James Allen

ALLEN, BATES, PHILLIPS

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 8/3/2004 at 18:43:50

Allen, James, farmer, Sec. 20, Madison twp., P.O. Earlham; owns 325 acres; Mr. Allen is a native of North Carolina, born in 1810, but was raised in Indiana; he came to Iowa in 1853; he is one of Madison's earliest settlers, and one who has done much toward the advancement of the country's best interests; was married in 1829 to Miss Bates; had one child by his first wife; was married to his second wife, Mrs. Phillips in 1832; has nine children by his second wife; both wives are now deceased; Mr. Allen is now quite an old man, but remarkably well-preserved for one of his years, and loves his fun and frolic as well as in days of yore.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879", Page 645