Name |
William Benton ALLEN |
Census |
1870, 80, 1900, 10 |
McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV |
Born |
19 Sep 1847 [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1850 |
Doddridge Co, (W)VA |
Occupation |
FORMERLY [3] |
teacher |
Occupation |
From 1888 to 1893 [3] |
Deputy Sheriff of Doddridge County |
Occupation |
1900 [2] |
farmer |
Occupation |
From 1 Jan 1905 to 1 Jan 1909 [3] |
Sheriff of Doddridge County |
Residence |
Eagle Mills, Doddridge Co, WV [3] |
Died |
20 Mar 1915 |
Eagle Mills, Doddridge Co, WV [3, 4] |
Cause: Bright's disease |
Buried |
Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV [3, 5] |
Notes |
- From an undated newspaper clipping, newspaper not identified:
"In 1905, Theodore Roosevelt was President. Our sheriff was W. B. Allen. O. A. Ashburn was school superintendent. An important event for West Union that year was the dedication of a beautiful building. (It still is.) We think of it as the Masonic Building. The RECORD reported: 'The Macabee Temple was dedicated on Saturday. It is the first to be built on Foley Square and is a beautiful structure. The building and the ground cost $10,000.' A large crowd was present throughout the day and into the evening. The M. E. Church Orchestra played. Miss Beulah Stuck and Miss Emma Shannon sang solos."
News item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, March 20 1913, in its entirety:
"Besides our present sheriff Eli Nutter, ex-Sheriffs John M. Gribble, Joseph Freeman, W. B. Gribble, W. B. Allen and J. E. Trainer were all at the Court House at one time Tuesday, as well as several of their respective deputies; it is not necessary to state that the very best of order prevailed."
From an article titled "News of the Week 35 Years Ago" in the "West Union Record" of June 22 1916, in its entirety:
"W. B. Allen and Judge Stuart, his counsel, went to Parkersburg Monday to attend the trial of the case of Allen against Adam's Express company, in the U.S. Circuit Court. And on Tuesday, Capt. Smith and wife, Wm. McConnell and Israel Allen went to attend said trial, as witnesses."
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Person ID |
I88189 |
Doddridge County Roots |
Last Modified |
6 Mar 2015 |