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 8 Nov 2024 using Reunion for Macintosh
First Published 22 Sep 2013. Revised 8 Nov 2024
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