NEWS RELEASE The Annual Family Reunion of the Descendants of Amos Milroy Allen (1886-1961) and his wife, Ida Zolula (Blankenbaker) Allen (1887-1969) will be held on Sunday, June 19, 2005, starting at noon, at the Village Park, Hindsboro, Illinois. All descendants, relatives, and friends are invited to attend. Please bring a pot luck dish to share, your own table service, and lawn chairs, etc. There is a ball diamond, basketball courts, and playground equipment for the "kids." Amos and Ida Allen and their infant daughter left Washington County, Indiana for Douglas County, Illinois in July of 1908 on a train, getting off at Filson Station, where they first stayed with his cousin, Albert R. Stewart and family. He was a farm hand for the Clapp Family and also worked for the railroad for years. She was a hand-finisher at the Colligate Cap and Gown Factory in Arcola. They attended the Primitive Baptist Church in Hindsboro and are buried in the Van Voorhis "Deer Creek" Cemetery, north of town. They had four children, Thelma Easter (Allen) Strader (1908-1984), Leoma Jewell (Allen) Cox (1909-1990), Minnie Gertrude (Allen) Clark (1911-2003), and Montell Ray "Monk" Allen (1913-1985). There were 19 grandchildren, with 4 deceased, and 50 great-grandchildren, with 1 deceased. At last count there were 93 great-great-grandchildren, with 3 deceased, and 15 great-great-great-grandchildren, with 1 deceased. This number does not include the various step-children. David Kent Coy 123 North 20th Street Decatur, IL 62521-2114 (217) 420-4378 Davidkentcoy@mcleodusa.net --------------------------------------------------------------------------------