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Living with Christopher & family in the 1850 Shelby Co IN census is Robert Allen, age 76, born in Virginia. Surely his father.

1860 Census. Jackson Twp, Shelby Co IN. Mount Auburn P.O.
Christopher M. Allen age 50, b. NY. Frances age 47, b. KY
John R. age 20, b. IN. Martha 15, Polly Kendall, age 23, Housekeeper,b. IN
Laura A. Kendall age 3, Harvey A. Kendall age 1.

1870 Census. Jackson Twp, Shelby Co IN
Christopher Allen, age 60, b. NY. Frances, age 57, b. KY. Harvey, age 4, b. IN [surely a grandchild - or the age is wrong]

1880 Census. Jackson Twp, Shelby Co IN
Christopher M. Allen, age 70, b. NY, father b.VA, mother born NY.
Frances, age 67, b. KY, parents born unk.
Benjamin Vaughan, age 20, son-in-law [actually a gson-in-law], married within the year, farming.
Vida M. Vaughan, age 19, granddaughter, keeping house

Will of Christopher Morgan Allen, Shelby Co IN, Will Book, 2, p.352-3


THE DAILY REPUBLICAN
Wednesday, March 18, 1885, page 3 column 1
AN EARLY PIONEER
"Sketch of the Life and Career Of One of Shelby County's Oldest Citizens.
Stories about our early pioneers are always interesting. They are rapidly
passing away and in a few years the last of them will be gathered to their
fathers. We have a number of these treasured citizens yet in our midst and
it is proper that the interesting mile-stones of their lives, such as
anniversaries of their deaths and marriages should be carefully recorded.
Among the oldest residents in Shelby county is Mr. Christopher Morgan
Allen, who resides and has resided for over fifty-six years on a farm in
Jackson township, near Mt. Auburn. As March 11th, 1885, was the
fifty-first anniversary of his marriage, the story of his life is recalled
and an outline of the same will prove of interest to all our readers. Mr.
Allen was born in the State of New York on May 13, 1810, and is therefore
nearly seventy-five years of age. His father, Robert Allen, was a
Virginian and his mother was a native of New Jersey. They moved to the
farm of General, afterwards President, William Henry Harrison, at North
Bend, Ohio, in the year 1815, while the war between the country and
England was still raging. From there they came to Shelby county, Indiana,
in December, 1828. This was the year in which General Andrew Jackson was
first elected President of the United States. It is a curious instance of
the slowness with which news traveled in those pioneer days that though
the national election took place early in November, Mr. Allen says they
did not hear of the result in this county until the following spring of
several months afterwards. Ever since the winter of 1828, Mr. Christopher
M. Allen has lived on the farm in Jackson township where they settled so
many years ago. On the 11th of March, 1834, he was married to Frances
Wishard by Alphred Phelps, a well known minister of those days. The father
of Mrs. Allen was Abram Wishard, a Pennsylvanian, and her mother was Sarah
Reynolds, of Ohio. The Allen family consisted of five sons and five
daughters, but the subject of this sketch and two sisters are all that now
remain. One of the surviving sisters is the widow of the late Col. John S.
Moore, and lives in Sullivan county, Indiana. The other, a Mrs. Harris,
resides in Kansas. Christopher M. and Frances Allen have four children,
twenty grand-children and six great grand-children. In August, 1835, Mr.
Allen joined the Freewill Baptist church, under the ministration of one
William Monroe. In 1840, he and his wife joined the Christian church at
Mt. Auburn, of which denomination they have ever since been consistent
members. Most of the time he has held an official position in the church,
being a deacon for a few years and then an elder up to the present time.
This elderly and well preserved couple have always lived on their farm,
pursuing the peaceful avocations of tilling the soil. Being industrious,
frugal and upright in his dealings, Mr. Allen has prospered in worldly
affairs and during his long and useful life has made many warm, friends.
He has never desired office and never held one above the grade of road
supervisor."

Will of Christopher Morgan Allen, Shelby Co, IN Will Book 2, p.352
21 July 1887. Item First: All property, real and personal after just debts & funeral expenses paid to my beloved wife, Francis Allen. Item Second: After her death, the property remaing to be divided equally among our lawful heirs. Should I outlive her, the property to be equally distributed among our heirs.
Item Third: My childten to make account to my executor of real or personal property that they or their husbands, wives, or children, have received from me and that to be deducted from their share so as to make each child equal.
Signed: Christopher Morgan Allen
Wit: John C. Valentine, John M. Cutsinger, William E. Deupree
8 Jan 1891. John R. Allen produced the will in Court. John M. Cutsinger swore to the accuracy of the will and the signing of Valentine and Deupree. Approved for Probate.


Buried Mount Auburn Cemetery, Mount Auburn, Shelby Co, IN with wife Frances.


1820 Mill Creek, Hamilton Co., Ohio
Allen Robert Males in Household / Females in Household
2 under 10 1 under 10
1- 10 to 16 1- 10 to 16
2- 16 to 26 1- 45
1-45

1830 Shelby Co., Indiana Census Jackson Township pg 400 image 748
Allen, Robert Males in Household / Females in Household
1 under 5 1 under 5
1 - 5 under 10 2 - 20 under 30
1 - 15 under 20 1 - 50 under 60
1 - 20 under 30
1 - 50 under 60

1840 Shelby Co., Indiana Census Jackson Township
Robert and wife are still alive 60-70 years of age with two children
a male 15 under twenty and a female 15 under 20.

Birth	13 May 1810	Seneca County, New York
Marriage	11 Mar 1834	Shelby County, Indiana - Frances Wishard
Death	11 Dec 1890	Shelby County, Indiana

Spouse	Frances Wishard (1813 - 1901)
Child	Ann M. Allen (1835 - )
Child	Polly Allen (1837 - )
Child	John Reynolds Allen (1839 - 1919)
Child	Martha Allen (1844 - 1929)
Child	[Son] Allen (1851 - 1851)

Father

Living