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Sanford C. Allen 1794–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia

Death Date: Dec 1865

Death Location: Sevier, Tennessee

Father: John Allen

Mother: Mary Dawson

Spouse(s): Lydia Oldham

Children(s): Catherine Allen, Lydia Allen, John Allen, Martha Allen, Elizabeth Allen, Sanford Allen, Absolom Allen, Moses Allen, Mary Allen, Nancy Allen, Sarah Allen, William Allen

The story of Sanford C. Allen began in 1794 in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia. Sanford C. Allen married Lydia Oldham, and had children including Absolom Allen, Catherine Deborah Allen, Elizabeth Jane Allen, John Allen, Lydia Allen, Martha Allen, Mary Allen, Moses Allen, Nancy Allen, Sanford Allen, Sarah Allen, William Allen. Sanford C. Allen passed away in 1865 in Sevier, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Sanford C. Allen began in 1794 in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia.
  • Sanford C. Allen married Lydia Oldham, and had children including Absolom Allen, Catherine Deborah Allen, Elizabeth Jane Allen, John Allen, Lydia Allen, Martha Allen, Mary Allen, Moses Allen, Nancy Allen, Sanford Allen, Sarah Allen, William Allen.
  • Sanford C. Allen passed away in 1865 in Sevier, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Allen
1770–1835
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
JA
Mary Dawson
1770–1840
Birth Location: Beckley, Oxfordshire, England
MD

Spouses(s)

Lydia Oldham
1803–1862
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
LO

Children(s)

Catherine Allen
1843–1916
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
CA
Lydia Allen
1838–1881
Birth Location: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee
LA
John Allen
1824–1870
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee, United States
JA
Martha Allen
1850–
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
MA
Elizabeth Allen
1836–1889
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
EA
Sanford Allen
1833–1870
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
SA
Absolom Allen
1830–1864
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
AA
Moses Allen
1832–1898
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
MA
Mary Allen
1825–
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
MA
Nancy Allen
1825–1880
Birth Location: Holly Springs, Pickens, South Carolina
NA
Sarah Allen
1828–
Birth Location: –
SA
William Allen
1824–1863
Birth Location: Jones Cove, Sevier, Tennessee
WA

Sanford Allen's Ancestors

Self
Sanford Allen
1794–1865
Birth Place: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia
Parents
John Roe Allen
1770–1835
Lancashire, England
Mary Dawson
1770–1840
Beckley, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sanford Allen's Descendants

