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Joseph "Moccasin, Joe" Allen 1839 – 1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1839

Birth Location: Quicksand Creek Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 21 May 1913

Death Location: Wireman, Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Allen

Mother: Nancy Click

Spouse(s): Rebecca Wireman

Children(s): Garrett Allen, Susannah Allen, Sarah Allen, Russell Allen, Elliott Allen, Kendall Allen, Mary Allen, George Allen, Jackson Allen, William Allen

According to available records, Joseph "Moccasin Joe" Allen Sgt. was born in 1839 in Quicksand Creek Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Allen and Nancy Jane Click. Following those early years, Joseph "Moccasin Joe" Allen Sgt. married Rebecca Wireman, and their family grew to include Garrett Allen, Susannah Allen, Sarah Kathleen Allen, Russell Buckner Allen, Elliott Douglas Allen, Kendall Byrd Allen, Mary Ann Dove "Dovie" Allen, George Snap-Eye Allen, Jackson Allen and William Cleveland (m Ruby Pearl Payne) Allen. In the later years of life, Joseph "Moccasin Joe" Allen Sgt. died in 1913 in Wireman, Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

John Allen
1809 – 1893
Birth Location: Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
JA
Nancy Click
1808 – 1847
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
NC

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Wireman
1847 – 1928
Birth Location: Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
RW

Children(s)

Garrett Allen
1866 – 1934
Birth Location: Galdia, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
GA
Susannah Allen
1866 – 1923
Birth Location: Magoffin
SA
Sarah Allen
1869 – 1954
Birth Location: Galdia, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
SA
Russell Allen
1872 – 1952
Birth Location: Galdia, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
RA
Elliott Allen
1874 – 1964
Birth Location: Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
EA
Kendall Allen
1876 – 1961
Birth Location: Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
KA
Mary Allen
1881 – 1904
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
MA
George Allen
1882 – 1963
Birth Location: Galdia, Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
GA
Jackson Allen
1883 – 1906
Birth Location: –
JA
William Allen
1887 –
Birth Location: Hickman County, Kentucky, USA
WA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 29 Mar 1839
    Event Place: Quicksand Creek Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 6, Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: M593_484; Page: 390B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Sub District, Allen, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 6, Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 6, Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: M593_484; Page: 390B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Trace Fork, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Meadows, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Atkinson, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 May 1913
    Event Place: Wireman, Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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