Winterset, Iowa
Isaac Allen was born July 23, 1824 in Pennsylvania and moved when quite young with his parents to Gentry county, Mo., and while there grew to manhood and taught school until he was married in 1846 to Miss Mary Jane Baxter.
They moved to Iowa in 1848 and came to Madison county in 1854 and settled near the Elm Grove church. There were born to them nine children, seven sons and two daughters.
He enlisted in the 39th Iowa regiment in 1862 and served throughout the civil war. During the time he was in the army his wife died and in 1866 he married Mrs. Eliza Kale. To them were born two sons, one died in infancy and the other he was living with at the time of his death.
Uncle Isaac was a member of the M. E. church nearly all his life and was an active Christian worker.
Winterset, Iowa
Isaac Allen was born July 23, 1824 in Pennsylvania and moved when quite young with his parents to Gentry county, Mo., and while there grew to manhood and taught school until he was married in 1846 to Miss Mary Jane Baxter.
They moved to Iowa in 1848 and came to Madison county in 1854 and settled near the Elm Grove church. There were born to them nine children, seven sons and two daughters.
He enlisted in the 39th Iowa regiment in 1862 and served throughout the civil war. During the time he was in the army his wife died and in 1866 he married Mrs. Eliza Kale. To them were born two sons, one died in infancy and the other he was living with at the time of his death.
Uncle Isaac was a member of the M. E. church nearly all his life and was an active Christian worker.
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