CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameMargaret Elizabeth TAYLOR [169], [595], [599], [25], [29], [1758], [952], [614], GG Grandmother
Birth Date31 Mar 1835 [166], [595], [588], [219], [614]
Birth PlaceLycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Memo“near Williamsport”; Date from grave stone; obituary says 1833. 1860 census implies 1836; 1870 & 1880 census implies 1835. 1850 census implies 1834.
Census Date22 Oct 1850 [952] Age: 15
Census PlaceHepburn Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Census Date1 Jun 1855 [597] Age: 20
Census PlaceMarston Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
MemoThis area is now part of Washington Twp.
Census Date7 Sep 1860 [588] Age: 25
Census PlaceWashington Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date18 Jul 1870 [219] Age: 35
Census PlaceWashington Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date16 Jun 1880 [614] Age: 45
Census PlaceWashington Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date20 Jun 1885 [2486] Age: 50
Census PlaceWashington Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
MemoHousehold consists of 3 males & 3 females, all born in the United States.
Death Date23 Nov 1889 [595], [778] Age: 54
Death PlaceReedsburg, Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
MemoAs ‘Marget’ in official death record. Age 54 on death certificate. Grave stone says 21-NOV-1889.
Burial PlaceWashington Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
MemoTuckertown Cemetary, grave verified in person; funeral was held at the Allen school house.
Alt.SpellingMarget [778]
Alt.SpellingMargart [2486]
FatherMahlon TAYLOR (1792-ca1861)
MotherElizabeth THOMAS (ca1798-)
Misc. Notes
Obituary claims that Margaret had two more children that died young. [595] There may have been a son named Bert or Fred but no concrete evidence of this has been found. [169]

On 28-DEC-1876, Margaret & Thomas took out a mortgage on their farm, funded by a William Taylor, of Farmington, Michigan. [1378] He is believed to be Margaret’s oldest brother. On 20-MAY-1880, William Taylor appeared in Sauk Co. to release a portion of the mortgage [3744]. On 10-MAR-1883 he acknowledged payment in full on the mortgage, from Farmington, MI. [3745]

Based on the 1880 census, both of Margaret’s parents were born in Pennsylvania. [614]
Research
Census searches:
1850 - browsed all of Williamsport, Lycoming Co. - negative. (15-NOV-2008)
- Ancestry.com - no other Margaret Taylor in Lycoming Co.
Spouses
Birth Date12 Apr 1826 [166], [219], [588], [596], [161]
Birth PlaceLycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
MemoTombstone lists only the year. 12-APR-1826 works because 52 years, 6 months & 20 days later is 1-NOV-1878.
Census Date12 Oct 1850 [161] Age: 24
Census PlaceLycoming Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Census Date1 Jun 1855 [597] Age: 29
Census PlaceMarston Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
MemoThis area is now part of Washington Twp.
Census Date7 Sep 1860 [588] Age: 34
Census PlaceWashington Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date18 Jul 1870 [219] Age: 44
Census PlaceWashington Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date1 Jun 1875 [2487] Age: 49
Census PlaceWashington Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
MemoHousehold consisted of 5 males & 4 females.
Death Date1 Nov 1878 [599], [166], [596], [316] Age: 52
Death PlaceWashington Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
MemoTombstone says 25 Oct 1878, but is now believed to be incorrect. Aged 52 years, 6 months, 20 days.
Burial PlaceTuckertown Cemetary, Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States [166], [1498, Memorial# 53206500]
MemoCemetery coordinates 432616N/0900601W; location of tombstone verified in person. Monument is about 62 inches tall (not counting the missing top ornament).
OccupationFarmer [219]
FatherJohn ALLEN (ca1784-ca1838)
MotherMargaret SMITH (ca1788-1878)
Misc. Notes
Thomas & Margaret moved to Sauk Co., Wisconsin, from Pennsylvania, at least by 1855 and possibly as early as 1853. They settled in what was then known as Marston Township, but the name was later changed to Washington. [595], [597] The earliest record of land acquisition by Thomas was a purchase on 15-APR-1859, of 80 acres spanning parts of Sections 2 & 3 in Washington Township (Town 11 N, Range 3 E), from Osmyn & Dally [sic] HASTINGS, of Kildare, Juneau Co., Wisconsin. The purchase price was $175. [3742] The HASTINGS are believed to be the same couple as Osman HASTINGS and Dolly BUCK, who were married on 15-JAN-1829, in Waterford, Caledonia Co., Vermont (Ancestry.com: “Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908”). Shortly after that transaction, on 26-APR-1859, Thomas purchased additional land in Section 2, from Harman (or Harmon) S. & Lucy CONGER, of Janesville, Rock Co., Wisconsin. This parcel cost them $570.82. [3743] Mr. CONGER is believed to be Harmon Sweatland CONGER, born 1816, Cortland County, New York, where he was a lawyer. From 1847 to 1851 he was a member of Congress, before moving to Janesville, Wisconsin. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmon_S._Conger

