Hi, Would anyone know if Franklin and Rebecca ALLEN died in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., Iowa? Any other details of the family appreciated. thanks, Vern Taylor. Franklin ALLEN USMB b. 15 Apr 1818 Dryden, Tompkins, New York d. 16 Dec 1890 parents: Elihu Marcellus ALLEN and Laura FOOTE He enlisted in the U.S. Mormon Battalion in July 1846. He was with the Brown detachment in Pueblo, Colorado during the winter of 1846-47. According to the pension file he was 68 in 1886 and resided at Bertram, Linn, Iowa. He was six feet tall, light complexion, and had blue eyes and light hair. He was a laborer. married: Sep 1841 Worthington, Richland, OH Rebecca MYERS b. 29 Jul 1824 Worthington, Richland, OH d. 15 feb 1885 Children: George W. b. Sep 1843 Caroline M. b. abt 1846 Lavinia b. abt 1848 Franklin b. abt 1850 Rebecca b. abt 1852 Jacob b. abt 1856 Amanda b. abt 1859 1860 US census IOWA LINN BERTRAM TWP Series: M653 Roll: 332 Page: 19 5th June extracted by Vern Taylor Nov 2004 lists fam #119 ALLEN, Franklin 42 NY miller, Rebecca 35 OH, George W. 18 IL, Caroline M. 14 IL, Franklin 10 IA, Lavinia 12 IA, Rebecca 8 UT, Jacob 4 UT, Amanda 1 IA. 1910 US censes IOWA LINN Cedar Rapids, George W. 67 m1 29 IL, Ida 55 OH m1 29 ch 2/2, Cora R. 25 IA, Ona B. 24 IA 1900 G. W. Sept 1843 56 m18, Lida Dec 1854 55(sic 45)OH, Cora R. June 1884 15 IA, Oma Dec 1885 14 IA extracted by Vern Taylor Nov 2004 ===== IBSSG, Editor of the Stockton CA Family History newsletter. Free subs. <FHCnews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com> There once was a researcher named Vern He found many ancestors, but learned For every one you find It's really unkind There's still two more to discern __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail