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John Allen 1809 – 1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 January 1809

Birth Location: Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 28 January 1893

Death Location: Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Allen

Mother: Catherine (Dennison)

Spouse(s): Nancy Click

Children(s): Joseph Allen

According to available records, John Allen was born in 1809 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Shadrack Allen and Catherine "Caty" Gearheart (Dennison). Following those early years, John Allen married Nancy Jane Click, and their family grew to include Joseph "Moccasin Joe" Allen. In the later years of life, John Allen died in 1893 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Parents

William Allen
1783 – 1854
Birth Location: Jacks Creek, Henry, Virginia, USA
WA
Catherine (Dennison)
1792 – 1860
Birth Location: Patrick, Wythe, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Click
1808 – 1847
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
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Children(s)

Joseph Allen
1839 – 1913
Birth Location: Quicksand Creek Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 January 1809
    Event Place: Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 January 1893
    Event Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Royalton, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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