Lee-Ellen, On another look at the 1900 Polk County Census.......you may have two ALLEN families mixed up?! I say that because I also found the following. See what you think. Clay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tenth District ~ Enumerator: W.H. Vaughn 135 ALLEN, Jessey Head/W/M/Aug. 1870/29/M-3/TN/SC/NC Avaline Wife/W/F/Apl. 1882/18/M-3/1-1/GA/GA/GA Lola Dau/W/F/Feb. 1899/1/S/TN/TN/TN Ann Mother/W/F/Nov. 1831/68/WD/7-6/NC/GA/GA The thing to note here is the Mother (Ann) of this fellow is living with him and is listed as a Widow! She had 7 children and 6 are still alive in 1900. There are other Allens listed on this District that could fit being this Ann's children: Freemont & family, Fillemore & family, Perry & family all living close to each other. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lee-Ellen Van Voorhis wrote: > Looking for information on an ALLEN family from Polk county. > > Jesse C Allen (1835-1912) married Annie Tanner in 1855 and Nancy Hedden in > 1876. > Perhaps he was also married to a Jane - or perhaps Annie or Nancy was called > Jane. > > Jesse and Annie's children include: > David P > William J > Millard Filmore > Margaret > John C > Jesse E > > Jesse's possible other children (perhaps Nancy was the mother): > Sousan > James C > Phebe > Louisa > Fremont > Perry > Caroline > Laurie > Taylor > Clay > > Jesse and "Jane A." appear on 1860 Fannin County census > Jesse and Anna appear on 1870 Polk County census > Jesse and Nancy appear on 1880 Polk County census > > Jesse is buried at Wiregrass cemetary in Polk County. > Nancy is buried at Bear Paw Cemetary in Cherokee County, NC. > Nancy's parents were John Hedden and Sallie Brown. > > I don't know where Annie is buried or who her parents are - not sure about > Jesse's parents (perhaps his dad is William Jefferson Allen). > > Does anyone have any information on Jesse, Annie or Nancy or the children? > Can anyone explain Jane? > > Thanks, > Lee-Ellen