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Israel Joshua ALLEN

Israel Joshua ALLEN

Male 1792 - 1853  (~ 61 years)

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  • Name Israel Joshua ALLEN 
    Born CA 1792  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Died 27 Jan 1853  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Estate appraised in November 1853, per Doddridge County fiduciary records.
    Buried Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Oct 2 1850:
      Israel Allen, 58, farmer, unable to read or write; Elizabeth, 48; John, 21; Israel B, 5; Elizabeth Romine, 49, unable to read or write, deaf & dumb. All born in Virginia.
      In the next household:
      Eve Allen, 89, b. Pennsylvania, blind.

      The 1850 Federal Census Slave Schedule for Doddridge County, enumerated on Jul 16 1850, contains the following entries:
      Slave owner: Israel Allen. Description of slave: Black male, age 24.
      Slave owner: Eve Allen. Description of slave: Black female, age 50.
    Person ID I57383  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2021 

    Father Joshua Barnes ALLEN,   b. 17 Mar 1757, Kingwood Township, Hunterdon Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1820, Hepzibah, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Eve SWIGER,   b. 1761, Loudoun Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1852, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Family ID F43349  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rachel J. WHITEMAN  [4, 5] 
    Married Apr 1817  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Marriage Bond 7 Apr 1817  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Rebecca ALLEN,   b. 18 May 1818,   d. 1 May 1851  (Age 32 years)
     2. Barnes ALLEN,   b. CA 1821
     3. Marshall ALLEN,   b. CA 1825, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1881, McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years)
     4. Jesse J. ALLEN,   b. 17 Aug 1827, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1865, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     5. John J. ALLEN,   b. CA 1829, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1863, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 34 years)
    Family ID F43350  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth BATTON,   b. CA 1802, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1853, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 51 years)  [4] 
    Marriage Bond 20 Dec 1843  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Married 24 Dec 1843  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Israel Bee ALLEN,   b. 15 Sep 1844, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1919, Webster Springs, Webster Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F23744  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    4. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    5. [S1604] Death record of son.

    6. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    7. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MB Bk 3, p. 143 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=21616&Type=Marriage.

    8. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MB Bk 6, p. 494 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=258352&Type=Marriage.

    9. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=36492&Type=Marriage.