Originating in England, the Allen family settled in County Wexford, Ireland, probably following the Irish Confederacy Wars of 1641-53. The earliest documented ancestors are John Allen and his wife Mary Gibson. John was possibly the son of Elnathan Allen and Mary Suxsmith, and grandson of George and Susannah Allen. John and Mary's son Robert married Hannah Nunn, the daugther of Richard Nunn and Sarah Maddock. Robert and Hannah's son, Richard Nun Allen (1764-1828) and his first wife, Elizabeth Johnson emigrated to America, possibly in 1794. Richard eventually settled near Randallstown in Baltimore County MD. In 1812, following the death of his second wife, Dorothea Johnson, he wed Sarah Hughes (1793-1868). She was the daughter of Elizabeth and Dorothea’s sister, Mary, and a granddaughter of William Johnson of County Wicklow. Richard and Sarah’s children were:
1. Robert Thomas Pitcairn (m. Julia A. Dickinson)
2. Ebenezer N.
3. Richard Nun (m. Jannett Margaret Campbell)
4. William Henry
5. Dorothea Elizabeth (m. Jay Cooke)
Following Richard’s death, Sarah married Thomas Bond of Maryland. Their union produced a daughter, Adeline Allen (m. Dr. William Stump Forwood).
While a student at Allengheny College, in Pennsylvania, Richard Nun (1819-1899) married Jannett Margaret Campbell (1819-1895). From Cattaraugus Co. NY, she was the daughter of Hugh Campbell (1785-1865) and Emma Holmes (1783-1875). Upon graduation and passing the bar, Richard practiced law for a short time in Ohio, before he and Jannett settled at Farmdale, Franklin Co. KY, where he was the quartermaster of his brother’s military school, Kentucky Military Institute. Following the War of Rebellion the family moved to Bates Co. MO. Richard and Jannett’s children were:
1. Sarah Julia (m. John B. Batchelor)
2. Emma Jane
3. Dr. William Henry (m. Ara Julian Sims)
4. Robert Thomas Pitcairn ( 2nd m. Libba Katron)
5. Richard Nun (m. Tula Ann Moon)
6. Dr. Ebenezer N. (m. Myra Sidney Austin)
7. Hugh Campbell (m. Jennie Bales)
8. Jacob D. (m. Ira R. Wood)
9. Elizabeth Cooke (m. William C. Bewley)
In 1887, Richard Nun (1853-1915) married Tula Ann Moon (1857-1936), the daughter of Issac Deane Moon (abt. 1820-1884) and Martha Ann Jones (1823-1921) of Cass Co. MO. Richard and Tula Ann homesteaded in Olive Twp., Garfield Co., Oklahoma Territory, in November, 1898. Their children were:
1. Richard Nella (m. Fannie Mary Oakley)
2. Lewis Jones
3. John Langdon (m. Francis M. Kimmell)
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Jeremiah Oakley (1786-1862) was born in New Jersey, the son of Thomas Oakley and Nancy Clark. He married Charity More (1789-1852) and their children were: Elizabeth, Henry More, Sarah, Daniel, Oreo, William C., Thomas A., and John More.
John More (1823-1866) married Mary Searfoss in Franklin County, Ohio, in 1847. Their children were: Joseph Trimble, Jeremiah, Sarah Jane, John Wesley, Daniel S., Mary E., Henry W., and John More.
Born in Toledo OH, and growing up in rural Howard Co. IN, John Wesley (1854-1914) accompanied his brother, Joseph to Kansas in the 1870’s. In 1878, he married Fannie Dora Brown (1858-1930) at Sedgwick City, Harvey Co. KS. The daughter of Crary Brown and Francis Harriett Smith, Fannie Dora was born in Alabama. She and John had known each other since their childhood in Indiana. At the opening of the Cherokee Outlet, on 9-16-1893, John staked a claim to a quarter-section of land northwest of the town of Perry in what became Oakdale Twp., Noble Co. OK. The township was named for him and his neighbor, Anderson Dale. It was here John and Fannie’s only child, Fannie Mary (1889-1961) married Richard Nella Allen in 1915 and reared their four sons.
