John Franklin AllenAge: 49 years1830–1879
- Name
- John Franklin Allen
- Given names
- John Franklin
- Surname
- Allen
 Birth | about 1830 30 24 Note: Birth date/year based on 1870 Census |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 2 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 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 5 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 7 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Moses Knighton — Martha “Patsey” McGehee — View this family about 1839 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James Knighton about 1840 (Age 10 years) Note: Birth place/year based on 1850/1860 Census |
| Birth of a half-brother | Plato Knighton about 1842 (Age 12 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census |
| Birth of a half-sister | Rebecca Knighton about 1843 (Age 13 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 16 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 18 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census |
 Marriage | Susan Wright — View this family March 8, 1852 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Adelia Allen about 1854 (Age 24 years) Note: Birth info based on 1860 Census |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Savery Alice Allen about 1856 (Age 26 years) Note: Birth info based on 1860 Census |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Osborn McGehee June 1857 (Age 27 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 27 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 27 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 wife | Susan Wright before 1860 (Age 30 years) Note: She must have died before 1860 since her children were listed in the 1860 Census with her mother, Martha. |
| Marriage | Caroline Sarah Coleman — View this family about 1860 (Age 30 years) Note: Marriage info based on birth of their first child |
| Death of a mother | Martha “Patsey” McGehee after 1860 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Matthew Allen before May 1861 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Henry Allen August 8, 1861 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Plato Knighton July 15, 1863 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Martha Wibbme “Mattie” Allen November 2, 1864 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 31 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 |
| Birth of a son #5 | John Lewis Allen November 26, 1866 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Allie M Allen 1867 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 37 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 37 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 39 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 |
 Census | June 30, 1870 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Arraby “Arra” Allen May 20, 1874 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 48 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | about 1879 (Age 49 years) |
| 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 elder sister |
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 himself |
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 Susan Wright |
| himself |
John Franklin Allen Birth: about 1830 30 24 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1879 |
| wife |
Susan Wright Birth: about 1837 — Missouri, United States Death: before 1860 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 8, 1852 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Adelia Allen Birth: about 1854 24 17 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Savery Alice Allen Birth: about 1856 26 19 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| Family with Caroline Sarah Coleman |
| himself |
John Franklin Allen Birth: about 1830 30 24 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1879 |
| wife |
Caroline Sarah Coleman Birth: 1843 — Ohio, United States Death: February 1928 — Cooke, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1860 — Texas, United States |
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19 months son |
William Henry Allen Birth: August 8, 1861 31 18 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 13, 1930 — Clay, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Martha Wibbme “Mattie” Allen Birth: November 2, 1864 34 21 — Cooke, Texas, United States Death: March 10, 1891 — Cooke, Texas, United States |
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2 years son |
John Lewis Allen Birth: November 26, 1866 36 23 — Grayson, Texas, United States Death: October 22, 1918 — Ryan, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Allie M Allen Birth: 1867 37 24 — Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Death: February 17, 1946 — Foster, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States |
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7 years daughter |
Arraby “Arra” Allen Birth: May 20, 1874 44 31 — Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States Death: July 13, 1955 — Wichita, Texas, United States |
| Birth | Birth date/year based on 1870 Census | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Franklin Allen - Household
Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
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| Death | From "History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, Volume II, by Capt. B.B. Paddock, published in 1906" Found at findagrave memorial #102428806 for his son William Henry Allen.
"W.H. Allen got little or no training in public schools. Upon his father's death in 1877, he became the mainstay of his mother for a time." |