The Shemwell Family

Sarah Ann AllenAge: 67 years18261894

Name
Sarah Ann Allen
Given names
Sarah Ann
Surname
Allen
Married name
Sarah Ann Cheek
Birth June 7, 1826 26 20
Marriage of parentsJoseph C AllenMartha “Patsey” McGeheeView this family
about 1826

Birth of a brotherJohn Franklin Allen
about 1830 (Age 3 years)
Note: Birth date/year based on 1870 Census
Census June 1, 1830 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Matthew Allen
about 1833 (Age 6 years)
Death of a fatherJoseph C Allen
about 1837 (Age 10 years)
Marriage of a parentMoses KnightonMartha “Patsey” McGeheeView this family
about 1839 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJames Knighton
about 1840 (Age 13 years)
Note: Birth place/year based on 1850/1860 Census
Birth of a half-brotherPlato Knighton
about 1842 (Age 15 years)
Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census
Birth of a half-sisterRebecca Knighton
about 1843 (Age 16 years)
Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census
MarriageRandolph Edmond CheekView this family
about 1844 (Age 17 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a daughter
#1Sarah Elizabeth Cheek
November 5, 1845 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2Benjamin F Cheek
about 1847 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a half-brotherZachariah T Knighton
about 1848 (Age 21 years)
Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census
Birth of a daughter
#3F C Cheek
about 1849 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4Pernecia Emeline Cheek
August 19, 1849 (Age 23 years)
Census September 25, 1850 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#5Edward G Cheek
about 1854 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6Mary Jane Cheek
January 8, 1855 (Age 28 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherOsborn 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 grandmotherSarah 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.
Death of a sonBenjamin F Cheek
before 1860 (Age 33 years)

Death of a daughterF C Cheek
before 1860 (Age 33 years)

Census September 8, 1860 (Age 34 years)
Death of a motherMartha “Patsey” McGehee
after 1860 (Age 33 years)

Death of a brotherJoseph Matthew Allen
before May 1861 (Age 34 years)
Death of a half-brotherPlato Knighton
July 15, 1863 (Age 37 years)
Marriage of a childJesse Boyd DrewSarah Elizabeth CheekView this family
July 1, 1869 (Age 43 years)
Death of a sonEdward G Cheek
before 1870 (Age 43 years)

Census July 4, 1870 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1Sarah Emaline Drew
December 1, 1873 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childNelson JohnsonPernecia Emeline CheekView this family
February 3, 1875 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2Bertha Elizabeth Johnson
February 21, 1876 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childAndrew Benjamin ArmstrongMary Jane CheekView this family
March 6, 1876 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3Andrew R Armstrong
November 1, 1876 (Age 50 years)
Death of a grandsonAndrew R Armstrong
January 5, 1877 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4Volney Jane Drew
February 4, 1877 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5Benjamin Everett Armstrong
December 31, 1877 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6James Randolph Johnson
July 25, 1878 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7Martha Winnifred Drew
March 27, 1879 (Age 52 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Franklin Allen
about 1879 (Age 52 years)

Note: From "History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, Volume II, by Capt. B.B. Paddock…
Birth of a granddaughter
#8Mary A Armstrong
July 7, 1880 (Age 54 years)
Death of a granddaughterMary A Armstrong
September 13, 1880 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9Edmund Franklin Johnson
March 9, 1881 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10Linza Lenora Drew
June 24, 1881 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11Henry Franklin Armstrong
August 27, 1881 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12Henry Nelson Johnson
December 4, 1883 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13Mary Edna Armstrong
February 9, 1884 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childFrancis Webb Rankin JrSarah Elizabeth CheekView this family
about 1884 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14Mary Ophelia Johnson
April 20, 1886 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15Andrew L Armstrong
September 12, 1886 (Age 60 years)
Death of a grandsonAndrew L Armstrong
October 22, 1886 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#16Nora M Armstrong
February 21, 1888 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Henry Martin JayePernecia Emeline CheekView this family
May 6, 1888 (Age 61 years)

