William B AllenAge: 43 years1858–1902
- Name
- William B Allen
- Given names
- William B
- Surname
- Allen
 Birth | April 6, 1858 36 28 |
 Marriage | Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Metzker — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 8 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 8 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 10 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Death of a father | James Nathan Allen March 15, 1873 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elva Beulah Allen May 22, 1884 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a wife | Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Metzker January 18, 1899 (Age 40 years) |
 Census | June 11, 1900 (Age 42 years) |
 Death | January 3, 1902 (Age 43 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Nathan Allen Birth: March 12, 1822 — Shenandoah, Virginia, United States Death: March 15, 1873 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Sophrona Kitchens Birth: August 26, 1829 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 19, 1912 |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
James Nathan Allen Jr. Birth: December 1855 33 26 — Smith, Tennessee, United States Death: December 3, 1929 — Pulaski, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
William B Allen Birth: April 6, 1858 36 28 — Smith, Tennessee, United States Death: January 3, 1902 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Metzker |
| himself |
William B Allen Birth: April 6, 1858 36 28 — Smith, Tennessee, United States Death: January 3, 1902 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Metzker Birth: February 18, 1860 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 18, 1899 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Elva Beulah Allen Birth: May 22, 1884 26 24 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 11, 1918 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Nathan Allen Jr. - Household
Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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