Husband: Marshall Allen
Census name: Martial Allen
Born: ca 1825 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1
Died: Aug-24-1881 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV 2
Cause of death: heart disease 2
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA
Military: Co H, 4th W.Va. Cav, and Co M & O, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 1,3 (see note 1)
Father: Israel Allen (1792 - 1853)
Mother: Rachel J. Whiteman
Other spouse 2
Wife: Elizabeth George 4
Marriage Bond: Sep-12-1842 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 5
Married: Sep-22-1842 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 5
Born: ca 1826 6
Died: Dec-13-1910
Census: 1880 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV
Census: 1870 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA
Father: Absalom George (1805 - 1887)
Mother: Amelia Underwood (1804 - 1828)
M Child 1: William Jasper Allen Born: Jul- -1843 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7,6,8 Census: 1870, 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 9 Wife: Levina Weekly b. ca 1844 d. bef Jun 1900 Census name: Lovina Weekley Married: Feb- 8-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
M Child 2: Stephen G. Allen Born: ca 1845 6 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA
M Child 3: Francis Marion Allen Also known as: Marion Allen 10 Born: Apr- -1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11,12,13 Died: Mar-27-1911 14,12 Buried: in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 15 Census: 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Resided: 1890 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1870, 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 11 Military: Mar-24-1865 - Jun-30-1865 Pvt, Co L, 3rd W.Va. Cav, Civil War 16 Wife: Rachel Talkington b. May-15-1848 d. Oct-31-1934 Married: May- 7-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 4: Sarah A. Allen Born: ca 1850 6 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA
M Child 5: Jesse H. Allen Born: ca 1852 17 Census: 1870 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 6: Henry A. Wise Allen Also known as: Henry W. Allen 18 Born: Apr- -1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7 Census: 1870, 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Sevilla Bates b. ca 1859 Married: Jan-30-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 18 Wife: Effie Moore b. Nov- -1876 Also known as: Effa Moore 4 Married: ca 1894 7
F Child 7: Ella D. Allen Born: ca 1857 17 Census: 1880 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1870 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: William L. Wright b. ca 1849 Married: Mar- 7-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
F Child 8: H. E. Allen Born: ca 1859 17 Died: bef Jul 1870 9 (see note 2) Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 9: John Carle Allen Born: May-18-1863 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 19,9 Census: 1880 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1870 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Alice J. Divers b. ca 1859 Married: Sep-19-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
Sources: (1) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. (2) Tyler County Death Records, Middlebourne, WV. (3) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (4) Marriage record of son. (5) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (6) 1850 Census, Tyler County, (W)VA. (7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 148, Line 2 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791627&Type=Marriage. (9) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan Twp) (10) Headstone. (11) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. (12) Headstone (year only) (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (14) Obituary of daughter. (15) Findagrave.com. (16) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (17) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (18) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Marshall Allen joined for duty and enrolled for 3 years, 31 Aug 1861, West Union, Doddridge County. Mustered-in as Private, Co. M, 6th Va. Infantry, 16 Nov 1861, West Union. Discharged, being promoted to 2nd Lieut Co. H, 4th W.Va. Infantry, 28 Aug 1863, Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia. Promoted to 2nd Lieut Co. H, 4th W.Va. Infantry, 29 Aug 1863. Mar/Apr 1863, company muster roll, at West Union, Va guarding company property. Mustered-in as Private in Co. M, 6th W.Va. Infantry, 29 Aug 1864, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, 6'1", blue eyes, dark hair, and dark complexion. Substitute for Joseph Cheuvront before the draft. Company muster-out Co. M, 6th W.Va. Infantry, 1 Dec 1864, Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia. Transferred to Co. O, 6th W.Va. Infantry, 26 Dec 1864, by virtue of Special Order #72 to consolidate companies M and O. Sick in US Gen Hosp in Grafton since Apr 23 with conjunctivitis, 23 Apr 1865, on Mar/Apr 1865 Company Muster Roll. Mustered-out by telegraph instruction from the War Department, 3 May 1865, US General Hospital, Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia. NOTE: As of February 2017, the Civil War medal issued for Marshall Allen had never been claimed and was in storage at the West Virginia State Archives in Charleston. Note (2) She was not with her family in the 1870 Census, enumerated on July 28 1870.