Sarah Ann AllenAge: 67 years1826–1894
- Name
- Sarah Ann Allen
- Given names
- Sarah Ann
- Surname
- Allen
- Married name
- Sarah Ann Cheek
 Birth | June 7, 1826 26 20 |
 Marriage of parents | Joseph C Allen — Martha “Patsey” McGehee — View this family about 1826 |
| Birth of a brother | John Franklin Allen about 1830 (Age 3 years) Note: Birth date/year based on 1870 Census |
 Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 5 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Matthew Allen about 1833 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 9 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Death of a father | Joseph C Allen about 1837 (Age 10 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Moses Knighton — Martha “Patsey” McGehee — View this family about 1839 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James Knighton about 1840 (Age 13 years) Note: Birth place/year based on 1850/1860 Census |
| Birth of a half-brother | Plato Knighton about 1842 (Age 15 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census |
| Birth of a half-sister | Rebecca Knighton about 1843 (Age 16 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census |
 Marriage | Randolph Edmond Cheek — View this family about 1844 (Age 17 years) Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Sarah Elizabeth Cheek November 5, 1845 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Benjamin F Cheek about 1847 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 19 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a half-brother | Zachariah T Knighton about 1848 (Age 21 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | F C Cheek about 1849 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Pernecia Emeline Cheek August 19, 1849 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | September 25, 1850 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Edward G Cheek about 1854 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Jane Cheek January 8, 1855 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Osborn McGehee June 1857 (Age 30 years) Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca. |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Rebecca Shemwell June 1857 (Age 30 years) Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca. |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 30 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a son | Benjamin F Cheek before 1860 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a daughter | F C Cheek before 1860 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | September 8, 1860 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha “Patsey” McGehee after 1860 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Matthew Allen before May 1861 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Plato Knighton July 15, 1863 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 34 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 40 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 40 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage of a child | Jesse Boyd Drew — Sarah Elizabeth Cheek — View this family July 1, 1869 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 42 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 son | Edward G Cheek before 1870 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | July 4, 1870 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Sarah Emaline Drew December 1, 1873 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Nelson Johnson — Pernecia Emeline Cheek — View this family February 3, 1875 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Bertha Elizabeth Johnson February 21, 1876 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Andrew Benjamin Armstrong — Mary Jane Cheek — View this family March 6, 1876 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Andrew R Armstrong November 1, 1876 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Andrew R Armstrong January 5, 1877 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Volney Jane Drew February 4, 1877 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Benjamin Everett Armstrong December 31, 1877 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | James Randolph Johnson July 25, 1878 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 51 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 granddaughter #7 | Martha Winnifred Drew March 27, 1879 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Franklin Allen about 1879 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Mary A Armstrong July 7, 1880 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mary A Armstrong September 13, 1880 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Edmund Franklin Johnson March 9, 1881 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Linza Lenora Drew June 24, 1881 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Henry Franklin Armstrong August 27, 1881 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Henry Nelson Johnson December 4, 1883 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Mary Edna Armstrong February 9, 1884 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Francis Webb Rankin Jr — Sarah Elizabeth Cheek — View this family about 1884 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Mary Ophelia Johnson April 20, 1886 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Andrew L Armstrong September 12, 1886 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Andrew L Armstrong October 22, 1886 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Nora M Armstrong February 21, 1888 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Henry Martin Jaye — Pernecia Emeline Cheek — View this family May 6, 1888 (Age 61 years) Note: Marriage info found at findagrave site |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Lawrence Sullivan Ross Jaye April 20, 1889 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Emmett Clinton Armstrong October 13, 1890 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Dora Lois Jaye March 15, 1891 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | William Wayne Armstrong September 9, 1893 (Age 67 years) |
 Death | April 21, 1894 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Levita Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph C Allen Birth: between 1800 and 1810 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: about 1837 — Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Martha “Patsey” McGehee Birth: about 1806 35 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: after 1860 |
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Marriage: about 1826 — |
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5 months herself |
Sarah Ann Allen Birth: June 7, 1826 26 20 — Missouri, United States Death: April 21, 1894 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
John Franklin Allen Birth: about 1830 30 24 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1879 |
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4 years younger brother |
Joseph Matthew Allen Birth: about 1833 33 27 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: before May 1861 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with Moses Knighton |
| step-father |
Moses Knighton Birth: 1807 — South Carolina, United States Death: before 1860 |
| mother |
Martha “Patsey” McGehee Birth: about 1806 35 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: after 1860 |
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Marriage: about 1839 — Missouri, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
James Knighton Birth: about 1840 33 34 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years half-brother |
Plato Knighton Birth: about 1842 35 36 — Missouri, United States Death: July 15, 1863 — Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Rebecca Knighton Birth: about 1843 36 37 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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6 years half-brother |
Zachariah T Knighton Birth: about 1848 41 42 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| Family with Randolph Edmond Cheek |
| husband |
Randolph Edmond Cheek Birth: about 1819 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| herself |
Sarah Ann Allen Birth: June 7, 1826 26 20 — Missouri, United States Death: April 21, 1894 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1844 — Missouri, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Sarah Elizabeth Cheek Birth: November 5, 1845 26 19 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: May 22, 1937 — Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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2 years son |
Benjamin F Cheek Birth: about 1847 28 20 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: before 1860 |
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3 years daughter |
F C Cheek Birth: about 1849 30 22 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: before 1860 |
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8 months daughter |
Pernecia Emeline Cheek Birth: August 19, 1849 30 23 — Missouri, United States Death: June 10, 1922 — Coryell, Texas, United States |
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5 years son |
Edward G Cheek Birth: about 1854 35 27 — Missouri, United States Death: before 1870 |
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1 year daughter |
Mary Jane Cheek Birth: January 8, 1855 36 28 — Missouri, United States Death: February 24, 1928 — Hylton, Nolan, Texas, United States |
| Census | 1830 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Allen - Household
Shelby, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Randolph Edmond Cheek - Household
New Madrid, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Randolph Edmond Cheek - Household
Grayson, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Randolph Edmond Cheek - Household
Wharton, Texas, United States
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