Mary Rowena was born in New York. She was the daughter of Silas Hoskins and his first wife whose name is known only as Eliza. Her husband's sister Amanda had married Silas Hoskins in 1825. The 1830 census in Vigo County, shows that Amanda was much younger than Silas and with children too old to have been hers. In fact a female age 10-15 in the household of Silas in 1830 is likely Mary Rowena who would have been age 14/15 that year.
An obituary of Mary's husband, Peter B. Allen, published in the Terre Haute Evening Gazette states that Peter married her at his father's old house [built from the wood from their flatboat] and she was the daughter of Gen. Hoskins, also a pioneer resident of Terre Haute. Exaggerations were often made regarding soldiers in the old wars but it is true that Silas Hoskins was in Terre Haute very early, supposed to have fought in the War of 1812, although he was certainly not a General. The only records found in the early days in Vigo County are those of Silas and Mary Rowena and a letter left at the post office in 1821 for an Eliza Hoskins who never claimed the letter. Eliza was likely the first wife of Silas who died soon after their arrival in Indiana.
Mary Rowena was born in New York. She was the daughter of Silas Hoskins and his first wife whose name is known only as Eliza. Her husband's sister Amanda had married Silas Hoskins in 1825. The 1830 census in Vigo County, shows that Amanda was much younger than Silas and with children too old to have been hers. In fact a female age 10-15 in the household of Silas in 1830 is likely Mary Rowena who would have been age 14/15 that year.
An obituary of Mary's husband, Peter B. Allen, published in the Terre Haute Evening Gazette states that Peter married her at his father's old house [built from the wood from their flatboat] and she was the daughter of Gen. Hoskins, also a pioneer resident of Terre Haute. Exaggerations were often made regarding soldiers in the old wars but it is true that Silas Hoskins was in Terre Haute very early, supposed to have fought in the War of 1812, although he was certainly not a General. The only records found in the early days in Vigo County are those of Silas and Mary Rowena and a letter left at the post office in 1821 for an Eliza Hoskins who never claimed the letter. Eliza was likely the first wife of Silas who died soon after their arrival in Indiana.
Family Members
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Augustus A Allen
1841–1882
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Pvt Henry Clay Allen
1843–1912
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Pvt Nathaniel Orrin Allen
1844–1933
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Portor Buell "Port or Porter" Allen
1846–1926
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Mary Adaline "Addie" Allen Little
1848–1934
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Charles Edward Francis Allen
1850–1905
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Martha Elizabeth Allen Williams
1852–1936
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Dewitt Clinton Allen
1854–1918
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Philena Josephine "Josie" Allen Hays
1856–1935
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