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James Madison ALLMAN

James Madison ALLMAN

Male 1844 - 1929  (85 years)

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  • Name James Madison ALLMAN 
    Born 16 Apr 1844  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as April 1845. Date on headstone is 1844.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 12 Jun 1929  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Newberne Cemetery, Newberne, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District), enumerated on Jun 1 1900:
      James M. Allman, 54, b. Apr 1845, farmer, married 24 yrs; wife Sophia Allman, 45, b. Dec 1854, married 24 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); son Isaac Upton Allman, 21, b. Nov 1878, single; grandson Jennings V. Law, 14, b. Feb 1886.
    Person ID I55643  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2022 

    Father Madison ALLMAN,   b. 12 Jan 1810,   d. 17 Nov 1894, Hackers Creek, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth BONNETT,   b. 14 May 1810,   d. 8 Oct 1873  (Age 63 years) 
    Family ID F23047  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Virginia Louisa WILSON,   b. 4 Jun 1844, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1899  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 20 Apr 1865  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Catherine ALLMAN,   b. Mar 1866,   d. 1929  (Age ~ 62 years)
    +2. Deskey V. ALLMAN,   b. CA 1868, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Aug 1887  (Age ~ 19 years)
     3. Isaac Upton ALLMAN,   b. 3 Nov 1878, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1948, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F23046  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sophia WEST,   b. Dec 1854,   d. 1930  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1899  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F23045  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV.

    4. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV.

    5. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, MR p. 63.
      Identified as James M. Allman, 53, b. Lewis Co, res. Gilmer Co; and Sophia Powell, 45, b. Harrison Co, res. Gilmer Co. Married Nov 12 1899. Marital status not indicated. Unclear if Powell is maiden name or from a previous marriage.