Barbara, I have a little info on Zacariah Allen, he was my GGG grandfather. Zacariah Allen served in the war of 1812 from Maury Co., TN Capt. Bird S. Hunt's Co., 1st Reg West Tenn. 13 Nov 1814 -- 13 May 1815 When his widow Frances Snow Blackard (Frankey) Allen applied for his "Land Bounty" She stated that they had been married in Maury Co., TN, June 24, 1819. In signed statements before a Justice of the Peace she used both the name Frankey and Frances on different dates, she also states that her maiden name was Blackard. Glen Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: <ILHAMILT-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <ILHAMILT-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 5:02 AM Subject: ILHAMILT-D Digest V01 #24

Francis Gholson married Nancy Smith Allen, daughter of Zacharaiah Allen and Frances Snow Blackard on the 19 May 1842 in Gallatin Co., IL. They lived in Mayberry Twp., Hamilton Co., IL for a short while and had the following children: Sarah A. (married James Short), Saloma N., Milton, Douglas, Sherman, and Charity. What happened to the children? Who did they marry? Family information, please. Who were Francis Gholson 's parents? Peg Spencer

Hi Cousins and all, I have many ancestors from TN that settled in Hamilton Co in the early 1800's. Does anyone have an address for the TN census's for Davidson or Williamson Co., TN for the 1800 or 1810 US Census ??? ( And while I have your attention, does anyone know what the attraction was for the TN families to travel to Hamilton County to settle in the 1820's. ) Thanks so much, I appreciate your help. Mary Lou

I am looking for any information on Allen and Lucinda Jackson and their daughter Rebecca. They are believed to have arrived in southern Illinois around 1818 when Rebecca was about 16 years old. They are believed to have come from Georgia. Rebecca married John Galbraith and they spent their lives in Hamilton and Saline County. Both are buried in "Old Ruff" cemetery in Saline Co. I have a picture of Allen and Lucinda that was taken in Marshall, Missouri when they were quite elderly. Any information on the above named people will be sincerely Appreciated. Jim Nerone

Does anyone know anything more about a John Allen born in Memphis, TN and died 1846. He married Sarah Moore Heard, widow of Charles Heard.. There were two children: Joseph Allen b. 1831 and Marium Allen. I am not sure if they are Sarah and John Allen's children or children from a previous marriage. Their marriage date, his birth date, other spouses would be of interest. I also have limited information on a Sarah A. Allen b. 4/28/1842 and died 10/18/1879 she married a George Washington Farris who was the son of Thompson and Julia Farris.. Info on Sarah's parents would be interesting.

Does anyone have the land abstracts showing the original owners of the Rubenacher farm near Belle Prairie in Hamilton County. I think it would lie west of Belle Prairie. Lynda Lane Miller

Sarah Ann Allen was the daughter of John Allen and Elizabeth Colbert. She married George Washington Farris on 3 Mar 1859. She died birthing her last daughter; both are buried together in Webb Cemetery. Peg Spencer JLBODENLOS@aol.com wrote: > Does anyone know anything more about a John Allen born in Memphis, TN and > died 1846. He married Sarah Moore Heard, widow of Charles Heard.. There were > two children: Joseph Allen b. 1831 and Marium Allen. I am not sure if they > are Sarah and John Allen's children or children from a previous marriage. > Their marriage date, his birth date, other spouses would be of interest. > I also have limited information on a Sarah A. Allen b. 4/28/1842 and died > 10/18/1879 she married a George Washington Farris who was the son of Thompson > and Julia Farris.. Info on Sarah's parents would be interesting. > > ==== ILHAMILT Mailing List ==== > Listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert.usgw@home.com > --------------------------------------------------------- > Visit Misty Flannigan's Hamilton County, Illinois Genealogy Resource Page at: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/5807/

