From Galesburg Register Mail, February 2, 1889
Allen Robbins Gebhart was born near New Market, Marion Co., Kentucky April 22, 1827, he was the son of Thomas and Ellen Robbins Gebhart.
When 20 years old, he joined the Washington Blues, 1st Regiment Kentucky Volunteers and served one year in the Mexican War, taking part in the Battle of Monterey. Soon after his return from Mexico, he was united in marriage with Miss Eliza A Feather, near Campbellsville, KY. They removed to this state in October, 1850, residing in Henderson Grove until 1862 when they removed to this city where they have resided ever since, living on North Prairie Street for 21 years. November, 1887 Mr. Gebhart was compelled by severe sickness to seek his bed and remained confined to his room until Mar. 1, 1888. From this attack he never fully regained his health and kept gradually failing until January 1st when he was again confined to his bed, dying very peacefully, Saturday Feb. 2, at 12:30 p.m.
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From the William Albert Gebhart biography in Albert Perry's 1912 History of Knox County, IL:
"William Albert Gebhart has been engaged in teaming in Galesburg for forty years and during half of that time has conducted a wholesale and retail hay and straw business. He is a native of Knox County, where he was born on a farm in Henderson Township, on the 27th of August, 1855. The father, Allen Gebhart, a son of Kentucky, where he was reared, engaged in agricultural pursuits after concluding his schooling. At Pleasant Hill church, Taylor county, that state, on the 12th of February, 1849, he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Feather, also a native of the Blue Grass state, in which they continued to reside until 1850, when they came to Illinois, settling on a farm in Henderson Township, this county.
Mr. (Allen) Gebhart devoted his energies to the improvement and cultivation of this place until 1869, when with his wife and family he removed to Galesburg. Here he followed the occupations of lathing and plastering during the remainder of his active life, passing away in 1889, at the age of sixty-three years. The mother is still living and is now in her eightieth year, having been born in Taylor County, Kentucky, on February 20, 1832.
Mr. (Allen) Gebhart was a veteran of the Mexican war, in which he fought as a member of one of the first regiments that left Louisville. In politics he was a stanch republican. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Gebhart numbered eight children, as follows: Mary and John, both of whom are deceased; Henry, who was killed in a railroad accident; William Albert, of this review; David, who is a resident of McDermott, Idaho(Note: should be Nevada, David's family can be found in Placer Co., CA); Edward, deceased; Lulu, the wife of Henry Hunt, of Kearney, Nebraska; and Richard, who is a resident of Ogden, Iowa.
The paternal grandparents were Thomas and Nellie (Robbins) Gebhart, natives of Virginia and of Campbellsville, Taylor county, Kentucky, respectively. They were among the early settlers of Knox County, passing away in Henderson Township at a ripe old age. He was a blacksmith by trade, and continued to follow this occupation until age compelled his retirement from regular work. They had three daughters and four sons: Rachel; Jane; Sarah; John; Allen, the father of William Albert Gebhart; Thomas and William. The family is of German extraction, the great-grandfather of William Albert Gebhart having emigrated to the colonies when he was a lad of fourteen years, prior to the Revolution. He grew to manhood in this country and gave his services to the land of his adoption in its struggle for independence.
In the maternal line, William Albert Gebhart is descended from old colonial southern families. His grandparents, John and Polly (Harp) Feather, removed from Niles, North Carolina, to Kentucky, locating in Taylor County, where they died at the ages of ninety-four and eighty-three years respectively. They were the parents of ten children, the eldest of whom, Eliza, was the mother of our subject, the others being: Catherine, who died when young; Elvira ; Albert; John ; Reuben ; William; Mary; Louisa ; and Rial.
