John Karah Allen b. 23 Nov 1813 , , Kentucky, USA d. 5 Jun 1875 , Callaway, Missouri, USA: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1813 - 1875

Birth 23 Nov 1813 , , Kentucky, USA

Gender Male

Died 5 Jun 1875 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Buried Allen-Whittington Graveyard, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Person ID I556 Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri

Last Modified 11 Apr 2009

Father Joseph Darby Allen, b. 1765, , , Pennsylvania, USA , d. 1860, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Mother Mary Margaret Murphy, b. 1785, , , North Carolina, USA , d. 8 Nov 1855, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Married 1805 Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, USA

Family ID F90 Group Sheet

Family Mary L. Walker, b. 15 Jul 1828, , , Tennessee, USA , d. 25 Jul 1910, Caldwell Township, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Married 21 Mar 1853 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Children

>	1. Josima McNerva Allen, b. 16 Apr 1854, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 6 Dec 1922, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	2. Hamilton Gamble Allen, b. Abt 1855, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 1914, , , Montana, USA
	3. Mary Ellen Allen, b. Abt 1857, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. Bef 1910
>	4. Sarah Allen, b. Abt 1861, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
>	5. John Wesley Allen, b. 8 Jan 1864, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 17 Jun 1929, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Last Modified 14 Nov 2008

Family ID F56 Group Sheet

Headstones		John Karah Allen John K. Allen, Died June 5, 1875, aged 61 yrs 6 m, 12 days. This is John Karah Allen, son of Joseph Allen and Mary Margaret Murphy, grandson of John Allen and Margaret Gamble. He married Mary L. Walker on March 21, 1853 in Callaway Co., Missouri. He was born Nov 23, 1813 in Kentucky. John Karah Allen was my great great Grandfather.…

Notes	Captain in Seminole Indian War. She drew a pension. He bur Allen-Whittington graveyard in Sec. 26; Twsp 46N; R 10 a little over 1 1/2 miles north of the Cave graveyard, Callaway Co., Mo. South of Dixie, Mo. near Victor School. 1850 Census, Callaway Co. John Allen 36 M Farmer 100 KY Joseph Allen 85 M Pa Mary Allen 62 F NC Grizella Allen 34 F KY Eliza Allen 28 F KY Amanda Allen 26 F KY Mary Davis 6 F (this Mary Davis eventually married an Allen) There was a marriage record in Callaway Co., marriage book for John Allen and Nancy Davis, Feb. 5, 1831. I do not know if this was the John Allen, but it might explain this Mary Davis living in their house, she could be a relative of that Nancy Davis. Marriage note: From his wife's obituary in 1910; She was married again in 1853 to John K. Allen, a justice of the peace, who officiated at her first wedding. 1860 United States Federal Census about John K Allen Name: John K Allen Age in 1860: 50 Birth Year: abt 1810 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1860: Cote Sans Dessein, Callaway, Missouri Gender: Male Post Office: Cote Sans Dessein Household Members: Name Age John K. Allen 50 M W Farmer 300/300 KY Mary L. Allen 31 F W Tenn Henry L. Sparks 13 M W MO John Sparks 11 M W MO Elizabeth Sparks 9 F W MO Josima Allen 6 F W MO Hamilton Allen 4 M W MO Mary E. 2 F W MO Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Cote Sans Dessein, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: M653_610; Page: 0; Image: 446.

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Event

	Married - 21 Mar 1853 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Died - 5 Jun 1875 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Buried - - Allen-Whittington Graveyard, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

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