Sarah Ann Moore was the daughter of John Moore and Mary Duff. She was born in 1790 in SC and died on the 10 Aug 1863 in Hamilton Co., IL. She was 70 years old. She is buried in I.O.O.F. Cemetery in McLeansboro. Sarah has a colorful history, having the only momuments left in the Old McLeansboro Cemetery dedicated to her daughter Henrietta Allen, who died 13 Aug 1839 and various husbands. Unlucky in keeping a husband alive, Sarah Ann Moore first married Charles McDonald Heard; they had four children: Charles Harvey (married Isabella Marshall), James Mulhiron, John Henry (married Nancy Drew), and Elizabeth. Charles died before 1825. Sarah Heard second married James Allen on 21 Jul 1825 in Hamilton Co., IL. They had three children: Joseph, b. 1830, Marium, b 1834, and Henrietta, d. 13 Aug 1839. James died before the 12 Sep 1846. His will was probated on that date. Sarah Allen third married John H. Blacker, b. 1809; Dublin, IRE and died 19 Jul 1849 in Hamilton Co., IL. They were married on 8 Jun 1847 in Hamilton Co., IL. Peg Spencer JLBODENLOS@aol.com wrote: > Does anyone know anything more about a John Allen born in Memphis, TN and > died 1846. He married Sarah Moore Heard, widow of Charles Heard.. There were > two children: Joseph Allen b. 1831 and Marium Allen. I am not sure if they > are Sarah and John Allen's children or children from a previous marriage. > Their marriage date, his birth date, other spouses would be of interest. > I also have limited information on a Sarah A. Allen b. 4/28/1842 and died > 10/18/1879 she married a George Washington Farris who was the son of Thompson > and Julia Farris.. Info on Sarah's parents would be interesting. > > ==== ILHAMILT Mailing List ==== > Listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert.usgw@home.com > --------------------------------------------------------- > Visit Misty Flannigan's Hamilton County, Illinois Genealogy Resource Page at: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/5807/

Does anyone know of the existence of a photo of the Primitive Baptist Church called Lowry Hill, at the site of the Lowry Hill Cemetery, about 2 1/2 miles southwest of Dahlgren, on the Jefferson county side of the line between Jefferson and Hamilton counties? If so, please contact me. Thanks so much. Robert Webb ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Barbara, Here is the obituary of Nancy S. Gholson formally Nancy Smith Allen daughter of Zachariah Allen & Frances Snow Blackard. The obituary is courtesy of Elder Robert Webb from his files of the Primitive Baptist Library 416 Main St. Carthage, IL. The obit is from a paper called "Messenger of Peace", February 15, 1901. I believe it is a Primitive Baptist paper that published obits and news of members. There are errors in spelling and the death date of Francis should read 1880. James NANCY S. GHOLSEN Died at Las Animas, Colo., Jan. 14, 1901, Nancy S. Gholsen. Her maiden name was Allen, and she was born in Murry Co., Tenn., April 2, 1824, moved to Gallatin. Co., Ill., and was there reared to womanhood. She was married to Francis Gholsen, May 19, 1841, moved to Lafayette Co., Wis., 1844, and united with the Old School Baptist church in 1845, was baptized by Elder William Long. Her husband was a deacon till his death which occurred in 1881. Six children were born to this union four sons and two daughters, one son deceased. Her funeral was preached by Rev. DeColtman, a Presbyterian minister, from the 23rd Psalm. There were none of her faith in that part of Colorado. She lived a faithful member till death. E. A. NORTON.

Since our move from Texas back home to Kennett, MO, I have just been lurking and reading. I saw the discussion about the Allens. Today I was in Rector, Clay Co., AR doing research at their Library which is very nice for a small library. And I found an obituary for Bertha (Allen) Bearden, pioneer resident of Clay Co., She was 62 years old and died on Feb. 15, 1947. The obit states she was born in McLeansboro, Ill, came at the age of ten to REctor with her parents, the late Howard and Mary Allen. She married Ollie Bearden in 1907, who preceded her in death August 7, 1943. This is a very lengthy obit and if anyone would like a copy, please email me privately and I will send you the whole obituary. My grandfather, John William McMahan, came from McLeansboro to Clay Co., AR sometime during the 1880's. He was a son of James K. Polk McMahan, who was a son of Stephan McMahan. I do have Allens in my line but as yet have not matched Mrs. Bearden with them. Will have to check that out. Shirley McMahon Garrett

Since there has been alot of response to the Allen line, let's keep going. Here's more information I am trying to sort out. Josiah Allen, b. 1798 NC; d. 20 May 1855; Hamilton Co., IL. He married Winnifred/Winniford Ingram, daughter of Sewell Ingram on 30 Oct 1821 in Johnson Co., NC. They came to IL before 1831. They had the following children: Caroline G., Josephus (married Rosanna Dewitt), Penelope, James R., Winniford (married Wilburn Marion Anderson), and Rachel Paulina Allen (married John S. Anderson). Any information on these children and their families would be appreciated. Peg Spencer