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From the Allen R Gearheart biography in the Chas. C. Chapman & Co. History of Knox County, IL (1878), p. 676:
Gearheart, Allen R., son of Thomas and Ellen Gearheart, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Kentucky; born in Nelson Co., Ky., April 22, 1826; educated at St. Mary's College in Kentucky; early life passed in trading, learned the trade of a blacksmith, but not proving satisfactory, retired from that business; was a soldier in 1st Regt. Ky. Vol.; married to Eliza Ann Feather, Oct. 14, 1847. They have been the parents of 8 children, of whom 6 are living. P.O., Galesburg. Democrat.
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Research for the exact origin of Allen Gebhart's family may be complicated due to the spelling of Gebhart. Some members of the Thomas and Nellie Gebhart family eventually used the spelling 'Gebhart' while others carried 'Gabehart'. Other records show the last name being Geabhart, Geabheart, Gearhart, Gaffart, Gabhart and Capehart.
Allen's brother John may have lived in Knox Co., IL as of the 1855 Census, then moved to Knox Co., IN and spelled his name Geabhart. John's first wife was Harriett. Harriett's maiden name was Boarman (d/o of Thomas Boarman). John and Harriett's son William married a Kate Boarman in Floyd Co., IN.
Very little information on Allen's brother Thomas is known as of April, 2015. It is believed he is the same Thomas Cabehart who married Teresa Boarman on August 25, 1857 in Marion Co., KY - see here.
One family historian has found information stating Allen's parents are buried in Henderson Twp., Knox County, IL but that has not been verified by the descendant who maintains this memorial.
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Allen Gebhart in the US & Illinois Censuses
1850 (US): Taylor Co, KY (Geabheart)
1855 (IL): Henderson Twp, Knox Co, IL (Gabhart)
1860 (US): Rio, Knox Co, IL (Gabhart)
1865 (IL): Galesburg, Knox Co, IL (Gubhart)
1870 (US): Galesburg, Knox Co, IL (Gilbert)
1880 (US): Galesburg, Knox Co, IL (Geabhart)
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Allen and Eliza's son, David, married Jennie Downing and most likely died in California or Nevada. David's son, Lee, was a member of the California State Legislature 1913-1915 (see p. 507 here). Clarence and Dave Fred were also sons of David and Jennie.
Allen Robbins Gebhart was born near New Market, Marion Co., Kentucky April 22, 1827, he was the son of Thomas and Ellen Robbins Gebhart.
When 20 years old, he joined the Washington Blues, 1st Regiment Kentucky Volunteers and served one year in the Mexican War, taking part in the Battle of Monterey. Soon after his return from Mexico, he was united in marriage with Miss Eliza A Feather, near Campbellsville, KY. They removed to this state in October, 1850, residing in Henderson Grove until 1862 when they removed to this city where they have resided ever since, living on North Prairie Street for 21 years. November, 1887 Mr. Gebhart was compelled by severe sickness to seek his bed and remained confined to his room until Mar. 1, 1888. From this attack he never fully regained his health and kept gradually failing until January 1st when he was again confined to his bed, dying very peacefully, Saturday Feb. 2, at 12:30 p.m.
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From the William Albert Gebhart biography in Albert Perry's 1912 History of Knox County, IL:
"William Albert Gebhart has been engaged in teaming in Galesburg for forty years and during half of that time has conducted a wholesale and retail hay and straw business. He is a native of Knox County, where he was born on a farm in Henderson Township, on the 27th of August, 1855. The father, Allen Gebhart, a son of Kentucky, where he was reared, engaged in agricultural pursuits after concluding his schooling. At Pleasant Hill church, Taylor county, that state, on the 12th of February, 1849, he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Feather, also a native of the Blue Grass state, in which they continued to reside until 1850, when they came to Illinois, settling on a farm in Henderson Township, this county.
Mr. (Allen) Gebhart devoted his energies to the improvement and cultivation of this place until 1869, when with his wife and family he removed to Galesburg. Here he followed the occupations of lathing and plastering during the remainder of his active life, passing away in 1889, at the age of sixty-three years. The mother is still living and is now in her eightieth year, having been born in Taylor County, Kentucky, on February 20, 1832.
