Allen was born about 1848. He is the son of Elijah Stotler and Eva Ann Spielman.
See 1850 Virginia Census Page 20 of 83. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6LCQ-DGK?i=19&cc=1401638
1850 Morgan Co. Wva Census pg. 95A at Rootsweb.com http://sites.rootsweb.com/~wvmorgan/census/95A.HTM
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D6-1D6 : 12 April 2016), Elijah Stottler, Morgan county, part of, Morgan, Virginia, United States; citing family 86, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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