Wow! Thanks, James. What a great basket of info. Yes, I would like the info from the obituary of Nancy Smith (Allen) Gholson the wife of Francis. I'll sure take a look at the documents on Misty's site. Barb in Savannah,GA

Young is the middle name. It came from a pension record. I will change Francis Snow Blanchard to Blackard. Hard to read the handwriting in these old documents. Thanks. Peg Spencer James Gholson wrote: > Does anyone know what the "Y" in Zachariah Allen's middle name is > for? This is the first time I have seen it. > I would like to comment on his wife's name I have her as Frances Snow > Blackard and have seen others having her listed this way. Have seen her son > as William Blackard Ward Allen. Frances' daughter Nancy S. is (Smith) Allen > > Their son Samuel B. Allen's middle name was "Berry" . Got this information > from his descendants. > He was a Notary Public for Hamilton County and his wife was Cordelia > Hardesty. Both of their obituaries are listed on the Broughton site under > obituaries:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jgholson/obitury.htm > click on Allen obits. > James > > ==== ILHAMILT Mailing List ==== > Listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert.usgw@home.com > --------------------------------------------------------- > Visit Carol Yarbrough's Yesterdays in Hamilton County, Illinois at: > http://www.carolyar.com/Illinois/HamiltonCounty.htm

Does anyone know what the "Y" in Zachariah Allen's middle name is for? This is the first time I have seen it. I would like to comment on his wife's name I have her as Frances Snow Blackard and have seen others having her listed this way. Have seen her son as William Blackard Ward Allen. Frances' daughter Nancy S. is (Smith) Allen Their son Samuel B. Allen's middle name was "Berry" . Got this information from his descendants. He was a Notary Public for Hamilton County and his wife was Cordelia Hardesty. Both of their obituaries are listed on the Broughton site under obituaries:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jgholson/obitury.htm click on Allen obits. James

Barbara, I couldn't help jumping into this about the Allen's although they are not my line. You did ask a question of Zachariah about land grants etc., which might show a time coming to Illinois. I have the abstracts of the Gholson family farm in Hamilton County, 1/2 mile south of the Gholson Cemetery. The abstract shows Zachariah Allen as the first land owner Purchased: April 21, 1837 Sale of Public Lands for The East half of the Southeast Quarter of Section Seventeen in Township Seven South, of Range Seven East in the District of lands subject to sale at Shawneetown, Illinois, Containing Eighty acres. I gave this document to Misty to post on her site and can be viewed at this address:http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/5807/Z.Allen1er.htm After the death of Zachariah Allen, Frances S. his wife was made administrator and other papers follow. One document of William B. W. Allen ET. AL To Jeremiah J. Allen: This document can also be viewed on Misty Flannigan's site: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/5807/Gholson/WmB.htm Please note that this document list heirs, the Allen children and their spouses. One of these show Francis Gholson the husband of Nancy Smith Allen. Francis is supposed to be a son of my John Gholson line. Ron Ludwig of Denver, Colorado, is a descendant of Francis Gholson who married Nancy Smith Allen 14 May 1842. Allen & Gholson family records from an old Bible in possession of Ron Ludwig of Denver, Colorado, (Mar. 1998), proves that the Francis Gholson with wife Nancy on the 1850 U.S. Census of Lafayette Co., Wisc., and on the 1860 U.S. Census of Jo Daviess Co., ILL., were Ron's ancestors. The Bible records give Francis' date of birth and show that he married Nancy Smith Allen, daughter of Zachariah Allen and wife Frances Snow Blackard, 14 May 1842 but does not show where the marriage took place. According to Ron, Zachariah Allen was of Maury Co., Tenn. For Nancy to meet and marry Francis Gholson, Zachariah Allen would have had to move to Hamilton Co., ILL. A search of the 1830 U.S. Census of Hamilton Co., shows Zachariah Allen listed on the same page of the census with Eli Gholson, (Elder) William Gholson, and James Gholson. The setting is perfect! However, Francis and Nancy's marriage is not recorded in Hamilton Co. They were married in Gallatin Co., May 19, 1842 by William Gholson according to the record. This young Francis had been taken in by his older brother James & wife Mary. Francis and family accompanied Elder James Gholson to Lafayette Co., Wisc. Mary (Polly) Gholson, widow of Elder James, appeared on the 1860 U.S. Census of Jo Daviess Co., ILL., listed with the family of Roland Berbridge (sic - Burbridge) as mother-in-law. also appearing on the same census was Francis Gholson; and family. He has not been located on the 1870 U.S. Census. The Bible records show that Francis Gholson died 4 Mar. 1880 but does not list his place of death. His place of burial is also presently unknown. Some of their children moved to Iowa and then to Kansas. It may be that Francis and Nancy followed some of their children to Iowa or even Kansas before they died. (The above notes were from Wm. Melton who has researched the above information) I have written to Elder Robert Webb of the Primitive Baptist Library, Carthage, IL. and he sent me the obituary of Nancy Smith (Allen) Gholson the wife of the above mentioned Francis. She died in Colorado. I can include it if anyone is interested. James Barbara Marcovecchio wrote: Any idea when ZACHARIAH Y. ALLEN actually got to Hamilton Co,Illinois? I see he married in Maury Co.,TN in 1819. Have you run into any land records showing him in Hamilton Co, Illinois? or anything else that might place when he got to Hamilton Co.?

