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Joseph Morton Allen 1825 – 1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1825

Birth Location: Smithville, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 23 Jul 1881

Death Location: Llano, Texas, USA

Father: Hugh Allen

Mother: Caroline Frazier

Spouse(s): Martha Cowan

Children(s): David Allen, William Allen, Luther Allen, Lillian Allen, Joseph Allen

The story of Joseph Morton Allen began in 1825 in Smithville, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA. Joseph Morton Allen married Martha Ruth Cowan, and had children including David Hudson Allen, William Morton Allen, Luther Napoleon Allen, Lillian Allen, Joseph Thomas Allen. Joseph Morton Allen passed away in 1881 in Llano, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Morton Allen began in 1825 in Smithville, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA.
  • Joseph Morton Allen married Martha Ruth Cowan, and had children including David Hudson Allen, William Morton Allen, Luther Napoleon Allen, Lillian Allen, Joseph Thomas Allen.
  • Joseph Morton Allen passed away in 1881 in Llano, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Allen
1801 – 1886
Birth Location: Pitt, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
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Caroline Frazier
1805 – 1867
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Cowan
1828 – 1910
Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

David Allen
1853 – 1931
Birth Location: Florence, Williamson, Texas, USA
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William Allen
1853 – 1913
Birth Location: Tow, Llano, Texas, USA
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Luther Allen
1857 – 1928
Birth Location: Tow, Llano, Texas, USA
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Lillian Allen
1859 – 1934
Birth Location: Tow, Llano, Texas, USA
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Joseph Allen
1870 –
Birth Location: Llano, Texas, USA
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Joseph Allen's Ancestors

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Joseph Allen
1825 – 1881
Birth Place: Smithville, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Hugh Joseph Allen
1801 – 1886
Pitt, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Caroline (Matilda) Frazier
1805 – 1867
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Hezekiah Allen
1775 – 1838
Pitt, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Elizabeth Fereby) Lawson
1775 – 1841
Pitt, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Allen's Descendants

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Joseph (Morton) Allen (6 Jan 1825 – 23 Jul 1881) m. Martha (Ruth) Cowan (18 Oct 1828 – 28 Aug 1910)
  1. 1. David (Hudson) Allen (11 Jan 1853 – 16 Oct 1931) m. Margaret (Ellen) Tow (Aug 1853 – 1922)
    1. 1. Joseph (C) Allen (18 Jan 1877 – 2 Apr 1939) m. Irene (D) Power (21 Sep 1879 – 12 Sep 1963)
  2. 2. William (Morton) Allen (12 Dec 1853 – 19 Jan 1913) m. Sarah (Jaretta) Morgan (5 Mar 1855 – 6 Sep 1914)
    1. 1. Mary (Aurelia) Allen (27 Dec 1872 – 17 Dec 1933) m. John (Henry) Davis (6 Nov 1866 – 2 Apr 1946)
    2. 2. Orinda (Ruth) Allen (23 Jun 1874 – 14 Apr 1938) m. James (William Spillers) Maxwell (27 Mar 1870 – 24 Jul 1941)
      1. 1. Ida (Jane) Maxwell (Nov 1892 – 17 Aug 1959) m. William (Arthur) Jennings (21 Dec 1884 – 30 Sep 1958)
      2. 2. Ola (Adell) Maxwell (19 May 1894 – 18 May 1916) m. William (Arthur) Jennings (21 Dec 1884 – 30 Sep 1958)
      3. 3. Georgia Maxwell (30 Sep 1903 – 17 Oct 1969) m. Harve (Augustus) Smith (14 Sep 1902 – 8 May 1969)
        1. 1. Harvey (Elmo) Smith (9 Aug 1927 – 17 Dec 1994) m. Jewell (Virginia) Bell (1 Oct 1928 – 7 Dec 1998)
    3. 3. Martha (Jane) Allen (11 Nov 1875 – 20 Jul 1932) m. Israel (Alfred) Cox (8 Aug 1875 – 1955)
      1. 1. William (Alfred) Cox (27 Jun 1900 – 9 May 1972)
    4. 4. William (Washington) Allen (Nov 1880 – 10 Dec 1935) m. Tallulah (Kate) Hereford (22 Oct 1882 – 25 Feb 1952)
    5. 5. John (Napoleon) Allen (17 Aug 1882 – 7 Jan 1952) m. Cora (Julius) McMichael (21 Sep 1889 – 11 Nov 1975)
      1. 1. William (Hurlon) Allen (9 Apr 1907 – 19 Apr 1958) m. Elsie (Irene) Herridge (2 Jun 1917 – 1 Oct 2005)
      2. 2. Aaron (Napoleon) Allen (21 Sep 1912 – 20 Apr 2002) m. Maudie (Ellen) Herridge (6 Jun 1914 – 20 May 2005)
    6. 6. Norah (Deenie) Allen (26 Nov 1890 – 9 Apr 1976) m. Brooks (Monroe) Cox (12 Sep 1886 – 22 Nov 1979)
    7. 7. Thomas (Morton) Allen (23 May 1893 – 25 Feb 1971)
  3. 3. Luther (Napoleon) Allen (25 Apr 1857 – 24 Jul 1928) m. Mary (J) Graham (Apr 1858 – 29 Mar 1935)
    1. 1. Joseph (Patrick) Allen (21 Dec 1889 – 4 Oct 1968) m. Edna Meranda (3 Apr 1895 – )
  4. 4. Lillian Allen (17 Sep 1859 – 8 Nov 1934) m. Charles (Monroe) Tow (15 Jan 1856 – 5 Mar 1929)
    1. 1. Rhoda (A) Tow (16 Jun 1894 – 8 May 1975) m. Thomas (Lemuel) Finley (29 Dec 1889 – 1 May 1976)
  5. 5. Joseph (Thomas) Allen (29 May 1870 – )

Joseph Allen's Timeline

2 Records

1825
6 Jan 1825
Birth of Joseph Morton Allen in Smithville, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
Smithville, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
1881
23 Jul 1881
Age 56
Death of Joseph Morton Allen in Llano, Texas, USA
Llano, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1825
    Event Place: Smithville, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1881
    Event Place: Llano, Texas, USA
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