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Henderson Allen

Parents

Children with Sarah C. Hammond (b. 26 October 1821, d. 21 February 1893)

Son	James F Allen (b. 9 July 1844)
Daughter	Anna Elizabeth Allen (b. 2 November 1846)
Son	Joel Henderson Allen (b. 29 April 1848, d. 19 October 1935)
Daughter	Susan C Allen (b. 1850, d. 1929)
Daughter	Mary Allen (b. about 1852)
Son	Richard Jordan ("Jones") Allen+ (b. 14 January 1853, d. 11 September 1927)
Son	Thompson Allen (b. 1854)
Son	Julius Harrison Allen (b. 1 October 1855)
Son	Willam Jackson Allen (b. 23 November 1857)
Daughter	Penelope Temperance Allen (b. 5 July 1859)
Son	John Wilson Allen (b. February 1861, d. 10 February 1944)
Daughter	Nancy Lee Allen+ (b. 16 December 1863, d. 7 January 1944)
Daughter	Unity Anna Allen (b. 3 July 1866)

Biography

DNA Verified		22 DNA matches through Henderson Allen
Birth	1814	He was born in 1814 in Anson, North Carolina, United StatesBGO.
Marriage	19 May 1842	He and Sarah C. Hammond were married on 19 May 1842 in Chambers, Alabama, United StatesBGO.1
Census	1850	He appeared in the census in 1850 in Chambers, Alabama, United StatesBGO. Alabama Census
Residence	1850	He lived in Chambers, Alabama, United StatesBGO, in 1850.2
Residence	1850	He lived Age: 34 in Chambers, Alabama, United StatesBGO, in 1850.3
1850 Federal Census (fam)	13 December 1850	He and Sarah C. Hammond appeared in the 1850 federal census on 13 December 1850 in Chambers, Alabama, United StatesBGO.
Military	1862	He served in the military as a Confederaate Private in the 4th Regiment, Alabama Reserves, Company H in 1862 in Alabama, United StatesBGO.4
Residence	1870	He lived Age: 55 in Opelika, Opelika, Lee, Alabama, USABGO, in 1870.5
1870 Federal Census (fam)	11 August 1870	He and Sarah C. Hammond appeared in the 1870 federal census on 11 August 1870 in Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United StatesBGO.
Residence	1880	He lived Age: 71; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Self in Pierce Chapel, Lee, Alabama, USABG, in 1880.6
1880 Federal Census (fam)	18 June 1880	He and Sarah C. Hammond appeared in the 1880 federal census on 18 June 1880 in Pierce Chapel, Lee, Alabama, United StatesBG.
Death	11 January 1897	He died on 11 January 1897 at age ~83 in Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, United StatesBGO.
Burial	13 January 1897	He was buried on 13 January 1897 at Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church CemeteryBG in Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United StatesBGO. "The Gospel Messenger", Volume 19, No. 3 - March 1897: Henderson Allen. Henderson Allen died in Newnan, Ga., January 11, 1897, at the advanced age of 82. He had long been a citizen of Alabama, having lived for many years within a few miles of Opelika. He and Sister Allen, his wife (who has been dead for nearly four years), raised a large family of sons and daughters, and at his death his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren were quite numerous. His earthly remains were brought from Newnan, Ga., to Opelika, Ala., and today (January 13th) he was decently buried in the cemetery at Mt. Olive. By request we conducted the burial services, speaking a little from a few verses in 14th chapter of John. – W.M.Mitchell.

Citations

1. [S281] Ancestry.com, Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967
2. [S313] Ancestry.com, Alabama State Census, 1820-1866
3. [S239] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 19 and a half, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: M432_2; Page: 411B; Image: 821
4. [S326] National Park Service, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
5. [S240] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Opelika, Lee, Alabama; Roll: M593_23; Page: 279A; Image: 165279; Family History Library Film: 545522
6. [S360] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pierce Chapel, Lee, Alabama; Roll: 19; Family History Film: 1254019; Page: 177A; Enumeration District: 095; Image: 0356