Lee-Ellen, I don't know your people, but every little bit helps in our searchings. I found the following on the 1900 Polk County TN Census. Hope it helps you some. Clay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Second District ~ Enumerator: W.F. Love 126 ALLEN, Jesse C Head/W/M/Aug. 1837/63/M-24/SC/SC/SC Nancy Wife/W/F/Aug. 1850/49/M-24/17-12/GA/NC/GA Phebe E. Dau/W/F/Oct. 1878/21/S/TN/SC/GA Laura A. Dau/W/F/Jan. 1882/18/S/TN/SC/GA Martha M. Dau/W/F/May 1884/16/S/TN/SC/GA Manda M. Dau/W/F/May 1884/16/S/TN/SC/GA Minnie B. Dau/W/F/Jan. 1887/13/S/TN/SC/GA Alford T. Son/W/M/Jan. 1887/13/S/TN/SC/GA Benjamin H. Son/W/M/May 1889/11/S/TN/SC/GA H. Clay A. Son/W/M/April 1891/9/S/TN/SC/GA Naoma Dau/W/F/Aug. 1893/6/S/TN/SC/GA Nancy A. Dau/W/F/July 1896/3/S/TN/SC/GA Notice in the above that the mother (Nancy) had 17 children and only 12 were living by 1900. 10 of those 12 are listed here, so the other 2 must be out on their own by then. Also notice that she had 2 sets of twins in this list! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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