Mr. (Allen) Gebhart was a veteran of the Mexican war, in which he fought as a member of one of the first regiments that left Louisville. In politics he was a stanch republican. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Gebhart numbered eight children, as follows: Mary and John, both of whom are deceased; Henry, who was killed in a railroad accident; William Albert, of this review; David, who is a resident of McDermott, Idaho(Note: should be Nevada, David's family can be found in Placer Co., CA); Edward, deceased; Lulu, the wife of Henry Hunt, of Kearney, Nebraska; and Richard, who is a resident of Ogden, Iowa.
The paternal grandparents were Thomas and Nellie (Robbins) Gebhart, natives of Virginia and of Campbellsville, Taylor county, Kentucky, respectively. They were among the early settlers of Knox County, passing away in Henderson Township at a ripe old age. He was a blacksmith by trade, and continued to follow this occupation until age compelled his retirement from regular work. They had three daughters and four sons: Rachel; Jane; Sarah; John; Allen, the father of William Albert Gebhart; Thomas and William. The family is of German extraction, the great-grandfather of William Albert Gebhart having emigrated to the colonies when he was a lad of fourteen years, prior to the Revolution. He grew to manhood in this country and gave his services to the land of his adoption in its struggle for independence.
In the maternal line, William Albert Gebhart is descended from old colonial southern families. His grandparents, John and Polly (Harp) Feather, removed from Niles, North Carolina, to Kentucky, locating in Taylor County, where they died at the ages of ninety-four and eighty-three years respectively. They were the parents of ten children, the eldest of whom, Eliza, was the mother of our subject, the others being: Catherine, who died when young; Elvira ; Albert; John ; Reuben ; William; Mary; Louisa ; and Rial.
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From the Allen R Gearheart biography in the Chas. C. Chapman & Co. History of Knox County, IL (1878), p. 676:
Gearheart, Allen R., son of Thomas and Ellen Gearheart, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Kentucky; born in Nelson Co., Ky., April 22, 1826; educated at St. Mary's College in Kentucky; early life passed in trading, learned the trade of a blacksmith, but not proving satisfactory, retired from that business; was a soldier in 1st Regt. Ky. Vol.; married to Eliza Ann Feather, Oct. 14, 1847. They have been the parents of 8 children, of whom 6 are living. P.O., Galesburg. Democrat.
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Research for the exact origin of Allen Gebhart's family may be complicated due to the spelling of Gebhart. Some members of the Thomas and Nellie Gebhart family eventually used the spelling 'Gebhart' while others carried 'Gabehart'. Other records show the last name being Geabhart, Geabheart, Gearhart, Gaffart, Gabhart and Capehart.
Allen's brother John may have lived in Knox Co., IL as of the 1855 Census, then moved to Knox Co., IN and spelled his name Geabhart. John's first wife was Harriett. Harriett's maiden name was Boarman (d/o of Thomas Boarman). John and Harriett's son William married a Kate Boarman in Floyd Co., IN.
Very little information on Allen's brother Thomas is known as of April, 2015. It is believed he is the same Thomas Cabehart who married Teresa Boarman on August 25, 1857 in Marion Co., KY - see here.
One family historian has found information stating Allen's parents are buried in Henderson Twp., Knox County, IL but that has not been verified by the descendant who maintains this memorial.
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Allen Gebhart in the US & Illinois Censuses
1850 (US): Taylor Co, KY (Geabheart)
1855 (IL): Henderson Twp, Knox Co, IL (Gabhart)
1860 (US): Rio, Knox Co, IL (Gabhart)
1865 (IL): Galesburg, Knox Co, IL (Gubhart)
1870 (US): Galesburg, Knox Co, IL (Gilbert)
1880 (US): Galesburg, Knox Co, IL (Geabhart)
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Allen and Eliza's son, David, married Jennie Downing and most likely died in California or Nevada. David's son, Lee, was a member of the California State Legislature 1913-1915 (see p. 507 here). Clarence and Dave Fred were also sons of David and Jennie.
