25 in Cedar Hill, Dallas, Texas, United States

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Biography

Martha (LaMar) Allen has Scottish Ancestors.

Martha was born circa 1831.^[1]

She married Richard Allen on 6 Jan 1848.^[2][3][4] They had two children.

Martha died on 29 Apr 1856 when a tornado struck the town of Cedar Hill killing Martha and eight others.^[5]

• Fact: Residence (1850) Justice Precinct 6, Cass, Texas, United States

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLV-V33 : 4 April 2020), Martha Allen in household of Jacob Allen, Justice Precinct 6, Cass, Texas, United States; citing family 65, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLHQ-72G : 22 December 2016), Richard T Allen and Martha Lamar, 06 Jan 1848; citing Cass, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,301,830.
3. ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX3F-VPP : 22 January 2020), Martha Lamar in entry for Richard J. Allen, 1848.
4. ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXSV-X6K : 22 January 2020), Martha Lamar in entry for Richard J. Allen, 1848.
5. ↑ Dallas Herald, 10 May 1856, pg. 1

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 May 2020, 14:16), entry for Ellen Martha Lamar(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LB83-F1F); contributed by various users.