Family: John Wooldridge Allen / Caroline C. McGrew (F677)

• Male John Wooldridge Allen

  
  

  Birth	24 Apr 1823	South Carolina
  Death	10 Jan 1896	Patroon, Shelby County, Texas
  Burial		Allen Family Cemetery, Patroon, Shelby County, Texas
  Marriage	22 Apr 1845  [1, 2, 3]	Louisiana  [1, 2, 3]
  Other Spouse	Margaret Ann Harvey | F678
  Marriage	Abt 1853
  Other Spouse	Mary Frances A. Alford | F680
  Marriage	17 Jan 1865	Sabine County, Texas
  Father	Thompson Allen | F671 Group Sheet
  Mother	Elizabeth Wooldridge | F671 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Caroline C. McGrew

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1827	Marion County, Mississippi
  Death	Bef 1853	Sabine County, Texas
  Burial
  Father	Alexander McGrew | F681 Group Sheet
  Mother	Elizabeth Blackburn | F681 Group Sheet

  
  

  Male James T. Allen

  
  

  Birth	10 Oct 1846	Sabine County, Texas
  Death	Bef 1900
  Burial
  Spouse	Mary E. Dorsey | F682
  Marriage

  
  

  Female Margaret Elizabeth Allen

  
  

  Birth	15 Oct 1847	Sabine County, Texas
  Death	19 Nov 1916
  Burial		Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas
  Spouse	William Morrison Fullen | F675
  Marriage	Abt 1868	Sabine County, Texas

  
  

  Female Jane Allen

  
  

  Birth	5 Dec 1850	Sabine County, Texas
  Death	6 Jan 1926	Sabine County, Texas
  Burial		Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Spouse	John W. Fullen | F123
  Marriage	Abt 1868	Sabine County, Texas

  
  

• Notes

  Married: It appears from the preponderance of evidence that John Allen's first wife, Caroline C., was the daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth (Blackburn) McGrew. The 1850 Sabine County, Texas census shows that she was born circa 1827 in Mississippi. Alexander and Elizabeth McGrew lived in Marion County, Mississippi at the time of 1820. 1830, and 1840 Federal census. They also had a daughter who has not been accounted for by other researchers that was born sometime between 1820-1825. Blanche Finley Toole, a Sabine County Genealogist, writes that Caroline McGrew and John Wooldridge Allen were married in Louisiana on 22 April 1845. She was given this information by Edna Mae Hackney, an Allen family researcher. Mrs. Hackney did not cite a source, and to date a marriage license has not been located. Blanche Toole indicated that both Harriet (McGrew) Partin and Caroline (McGrew) Allen are mentioned in the Estate Settlement of Alexander McGrew who died in late 1849. The Sabine County Clerk notes that the records from this time period were burned in a Courthouse fire. The strongest written evidence located to date is a deed showing John W. Allen purchasing the former homestead of Alexander McGrew from the Estate of Elizabeth Blackburn McGrew. This is the land that was deeded to her by her husband on January 22, 1849. Blanche believes that the careful wording of the deed shows that they wanted to be very careful and take all precautions to ensure that no questions arose, since relatives were selling to relatives. According to the deed, the land was sold at public auction "in strict conformity to the law, for the sum of four-hundred and one dollars, that being the highest and best bid therefore at sale and whearas afterwards, to wit, at the November term 1868 of said Court, report of said sale having been made in writing on oath and the court having inquired into the manner in which said sale was made and conducted and having found that the same was conducted fair and in accordance with the law, did order and decree that the undersigned administratix make the conveyance." Frances Steel, the Administratix of the Estate of Elizabeth McGrew was the daughter of Harriet McGrew and John Partin, and granddaughter of Elizabeth (Blackburn) McGrew. The deed was recorded on August 17, 1869 at the office of D. Pratt Clk. Ct. and on March 25, 1882 at the office of W.T. Arnold Co. Clk. Sabine Co, Texas.

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] Ancestral File, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints [database online], (Ancestral File (found at www.familysearch.org) is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy.). [S119] Halbert Hackney, Eva Mae--Family Researcher; Notes left to Blanche Toole of Sabine County, Texas. [S349] Schluter & Toole, "1850 Sabine County, Texas Census with Added Family Information and Corrections" c. 1979.