From Galesburg Register Mail, February 2, 1889
Allen Robbins Gebhart was born near New Market, Marion Co., Kentucky April 22, 1827, he was the son of Thomas and Ellen Robbins Gebhart.
When 20 years old, he joined the Washington Blues, 1st Regiment Kentucky Volunteers and served one year in the Mexican War, taking part in the Battle of Monterey. Soon after his return from Mexico, he was united in marriage with Miss Eliza A Feather, near Campbellsville, KY. They removed to this state in October, 1850, residing in Henderson Grove until 1862 when they removed to this city where they have resided ever since, living on North Prairie Street for 21 years. November, 1887 Mr. Gebhart was compelled by severe sickness to seek his bed and remained confined to his room until Mar. 1, 1888. From this attack he never fully regained his health and kept gradually failing until January 1st when he was again confined to his bed, dying very peacefully, Saturday Feb. 2, at 12:30 p.m.
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From the William Albert Gebhart biography in Albert Perry's 1912 History of Knox County, IL:
"William Albert Gebhart has been engaged in teaming in Galesburg for forty years and during half of that time has conducted a wholesale and retail hay and straw business. He is a native of Knox County, where he was born on a farm in Henderson Township, on the 27th of August, 1855. The father, Allen Gebhart, a son of Kentucky, where he was reared, engaged in agricultural pursuits after concluding his schooling. At Pleasant Hill church, Taylor county, that state, on the 12th of February, 1849, he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Feather, also a native of the Blue Grass state, in which they continued to reside until 1850, when they came to Illinois, settling on a farm in Henderson Township, this county.
Mr. (Allen) Gebhart devoted his energies to the improvement and cultivation of this place until 1869, when with his wife and family he removed to Galesburg. Here he followed the occupations of lathing and plastering during the remainder of his active life, passing away in 1889, at the age of sixty-three years. The mother is still living and is now in her eightieth year, having been born in Taylor County, Kentucky, on February 20, 1832.
Mr. (Allen) Gebhart was a veteran of the Mexican war, in which he fought as a member of one of the first regiments that left Louisville. In politics he was a stanch republican. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Gebhart numbered eight children, as follows: Mary and John, both of whom are deceased; Henry, who was killed in a railroad accident; William Albert, of this review; David, who is a resident of McDermott, Idaho(Note: should be Nevada, David's family can be found in Placer Co., CA); Edward, deceased; Lulu, the wife of Henry Hunt, of Kearney, Nebraska; and Richard, who is a resident of Ogden, Iowa.
The paternal grandparents were Thomas and Nellie (Robbins) Gebhart, natives of Virginia and of Campbellsville, Taylor county, Kentucky, respectively. They were among the early settlers of Knox County, passing away in Henderson Township at a ripe old age. He was a blacksmith by trade, and continued to follow this occupation until age compelled his retirement from regular work. They had three daughters and four sons: Rachel; Jane; Sarah; John; Allen, the father of William Albert Gebhart; Thomas and William. The family is of German extraction, the great-grandfather of William Albert Gebhart having emigrated to the colonies when he was a lad of fourteen years, prior to the Revolution. He grew to manhood in this country and gave his services to the land of his adoption in its struggle for independence.
In the maternal line, William Albert Gebhart is descended from old colonial southern families. His grandparents, John and Polly (Harp) Feather, removed from Niles, North Carolina, to Kentucky, locating in Taylor County, where they died at the ages of ninety-four and eighty-three years respectively. They were the parents of ten children, the eldest of whom, Eliza, was the mother of our subject, the others being: Catherine, who died when young; Elvira ; Albert; John ; Reuben ; William; Mary; Louisa ; and Rial.
