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William Shadrack Allen 1783 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 July 1783

Birth Location: Jacks Creek, Henry, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1854

Death Location: Quicksand Creek, Lambric, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA

Father: Sgt. ALLEN*

Mother: Sarah Prather

Spouse(s): Catherine (Dennison)

Children(s): John Allen

It was in 1783 that William Shadrack Allen I was born in Jacks Creek, Henry, Virginia, USA, a child of Sgt. Samuel Shadrack Lawson ALLEN* and Sarah Elizabeth Prather. William Shadrack Allen I went on to marry Catherine "Caty" Gearheart (Dennison) and had children such as John Allen. William Shadrack Allen I was deceased by 1854 in Quicksand Creek, Lambric, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

Sgt. ALLEN*
1732 – 1810
Birth Location: Cub Creek, Lunenburg, VA
SA
Sarah Prather
1766 – 1850
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
SP

Spouses(s)

Catherine (Dennison)
1792 – 1860
Birth Location: Patrick, Wythe, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Allen
1809 – 1893
Birth Location: Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
JA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 July 1783
    Event Place: Jacks Creek, Henry, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Feb 1854
    Event Place: Quicksand Creek, Lambric, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA

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