On 15-OCT-1864, Thomas purchased more land in Section 2, but strangely parts of this purchase were included in the 1859 acquisition from H. S. CONGER, except that 20 acres off the north end of the West half of the SE quarter were excluded in this sale. There may be other transactions I missed that would explain this apparent duplication. The seller in this case was Lucretia AUSTIN of Ironton, Sauk Co. and the price was $140. The 1860 census of Ironton, Sauk Co., shows that her husband was N. H. AUSTIN, who was one of the witnesses on this deed. [3746]

In 1862, Thomas allowed the local school district to construct a schoolhouse on a 0.15 acre (132’ x 198’) plot of land on the western edge of his farm in section 2 of Washington Township (lat./long. for maps: 43.456424,-90.102378). The school was thus given the name, Allen School. Although the school was rebuilt in 1927, Allen School as an institution remained active until 1962. But it was not until 1870, that Thomas and Margaret formally deeded the land under the school house to the school district, for $20. This deed was witnessed by Samuel THOMPSON, believed to be the brother of Isaac W. THOMPSON, who in turn is believed to be the husband of Thomas’ sister, Margaret A. ALLEN. The document also shows that Samuel was the Justice of the Peace for this deed. [690], [3741]

The 1870 census [219] lists a school teacher named Hattie LINDSEY/LINDSAY, living with ALLEN family. It is very likely she taught at the Allen School. According to the marriage register in Baraboo, Wisconsin, Hattie married Harvey L. PECK, on 18-APR-1876, at Prairie du Sac, Sauk County, Wisconsin. [2622]

Thomas was a member and Treasurer of Prairie Lodge, No.108, I.O.O.F. This lodge founded 21-JUL-1865 and opened under the name "Westfield Lodge No.108." The place was burned, 03-APR-1872, but reestablished 28-SEP-1872. [693, p.623]

One of his sons was known as "Doc" ALLEN [169], but no definitive documentation has been found that identifies which son that was, except that it was not Isaac or Charles. That leaves James, Sallade or Tom Jr. It is known that at some point Doc lived in Elko, Nevada (based on the probate records of Charles ALLEN, 1927). The most likely explanation is that it was Sallade and that he had been named after the family doctor, Nathan SALLADE.

Dr. N. W. SALLADE’s last visit to Thomas was 30-OCT-1878. [607] The following day’s newspaper reported that when the doctor left, Thomas was near death. [316]

The following source citations reference various segments of the probate case file for Thomas ALLEN: [600] [601] [602] [603] [604] [605] [606] [607] [608] [609] [610] [611] [612] [613] .
Marr Dateca 1853 [595]
Marr PlaceLycoming Co., Pennsylvania, United States
Marr MemoDefinitely before 01-JUN-1855, when they first appeared in the Wisconsin state census.
ChildrenJames H. (1855-)
 Dennis H. (1858-1867)
 Isaac Thompson (1862-1925)
 Elizabeth M. (1865-<1900)
 Charles W. (1867-1927)
 Jennifer B. (1870-1956)
 Sallade (1872-1939)
 Lillian Frances (1876-1961)
 Thomas B. (ca1878-)
Last Modified 9 Apr 2018Created 23 Jun 2022 using Reunion for Macintosh
First Published 22 Sep 2013. Revised 23 Jun 2022
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