Individual Details

Nathaniel O. Allen served in Company E, 19th Arkansas Infantry in Civil War. (Hardies Regt., Churchill Division) Discharged 27 Dec 1862.. Friends testified in his pension application that he served from Dec 1862 to about May 1865. [I believe the discharge date was entered on wrong line of form.] He applied for his pension 1 Apr 1924 when he was 79 years old. In Dec of 1933, his widow Ella applied to continue the pension. In the Civil War Pension application, Ira B. Allen is listed as administrator of the estate of Nathaniel O. Allen.

1870 Census shows Nathaniel O. Allen age 26, Sarah E., age 26, Catharine & Jane, both age 1; "Adaline" age 22 as housekeeper. [This is no doubt Nathaniel's sister Adeline helping out with the twins!]

1880 Census - Precinct 4, Lamar TX. N. O. Allen age 36, b. AR, parents b. NY. He had apparently just married Allena C. who was age 19, b. in Georgia. The children were obviously Sarah's: Fanny & Emma, age 11 [The twins continued to go by these names rather than those given in the 1870 census], Sarah E. age 9, Annie A., age 8, all born in Arkansas. Then Chas. O. age 5 and Otto F. age 3 were born in Texas.

Have land records showing purchase of 160 acres near Camden, Arkansas, in 1901:
Homestead Cert #10225; N1/2 of SW 1/4, SE1/4 of SW 1/4, SW 1/4 of SE1/4 of Section 35, Township 5, Range 32W.
Appointed Executor of his father's will. Rec'd land: North half of the SW 1/4, S11, T4, R32 in exchange for labor on the homestead and taking care of his father in his old age. His father's obituary states that Nathaniel resided near Grannis.

1900 Census. Nathan was the Census Enumerator for Ozark Twp, Polk Co AR; p.350A
Nathan O. Allen listed his family last just as father did in 1850. Born Feb 1844, age 56. Married 5 years [to Ella Birdsong]. Born AR, parents born NY. Farmer.
Ella R., wife, born Nov 1865, age 34. Married 5 years. Had 5 children, 5 living. Born TX, father b. TN, mother b. LA
Birdsong, Charles P. stepson, b. May 1885, age 15. Born TX, father b. KY, mother b. TX
Sarah M., stepdau, b. Sept 1887, age 12. Born TX, f. KY, m. TX
Wallis S., stepson, b. Nov 1891, age 9. Born TX, f. KY, m. TX
Mary, stepdau, b. Oct 1894, age 5. Born TX, f. KY, m. TX
Allen, Flora M. dau, b.Feb 1890, age 10. Born TX, f. b. AR, mother b. GA
Allen, Ella J., dau, b. Nov 1899, age 6 months. Born AR, f. b. AR, b. b. TX
Copeland, James, boarder, b. Dec 1857, age 42. Born AR, parents b. TN Teamster by trade.

Either Nathan gave her year of birth as wrong for Mary in 1900, or Ella stated the wrong year of their marriage. Mary was definitely listed as a stepdaughter with the surname Birdsong in 1900 and her birth was stated as Oct. 1894. Ella stated in her application for Nathan's Civil War Pension that they married 10 Jan 1894.

1910 Census. Polk Co AR, White Twp. ED 115, p. 2B. Family 48. Nathaniel O. Allen, age 66, Married three times, the last time for 16 years. Born AR, parents born in New York. Wife Rebecca R. [this must be the wife called "Ella" in 1920], age 43, she has had 6 children and all are living. B. Texas, her father born in TN, mother b. in TX. Josephine, daugher, age 10, and Ira B., son age 7. Mary Birdsong, stepdaughter, age 18, b. TX, her father born in TN, her mother b. AR [which is incorrect if Rebecca R/Ella is her mother]
[The appearance of the wife's name as Rebecca was surprising, given that she is listed as Ella in 1920 and on the pension application. (She was actually Rebecca Ella or Ella Rebecca.) The years married does agree with the proposed marriage date. However, information on file at the Polk Co Genealogical Society has proved to have numerous errors. A Texas marriage index gives the year of marriage as 1895, the pension file had 1894.]

Said to have had at least 7 children by second wife but I think he was not married to her long enough for this to be possible - I have found three.. Allena appeared with Nat in the 1880 Census in Lamar Co TX. His first wife had been buried in 1878 in Polk Co AR. Then by 1894, he was marrying the third wife, Ella.

1920 Census. Polk Co AR, White Twp, Cove Town, ED 112, Sheet 1A, Family 9. Living on Watson Road is Nathaniel O. Allen, age 75, b. AR, parents b. in NY, house carpenter. Wife Ella, age 53, b. TX. Her father b. TN, her mother b. MS. Ella J, daughter age 20, b. AR - Teacher in the public school. [Ira would have been only 17 - I don't know why he isn't listed as part of the household. He wasn't deceased as he was later administrator of his father's estate.]

