CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameJames H. ALLEN [588], [219], [614], GG Uncle
Birth PlaceMarston Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Memo1855 Wisc. State Census lists 2 males in household; high probability 2nd is James. Marston Twp. became Washington Twp. 12-DEC-1855. Based on date of 1855 census James must have been born before June of that year.
Census Date1 Jun 1855 [597]
Census PlaceMarston Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
MemoThis area is now part of Washington Twp.
Census Date7 Sep 1860 [588]
Census PlaceWashington Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date18 Jul 1870 [219]
Census PlaceWashington Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date16 Jun 1880 [614]
Census PlaceWashington Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
FatherThomas B. ALLEN (1826-1878)
MotherMargaret Elizabeth TAYLOR (1835-1889)
Misc. Notes
Known to have been alive in 1898 (based on what?)

Might be the James H. ALLEN from Wright Co., MN, 16-JUN-1909 (grantor of a deed in Webster, SD). - found in Day County Grantor Index Vol. G.
Research
Can’t find him in 1900 or 1910 census in any state.

Ruled out:
ALLEN JAMES 44 M W WI WI LA CROSSE 10-WD LA CROSSE 1900
ALLEN JAMES 45 M W WI WI WAUKESHA GENESEE 1900
ALLEN JAMES 47 M W WI MN HENNEPIN 5-WD MINNEAPOLIS 1900
ALLEN JAMES 54 M W WI WI RACINE 3-WD BURLINGTON 1910
ALLEN J H 59 M W WI IA DELAWARE 2-WD MANCHESTER 1920

Examined MNHS Death CERTID# 1931-MN-003261, James H. ALLEN, but that person was born in 1843 in Michigan; parents James & Abbie.

There was a James H. ALLEN in Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, in the 1895 Wisconsin Census, but there is insufficient detail to say it is a match. There were also 2 named J H ALLEN in Jackson Co., equally vague.

1900 Census: James ALLEN of Onalaska, La Crosse Co., born FEb 1855, WI, but the informant didn’t know where his parents were born.
Last Modified 10 Feb 2020Created 23 Jun 2022 using Reunion for Macintosh
First Published 22 Sep 2013. Revised 23 Jun 2022
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