I am at a brick wall and seeking information on the following John Allen or Green Allen. Any clues would be appreciated. This Allen line picks up in Twiggs County, GA 1820-1845. I suspect that John Allen was the father of Gideon Allen with the following relationship to other Allen's who lived within the same district within Twiggs County Georgia. I'm descended from the Gideon Allen line. 1. John Allen b:1760-1770 =========== Wyatt Allen (Brother?) 2. Gideon Allen b:4/22/1805 (NC) d:4/24/1875 (LA) married Mary Ann Horn in 1828 3. John G. Allen b:3/6/1835 (GA) d:9/27/1906 (LA) 4. 8 Children all born in LA 3. Rufus H. Allen b:4/2/1842 (GA) d:2/1/1927 (LA) 3. Elizabeth Allen b:3/4/1840 (GA) 3. William P. Allen b:8/22/1844 (GA) 3. Josiah W. Allen b: 2/3/1847 (LA) 3. Nancy E. Allen b:1/20/1851 (LA) 3. Georgia A. Allen b:8/18/1853 (LA) 2. William Allen b:1800-1810 d:7/26/1831 2. Green Allen b:1810-1820 2. John W. Allen b:1800-1810 Other facts supporting this theory: 1. John Allen, Wyatte Allen, Green Allen, Gideon Allen, and William Allen all lived in the same district (326) of Twiggs and their names are close to one another on the census record. This indicates that they lived very close together as a family unit would have in those days. 2. John Allen is listed in the 1830 census age between 70 and 80. His wife's age is listed as being between 40-50. There were 8 children listed between the ages of 19 and under 5. 3. Mary Ann Horne, Gideon Allen's wife, was a member of the Richland Baptist Church in Twiggs County. She was baptised by Elder Joseph Hand in 1835. 4. Both Gideon Allen and Green Allen are on the 1832 muster rolls of Wimberly's Cavelry. This unit was formed in Twiggs to protect the surveyors of North Georgia from Indian hostilities during the Indian Wars. 5. Numerous Newspaper records indicating that John Allen, William Allen, and Green Allen had letters that sat too long in the Marion Post Office. Some go back to as early as 1821 indicating that John Allen was in the area during that time. 6. Gideon Allen's family left Twiggs County, GA and settled in Bossier Parish, LA in 1845. No Allen families show up in the 1850 Twiggs census, indicating they all left about the same time. Both Gideon Allen and Green Allen are listed in the Richland Baptist Church record's as leaving the church on Nov 20, 1844. 7. The names Green, William, and John turn up frequently in Gideon Allen's children. This implies they may be named after the "Twiggs Allens." 8. Gideon Allen indicated on the 1870 Census that his father was of foreign birth and that he was born in NC. However, due to the known enumerator inaccuracies associated with the 1870 census, not sure how reliable this information is. NC could have been transcribed from the verbal "Carolina" which could expand his birth state into SC. Additionally, the enunerator marked everyone on the page as being of Foreign birth. 9. I suspect that John Allen died in Twiggs county before 1840 as he does not appear on any census records as the other Allens. Wyatt Allen is listed in the 1840 census being between 50-60 for District 326. Two women are listed, one being between 50-60 who was probably his wife. The other woman is listed between 60-70. Wife of John Allen who came to live with her son after her husband died? Or possiblely Wyatt Allen's mother-in-law? I suspect the former since no other listing shows up indicating what happened to John Allen's wife or children.