Memorial updated successfully.

Yeah, no more ads! Memorial has been sponsored successfully.

Your suggestions have been submitted and will be reviewed by the memorial manager.

Your edit did not contain any changes from the original.

Thank you! Your suggested merge has been submitted for review.

You are now the manager of this memorial.
Thanks for helping with Find a Grave!

Photo request sent successfully.

Photo Request successfully deleted.

Failed to delete photo request. Try again later.

Memorial Transfer Successful

As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Learn more about managing a memorial .

The Photo Request has been fulfilled.

Advertisement

×

Robert Allen

×

Advertisement

Robert Allen Famous memorial

Birth	19 Jun 1778 Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Death	19 Aug 1844 (aged 66) Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Burial	Cedar Grove Cemetery Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA Show Map
Memorial ID	7645299 View Source

U.S. Congressman. Born in Augusta County, Virginia, he studied law, was admitted to bar, moved to Carthage, Tennessee, in 1804, where he engaged in the mercantile business and practiced law. He was also Clerk of Smith County for many years. During the War of 1812, he served as Colonel in command of a regiment of Tennessee Volunteers. After the war, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth, Seventeenth Congresses, as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress, serving (1819-27). After his term, he was a delegate to the Tennessee State convention in 1834. He then engaged in farming pursuits until his death at age 66 on his plantation in Carthage, Tennessee.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

Inscription

Born in PA died in Greenwood, Smith Co., Tn

Family Members

Parents

George Meade Allen

1750–1811
Elizabeth Webster Allen

1746–1811

Spouses

Rebecca Greer Allen

1787–1822 (m. 1803)
Alethia VanHorn Lapsley

1804–1862

Siblings

John Allen

1776–1833
Joseph Webster Allen

1792–1812

Children

Eliza Allen

1804–1816
James G. Allen

1806–1855
Dixon Allen

1808–1834
Caroline Walton Allen

1810–1823
Rebecca Greer Allen Allison

1812–1895
Joseph Webster Allen

1814–1902
Robert Allen

1816–1836
George Campbell Allen

1818–1889
Mary Greer Allen

1822–1822
David B Allen

1830–1855
William B. Allen

1833–1840
Alethia B Allen

1835–1854
John Allen

1837–1913
Eliza G. Allen

1839–1840
Virginia D. Allen Bridges

1843–1887

Flowers

In their memory
Plant Memorial Trees

×

Advertisement

See more Allen memorials in:

Send Flowers

×

Advertisement

How famous was Robert Allen?

Current rating:

23 votes

Sign-in to cast your vote.

Maintained by: Find a Grave

Added: 1 Jul 2003
Find a Grave Memorial 7645299
Source Hide citation
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7645299/robert-allen : accessed ), memorial page for Robert Allen (19 Jun 1778–19 Aug 1844), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7645299, citing Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave .

Javascript required: We're sorry, but Find a Grave doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. You will need to enable Javascript by changing your browser settings. Learn how to enable it.