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George Washington Allen

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George Washington Allen Veteran

Birth
USA
Death
24 Feb 1885 (aged 52–53)
Houston County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Peach County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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THE HOME JOURNAL {Houston Co., Ga.} - Feb. 27, 1885
Death of Capt. Geo. W. Allen
Captain George W. Allen died at his home in this place on the night of the 24th inst., of bronchial affection, which terminated in consumption....He leaves an affectionate wife and five children...
W.
Powersville, Ga., Feb. 26, 1885

Military: CSA: 1st Sergeant April 26, 1861
Elected 1st Lieutenant April 28, 1862;
Captain July 1, 1862.
Wounded in right foot, resulting in amputation, 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862.
Resigned, disability, May 21, 1863.
Born 1832, was a school teacher in Powersville, Ga.
Co. E, 3rd Ga Infantry Regiment
Roster Co. E "Governor's Guard" Houston Co.
He died in Feb 1885. His widow applied for a widow's pension in 1911.
[source: SCV Camp 1399]

Md. Eliza E. Lamar 18 Jun 1866; in 1910 Houston Co. GA census, she is listed as widowed, age 65, living next door to her daughter Neta Bassett; she's most likely buried in unmarked grave here.
THE HOME JOURNAL {Houston Co., Ga.} - Feb. 27, 1885
Death of Capt. Geo. W. Allen
Captain George W. Allen died at his home in this place on the night of the 24th inst., of bronchial affection, which terminated in consumption....He leaves an affectionate wife and five children...
W.
Powersville, Ga., Feb. 26, 1885

Military: CSA: 1st Sergeant April 26, 1861
Elected 1st Lieutenant April 28, 1862;
Captain July 1, 1862.
Wounded in right foot, resulting in amputation, 2d Manassas, Va. August 30, 1862.
Resigned, disability, May 21, 1863.
Born 1832, was a school teacher in Powersville, Ga.
Co. E, 3rd Ga Infantry Regiment
Roster Co. E "Governor's Guard" Houston Co.
He died in Feb 1885. His widow applied for a widow's pension in 1911.
[source: SCV Camp 1399]

Md. Eliza E. Lamar 18 Jun 1866; in 1910 Houston Co. GA census, she is listed as widowed, age 65, living next door to her daughter Neta Bassett; she's most likely buried in unmarked grave here.


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