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Descendants of James Whitfield Allen

Generation No. 1

1. JAMES WHITFIELD¹ ALLEN was born June 24, 1825, and died December 27, 1893 in Texas-County of Lee. He married SARAH CAROLINE DUNKIN April 09, 1845 in Alabama. She was born January 16, 1825, and died October 15, 1907 in Texas-County of Lee.

Notes for JAMES WHITFIELD ALLEN:
James W. Allen was from Alabama he came to Texas around 1856. He was a potter by trade and we know he imported clay from Texas to Alabama during the 1850s. He owned and operated a pottery shop in Mcdade, Texas in the 1850s. He also owed and operated another pottery shop in the surrounding country side of Mcdade at the same time. He was also the first Postmaster of Mcdade Texas in the year of 1859. A post office was later established at the pottery shop of James Allens that was called the " Potters shop " with James W. Allen serveing as postmaster from that location.
James was a member of the Masons during his life.
During the Civil War he drove a freight wagon for the confederate army.
He lived and raised his family in the surrounding area of Mcdade, Texas. Him and his wife and two of his sons are buried in the Lower Knobbs Cemetery not far from where he lived.

More About JAMES WHITFIELD ALLEN:
Burial: Unknown, Lower Knobbs Cemetery-Texas-County of Lee
Occupation: Potter and farmer

Notes for SARAH CAROLINE DUNKIN:
Sarah has no tombstone other than sharing one with her husband James W. Allen, her epitaph is on the side his tombstone. The name that is wrote on the tombstone is Sarah A. Allen but her name was Sarah Caroline Dunkin Allen. The A was suppose to be a C. That was told to me by two of her grand-daughters, one was Norma Modean Barker, (her mother Sallie had told her a lot about the family) and the other granddaughter was my husbands grandmother, Verna Mae Allen Hunter.
After Sarah's husband James W. Allen had passed away Sarah lived in the house they had shared sence moving to Texas, and one of her grand-sons stayed with her until her death, so she would not be alone.

More About SARAH CAROLINE DUNKIN:
Burial: Unknown, Lower Knobbs Cemetery-Texas-County of Lee
Occupation: Housewife

Children of JAMES ALLEN and SARAH DUNKIN are:

SAMUEL W.² ALLEN, b. July 22, 1846, Alabama; d. Abt. 1863, Texas.

More About SAMUEL W. ALLEN:
Fact 1: It is believed he died in Victoria, Texas with Pneumonia.

ii.

HANAH ALLEN, b. April 13, 1849, Alabama; d. Unknown, Alabama.

Notes for HANAH ALLEN:
She died before her parents moved to Texas, no one knows where she is buried.

2.	iii.	ELIZABETH CATHERINE ALLEN, b. June 03, 1850, Alabama; d. May 1914, Rochelle, Texas-County of McCulloch.
3.	iv.	ANDREW JACKSON ALLEN, b. December 14, 1852, Alabama; d. July 14, 1884, Texas-County of Lee.
4.	v.	JOHN WILLIS ALLEN, b. October 07, 1855, Alabama; d. Unknown.
5.	vi.	ELIZA ANN MALINDY ALLEN, b. June 17, 1858; d. Unknown.
6.	vii.	JAMES K. POLK ALLEN, b. January 08, 1861, Texas-County of Bastrop; d. January 29, 1902, Texas-County of Lee.
7.	viii.	SARAH JANE ALLEN, b. November 18, 1863; d. August 20, 1960, Texas-County of Lee.

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