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To know more about the Allen family from its earliest known times it's recommended you visit Karen Black’s excellent website linked below.
My thanks to everyone who has helped me discover my ancestors.
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- Fannie Allen and sons about 1920 (65 KB)
Fannie Mary Oakley Allen (1889-1961) with sons, Richard Nawayne (1916-2002) and Loyd George (1918-1998).
- Jacob Oscar Shoop (1829-1884) (221 KB)
The son of John Shoop and Jane Klingensmith, and husband of Martha Speer. Jake was an officer serving with the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Civil War. He was wounded in the Battle at White Sulphur Springs VA in 1863
- Richard and Fannie Allen circa 1915 (100 KB)
The wedding portrait of Fannie Mary Oakley (1889-1861) and Richard Nella Allen (1888-1960) married 13 January 1915.
- Lincoln Grant Sherman Sheridan Shoop (1864-1940) (127 KB)
The son of Jacob Oscar Shoop and Martha Speer, Grant came to the Oklahoma Territory on April 22, 1889. He claimed a homestead in Noble County during the land run into the Cherokee Outlet of 1893. Later, he was postmaster of Perry OK, serving under four Presidents.
- The John Henry Scott family in 1889 (131 KB)
Catherine Augusta Richardson(1866-1955), Elmer Grant (1887-1949), Iva Bell (1889-1978) and John Henry (1862-1938). Taken at Eureka, Kansas, 1889.
- Martha Ann Jones Moon Brooks (1823-1921) (129 KB)
The wife of Isaac Dean Moon and mother of Tula Ann. Shown with her great-grandson Richard Nawayne Allen, in 1917.
- Richard Nun Allen (1819-1899) about 1895 (255 KB)
A sketch of Richard Nun Allen, circa 1895.
- Richard Nun Allen (1853-1915) about 1895 (256 KB)
Circa 1895 sketch of Richard Nun Allen, son of Richard Nun Allen and Jannette Campbell.
- Dorothea Elizabeth Allen (1826-1871) in 1844 (158 KB)
Portrait of Dorothea Elizabeth Allen after her marriage to Jay Cooke in 1844. (Source: "Jay Cooke Financier of the Civil War", by Dr. Ellis P. Oberholtzer.)
- The Harry Vincent Shoop Family about 1935 (199 KB)
Harry Joe (1924-1983), Iva Bell Scott (1889-1978), Harry Vincent (1887-1965) and Mary Louise (1921-1993).
- John and Catharine Scott in 1934 (204 KB)
The 50th wedding anniversary portrait of my great-grandparents, John Henry Scott (1862-1938) and Catherine Augusta Richardson (1866-1955).
- John Henry Scott obituary (330 KB)
The obituary of my great-grandfather, John Henry Scott (1862-1938).
- Fannie Dora Brown Oakley (1858-1930) (224 KB)
Great-grandmother Fannie Dora Oakley (backseat, center) in front of her pioneer home on Springdale Farm. The man in the left front seat is possibly her husband, John Wesley Oakley (1854-1914).
- Richard Nun Allen (1853-1915) about 1914 (23 KB)
The husband of Tula Ann Moon.
- Richard Nun Allen family, circa 1915 (290 KB)
From left to right: Richard Nun Allen (1853-1915); unidentified man; unidentified woman, possibly Francis Kimmell (later Mrs. John Langdon Allen); Lewis Jones Allen (1890-1974); Tula Ann Moon Allen (1857-1936); Fannie Mary Oakley Allen (1889-1961); unidentified man; and Richard Nun Allen (1888-1960). The photo was taken by John Langdon Allen (1892-1958) at the Allen homestead in Olive Twp., southeast of Garber, in Garfield Co., Oklahoma, probably during the spring of 1915.
- The Richard Nun Allen family about 1914 (319 KB)
From left to right: John Langdon (1892-1958), Lewis Jones (1890-1974), Richard Nella (1888-1960), Fannie Mary Oakley (1889-1961), and Richard Nun (1853-1915).
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