Individual Details

Moses Allen

(Jan 1830 - 1905)

1850 Census - Smyth County, VA - Moses Allen age 26 and wife Susannah a g e 1 7.They were living next door to Parker and Ruth Hall, and two house s a w ay from James and Catherine Allen. His first wife, Susannah, died, a n d h e married Elizabeth Allen. After Selling their property in Smyth C o u nty in 1858, Moses and Elizabeth moved their family by wagon along wi t h t heir livestock to the Blackwater area of Lee County, VA. Henry and A n n A llen, Eizabeth's parents, moved thereabout the same time. 1860 C e n sus - Lee County, VA - Moses Allen age 29, wife Elizabeth E age 22, a n d c hildren, Elen age 3 and William T. age 2. They were living next doo r t o H enry and Ann Allen, Elizabeth's parents. Moses Allen is onthe ros te r f or the 64th Virginia Infantry, Company R, during the Civil War. 1 8 7 0 Census - White Shoals Township, Lee County, VA - Moses Allen age 47 , E l izabeth E. age 33, Marthy E. age 14, William T. age 12, Nancy age 9 , C h arlie G. age8, Robert D. age 6, Henry age 3. Also living with them w e r e three of Henry and Ann Allen's children: Christina age 25, Eliza M . a g e 16, and Benjamin F. age7. 1880 Census - White Shoals Township , L e e County, VA - Moses Allen age 54, Elizabeth age 44, Ellen age 21, W . T . ( son) age 20, N. E. (daughter) age 19, C.G. (son) age 17, R. D. (s on ) a ge 15, Henry age 13, R. A. (daughter) age 11, C.C. (son) age 9, Jo h n a ge 6, and Almeda age 4. 1900 Census - Blackwater Precinct, Lee C o u nty, VA - Moses Allen age 70, born VA and both parents born VA. He w a s a f armer and had been married 37 years according to the census. Wife E l i zabeth age 62, daughter Elen age 36, son John age 23, and daughter Al l i e age 19. 1910 Census - Enumeration District 26, Lee County, VA, E l i zabeth Allen was head of household with daughter Ellen age 36, daught e r A llie age 16, and granddaughter Mary age 4 born in Tennessee. Mo s e s' place of burial is unknown and family members who have tried to fi n d h is gravesite have been unsuccessful. -- MERGED NOTE ------------ 1850 Census - Smyth County, VA - Moses Allen age 26 and wife Susannah a g e 1 7.They were living next door to Parker and Ruth Hall, and two house s a w ay from James and Catherine Allen. His first wife, Susannah, died, a n d h e married Elizabeth Allen. After Selling their property in Smyth C o u nty in 1858, Moses and Elizabeth moved their family by wagon along wi t h t heir livestock to the Blackwater area of Lee County, VA. Henry and A n n A llen, Eizabeth's parents, moved thereabout the same time. 1860 C e n sus - Lee County, VA - Moses Allen age 29, wife Elizabeth E age 22, a n d c hildren, Elen age 3 and William T. age 2. They were living next doo r t o H enry and Ann Allen, Elizabeth's parents. Moses Allen is onthe ros te r f or the 64th Virginia Infantry, Company R, during the Civil War. 1 8 7 0 Census - White Shoals Township, Lee County, VA - Moses Allen age 47 , E l izabeth E. age 33, Marthy E. age 14, William T. age 12, Nancy age 9 , C h arlie G. age8, Robert D. age 6, Henry age 3. Also living with them w e r e three of Henry and Ann Allen's children: Christina age 25, Eliza M . a g e 16, and Benjamin F. age7. 1880 Census - White Shoals Township , L e e County, VA - Moses Allen age 54, Elizabeth age 44, Ellen age 21, W . T . ( son) age 20, N. E. (daughter) age 19, C.G. (son) age 17, R. D. (s on ) a ge 15, Henry age 13, R. A. (daughter) age 11, C.C. (son) age 9, Jo h n a ge 6, and Almeda age 4. 1900 Census - Blackwater Precinct, Lee C o u nty, VA - Moses Allen age 70, born VA and both parents born VA. He w a s a f armer and had been married 37 years according to the census. Wife E l i zabeth age 62, daughter Elen age 36, son John age 23, and daughter Al l i e age 19. 1910 Census - Enumeration District 26, Lee County, VA, E l i zabeth Allen was head of household with daughter Ellen age 36, daught e r A llie age 16, and granddaughter Mary age 4 born in Tennessee. Mo s e s' place of burial is unknown and family members who have tried to fi n d h is gravesite have been unsuccessful.

Events

BirthJan 1830Smyth, Virginia, United States
Census1850Smyth, Virginia, United States
Marriage11 Feb 1856Smyth, Virginia, United States - Elizabeth Allen
Census1860Lee, Virginia, United States
Census1870Lee, Virginia, United States
Residence1880Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Self - White Shoals, Lee, Virginia, United States
Census1880Lee, Virginia, United States
Census1900Lee, Virginia, United States
Death1905Lee, Virginia, United States

Families

SpouseElizabeth Allen (1837 - 1915)
ChildMartha Ellen Allen (1857 - 1939)
ChildWilliam Thomas Allen (1858 - 1950)
ChildNancy E. Allen (1861 - )
ChildCharles G Allen (1864 - 1905)
ChildRobert D. Allen (1866 - 1920)
ChildHenry Joseph Allen (1869 - 1944)
ChildRachel Allen (1871 - 1893)
ChildChamp Calmis Allen (1873 - 1955)
ChildJohn Franklin Allen (1876 - 1938)
ChildAmanda Allen (1878 - 1896)
ChildNelson Allen (1881 - 1887)
FatherJacob Allen (1800 - 1850)
MotherElizabeth Ross (1805 - )
SiblingJacob Allen ( - )
SiblingBarbary Allen (1830 - )
SiblingJoshua Allen (1831 - )
SiblingJeremiah Allen (1833 - )
SiblingJacob Allen (1835 - )
SiblingJames Allen (1841 - )

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