James Nathan Allen Jr.Age: 74 years1855–1929
- Name
- James Nathan Allen Jr.
- Given names
- James Nathan
- Surname
- Allen
- Name suffix
- Jr.
 Birth | December 1855 33 26 |
 Birth of a brother | William B Allen April 6, 1858 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 months)Note: 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 5 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 11 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 11 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 13 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 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 22 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill — View this family January 31, 1884 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Ethel Allen January 1, 1885 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Orville “Shep” Allen September 10, 1890 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Gladys Myrtle Allen October 11, 1896 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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 |
 Census | June 11, 1900 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a brother | William B Allen January 3, 1902 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Ethel Allen June 4, 1906 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | April 25, 1910 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sophrona Kitchens December 19, 1912 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 60 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 61 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 62 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Durwood Ford October 19, 1919 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Chloe P Ford — Gladys Myrtle Allen — View this family estimated 1919 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a grandson | James Durwood Ford October 19, 1919 (Age 63 years) |
| Census | January 15, 1920 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Chloe Helen Ford June 30, 1922 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Orville “Shep” Allen — Pearl D Gentry — View this family June 21, 1926 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William Brandt “Bill” Ford Sr. October 22, 1926 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Patsy Lou Allen February 14, 1928 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 73 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Death | December 3, 1929 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery |
| 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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| himself |
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 younger brother |
William B Allen Birth: April 6, 1858 36 28 — Smith, Tennessee, United States Death: January 3, 1902 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill |
| himself |
James Nathan Allen Jr. Birth: December 1855 33 26 — Smith, Tennessee, United States Death: December 3, 1929 — Pulaski, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Louisa Alverta “Lou” Driskill Birth: February 23, 1858 29 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 28, 1930 — Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 31, 1884 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Mary Ethel Allen Birth: January 1, 1885 29 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 4, 1906 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years son |
James Orville “Shep” Allen Birth: September 10, 1890 34 32 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 26, 1959 — Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Gladys Myrtle Allen Birth: October 11, 1896 40 38 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 26, 1992 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Nathan Allen Jr. - Household
Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Nathan Allen Jr. - Household
Main Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Nathan Allen Jr. - Household
Main Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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