Elizabeth Frances Allen

Notes:

Kathy Casagranda shows her as the daughter of John Allen and Emily Green, however, this appears to be incorrect.

Ina Cardwell instead shows her as a daughter of Jehu Allen and Emily Green. Ina further notes that Emily Green was the daughter of Robert Green and Luzana Richardson. She also indicated that Jehu Allen was married three times, first to Emily Green, second to Emily Parker, and third to Mary Angeline Wallace Bruton. Elizabeth France Allen appears to be the oldest of 11 total children born to Jehu Allen. Serena Keech also shows that she is a daughter of Jehu Allen. Serena adds that he "was a Methodist Minister and was involved in the forming of most of the Methodist Churches around Alto. I am his 3rd Great Granddaughter."

Elizabeth married Shelby Holmes Cook on 15 Sep 1859. Shelby (son of Greenberry "Green" Cook and Nancy Morris) was born about 1817 in Mississippi; died about 1876 in Linwood Community, Alto, Cherokee County, Texas; was buried in Cook Cemetery, Cherokee County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ina Cardwell shows that she married first, on 14 Feb 1878 in Cherokee County, A. J. COTTON, and they were the parents of Jimmie. She married second, on 28 Jun 1892 in Rusk, Texas William Aurthur HARDY, the son of Hillary HARDY and Mary E. WEST. They were the parents of Nellie Vernon, Willie Amelia, Jessie Uola, and Ida Mae HARDY.

Notes:

Ina Cardwell shows she married J. T. HAYS on 19 Jun 1885, but does not show any children. She also notes that Ellen was buried at the Rusk State Hospital cemetery.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3QF-XRH
name: Ellen Hays
event: Death
event date: 12 Oct 1927
event place: Rusk State Hospital, Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, United States
gender: Female
marital status: Widowed
birth date: 1867
birthplace: ,
father's name: Don't know
mother's name: Don't know
certificate number: 32780
film number: 2114335
digital folder number: 005145247
image number: 00091
Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," Ellen Hays, 1927

Notes:

Shown as John on the 1880 census.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KS1R-G85
name: William Jehu Cook
event: Death
event date: 20 Nov 1937
event place: , Cherokee, Texas, United States
gender: Male
marital status: Married
name of wife Nora Cook (also informant)
birth date: 29 Apr 1869
birthplace: Cherokee, Texas
father's name: Shelby Cook
birthplace La
mother's name: Elizabeth Allen
birthplace Ga
Burial Mt. Zion Cemetery Alto, TX
certificate number: 53944
film number: 2117350
digital folder number: 005144904
image number: 02870
Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," William Jehu Cook, 1937

Notes:

Ina Cardwell shows that she married Willis SELMAN on 18 Dec 1892.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KSB2-YP7
name: Manervia A Selman
event: Death
event date: 06 Sep 1943
event place: , Cherokee, Texas, United States
gender: Female
marital status: Widowed
birth date: 26 Nov 1873
birthplace: , Texas
father's name: J L Cook, birthplace Texas
mother's name:Unknown, birthplace Alabama
certificate number: 41004
film number: 2137435
digital folder number: 005144812
image number: 01673
Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," Manervia A Selman, 1943