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From the Allen R Gearheart biography in the Chas. C. Chapman & Co. History of Knox County, IL (1878), p. 676:
Gearheart, Allen R., son of Thomas and Ellen Gearheart, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Kentucky; born in Nelson Co., Ky., April 22, 1826; educated at St. Mary's College in Kentucky; early life passed in trading, learned the trade of a blacksmith, but not proving satisfactory, retired from that business; was a soldier in 1st Regt. Ky. Vol.; married to Eliza Ann Feather, Oct. 14, 1847. They have been the parents of 8 children, of whom 6 are living. P.O., Galesburg. Democrat.
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Research for the exact origin of Allen Gebhart's family may be complicated due to the spelling of Gebhart. Some members of the Thomas and Nellie Gebhart family eventually used the spelling 'Gebhart' while others carried 'Gabehart'. Other records show the last name being Geabhart, Geabheart, Gearhart, Gaffart, Gabhart and Capehart.
Allen's brother John may have lived in Knox Co., IL as of the 1855 Census, then moved to Knox Co., IN and spelled his name Geabhart. John's first wife was Harriett. Harriett's maiden name was Boarman (d/o of Thomas Boarman). John and Harriett's son William married a Kate Boarman in Floyd Co., IN.
Very little information on Allen's brother Thomas is known as of April, 2015. It is believed he is the same Thomas Cabehart who married Teresa Boarman on August 25, 1857 in Marion Co., KY - see here.
One family historian has found information stating Allen's parents are buried in Henderson Twp., Knox County, IL but that has not been verified by the descendant who maintains this memorial.
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Allen Gebhart in the US & Illinois Censuses
1850 (US): Taylor Co, KY (Geabheart)
1855 (IL): Henderson Twp, Knox Co, IL (Gabhart)
1860 (US): Rio, Knox Co, IL (Gabhart)
1865 (IL): Galesburg, Knox Co, IL (Gubhart)
1870 (US): Galesburg, Knox Co, IL (Gilbert)
1880 (US): Galesburg, Knox Co, IL (Geabhart)
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Allen and Eliza's son, David, married Jennie Downing and most likely died in California or Nevada. David's son, Lee, was a member of the California State Legislature 1913-1915 (see p. 507 here). Clarence and Dave Fred were also sons of David and Jennie.
Allen Robbins Gebhart was born near New Market, Marion Co., Kentucky April 22, 1827, he was the son of Thomas and Ellen Robbins Gebhart.
When 20 years old, he joined the Washington Blues, 1st Regiment Kentucky Volunteers and served one year in the Mexican War, taking part in the Battle of Monterey. Soon after his return from Mexico, he was united in marriage with Miss Eliza A Feather, near Campbellsville, KY. They removed to this state in October, 1850, residing in Henderson Grove until 1862 when they removed to this city where they have resided ever since, living on North Prairie Street for 21 years. November, 1887 Mr. Gebhart was compelled by severe sickness to seek his bed and remained confined to his room until Mar. 1, 1888. From this attack he never fully regained his health and kept gradually failing until January 1st when he was again confined to his bed, dying very peacefully, Saturday Feb. 2, at 12:30 p.m.
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From the William Albert Gebhart biography in Albert Perry's 1912 History of Knox County, IL:
"William Albert Gebhart has been engaged in teaming in Galesburg for forty years and during half of that time has conducted a wholesale and retail hay and straw business. He is a native of Knox County, where he was born on a farm in Henderson Township, on the 27th of August, 1855. The father, Allen Gebhart, a son of Kentucky, where he was reared, engaged in agricultural pursuits after concluding his schooling. At Pleasant Hill church, Taylor county, that state, on the 12th of February, 1849, he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Feather, also a native of the Blue Grass state, in which they continued to reside until 1850, when they came to Illinois, settling on a farm in Henderson Township, this county.
Mr. (Allen) Gebhart devoted his energies to the improvement and cultivation of this place until 1869, when with his wife and family he removed to Galesburg. Here he followed the occupations of lathing and plastering during the remainder of his active life, passing away in 1889, at the age of sixty-three years. The mother is still living and is now in her eightieth year, having been born in Taylor County, Kentucky, on February 20, 1832.