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Sanford (C.) Allen (1794–Dec 1865) m. Lydia Oldham (3 Sep 1803–Jul 1862)
  1. 1. Catherine (Deborah) Allen 1843–1916 m. Charles (R.) Russell 1839–1907
    1. 1. William (Charles) Russell 1880–1953 m. Anna ("Annie" Malinda) Turner 1882–1959
      1. 1. Bonnie (O.) Russell 1900–
      2. 2. Raymond (Robert) Russell 1912–1979 m. Willie ("Fern") Spicer 1913–1986
      3. 3. Curtis (A.) Russell 1909–
      4. 4. Lucile Russell 1908–
      5. 5. Howard (L.) Russell 1906–
      6. 6. Minnie (L.) Russell 1905–
      7. 7. Stella (N.) Russell 1904–
      8. 8. Roy (C.) Russell 1902–
      9. 9. Roman (R.) Russell 1913–
      10. 10. Corlis (A.) Russell 1910–
      11. 11. Shirley (L.) Russell 1915–
    2. 2. Thomas (Joseph) Russell 1883–1884
    3. 3. Hannah (Cordelia) Russell 1878–1958
    4. 4. Sarah (C.) Russell 1875–1915
    5. 5. Julia (Elizabeth) Russell 1872–1914
    6. 6. Martha (Caroline) Russell 1870–1913 m. Lavater (A.) Dockery 1872–
      1. 1. Samuel (O.) Dockery 1900–
      2. 2. Eda (B.) Dockery 1894–
      3. 3. Jennie (L.) Dockery 1892–
    7. 7. Samuel (C.) Russell 1868–1928 m. Annie (Lauretta "Rettie") Atchley 1874–1954
      1. 1. Ola (T.) Russell 1900–
      2. 2. Ethel ("May") Russell 1893–1962 m. Arlie (Mack) Byrd 1893–1983
        1. 1. Ralph (Ernest) Byrd 1925–1926
        2. 2. Steward (Ray) Byrd 1918–1998
      3. 3. Cora (M.) Russell 1892–
      4. 4. Hobart ("Cyrus") Russell 1897–1978 m. Blanche (E.) Wykle 1902–1974
        1. 1. Glen (W.) Russell 1925–
        2. 2. Luke (R.) Russell 1926–1974
        3. 3. Nellie (G.) Russell 1922–1994
        4. 4. Carl (Fox) Russell 1921–2001
      5. 5. Jane Russell 1915–
      6. 6. Minnie (A.) Russell 1911–
      7. 7. Frank Russell 1907–
      8. 8. Winnie ("Ruth") Russell 1905–1994
      9. 9. Ella ("Dove") Russell 1895–1979
    8. 8. John (Sanford) Russell 1866–
    9. 9. Mary (Jane) Russell 1863–1928
    10. 10. Nancy Russell 1861–1861
  2. 2. Lydia Allen 1838–1881 m. John Kear 1832–1907
    1. 1. John (S.) Kear 1863–1921 m. Julia (L.) Emert 1893–1920 m. Frances Emert 1872–1918
      1. 1. Frank Kear 1914–
      2. 2. Robert Kear 1912–
      3. 3. Lydia ("Liddie" Virginia) Kear 1909–1984
      4. 4. Shirley Kear 1905– m. Alice 1910–
      5. 5. John (William) Kear 1896–
      6. 6. Hallick (Ernest) Kear 1892–1966 m. Sarah (Catherine) Loveday 1892–1968
        1. 1. Cona (G.) Kear 1926–
        2. 2. Reby (F.) Kear 1925–
        3. 3. Birtie (C.) Kear 1923–
      7. 7. Malinda (K. "Linda") Kear 1902–1990 m. Frederick (S. "Fred") Atchley 1898–1980
        1. 1. Sarah (F.) Atchley 1926–
        2. 2. Nora Atchley 1925–
        3. 3. Leona Atchley 1923–
    2. 2. William (A.) Kear 1868– m. Eda 1884–
      1. 1. Sanders (M.) Kear 1920–
    3. 3. Martha Kear 1877–1944
    4. 4. David (C.) Kear 1875–
    5. 5. Hannah (Catherine) Kear 1871–1917
    6. 6. Robert (S.) Kear 1868–1925
    7. 7. James (M.) Kear 1871–1917 m. Laura (J.) Reagan 1875–1952
      1. 1. Algie Kear 1911–
      2. 2. Nora Kear 1908–1983
      3. 3. Polly Kear 1905–
      4. 4. Alice Kear 1901–1972
      5. 5. Perley Kear 1900–
      6. 6. Rhilda Kear 1898–
      7. 7. Sanford (S.) Kear 1896–
    8. 8. Lydia (Malissa) Kear 1865–1906
    9. 9. Anderson (F.) Kear 1861–1880
  3. 3. John Allen 1824–1870 m. Salina Love 1825–
    1. 1. James (S.) Allen 1855–1921 m. Elizabeth (Lorian "Eliza") Emert 1858–1933
      1. 1. Anna ("Annie" L.) Allen 1896–1964 m. Clyde (Alva) Patterson 1893–1971
        1. 1. Clyde (Alva Patterson) Jr. 1925–1930
        2. 2. Viola (Mae) Patterson 1922–2011 m. Jack (Albert) Englert 1918–1996
      2. 2. Dixie (Fowler "Dick") Allen 1893–1974 m. Mildred (Elizabeth) Robertson 1904–1989
        1. 1. Doris (Elaine) Allen 1922–1997 m. James (Willard) Walker 1916–1968
        2. 2. Mary (Ruth) Allen 1925–2007 m. L. (A.) Ownby 1925–1985
        3. 3. Richard (Fowler) Allen 1934–2014 m. Gladys (“Marie”) Parrott 1932–2013
      3. 3. David (Crockett) Allen 1883–1949 m. Cassie (Clara) Allen 1886–1930
        1. 1. Crockett ("Wilford") Allen 1913–2000 m. Pauline (Lena) Stott 1916–2011
      4. 4. L. (L.) Allen 1879–
      5. 5. M. (P.) Allen 1878–
      6. 6. James (Crawford "Jim") Allen 1881–1956 m. Mary (Anna "Annie") Dickey 1880–1973
        1. 1. George (Crawford) Allen 1904–1951 m. Panlia (Winifred) Sharp 1906–1998
        2. 2. Margaret (Elizabeth) Allen 1911–1973
        3. 3. Katie (Lee) Allen 1909–2003 m. Asa (Pearl) Layman 1901–1980
        4. 4. Walter (Andrew) Allen 1906–1966 m. Ina (Maude) McCarter 1911–1983
      7. 7. Lina (E.) Allen 1889–
      8. 8. Viola (Mae) Allen 1891–1982 m. Dot (Haven) Fox 1889–1968
        1. 1. Elizabeth (A.) Fox 1924–1997 m. Joe (C.) Sutton 1922–2001
        2. 2. Harold (Barton) Fox 1927–1939
    2. 2. Martha ("Mary Ann") Allen 1851–1908
    3. 3. Presila Allen 1862–
    4. 4. Nancy Allen 1851–
    5. 5. Lydia (Elizabeth) Allen 1846–
    6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Allen 1848–1931
    7. 7. Sanford (C.) Allen 1860–
    8. 8. Julia (H.) Allen 1857–
    9. 9. Catherine (B.) Allen 1853–
      1. 1. James (Caswell) Allen 1884–1925
      2. 2. Alice (Ada) Allen 1880–1903
      3. 3. William (E.) Allen 1872–
      4. 4. Laura (Jean) Allen 1876–1910 m. Nathaniel (McMeans) Lethco 1870–1926
        1. 1. Josie (M.) Lethco 1900–
        2. 2. Paris (May) Lethco 1897–1962 m. George (Mitchell) Denton 1892–1966
        3. 3. Ernest (Lee) Lethco 1896–1896
        4. 4. Lela (Vermont) Lethco 1899–1925
        5. 5. Horace (Blaine) Lethco 1905–1937
        6. 6. Gerard (Marshall) Lethco 1907–1942
        7. 7. America (Alliance) Lethco 1902–1941
        8. 8. Amma (Lima) Lethco 1900–1964 m. James ("Lemley") Layman 1893–1964
  4. 4. Martha Allen 1850–
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) Allen 1836–1889
  6. 6. Sanford Allen 1833–1870
  7. 7. Absolom Allen 1830–1864
  8. 8. Moses Allen 1832–1898
  9. 9. Mary Allen 1825–
  10. 10. Nancy Allen 1825–1880
  11. 11. Sarah Allen 1828–
  12. 12. William Allen 1824–1863

Sanford Allen's Timeline

2 Records

1794
1794
Birth of Sanford C. Allen in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia
1865
Dec 1865
Age 71
Death of Sanford C. Allen in Sevier, Tennessee
Sevier, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1865
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
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