This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/pAB.2ACI/3312.2 Message Board Post: Lydia, Jeremiah "Jerry" Allen was the son of Joel Allen and Arta Patton. 1880 Floyd County, KY Census Precinct 1 - ED 34, SD 5, Pg 25 HH 200 Allen, Joel Junior 26 farmer KY KY KY Arty 26 wife KY KY KY Jeremiah 9 son Felix 7 son Samuel 5 son John J. 2 son In the 1870 and 1880 Floyd censuses, the Allen and Patton families lived near each other. Here is the 1880 info: 1880 Floyd Co., KY Census Precinct 1 - ED 34, SD 5, Pg 26 HH 215-215 Patton, Henry 45 farmer KY (son of James & Mary) Nancy 40 wife keeping house KY (dau of John and Jane) Kate 15 dau Mary J. 13 dau Sopha 11 dau Soloman 8 son Scynthia 6 dau Levada 4 dau James 3 son Patsey 1 dau (Martha married a Handshoe) Ellen could possibly be one of the daughters of this family. Do you recognize the names of any of her siblings? This might help identify which family she was from. Was she really a Cynthia Ellen? or a Levada Ellen? (There is a death record for a Cynthia Allen that looks to be around the same age. Could this be her?) ALLEN, Cynthia age 94 died: 12-27-1974 Floyd County Here is more census info for Jerry and Della: 1900 Floyd Co., KY Census Halbert Precinct - Enum Dist 36 HH 357-373 Allen Jerry head Dec 1870 29 m:8 yrs Della wife Mar 1877 23 3/3 Georgia dau Feb 1894 6 Mary dau Nov 1896 3 Lizzie dau Nov 1899 5/12 1910 Floyd Co., KY Census Prestonsburg Precinct 1 - ED 49, SD 10, Sheet 10B HH 193-215 Allen, Jerry head 39 m:18yrs KY KY KY agent - produce co. Della wife 34 m:18yrs KY KY KY Mary dau 13 Lizzie dau 10 Huffman, Tilden R. boarder 33 single TN TN TN laborer - odd jobs 1920 Floyd Co., KY Census Prestonsburg Precinct 1 - ED 1, SD 10, Sheet 14B HH 291-315 Allen, Jerry head 49 KY KY KY merchant - general store Della wife 45 KY KY KY Campbell, Josephine granddaughter 7 KY KY KY Hope this helps! .. Karen