hmtl5 John Alexander Allen b. 1 Aug 1876 Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky d. 9 Aug 1943 Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky: Hedges Genealogy
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John Alexander Allen

Male 1876 - 1943  (67 years)

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  • Name John Alexander Allen 
    Birth 1 Aug 1876  Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation merchant / butcher  [2, 3, 4] 
    Census 1910  Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 9 Aug 1943  Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Burial Lee Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I2390  Hedges
    Last Modified 18 May 2024 

    Father William Riley Allen,   b. 25 Jun 1845, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1879, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Mother Martha J. Viann Cassity,   b. 2 Sep 1848, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1887, Siloam, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jul 1865  [1] 
    Family ID F930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eva Jane Sexton,   b. 4 Dec 1887, Smiths Creek, Carter County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1977, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F1074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Aug 1876 - Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Aug 1943 - Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Lee Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.pdf    		The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.pdf
    Lieut. William Hedges, 4th Company, 33rd Battalion, Maryland Militia In the American Revolution
    Compiled by Mary (Hedges) Reiner 1955

  • Notes 
    • G.O.P. Committee Head In Rowan County Dies
      Morehead, Ky., Aug. 10 (AP) – John Allen, 65, chairman of the Rowan County Republican Committee and County election commissioner, died at his home today of a heart attack. Allen, who had been a merchant here for many years, is survived by his wife, three daughters and six sons.
      The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky. Wednesday, 11 August 1943.
      [4, 5]
    • Note on Find a Grave for William Riley Allen:
      Married to Martha V. Cassity - Father of John Alexander Allen who founded Allen's Meat Market, later Allen's IGA on abt.103 W. Main Street in Morehead, KY Building still has JA Allen on bldg.
      [2]
    • Note on Find a Grave:
      Husband of Eva Jane Sexton. Son of Martha Cassity and William Allen.
      Children of John and Eva are:
      1.)William Sexton (1908-1986)
      2.)Bessie Margaret(1910-1986)
      3.) Jessie Mildred (1910-1998)
      4.)Clarence Hugo (1911-1965)
      5.)Charles Edward (1913-1913)
      6.)John Raymond (1914-1971)
      7.)Gladys Alice (1916-2001)
      8.) Stillborn Daughter (1918-1918)
      9.) James Harold Allen (1919-2010)
      10.) Hubert Lee (1923-2014)
      11.) Robert Clay Allen (1927-Living in Lexington, KY)
      [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S25] Census.

    4. [S9] Obituary.

    5. [S87] Newspaper article.


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