Mr. (Allen) Gebhart was a veteran of the Mexican war, in which he fought as a member of one of the first regiments that left Louisville. In politics he was a stanch republican. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Gebhart numbered eight children, as follows: Mary and John, both of whom are deceased; Henry, who was killed in a railroad accident; William Albert, of this review; David, who is a resident of McDermott, Idaho(Note: should be Nevada, David's family can be found in Placer Co., CA); Edward, deceased; Lulu, the wife of Henry Hunt, of Kearney, Nebraska; and Richard, who is a resident of Ogden, Iowa.
The paternal grandparents were Thomas and Nellie (Robbins) Gebhart, natives of Virginia and of Campbellsville, Taylor county, Kentucky, respectively. They were among the early settlers of Knox County, passing away in Henderson Township at a ripe old age. He was a blacksmith by trade, and continued to follow this occupation until age compelled his retirement from regular work. They had three daughters and four sons: Rachel; Jane; Sarah; John; Allen, the father of William Albert Gebhart; Thomas and William. The family is of German extraction, the great-grandfather of William Albert Gebhart having emigrated to the colonies when he was a lad of fourteen years, prior to the Revolution. He grew to manhood in this country and gave his services to the land of his adoption in its struggle for independence.
In the maternal line, William Albert Gebhart is descended from old colonial southern families. His grandparents, John and Polly (Harp) Feather, removed from Niles, North Carolina, to Kentucky, locating in Taylor County, where they died at the ages of ninety-four and eighty-three years respectively. They were the parents of ten children, the eldest of whom, Eliza, was the mother of our subject, the others being: Catherine, who died when young; Elvira ; Albert; John ; Reuben ; William; Mary; Louisa ; and Rial.
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From the Allen R Gearheart biography in the Chas. C. Chapman & Co. History of Knox County, IL (1878), p. 676:
Gearheart, Allen R., son of Thomas and Ellen Gearheart, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Kentucky; born in Nelson Co., Ky., April 22, 1826; educated at St. Mary's College in Kentucky; early life passed in trading, learned the trade of a blacksmith, but not proving satisfactory, retired from that business; was a soldier in 1st Regt. Ky. Vol.; married to Eliza Ann Feather, Oct. 14, 1847. They have been the parents of 8 children, of whom 6 are living. P.O., Galesburg. Democrat.
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Research for the exact origin of Allen Gebhart's family may be complicated due to the spelling of Gebhart. Some members of the Thomas and Nellie Gebhart family eventually used the spelling 'Gebhart' while others carried 'Gabehart'. Other records show the last name being Geabhart, Geabheart, Gearhart, Gaffart, Gabhart and Capehart.
Allen's brother John may have lived in Knox Co., IL as of the 1855 Census, then moved to Knox Co., IN and spelled his name Geabhart. John's first wife was Harriett. Harriett's maiden name was Boarman (d/o of Thomas Boarman). John and Harriett's son William married a Kate Boarman in Floyd Co., IN.
Very little information on Allen's brother Thomas is known as of April, 2015. It is believed he is the same Thomas Cabehart who married Teresa Boarman on August 25, 1857 in Marion Co., KY - see here.
One family historian has found information stating Allen's parents are buried in Henderson Twp., Knox County, IL but that has not been verified by the descendant who maintains this memorial.
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Allen Gebhart in the US & Illinois Censuses
1850 (US): Taylor Co, KY (Geabheart)
1855 (IL): Henderson Twp, Knox Co, IL (Gabhart)
1860 (US): Rio, Knox Co, IL (Gabhart)
1865 (IL): Galesburg, Knox Co, IL (Gubhart)
1870 (US): Galesburg, Knox Co, IL (Gilbert)
1880 (US): Galesburg, Knox Co, IL (Geabhart)
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Allen and Eliza's son, David, married Jennie Downing and most likely died in California or Nevada. David's son, Lee, was a member of the California State Legislature 1913-1915 (see p. 507 here). Clarence and Dave Fred were also sons of David and Jennie.
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