JAMES ALLEN – was born in Franklin county, Virginia, on October 7, 1807, and came to this county in 1816. He was married twice. His first wife was Ann Collier, born in Perry township on January 24, 1807, and the date of their marriage was April 19, 1827, in Upper township.
The following are the children of this marriage of James Allen:
- Lydia, born February 20, 1830, died November 3, 1830;
- Hiram, March 26, 1831, resides in Perry township;
- Sarah, November 2, 1832, resides in West Virginia;
- Caleb, January 19, 1835, died in 1866;
- Martha, March 9, 1837, resides in Perry township;
- Joshua, January 19, 1839, deceased;
- James, February 22, 1843;
- Ann C., June 8, 1845, died March 22, 1864;
- William F., September 6, 1847, died May 19, 1849.
Hiram, Caleb, Joshua, and James Allen were soldiers of the late war, members of Company F, 5th Virginia Volunteer Infantry. They served all through the war and came out without a scratch.
The second wife of Mr. James Allen was Nancy Adams, a native of Floyd county, Kentucky, born in 1826. They were married in Trenton in August 1866.
Mr. James Allen is a farmer and resides in Perry township. Address, Rock Camp, Lawrence county, Ohio.
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