Note: Marriage info found at findagrave site
Birth of a grandson
#17Lawrence Sullivan Ross Jaye
April 20, 1889 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#18Emmett Clinton Armstrong
October 13, 1890 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#19Dora Lois Jaye
March 15, 1891 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#20William 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 - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1826
5 months
herself
5 years
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
Joseph Matthew Allen
Birth: about 1833 33 27New Madrid, Missouri, United States
Death: before May 1861New Madrid, Missouri, United States
Mother’s family with Moses Knighton - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1839Missouri, United States
2 years
half-brother
3 years
half-brother
Plato Knighton
Birth: about 1842 35 36Missouri, United States
Death: July 15, 1863Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, United States
2 years
half-sister
6 years
half-brother
Family with Randolph Edmond Cheek - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1844Missouri, United States
22 months
daughter
2 years
son
Benjamin F Cheek
Birth: about 1847 28 20New Madrid, Missouri, United States
Death: before 1860
3 years
daughter
F C Cheek
Birth: about 1849 30 22New Madrid, Missouri, United States
Death: before 1860
8 months
daughter
5 years
son
Edward G Cheek
Birth: about 1854 35 27Missouri, United States
Death: before 1870
1 year
daughter

Sarah Ann Allen has 51 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (51)

Parents John Hood Sr + Anna McGehee
1Osburn P Hood18181895
3John Hood Jr1825
4Ransom Hood18281867
Parents William H Johnson + Anna McGehee
Parents John McGehee +
1Robert McGehee18221870
2Epps McGehee18281853
Parents John McGehee + Milly
1Emaline McGehee18371899
4Tennessee McGehee18431918
5Ransom B McGehee18461918
6Thomas McGehee18481864
Parents John Robert Pruitt + Nancy McGehee
2David Pruitt1844
4Nancy J Pruitt18501929
Parents Joshua Epps + Sarah “Sally” McGehee
1Lucinda Epps18311900
2Joshua Daniel Epps18321920
3William Epps18341889
4John A Epps18351913
5Mary Epps18371863
6Thomas A Epps18381909
7Carroll Estel Epps18391889
8Obadiah R Epps18391899
9Martha Epps18421884
Parents James Madison Daugherty + Eleanor “Nelly” McGehee
3Rebecca Daugherty18381852
Parents George Washington Daugherty + Francis “Fanny” McGehee
Census1830 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Allen - Household

Shelby, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationAgeSexM0M5M10M15M20M30M40M50M60M70M80M90M100F0F5F10F15F20F30F40F50F60F70F80F90F100M0M10M24M36M55M100F0F10F24F36F55F100M0M10M24M36M55M100F0F10F24F36F55F100
Joseph C Allenfather30Mx
Martha Allenmother24Fx
Sarah Ann Allendaughter3Fx

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Randolph Edmond Cheek - Household

New Madrid, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Randolph Checkhead31MWFarmer200MO
Sarah J Checkwife23FWMO
Sarah E Checkdaughter4FW
Benj F Checkson3MW
F C Checkdaughter1FW
David Joneslodger24MWLaborerTN

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Randolph Edmond Cheek - Household

Grayson, Texas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Randolph Edmond Cheekhead34MWFarmer450IL
Sarah Ann Allenwife22FWIL
Sarah Emaline Cheekdaughter14FWMOx
Pernecia Emeline Cheekdaughter8FWMOx
Edward G Cheekson6MWTX
Mary Jane Cheekdaughter4FWTX

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Randolph Edmond Cheek - Household

Wharton, Texas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Cheek, Randellhead51MWFarmer700MOxxx
Cheek, Sarahwife44FWKeeping HouseMO
Cheek, P Edaughter19FWAt HomeMO
Cheek, M Jdaughter15FWAT HomeMO