<< Madge Allen, 100, of Wayne City died 3:33 a.m. Dec. 12, 1999, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. She was a homemaker. She was born April 24, 1899, in Newman to Mary (Hinds) and George Guthridge. >> Does anyone have anymore on this MARY HINDS ??? I have a few HINDS that are kinda lost. steve sspunk@aol.com

Here are the names of individuals who made purchases at the Sale of the Estate of Robert GIBSON on Feb 24, 1852,in Hamilton Co.,Illinois: Daniel GIBSON.......a son of Robert GIBSON Nelson F. RUPARD Thomas R. HOLLAWAY William GIBSON......a son of Robert GIBSON Elizabeth RODGERS Christopher HARDESTY H. F. RUPARD Frances GREGG Dudley R. ALLEN Amos GIBSON......a son of Robert GIBSON S. CROUSE...he was clerk and purchaser Larken BURCH...he was the auctioneer and a purchaser Joseph STOVALL William HUGES Salla GIBSON...this would be Sallie/Sally ..Sarah GIBSON..daughter of Robert GIBSON Vachel Davis The source: Sale Bill of the Estate of Robert Gibson Hamilton County, Illinois, Feb 24, 1852

Okay cousins,these are individuals listed on a probate record for accounts and notes of John Gibson, deceased, and administered by James W. Gibson...Oct 21, 1872 somebody fill me in on who these people were in Hamilton Co, Illinois in abt. 1872: These people were grouped together by dates running from about 1870 to 1872 Samuel B. Hill Miles M. Marlo (assume could be Marlow)......Jan 15, 1871 and what looks like James M Crayne...........Apr 14, 1871 Sam M. Riche Lindsey Benedict........Jun 3(?)1871 E.W. Logan ...I really want to know more about this one. Think there maybe a connection with my g grandfather, John Logan Gibson from Broughton,Hamilton Co, IL. There were these listed by themselves..ranging from 1867 to 1872 William Vickers........ Jan 28, 1871 William G. Allen....... Oct 19, 1872 E.W. Logan............. Jun 16, 1871 and August 26, 1867 Benjamin M. Gibson..... Jun 28, 1870...I know who this was..he was John Gibson's brother. Thanks, Barb in Savannah,GA

Hi List, I am looking for information regarding MARSHALL TATE and FLORA HOWARD and their family. They lived just down the road from my grandparents AARON B. and ANNA MAY (SANDUSKY) SMITH. I think it was in Knights Prairie -McLeansboro. I think there were 4 sons and 4 daughters. LOEDA POE TATE b. Dec. 28, 1905 in Hamilton Co.,m, JOSEPH E. SMITH (my great uncle) Nov. 15, 1953. Loeda died April 19, 1989 and is buried in Knights Prairie Cemetery. LELAND (I think he was her twin brother) worked as a guard at Chester Prison for many years and late in life married AMY ? ?. Amy had been married before. She worked in McLeansboro, IL. ALVA Born? Married? Died? ELSIE TATE never married. She was still living in McLeansboro,IL in April, 1989 Unknown Male Tate Unknown Male Tate Unknown Female Tate Unknown Female Tate LOEDA POE (TATE) SMITH obituary said that she was proceeded in death by four brothers and two sisters. Thanks for any information you may be able to give. Evalyn (Hutchcraft) Turner +