John Showell Allen

1787 - 1855  (67 years)

• Name	John Showell Allen  [1, 2]
  Birth	19 Sep 1787	Mecklenburg County, Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Feb 1855	Chambers County, Alabama   [2]
  Burial	Lafayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Chambers County, Alabama   [2]
  Notes	Said to have married Ruth Linton, and to be the father of Caroline Elizabeth Allen, the wife of Robert James Pembrook McCants of Abbeville District, SC http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scorange/records/bible/bible_janemccants.htm Tombstone Inscription: "Born in Mecklenburg Co., Virginia; Departed this life in Chambers County, Ala." Tuck Wilson provided the following timeline of his ancestor: Timeline 1787 - Born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, the first child born to 22 year old Arva Allen and Polly Clarke. 1789 - Family moves to Abbeville District, South Carolina 1814 - Marries next door neighbor 19 year old Ruth Linton when he is 26. 1815-1835 - They have eight children. 1827 - Elected Justice of the Peace. History of Lowndesville, SC; Carlisle; p 237 1835 - Ruth dies from complications of childbirth. 1838 - Trustee for the Lowndesville Academy, a co-ed private school. 1840 - 16 Jan, John Showell Allen marries Mrs. Charlotte Simmons in Edgefield District SC 1843 - John is being sued by __________ in Charleston and Sidney Linton, farm is threatened. John buys goldmine on Kings Mountain NC and makes enough money to pay off his debts and keep the farm. 1843 - Goldmine 1 & 2 letters written. John misses both Alex and Laurinda's wedding while working the mine. 1849 - John sells the plantation, clearing $11679 1849 - John is living at the Benson Hotel in Anderson, SC when news reaches him that his daughter Caroline's husband has been murdered by a slave. He writes his son George. See GWAllen papers 28 Sept 1849 1850 - Census living in Anderson, SC with wife Charlotte, son John C. Allen, age 9, and 10 teenage girls who have seven different last names. 1852 - John has moved to Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia where he owns the only hotel. Alex visits him and writes George that Pa is slipping mentally and wants him to move close to either him or George. GWAllen Papers 27 July 1852 1855 - dies at son George's place 7 Feb 1855. There were letters to the effect that he was to be buried in Smyrna Cemetery next to his first wife Ruth Linton but he is not on a list of graves from that place. (Research): Census Listings: 1850 Anderson County, (Western Div.) SC Census: #H518 John S. Allen 62M Farmer R$3,000 (20-Slaves) Born VA Charlotte Allen 49F Born SC John C. Allen 9M Born SC Mary A. Simmons 19F Born SC F. E. Simmons 15M Born SC Sarah C. Monday 16F Born SC Susan E. Monday 13F Born SC Columbia J. Ashley 15F Born SC Virginia V. Ashley 13F Born SC Mary E. Mason 14F Born SC Virginia White 14F Born GA Mary E. Shaw 16F Born SC Elizabeth Bush 17F Born GA (Courtesy of Tuck Wilson)
  Person ID	I37734	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Arva Allen,   b. Abt 1765, Mecklenburg County, Virginia d. Abt 1842, Alabama (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Polly Clarke,   b. Abt 1765, Mecklenburg County, Virginia d. 4 Jul 1835, Alabama (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	19 Aug 1786	Mecklenburg County, Virginia   [1]
  	Bolling Clarke was shown as their second (witness?). They also had two sons and one daughter that died as infants.
  Documents		Allen, Avra Bible Record, Transcription showing the marriage of Avra Allen to Polly Clarke in 1786, as well as the birthdates of their children Austin, Jeanette Holland GEORGIA BIBLE RECORDS (Clearfield Publishin Compnay, Inc by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD 1998, 2000, 2002, and is available on Google Books), pp 163-164 (Courtesy of Diane Click, to whom I am most greatful!)
  Family ID	F674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Linton,   b. Abt 1795   d. 4 Feb 1835 (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1814
  Children	1. Caroline Elizabeth Allen,   b. 22 Mar 1816, South Carolina d. 12 Oct 1890 (Age 74 years)   2. George Washington Allen,   b. 31 Mar 1823, South Carolina d. 14 Jan 1891, Alabama (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F12072	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 May 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 7 Feb 1855 - Chambers County, Alabama  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Allen, John Showell Bible record from the Jane McCants Bible owned by Mrs. George Erwin of Athens, Georgia,

  
  

• Sources

  [S1084] Austin, Jeanette Holland GEORGIA BIBLE RECORDS (Clearfield Publishing Company, Inc by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD 1998, 2000, 2002, and is available on Google Books), pp 163-164 (Reliability: 3). [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.).