1930 Census. Polk Co, White Twp, Cove Town, AR, Hh 10
Nathaniel O. Allen, age 86, he was age 22 at his first marriage, b. AR, parents b. NY
Ella, wife, 54, 23 at her first marriage, b. TX

N. O. Allen's Will was written 28 Sep 1925. He bequeathed $1 to each of his children: Mrs. Fannie Goff, Mrs. Emma Wright, Mrs. Letha Womach, Mrs. Gussie Barton, C. O. Allen, A. F. Allen, Minnie C. Allen, O. N. Allen, Mrs. Josephine Luttrell, and Ira B. Allen. Wife Ella to receive all property. No Executor was named. Wit: J. C. Allen, W. H. Chapman.
On 17 Oct 1933, Mrs. Ella Allen stated she was the widow of Nathaniel O. Allen who died 29 Sep 1933, and she was executor of his Will. She renounced her right and asked that son Ira B. Allen be named as Administrator. Signed: Mrs. Ella (X) Allen.
Recorded 17 Oct 1933. Polk Co AR WB 2, p.123

Arkansas Death Certificate #762. Nathaniel Orrin Allen died in Cove, White Twp, Polk Co, AR on 30 Sep 1933 of apoplexy and hemorrhage on the brain. Married to Ella Allen. Born Feb 2, 1844, Cove, AR. Retired former. Father was Petter B. Allen, b. NY; mother, Mary Goskins. J. B. Allen of Cove was the informant. Buried Pleasant Grove Cemetery Oct 1st.

Funeral home records state that Nathaniel was a "Southern Soldier". He died at his home in Cove. Buried Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Cove, Polk Co AR on 1 Oct 1933. Services were at the Cemetery on that Sunday, conducted by Rev. James Simpson. Ira B. Allen is listed as Administrator - likely his youngest son. The casket & vault were bought elsewhere so the charges were $50. Pall bearers were listed as G. G. Godd, D. O. Dover, Robt. Hunter, G. R. Price, C. R. Plunckett, and S. S. Teeter.

Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, AR, Sunday, 1 Oct 1933, p.6
N. O. Allen
Special to the Gazette
Mena, Sept 30 - N. O. ("Uncle Nat") Allen, aged 90, oldest native born resident of Polk County, died Friday at his home near Cove. He was a member of a pioneer family that came to the highlands from Tennessee in 1833. (WRONG! - they came from Indiana). Mrs. Blake Barton of Fort Smith [Anna] is one of five surviving children. Burial will be at Cove Sunday.

Birth	12 Feb 1844	Polk County, Arkansas
Military	1862 - 1865	Company E Infantry, 19th Arkansas, Hardies Regt, Civil War
Marriage	16 Dec 1867	Sarah Evelyn Lebow
Marriage	21 Nov 1879	Lamar County, Texas - Allena C. McDaniel
Marriage	10 Jan 1894	Red River County, Texas - Rebecca Ella Coker
Death	29 Sep 1933	Polk County, Arkansas

Spouse	Sarah Evelyn Lebow (1843 - 1878)
Child	Frances Catherine "Fannie" Allen (1868 - 1928)
Child	Emma Jane Allen (1869 - )
Child	Sarah Aletha "Letha" Allen (1870 - 1965)
Child	Anna Augusta "Gussie" Allen (1872 - )
Child	Charles O. Allen (1875 - 1948)
Child	Arthur F. Allen (1877 - 1933)

Spouse	Rebecca Ella Coker (1864 - 1946)
Child	Josephine Ella Allen (1899 - 1987)
Child	Ira Benton Allen (1901 - 1962)

Spouse	Allena C. McDaniel (1861 - 1891)
Child	Minnie G. Allen (1882 - 1967)
Child	Orren N. Allen (1884 - 1963)
Child	Flora Mae Allen (1889 - 1911)

Father	PETER BUELL/BENTON ALLEN (1811 - 1901)
Mother	MARY ROWENA HOSKINS (1815 - 1885)
Sibling	Augustus A. Allen (1841 - 1882)
Sibling	Henry Clay Allen (1843 - 1912)
Sibling	Peter B. P. "Port" Allen (1846 - 1926)
Sibling	Mary Adeline "Addie" Allen (1848 - 1936)
Sibling	Charles Edward Francis Allen (1850 - 1905)
Sibling	Martha Elizabeth Allen (1852 - 1936)
Sibling	Dewitt Clinton Allen (1854 - 1918)
Sibling	PHILENA JOSEPHINE "JOSIE" ALLEN (1856 - 1935)