Levi Thompson Allen

Notes:

Moved to Lampasas county.

(Research):Census Listings:

1860 Census
Texas, Redland Beat No. 4 in the County of Sabine, P.O. Milam
Enumerated 30 Jun 1860
Page 23
168-168
Thompson Allen 58 M Farmer $3000 $8451 Ga
Jane C. Allen 49 F S.S.
Caroline D. Payne 19 F Texas
J.C. Allen 15 F Texas
169-169
Unoccupied
170-170
Levi Allen 24 M Farmer $1200 $1658 Miss
Talitha Allen 24 F Alabama
John Shoemaker 8 M Ala
Martha Allen 6/12 F Tx

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Post Office Sabine Town
Enumerated 25 July 1870
Stamped 10
369-369
Levi T. Allen 33 M W Farmer $800 $1000 Mississippi
Tabitha Allen 32 F W Alabama
Martha Allen 11 F W Texas
Thompson Allen 8 M W Texas

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Fourth Precinct
Enumerated 19 and 21 of June 1880
Page 9 SD 1 ED 86
Stamped 241
76-76
Allen, Levi T W M 44 Head Farmer Miss SC SC
Allen, Tilitha F W 47 Wife Keeping House Alabama Alabama Alabama

1900 Census
Texas, Lampasas County, Precinct 1
Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
SD 4 ED 102 Sheet 4B
68-68
Allen, Levi T W M May 1836 64 M 43 Miss Georgia South Carolina Landlord
Allen, Tillitha F W June 1832 67 M 43 6/1 Alabama NC NC

1910 Census
Texas, Lampasas County, Precinct 1
Enumerated 25 and 26 April 1910
SD 14 ED 168 Sheet 4A Stamped 38
Gatesville Road
66-68
Allen, Levi T M W 73 M2 4 Miss Ga SC
Allen, Tillitha F W 59 M1 4 0/0 Ga Ga Ga

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine, J.P. 8
Enumerated 14 Jan 1920
Levi T. Allen M W 83 M Miss Ga SC
Jane Allen F W 69 M Ga Ga Ga [Is this a second wife, or Talitha's middle/first name?]

The Sabine County Reporter
May 9, 2012

Myrtle Springs receives marker

An official Texas Historic Cemetery Marker was dedicated April 28, at Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery. The day was also the cemetery's annual homecoming......

The newly placed marker reads:
GENEVA MYRTLE SPRINGS CEMETERY

Situated North of the small, rural community of Geneva, the Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery serves as the primary resting place for pioneers, settlers of the area, and their descendants. Originally granted to Juan Ignatino Pifermo in 1794, the town of Geneva grew in the 1820s when pioneers began to settle there from the east. Geneva was first known as Shawnee village and later as Jimtown, after two early settlers of the are, Jim Halbert and Jim Willis. Originally surveyed for Daniel F. Renfro in 1838, the Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery is comprised of land granted by Levi T. ALLEN in 1879 for use as a church and cemetery. The Geneva Baptist Church was first located on the present day cemetery site, but later moved south of the area. In addition, a school was once located near the cemtery near Myrtle Springs, organized by William Thomas Arnold.

The general landscaping of the cemetery is traditional with brick, marble, sandstone, grantie, wood, and metal grave markers. The first marked grave is that of William J. JONES from 1888, but Bible records indicate that there were earlier unmarked graves, including that of Wiley William CROW (1845-1877). Among the many pioneer families interred at this cemetery, there are veterans of the Civil War, including Wiley CROW, Seth Marion LAYFIELD (1833-1906), and James T. MEADOR (1845-1933), as well as veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Iraq War. Burials for members of the fraternal organizations such as Woodmen of the World are present. Today, the Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery Association maintains and cares for the cemtery, while also serving the community of Geneva. Historic Texas Cemetery -2010.

Levi married Talitha Halbert on 23 Dec 1857 in Sabine County, Texas. Talitha was born on 15 Jun 1832 in Alabama; died on 8 Jun 1905; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lampasas County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Levi married Jane C. Jones on 22 Nov 1905 in Sabine County, Texas. Jane was born on 11 Nov 1850 in Georgia; died on 11 May 1924 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]