John Wesley Allen b. 8 Jan 1864 , Callaway, Missouri, USA d. 17 Jun 1929 , Callaway, Missouri, USA: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1864 - 1929

Birth 8 Jan 1864 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Gender Male

Obituary Jun 1929 Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

John W. Allen Died at Home in Millersburg Monday Afternoon, Funeral Service Tuesday
John Wesley Allen, 66 years old, a native of Callaway county, died at 3:00 o'clock Monday afternoon at his home at Millersburg after a serious illness of three days from heart trouble. He had been in failing health for two years.
A funeral service was conducted at the Millersburg Christian Church at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon by the Rev. B.C. Abam, of Columbia, and burial was in Millersburg cemetery.
Mr. Allen was born in the Dixie neighborhood, January 8, 1864, his parents being the late John K. and Mary Walker Allen, natives of Kentucky. Mr. Allen spent his entire life as a farmer of Callaway county. He was married December 21, 1896 to Miss Elizabeth Burnett, also of the Dixie community. Mrs. Allen with one son, Rovira Allen, west of Millersburg, in Boone County, survive. On grandson, John Ward Allen, also survives. Mr. Allen was a member of the Central Christian Church.

Died 17 Jun 1929 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Cause: Heart trouble

Buried 18 Jun 1929 Millersburg Cemetery, Millersburg, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Person ID I597 Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri

Last Modified 17 Apr 2009

Father John Karah Allen, b. 23 Nov 1813, , , Kentucky, USA , d. 5 Jun 1875, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Mother 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

Family ID F56 Group Sheet

Family Elizabeth Burnett, b. 4 Aug 1873, , Boone, Missouri, USA , d. 19 Mar 1940, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Married 9 Dec 1896 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Children

>	1. Rovira Allen, b. 16 Oct 1897, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 15 Sep 1974

Last Modified 25 Jun 2006

Family ID F143 Group Sheet

Headstones		Allen family headstone Allen family headstone. John Wesley Allen, wife Elizabeth Burnett Allen, son Rovira Allen, and wife Wilma Ward Allen.…
		John Wesley Allen John W. Allen, Jan. 8, 1864 - Jun. 17, 1929. John Wesley Allen was a son of John Karah Allen and Mary L. Walker. He was a grandson of Joseph Allen and Mary Margaret Murphy, and, Thomas Walker and Bettie Langley. He was my great granduncle. On Dec. 9, 1896 in Callaway Co., Missouri, he married Elizabeth Burnett.…

Death Certificates		Death certificate of Allen, John Wesley 8 Jan 1864 - 17 Jun 1929. He was my great granduncle.

Notes	Living with sister Sarah Allen Goff in Callaway Co. 1880. 1900 Census Missouri, Callaway Caldwell Twp. his mother, Mary Walker Allen was living with this family. On April 28, 1901, Clyde Herring (nephew) and Annie Cave were married in his home. Millersburg cemetery Name: Elizabeth Burnett Allen Birth Date: 04 Aug 1873 Death Date: 19 Mar 1940 Name: John W. Allen Birth Date: 08 Jan 1864 Death Date: 17 Jun 1929 Cannot decipher the cause of death on the death certificate, the contributing cause is "usual causes".... whatever that means.

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Event

	Birth - 8 Jan 1864 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Married - 9 Dec 1896 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Obituary - Jun 1929 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Died - Cause: Heart trouble - 17 Jun 1929 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Buried - 18 Jun 1929 - Millersburg Cemetery, Millersburg, Callaway, Missouri, USA

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