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Grant Iverson Allen 1805–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 MAY 1805

Birth Location: ,Williamson, Tennessee

Death Date: 18 FEB 1891

Death Location: Caney Springs, Marshall, Tennessee

Father: George Allen

Mother: Mary Ogilvie

Spouse(s): Nancy Allen

Children(s): Harris Allen, James Allen, Mary Allen, Thomas Allen, William Allen

In 1805, Grant Iverson Allen entered the world in ,Williamson, Tennessee, born to George Hunt Allen And Mary Polly Ogilvie. Grant Iverson Allen married Nancy Elizabeth Allen, and had children including Harris B Allen, James Allen, Mary M Allen, Thomas Alexander Allen, William George Allen. Grant Iverson Allen passed away in 1891 in Caney Springs, Marshall, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1805, Grant Iverson Allen entered the world in ,Williamson, Tennessee, born to George Hunt Allen And Mary Polly Ogilvie.
  • Grant Iverson Allen married Nancy Elizabeth Allen, and had children including Harris B Allen, James Allen, Mary M Allen, Thomas Alexander Allen, William George Allen.
  • Grant Iverson Allen passed away in 1891 in Caney Springs, Marshall, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Allen
1780–1874
Birth Location: ,North Carolina
GA
Mary Ogilvie
1782–1855
Birth Location: ,Granville, North Carolina
MO

Spouses(s)

Nancy Allen
1807–1874
Birth Location: ,North Carolina
NA

Children(s)

Harris Allen
1833–
Birth Location: Caney Springs, Marshall, Tennessee
HA
James Allen
1844–1845
Birth Location: Caney Springs, Marshall, Tennessee
JA
Mary Allen
1841–
Birth Location: Caney Springs, Marshall, Tennessee
MA
Thomas Allen
1837–1917
Birth Location: Caney Springs, Marshall, Tennessee
TA
William Allen
1832–1880
Birth Location: Caney Springs, Marshall, Tennessee
WA

Grant Allen's Ancestors

Self
Grant Allen
1805–1891
Birth Place: ,Williamson, Tennessee
Parents
George Hunt Allen
1780–1874
,North Carolina
Mary ((Polly)) Ogilvie
1782–1855
,Granville, North Carolina
Grandparents
Harris Ogilvie
1758–1823
,Granville, North Carolina
Elizabeth Amis
1755–1838
Of Granville, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Ogilvie
1728–1813
Mary Harris
1735–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ogilvie
1690–1760

Grant Allen's Descendants

1.
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Grant (Iverson) Allen (10 MAY 1805–18 FEB 1891) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Allen (20 MAR 1807–1 JUN 1874)
  1. 1. Harris (B.) Allen 1833– m. Mary (Elizabeth) McLean 1832–
    1. 1. Maggie Allen 1856–
  2. 2. James Allen 1844–1845
  3. 3. Mary (M.) Allen 1841–
  4. 4. Thomas (Alexander) Allen 1837–1917
    1. 1. George (Samuel) Allen 1868–1873
    2. 2. Nancy (Teresa) Allen 1870–1873
    3. 3. Eugenia (E.) Allen 1872–1941 m. T. (Fenton) Liggett 1870–1931
      1. 1. Mary (Louise) Liggett 1894–1973 m. James Bryant 1895–1968
      2. 2. Fanny (Allen) Liggett 1897–1977 m. William (David) Hardison 1897–1974
      3. 3. Annie (Margaret) Liggett 1901–1937 m. Paul Liggett 1901–1968
      4. 4. Tommie (Dell) Liggett 1904–1964 m. Carl Brockett –1978
      5. 5. Eugene (Fenton) Liggett 1913–1958
      6. 6. Charles (Lillard) Liggett 1915–1973
    4. 4. William (Harris) Allen 1876–1942 m. Ruth Hunter 1884–1943
      1. 1. Thomas (Hunter) Allen 1912–1972
      2. 2. Harry (Hunter) Allen 1915–1964
    5. 5. Kenny (Argyle) Allen 1880–1945 m. Iva Hardison 1890–1914 m. Martha (Pearl) Harwell 1887–1972
    6. 6. Thomas (Iverson) Allen 1889–1889
  5. 5. William (George) Allen 1832–1880 m. Eugenia (Desdemona) Ewing 1838–1921
    1. 1. Mary (Ida) Allen 1859–1885
    2. 2. Samuel (Thomas) Allen 1861–1943 m. Mary (Bugg) Oslin 1865–1942
      1. 1. William (George) Allen 1887–1966
        1. 1. William (George) Allen 1913–1957
      2. 2. Samuel (Thomas) Allen 1889–1949 m. Elizabeth Green 1893–1978
      3. 3. Eugene (McLean) Allen 1893–1918
      4. 4. Harvey (Oslin) Allen 1895–1980
      5. 5. Nick (Oslin) Allen 1898–1967 m. Laila (Dell) Houston 1899–1974
        1. 1. Bernard (Mac) Allen 1934–1934
      6. 6. Harris (Morton) Allen 1891–1955
        1. 1. Rachel (Oslin) Allen 1924–1934
    3. 3. William (Argyle) Allen 1864–1911 m. Annie Simmons 1865–1959
      1. 1. Greta Allen 1889–1939 m. Gordon (O'Bryan) Swint 1892–1978
      2. 2. Gladys (Ewing) Allen 1894–1984
      3. 3. William (Simmons) Allen –1967
    4. 4. Fanny (Lou) Allen 1865–1933
    5. 5. George (Harris) Allen 1874–1940
      1. 1. George (Harris) Allen 1903–1914
    6. 6. Hattie (H.) Allen 1877–1879

Grant Allen's Timeline

2 Records

1805
10 MAY 1805
Birth of Grant Iverson Allen in ,Williamson, Tennessee
,Williamson, Tennessee
1891
18 FEB 1891
Age 86
Death of Grant Iverson Allen in Caney Springs, Marshall, Tennessee
Caney Springs, Marshall, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 MAY 1805
    Event Place: ,Williamson, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 FEB 1891
    Event Place: Caney Springs, Marshall, Tennessee
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