The Shemwell Family

John Franklin AllenAge: 49 years18301879

Name
John Franklin Allen
Given names
John Franklin
Surname
Allen
Birth about 1830 30 24
Note: Birth date/year based on 1870 Census
Birth of a brotherJoseph Matthew Allen
about 1833 (Age 3 years)
Death of a fatherJoseph C Allen
about 1837 (Age 7 years)
Marriage of a parentMoses KnightonMartha “Patsey” McGeheeView this family
about 1839 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJames Knighton
about 1840 (Age 10 years)
Note: Birth place/year based on 1850/1860 Census
Birth of a half-brotherPlato Knighton
about 1842 (Age 12 years)
Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census
Birth of a half-sisterRebecca Knighton
about 1843 (Age 13 years)
Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census
Birth of a half-brotherZachariah T Knighton
about 1848 (Age 18 years)
Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census
MarriageSusan WrightView this family
March 8, 1852 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1Adelia Allen
about 1854 (Age 24 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1860 Census
Birth of a daughter
#2Savery Alice Allen
about 1856 (Age 26 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1860 Census
Death of a maternal grandfatherOsborn 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 grandmotherSarah 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.
Death of a wifeSusan 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.
MarriageCaroline Sarah ColemanView this family
about 1860 (Age 30 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of their first child
Death of a motherMartha “Patsey” McGehee
after 1860 (Age 30 years)

Death of a brotherJoseph Matthew Allen
before May 1861 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#3William Henry Allen
August 8, 1861 (Age 31 years)
Death of a half-brotherPlato Knighton
July 15, 1863 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4Martha Wibbme “Mattie” Allen
November 2, 1864 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#5John Lewis Allen
November 26, 1866 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6Allie M Allen
1867 (Age 37 years)
Census June 30, 1870 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7Arraby “Arra” Allen
May 20, 1874 (Age 44 years)
Death about 1879 (Age 49 years)

Note: From "History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, Volume II, by Capt. B.B. Paddock…
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1826
5 months
elder sister
5 years
himself
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 Susan Wright - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 8, 1852New Madrid, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
Family with Caroline Sarah Coleman - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1860Texas, United States
19 months
son
3 years
daughter
2 years
son
13 months
daughter
7 years
daughter

John Franklin 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
Birth
Birth date/year based on 1870 Census
Marriage
Marriage info based on birth of their first child
Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Franklin Allen - Household

Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Allen, Johnhead40MWFarm Laborer400MOx
Allen, Carolinewife30FWHesseYYx
Allen, Saverydaughter16FWTXYx
Allen, Heneryson12MWTXYx
Allen, Marthadaughter10FWARYx
Allen, Johnson3MWARY
Allen, M Adaughter1FWARY

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."