Jerusha Caroline Allen

1845 - 1888  (43 years)

• Name	Jerusha Caroline Allen  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	16 May 1845	Sabine County, Texas   [3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Jul 1888	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Notes	Enrolled in the District 10 School in Sabine County in 1854. Sharon Speights Varney quotes Virgie Collier Speights as writing that when Jerusha changed religions, joining the Campbellites (forerunner of the Church of Christ), whe was denounced by family and friends as "a heathen" and "no longer a Christian."
  Person ID	I945	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Thompson Allen,   b. 22 Dec 1802, Abbeville County, South Carolina d. 17 Dec 1870, Sabine County, Texas (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Wooldridge,   b. 7 Mar 1804, Abbeville County, South Carolina d. 25 Nov 1847, Milam, Sabine County, Texas (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	8 Feb 1821	South Carolina   [1, 5]
  Documents » Slide Show		Gooch, Caroline Epperson Derusha (Payne), 1910 Affidavit regarding Thompson Allen Family, Page 1 Caroline Payne Gooch was a stepdaughter of Thompson Allen, and in 1910 she provided this three page affidavit to the Sabine County Clerk. This appears to be a transcript of the original (transcriber unknown) affidavit, which is said to be recorded in the Sabine County records Book, Vol. 6, Page 53.
  		Gooch, Caroline Epperson Derusha (Payne), 1910 Affidavit regarding Thompson Allen Family, Page 2 Caroline Payne Gooch was a stepdaughter of Thompson Allen, and in 1910 she provided this three page affidavit to the Sabine County Clerk. This appears to be a transcript of the original (transcriber unknown) affidavit, which is said to be recorded in the Sabine County records Book, Vol. 6, Page 53.
  		Gooch, Caroline Epperson Derusha (Payne), 1910 Affidavit regarding Thompson Allen Family, Page 3 Caroline Payne Gooch was a stepdaughter of Thompson Allen, and in 1910 she provided this three page affidavit to the Sabine County Clerk. This appears to be a transcript of the original (transcriber unknown) affidavit, which is said to be recorded in the Sabine County records Book, Vol. 6, Page 53.
  Family ID	F671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Green William Speights,   b. 11 Jul 1839, Mississippi d. 23 Oct 1922, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Nov 1865	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 5, 6]
  Children	1. Lola B. Speights,   b. Abt 1868, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. Susan "Sudie" Benina Speights,   b. 25 Jun 1870, Texas d. 29 Oct 1938, Chireno, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 68 years)   3. Lillie A. Speights,   b. 1873, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. John C. Speights,   b. 5 Apr 1875, Texas d. 22 Feb 1962, Texas (Age 86 years)   5. Della M. Speights,   b. 1878, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   6. Levy H. Speights,   b. Abt 1882   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Alvy V. Speights,   b. Abt 1885   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F686	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 May 1845 - Sabine County, Texas Marriage - Nov 1865 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 10 Jul 1888 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Sabine County, Texas Affidavit of Mrs. C. D. Gooch re: Thompson Allen Family, (Vol 6, Page 53, 25 May 1910). [S464] White, Gifford TEXAS SCHOLASTICS 1854-1855 Copied from the Originals in the Archives Division of the Texas State Library. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 89498331 (Reliability: 3). [S435] Toole, Blanche Finley--Sabine County Genealogical Society, Various Correspondence. [S349] Schluter & Toole, "1850 Sabine County, Texas Census with Added Family Information and Corrections" c. 1979. [S434] Toole, Blanche "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" c. 1983.